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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1963
Page
5
Peoria and nearby families share church services, visits, picnics, and weddings. Citizens travel to Des Moines and Holland for softball, Dutch services are performed, and a wind storm on June 28 damaged property while power lines and phones were down for days.
Newton community notes a Van Gilst family reunion held at Sunset Park on July 4 with many relatives listed. The report also notes a Congregational meeting electing John Vander Lugt as next minister, plus assorted visits, births, illnesses, picnics, and weekend travels among local families.
Page notes Mrs Van Zante’s sister in Michigan and Mrs Isaac Welle recovering after cataract surgery in Des Moines. The text mentions a May 24 1830 event when the first train drawn by a steam engine traveled 12 miles on the Baltimore and Ohio line.
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