Otley and Pella Community News Highlights
Local obituaries note Rev. Albert Vander Ploeg’s death in Des Moines and Gerrit Dykstra’s passing at Mercy Hospital in Oskaloosa. Baby news reports Mr. and Mrs. Donald Meyers welcome a son at Mahaska Hospital. Social events include an Otley schoolhouse Valentine party and a skating night at Pella College gym hosted by Otley Reformed Church groups. Community health mentions and local visits accompany routine updates on residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Vander Kolk
Donald Meyers
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Albert Vander Ploeg
Des Moines
Otley School House
Young People’s Bible Class
Otley Reformed Church and Friends
College
Pella
George Vander Beek
Soquel
California
Kev
Lester Muller
Raymond Tinnermeier
Janice
Gladys Loff
Newton
Rene Stoll
Geraldine
Barbara Horton
Charles Vander Kolk
Peter Vander Kolk
Pete Vander Kolk
Raymond Robus
John Clyde
Ted Miller
North Liberty
Gerrit Dykstra
Mercy
Monroe News notes weddings and civic visits in town
Local items report the marriage of Bertha Jean Boyd to Marion Hoagland at Monroe Methodist parsonage with the groom, recently discharged from four and a half years service. Residents host visitors from Ames, Des Moines, and Pella while families move between farms and properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.w.vriezelaar
John Prunty
Burton
Percy
R. FE
J. E. de Haas
Mae Hoksbergen
Pella
Tom Pettit
Des Moines
Martin van Essen
Ames
Harold Gate
Clay Boyd
Bertha Jean
Marion Hoagland
Laura Hoagland
Monroe
Monroe Methodist Parsonage
George Pennington
Dorothy Grewcock
John Walker
Wat. Livingstone
Forrest Walker
Ross Klein
Francis Barbe
Anne
Ray Shaffer
Woman's Club
Mesdames Atrie Clevenger
C. C. Ammer
Corwin Stevens
H. M. Tharp
I. B. Floyd
KR. B. Hendershot
Frank Turner
Madge Ible
Herman Hansen
J. A. Murray
Floyd Vaught
W.W. LeGrand
Glenn Noon
H. E. McComas
M. C. Wilson
Cpl
Paul McConeghey
Santa Ana
California
Local families share news of visits and military returns
Peoria News records weekend social visits as Marion Vander Linden returns home after nearly three years in service. Local couples congratulate Jacob Ozinga and Edna Van Wyk on their church wedding in Pella. Families note furloughs, discharges, ministry studies, and a baby girl born to Gerrit Bandstrappes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Vander Molen
Jacob Stursma
Louis van Heukelem
Marion Vander Linden
Carl Vander Linden
Jacob Ozinga
William Ozinga
Edna Lucille van Wyk
Neal’ van Wyk
Pella
First Reformed Church
Haverkamp
Cecil Vander Molen
Jim Klyn
Peler
Clarence Vos
Colorado
Chicago
Vos
U. S. Army
Klynsma
Frank Klynsma
John Mulder
Mulder
Christian Reformed Church
Gerrit
Gerrit Bandstrappes
Clancy
New Shore
John Boerelynghters
Franje
O. Boerelyn
Prairie City News highlights church supper and local notices
Prairie City News reports a pot luck supper honoring Church of the Christian Reformed husbands newly discharged from service. Other notes include residents visiting, a funeral for Andrew Van Houweling in Pella, De Wit's Super Valu move to the former Hatchery site, and community updates on 4-H groups and local activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta M. Steenhoek
J.C
Christian Reformed Church
Ralph Huisman
Switzerland
Charles Ruggles
Ilinois
Vinton
Eldora
Charles B. Ruggles
Andrew van Houweling
Pella
A. Vande Lune
Gradus Vande Lune
Andrew Vande Lune
Wilbert Vande Lime
Carrie Wiggins
Dick van Ryswyk
Anna Rootselaar
Ross Shearer
Stella McConoghey
Hessel van Rywyk
D. J. van Ryswyk
A.A. Steenhoek
Mattie van Bentum
Des Moines
Edward Huibregise
Henry van Haaften
Nettie de Gooyer
Richard Zanger Sr
Wageninger
Holland
W. W. Marzahn
Waveland Cemetery
de Wit
Super Valu
Prairie City Hatchery
Henry de Wit
Prairie City
Frank
Prairie Cit
George Vanderzyl Sr
George Jr
Pleas-U Cafe
Robert de Wit
Grandma's Kitchen
Dick Steenbock
Angeline
Newton
A. A
Grace Heemstra visits relatives in Pella and travels
Summit News items note Grace Heemstra of Pella spending time with brother Neal Heemstra and family. Several local visits are listed, including Albert and Bertha Van Zee, John Breed, Marcene, and others, with trips to Minneapolis, Arizona, Texas, and Chicago. Dwight Pringle graduation plans in Columbia SC and a wedding are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W. Vriezelaar
Grace Heemstra
Pella
Neal Heemstra
Albert van Zee
John Breed
Marcene
James Vriezelaar
Cpl
Blaine Vriezelaar
Minneapois
Minn
Mary Vriezelaar
Norma Jean Bricker
Albert van Zoo
J. W. Pringle
Newton
H. Vriezelaar
Pringle
Columbia
South Carolina
Dwight Pringle
Columbia University
Jacqueline Testard
8. C
Mra
A van Zee
John Vriczela
Oskaloosa
Insurance and savings push from William Dieleman
A Horton area message urges residents to insure against hail on farms and cities and to start savings accounts with life insurance. The note promises agents will call, endorsing multiple insurance branches and emphasizing protection and prudent planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dieleman
Selly
Lowa
Grandmother Benitema News and Local Updates
Cordova News lists long obituary touches and family notes as grandma Benitema, over 89, is reported improved after a sudden illness last Tuesday. Nearby health and travel updates include Louis De Bruin ill in Pella from a stroke, Gerrit Vander Wal assisting, and Nell Bundy visiting Roy Bunny in Des Moines. Several births, marriages, and local sports results follow, with mixed travel and community events across Knoxville and Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Karr
Randma Benitema
Ing. S Ahe
Grandma
Louis de Bruin
Pella
Gerrit Vander Wal
Nell Bundy
Herschel Wingeo
Des Moines
Roy Bunny
Buzz" Stykhuis
John Martin Visser
Joe Murphy
Collins Memorial Hospital
Madonna Marie
Jimmy
Leonard Verwers
Leonard
Warren Rickabaugh
Farragut
Arkansas
Raymond Kurr
Harold Rickabaugh
North Carolina
Billy Gene Karr
Washington D. C
Washington Monument
Nation
Smithsonian Institute
Lincoln and
Jefferson Memorial
Mount Vernon
Alexandria
Melvin Roetman
Pacific Area
Newton
Dorothy Ver Dught
Fair Oaks
Chicago
Monroe
Colfax
Whitted Imps
Knoxville
Marjorie Legrand Sherwood
Margherita | Tar
Ames
Women's Club
Legion Hall
Porkeys
Dunreath
Local home wiring and community updates scattered
Earl Legrand’s home and ten ant houses wired. Bricker couple buys Des Moines lot for a five room house to be ready by late March. Neighbors and families visit, farm meetings planned in Otley for 1946 conservation, and a hog sale slated by Warrick Bros. in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Legrand
Chester Bricker
Des Moines
Capitol
Orlie Simpson
Karr
Vernon Rickabaugh
Roy Karr
Vernon
Clyde Karr
Calvin Bricker
Darlene Ballard
Mary
Jack Simpson
Roy
Leslie Waits
Harold Rickabaugh
West End
Knoxville
Summit Township
Otley
C. W. de Geus
Warrick Bros
Kenneth Richerd
Dwayne Seller
Farmers Night School
Monroe
Wilson
District Soils Conserva
Fox Hunt Near Otley Ends With Shots and Escapes
A Thursday fox hunt in timberlands near Otley drew about 30 participants from near Pella. Two foxes were shot, three escaped, and a separate group hunted foxes at the dirt dump southeast of Pella. Two brothers accidentally shot each other in the face but were not seriously hurt. The river rose and backed up in grader ditches by the new bridge Saturday. Junior Wardhuizen belonged to the hunting party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Here
Otley
Pella
Junior Waardhuizen
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Otley News
Ents
Aart Ustermarkt
Dorcas Society
Otley Reformed Church
George Gosselink
Arabia
David van Haaften
Artie Hiemstra
Fred van Houten
Gerrit Davelaar
Max Carnahan
Chas. Vander Kolk
Tice Kaldenberg
Andrew Uitermarkt
Wm. Uitermarkt
Ivert de Vries
Naaktgeboren
Ronald
de Vries
Dex Moines
Kaldenberg
Andrew Ustermarkt
Colfax Sales Company
Newton Sale Barn
Bell and Clippinger, Owners
First National Bank of Colfax
Earl Shields
My Farm
Union Mills
Spring Valley Hall
Rock Road
Rae
Hereford
Caleb Hargis
Cleo Ferguson
Monroe News
Peoria News
Prairie City News
Dwight Mathes
John Vriezelaar
Marion County
Dwight
John
Lake Prairie
John Vriezelar
Ighty
Pride
Summit Strivera
Klein
Gladys
Geraldine Klein
Strivers
Rollenll
Mary Vriezelant
Norma Lucille Dykstra
Geraldine Kleinsee
Treas
Velma Vriezelaar
Delores van Waardhuizen
Norma Jean Angove
Mary van Vliet
Velma
Pruth
Vriezelar
G KI Judy Klein
Norma Tucille Dykstra
Summit News
Cordova
Sully
DePenning
Gamble
Lynnville
D-X
Montezuma Renderers
Dept. Agri
Mars van Hemert
Highway 163
Leighton
Else
Guernsey
Marion
Fairbanks-Morse
William van der Lune
Mars S. van Hemert Estate
Bibert Yen Manneny
Clark
van Gorp Hatchery
Pella, Iowa
Tionist
Chas. Rupert
Osteopathic
Drs. Kramer and
Kramer
Nellie D
H. H
West First Street
Burdock’s
Y. P
Burdock Cut Rate Lumber Co
Oskaloosa, Iowa
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