Local Society Notes Highlight January Meetings
The Ladies Aid meet Thursday in church with Mrs. Leona Sadler and Mrs. Martha Clark hosting. Amvets Auxiliary gathers Tuesday January 16 at Mrs. Carl Vogelaar’s home. Porter Grove Aid meets January 16 at Mrs. Julia Van Houwering and Miss Dickie Van Zante, 808 Independence St. Philathea class plans Mos Post and Early Baptist Pioneers near Pel In program by Mrs. Thomas. Co-hostesses were Mary Caulk and Hattie Vander Meulen. Fortnightly Club met January 4 at Mrs. C. J. Dykstra’s. Sgt. Phillip Kempkes’ Alaska pictures shown. next meeting January 18 at Mrs. R. S. Grandman’s, with Mrs. Wm. Bean in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Leona Sadler
Martha Clark
Amvets
Carl Vogelaar
Porter Grove Aid
Julia van Howering
Dickie van Zante
Independence St
Philathea
Kate Thomas
Mos Post
Pel- In
Thomas
Mary Caulk
Hattie Vander Meulen
C. J. Dykestra
Tunis Kempkes
Alaska
Phillip Kempkes
Kempkes
R.S. Grandman
Wm. Bean
Obituary: Mrs Reuvers of Pella Dies at 90
Daughter of Wil helm and Henrietta Herbig born January 23 1860 in Oskaloosa Iowa. Lived in Pella since age ten. Married John H Reuvers April 24 1884 he died 1940. Faithful member of Second Reformed Church and Women’s Missionary Society. Survived by three children Ancel Atlanta Richard Synhorst Newton Leona Pella four grandchildren three great grandchildren. Died January 4 1951 at 310 E First St after lingering illness. Funeral January 8 1961 Van Dyk Funeral Home officiated by Rev F H Tanis. Interment Oakwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelm
Henrietta Herbig
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Pella
John H. Reuvers
Ancel
Atlanta
Georgia
Richard Synhorst
Newton
Leona
Reuvers
E. First Street
van Dyk
F. H. Tanis
Oakwood
Mothers Day Gratitude to Neighbors and Friends
We thank all neighbors and friends who brightened Mothers Day by their presence or acts of kindness. Their thoughtfulness meant a great deal to her and is deeply appreciated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
Bertha Van Domselaar obituary from Pella church notes
Bertha Van Domselaar born November 26 1877 near Pella Mahaska County died January 4 1951 Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa Iowa aged 73 years 1 month 9 days Married to A B Van Domselaar March 11 1903 he died November 11 1944 She joined the First Christian Reformed Church of Pella twenty six years ago and remained faithful Survived by Tonetta Jacob G Jennie Mrs Nic Mepplnk and Mattie all of Pella Funeral from Van Dyk Funeral Home January 6 1961 at 1 p m to the church with Rev St Vroon officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha van Domselaar
Gerrit Ver Meer
Henrietta de Bruin Ver Meer
Pella
Mahaska County
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Towa
A. B. van Domselaar
First
Christian Reformed Church of
Minnie ‘Tysseling
Tonetta
A. D. van’ Houweling
Jacob G. Jennie
Nic Mepplink
Mattie
H. Jansen
van Dyk Funeral Home
First Christian Reformed Church
St. Vroon
Black Oak Center
Card of Thanks for Bertha Van Domselan
The family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness and expressions of sympathy during and after the illness and passing of our sister Mrs Bertha Van Domselan. We received flowers and thoughtful acts of respect, gratefully acknowledged by the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha
van — Domselan
Vander Linden Matriarch Dies After Long Iowa Peoria Years
Mrs. Pieternelia Vander Linden born 1889 in Nieuw Beierland Netherlands immigrated to the United States in 1918. She married Carl Vander Linden in 1916 in Eddyville Iowa, raising seven children. Her life spanned Eddyville Oskaloosa Leighton and finally Peoria areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tieternella Vander Linden
Hendrick Dam
Jaantje Groenenboom Dam
Nieuw Beierland
South Molland
Netherlands
America
Carl Vander Linden
Edward Hubrogtso
Eddyville
Iowa
Ufe
Oskaloosa
Leighton
Peoria
Obituary of Pieternella Vander Linden 1889–1951
Pieternella Vander Linden died January 7 1951 after a seven month illness at Mahaska hospital Oskaloosa Iowa aged 61 years 1 month 22 days Her husband died May 31 1943 She left seven children and eight grandchildren with extended relatives She was a church member at Peoria Christian Reformed and Eddyville Reformed She supported the Lord and faith through long illness A service was held January 10 1951 at the Peoria church Interment at Peoria cemetery The family thanks friends for sympathy and aid
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Herman A. de Jong
Catherine
R. R
New Sharon
Henry
Pella
Cornie
Town
Andrew
Marion
Scarsboro
Jennie
Grand Rapids
Kan
Stella
J. Joh
Dam
Sacramento
California
Eddyville
Pieternella. Vander Linden
Large Number of Deer Killed in Iowa in 1950
Iowa's deer herd, estimated over 5,000, suffered hazardous losses in 1950 per Conservation Commission figures. Nearly 300 deer were killed by automobiles, poachers, dogs, and accidents. 129 by trucks, 74 illegally shot, 93 by various incidents. Losses were highest in Pottawatamie, Harrison, and Shelby counties. northeast Iowa reported deaths in Allamakee and Clayton counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Conservation Commission
Mississippi
Missouri River
Pottawattamie
Harrison
Shelby
Allamakee
Clayton County
Sarcasm and Ridicule In Correcting Children
A Wisconsin Iowa State study notes sarcasm and ridicule harm children by confusing or discouraging them. It cites Betty slow to learn, a quiet girl, and an angry child who talks back, showing little benefit and more frustration from parental jabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Jack
Popeye
Virginia
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
State University of Iowa
Haircut Wish Across Oceans From Sareho Sailor
A wartime letter from a Japanese port dated December 22, 1950 thanks Jimmy Veenman-Nelson for a Christmas card and describes a sailor’s days cutting officers’ hair, poverty among local children, his habit of sharing gum and candy, and a hopeful New Year greeting to family back home in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sareho
Japan
Jimmy Veenman-Nelson
Johnny Goodhart
Pella
America
Marge
G P
Vis
Navy
Fleet_Postoffice
San Francisco
Calif
New Resident Admitted at Home for the Aged
January 6 welcomed Mrs. Frank Elscott to the Home for the Aged. Several visitors, including Mr. and Mrs. Den Hartog and others, stopped by to see residents such as Mrs. C. Den Har tog and Mrs. M. Van Gorp. John Van der Kraats remains ill at Mt Pleas ant hospital with facial paralysis and declining mental condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Elscott
Sam den Hartog
John den Hartog
Henry den Hartog
Harold den Hartog
Ronald
Eileen
C. den’ Hartog
John van Gorp
Arie Roozeboom
John Vos
Steve Nibbelink
E. C. Kruseman
M. van Gorp
Gerrit Popma
New York
M. Popma
Leon Monster
Wayne Overholtzer
Tingley
Iowa
C. N. Weeda
Willem Lanser
Sully
Joe Vander Heuvel
Ella Johnson
Eddyville
Jane Bos
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
John Vander Kraats
Yella Menninga
C. van Gorp
Leonard van Genderen
Catherine Kooistra
Lenora Schmidt
Freddie of Sully
Mary Brand
Lincoln’s Ten Poetic Propositions on Prosperity and Freedom
A list attributed to Abraham Lincoln offers ten maxims on thrift, balance of power, wages, class harmony, and self-reliance. It argues prosperity comes from prudent spending, strong enterprise, and personal initiative rather than weakening others or relying on borrowed money. The tone mirrors 19th century civic exhortation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Man
Amelia Bloomer First Iowa Woman to Work for Suffrage
The Town suffrage movement began in 1854 1865 with Amelia Bloomer from Council Bluffs and Frances Gage of Ohio delivering lectures. Iowa lines include the first suffrage group founded in Dubuque 1869 and the 1870 push by John P Irish for a constitutional amendment. Ada North probably first US state librarian in 1872. Clair Enge West Bend celebrate infant’s Christmas Day birth minutes before midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Bloomer
Council Bluffs
Frances Gage
Ohio
Sixteenth
General Assembly
C. C. Carpenter
Ada ¥. North
United States
Church Notes Anthony Haverkamp Minister Dam
Sunday School Day of Activity 10345 am Morning worship An Awakened Conscience Lulled to Sleep 0 p.m. Evening praise Distant Look 12:00 p.m. Junior Christian Endeavor 6:30 pm. Intermediate and Senior Christian Endeavor 7:30 pm. Wednesday mid week prayer and praise service The finn.
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Anthony Haverkamp
Dam
uSnday
Finn
Gospel Hall Service Schedule and Sermon Series
The Gospel Hall lists Bible School and Class at 10:00 am followed by The Lord's Supper and Word of God at 11:00 am. A gospel service at 30 pim features The World's Best Loved Man Who Ruled a Foreign Nation and Saved the World Part 2 with ana son and Halen Bible exposition World End and What is the Greatest Salvation presented this Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Pinches
Baptist Church Sunday Schedule and Youth Fellowship
The Baptist Church lists Sunday School at 10 ten fifteen morning worship with the topic The Need of Worship. Youth Fellowship at TEM Ever in Serview presents A Vital Biblical Better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serview
New Year Priori ties at Second Reformed Church
Edward H. Tanis, minister, leads morning Sunday School at 10.45 and service at 11.00. Afternoon programs include Junior and Young People's gatherings at 2.00 and a student fellowship. Aimed at guiding members toward Christ through parish activities.
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Edward H. Tanis
C.K
Otley Church Broadcasts Sunday Worship Schedule
Otley Christian Reformed Church shares a Sunday lineup with morning and afternoon services. The Family Vesper Hour, led by the pastor and family, airs on KBOK 740 at 3220 and KPGQ 1260 at 1230 each Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
KBOK
Hoone
KPGQ
Mass Schedule At St Mary Catholic Church
Readable note announces Mass at St Mary Catholic Church every Sunday morning at 8 00 o clock with no additional details or events.
Third Reformed Church Activities Schedule
The Third Reformed Church announces a day of religious activities led by Minister J. Horst Th.B. Morning Bible School at 9:40 am and Sunday evening service at 10:45 am with sermons “Return!” and “That ningerview.” Junior and Intermediate C. E. Societies meet at 12:30 pm and 7:30 pm respectively, plus organ music by Keizer. Messages urge broad participation and faith sharing through an America-wide radio broadcast at 10:30 pm from Waterloo Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Horst
Th.b
Popie
Hseekh
Borsa
Tander
Jerry
Singespivati
Keizer
America
Waterloo
Radin
Harland Stork
John Milton Essay Attacks Government Press Control
John Milton, noted English writer, delivers a critique of state power over the press in a historical essay from the 1600s. The piece argues for freedom of expression and limits on bureaucratic oversight, shaping later debates on censorship and civil liberties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Milton
Englishet
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Baptist Ladies’ Aid Society
AMVET
Pieternella Vander Linden
God the Father
Peoria Christian Reformed Church
John Geels
Voice of
Barber Vis
Abraham Lincoln
Lowa
Clair Enge
West Bend
Our
Stee
Joe Miltion
Sais
Asus
Portland
Oregon
Boston
First Reformed Church
Second Reformed Church
Otley
ST. Mary Catholic Church
Third Reformed Church
Terlino
Coats & Suits
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