Weekly Visits With Friends in Town and Country
In Pella three social calls brightened a week amid icy roads. Henry Van Ginkel, now aged and rheumatic, recalls farm work starting at age 12 and buying a farm with saved earnings, trading a watch for horse gear, and his later car purchases. G. H. Gosselink, paralytic since a stroke, reflects on loss of street contact yet remains engaged through family, church, and radio as he cherishes windowed sunshine and calls his home a palatial place.
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Pella
Joan
G. H. Gosselink
Gosselink
Chat Gosselink
J. Steenbock
Higthway 163
Henry den Hartog
Van Ginkel's move from farm life to city home in Pella
Mr. Van Ginkel lived in Otley for years and moved to 905 Union St Pella twelve years ago. He notes high city property and farm values, believes many 20 year old houses will not recoup their cost, and recalls Fair Oaks School near Cordova. He has four daughters and one son, Ed Van Ginkel, now with Pella Produce.
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Henry van Ginkel
Mr. van Ginkel
Pella
Fifield
van Ginkel
Otley
Union St
Fair Oaks
Chronicle
Cordova
A de Graaf
William Klein
Ciefl Vander Linden
Dan Hoogenakker
Frank van, Zante
Ed ‘van Ginkel
Van Ginkel recalls land values and farm loans
The interview covers land worth and crop prospects, with Van Ginkel noting land at a hundred dollars per acre is not justified and a good crop year could ease prices. He describes borrowing money easily, recounting a street encounter with John Akkerman who lent him funds after confirming his paternity and relation to Albert Van Ginkel.
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van Ginkel
John Akkerman
Albert van Ginkel
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Jan Gosselink
John Gosselink
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Gambell
Floyd R. Gambell
Broadway
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Rene Vander Linden
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Will J. Vande Voort
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Gamble Stores
Stlent
Sida Squint
Pella, Iowa
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White Way Auto Co
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