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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1942
Page
6
Many residents share visits and family events across Lynnville New Seeman Kellogg and nearby communities. Neighbors gather for dinners birthdays and Sunday visits as relatives travel to see one another and attend informal gatherings.
Mrs. Anna Monsma celebrated her fifteenth birthday Monday evening with family and friends. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Jansen and Howard of Sully, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cot, Verne Stan Jey and Warren, Glen Vander Krol and baby Orden, plus Elsescott and Mes. Refreshments of ice cream and cookies were served.
Mrs Rene Van Engelhoven and Mrs Nellie Widbuizen shopped Wednesday afternoon and visited at the Vos home where Mrs Vos has improved after a light stroke. Numerous calls and visits followed as 4 H girls met at Miss Lila Van Viiet’s place and families gathered at various homes near Pella and Knoxville. Local residents, including Van Waardhuzens, Vander Kolk, Ustermarkt, Vrieze, and Vanden Berg, were seen at church events, dinners, and weekend visits with relatives in Des Moines, OsKaloosa, Shenandoah, and nearby communities.
Pvt Elmo E Gezel 26th Air Depot 775th Signal Platoon Brookley Field Mobile Alabama was inducted February 17 1942 and serves in the Signal Corps. He has been stationed at Camp Crowder Missouri as a truck driver and is now a switch board operator at Brookley Field. He thanks all who have written and is grateful for the letters received. The Gerel family notes Pvt Gary W Gerel was inducted in April in Alabama and stationed at Camp Claiborne infantry. Both are sons of Mr and Mrs John Gerel of Pella.
Household visits and social gatherings fill a Fifield region page with reports of Mr and Mrs, Jobin Vanden Bene and sons visiting the De Ruud home and numerous neighbors spending Sundays noon at various homes. Local students and workers are noted with absences, vacations, and farming chores, plus minor mishaps including a motorcycle accident near Pellate doctor's office.
Local names report visits and gatherings across Leighton with Mrs J A Van Roekel and Miss June Lieswerde visiting relatives in Denver and Chicago. Miss June Veenstra takes a job with Oskaloosa Produce Co. Mrs J A Van Zuuk undergoes major surgery at Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa. Mrs Vander Linden recovers after surgery. The Willing Workers Society hosts annual picnic with multiple attendees. Le Nora Blom joins the group.
Sunday gatherings mark Park events in Newton area with attendees including Mrs. Bert Wright of Lac Anse Wey California. Des Moines hosts the Tay State Asia event with Henry Quick delivering mail on rural routes. Legion Auxiliary names officers. Iowa State Guard members listed. Miss Naldine Van Rockel and others visit relatives in Ottumwa and Peoria areas.
Fragmented local notes list numerous residents and events including visits, church group meetings, travel to conventions, family gatherings, and home repairs. Mentions include Mian Mes Peter Weeter, Frank Aalbers, Walter Wing dorian Torin Tite day, and various neighbors attending church, dinners, and community projects. References to weddings, picnics, and farm work appear alongside updates on weather-related repairs after a lightning strike.
Gertrude Van Roekel hosted a talk in Otley on Tharsis afternoon at the church. Homebuilders Chess of the asylum Chuvel in Manca arrived Friday evening. Mrs Neal Shunton stored household goods in Cordova and stayed at the ROM. Various locals such as Hart, Harold, Loren Karr, Reva Karr, and Howard Crazini attended family gatherings. A river condition update and multiple trips to Des Moines, Clarence, and Memphis are noted, with trips for shopping, visiting, and deliveries including a steel truckload to Tuinstra Tires in Des Moines and travel toward Jacksonville Florida awaiting two weeks’ absence.
The Eighth U S Civil Service District announces an examination for Inspector in ordnance material with grades from 120 to 10 per annum. Applicants must have practical experience or training, and age limits apply. See local Civil Service Secretary for details at the Post Office Buildings in St Paul Minnesota.
In a wartime style note the Sunny ile Resuity Shop extols wine and bread milk as a sound dietary base. It urges a star spangled pantry with vegetables fruit and meats to sustain victory vigor and vitality.
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