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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1947

Page

10

Local rural notes report family events and moves

Jake Ozinga injured finger at a hammer mill last week. Many residents attend a misc shower for Johanna Vanden Berg as she prepares for marriage to Melvin Vos. A daughter is born to John Martin Visser and Ruth Waardhuizen marries Melvin Dykstra. Community members travel to Iowa City for medical care and to Manila for a ship farewell. Several gatherings, relocations, and hospital visits mark a busy period in Otley, Knox ville, Pella, and surrounding towns.

Jake Ozinga Murray van Hemert Poortinga Farm Lorena Av” Saunder Red Rock Dunreath Tommy de Moss Iowa City Lizzie Shilling Jimmy Buttery Maggie Perkey Methodist Hospital Marjorie van Hemert Knoxville Barnes Otley Marjorie Otto Wynsteker Cordova Wednesda Wynsteker May van Hemert Pella John Martin Visser Collins Memorial Hospital Delight Wing Johanna Vanden Berg Joe Vanden Berg Melvin Vos Johanna Engle David Gerrit de Jong Effie Clyde Karr Janet Dick Kuiper Anthony Josephine Lester van Haaften Joyce Elaine Gerald van Zee Marla Beth Irene van Engichoven Delos Vanden Berg Carolyn Joyce Neal de Ronde Robert Lee Gertrude Griffioen Gertrude Hoksbergen Hazel Bricker Grace Karr Tony Langstraat Larry Wayne Pearl Kamerick Tunis Kamerick Melvin Washington Ruth Waardhuizen Anne van Waardhuizen Melvin Lee Dykstra Waardhuizen Bill E. Karr Manila Admiral Benson U. S

Local Socials and Weddings Highlight Sully News

Mrs Frank Andreas entered Mercy hospital in Oskaloosa for treatment. The Ladies Aid met at the Christian Reformed church with Dick Bruxvoort hosting. Mr and Mrs Jake Elscott observed their 41st wedding anniversary with family visits and a meal. Numerous Van Wyk families celebrated anniversaries and hosted gatherings with grandchildren bringing gifts. A farewell for the Rozenboom family was held with neighbors, and several residents attended church events, basketball games, and nurse cap ceremonies in Des Moines.

Arletta Terlouw Frank Andreas Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa Arnold Klein Pleasantle Wm. Sjaardema Alice Willemsen Lynnville Jeff Willemsen Ladies Aid The Christian Reformed Church Dick Bruxvoort J. Geels Gerrit van Norden Neal Jensen Peter Kloostra Walter van Maanen Henry Roelofsen John Oldsthoorn Herman Swank Jake Elscott Edward Conn Joe Banrda Conn Dick van Wyk John van Wyk Tunis van Wyk Marie Monroe Harry van Wyk Pella Armour Wallace Delmar van Wyk Fred de Jong Joe Paltzer Tony Stravers Carolyn Veldhuizen Florence Kooi Anna Mae van Wyk Will D. van Wyk Louis van Wyk Gerrit Jochems Ray van Wyk Dick van Weelden Clarence van Wyk Henry Beyer Connie Jansen Elmer van Wyk Lester van Wyk Eldon Eugene Nelson Council Bluffs John Veldhuizen Tainter Minnie Veldhuizen Elmer Pahre Edna Pahre Alice Shutts Wilbur Vander Kamp John Rozenboom Galesburg Carl Hackett Henry Jansen Robert Everett Kruseman Wm. Huyser Everett de Jong Clazina Johnnie Wanda John 0 Terlouw Theda Lloyd Louis R. J. de Jong Tone de Kock Jane Rozendaal Lane Maasdam Peter Rozendaal Neal Jansen Maas Rozenboom Gase van Dyk Adrian Rozendaal Wayne Joyce Lucille Don de Jong Lester Wisgerhof Sue Diane Town City Earl Voss Maréngo Tony Vos Grinnell Hospital First Reformed Church Arthur Bennick Genevieve van Sant Des Moines Andrew van Sant Tunis Blom Donna Ray Buitenwerf Misa Artie Blom Evelyn Blom Methodist Hospital Methodist Church C. A. Carpenter Mary Doris Carpenter Arthur Huyser Huyser Bert van Wyk Henry Mol Sr Maines

New technique reveals inside of cow udder during milking

Dairy scientist Dr. W. E. Petersen of the University of Minnesota has developed a method to observe the interior of a cow s udder during milking. His work, combining a mechanical udder with a custom artificial heart lung and surgical dissection, will be demonstrated in color at Memorial Hall Knoxville on Friday March 7 at 8 p.m free to area dairy men.

W. E. Petersen University of Minnesota Dr. Petersen Petersen Canada Marion County Knoxville Memorial Hall

Prairie City social notes and local movements update

Prairie City residents update includes homecomings from Michigan trips, new moves into local properties, hospital visits and discharges, a hospitalization and parole event, and community club activities. Local families, Des Moines and Knoxville connections appear with multiple visits and arrivals. Plans for County-Wide Day for Women are announced with speaker Mrs. Raymond Sayre.

Summit News Social Roundup of Local Guests

Mrs H W Vriezelaar hosts dinner guests Andrew Ver Woert family and Ruth Ann Lin da of Pella. Afternoon callers Pat Lorraine Wilma Kay Ronnie Slycord of Pella. Norma Joan Bricker visited Donna Ballard in Monroe. Henry Ver Voort family visited Lloyd Hevlin near Monroe. Coralee Vriezelast ill with mumps. Edwyn Ver Dugt recovered to return to school. Willa Mae Van Doorninck and Mary Vriezelaar also on mumps list. New home for Henry Kool in Otley nearing completion. Dan Rietveld to move from east of Otley. Piggh returned from two months in Arizona and California. Joe Clark family visited Janie.

H. W. Vriezelaar Andrew Ver Woert Bobbie Ruth Ann Linda Pella Henry Ver Woert James Slycord Patty Lorraine Wilma Kay Ronnie Norma Joan Bricker Donna Ballard Mon-roe Henry Ver Voort Martha Carol Glenn Lloyd Hevlin Monroe Coralee Vriezelast Edwyn Ver Dugt Willa Mae van Doorninck Mary Vriezelaar Henry Kool Otley Dan Rietveld East of Otley

Osage County News Briefs Front Osage County Iowa Items

Yella Menninga entered Mercy hospital Oskaloosa Iowa Sunday February 16 for major surgery on February 17. Etta Terpstra left Wednesday to State Center and will travel with Dr Woods to California visiting Dorothy Earp the Earps and Warren Eugene. Elk Creek Grange members honored John Shultz wedding anniversary February 17 with a pot luck and games. Mendings note multiple visits and social events including Bud Breen Merlin Schnug and families visiting in Fr ed Friday. Stanley Oswalt earned an honorable discharge from the Air Corps at Lowry Field near Denver Colorado. Mrs Roy Dearinger stayed Sunday with W J Jacobs in Newton Iowa.

K. Carpenter Yella W. Menninga Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa Iowa Etta Terpstra State Center and Woods California Bud Breen Merlin Schnug Roy Dearinger Kenneth Carpenter Dennis Karla Kay Charles Earp Phyllis Carl Hendricks Lloyd Guinn Poortinga Reinder Poortinga Willis Nearmeyer Darlene Dewey Ramer George Elwood Freeman Kling Verla Menninga Mamie Kling And Mire Willard McGregor G. D. van Wyk Melvin Betty Lou Mra Dowald Terpstra Sharon Mario John Shultz and Mire Gerald de Bruyn Milin Schnng Ostooga Ladies Aid Society of the Chelotian Church Aid Room Stanley Oswalt Lowry Yield Denver Colo Air Corps W. J. Jacobs Newton Loell Carpenter Bundy Carpenter

Local notices from Monroe News items and migrations

The column lists various weekend travels and visits by residents including Arie Breed at Town State College Ames Phyllis Perrin of Dallas Grace Warrick to California and Martin Rutz of Lake Park. Also reports a hand injury to Hubert Burchinal at Automatic Co Newton and a 4-H club meeting with corn bread making and polite behavior talks.

H. W. Weiezelaar Arie Breed Town State College Ames Peter Bree Phyllis Perrin Dallas Texas Harry Perrin W. N. LeGrand Florida M.r. Shaw Robert Tilden Knoxville Tenn Shaw Grace Warrick California Martin Rutz Lake Park Ivor Whit+ted Hubert Burchinal the Automatic Co Newton Diane Noon Victoria McConeghey Bonnie’ Marshall Frances Worth Susan Dickman Dickman Worth Francis Worth Amvet American Legion Auxiliary W.A.C GAR Washington

Wanders Visit Des Moines For Dental Work And Local Gossip

Tracy area residents report Mrs. Wanders undergoing dental extractions in Des Moines with an overnight stay in Pella at the Marinus Roozeboom home. Community members attended an REA meeting in Pella and celebrated birthdays, church events, and family gatherings amid illness news and condolences for H. J. Bensink of Pella.

Otley News Briefs Local Moves and Visits

Mrs Charles Vander Kolk reports Harold Poortinga and family moved to a farm east of Pella this week. AMVETS Auxiliary Otley Unit 201 baked cookies for Des Moines Veterans Hospital and planned a veterans party Sunday. Mrs Ben Vos and children visited Aart Ustermarkt family near Leighton. Gerrit Plate and daughter Gertrude joined visits at the Ustermarkt home. Otley youths attended a skating party hosted by the Reformed church in Oskaloosa. Mrs Vander Kolk spent a weekend at Adam Van Toorn’s home in Oskaloosa. more local social notes follow. David Stalin of Los Angeles arrived Wednesday.

Red Rock de Moss Darlene Karr Monroe Seymour Cedar Artrude Hoksbergen Waterloo Pella Gerrit de Jong Clyde Karr Rene van Engelhoven Joe Vanden Berg Jake Ozinga Freda Clark Tony Langstraat Murray van Hemert Gerald van Zee Loren Stevenson Phillip Clark Bill Warrick Jake Neef Derky Waardhuizen Louie Carter Knoxville Purl Clark Nellie Waardhuizen Irene van Enwelhoven Ruth Waardhuizen Will Waardhuizen Will Anna Arthur Albert Californ Jess Mikesell Grant Maddy Will Rogers James Huigens Hospers Templeton Grand Junction Ruth Roetman Melvin Dwight Harvey Celia James Templeton Hugh Templeton Joe Templeton Sarah Jane Dwight Henrietta Steenbock C. A. Schutting Junior van Ryswyk Michigan Nathan Waddell Violet Charles Prairie City Vern Dodd D. J. van Ryswyk A. A. Steenhoek John W. Plate Jeanette M Steenhoek Nick van Gorp Des Moines Jon Rugigles Chicago Ilinois Detroit Ick van Ryswyk Henrietta de Graaf Auke Vande Lane Ike Slings John Vande Lune John Henken Auke Bert Vande Lune Maggie van Houweling Dick Hagen Paul Vande Lune Charley Ilecocq Anna Andringa Lawrence Steenbock Max Vande Lune Wilbert A. Vande Lune General Hospital Dick Steenhook Newton Drenka Kleinenhorst Zaayer Insurance Office Martha Gilbert Schultze Grand Rapids Henry Hubert de Rous Nellie de Rous Doyle Lille Ray Barber Carrie Awtry Dick Znayer Rochester Henry van Haatten Irvin Dirkie de Goey Charles Vander Kolk Harold Poortinga Amvets Otley Des Moines Veterans Hospital Ben Vos Roger Robert Wesley Near Leighton Aart

Otley and Pella Socials and Postmaster History

Residents gathered at Otley to celebrate a 45th anniversary at the Uitermarkt home with forty eight attendees including grandchildren and relatives. A 90 year history of Otley postmasters is listed from 1857 Newark to 1926 Van Viet, and local visits feature Gerrit Wittenberg, Gerrit Uitermarkt, Norman Robus, and others amid winter weather and a present pheasant sighting.

Gerrit Wittenberg Pella Des Moines North Dakota Henry Naakegeboren Abraham Bogaards Bill Ustermarkt Billie Bogaard W. H. Anderson R. L. Anderson John §. Davis Samuel Honnold John Donnell Geo. Hammond Columbus Long Simpson Bell Otley Isaac N. Crum David Hazen Annie Harp John M. Karr Samuel Walker Dick Vander Ploeg H. L. Renaud J. M. van Viet Andrew Uitermarkt Julius Uitermarkt Gerrit Vande Gest Marinus Stravers William Uitermarkt Gerrit Uitermarkt Jake Uitermarkt Arthur Uitermarkt Evert de Vries Dick Uitermarkt Albert Uitermarkt Tice Kaldenberg Aart Ustermarkt Henry Breuklander Ernest Stalin Norman Robus Otley Reformed Church Lewis van Wyke Raymond — Robus

Roose Family Notes and Local Births in Peoria News

Peoria News records multiple local updates including births at Dick Terpstra and Leon ard Roose homes, a wedding of Stella Dahm and Harold Pethoven, hospital recoveries for Gerrit Rus and Harold Ozinga, and visits among Roose and Van der Hart families. A Dutch singing club gathered at M Van der Hart home with next meeting at John Van Gorp.

Leonard J. Roose Wm. Vander Molen Marvin Pella Dick Terpstra Leonard Roose Barbara Ann John A. Roose Stella Dahm Harold Pethoven Fred de Nooy Linda Darlene Gerrit Rus Harold Ozinga Henry de Jong Wm. Roose A. H. Roose Prairie City Gerrit Dykstra Dykstra Peter Rus M. van der Hart John van Gorp John Swank Henry Dahm Jake Stursma John Vander Hart Jacob Vander Molen Bert Swank Cecil Vander Molen Frank Klynsma

Local Stays Feature Mrs Hawk's Family Home Visit

Mrs Hawks relatives hosted a visit at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs William Vriezelaar. Mrs John Lille was taken to Mahaska hospital in Oskaloosa on Tuesday for medical care.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Cordova Roy Karr Lester van Heaften Sully de Penning Gamble Montezuma Renderers Dept. Agri Life Insurance M. M. Dockendorf New York Life Insurance Company N. Main Street Frank Barnes Reasnor Tool’s Chapel McCormick McCormick Deer Mill McDeering Case Tractor Plante Everett Stringer Monroe State Bank Sully News Prairie City News A. L. Dykstra Mesdames Joe Horman HH. W. Vriezelaar Bryan Karr Hopbin Leona de Raad Nora Workman Summit Norma Angove Summit Strivers Patricia Rietveld Summit News Monroe News Tracy News Wm. Wanders G. Vander Linden de Leeuw Wm. Vander Lugt Mrs. Vander Lugt John van Hal Abram Nunnikhoven Harriet Vander Schaaf Vander Schaaf James Schimmel Sr Abram Bos Francis Oskaloosa G. de Wolf Henry G. Roozeboom Duane Henry C. van Arkel G. Arkema Bill Kelderman Alice Beekhuizen Henry Roozeboom Tunis Hoksbergen Henry van Kooten Peter Groenendyk Richard Vande Kieft Ill Janella Nieuwsma Arie Engbers H. J. Bensink Otley News Peoria News M. G. Knowles R. D. Sullivan Knoxville, Iowa Iver Poe Gd SURGL Mart Hoeksema D. E. Clark Pleasantville, Lowa
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