Local News From Oskaloosa and Nearby Areas
Local column records visits from family and friends, trips to Detroit and Chicago, and routine community notes. Included are Detroit car trips, Wrigley Field Cubs Giants game attendance, hospital staff changes, home moves, and upcoming travels of residents and out-of-town visitors.
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Local families share visits and news across Newton Monroe area
Otley residents and relatives gathered at several homes including the De Joode and Postma families while others visited Will Rouwe and Zandstra households. Mrs De Koekko ck learned of her mother’s passing in Edgerton, Minnesota. Ailing Mrs Vander Wiel is cared for by her daughter as heat worsens conditions. James Van Vliet and family left for a week in Clear Lake Iowa, with notes warning of a man seen near the Neil Vogelaar farm.
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Jake Swank
Newton
Alvert de Joode
Dick Postma
Wayne Anteove
Rex Ryan
Bobbie
Junior
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Gerrit Zandstra
Zandstra
Henry Aalbersand
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Wile
Tone Ralders
Monroe
James van Vliet
Clear Lake
Iowa
Mr. Fox
Neil Vogelaar
Otley Dorcas Society to Hold Annual Meeting on Lawn
The Dorcas society of the Reformed church invites all to attend the annual meeting on Tuesday July 21 in the evening starting at o o clock. The gathering will be on the Otley Reformed church lawn with everyone welcome.
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Dorcas Society of the Reformed Church
Social round of Pella families and neighbors clusters
Porterville and nearby families gather for visits and celebrations over several days. Relatives and friends from Van Oene De Zwarte Goemant Robertus Van Essen Wittenberg Goemaat Dene Sytsma and others share calls, birthdays, and anniversaries at homes in Pella Otley and Newton, with groups dropping by on weekdays and weekends.
Local Socials and Rodeo Highlight Killduff Weekend
Killduff and Mrs. Carl Hasselbrink hosted Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hasselbrink at Laurel. Lucille Sherman of Sully spent the weekend with Dorothy Van Gilst and her guests. A Women’s Foreign Missionary society meeting, pot luck dinner, and several home entertainments marked the week. The Knight Hawk Motorcycle club staged a rodeo at Killduff ball diamond with 15 riders. Andrew Verwers won balloon breaking and Verwers’ polo team won motorcycle polo. Lee Day of Newton won a broad jump on a motorcycle, clearing twelve and a half feet. Killduff softball lost to Grinnell 4 to 3.
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Carl Hasselbrink
Albert Hasselbrink
Laurel
Lucille Sherman
Sully
Dorothy van Gilst
Dorothy
Gilst
Eileen Berry
Sara Manda Hiller
Olga Compton
Ruth Rigdon
Kilduff
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Helen Wilson
Frost Morris
Rushville
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Leah
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Bridge Club
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Andrew Verwers
Roy Rohrdanz
Killduff
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Cornie Welle
Wallace Kling
Ray Gifford
Newton
M Ter van Gilst
Elizabeth
Ashland
Kentucky
Garrett van Gilst
Regina Dennis
Melis Otten
John van Gilst
Will Elyn
Galesburg
Jacob Brand
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Killduff Ball
Hot Weather Tips On Attic Air Circulation And Comfort
An engineering note explains cooling the attic reduces whole house heat. Install a quiet air circulator in an attic window to push hot air out. In day, keep attic door closed and lower windows open to pull air down, at night reverse with attic window closed and lower windows open to bring in cooler air.
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General Electric Air Conditioning Institute
Ver family and neighbors visit relatives near Monroe
Sunday visits involve Mr and Mrs Albert Ver with Mrs Verwers brother family near Monroe. B A Ver and family also hosted while Mr and Mrs Oscar Poctker with a Lanphier party shopped in Pella. Saturday night Will Elyn and his children headed to Malta Bend Missouri to stay with Roy House family. Jetson Adams and Mrs Powers joined a Sunday afternoon gathering.
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Albert Ver
Farm Woman Commits Death by Her Own Action Near Malcom
Mrs TSA Armstrong living with her husband on their farm northeast of Malcom died by hanging yesterday after noon. Health problems were given as the cause. The body was found in a barn by Clem Armstrong, visiting from Bartlesville Oklahoma, and Sheriff officials were alerted. The body was removed for burial.
Tragic Laborer Wife Seeks Escape Leads to Jump
Coroner Dale Smith reported a death after Mrs. Armstrong tied a slipknot, climbed to the manger, and jumped. The body was taken to Grinnell while Mr. Armstrong and Clem, who had beer in Montezuma and stopped at Malcom, later found she was missing and began a search.
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Dale Smith
Grinnell
Officer arrests officer in road incident with LAPD captain
Montezuma Republi ca reports Sheriff Dinty Mulcahy stopped a tourist for crowding a passing car onto the shoulder. The man pulled a Los Angeles police captain badge, admitted the error, and promised to reform. The two officers then discussed police matters.
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Dinty Mulcahy
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Los Angeles
Montezuma Republica
Lake Keomah draws over four thousand weekend visitors
City and county residents fled the heat to Lake Keomah as a park check logged 1195 adults and 304 children among 145? cars Saturday and 1325 adults and 265 children among 402 cars Sunday in a 12 hour window. Officials noted more visitors late in the day, with total weekend attendance exceeding four thousand at the state park.
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B.C
L. B. Clayton
Clayton
State Park
Oskaloosa
Union County Creston raid nets several arrests
Officers joined Friday night in raiding two residences in Union County and Creston uncovering one hundred twenty bottles of home brew and other evidence of illicit manufacture or possession.
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Union County
Creston
Reward for Unlawful Liquor Possession
The article notes that the reward is for more than ten gallons of unbottled home brew plus four pints of whisky and four pints of gin, indicating a police or legal action tied to liquor possession. The exact circumstances or parties are not fully detailed in the readable text.
Marion County budget meeting notice and filing record
Marion County auditors announce a budget estimate and record of filing. The Board of Supervisors will meet on August A. at 10 AM in Knoxville to hear taxpayers and present the estimate of expenditures. Gerald W. Paardekooper, County Auditor.
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Marion County
Adar
Tose Knoxville
Gerald W. Paardekooper
Be Sure Your Next Car Has These Safety Features
A compact list highlighting safety features for a car purchase. Mentions steel box construction, double frame, genuine hydraulic brakes, and shockless steering. Likely a vintage advertisement note emphasizing mechanical reliability and ride comfort.
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