Interesting Weekly News From Nearby Communities
Kryn Vos and family of Leighton visited the Adrian Vos residence all day last Friday. Ministers conference at Tracy drew Rev. and Mrs. Weidensar and daughter Evelyn June. Mrs. J. Goodyke and children spent Monday at the parental C. Spoelstra home. Ruth Dear was a business caller in Pella Tuesday. The children's Christmas program will be given Saturday afternoon in the Christian Reformed church. Mrs. Dick Vander Veen is ill. Mrs. R. Nieusma stayed at the B. Vander Molen home while Grace Veenstra visited the J. L. Veenstra home. Girls league met at Leighton Christian school with recitations, piano by Esther Ver Meer, solos, quartet, piano duet, and a Peoria sextette. Lunch by Peoria featured coffee and doughnuts. Mr. and Mrs. William De Jong and son from Holland, Michigan visiting relatives. John W. Veenstra family visited Richard Veenstra last Friday. another visit planned due to flu. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Swank welcomed a seven and a half pound baby girl. Martha Vos of Englewood, Ill. vacationing with relatives here. R. Nieusma sprained an ankle. Arthur Bennink of South Dakota, home from college, vacationing nearby. Gerrit Vander Melen and son Marvin James with Jim Roose family. Jean Vos surprised by Girl's society with gifts. list of attendees lengthy. Afternoon games and visiting followed by lunch. Irene De Jong spent time with aunt Mrs. John De Jong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kryn Vos
Leighton
Adrian Vos
Weidensar
Evelyn June
Tracy
R. Nieusma
B. Vander Molen
Grace Veenstra
J. L. Veenstra
Pella
Leighton Christian School
Pella S
Peoria IL
Esther Ver Meer
Pella I
Suzanna Hollebeck
Booy Janet de Jong
Francis Roose
Pella Il
Carrie
Henrietta Groenendyke
Peoria
Anna de Jong
Nellie Blom
Rachel
Marie
Nellie Ryken
Wilma Nibbelink
William de Jong
Holland
Michigan
John W. Veenstra
Richard Veenstra
R. Nicusma
Bert Swank
Margaret Vandeer Molen
Martha Vos
Englewood
Ill
John Vos
R. Nieuswma
Arthur Bennink
South Dakota
Gerrit Vander Melen
Marvin James
Jim Roose
Jean Vos
Jacob Vos
Minnie
Janet
Dena
Tene
Margaret Roose
Henrietta
Mathilda
Wilma Jonker
Margaret Vander Melen
Margaret Vos
Anna
Minnie Bokhoven
Mildred Ver Hey
Wilma
Nellie
Gretta van Wyk
Jane
Ida Vos
S. Nibbelink
Peter Franje
Marion John
Irene de Jong
John de Jong
Richard Olivier
Herman van Weelden
Ella Wolver
Arie van Weelden
John van Sehevikhoven
Elsie van Oenen
Murray Sytema
Connie Vanden Baard
Gertrude
Johanna Wielard
Dirk Goemaat
Son Abraham
Oskaloosa
H. van Denen
Jacoba
Cornelia
John Robertus
Ella Goemaat
Central College Indies
le Zwarte
L. J. Monster
W. J. Monster
Arie Monster
W. A. Jansen
Edward Scott
Henry van Denen
A. B. Goema
Louise
John Dale
Gradus
John Vander Linden
Mildred
C.D. van Skike
Des Moines
Ruth
Anne Blake
Martha Canfield
Gertrude Bruinekool
Newon
Fred Lankelma
Knoxville
Willard de Winter
Edith Kyger
Joe Clark
Killduff
Newton
John Vander Wall
Montezuma
Ray Vander Wal
Harold Haverkamp
Robert Baron
Sioux Center
Frances Vander Linden
Rene Vander Linden
Elizabeth Wichart
Fred Lautenbach
Merservy
A. J. Visser
Paul Deit
R. J. Danhof
First Christian Reformed Church
Marie Rhynsburger
Sam Sedrel
Vera
Gysbert Aalbers
Otley
Henry Vander Wert
Ben Simons
Anne Ver Heul
Ottumwa
H. W. Pyle
Tim Hoogenakker
W. C. Ver Ploeg
Gilman
R. A. Dunkle
H. H. Holiday
Mark
Anadarko
Okla
Nellie Joe Marsh
Chicksha
Logan Hendricks
Madrid
Loral Hendricks
U. S
S. Bert Baron
L. W. Hartley
Henrietta and
Marie van Maren
L. W. de Bruyn
Cornelius Dunnick
Robert Rohrdanz
Galesburg
T. C. Kuiken
Omaha
Nebr
Jacob Kuiken
N. L. Vander Linden
T. Plette
N. de Wit
M. J. de Wit
H. J. de Wit
J. P. de Wit
Prairie City
J. E. de Wit
Sigourney
Walter de Wit
Andrew Hoksbergen
J. T. van Zante
Viretta
W. H. Mullins
Carl Crance
Monroe
D. Hollebeck
CG. J. Vander Werf
Laarabee
F. M. Flush
Joe Shinn
Pearl
Gerrit van Zante
Polla
Herman Crum
Ralph Kaldenberg
Chariton
Stork Occupies Role of Santa in Local News
Herman Bokhoven and family spent last week at a Tenus Bokhoven residence. Sarah Nieuwsma of Pella visited Mis John A. Roose's home. Mr and Mrs George Dear welcomed a nine and a half pound baby boy named Allen Willard on Saturday December 24. Lena De Nooy and Helen Vos of Grundy Center are on Christmas vacation at parental homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Bokhoven
Tenus Bokhoven
Sarah Nieuwsma
Pella
Mis
John A. Roose
George Dear
Allen Willard
Lena de Nooy
Helen Vos
Grundy Center
Otley Gun Club Poultry Shoot Planned for Friday
Otley news notes a poultry shoot by the Otley Gun Club set for Friday afternoon at 1:00 at the club grounds near Otley. Mrs Vander Lane from near Prairie City visits Gerrit Vander Weil’s home during Christmas holidays. Pauline De Koekkoek returns home after months in Eger ton Minnesota while Rev De Koekkoek escorts her to Marshalltown.
Local residents share holiday visiting patterns in Porterville
Porterville area families and friends exchanged Christmas and New Year greetings, visiting relatives in Oskaloosa and Pella. Names repeatedly appear, including Olivier, Van Weelden, Wolver, Van Sehevikhoven, Van Oenen, Murray Sytema, Goemaat, Monster, Jansen, Vanden Baard, Scott, Ver Ploeg, and Wielard. Several small gatherings note 20th wedding anniversary and 30 guests.
Lower Grove Church Plans Christmas Activities Amid Illness
The Lower Grove community grapples with flu illness affecting many residents including the George Hunt family and the Van Duren family. Lower Grove church will send dressed chickens to the Coun cil Bluffs Children’s Home for Christmas dinner. Miss Spann of Oskaloosa will attend three services at Lower Grove on New Year's Day delivering inspiring messages. Cherry Grove and Hickory Grove students prepare Christmas programs on December 23 and Saturday night respectively. Harlan Boyd and Arlo Hunt returned from Nebraska after a three week stay, while Ste and Mrs Vander Waal shopped in Oskaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Grove
Council Bluffs
New Ear’s
Spann
Oskaloosa
Lower Grove Church
Cherry Grove School
Gertrude van Niewaal
Hickory Grove
Ruby Hite
Harlan Boyd
Arlo Hunt
Nebraska
Ste
Peter Vander Waal
City Churches Outline New Year Services
Baptist Sunday School at 9 30 Morning worship 10 45 Sermon fourfold Growth B Y P U 6 30 Evening worship 7 30 Sermon The Walk Through the New Year Church of the Open Bible Services Sunday 7 30 Young People's meeting 6 30 All services at Legion Memorial hall Third Reformed 10 45 The Pilgrimage of a True Life 100 Zoo God Voor Ons Is Wie Zal Tegen Ons Zijn 7 30 Theological student Dick Kolenbrander Old Year’s service Friday 1 30 9 30 a m Sunday school 10 45 a m The True Secret of a Happy and Blessed New Year 2 00 p m De Verzekering van s Heeren Gestadige Nabijheid 7 30 p m The Safe Pilot
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Sunday School
Church OF the Open Bible
Young People’s Meeting
the Legion Memorial Hall
Dick Kolenbrander
de Verzekering van
Heeren Gestadige Nabijheid
Essay Contest For the Coming Year
Mrs. H Beyer announces the 1933 Fidac essay topic What could be expected from present youth for the realization of universal peace. Poppy poster subject Vet eran Made Poppy. Posters may include American Legion American Legion Auxiliary and World War Veterans words. No Buddy. Posters measure 18 by 26 inches. Iowa awards two $5 prizes for best posters from grade and high school students. National committee awards two $25 prizes for grade and high school winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee
Poultry Exhibit Reveals Fanciers Winning Birds and Awards
A lengthy list details winners across many breeds at the poultry exhibit. Rose Comb Rhode Island White and White Leghorn prizes go to Os kaloosa entrants, with Otley and Ottumwa exhibitors also earning top ribbons. Complete awards include Barred Plymouth Rocks, White Plymouth Rocks, Buff Minorcas, Speckled Sussex, and Jersey reds, with first through fourth place finishes noted for cocks, hens, pullets, and young pens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Moody
Oskaloosa
Rhode Island
Robert Kaldenberg
Otley
Hull
Oncock
M. R
H. H. Sprinkel & Son
Ottumwa
Sehhilder
Sandmeier
Summers
Hess
Sprinkel
Plymouth Rocks
Tom Mcllrath
Montezuma
Katherine Schilder
C. N. Scott
Padwood
L. Croll
Pella
Mellrath
Scott
Schilder
Cockerell
Croll
Pullets
Moody
Pullets—Moody
C. R. Beyers
Kaldenberg
Beyers
Orgotks
F. Jones
Beacon
Summers Hatchery
Jap Hull
M. R. Hess
Broerman
Young pens—Hull
Buff Orpingtons Cocks
H. W. Vriezelaar
Hens
Barney Mensch
Cockerels
Lyle Henderson
Evans
Vriezelaar
Mamie Vander Ploeg
Mensch
Pullets—Hess
Henderson
Old _pens—Hess
Young pens—Hess
Vander Ploeg
Warren Sandmeier
Ramseyer Hatcheries
St. Vriezelaar
Get Up Nights 25c Test Physic for Bladder Relief
A 25c box BU-KETS offers bladder cleansing by using yuchu leaves and juniper oil to ease irritation and nocturnal urination. Four days of use promises relief or money back. Describes backache and leg pains tied to bladder disorders as improved after detoxification and restored sleep.
Poultry show awards tallied across many breeds
Beacons F Jones and Os kaloosa breeders led in first place wins across Buff Orpingtons White Guinea and Rhode Island Reds, with Hess, Hull, Broerman, Sprinkel and Ramseyer Hatcheries among top exhibitors. Notable entries include Pella Ringneck Pheasants from Arnold and Ernest Schippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaldenberg
John G. van Gorp
Pella
Rhode Island
C. Brollier
Sigourney
C. L. Stannard
Richland
C. D. Cox
Pine Hill
A. Groenenboom
Montezuma
Hens
Brollier
Stannard
Cox
Ramseyer Hatcheries, Inc
Oskaloosa
Groenenboom
Old
Young
Harry van Arkel
Arnold
Ernest Schippers
Visitors and holiday guests from multiple Iowa locales
Numerous residents and guests mark holiday visits across Pella and surrounding towns. Names include Frances Wheatcraft Mollie De Reus Cochrane Vander Ploeg Wilkins Van Doorninck De Winter Dykstra Van Rees Ulrich Cummins Matty Grundman Kooyman Jaarsma Snow Cox Vander Ploeg Wormhoudt Houk Lautenbach Van Gorp Thompson Van Rheenen Johnson Le Cocq Tysseling Carpenter Wellers Coyne and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Wheatcraft
Mollie de Reus
Knoxville
Pella
Jas. Cochrane
Des Moines
Vander Ploeg
Clarence Wilkins
Fonda
Iowa
William van Doorninck
Ames
Town City
Earl Dykstra
Frances van Rees
Rudolph Ulrich
George Cummins
Pauline Matty
Ralph Grundman
Sioux City
Neilie Kooyman
Monroe
Albert van Zante
H. E
June Stureman
Chariton
Alicia Sturman
Chicago
Morgan Paschel
Frank Jaarsma
Allie Snow
Des Moine
Noraholte
Henry Cox
Omaha
W. G. Vander Ploeg
Cox
Ivo Beerends
Earnest Bieshaar
Hollandale
Elmer Houk
Batavia
W. E. Houk
Lee Lautenbach
Charles Lautenbach
Kate van Gorp
Edith ‘Thompson
Fred van Rheenen
Walter Johnson
William Johnson
Fort Dodge
Louis le Cocq
Richard Tysseling
Garden Grove
Wm. van Houten
Pennsylvania
Lyman van Hoo
Freda Carpenter
Hye Wellers
Davenport
F. F. Carpenter
William Coyne
H. H. Sadler
Widespread Holiday Visiting Across Des Moines and Nearby
A flurry of holiday visits and family gatherings fills Des Moines and surrounding towns. Vander Linden and Blake families travel between Des Moines and Ottumwa, Boone, and Knoxville. Chicago guest Harold Ver Steeg joins local relatives. numerous Vander Waal and Van Zante family members share meals and Christmas at homes in Pella and nearby towns. Several residents remain ill or recovering, while others welcome relatives from Newton, Manning, Prairie City, Sigourney, and Galvin for the season.
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Royal Canadian Mounted
Borneo
India
Amazon
Orient
Dominion
American Boy Youth’s Companion
West Lafayette Blvd
Detroit
Mich
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