Weekly Visits With Friends in Town and Country
A long illustrated piece recounts visits by the Gosselink and Kuiken families near Otley and Pella. It describes farmland improvements, a water system, tractors, mulberry harvests, piglets, a dog, a white sheep, a fish pool, and neighborly coffee hours. The narrative notes family ties, farm holdings, and local community events with multiple named residents and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Kaiken
Simon Splint
Mrs. Kuiken
Anna Mae
Alice
Rose Joyce
Jacob
Gerrit
Delbert
Local visitors and gatherings across Leighton and Oska loosa
Leighton residents hosted and visited relatives with trips from Chicago Rock Island Illinois Ames and Peoria. A 6 V's club picnic occurred at Penn campus Oska loosa with many Leighton families plus guests from Pella Fre mont and other towns. The De Bruin reunion was noted as an annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conner Ploeg
Joyce
Chicago
Claude Douglas
Rock Island
Illinois
Leighton
Larry Larson
Ada den Burger
Larson
Ames
J. A. de Jong
A. C. de Jong
Peoria
Rene Verwers
Pella
C. Sedrel
6 V's Club
Penn
Oskaloosa
Mra
William van Mien
Florence Frances
Fred Maanen
Marcia
Brant
Connie van Engelenhoven
Ben de Vries
Rena Meppelink
Warner Vander Voort
Childden
Fred Votan
Mark
Fremont
Tone van Houwe- Dirkie van Zan
de Bruin
Honor Former Pella Couple at Lynden Church
About 150 people gathered at First Reformed Lynden and overflowed to the Baptist church on June 24 1435 to honor Rev and Mrs Geo Hankamp on their 25th wedding anniversary. Ministers present included D Hollebeek Vande Woude Oak Harbor Walter Groen Lynden Second Christian and Walter Laetsch Baptist. A program featured readings prayers duets and choir items as the Hankamps received a silver purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Reformed Church
Geo. Hankamp
Baptist Church
D. Hollebeek
Vande Woude
Oak Harbor
Walter Groen
Second Christian Reformed Church
Lynden
Walter Laetsch
Hankamp
G. Hankamp
Grand Rapids
Mich
William LaCompt
Kruggen
Gerrit Assind
W. Laetsch
Wm. la Compte
Irwin’ LeCocq
Henry van Dyke
Dave Brune
B. Vande Woude
Kate Jertema
Ladies Aid
Wm. van Werven
Mina Rosendaal
Reading
Josie Henken
Spaan and Spaan Families Visit Local Homes
Mr and Mrs Henry Spaan and family along with Connie Spaan and B De Hoog of Lynden spent Sunday evening at the G Veleke home. Rev Vander Woude of Oak Harbors visited Rev and Mrs George Hankamp's home earlier in the week. Juhianna Hollebeck is staying this week with the De Jonge nuns. Mr and Mrs Eugene Ver were Sunday evening guests at the home of Mr and Mrs John Mncler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van. van Man
Florences
Brig Hone
Pellapin
da. de Jonghter Amaryilis
Joen Maanen
Mary Irene Ne Cook
Oranice City
de Dong
Amarsilis
Leota
Minnesota
Henry Spaan
Connie Spaan
B. de Hoog
Lynden
G. Veleke
Vander Woude
Oak Harbs
George Hankamp
Juhianna Hollebeck
de Jonge
Eugene Ver
John Mncler
Tree Surgeons To Visit Here In Pella This Month
Experts from the Tree Surgeons will visit Pel la this month to examine local trees and prepare them for a more beautiful spring display. The note urges residents to take advantage of the service to avoid storm damage and improve the town’s appearance, citing recent outages and losses to merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Tulip Time in Pella Promotes Tree Care Plan
A Pella spring promotion urges residents to care for trees with a call to seek ree surgeons for tree evaluations. It invites townsfolk to beautify the area, stating this is the first step and to phone Prose 107 to arrange a visit and estimate costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor Company
Detroit
Michigan
Eury O.M.A.C
General
de Luce Chevrolet
Photographs Mixed in Stories Mixup In Monroe Area
The notice explains a mix up of personal photographs involving Marion Van Haaften and John Van Rockel living south of Monroe. It clarifies no marital changes occurred and attributes the error to separate photo folders. The error caused misplacement of images showing different couples, with an apology for the confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion van Haaften
John van Rockel
Monroe
van Haaften
Mr. van Rockel
van Rock ii
Mr. van Haaften
Thief Steals Cow and Calf From Farmer Pemble
A thief stole Harold F. Pemble's Shorthorn cow and calf from his orchard near town during milking hours. The animals, valued at 75 to 100 dollars, were driven away into a truck after a night intrusion. Sheriff Frank Houghtaling notified Des Moines crime bureau which linked the theft to a gang of cattle hustlers in Emmetsburg and possible southern state delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold F. Pemble
Pemworth
Frank Houghtaling
Crime Bureau
Des Moines
Emmetsburg
Indianola Tribune
Hiteman Boy Kills Rattlesnake On Southwest Trip
Mr and Mrs E M Van Bus kirk and family of Hiteman, after a two week visit with relatives in Snyder Oklahoma and Fort Worth Texas, returned Tuesday with an unusual souvenir a stuffed rattlesnake more than four feet long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. van Buskirk
Hiteman
Snyder
Okla
Fort Worth
Texas
Unclear OCR Weathering of Western Visit Report
An unreadable OCR passage describes a family visit to the western U S, mentioning names Van Buskink and Van Buskirk Snyder and a son Charles Francis. The text fragments reference a pony ride, a fort word, and a cattle horn theme with multiple garbled phrases, lacking coherent events or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Francis
Fort Wort
van Buskink
Edith van Buskirk Snyder
Okla
Uutic West
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gosseline
Tone van Zee
Kuiken
John Gosselink
Lil Corners
Tokk
Neiste
Jusselink
Route da
J. F. Hiemstra
Otley
Fred Veenstra
Pel-la
Bil
Henry
Jennie
Gosselink
Keuning
Frank van Essen
Neal Keuning
Tam
Goad
Harold
de Scribe
Peggie
ALC. Houweling
van Houweling
Mr. Gosselink
Robert John
In Zee
Cordayn
Sully
Mr. van Zoo
van der Ploeg Cochrane
Komeinta
Nick Schuringg
Marie
Jasper de Raad
Arnold Monsma
Beinenga
Yella Menninga
Ro 1
Henay Cordova
Andrew Boxanris
Cordova
Mr. van Zee
Neal Kuiken
Bert van Zee
Farmers Union
Chronicle
Jacob Kuiken
Bille
A. A. van Zee
Colfax
Peter Kuiken
Kalamazoo
John Kuiken
Marion Kuiken
Muskegon
Sam Kuiken
Mr. Kuiken
Atric
John de Bruin
A. W. van Haaften
Willis Aml Avlan
Abs May Hoksbergen
Ralph
Kaste
Dorothy
Near Leighton
D. van Guinen
Jeanete
LB. Grand Ind
Lester
Jom de Bruin
Mary Lorena
Nadene
Calvin
Marvie
John Gosselink, Jr
Helene Tunella
Howard
Robert
Rincess Theatre
Darryl Zanuck
Metrotone News
Mtom Cyl
Henry Ford
Portland Cement Association
Babbell Ridge
Des Moines, Lows
Sargent
John Wynberg
Lynden, Washington
Hiteman Boy
Ene
Goodrich Safety
Coldriah Safety
Silvertowns
Dodge
Plymouth
Stevens
Selby
Enna
Ideali
Oes
Arch Preserva
Florsheims
Stevens Steppers
Teem
White Way Auto Co
Main Street
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