Local church ordains new elders and deacons at New Year service
News from nearby towns notes the ordination of Bert Dahm Tunis Fynaardt as elders and Lambert Nieuwland John A Roose as deacons at a New Year’s service. Retirement rites honor Frank Klynsma Gerrit BP De Jong Connie Sturama and John A De Jong. Residents visitations list several families while hospital patients De Witt Brown and Charles Ryan receive Christmas greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman A. de Jong
Bert Dahm
Tunis Fynaardt
Lambert Nieuwland
John A. Roose
Frank Klynsma
Gerrit BP
de Jong
Connie Sturama
John A. de Jong
Oskaloosa
Monda
and M Tunis Fynaardt
Peter G. Vos
John C. Roose
Louis de Vries
Case Jansen
Lynnville
Iowa
Leonard Dahm
de Witt Brown
Charles Ryan
Blodgett
Memorial Hospital
Cornie Garden
Henry Garden
Henry
Local notes from Peoria and Cordova area events
Local life report lists visits and gatherings across Peoria Cordova and surrounding farms. Highlights include John A De Jong joining Mahaska County Board of Supervisors, births, visitors to the De Jong and Van Der Linden families, church notices, rural school tests, and community updates on farm moves, illnesses, and a state dam investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Karr
Dickson
Missouri
Fat
Ronnie Dickson
Forrest Core
Ethelyn
Collins Memorial Hospital
Derky Waardhuizen
Angeline Vanden Berg
Billy Core
Davenport
Wilma Ann Sellers
Fair Oaks
Gerrit Kuiken
Morse Deitrick
Dunreath
Jake Kuiken
Kuiken
Fifield
Marion County Mutual Insurance Association
Knoxville
Memorial Hall
Ann McBeth
Murray van Hemert
John Engle
Hoksigen
W. R. Karr
Orray van Hemert
Janny
Byron Ver Meer
Pella
Blue
Howell
Galesburg road surfacing to start after bids
Ames officials hear bids for Marion county farm-to-market roads as state highway commission discusses three projects. Galesburg road north of Pella to Jasper County line awarded to Lloyd McCabe of Knoxville for 204,?6 dollars. Road work includes gravel and crushed stone with several miles still awaiting surfacing in a large program through July 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddyville
Rock Road
Guernsey
Jersey
T.B
Bang. Ted
Ia Inc
Des Moi
BW. Dutton
Board of Unity Engin
Membe
Ames
Town
State Highway Commission
Marion County
Knoxville
Yoch
Lacona
Pleasantville
Em. Heard
McCabe
Galesburg
Pella
Jasper County
Lloyd McCabe
Melcher
Lucas
Gosport
Just One Highway Fatality in Marion County Last Year
One fatal automobile accident marked Marion county's 1948 highway tally with a Gosport crash in October. Seven year old Robert DeWitt died when a pickup driven by 15 year old Robert McCorkle struck him near his home. no blame attached to the youth driver. Knoxville saw no fatal crashes in 1947 or 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gosport
Robert
Grant DeWitt
Robert McCorkle
Norval McCorkle
Gasport
DeWitt
McCorkle
Knoxville City
Knoxville
Melcher
Five Iowa counties had no auto accident deaths in 1948
The 1948 state record shows five counties with zero traffic fatalities Mahaska Mitchell Shelby Audubon and Adair. One county had nine deaths and two counties reached fourteen deaths illustrating uneven crash tolls across the state. Knoxville Journal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahaska
Mitchell
Shelby
Audubon
Adair
Knoxville Journal
Gas accident at Clarion injures toddler learning CO risks
In Clarion a two year old boy Dy Ketchum and his father Tim were exposed to carbon monoxide fumes from a car exhaust in a garage. The child quickly revived after the incident with no serious injuries reported. Authorities review safety precautions following the near miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarion
Dy Ketchum
Tim
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Peoria News
Sale
Frank Brown
Fremont
Mahaska County
M. D. Taylor
N. Market St
Sully
R. J. de Jong
Harry R. de Jong
Connie van Hemert
Colfax Sale Company
Nice
Colfax
Newton
Peter G. Vox
Don Wallace
Bernard van der Melen
Mercy Hospital
Bert van Wyk
Gerrit, Holthoven and Son
John de de Young
Vander Wal
Marvin V Molen Shetalbertander
Veteranspital
Lawn
John A. de Jeng
Mes
Hersman A. de Jong
A Deden
Henry Vander Linden
Mnald
Melvin KE
Deny
Phyllis
Peoria
Tatarsander Molendo
Richland Township
Connie Dahny
Ry O
Lowell
Geneva
Donald
Teverly Ann
Ruth Pethoven
Stella Vander Linden
Sandsa
Walter van Wyngarden
Texas
William Van't Sant
Joan
Ronse
John
Melvin E. Dear
Huth Ann Vander
Anternoon
Esther Chels
John A
Lamy Nieuwland
Old Pethoven
Cecil Vander
Henrys
Ibbelink
Cornelius
Bodélyn
Juin A. Mulder
Connie Vos
Bukhoven
Jacub Vander Molen
Leonard J. Roos
Thsident
Ben Vos
John PF. Westercamp
Peter Westercamp
John A. Mulder
Society
Vernon van
Leonard J. Roose
Jacob Vander Molen
Connie Vander Linden
Chicago
Ilinois
Melvin Eb, Dear
Hi A. C. de Jong
Anna and
Martena Vander Molen
Cordova
Red Roe Tees
Paul Brown
Rus Livingston
Floyd Cowman
Joe Templeton
Los Angeles
Hal
Township Trust
Templeton
Uence
Hazel Bricker
Des Moines
Marjorie van Hemert
Cheste
Ton
Clenee
EL Faso
Anna Waardhuizen
Phoenix
Will
Hazel
Oklahoma
California
D. Moines
Chester
Griffith
Mikesell
May Hemert
Errit de Jong
Hoksbergen
Romind
Drugelat
Dick Leydens Station
Pella Rendering Service
Dept. of Ag
Eddyville Dairy
C. W. Oldham
F.C. Reed
C. C. Powell
Galesburg Road
Pella Supply Co
Cornie van Roekel
Life Insurance
Warner Vande Voort
Equitable Life of Iowa
van Roekel
New Hudson
Schipper Bros. Garage Phone
E. Oskaloosa St. South Pella
Klyn
Cooper
Goggins
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