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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1956
Page
7
Mr and Mrs Marvin Dixon of Monroe announce the engagement of daughter Janice to Jerry Kloostra son of Mr and Mrs Henry Bosveld of Pella. A November wedding is planned.
On Friday evening June 16 1956 Miss Winni fred Hoekstra and Clarence E Vos were married at Ogilvie Minnesota Christian Reformed Church in a double ring ceremony conducted by Dr John Medendorp. The bridal party included sister Catheryne Hoekstra maid of honor and Frank Oslund as best man. After a reception for about 85 guests the couple left for a northern Minnesota honeymoon and will reside at 1117 Granger Ann Arbor Michigan where the bride works and the groom studies at the University of Michigan.
Gene Dop son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Dop Rose Hill Iowa and Miss Rooda employed at Farmers Union Super Value Store Pella provide no wedding date. Mr Dop employed at Central National Bank Des Moines. No date set.
A weekend gathering took place at Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Beerends’s home. Attendees included Mrs. Leyde yer of Galesburg Colorado Rex Williams and family of New Sharon Louise and LaDonna Bieshaar of Fremont Terry and Kenneth Kolb of New London Conn Shirley Jerry Barbara Beerends from Davenport Melvin Hartgers of Sully Christina Brom and Harold Hillyer of St Louis Mo.
Miss Shirley Rook was honored at four miscellaneous showers hosted in 1956. June 28 at Gerrit Eysink’s home featured games and gifts, with a scrapbook recounting her romance. July 6 at Elsie Blom’s home followed the same format with a tray lunch. July 9 at Peter Zwank’s home included a large turnout and gifts, and July 18 at Te Louw’s home again offered games and lunch. Attendees included many named guests and honoree Shirley Rook.
Snap beans should be harvested when seeds are about the size of a match head and pods are about three fourths grown. At this stage the beans are high in minerals and vitamins and very tender.
The aged residents list birthday remarks for John Vander Voor turning 78. Numerous visitors from Des Moines, Oskaloosa, Middletown, Otley, and Chicago stop by or accompany mourners to a funeral. Names include De Bruin, Langstreat, Vende Voor irs, De Brats, de Pol, and Vander Wal.
A new booklet lists 126 industrial buildings in 53 Iowa towns with sizes from small to 218000 square feet. It covers floor area, construction type, rail sidings, sale or lease availability, utilities, transportation facilities, labor force, and current activity. The note mentions the first Normal School in Vermont.
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