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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1954
Page
6
Local notes recounts animal show honors for Delos Vanden Berg in Des Moines, hospital stays for Nelson Vos and the knee injuries of Winnan after a tractor accident, and community happenings in Knoxville and nearby towns. Residents attend church, school programs, birthday suppers, and gift exchanges while planning New Year greetings and charity actions abroad.
Peoria church held Christmas Day services at 9 30 am with organ and piano duets by Gen Rus and a seminarian Band stra leading preludes. After services a large group of young people gathered for refreshments and games, with neighbors and distant relatives visiting. Funeral later for Mr Lambert Van Wyk who died aged 72.
Christmas greetings and social exchanges fill the church scene with family gatherings and cookie gifting for Knoxville Veterans Hospital patients. Several members mark anniversaries and birthdays while Dutch resettlement plans and local health notes surface alongside holiday prayers and carol sentiments.
A local note begins with New Year prayers asking guidance and grace, wishing readers a happy year. The piece mentions Mrs. Chester Fennema and Mrs. Glen McConoghey visiting Monroe, plus the Polk Peppy Pals 4-H Club caroling in Knoxville with four girls named Janice Jabu Bonnie Warner Mary Ann El and Jo Ann Ball performing cordigns at the court hours.
A roundup of Christmas visits and parties across Otley and nearby Kellogg includes Hattle Ver Steeg returning from Sevilla to Rectne ter tks for work in Chicago, visits by Van Vilet and Verwers families, a get together at De Verwers in Onkalooss, and a school basement party in Otley with 24 attendees. Community members exchanged gifts and shared meals as relatives gathered in multiple homes. A Sunday School fellowship night and business meeting are planned in Otley Reform Church with attendees urged to bring dishes.
A Christmas dinner and gift exchange were held at the George Ryke and Charles Vander Kolk homes. Attendees included G and Mrs Gerrit Ryke, Mrs Norman Robus, Connie, Kenneth Duane, Mr and Mrs Ri ene Balen, Bruce, and regal.
Carol Ann Sedrel reports a array of holiday visits in Leighton with Pfe Jerry De Prenger arriving from Ft. Riley for a family visit. The De Goey, Brummel, Rempe, De Rooi, De Bruin and Bogaard families gather for Christmas in various local homes and Legion Hall events. Pvt Arlan Van Haaften furloughs home from Atlanta as pupils and Mrs. Dahm host a Christmas party at Leighton Bible School.
The Galesburg Christian Church Ladies Aid held a Wednesday after Christmas party with devotions by Miss Anna Marks and readings by Mrs. Henry Peery and Mrs. Merlin Schnug. Games, a prize, and a gift exchange followed a light lunch. Oyster supper guests gathered in Wilbur Sparks home Saturday evening. Christmas Day dinners were hosted at multiple homes including the Groves and Dearinger families with a large list of attendees.
Christmas Day guests included Verlan Slycord family, Bob Terpstra family, Charles Awtry group, and Giles Awtry family. Nellie Slot and N W Miller of Newton visited and several families hosted Sunday dinners and afternoon calls at the De Bruyn, Tratchel, and Dearinger homes in Monroe, Ira, Kellogg, and Reasner areas.
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