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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1944
Page
1
A long list from Pella and nearby towns salutes residents deemed aged and honored in the yearly muster. The piece notes many familiar names midst an archival tribute, extending heartfelt wishes for peace and reflection as the community remembers those who have passed the threshold into elder years.
A memorial roll lists many individuals with readings of death dates and locations from 1943. Names include Gerrit Huyser Sully, Mrs. Pat Holdsworth Knoxville, Leo Hewitt Clark, and Leo Hewitt Clarke, among others, with entries spanning January to December. The fragmentary list is interwoven with scattered biblical references and notes on graves, churches, and local observances.
A Christmas program at the Christian Church in Tracy featured Mrs Robert Lanphier and family as proud parents of a dayh Robert at The Tray School’s Christmas vacation closing. Bennie Groenendsk hosted guests at his home with about 45 attendees, the evening filled with plays and meals. Mrs Alfred Gray and family moved nearby. Miss Anna Pauline enemy and Albert Nikkel married December 14 in Missouri.
The item lists deaths and family messages including Mrs Laura Craver who died at 9, a former missionary and widow of Dr S P Craver, and notes Christmas visits and hospital recoveries. It mentions Pvt Charles Sloan and Robert Jarnagin recovering from illness, plus various Newton area relatives, visiting and dining events during Christmas and New Year remarks.
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