Christmas Weddings And New Year Gatherings In Dairy Town
Local notes recount a Christmas wedding at Ebenezer Reformed Church as Betty Rempe marries Kenneth Van Maanen. A Mercy Hospital surgery recovery, a funeral near Oskaloosa, and numerous New Year visits, dinners, and parties fill a busy week with Elauro and Van Zomeren families, Priscilla Sisters planning a soup supper, and C H Bogaard introducing the town to television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Vel Lovely
Betty Rempe
Henry M. Rempe
Kenneth van Maanen
Charles van Maanen
Janella van Maanen
Jefferson City
Missouri
Kenneth
Georgene Ludemann
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Red Oak
Iowa
Frances Vander Linden
Philadelph
Don de Prenger
Denny
Diane
St. Paul
Minnesota
Patty Blom
Carol Boerelyn
Nelva van Haaften
Karen van Heukelem
Linda Glendening
Myrna Aalberts
Howard Glendening
Richard
Riley Glendening
New Sharon
Keokuk
Donald Haambrecker
Suzanna Platte
Bonnie van Zomeren
C. H. Bogaard
Norman van Heukelem
June de Gook
Dorothy Toom
Pella
van Zee
Walter Versteegh
Gail
Martha Ver Steegh
J. A. van Zonk
Gradus Roberts
EK. Tanis
Priscilla Sisters Society
Walter Newendorp
Andrew Steenhoek
Steenhock
Wm. van Haaften
Ervin van Haaften
Henry Sedrel
Christmas Dinner Gatherings Across Galesburg Area
Local families from Galesburg and nearby towns shared Christmas Day at multiple homes including Kroh and Winters families in Brooklyn and the Dearinger household. A Christian Ladies Aid meeting occurred December 27 with devotionals, songs, readings, and a Christmas lunch. A basketball game between Galesburg boys and men ended 27 to 29 in favor of the men followed by skating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Kroh
Frank Kroh
Wilbur Kroh
Jim
Marilyn
Newton
Louie Groves
Clyde Rawlins
Beverly
Doris
Lois
Dale
Francis Wheeler
Max Wheeler
Monroe
Porter Winters
Brooklyn
Martin Dearinger
Harry Lee
Barbara
Clifford Dearinger
Lorraine
Brian
Curtis Dearinger
Harry Zickel
Arther Steeg
Elizabeth Oliver
Merle Zickel
Christian Ladies Aid Society
Aid Room
Arthur Dearinger
Henry Peery
Wilbur Sparks
Francis Heemsbergen
Florence Oswalt
Louis Groves
Alvin van Dyke
Ben van Dyke
Dr’s
Galesburg
Sully
Ray Lust
Mar-jorie
Reasnor
Reuben Schakel
Pella
John Steenhoven
Hudson
Consumers Cooperative Association
Kansas City
Schakel
Farmers Union Co-op Marketing Association
CCA
Steenhoven
Cooperative of
Howard A. Cowden
Associa
Pleasantville
Corwin
Des Moines
Dwight Harvey
Bill Karr
Merl
Cecil Price
Cora Karr
Emma Giles
California
Indianola
Nebraska
Ogallala
Boot Hill
Lake McConaughy
Pritchard St
Fullerton
Calif
Claride Davis
Ethel Price
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Montain Pass
Laramie
Cheyenne
Cheyenne Pass
Local notes from Cordova area recall multiple names and events
A long Cordova field notes column recounts accidents, farming moves, family visits, and holiday greetings. Mentions Peter Allman of Albia killed in a highway crash near Dean Bruere and Tyan Lovett homes, Myr De Heer injured near Pleasantville, Opal Selby caring for him, and various residents moving, visiting, or sharing news in December and January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allman
Peterson
Albia
Hiwa
Dean Bruere
Tyan Lovetts
Arthur ‘Nichols
Myr de Heer
Pleasantville
Sale
A Moines
Opal Selby
Mo’ Jan
Ist
Diane
California
Claud Garrison
Hom
Tony” Graham
Des Moines
Hubert Burchinal
Monroe
Fannie Burchinal
Baptist Church
Otley
Marjorie Klyn
Gerrit Klyn
Snellers
Earl Grandia
Judy
Angeline
Ellsworth Shilling
Nebraska
Alpha Vanden Berg
Pella
Dick Kuiper
Gerrit de Jong
Leland Balmer
Gerald van Zee
Derkey Waardhuizen
Rene van Englehoven
Lester van Haaften
Cecil Hodges
Roy Karr
Marion Boat
Juior
Pete Klyn
John Ball’ Albert
Vander Peut
Clarence Bricker
Iane Holmes Ruckman
Newton
R.E.A
Howard Karr
Tom Speed
Dean Street
New York
Telia
John Vanden Berg
Julian Garrett
Ollie Stevens
Dr. Stringfellow
New Year Reflections and Local News From Attica
A 1951 reminiscence wishes readers a peaceful year and marks a memorial for a late mother. The note observes heavy holiday traffic with calm behavior, notes a Percy fire destroying Jack and Mary Simpson’s home but not valuables, and reports Donald Balmer’s ambulance return with improving limb use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
Jack
Mary Simpson
Percy
Bennington Bridge
Donald Balmer
Town City
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Leighton News
G. G. Versteed
Gerrit
Hasselman
Eleanor
Eileen
Wayne
Rey
Don Voelker
Vivian
Vicki
Nevada
Don Ver
K. Carpenter
Kenneth Carpenter
Loell Carpenter
Nellie Slot
James
Carl Carpenter
Denver
Emma Gillispie
Avery
Duncan Reid
F. C. Reed
Cordova
Garth Mikesell
Merchant Marines
Fred Hocksema
Melvin Simpson
Gertrude Hoksbergen
Toen
Veteran's Hospital
Will Etherington
John Etherington
John
Eagle Grove
Ray Sharp
Lela Garrison
Sioux City
Red Rock
Irwin Waardhuizen
Agnes Vander Hart
Kenneth Richerd
Maytag
Knoxville
Weyer's
van Densings
Otto
Wynsteker
Prairie City
Emma Hendrick
Beard Street
Bill Kary
Roy
Mitch Ketron
Idaho
Ketron
Berlin Ballard
Ballard
Harold Clark
Michigan
Darrell Cockrum
Joe Templeton
Cockrum
Hugh Templeton
Jimmy Huigens
Jimmy
S.W
Maple Drive
Portland
Oregon
Harold Karr
Arnona
Tos
Fish and Wildlife Service
Ora Balmer
Clyde
Pom
Red Rovk
Donald Aml
Raymond
Dorothy Kans Earl
Davenport
Sund
Rey Karr's
Bussey
Doroth
Calvin Talbot
Woodland
Talbot's
Corda Karr
Raymond Karr
Fred Hocksma
Dan
Wright
Rose Hi
Fremont
Guernsey
Ray Mull
Chester
Farrow
John Deere
McCormick-Deering
Saint Joe
M&m
Priscilla Society of Protestant Reformed Church Green Realty Corp
Herman Stek
Geurts
Co-op Feed Mill
Main Street
Pella, Lowa
New Hampshire
John de Ded
Gan Gang
Ford Tractor
Arthur Verschure
Pat Metcalf
Jasper County Savings Bank
Earl Shields
Co-op
Wheaties
Sweden
Golden Valley
Sig
Farmers Union
Highway
Guernsey-Jersey
Poland
Brom
Jenny Lind
Norge
C. van der Wal
Vander Zyl Brothers
Elbert van Maanen
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