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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1939
Page
7
Murray Van Hemert and family visited Clarence Bricker in Otley while Bill Van Hemert and others worked on timber posts. Des Moines trips, church activities, and numerous visits among neighbors are recorded, with a birth announced for Rene Van Engelhoven on January 4 1989 weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces.
Sally Mrs Henry Klyn of Lynnville and others visited. Margaret Vos returned from Denver for her grandfather's funeral. Lane De Penning family moved to a recently bought home. Vander Beek family to live above hatchery then build. A large gathering celebrated Mrs Rozendaal's birthday with several local families attending. Various visits and travels among Van Rees, Van Wyke, Van Dusseldorp, De Penning, Van Veen, and Vander Zyl families. The Kings Helpers met at Rev De Jong's home and other community activities occurred around church, garage construction, and local visits.
Summarizes social rounds in Pella and nearby towns with Mrs Artie Hiemstra Mr Simon Van Dusseldorp and others visiting relatives in Des Moines Sully Oskaloosa and Otley. Events include dinners oyster supper birthdays and a belated Old Year’s banquet at the Otley Christian Reformed church with about forty people.
Monroe EA. Bump returns from Cle. People such as Miss Helen Dykstra and Mrs. C Breen visit relatives in Dykstra home and Altoona. New Year's visits include Mr. and Mrs. Harold Terpstra hosting friends. A daughter was born to the Ver Dught family. Travel and gatherings involve Gerrit Van Zante, Carl Crane, and various trips to Detroit and Marshalltown.
Funeral services were held for James F. Thomason who died in Long Beach California on December 30 1938. Several residents hosted weekend visitors and church groups met for meals and programs with community members attending various social events and hospital updates.
Rose Hill families gathered for New Year visits at the Vander Werff home including the Boat and Shrader families from Des Moines and Knoxville with brothers Arthur and Curtis Dearinger of Galesburg. The Van den Berg home hosted guests from Pella and nearby towns, while others visited in nearby towns and returned to shared family gatherings.
A sequence of visits described includes a Chicago visitor with his daughter to the Van Zan te home, Mr and Mrs Harry Ver Steer of near Knoxville visiting the Arie Ver Stee home, Mr and Mrs John Ver Steeg and Betty Lou of Newton visiting Art Ver Steeg, a Vander Kraats family visit, and Margaret Vanden Berg of Pella spending Sunday afternoon with cousin Minnie Mae Vanden Berg.
Lynnville boys and girls basketball teams traveled to Searsboro Friday night. The girls emerged victorious while the boys fell short. Community notices report visits and host gatherings as residents reference several local families and health concerns.
John Van Zee becomes partner in Vanderwilt & Yarnell Hardware as Charles Yarnell sells to Kenneth Vanderwilt and Van Zee. The firm, tracing to 1922, will be known Vanderwilt & Van Zee, retaining existing staff while Yarnell pursues other interests.
C. S. Gross reports severe stomach pains that hindered work. After taking Adla tablets, pains subsided, and appetite returned. Three weeks of Adla supply provided at no cost, claimed by Vander Linden.
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