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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1936
Page
6
A cascade of rural notices recount visits and illnesses. Mrs Walter Geurts travels to Eddyville for her mother’s illness while William Roush learns of his brother’s Oklahoma death and attends the funeral with his wife.
Cordova neighbors share a busy week with family visits in Pella at the Marto home for Mrs Vanden Berg’s relatives. I C Williamson left for Oskaloosa due to illness. Local farming activity includes threshing crews at multiple farms and grain quality reports.
Sally Agnes Kaldenberg visited with relatives in Des Moines last week. Pella residents Gerrit Vis family left for a Denver visit, planning two weeks. Martha Circle held a church bazaar and social with songs and offerings. Fires damaged the Guy Van der Pol farm home near Sully. most contents saved. Local visits include De Jong and Kruseman families and Louise Dow returning to Des Moines.
Kay Francis stars in The White Angel a First National picture opening at the Rivola theatre Oskaloosa on Saturday July 25 for three days Florence Nightingale theme centers on a nurse heroine. A large lobby photograph of Francis in a nurse’s uniform holding the lamp will be on display beginning tomorrow.
Mr and Mrs Everett De Jong and family hosted guests in the afternoon along with Mr and Mrs Gerrit Huyser and family. Helen and Margaret Dieleman of Newton visited their mother Mrs Rennier Dieleman. Mr Rozendaal and Leola Adelaide and Gormand visited from Pella. Adelaide Rozendaal is staying with Mr and Mrs Jeff Willemsen near Tainter. The note adds a vacation gap with no Sally news for two weeks.
Community announcements record visits and birthday celebrations in the Pella area. Galesburg and Van Rheenen families hosted gatherings for Albert Beintema and Paul Landmesser, with many neighbors and relatives attending, including the Terpstra and Mick families. Additional visits included Alma De Penning at Wilma Schippers and Adrin and Valentine Van Rheenen stopping by the Henry Van Rheenen home.
Leighton pastor Rev J A De Jong leaves Monday for Leota Minnesota to join his wife and daughter Amaryllis visiting at N De Boer home. The Willing Workers met with nineteen members in the church basement Wednesday afternoon. Refreshments were served by Maryrene De Cook and Est Van Houweling. On Thursday evening July 16 Mrs J Schut's children and grandchildren gathered at Mr and Mrs Herman Mepplink's home to celebrate her seventy six birthday. Attendees included the Kamericks, the Kamericks of Pella, the Mathes family of Otley, Rempe family of Beacon, and various Schut relatives. A Sunday school session was held at 8241 A with plans for Vices and an event at the home of A Mere Zan Veo gait Mae MAM. A prize event and offerings followed, with a trombone quartet from John Fletcher College giving entertainment in Leighton Saturday night.
Porterville and surrounding families in Pella area share a weekend of visits and calls. Numerous gatherings include Goemaat, Vanden Baard, Monster, Hackett, De Zwarte, Van Essen, and Vanexsen households with calls, threshing help, and Sunday visits noted across northwest Pella and nearby farms.
A fire at Wise dairy farm in south Albia caused at least 1500 in damage to a barn and hay. Firefighters arrived to find the barn nearly destroyed and several livestock endangered. Mrs Rowles of Albia owned some cattle and the hay, with insurance covering hay and livestock. A calf herd and two calves perished or were harmed as the blaze spread. The fire was thought to start from spontaneous combustion in the hay, drawing a crowd as the scene burned.
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