Grundy College commencement draws local families
Peoria News reports Mr and Mrs John De Nooy and daughter Nellie and John Vos and family attended Grundy Center's Grundy College commencement on Wednesday. Helen Vos accompanied them home for a visit. School children and teachers had a picnic last week in the M Vander Hart timber. Wm Osinga and family were Pella visitors Thursday. Garret Andringa Sr and family visited Cornelius Spoelstra's home Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John de Nooy
Nellie
John Vos
Grundy Center
Grundy College
Helen Vos
Nat
M. Vander Hart Timber
Wm. Osinga
Pella
Garret Andringa Sr
Cornelius Spoelstra
John den Hartog
Raymond
Betty
Simon den Hartog
Harvey
Christian Reformed Church
Church Lawn
Rev. C. Witt
Tena Slater
Quartette
Henriette
Carrie Groenendyk
Margaret
Charlotte de Jong
Edna Steenhoek
Elizabeth Vos
Dorothy Bandstra
Fern Meinders
Ada Bandstra
Henrietta Groenendyke
Charlotte
Eighth graders pass county exams with strong averages
Peoria Christian School reports eighth graders achieved good averages ranging from 89 to 98 on county examinations. Graduates include Johanna Blom Louise Vander Hart Anna Vos Martin Vos Willie Vander Molen Cornelius Boerefijn Ar nold Beekhuizen and Mrs Gysbert Beekhuizen with children of Pella. Visitors from Denver Col to see a hospitalized husband. Various local callers noted including Coen Stewie Herman Bokhoven and families. Services led by Rev Weidenaar and preparations for next Sunday in Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria Christian School
Johanna Blom
Louise Vander Hart
Anna
Martin Vos
Willie Vander Molen
Cornelius Boerefijn
Peoria
Arnold Beekhuizen
Tracy
Gysbert Beekhuizen
Pella
Denver
Colo
Coen Stewie
Garret Andringa Jr
Andringa Sr
Herman Bokhoven
Oskaloosa
Weidenaar
Prairie City
Second Christian Reformed Church
Renee Nieusma
Garret Ryke
Cecil Stewie
Oscar Swan
Dorothy Long
Jusice of Peace
Tabe Vander Veen
William de Jong
Holland
Mich
John L. Veenstra
Ben Vander Molen
John W. Veenstra
John Sterk
Porterville Social Roundup Watches Visits and Meetings
Porterville residents report social visits among Van Dene Vander Syde Kuyper Scott and Monster families with several gatherings. The Porterville sewing club met at Miss Gertrude Wielard with a brief business session and refreshments. next meeting set for June 14 at Miss Mabel Goemaat. Reverend R T Nordlund of Porterville Baptist to speak at Porterville Union Sunday school on June 4 at 9 a.m.
Local Visitors and Neighboring Families Gather
Last week Kuyper hosted events on Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs Koen Verrips and Mr and Mrs Connie Vanden Baard visited with Mr and Mrs Will Monster and family last Sunday evening. Miss Dorothy Goemaat visited the Henry Van Dene home Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs John Kuyper of Os Kilousa spent Friday at Gerrit Kuyper's. The Misses Jacoba Anna and Elsie Van Dene visited Mrs John Kamerick Sunday. Mr and Mrs Henry Wielard and daughter Johanna visited the Will Monster home Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry van Dene
Will Monster
Bobby Robertus
H. Vander Syde
Pella
Walter Heyveld
North of
Gerrit Kuyper Sonlay
Connie Vanden Baard
W. A. Jansen
Edward Scott
University Park
A. B. Goemaat
John Schakel
Ollie
Anie
R. T. Nordlund
Baptist Church
Porterville Union
Elsie
Dirk Goemaat
Porterville
Henry Wielard
Johanna
Otley News Highlights Local Births and Visits
Mrs Joe Kool returns home from Iowa City recovering well. Angie Klyn also home recovering from appendectomy at Abbott hospital Oskaloosa. Gerrit Waardhuizen welcomed baby boy born May 29 weighing 9 pounds third boy in family. Grun dy Center students Stowies Wynburg and Gwessing spend vacation at Marinus Veenendall home. Buntje Gwessing returns to Clear Lake Minn. Families travel to Des Moines shop in Pella. Neal Sedrel and Leighton visit Aalbers family. Bir and Waardhuizen visit Kool home Sunday.
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Joe Kool
Iowa City
Angie Klyn
Abbott Hospital
Oskaloosa
Gerrit Waardhuizen
Ben Stowies
Henry Wynburg
Buntje Gwessing
Grundy Center
Marinus Veenendall
Clear Lake
Minn
John Vanden Berg
Pete Vanden Berg
Des Moines
S. Vander Wiel
Johanna
Gerrit Klyn
Near Fifield
Pella
Neal Sedrel
Leighton
Gysbert Aalbers
Bir
Wm. Waardhuizen
Local Notes From Leighton Iowa Daybook
Leighton residents share visits and calls at nearby homes including Den Hartogs Sedrels and Van Roekels. a Black Oak Center school picnic closes the year with a wiener roast and treats. girls mission society stage bazaar with a play and musical numbers on the church lawn.
Leighton Reformed Church Memorial Sunday Notes
A list of local residents and visitors includes De Jong and Groenendyke families at various trains and church events. Memorial Sunday services featured Elma Van Heukelem on organ and church quartets. remarks on attendance and Legion and Auxiliary participation. Several local families, pastors, and graduates are mentioned, with visits to Leighton and nearby towns.
Lower Grove Vacation Bible School Opens May 22
Lower Grove News says Vacation Bible School starts Monday May 22 at Lower Grove Church with missionary H L Van Dellen aiding to organize. Enrollment reaches 21 with teachers Miss Main of Minesota and Miss Wilma Van Ommen of Oskaloosa. Wm. Bakker leads summer evening services. Ferdinand Vogelaar and George Hunt were on the sick list last week. The Ladies Missionary Prayer Band met at Mrs Jerry Stout’s home. Christian Endeavor held a business meeting at Mr and Mrs Albert Van Durens. president Mrs Ferdinand Vogelaar presided and led a discussion on Right and Wrong Combinations. Mr and Mrs Aston Winn and family visited Sunday morning.
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Lower Grove
H. L. van Dellen
Main
Minesota
Wilma van Ommen
Oskaloosa
Wm. Bakker
Lower Grove Church
Ferdinand Vogelaar
George Hunt
Ladies Missionary Prayer Band
Jerry Stout
Christian Endeavor Society
Albert van Duren
Aston Winn
The Inquiring Reporter Ends High School Reflections
The Inquiring Reporter asks about what graduates think as they finish school. George Heeren Jr describes his concern with choosing a vocation and funding college attendance, and contemplates his next steps after high school.
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George Heeren JR
Today We Live opens June 4 at Princess Osage
Joan Crawford and Gary Cooper star in a World War era drama opening Sunday June 4 for three days at the Princess Osage. Robert Young plays the aviator and Franchot Tone appears as Crawford's brother in his first film role alongside Wil Fealener's story adaptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Crawford
Gary Cooper
Princess, Oskaloosa
the Princess, Oskaloosa
Wil Fealener
Girst Ge
Cooper
Robert Young
Franchot Tone
New York
Misa Crawford
Reflections On Postgrad Plans From Central High Seniors
A set of student thoughts from Central High School graduates on life after school. Martha Timmerman and Martha Zylstra weigh college, vocation, and further preparation while Sylvanus Dykstra Edward Van Dellen and others ponder love, ease, and the future. The group contemplates Providence, new responsibilities, and the transition from student life to professional aims such as medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Timmerman
Sylvanus Dykstra
Edward van Dellen
Central
Martha Zylstra
Anna Verhey on future work and educational leadership
Anna Verhey reflects on the responsibility of training future leaders and the competitive educational field. She notes a primary teacher’s high standards of living, the challenges ahead, and the fortunate yet weighty duty of those who will assume positions next year.
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Anna Verhey
Native of Pella Dies At Orange City
Miss Johanna Pas, a native of Pella, died at the home of her brother in law A Vander at Orange City. Her passing ends a life tied to Dutch Iowa heritage, with services to be announced locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Orange City
Johanna Pas
A. Vander
Obituary notes for Meide and a drowning incident
Friday May 19 death of Meide, 66, born in Pella, long resident with Van der Meides, active in church and WCTU. Funeral at American Reformed church led by Rev Dykstra. attendees from Mankato Grinnell Ames Sioux Falls. Also reports Clyde Coley, 11, son of Rev. and Mrs. Coley, drowned in the Missouri River at Council Bluffs Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Dykstra
Lucille Pas
Mankato
Minnesota
George Ross
Grinnell
Iowa
C. Tusseling
Minnie Buckles
Ames
L. T. Oggel
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Orange City Journal
Clyde Coley
Fred Coley
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
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