Nearby Towns News Highlights Christmas and Holiday Cheer
Local notices recount Christmas gatherings, family visits, and party events across Hampton Otley Leighton and Oskaloosa. Families including De Prenger Van Roc kel De Jong Engbers De Vries Uitermarkt and others celebrate with meals tree decorations and gift exchanges as students hold school programs and pupils share songs and verses. Newborn Donna Mae joins the Mahaska hospital list alongside a daughter for Henry Sedvel on Christmas Day at the Oskaloosa hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle Star
Mark de Prenger
John van Rockel
Hampton
Henry van Rockel
Highway 163
Warren de Prenger
Verlan
Kenneth Ustermarkt
Tony de Jong
Bert Blom
Otley
Jen Vande Haar
Oskalousny
Cr. Vande Haar
Blanche de Prenger
Francene de Prenger
West of
Leighton
Tom Wilson
Arthur Mochlenrock
Minneapolis
Minn
Elizabeth Ivy
Centennial School
Wilbur Engbers
Evelyn
John Kellerman
Cornice de Bruin
Ronald
Orlo Wayne
Julius Uitermarkt
Alda Mae
Margery van Heukelem
Sibley
Iowa
Dick Kolenbrander
Clayton Uitermarkt
Mrs. Clay
Ton Astermarkt
Riley Glendening
Henry K. Rempe
Brandt van Maanen
James Rummel
Darrell de Reus
Charles Eintenna
Jacknel
Zomiere Beulah Roorda
Phyllis Vande Delores Rempe
Joan Brumsy Else
Eleanor Hasselman
Marilyn de Cook
Dorothy Newendorp
Dickie van Zomeren
Tunis Goemmant
Mahaska Hospital
Donna Mae
Henry Sedvel
Oskaloosa
Christmas gatherings and visits in Otley
Otley residents mark Christmas with family visits and a church program. Alvin Rosebaum and children vacation in Wakenda Missouri at his mother's home. Birthday to Poortinga celebrated with Frences Poortinga Gerrit Aalbers and families. Otley Reformed church held a Christmas program drawing a large crowd. Farm Bureau Ladies held a sewing machine reconditioning lesson with eight attendees and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Rosebaum
Ruth Maxine
George Edward
Wakenda
Missouri
Merle Rosebaum
Don Poortinga
Frances D. Poortinga
Gerrit Aalbers
Otley Reformed Church
Bloom
K. A. Ver Houl
Cora Kruseman
Pella
Arie van Waardhuizen
Wm. van Waardhuizen
Arie Ver Heul
Ver Heul
Jennie van Vliet
Gertrude Donai
J. M. van Vliet
Ray van Essen
Artie Hiemstra
Robert van Essen
Daleville
C. F. Carter
Prairie City
Farm Bureau
Local Social Notes Highlight Neighborhood Gatherings
Charles Vander Kolk hosts a meeting at Mrs. Robert Kaldenberg home on Friday with talks on clothing for children ten to five years old. Pella High School students boosted subscriptions during a magazine sale to fund marching band uniforms. Numerous families from nearby areas, including Ca ltwins, Van Waardhuizen, Van Vark and Raters, shared visits across holiday periods and attended various Christmas gatherings at homes in Otley, Albia, Knoxville and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Vander Kolk
Robert Kaldenberg
Jessen
Grand Gerandmother
Lewis van Vark
Dake ‘Ten Hagen
Near Pella
Rene Rathers
Pella
Billie Volew
Raymond Robus
Don Poartinga
Francis D. Poartinga
Charles Vander Kalk
Ed Gangs
Helen
Prairi City
Anne van Waardhuizen
Dorothy
Ruth
Ervin Denn
Cordova
Arie van Waardhuizen
Arie Waardhuize
Sarah Ann Ver Teul
Karl Garidin
van Waardhu
Gerrit Vi
de Vries
Mee
Dow Parktinner
Annie Gibbs
Albia
Clair Slocum
Norma
Rock Island
Otley
Monroe
John Breen
Ervin Breen
Ottumwa
Myrtle Harvey
Tracy
Perry Marvey
Don Buckler
Jake Harvey
Knoxville
S. B. Harvey
Albert de’ Joode
Dow Poortinga
Chester Bricker
Hubert Postma
Billie Vr Tnur
Sewing and visits mark Rose Hill community activity
Rose Hill News notes Mattis uses a sewing machine on the Albert Van Zante farm and sawing lumber for the town. Des Moines trip Monday includes Minnie Mae Vanden Berg with Mr and Mrs Rut Kaldenberg and Jeanett Kaldenberg. A Christmas program at Rose Hill school Thursday evening. Dewey Kaldenberg, a SkiT hospital Newton patient, underwent appendectomy Wednesday morning. Families John and Jennie Van Veen with cousins prepared for a few days at the De Koning home in Nebri. Arthur Steeg and Don Olivier hosted dinner with Bert Shutts. Schrader visit near Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Mattis
Albert van Zante
Minnie Mae Vanden Berg
Rut Kaldenberg
Sully
Jeanett Kaldenberg
Reasner
Des Moines
Ineh
Rose Hill
Robert Schrade
Ohn Vanden Berg
Jerry
Minnie Mae
Dewey Kaldenberg
Newton
John
Jennie van Veen
Emma de Koning
Raymond Pry
de Koning
Nebri
Community Christmas and Holiday Gatherings in Monroe
Mrs Mabel Kingery entered Knoxville hospital for treatments. Missionaries on furlough Clyde and Vi Shannon and their son Ralph Edwin visit Monroe relatives including Mr. and Mrs Glover Shannon and Theron Shannon. Mrs J M Carlson hosted a Sunday school Christmas party with carols and games. Mrs John Tool received a miscellaneous shower on December 9 with many gifts. 4 H leaders plan to Ames for a short course December 27 20. Homebuilders Baptist church to hold supper and social at church basement December 29. CG Van der Ploeg Dow and Katie Vilenelaar visited relatives, and Marshalltown attendees joined Monroe Christmas program at Lapis church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Kingery
Knoxville
Clyde Shann
Africa
Ralph Edwin
Mr. Shannon
Glover Shannon
Theron Shannon
Clyde
Monroe
J. M. Carlson
Carlson
Margaret Warren
Korrine Vriezelaar
Pauline de Leeuw
Doris Jones
Helen Ford
Elaine Burton
Freda Ballard
Beatta Carlson
Riley Burton
John Tool
Ruth McKee
Mesdames
C. Kaldenberg
C. Vander Pol
Clarence Lust
James Ver Houl
Lloyd Nolin
Mark Woody
Loyd Lust
Ed Lust
Neal McKee
Dorothy Rutter
Ada Vander Pol
Wilma
Gladys Steenhoek
Mardelle McGregor
Tool
Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinners Across The Area
A long list of Christmas and holiday dinners is reported across local households. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Ok and Beverley of Cherokee, G D Vander Plogg, Howard Young, Anne Kool family, Horace Cash and Donald, Peter Breed group, Nellie and Gradus Vriezelaar in Pella, Martin Van Essen near Otley, and many others with visiting relatives from Osage, Constantine, and Ossatosa. The season features church programs, weddings, and travel plans among extended families and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Vandelle
Wallace Ok
Beverley
G. D. Vander Plogg
Howard Young
Dwight
Judy
Leland
Dean
Will Ammer
Atmes
Town
Dale Vaught
Martin Klyn
Bernice van Buren
Pelln
Evelyn Crum
Mondy Bible Institute
Chicago
Kathryn Tuinstra
Methouit Church
Girly’ Glee Club
Joyce Muibregtse
Jake Duim
Wilhelmina
Will Birkenholtz
Prairie City
Hazel Birkenholtz
Wilhemina
Community travel and family visits across Iowa towns
Mr and Mrs Henry W Klein of Pella and others spent Friday with Roy Van Essen. Mrs A L Dykstra visited Des Moines for a two week parental home stay with daughter Helen Dykstra. Family gatherings included Van Dusseldorp and Van Essen households with Christmas and birthday events. The Van Zee farm sale drew good prices as Banner Beaver members served lunch. Electrical wiring work completed at the L Van Dusseldorp home and farm buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Klein
Pella
Jake Wouda
Otley
Roy van Essen
A. L. Dykstra
Des Moines
Helen Dykstra
Fort Dodge
Robert van Essen
Albert Heemstra
Prairie City
Simon van Dusseldorp
Gradys Vriezelaar
John Goomaat
Frankbers
Goemaat
Aalbers
van Zee
Banner Beaver Society
Frank Aalbers
Walter van Doorninck
Louis van Roekel
Gay
A. A. van Roekel
L. van Dusseldorp
Christmas Day Visitors Reach Two Pella Homes
C D Vander Ploog visited relatives on Christmas day at the parental Arie vievelage home in Pell. Mr and Mrs Frank Wier and sons of Askalonsa spent Christmas day in the partial S S De Cook and F Tiewsten homes in Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.D. Vander Ploog
Arie Vievelage
Pell
Frank Wier
Askalonsa
S. S. de Cook
Social Visits and Daily Routines in New Salem
Mrs. Wilburn Van Wyk visited Wednesday with Mrs. John Vande Krol. Chris Vand Hart spent Thursday in the Lambert home. Mr. and Mrs. Krol spent Wednesday with Meppelink near Pe. Neal Vander Wilt spent Friday afternoon in the John O Mre home. Gerald Vander Pal spent the day at the Leslie Krol home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilburn van Wyk
John Vande Krol
Chris Vand Hart
Thursin
Lambert
Krol
New Year Wishes and Local News From Cordova
Cordova News recaps readers letters and local updates for 1940. Mentions greeting readers, names in the community such as Marie Spaan and Jim Van Te mert, and notes improvements at Veterans Hospital Des Moines. Reports illnesses at Red Rock school, a funeral in Monroe, examinations in Iowa City, and social visits among neighbors including Karr and Wynsteker families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imu
Marie Spaan
Jim van Temert
Leo Etherington
Grandia Hart
Ruby Mikesell
Henry Ter Louw
al Grandin
Angeline
Fair Oaks
Martin
Wynsteker
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Barthlyn Loose
Red Rock
Billy Gene Karr
Mary Templeton
Alice Visser
Alpin
Monroe
Allen de Heer
Iowa City
Kate Karr
Roy Karr
Arie Waardhuizen
Ellsworth Shilling
George Nims
Imogene
Omaha
Union Pacific
Henry Kool
Otto Wynsteker
Pete van Hemert
Mond
Clyde
Roy
Ian Karr
Local notes mix of visits, projects, and holiday events
A fragmented house of notices lists visits by Ernest and Kenneth Simpson delivering corn, a depot sale, a Wabash shipment, Cordova depot teardown, new hen house construction by Joe Templeton, school programs in Knox and Red Rock, and a Christmas party with Flower Club and Aunt Kate Karr hosting family. Names include Murray, John Vikerman, Otto Wyasteker, Roy Karr, Lynn Perkey, Imogene, Gerty Core, Mabel Puttery, Nell Muilen, Wilma Rinehart, and Faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seekhuis
Murray
Owl Mexico
Condad
John Vikerman
Louisiana
Dick Kuiper
Pete Dunnink
Otto Wyasteker
Dunnink
Ernest
Kenneth Simpson
Howard
Leland
Larry
Imogene
Ternoon
Knoxville
Gerty Core
Mabel Puttery
Nell Muilenhong
Betty Danes
Lynn Perk
Wilma Rinehart
Red Rock
Sante Claus
Tre Yan
Flower Club
Kate Karr
Christmas Dinner Guests and Local Social Notes
The excerpt lists numerous local residents and families visiting and sharing meals during the Christmas season. Names include Nell Muilenberg Templeton, Bryan Monroe, Perkey family, Lynn Pi RM, Marts, and Loren Monroe. It mentions a Cordova train of 82 cars on a Wednesday and a 1937 August magazine reference to Emily Jean Kuyper and Girl Scout pictures. Additional notes note Bryan Karr visiting Roy Kay and Vernon Birkabaugh, Parl Van Hemert, Charence Brieker, and Van Hemert at Pram City for dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s
Nell Muilenberg
Templeton's
Bryan
Loren Monroe
Perkey
Lynn
Vernon Birkabaugh
Parl van Hemert
Charence Brieker
van Hemert
Pram City
Dinne
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Bernice
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Mary Frances Browe
Ellsworth
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Soni
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Dolly
Ree
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Henry K. Kempe
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J. J. Sybenga
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Earl Shields
Auct
Rose Hill News
Arther Steeg
Don Olivier
Bert Shutts
Delbert Schrader
Parental Schrader
Monroe News
Wlus
George Francis Sadler
Bob Lubbers
Wilbur Vanden Noord
Ossatoosa
Sand R Vosgelikr
Lena
Neal Vogelaar
Simon Wasseldorp
Artie Tf
Jake van Huizen
Joe Kool
Es Jake Diekema
Lau
Elmer Vogelaar
Lenora
the Reformed Church
Dave Vander Ploeg
Earl Danks
Harald
Neb
Fred Fokker
Wm. Wittmer
John Balmer
Harold Wittmer
Betty
Perquilla
Berta Janis
Line
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Monroe High School
H. W. Vriezelaar
Johnna
Joyce Vos
Pella High
P. Hl
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Federal Discount Corporation
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