Local social notes fill week with visits and moves
Mrs Donald Freed hosted a Friday coffee for son Erics sixth birthday and a list of visitors included Bet ty Randel Eric Eugene Evelyn Olson Eddie Arlene Schakel Matthew Iva Meidema and Lloyd Kephart. L J Schakel remains in Community Hospital improving after a January 5 heart ailment. Prairie City couple Peter Hogan moved to Pella into a home bought from Arnold Bogaard at 607 Jefferson. The Freeds hosted guests and Monroe of Ida Grove. Gosselinks head to Florida for several weeks, with Grove C Heyde in Boca Raton as address. Kelderman recovering well after a January 3 stroke at Pella Community Hospital. Hoogenakker from Albert Lea Minnesota arrives to handle business before moving to Minnesota. Sylvan Van Wyk and Lauri Lynn visited from Sioux Falls with grandparents Gerrit and Den Hartog. Norman Ruffridge family returns from Miami Root Beer Convention. Duane Rohwer and two children visited Christina Slot in Ames. D R Gosselak heads to Inglewood California for six weeks with Agatha Grundman. Arie Bogaards of New Sharon improving at home. visitors welcome. Max Hoeksema family weekend in Grand Rapids with Dr Melvin Hagen. Homer Vander Zyl bought 912 Columbus Street and plans move soon. Nannie Carter to Des Moines for six weeks with Patterson family. Laurence Hasselman recovering from fall injuries in Fremont. Verle Rinehart and sons Randy and Steven visit Murray Rinehart. Verle’s base transfer to a northeast Missouri base and departure January 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Freed
Erics
Betty Randel
Eric Eugene
Evelyn Olson
Eddie
Arlene Schakel
Matthew
Iva Meidema
Lloyd Kephart
L. J. Schakel
Peter Hogan
Prairie City
Pella
Arnold Bogaard
Jefferson
Sylvan van Wyk
Lauri Lynn
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Births and historic first absentee vote noted in Osceola
Mr and Mrs Marvin Vande Voort of Pella welcome daughter Maria Hene born Sunday January 13 at Pella Community Hospital weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces. Grandparents are Arie Lanser of Scarsboro and Arie Vande Voort of Pella. Dr Wicky Dean of Osceola cast his first absentee ballot at 101, recounting voting since 1884 for Governor Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Vande Voort
Pella
Maria Hene
Pella Community Hospital
Arie Lanser
Scarsboro
Arie Vande ‘Voort
Wicky
Dean
Osceola
Cleveland
Calvinist Cadets Sponsor Marine Band in Area
The United States Marine Band, 164 years old, will visit Des Moines on October 9, 1963, under the Hawkeye Council of the Calvinist Cadet Corps as part of a presidentially approved tour covering mid Atlantic and mid western states. The tour opens in Kennet Square, Pennsylvania, on September 15 and ends in Downington, Pennsylvania, on November 16, a roughly 7,000 mile journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Marine Band
Des Moines
Hawkeye Council
Calvinist Cadet Corps
mid-Atlantic
Mid-Western
Kennet Square
Downington
Marin Band Coming to Des Moines Matinee and Evening
Matinee and evening concerts will be presented at KRNT Theater in Des Moines by the Marine Band under Lt Col Albert Schoepper, highlighting world renowned composers and stirring marches. The program, marketed as The Presidents Own, traces back to Sousa and 1891, with auditions and strict physicals for entrants, featuring a diverse roster from top conservatories and colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krnt Theater
Des Moines
Marine Band
Albert Schoepper
Sousa
John Philip Sousa
Washington Area
Hhudel
Des
Moines
Hawkeye Council
Vanden Baards Home from Calif
Omnibus society brief notes recount visits and holiday travel. Mr and Mrs John Vanden Beard and Mrs Cornie daughters returned home from California via Boulder Dam and Grand Canyon. Local families hosted guests and celebrated birthdays with gatherings at multiple homes in Uttermarkt and Sully.
Auxiliary to Meet At Home for Aged
The Women's Auxiliary of the Home for the Aged will conduct its business meeting on Monday January 21 at 7 30 p m All members are urged to invite a friend to this meeting to be held at the Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Home For the Aged
Names Make News on Coal Ridge
Mary J. Franklin compiles local society notes from Coal Ridge listing visits among the Karr, Franklin, Anderson, Bishop, and related families. It covers Monday to Sunday events including grandparents, siblings, birthday celebrations, travelogue attendance, remodeling, and a Sunday School gathering at the W. A. Anderson home due to cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Ridge
Raymond Karr
Linda
Paul den Burger
David
Melinda Franklin
Forrest Bishop
Knoxville
Patrick Anderson
C. J. Anderson
Pasthse le ‘Orth- 4
Patrick
Diane
Robert
Robin
Richard Anderson
Melcher
William Franklin
G. H. Franklin
Don Bishop
W. A. Anderson
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Zocals
Randel Monroe
Ida Grove
Iowa
Mr. Monroe
the Freeds
Dick W. Gosselink
Florida
Grove C. Heyde
N. W. 3Rd Court
Boca Raton
W. A. Kelderman
Arvin Hoogenakker
Albert Lea
Minnesota
D. R. Gosselak
Inglewood
California
Agatha Grundman
Arie H. Bogaards
New Sharon
Max Hoeksema
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Melvin Hagen
Homer Vander Zyl
Anne G. Klein
Columbus St
Nannie Carter
R. L. Pattersons
Laurence Hasselman
Fremont
Verle Rinehart
Randy
Steven
Verle
Whiteman Air Force Base
Murray Rinehart
Waterloo
Air Force
Northeast
Main
Midwest
Vande Voort
Chick
U. S. Capitol
Calvinist Cadets
Shelia
Robert de Moss
Sarah Vos
Peila
Ruth
Gerrit B. Steenhoek
Leighton
Ed van Zee
Bert Weyers
Bert Blom
Edwin Vander Ploeg
Ottey
Arthur Gaass
Oskaloosa
Cecil Comstock
Oskaones
Andrew Buwalda
Vanden Baards
Calif
Jennie Vander Kolk
Otley
John Vanden Beard
Cornie
Jim
John Vanden Baard
Boulder Dam
Grand Canyon
Norman Robus
Gerrit Klyn
Oskar
Ben Vos
Dean Vos
Lori Vos
Dorothy Denton
Duhc
Mary. Ron *Fisher
Maryville
Cand
Willard Klein
Oldsmobile
White Way Auto Company
Main Street
Wale
Matrabaetovey
Trio
Page
Mary J. Franklin
Merrill Worthington
Pleasantville
Frank Karr
Gaye
Wesley Harvey
Leah
Mary
Corda Karr
Minnie Dickey
Arnold Nursing Home
Melinda
William
Oliver Farm Fair
Oliver Machinery
Oliver
van Zee Implement
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