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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1937
Page
6
George Dailey and family visited Sunday at John Phifer’s home. Numerous locals listed illnesses travels and farm work while community events and church notices, a regular digest of farming families, visits, threshing and harvest activity across Leighton, Pella, Knoxville, Oskey, and surrounding areas. The Ebenezer Reformed church sermon and Pris cilla Sisters meeting are noted along with social visits and moves.
Leighton Black Oak Boosters 4-H club met Wednesday afternoon at Mary Lois Van Zonk residence with nine members and their leader present. Plans for upcoming activities were discussed.
Fifield Albert Keuning worked briefly for John Vanden Berg. Families including the Zegers and Bloodsworths shared Thursday and Sunday gatherings at various homes. Several couples plan moves or outings to nearby towns, with visits to Osceola and Oskaloosa noted. Arnold Diekema recovered from a brief appendicitis episode.
New Salem residents and relatives frequent nearby towns in a busy week. Gerrit Van Wigen and Catherine Van Willigen shopped in Newton. Henry Meppelink visited Pella. Velma Kooistra did housework for Stoffel Vander Pol near Lynnville. families visited in Osceola Oskaloosa Grinnell Denver and Denver. several visits to Pella and local homes were noted amid casual social rounds.
Prairie City reports a weeklong absence of Rev Hulbregtse and family, return to find a brother in-law in serious condition. Mrs Hulbregtse Sr remains in Wisconsin. Willing Workers meet at Miss Dena Boortje’s home with many attending. Lairds Aid and Helping Hand notes four months earnings totaling 65 dollars. Rev Edward Huibregtse led communion at Presbyterian services last Sunday in addition to his regular duties. American Legion Auxiliary met to install officers with county chairman Mrs Mulford present. Bertha Vander Waal of Chicago visits her mother Flora Van der Waal. Fred Earhart of High Point NC visits his parents Mr and Mrs Schalk.
Taintor Miss Colleen Hull returned home Saturday with Mr and Mrs John Manama after a brief eastern states trip. Nettie Marian Garrett also came back from a de Nightful journey with her mother fern Garrett and Mr and Mrs Farts i Mhrered. Hull had recently visited Te Vie eer and Te w guest list included former lub mombera.
Warner Bros romance adventure opens Saturday at Rivola theatre Oskaloosa starring Kay Francis Errol Flynn and Ian Hunter. Set in a British garrison in Iraq Arabs surround the outpost and a sacrifice choice determines the romance and fate of the trio with Inescort Mundin Huntley Forbes Malyon in the cast.
Mrs Dutch Simmons returns home after visiting the Scott Simmons family near Newton and recovering from illness. Miss Ida Kuntz of Newton plans to live in Evanston Illinois with her husband W J Luce after their marriage. Phyllis Roberts visited her parents and works in Oska toon. Lyle Wehrle reports 74 bushels per acre on a field of boats.
Last week had little rain in Amsterdam but more is hoped for this week to aid corn potatoes pastures and gardens. Threshing is in full swing with Johnnie Toom expanding by using a second engine for his separator. Layton Matteo operates a smaller outfit and two combines are active nearby. Ren Ter Louw is working in the Cascade mountains and in good health. Orville Baughman is busy this week, leaving the news to a brief note from the community as everyone remains busy.
Galesburg notes include visits by Dwight Mick to his aunt and uncle Elmer and Mrs. Broderson, Pauline Kling staying with her grandparents Will Kling, a 4 H club meeting at Verle Schwartz home with varied program items, Trene Van Rheenen visiting brother Valentine Van Rheenen, the Rohrdanz family extended stay in Roundup Montana, George Elwood working at the Rohrdanz home, and Sunday and Monday visits to local residents. The funeral service for Marvin Earl Miller, son of Lowe Miller, was noted.
A truncated obituary notes the burial at Hewitt Cemetery after a Thursday service at the grandparents home in Galesburg. Mrs. Freeman Kling and Mrs. Florence Oswalt sang, with Mrs. A De Penning at the piano. The infant was one of twins born July at Skiff hospital Newton and died July 14. Surviving are the parents and a twin brother Melvin Ray.
Peoria reports better than expected harvest conditions in the hail stricken district. Oats yield as low as 28 bushels per acre while wheat and barley trail. J Stursma buys a grain separator and local farmers operate machinery from Langstraat and Van Gorp. Visitors from New Sharon and Pella attend church, and music lessons for ten youths begin. Weather remains favorable for corn though alfalfa and clover suffer from grasshopper damage.
John De Nooy Sr. is ill and homebound with stomach pain. Mrs. M. Vander Molen suffers lumbago and cannot perform housework. Jacob Stursma and family visited Miss Ella Vander Schaaf in Pella, who had appendicitis surgery at Mercy hospital. Mrs. Stursma is Finn Vander Schaaf's sister. Helen Vos, a nurse in Marshalltown, is visiting home. Rev J. Rag of Byron Center Michigan plans to visit relatives here and in Pella late this week.
Miss Ruth Hackett and others spent last night and Sunday with relatives near Pella. Several guests visited the Huber Vander Syde and De Zwarte households. Wheat was being combined at the Vanden Baard home northwest of Pella. Local families including Van Oene, Van Dene, Monster, De Zwarte, Vrieze, Van den Baard, and Van Gorp are mentioned with multiple Sunday visits and suppers, reflecting a busy weekend in the community.
Daughters Aly and Patty and sons Gary and Keith with Mr and Mrs Jake Diekema and Mr and Mrs Jim Vanden Baard and Kenneth spent Sunday at Lake Keomeh near Oskaloosa. Others from Otley Monroe Sull Verlan De Zwarte Pella and surrounding areas joined relatives and friends in visiting and support. Miss Maxine Robertus underwent a tonsil operation by Dr Wilcox in Oskaloosa last Tuesday morning at eight oclock, with recovery expected in a day or two.
William Van Maren near Pella reports unusually tall corn, a 12 foot stalk found during a field walk. Planted mid May, the crop has reached great height after two months, signaling more tall stalks expected in the coming week.
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