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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1951
Page
4
Myron Renaud underwent surgery at Mercy Hospital Os Kal oosa. A steady flow of visits and guests from LeClair Iowa to Os kaloosa and Newton mark a busy week. Family members and friends travel for short trips and attend local church events while noting health updates and hospital stays.
Otley Sunshine Bible class meets at Hasry Pan home with Gertrude Hoksheron presenting pictures of the Town Rural Bible Crusade and officer elections as neighbors gather. Amvet Auxiliary from Otley meets in Monroe with eight members. multiple rural visits, birthdays, and social events noted among Otley and nearby towns including Pella Newton and Des Moines.
The account notes a family trip with sister Mrs. Martha Van Gorp and their son Jim, a ride to the Valley of the Moon, and a gathering in Ripon where Rev. John Keuning, an uncle of Mrs. Bob Grandia, is mentioned. They report heavy rains, flooding at the foothills, and a unusually rainy period totaling twenty two days. The narrator ends with a wish for some of the rain.
Local births and hospitalities mark a busy period with several new arrivals. Families Vander Hart Vander Mo len and Wichart welcome children while others visit relatives in Coolridge Arizona and Mahaska hospital. A winter storm coated roads in ice and sleet, making travel difficult and daily routines a necessity.
Services noted for Mrs. Nell Vander Linden and Mrs. Blanche Jackson in Peoria Christian Reformed church and Peoria cemetery. Morning worship led by Dr. Gerrit Vander Lugt, afternoon by Rev. E K Tunis. Local residents Gilbert Vander Hart and Mrs Lambert Van Wy turner mentioned with hospital stays and homecomings. Judith Ann Vos hosted Sunday dinner, Ms Wichart and baby daughter discharged from Mercy Hospital.
Social rounds detail Sunday dinner guests Marcia Ann Klynsma and Anna Marlene Westercamp visiting Dorotha Niewsma and Arlene Rev. Bonnema from Zeeland received a call at a congregational meeting. A Neighborhood farewell honored A Bos who plans to move to Pella. An automobile accident west of New Sharon injured none seriously.
Iris Finn retired after 47 years of service at the Gerled post office near Swen City. She joined in 1903 and served as post master for the last 19 years, ending her career earlier this month.
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