Otley Otley area social notes and oblique notices
The Otley area community reflects on social visits births and gatherings from several households. Local residents including Doris Lee Swank Klein and Vriezelaar families share news of shopping trips and family visits in Des Moines and Omaha. A birthday party at Otley school and a World Day of Prayer event at Otley Reformed Church are noted along with church activities and upcoming Family Night events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Lee
Pella
Lloyd Swank
Willard Klein
Des Moines
Otley
Harold Hollander
Garland Ruby
Paul Buwalda
Gerrit Wittenburg
Joan
Eddyville
Otley School
Andrew Ustermarkt
Clarence Findley
Newton
Bill Ustermarkt
Everett de Vries
Raymond van Wyk
Norman Robus
Neal de Geus
Paul Buwal
Harold van Essen
Near Tracy
John de Ronde
Anna Klein and
Marion van Wyk
Lutheran Hospital
Moines
Lynnville Embroidery Club Hosts Social and Birthdays
Mrs. Wayne Wildman hosted the Lynnville Embroidery Club with a tray lunch as members recalled travels from 1955. Relatives celebrated February birthdays for Twyla Vander Weerdt and Bensie Fopma while Jennie Elscott recovering from pneumonia visited with family. Families and locals, including the Lynnville 4-H Club, held meetings, school events, and a well drillers convention.
Anniversary Observed in Lynnville and Surroundings
A couple marked their 26th wedding anniversary on February 10 with family visits and multiple honorings. Guests from Lynnville and nearby areas joined the Willemsens for cake, refreshments, and gifts, including an electric skillet and a lovely lamp, with further celebrations at the Willemsen home the following evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Willemsen
Willemsen
Ernest Graham
Ervin Meredith
Deborah
Teresa
Wm. Sylvester
Shirley Sparks
Juanita Donselaar
Ratcliff
Will Allee
Nellie Warbel
Vina Renaud
Julia Macy
Minnie Renaud
Harrison Shepherd
Alvin Harden Brook
Newton
Gene Chambers
Doris
Robert Shepherd
Azel Savage
Ottumwa
Carl Terpstra
Max Sarvers
Marshalltown
Clayton Tiedemann
Gregory
Grinnell
Jim Terlouw
Howerton
Eddyville
Lewis of
Lamont
Fintay Tient
Wilbur Stanley
Valentine Birthday Party for Daryl Dean Menninga
Daryl Dean Menninga was honored at a Valentine birthday party on Monday afternoon for his fifth birthday on February 14. Friends attended, gifts were opened, games played, and refreshments served. A Valentine cake from his grandmother topped the event, with the host family listed among attendees. Mr and Mrs Carl De Bruyn, their move, and related housing notes are mentioned along with other local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Denburger
Leighton
Valley School
Otley
Bert Barnes
George Vander Eehel of
Sully
Paul Buwalda
Banner Bearers Society
Carroll Rohrdanz
Terry
Pearl Rohrdanz
Dwight
Killduff
Duane Oswalt
Steve
Suily
Bill Ver Steeg
Monroe
del Elscott
Newton
Dave Hutchins
Lori
Des Moines
Harold Schnug
Earl Hendricks
Janet
Jesse Butin
Galesburg
Stanley Oswalt
Wichita Falls
Texas
Wayne Scenbice
Rhonda
Deep River
Carl de Bruyn
N. W. Miller
Kenneth Carpenter
Earl Owens
Pell
Ricl Sukkel
Daryl Mennings
Royce Sparks
Daryl Dean Menninga
Daryl
Bernie Menninga
Menninga
Duane van Veen
Marlys Sukkel
Debbie Schippers
Algonda Ten Hagen
Sherry Michmershuizen
Bryce de Jong
Sheryl Mennin
Marcia Dunsbergen
Pamela
Michael Tuinstra
Tommy Kaldenberg
Ben Dunsbergen
Nick Menninga
Willard de Jong
Clifford Irish
Lloyd Quinn
Karen
de Bruyns
Martin Dearinger
Wilbur Sparks
Clyde
Peoria News Community Notices From Pella And Nearby
Mrs. John Westercamp now cared for in Rev Wm De Jong home in Pella at her son’s. Friends may call on Franklin Street. Gerrit Rus family guests for Jen nie Rus’s birthday. Peter 8. Rus family present. Miss Myrna Hieberdink and Miss Shirley Vander Pol teachers from Minnesota dined with Andrew Bandstra Sr. Rev H Verduin returned from Michigan. Mrs Brandt visiting. At Tainter Coop board Milo De Jong elected president. Raymond Wehrle vice president. Chan Fleming re-elected secretary treasurer. Gerrit Roose family and Leonard Dahm family hosts Sunday supper. George Zimmer attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. de Jong
Herman A. de Jong
Peter 8
Myrna ‘Hieberdink
Shirley Vander Pol
Minnesota
Andrew Bandstra
H. Verduin
Grand Rapids
Mich
Verdun
Board of Trustees
Joan Memmelaar
Blom
Sully
Busy Bee Club
Lena Vander Wilt
Peoria
First Reformed Church Congregation
Pella
Jacob Dahm
Wm. Andringa
Wilbur Roose
Gerrit Andringa
Joyce Roose
Gerrit Roose
Anna Marlene Westercamp
Esther Mae de Vries
Loretta Westercamp
Margy Ann Nieuwsma
Wm. van Sant
Janice
Mildred
John Vander Kraats
George Zimmer
Leonard Dahm
Wm. Roose
Newton
Stanley Rooda
Larry Kent
Bonnie
Maryan Swank
Rodney Rus
Esther Mae de’ Vries
Anna M
Loretta
Frederick Westercamp
Wedding and Community Notices From Pella Area
A record of events from a Pella Iowa church and surrounding community, noting a niece’s marriage to a Sully groom, a Busy Bee Club meeting, a Peoria male chorus appearance at First Reformed Church, a 25th wedding anniversary for Gerrit and Mrs Andringa, a bridal shower for Joyce Roose, and numerous social gatherings at local homes, schools, and clubs with attendees across multiple families and neighbors.
Bridal Shower Honors Nadine Westercamp Near Oskaloosa
A social note reports Mrs. Gerald Rozen boom and others attended a bridal shower near Oskaloosa on Friday evening honoring Nadine Westercamp daughter of Mr and Mrs Brenus Westercamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aardt
Gerald Rozenboom
Oskaloosa
Nadine Westercamp
Brenus Westercamp
Let the Young Collegian Choose Training Over Education
The editor argues young students should seek prompt job ready training rather than mislabeling it as education. He warns against neglecting broader duties while pursuing specialized skills and stresses balanced development for future success.
A Fool and His Money Are Soon Spotted
Quote cites Alvin Johnson on a man who rests in ignorance of social political international affairs and arts, suggesting he has time to cultivate culture while employers should support his growth as a citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Johnson
Oliver
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Otley News
Charles Vander Kolk
Spe
Frank van Zante
Rudy Heeren
Guys van Wyk
Marvin
Charles Vander
Elk
William Verwers
Bonnie Darlene
Cordell
Rodney
Marion Verwers
Margery
Violet
Delores
Carol
Gordon
Near Kellogg
Raymond Robus
Lynnville News
Wayne Wildman
Lynnville
Twyla Vander Weerdt
Bensie Fopma
Howald Henry
C. Terlones
Jennie Elscott
Skiff Hospital
Vern Stanley
Larry
Sharon
Marshal Meredith
Bruce
Potter
Lynn Grove Hustlers
Junction School
Norman van Manen
David van Rees
Nor van Manen
Waliicantrete
Ernest Caltriedt
Lynnville Telephone Co
Andrew Verwers
Glenn van Genderen
Virgil Benson
Bernard Jay
Harold Macy
Albert Terpstra
Ernie Selle
Bruce Gause
Telephone Company
Lee Vos
Norman Huyser
Well Drillers
Fort Dodge
Iowa
PTA
L. E. Wagaman
Kelly Davis
Montezuma
H. A. Russell
Rayford Ratcliff
Vandenberg
Insurance Agency
GREEN
Columbus St. Pella
de Oy
K. Carpenter
MR. Farmer
Jake Langstraat
Peoria News
John
Westercamp
John Wester
Warren
Warren School
Anna Mae Gosselink
Gosselink
Andrew Bandstra l
Paul A. Bandstra
Ridge
Bert A. Bandstra
Knoxville
Gloria Jean Bandstra
Louis van Roekel
Robert Baker
Columbia
Baker
Riverside Club
Charles Castner
Tainter
Marcia Ruth Bandstra
Dick Bandstra
Tunis Fynaardt
Joe Rozenboom
Leland Fyn
Stor Iin
S. A. Kooyman
van Gorp Hatchery
Pella, Iowa
Colfax Sale
Prield
Pracy
Harry Selbher
Andrew
Colfax Sale Company
Clippinger
Shi and
Briles
Earl and
Bill Shields
Vandehaar
Guernsey
Vandehaar Dairy Herd CO
R. Roy Harold H. Lisk
Auct
van Zee
Nalplex
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