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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1955
Page
8
In Cordova News details about Mrs. Roy Karr not buying her wheelchair. she uses it courtesy of the American Legion Post at Pella available to the community. The item appears among many local notices, family updates, and daily life tidbits from residents around Newton and Knoxville.
Lynnville residents share a flurry of Sunday visits and meals with relatives and neighbors. Gatherings involve Hartcocks, Lawns, Turneys, Carters, Savages, Ver Steegts, Sparks, Hudsons, Macy family, and Petersmas with trips to Cedar Rapids and Des Moines areas. The day centers on shared dinners, tea, and cards, plus a Farewell party for DcWibur Terpstra before service.
Residents from Renton Deep River and Newton hosted and attended numerous Sunday dinners and gatherings. Notable events included 28th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Graham with family, visits to Delmar Evans, Bill Vander Kamp, and Charles Beyer households, and a birthday celebration for Steven Beyer. Local families shared ice cream, cake, and lunch as they welcomed guests from Otterbein and nearby towns.
A noon pot-luck dinner was held at the home of Ollie Vander Kamp, followed by a brief business meeting.
Otley Amvet Auxiliary plans a bake sale at the J. M. Van Vliet store in Otley on Saturday January 29. Local residents Mrs. Ann Klein Mrs. Virgil Klein and Mrs. Willard Klein visited Des Moines while many neighbors hosted gatherings at various homes including the Vander Kolk and Vander Schel households. Doris Burkhart recently graduated from Central College and will teach in Fort Dodge this year.
Gerald on Friday reported discharge from Fort Ord California on January 15 and plans to stay in California. Mr and Mrs George Vander Schel of Sully were supper guests in the Paul Elwalds home. The annual Farmers Cooperative meeting will be held at Otley school on Friday February 12 with lunch served. Mrs William Verwers and children and Mrs Norman Robus and children spent Monday evening with Mrs Lewis Van Wyk while they prepared bandages for the mission box. Men attended the Brotherhood meeting at Otley Reformed Church. Mr and Mrs James Hunt and Jimmy and Mikki and Mrs Anna Gibb and Arlene of Albin visited Wayne Angeve's home. Mrs Vadaville is able to do her own work again and will return to Knoxville for a final check-up. Mr and Mrs Nelson Vos were in Knoxville on business. Vos recovering from an operation but had a brief flu. Mark is teething and David was unwell, leaving Gertrude busy. Saw the Boat and Boatsmast truck in town. Andrew Ustermarkt and family got a new oil burning stove. John Vanden Baard helped his wife fix a glass shelf that shattered requiring stitches. Nelson Vos family visited his mother Mrs Gerrit Vos in Pella.
Mrs Ed Duinink fell on her way home from hendas injuring her arm Wilbur Ramer had leg surgery Friday at Iowa City hospital Several chicken pox and mumps cases noted near Galesburg Mr and Mrs Martin Dearinger and family were Friday supper guests at Curtis Dearinger home Galesburg Christian Church Ladies Aid met for an all day quilting with sack lunch nine members attended A surprise twenty fifth wedding anniversary party for Mr and Mrs Harold Schnug was hosted January 18 celebrated January 11
The event featured home made ice cream and a decorated cake by Mrs Butin along with a money tree of silver dollars. Attendees included Blaine and Ann Butin Hendricks Oswalt and various family members. Additional visits and a cooperative dinner honored Mrs Butin and Sergeant Stanley Oswalt on furlough with many relatives present. The afternoon included visiting and ice skating on Romans lake.
James L. Loring of Dallas Center advised the board of health in January 1905 to warn Iowans applying for Panama Canal jobs not to mix fruit with the native drink, claiming the practice causes yellow fever and dismissing the mosquito theory.
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