News from Nearby Towns And Rural Communities
Community notes from Hancock and Hollandale Minnesota record visits among local families and travel to Florida. A Christmas greeting surge reaches Sully area and Mrs. Vander Pol undergoes surgery in Marshalltown. Burl Holdsworth takes over Sully Cafe with staff assisting. Francis Schmidt hospitalized in Grinnell and Lane Van Zee marks a 65th anniversary with family and friends. Funeral attendances, local visits, and births are listed along with several names and households in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornice van Zee
Hancock
Minnesota
van Zee
Lane van Zee
Dick Roorda
Hollandale
Garrit van Norden
J. D. Reynen
Garrit van Genderen
Jane Rozendaal
Reynens
Roordas
Florida
R. L. Bartley
Sully
Arthur Vander Pol
St. Thomas Hospital
Marshalltown
Guy van Wyk
Robert Dunsbergan
Connie de Jong
Edgerton
John A. ‘Vos
Grinnell
Burl Holdsworth
Killduff
Sully Cafe
Glenn Wisgerhof
Francis Schmidt
Carla Zylstra
Glenn Wisg
Ray Buitenwerf
Gladys van Veldhuizen
Gertrude van Zee
Kryn van Zee
Andrew van Zee
John van Zee
Jake Veldhuizen
Henry Veldhuizen
Guys Blom
Connie van Zee
Ralph de Vries
Bennie Zwank
Artie Blom
Tunis Blom
Floyd
Guy Blom
John Geels
Pete Kloostra
Dick van Wyk
Guys van Wyk
Garrit Vander Weerdt
Jake Mol
George Vander Schel
Roy Fortuin
Pella
Gerrit van Genderen
June Rozendaal
Albert Rozendaal
Walter Rozendaal
Otley News items from December coal shipments to Otley
Otley News notes 70 car loads of coal shipped from Otley in December from Vander Zyl and Ruby mines. Several local residents visit relatives and friends across Otley area, including Mrs Merl Vanden Berg and Betty in Hamilton, and Mr and Mrs Gerrit Ustermarkt visiting near Pella. Various local family activities, moves, a new television set, refrigerator sale, and a homecoming from Pvt Marvin Van Zee are recorded along with birthday celebrations for Mr Ustermarkt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otley
Vander Zyl
Ruby
Merl Vanden Berg
Betty
Hamilton
Hattie Ver Steeg
Pete Ryke
Illinois
Alice Carnahan
Harry Ustermarkt
Dunreath
Prairie City
Iowa
John Langford
Judy
Roger
Dick Ustermarkt
Langford
Chariton
Charles Vander Kolk
William Verners
Donald Kingery
Donald Rexroat
Rexroats
Bill den Otter
Monroe
John Vanden Board
Marvin van Zee
Alaska
Dick van Zee
Gradys Klien
Wayne
Arie Klyn
Pella
Roberta Waits
Norman Robus
Janice
Kenneth
Duane
Connie
Mechanization Drives 10 Percent Farm Production Gain
Farmers have boosted output by about ten percent over the past decade thanks to mechanization. The article highlights tractors combines and other electric helpers as key, noting agriculture colleges and manufacturers push ongoing improvements. Electric heat sprays automatic livestock feeding and egg grading tech are among newer advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devel
China
Marital union and gatherings noted in Otley region
The report records social visits among area families including Swanks Rexroats Carna hans Henken and Barnetts with Slocums and De Raad Horman. A candle light wedding of Leona Mae De Raad and Carl Duane Horman occurred January 10 at Otley Reformed Church with a church basement reception. The Truth Seekers class held a quarterly meeting at Mrs Poortinga's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Swank
Donald Rexroat
Anne de Hoedt
Knoxville
Maxwell Carnahan
Otley
John Henken
Prairie City
Town
John den Otter
Monroe
Chas. Barnett
Zack Slocum
Leona Mae de Raad
Carl Duane Horman
Otley Reformed Church
Lester W. Muller
Truth Seekers
Francis G. Poortinga
Votaw Hosts High School Friends Dinner At North Ninth Street
A group of former high school friends gathered at Mark Votaw's home on North Ninth Street for a turkey dinner. The event honored Ted Overbergen who was home from Cheyenne Wyoming's U S Air Force Base. The evening included group singing and reminiscing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Votaw
Letta Votaw
North Ninth Street
Ted Overbergen
U. S. Air Force Base
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Guest list and visits fill a Cedar area week
The article lists guests including Martha Lett Margaret Sullivan Kay Carson and others with Gordon Johnston as guest of honor. Ted departed to his base accompanying Gordon Johnston by car. Local visits include Mrs John Veenstra of Pella at Letta Votan’s home and Virgil Sluis of Woodstock visiting his grandparents J. G. Newenhouse family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Lett
Margaret Sullivan
Kay Carson
Katherine Berglund
Don Bartledge
Warren de Prenger
Don Johnston
Russell Howard, Jr
Bill McMains
Gordon Johnston
Ted
John Veenstra
Pella
Letta Votan
Virgil Sluis
Woodstock
Minnesota
J. G Newenhouse
Sluis
Oklahoma
Kansas
Green Reality Co
Everett Smith
Cedar
William van Veldhuizen
M. Vande Kro
Sully
James van Wy
Ronnie
New Sharon
J. G. Newenhouse
Galesburg News Roundup Of Local Visits And Church Activities
Galesburg residents Mak e several social calls at neighbors homes including the Zickels Dearingers and Dearin gers. Church groups met for Friday and Sunday activities with meals, scriptural readings, and poems. Local families, school children, and area visitors are noted alongside illness and travel to nearby towns.
Local Dinners and Hospital Flu Saps Mrs Slot
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Ramner and Dwayne attended Thursday evening. Kenneth Carpenter Dennis and Karla Kay were Saturday dinner guests of M Nellie Slot. Slot has had the flu the past week. Larry De Bruyn stayed as overnight guest of Marvin Schippers and Debra on Saturday. Gerald and family hosted Sunday evening dinner guests Harold Behind and others. Kenneth Carpenter visited home in the Jr and Mrs Marvin Schi and Debra of Palla were See dinner guests in the Darrell Ay Bruyn home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Rozendal
A. H. Howell
Grinnell
Howell
C. C. Carpenter
Gladys Howell
John Koolstra
Floyd Reynolds
Newton
Kate Koolstra
Marvin Baarda
Wm. Baarda
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
Pete Rozendant
Fred de Vries
Carol
John Rozendal
Joan
Shirley
Howard van Ness
James McMeekin
Jeff Willemsen
Virgil Kooistra
Virginia
Carolyn
Lloyd Vande Krol
Rozendaal
Dewey Romer
Harry Zickel
Charles Awtry
Gene
Howard Dearinger
Karen Sue
Christian Church Ladies’ Aid Society
Aid
Mra
Anne de Penning
Bd Olson
Linda Kay
Karen
Sue
Edger Steeg
Lynnville
Arther Steeg
Francis Heemsbergen
Chester Zickel
Rose Ann
Dwayne Ramer
Wilbur “Ramer
Darrell de Bruyn
Wilbur Sparks
Methodist Circle
Lester Mick
Bud Breen
Yetta Romans
Etta Terpstra
Ralph Clausen
Galesburg
Mick
Dewey Ramer
Martin Dearinger
Barbara
Jesse Butin
Martin Terpstra
Rose Dick
Clifford Deariner
Monroe
Delbert Shroder
John Willemsen
Oskaloosa
Wilbur Ramer
Dwayne
Arthur Dearinger
Bill Hart
Alan Kroh
Wilbur Kroh
Wilbur Ramner Dwayne
Kenneth Carpenter
Dennis
Karla Kay
M. Nellie Slot
Slot
Larry de Bruyn
Marvin Schippers
Debra
Gerald
Harold Behind
Miaviyy, Jr
Rol Gene
Morris
Einme Iy
Kenneth, Carpenter
Marvin ‘Schi
Palla
Darrell “Ay Bruyn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sully News
Arietta M. Terlouw
Otley News
Chas, Vander Kolk
T.V
Anti Freeze
Cyrus McCormick
John Deere
Oskaloosa News
Lizabeth Newenhouse
Idaho
Washington
Lincoln
Central States
U. S
Clinton
James Hulless
Bakker
Rus
K. Carpenter
Town & Country Shop
Enare
Aristo Kate
van den Berg Electric & Paint Co
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