Fire damages John Tukker shed near Otley
A fire at the John Tukker shed broke out Saturday morning, with firefighters from Otley and Pella responding. The Jack Lonsdon home narrowly escaped sparks, while Gerald Schippers, son of Lena Schippers of Pleasantville, died in a Mind september plane crash after overseas service. His family mourns in Pleasantville, with several Otley and Monroe residents attending services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Vander K Otley
John Tukker
Jack Lonsdon
Pella
Fae Department
Uftermark
Tech
Gerald Schippers
Lena Schipper
Pleasantville
Minderland
Philippines
Lens Schippers
Ronald
Uni States Navy
Chicago University
Gerald
Indo-China
Formos
Jeff
Lena Schippers
Hhrer
Ronald Schippers
U.S. Navy
Chicago
Otley
John den Otter
Robert van Essen
Roy van Essen
Ch Carnahan
Mra
Tunis Schippers
Monroe
Is Schippers
Leighton
M Hiemstra
John Hinks
Will Stravers
Ed Strave
Willard Steenhock
Prairie City
Family notices and visits in Otley area
A long notice row records supper guests Henry Vriezelaar family and Lola, visits by Loven Rickabaugh and others, and multiple Vriezelaar reunions. It notes deaths, funerals for Ed Poortinen and a heart ailment, plus attendees at a anniversary and picnic events near Otley and Des Moines. Additional items mention Dr. Mason Olcott’s India service, Catherine Tukker’s travels, and local church services led by Rev. George Penninelen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Vriezelaar
Kimne Vriezelaar
Lola
Johny Vanden Board
Loven Rickabaugh
Mantoe
Dolen Vane den Rasied
Dobn Dy
Jane
Gertrude ‘Thinstin
Jehu Vanden
Marton
Italy
Maly
Kal Poortinga
Mes
Kabert Poortied
Tauban
Hes Maines
Otleye
Sompan
George Penninelen
Anna Koons
Doris Lee
John Shultz
Tes Moines
Harry Vanden
the Lakes
Mason Olcott
Central College Tech
the Reformed Church
Otley
Olcntt
India
Freda Tukker
Leona Lom
Newton
Bist
Martinsburg
Lowa
Bessie Lemon
Des Moines
Delmarniitz Homecoming and Local Visits Chronicle
Town residents report furloughs and overseas service updates. Delmarniitz returns from Battle Creek, troubled by wounds but home for furlough, while others share hospital stays, vacations, and visits with family and friends across Iowa and Minnesota.
Town Crier musings and a shelf of spoons in Norwich
The Town Crier shares anecdotes from Norwich England and elsewhere. He details a hobby of collecting souvenir spoons from Tokyo Yokohama Shanghai Peking Batavia Java Colombo and more including a Mount Lavinia scene and a French WWI piece. A display window idea for Tulip Time is proposed and a letter from Long Beach California is quoted. He mentions friends Leley Van Arkel and Ralph De Cook and notes August 1st as the first of August with plans for Pella and Christmas letters and piano lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Shanghai
Peking
Batavia
Java
Columbo
Mount Lavinia
France
Tle Ashton Ave
Long Beach
California
Sadler
Local family notices and farewells dip into Junper County
Rose Hill News records a flurry of family updates from Junper County. Kenneth Dean has his sils removed by a red car while Newton Kay tends the case. Families including Kaldenbergs, Vanden Bergs, Vander Werffs, and Van Emgelenbergs travel to Rockwell City Bremerton and Prairie City. Pvt Gerrit Van Veen enjoys a two week furlough at home as neighbors share meals and well wishes during a busy visit period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Vanden Berg
Kenneth Dean
Johannn
Red
Newton Kay
Dewey Kaldenberg
John Vanden Berg
Thuysday
Rockwell City
John Kaldenbere
Bremerton
Wash
Huys
Civil Service
Gysbert van Emgelenbere
Betty Jean
1 City
Art Vander Wertho
Gerrit van Veen
Mre
David Jabaai
Tracy
Gerrit
de Vries
Hollandale
Minn
G Engelenburg
Hetty Dean
Prairie City
Art Vander Werff
Will Jansen
South of
Pella
Local families welcome new Iowa baby and activities
Summit News notes the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Aalbers on July 20 with Wilma Vanden Berg of Pella as the mother’s family. The community also recalls a weekend social with Monroe Baptist Church members, a Newton Maytag Park picnic and band concert, and includes updates on 4-H County Line tours, club projects, and visits from Newton, Cedar Kan, and Minneapolis connections. Edward Poortinga’s death is reported along with condolences to his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W. Vriezelane
Frank Aalbers
Wilma Vanden Berg
Pella
Madeline Vriemore
Lowa Stat Lege
Cedar Kan
H.W. Veriezelaar
Sally van Doorninck
Monroe Baptist Church
Emma Sweeney
Maytag Park
Newton
Cincinnati Threshers Gom
Caf
Gradus Vriezelaar
Jean Vriezelaar
Minneapolis
Minn
Henry Herwehe
Monroe
Minnesota
Robert Poortinga
Edward Poortinga
Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Mra
A. L. Dykstra
Junior
Gerald Huyser
Een
Roger
Mark Umble
Ernest Blom
Vriezelaar’s
Vanden Dever
Fifield
Loren
James
Monroe News brief highlights accidents and obituaries
The Monroe News item records Mrs. Robert Robinsen injuring two fingers in tractor machinery. It notes a son Kane died in service, with family details in Washington and Monroe links. Also listed are funeral notices for Mrs. Hert, expressions of sympathy for the Turck family, births in the area, and military service deaths, including Lieut Wayne McKinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Vriezelanr
Robert Robinsen
Newton
Kane
Ion
Okiwan
Washongal
Wash
Hess
Alice) Miller
Monroe
Everett
Washington
Wilbur
Nebraska
W. W. Wallace
Hert
Murdock
Turck
Carl Noon
Noon
Donnelson
Iowa
Lawrence Thrashear
Pro City
Dauhter
Churchill
Ramonn
Irene
Con Kaldenberg
Leo Niemants
Knoxvill
Charles
George Roder
Ed Henley
Amy Rose
California
J. A. den Hoedt
Van
Marfa
Texas
Pvt
Lloyd McKinney
Camp Hood
Monroe Old Settlers Association
Harry Worth
H. H. Leid
Isabel Fier
Old Settlers Reunion Hs
Bill Barber
Shattuck School
Faribault
Minn
Harry van Zee
Prairie City
Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Gladys Smith
Ralph Smith
Carroll Balmer
Harry Balmer
Colfax
First Presbyterian Church
Local News Briefs Include Furlough Return and Births
Dr James Renn officiates as a bride from Newton High School and her groom, a Monroe High School graduate, await reunion after POW captivity. He will report to Miami after furlough. Leland Clement and Irene Ballard welcome a son born July 22, second boy in the home. Howard Herwehe Shirley Abram Kool Dean family news share Wisconsin visit notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Renn
Newton High School
Monroe High Fool
Miami
Fla
Leland Clement
Irene Ballard
Howard Herwehe
Shirley
Abram Kool
Dean
Wisconsin
Local Congregation Hosts Sunday Services and Social Visits
Reverend John Den Ouden led services at Ebeneger Reforming Church in Dee r Grove Wisconsin. Members of the Willing Worker Society enjoyed a picnic supper at Pella Park. Dozens of residents including Van Zink Versteeck Van Eneelen and Tysseling relatives visited family homes across New Sharon Prair ie City and Pella during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metty den Tartar
John den Ouden
Deer Grove
Wisconsin
Ebeneger Reformed
Mien Flietstra
1. den Harte
da. van Zink
Gerakt Verstecek
Carl
Vireit van Bielen Hoven
Gare Vander Hane
New Sharon
Mero
A. van Eneelenhoven
Henry Ko Rempe
Doe de Rani
Tevin van Haatten
Carol Ann Sedrel
Willing Werkere Society
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Pella Fool Park
Misa Mildred Hugeen
Hetty Rompe
Allon Plietstra
Grand Rapds
Michigan
de Prener
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Wn. de Vrenger
Walter Versteegh
Carrie Versteegh
J. Wi. Versteegh
Wey
A. van Zunk
Robert Doffus
Jimmy
Dow Ke Brummel
Harry den Ure
Floyd Teman
Larry Taursen
Aya Danice
Edmondson Park
Deland
Robert Leland
Baidley
Prairie City
Mary van Haaften
Legion Hall
Pella
Joe Vander Heiden
Bernice
H. M. Rempe
Ir. Rempe
Gaylord Faidley
Donald and
LeVern
Colfax
T. D. Beintema
Frank van Haatten
John van Haaften
Doris Irene Sarver
Rose Hill
Marion ‘Tysseling
Edrel
Local Cordova News Briefs Mention Hospital Return and Drowning Rescue
Bertha Veldhuizen returned home from the hospital Sunday forenoon and remains in bed for a time. Hazel Bricker visited Ethel Hart and Grace Karr, carrying a letter from her California father. Cora Karr works as a cook at Des Moines Methodist Hospital. Susan Karr was saved from drowning in the Cli Ruckman fish pool after nearly falling in. A church service was planned at Red Rock church Sunday night at 7 20. Ald and others met at Maude Richerd's Thursday to work on a quilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Kart
Bertha Veldhuizen
Doe ‘Templeton
Joe
Whey
Hazel Bricker
Ethel Hart
Grace Karr
California
Cora Karr
Methodist
Des Moines
Susan Karr
Cli Ruckman
Ruckman
Kay Kare
Susan
Red Rock
de Boer
Pella
Ald
Maude Richerd
Sunday School Attendance and Local Farm Work Report
A draft of community notes details nine present at Sunday school last week and Hershel Wins painting at the Alice Visser farm. It notes oats yields, some reaching 60 bushels per acre, and lists locals like Les Waites and Hon ard Young near Dunreath working in coal land stripping. Several residents, including Ernie Reed near Cedar Rapids and Dick De Jong, are mentioned with various local occupations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amie
Hershel Wins
Alice Visser
Les Waites
Honard Young
Dunreath
Ernie Reed
Cedar Rapids
Dick de Jong
An Earr
Heverly
Billy Jim
Muilenbere
Delight Wing
Imogene
Lloyd Shilling
Aria Marquis of Weldon
Rh. M
del Davis
Winona
Paws
Perl
Paul Cronkhiten
Mulching Tomatoes to Protect Fruit and Save Moisture
A gardening tip explains mulching tomato beds to prevent fruit rot where fruit touches soil and to conserve moisture. The mulch should be four to six inches deep and can be straw, paper, vines, or similar material.
Frogs and Crawfish Abundant for Catfish Bait
Conservation News notes floodwaters have flooded temporary pools, boosting populations of small frogs and crawfish. The species are migrating to permanent streams where they become prime bait for catfish, bass, and other predators. Fishermen are advised to use small frogs and crawfish for bait through July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation News
Fireman Otis Pulis Saves Car From Fire On Washington Ave
A street corner incident reports Fireman Otis Pulis signaling a driver of a blaze on Washington Ave and rushing to the fire station to retrieve a new type hand extinguisher that smothers burning oil and gas with carbon dioxide gas. Wayne Lawson’s car was saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Pulis
Falls
Washington Ave
Otis
Wayne Lawson
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Lak Whitefish
Old
Edwin Vander Ploeg
Florence Enyart
Vern Klein
Oskaloosators
Pte
John Vanden Rander
Hospital Jonge
RV. Mnnk
Dim Vriexelang
Knoxville
Henry Kaldenberg
Harold
Wanda
Lawrence Kaldenberg
Judy
J. G. Vriezelaar
Jess Vriezelaar
Ray Vriezelaar
Harry den Besten
Nellie Vriezelaar
Connie Vanden Baard
J. Vriezelaar
Wo Vriezelaar
Lucille Ruwalda
John Vanden Baard
Lloyd Swank
John Vanden Baard Jr
Wl. A Pic
Nic
John
Union Park
Des Mame
Vanden Baard
Vroon
First
Christian Reformed Church
Ustermarkt Brothers
Andrew
Gerrit van
Lautenbach & Verought
Overland Greyhound
Hotel
Pella, Iowa
Reyhuoleyhound Lines
Wterstate Tramot Limes
1Iowa
Oskaloosa
Southern Iowa Fair Grounds
Stock Pavilion
Front Grandstand
Midwest
America
Oskaloosa Municipal Band
Tax Inc
Mahaska Horse & Livestock Ass’n
Tom Brown
Sully News
Arteta Low
Delmarniitz
Battle Creek
Midiain
Eden
Dema
van Wyk
Mercy
Harry Dedong
Matt ‘Tuinstra
Wm. Smardema
N.N. Terlouw
Henry ‘Terlouw
John O. Terloupe
Martin Gene Zylstra
Alexander Beck
Verne Ratelif
Lynn
Alice Shutts
Otis Dearinger
Indianola
Will O'Brie
Sadie Smith
Bruce O'Brien
Nora Springs
Bert Shutts
Mr. and Meerard — Roorda
Marie
Dol
Terlouw
Ward Williams
Orville Vander
S Air
Nashville
Tily
Marion Verwers
J. van Maanen
Neal Vander Wilt
Rochester
Gon de Jong
Jake Brand
van Genderen
Pete
Patricia
Detroit
Fred de Jong
C. Ver Steeght
Real Esstate
Clarence Bruxvoort
John A. Vos
Gradus de Jong
Volga
South Dakota
R. J. de Jong
John Arkema
Bertha Heemsbergen
Shoemaker
Calif
Doyl Vander Krol
Artie Blom
Mercy Hospital
Ray Rivers
Don
Pasadena
Hattie Smith
Norwich
England
United States
K. Ve G
Leley van Arkel
Philadelphia
Ralph de Cook
Ralph
Jet
Tin Hays
Highton Uy
Hays
Rose Hill News
Junper County
Amcust
Bruce van Rocke
Hhe Club
Messrs
Re Sherwalt
Glenn Long
Donald Livingstone
In Blom
Asei Ant
Summit News
Monroe News
Leighton News
Cordova
Sully
DePebning's
Gamble
Lynnville
Montezuma Renderers
Depts Auris
Gayle
Billy Dim Muilenbens
Tiwayne’ Sellers
Jimmy Carter
Roy and Son
Slykhuis
Mahaska County Hospital
Kaloosa
Finn
den Adel
Gearze Bni
Allen de Heer
Ozinga Tire Service
Monte Rey
Nestle’s
Kellogs
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