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Christmas greetings fill Des Moines area families
The document lists numerous Christmas visits and gatherings across Des Moines and nearby towns. Families including the Roose sisters, Mrs. Lambert Nieuw, Mrs. Leonard Peters, and many others share holiday meals at homes in West Des Moines, Ottumwa, Knoxville, Eddyville, Milo, Newton, and Pella. It notes attendance at family events, hospital visits, and a mixer of festive dinners, with mentions of new engagements and long-time staff prizes for perfect attendance in 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Nieuw
Roose Sisters
Leonard Peters
Clarence Vander ‘Veer
Grace Voyce
Gene
Kenneth Wine
Knoxville
Murry Grandia
Edward Olivier
Eddyville i
Dannie Sytama
Clark Carnahan
Carnahan
Joel Spykerman
C.ee
Hollandale
Minn
Bill Wadle
Otto Wadle
Milo
Bernice Roozeboom
Newton
Paul Vander Hart
Henry van Halen
Donna Mae Vander Kraats
Donna
Roy
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Grace
Wilma Slykhuis
Anthony Nunnikhoven
Herbert Criss
Goldie Colwell
Ottumwa
Wil de Vries
Jacob Schael
Bess Blom
Frances Ver Heul
Irene Hiemstra
Ray de Geus
Marinus de Zwarte
Lloyd Price
Elmer Cameron
Hendrikus Klein
Gertrude de Penning
Cecil de Vries
Fred Hoekman
Charlie
Wilhelmina Lille
Cora Kruseman
A. Marion Boot
Raymond Fisher
Thomas Chambers
Stella Fleeman
A. Delight Wing
Rachel Ryken
Mary E. Collins
Cora Beaning
Harry Stump