News of Nearby Towns and Rural Communities
News snippet covers local families and visitors during holidays and vacations. Mentions Evelyn Ame and Emily, Poffenbarger family, Kuiken relatives, weddings of Angeline and Lawrence Van Mersberyen, various social visits, travel from Tulsa to Albuquerque to Kingman, births in Knoxville, snowbound conditions, a car accident near Walter Shilling place, theft of two dozen chickens, and local chores including butchering and Christmas gatherings. Names include Kuiken, Vanden Berg, Klein, De Heer, Van Hemert, Gerrit Van Wyke, Neal Stanton, Baumgardner, Meadows, Shilling, Arie Waardhuizen, and Angeline Klyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart Klyn
Don Vrienelanr
San Antonio
Texas
Mike de Heer
Dorothy
Watkins Minnesota
Pete van Hemert
Gerrit van Wyke
Chester Wayne Bricker
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Kingman
Arizona
Ed van Hemert
Neal Stanton
Knoxville
Lou May
Billy Dim Muilenberg
Harry de Heer
Walter Shilling Place
Lawrence Meadows
Fd Baumgardner
Howard Crozier
Arie Waardhuizen
Leighton News Briefs Highlight Local Family Ties
Mrs E M Parsons returned Saturday after a ten day visit in Indiana. Leighton school opened after a ten day holiday. Mrs H W Vander Linden visited in Moline Illinois aiding move into a new home. A son named Donald Wayne born to Mr and Mrs Gaylord Faidley. W Bogaard family from Pella spent New Year with L Van Rockel. Miss Julianne Flietstra resumed studies at Calvin College in Grand Rapids Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Parsons
Indiana
Leighton School
H.W. Vander Linden
Howard Glendening
Moline
Illinois
Leighton
Gaylord Faidley
Donald Wayne
W. Bogaard
Belle and
Helen of
Pella
L. van Rockel
Julianne Flietstra
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Calvin College
Peoria Bride Welds Dahm and De Jong in Christmas Nuptials
Anne Dahm of Peoria and Cora De Jong daughter of Mr and Mrs Gerrit De Jong of Otley were married on December 30 at the parsonage of Res F Van Morten. The couple plan a new farm home six miles southeast of Peoria and start married life with best wishes from their families. Also noted are several local illnesses and upcoming training camp departures affecting the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Dahm
Peoria
Cora de Jong
Gerrit de Jong
Otley
Newton
Vernon
Local families share New Year events and military moves
Tracy area residents report celebrations and departures as Rev. and Mrs. John Payne and children visit from Nebraska. Marinus Rozeboom marks 25th anniversary with relatives present, son Pvt. Albert Roozeboom heads to army. De Geest and Keideman head to Des Moines for induction. several neighbors attend a New Year’s Eve gala at Groenendyk home amid games and refreshments. Haymond De Geest travels to South Dakota. No school due to blocked routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Payne
Nebraska
John Masterson
Marinus Rozeboom
Pvt
Albert Roozeboom
Raymond de Geest
William Keideman
Des Moines
Betty
Irene
Ralph van Rheenen
Pella
Ben Groenendyk
Nellie, Eldert
Bennie Groenendyk
Angeline
Elmer Groenendyk
Evadena
Pete Roozeboom
Marie
Marian
Henrietta Vande Kieft
Eddie
Luclla Groenendyk
Albert Nikkel
Gilbert Beekhuizen
Eugene Koning
Bill Kelderman
Rena
Florence Brummel
Johanna
Grace
John
Bert Beckhuizen
Jennie Schimmel
Henry
Nellie Roozeboom
I'vi
Bill Wanders
Wiliam
Charles
Anna Groenendyk
Thelma McGee
Ralph van Ancenen
Wilbur Roose
Ada
Jake Be Haan
Albert Hoksbergen
Otley News Local Notes and Corrections
Otley notes report Billie Vriezelaar with pneumonia and improving over the weekend. Rey Folkert to leave for Holland Michigan to visit relatives Wednesday. Mrs Folkert to join him after two weeks with kin. Andrew Ustermarkt sale postponed to Friday January 9. Wilbur Ustermarkt leaves for Leslie Van Haasten’s to work. Lois Van Vliet returns to Iowa City to school. Gene Koons and daughter visit Zack and Mrs Slocum. Garlan Ruby and Bill Harvey clear streets with snow plow. Mrs Arie Van Waardhuizen Sr burns feet on hot water. recovery hoped. Mia Art Altermarkt visits at Arie Van Waardhuizen home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Vriezelaar
Rey. Folkert
Holland
Michigan
Lois van Vliet
J. M. van Vliet
Iowa City
Gene Koons
Tom Slocum
Monroe
Zack Slocum
Garlan Ruby
Bill Harvey
Otley
Arie van Waardhuizen Sr
Mia
Art Altermarkt
Arie van Waardhuizen
Snowbound Week Hits Peoria Congregations and School Reopenings
Heavy snow and extreme cold kept churchgoers home last Sunday while Peoria Christian school resumed after a 12 day break. Miss Schuurman and Miss Janet De Jong returned from Orange City and Pella respectively to lead classes as Lena De Nooy departed for South Holland, Illinois to resume teaching duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian School
Schuurman
Orange City
Janet de Jong
Pella
Lena de Nooy
The
Christian School of
South Holland, Ill
Snowbound routines and local notices from Summit area
Summit News lists students missing class due to heavy snow and winter weather. It notes local residents visiting relatives in Newton Ames and Washington D C plus 4 H club meetings and awards for John Henry Vriezelaar. Also mentions gas explosion injuries and New Year celebrations at Monroe churches.
Storm disrupts Rolscreen plant and welcomes new staff
A heavy snow storm near New Year delayed work at the Rolscreen Company. Several screeners could not reach the plant, some workers shoveled for hours, and one employee accidentally fell through a skylight while on the roof. New hires, a birth, and army call duties are noted alongside Red Cross collections and ongoing production orders across divisions in Rochester, Des Moines, San Diego, Muskegon, Lock Haven, Wilmington, and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel
Rose
Dave Branthart
Wichita
Kansas
Neal
Kersbergen
Hid
Rock Island
Bob Heerema
Fa Hon
Enouh
Carroll Wilson
Ruth
Michael Gorman
Carroll
Will Gosselink
Pearl Harbor
Arlo
Rosscreen Gang
National Defense
Kalscreen Company
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Rochester
New York
Des Moines
San Diego
Muskegon State Park
Muskegon
Michigan
St. Agnes Parsonage
Lockhaven
Pennsylvania
Hercules Powder Company
Wilmington
Delaware
Navy Officers’ Recreation Building
Boston
Marion County Tax Valuations Rise in 1941 Totals
Marion County's total tax valuations for 1941 reach 24,164,143 dollars, up from 22,760,223 in 1940, driven by higher rural real estate and city valuations. Money and credits total 2,068, with Knoxville city posting the largest gains in money and credits, while rural townships show declines. High quality breeding bulls and females remain in demand, per Iowa Beef Producers' Association rep Carl Oldsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Board of Supervisors
State Tax Commission
Lake Prairie Township
Knoxville Township
Union Township
Pella City
Knoxville City
Marysville
Knoxville Journal
Carl Oldsen
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fifield News
Evelyn Ame
Emily
Poffenbarger
Indersloos Kuiken
Connie
Kenneth
Marvin
Vanden Berg
G. Klein
Jacob Kuiken
Marion Brink
Wright, Town
Lawrence van Mersberyen
Dee
Rose Kuiken
Marion Monster
Alta Marie Beyer
Rt de Raad
EH. Meinders
Jake Kuiken
Connie Vanden Berg
C. J. Kuiken
John Amos
Cordova
Leighton News
General Electric
GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
Wormhoudt
Towa Boy
Keith Mullenger
Denison
Iowa
Extension Service
Chicago
Weatinghouse Company
Sovereign Doctors of Motors
Our
Doctors of Motors
Sovereign Service
Star Oil Co
Gorner
Tracy News
Otley News
Peoria News
Summit News
Burton den Otter
John Otter
Skiff
Ho J
Jadus Vriezelar
Son Me
Walter van Doorninck
Gradus Vriezelaar
James
Kathryn Vriezelaar
Washington
Jean
Korrine Vriezelaar
Arthur Vriezelaar
J. W. Pringle
Dwight Pringle
Washington D. C
Washington D. G
Elmer Vogelaar
Tenora
IT. W. Vriezelam
Summit School
Sweem
Jack Onstank
Ames
Summit Strivers
Madeline
Velma Vriezelaar
Marion County Fair Board
John Henry Vriezelaar
John’ Henry
County Line 4-N
Jake Diekema
Chas. Fry
Baptist Church
Roy Philip Vaughn
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Neal de Ronde
Vaughn
Winifred den Hartog
de Ronde
Wilma Vanden Berg
Rousseau River Bridge
Jersey
Guernsey
Hobmarys
Farrow
McCormick Deering
John Deere
Concord
G. Klyn
Tysseling & Ver Meer
Clerks
Adleriea
South End
Mobilgas
Shum
Wm. van Dusseldorp
Van's Mobil Service
S. W
Hampshire
International
IHC
Milwaukee
Emerson
Ann Arbor
Farmall
Davie
Fairbanks Morse
Dorcas Society
First Reformed Church
D.J. de Haan & CO
Worth and van Zante
Clerks, Vriezellar and
van Maanen
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