Nearby Towns and Rural Community News Highlights
A long list of social visits and greetings from communities around Pella and Knoxville. Local residents, including the Vriezelaar, Samson, Vogelaar, and Van Haaften families, exchanged visits, hosted guests, and attended events. Highlights include 4-H activities, health clinic results, and notes on relatives visiting in Des Moines, Knoxville, and Galesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TW. Vriezelaar
H.W. Vriezelaar
Peter Breed
Fairmount
Faitors
Gerritt van Wyk
Affternoon
Anne Samson
Charlie Samson
Des Moines
C. W. de Geus
Daughte
Regina
Gerrit Vink
Otey
L. van Dusseldorp
Pell
Pella
Morrit Blaine Vriezelaar
Knoxville
Blaine
Gradus A. Vriezelaar
Summit Township
Harold Core
Paul Zylstra
Neal Vogelaar
Elmer Vogelaar
Ernest Vogelaar
Wilma van Zee
Prairie City
Mrs Cook Reader and Adviser Advertisement
A classified style ad offers Mrs Cook as a reader and adviser for health, courtship, love, marriage, divorce, and business. She claims to reunite separated couples, remove evil influences, and ensure speedy marriages, with hours from 9 am to 9 pm at 308 First Ave. E.
Priscilla Sisters Meet. Heap o' Livin' Club Picnic
The Priscilla Sisters held a regular meeting with twenty one members present as Mrs N J Lарxon led devotions. Mission work in India discussed by Herman Bogaards. Miss Alta Curtis hosted overnight at Pekin. Klaaren sisters visiting. Bandstra burial at Evergreen after long illness. Klaaren family plans move to Red Oak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Sisters
N. J. Larxon
Herman Bogaards
India
James van Duren
Robert Ver Ploeg
Gerrit van Zomeren
Heap O’ Livin’ Club
Edmundson Park
Alta Curtis
Pekin
Mary Lois van Zunk
Gertrude Bandstra
Bart Bandstra
Christian Reformed Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Patricia
Ruth Klaaren
Abe Klaare
Community Picnic Honors Multiple Wedding Anniversaries
Monroe area families gathered at Westwood park in Newton on June 29 for a picnic honoring three wedding anniversaries. Attendees included Loren Rickabaugh, Wallace Thomason, Ralph Frazier and many relatives from Monroe, Newton, Des Moines, Pella, Otley, Prairie City, and other towns. Forts and kin visited, camp attendees learned scripture, and local residents shared updates on health and family events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W. Vriezelaar
Frazier
Westwood Park
Newton
Loren Rickahaugh
Monroe
Wallace Thomason
Ralph Frase
Loren K
Rickabaugh
Raymond and Lee
Burton Zerley
Ternehe Tool
Irene
Ivor
Frazier Thomason
Larry
Eldora
Garth Thomason
Des Moines
Ralph Frazier
Chas. Frazier
Montezuma
Harold Frazier
New Sharon
Vern Frazier
Prairie City
R. V. McKeever
Betty
Gene
Otley
Floyd Frazier
Dixie Lee
Henry Thomason
Nellie
Gradus Vriezelaar
Pella
Forrest Wiley
Waterloo
Riley Burton
Aric Vander Hoek
Darlene
Willis Nearmeyer
Fairmount
Lee Marshall
Pvt
Robert Marshall
Camp Claiborne
Louisiana
Howard Young
Charles van Rockel
DeWayne Honnold
Dewey Ford
Ira Honnold
Lee
Joyce Vriezelaar
Anie Vriezelaar
Emery Stewart
G. J. Klein
Ben
John Klein
Jake Klein
A. R. Vander Ploeg
Pontia
Michigan
Enry Willemsen
Lynnville
Gene Koons
Skiff Memorial Hospital
Anna Slocum
Jake den Hoedt
Fred Hendershot
Madison
Wisconsin
W. W. Wallace
Oliver Upham
Maxine
Oliver
C. Woody
Dolores
Donald
J. H. Wallace
Louis Miller
Geo
Wallace
Death and visits thread Monroe community updates
Relatives travel from Cartotaxi and California as Walter Woody dies in Arcadia Nebraska. Memorials note sister Marcellin Wilson and Harry Woody attend services. Township residents host visitors including Pvt Leonard Vander Velden at Camp Claiborne. Local families, including Sweeney, Vander Velden, Benton, Johnson, and Rinemuth, share greetings and visits across Monroe and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Carter
J. C. Wilkinson
Mary Jo
Cartotaxi
Colorado
C. C. Ammer
Walter Woody
Arcadia
Nebraska
Monroe
Marcellin Wilson
Harry Woody
Georgia Hulse
California
Sons of Fifield
John Klein
Births and community notes from Cordova News
In Knoxville July births include Sandra Haning first child of Gene Haning and wife, weighing unknown. Betty Phifer’s son birth to Raymond Kane family last week, 7 lbs. Dan Hunt’s son weight 8 lbs born July 6 at Vander Ploeg home. Local illnesses, hospital plans, showers, and social visits rounding out community activity with roadwork, seed corn hiring, and travel between Des Moines, Otley, and Mt. Dora Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Rice
Des Moines
Rick Hulleman
G. J. Vriezelaar
Karen Louise van Wyk
D. Verros
Marvin
A. J. Dykstra
L.A. Dykstra
Galesburg
Evelyn Vos
Pella
Nelson Vos
M. J. Hiemstra
J. Rietveld
A. Kool
Henry Kool
Mattie
J. M. Vriezelaar
Raymond Vriezelaar
Larry
Knoxville
Dick Rozenberg
Maple Leaf
Minn
David van Haatten
Marion van Haaften
Dean
Duane
Glen Salisbury
Cornell University
New York
Wayne Jackson
Walter Brom
Don Rinner
I. W. Vriezelaar
Locustdale Farm
Ward Dyer
Pleasantville
Roy Vander Ploeg
William Dicleman
Roger Amble
Ralph Poortiga
Arthur
John Henry Vriezelaar
Casey Vanden Berg
M.D. van Haatten
Riley Burton Timber
Monroe
David van Haaften
Ben Rozenberg
Janice
Maple, Lake, Minn
Henry Huileman
Carrie
Gene Haning
Tbs
Sandra
George Haning
Leslie Oswandle
Raymond Kane
Betty Phifer
Dan Hunt
Ed Vander Ploeg
Hunt
John Ford
Charley Ford
Viola Karr
Bill Vriezelaar
Cecil Price
Lloyd Karr
Price
Karr
Charivari
Sarah Jane Harvey
Celia
Templeton
Harvey
Mitchellville
Clyde Core
Jake Diekema
Clarence Bricker
Brickers
Florida
Mt. Dora
Murray van Hemert
John van Hemert
Hugh Pontus
Pete van Hemert
Anna Reese
Texas
van Hemert
Visitors from Knox City and others gather at Shuts home
Sully News reports Mrs. Cora Shutts and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Shutts visited Mrs. Alice Shuts in Newton with a group from Knox City California and Stuart. The King’s Helpers Society met at Wilma Van Roekel’s with devotions by Florence Eekhoff and a study led by Dorothy Swank. Irene Willemsen and Cornelia Van Dyk attended as visitors. Henry Roelofsen suffered a serious shoulder break after a tractor accident while cutting grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Shutts
Leslie Shutts
Knox City
Missouri
Alice Shuts
Fern Beyer
California
Newton
Henry Padre
Harry O’brien
Jim O'Brien
Sadie Smith
Will O’brien
Loren Eldredge
Stuart
Bert Shut
Charlo Renaud
Henry Roelofsen
Community News and Family Visits in Galesburg Area
Numerous local residents visit relatives and attend gatherings across Galesburg Leighton and surrounding towns. Family trips include visits to Yellowstone, Black Hills and Chicago, with many Douglas and Van Wege families hosting guests from Grand Rapids and Newton. A July 12 baby confirms new arrival as Jeanette Kaldenberg’s family shares joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Albert Kling
Martin
Wallace Klin
J. Nutt
Yes Moine
Oliver Wisgerhof
C. de Prenger
Dick Banrda
Dingeman de Prenger
Leighton
Jerry Vinden Berg
Newton
After Honeymoon With Your Car Ends Reach for Poly Gas
Three months after buying a car you praised its performance. If troubles arise, talk to your dealer who may fix minor engine issues. A trial tank of Phillips 66 Poly Gas at Orange and Black 66 Shield promises smoother running and better mileage at no extra cost.
Hard to Figure Myrtle Is Your Boy Su gressive or Conservative
Maud responds with a witty remark about a boy dressed in last year’s clothes driving this year’s car and living on next year’s income, illustrating a satirical take on generational or political labels. The snippet hints at a columnist’s playful social observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle
Maud
Fido Scene In Trafalgar Square Sparks Lions Quest
A London constable describes arresting a man seen in Trafalgar Square. He explains the suspect, drunk or not, was tossing his walking stick into the fountains and exhorting Nelson’s lions to retrieve it. Want ads note results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Trafalgar Square
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Summit News
JH. J. LeGrand
Robert Shewood
Lois LeGrand
Thelma Weyers
Kilduff
S. Weyers
John Weyers
Leonard Vander Kieft
Phyllis
Lacona
W. A. McConeghey
Women's Society of Tool's Chapel
Glenn McConeghey
Chris Vander Pol
G. Fennema
Forrest Hedrick
George Stine
Hubert Marshall
Catherine Marshall
Ralph Sheer
McClelland and Son
John Woody
McConeghey
Mrs. Cook
LEE Tires
Phillips 66
West End Cafe
Oskaloosa
Southern Town
Jimmie Lynch
Ensational Speed Sport
America
Remus
Grandstand
Tetertecs
Bend
WLS
Leighton News
John van Zouk
Monroe News
Cordova
Grace Karr
Sully News
Pearl Vander Beek
Arlene Kruseman
Erma Kruseman
Sadie Dieleman
James Nikkel
Ernestine Harthorn
Harry Dieleman
Everett Vande Voort
Buster Miller
Ben Jah Miller
Bert McBride
Lester Dicleman
Jenny Verners
Neal Janse
Black Hills
Yellowstone National Park
Denver
Casey Vanderen
Grand Rapids
Lane van Rees
Walter Larmer
Baby
Keith Fry
Lizabeth Verwers
Law Nnink
Everett » Kampen
Lanezendaul
Johanna Kekho
Flor
Gerrit, Vis
Jett Willemsen
Don de Jong
Juke Brand
Will de Penning
Joe Oddy
John
Fern Atwood
Oliver — Wisgerhof
Vos
J. Griffioen
Ladies Aid Society
Ladies Aid
The
Reformed Church
Wm. van Gender
Unday
John Langer
Henry Lanser
Brant Lanser
Gerrit van Kooten
Arie Lanser
Connie van Maaren
Brant Bruxvoort
Bruxvoorts
Oney Arkema
M. Brand Bruxvoort
John Taiser
Henry Rovlofsen
Jake Jansen
Bernie Vos
Bill Bandstra
Henry Jansen
Arne Lanser
Gerrit van’ Kooten
Chicago
Jack Wyatt
Helen Virginia
Earl W. Kling
Sully
Bethany
Mrs
Delbert
Phill
Phillips
Emperly
Newton High School
Sully High
Gertrude Bandst Leighton
C. St van Dyk
Cornelia
Paul van Dyk
Peter de Kruys
Paul de Penning
Geurt van Dyk
Jake van Dyk
Chandler and Edgerton
CRK van Dyk
Mildred de Jong
State University Hospital
Iowa City
Fred de Jong
Lowell Northcutt
Namltnisy
White Way Auto Co
Federal Discount Corp
M. Naaktgeboren
Mar
S. Market St. Oskaloosa
Gamble’s
Gamble
Coronado
TIGER
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