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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1947
Page
9
A baby boy was born to Mr. Kiam Hagen at Baska Hospital in Oskaloosa on Wednesday February 8. The family celebrates the new arrival with plans for a name and initial rites.
Herman Douwstra remains seriously ill at his parents home after head surgery at the University of Iowa hospital. Baby boy treated at Blank Memorial hospital Des Moines for a stomach passage ailment. Ralph Grundman family travel in Albuquerque to visit relatives, with trip via Biloxi and Texas to see Mrs Grundman's sister. Wayne Pos Des Moines visited Vander LIndens while Alma Pos is ill. North Dakota visitors Bert Van Zee and family staying two weeks with A. A. Van Roekel relatives. Train delay near Manly amid zero temperatures.
H W Pietenpol travels to Ington to be with daughter Mrs Alvin Terrelt after an emergency appendectomy at Washington hospital. Cornelia Clement undergoes appendectomy at Mercy hospital Oska loosa. Frank De Wit improves at Methodist hospital Des Moines after stomach operation a week earlier. Henry Mol Sr of Sully operated on at Mercy Des Moines. Multiple Iowa State College students return home for weekend with families. Infant Ted Weirather improves at Mahaska hospital after food formula adjustment.
Wedding reports include Eleanor Hill and Edwin Witte wed at Sacred Heart Newton with Paul and Mrs Boertje in attendance. Hospital notes mention Mrs Agnes Weyerse at Mercy Hospital OsKaloosa, plus Mrs Vos setback after surgery. Newborn Lois Eileen Roorda born at Mahaska hospital.
Word arrived that George Smith of Oskaloosa died of a heart ailment on February 5 at the plant. Co workers contributed flowers and several employees missed work due to illness. Anna May Vanderweil and Margaret Breen began in assembly, while Kathie Van Veen and Jo Morrow were highlighted for their outlook and steadiness. New air gadgets were installed to aid head member blinds and drill press parts, under Stu Kuyper’s time and motion study. A poem honors Jo Morrow, described as steady on the job.
A concise reflection on how work and people evolve together through time. It suggests deep bonds between workers and the roles they perform, emphasizing mutual dependence and shared paths across careers.
Ida Reynold reports from Audu von that a spring flower emerged amid unusually warm weather before the approaching blizzard. The brief item notes early bloom as a sign of shifting season.
A small bell shaped flower, the snowdrop, was observed blooming signaling the arrival of early spring in gardens and woodlands.
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