Sturtevant area notes births birthdays and furloughs
Local items report Mrs. Van Revs becoming parents of a fifth child at Jerey Hospital Oswosa. Carol Renaud returns from Africa. Family gatherings honor Gerrit Van Norden and Sophia Van Norden for June birthdays. Corporal Shutts on 14 day furlough from an appendectomy. Py t and Roscoe Brand on 15 day furlough. Shower honors for Adam and Kling. many neighbors attend. Various visits and furloughs announced including Marion Vander Zyl and Henry Lanser awaiting Camp Campbell return. Community notices reflect wartime family life and social events in Stuart Iowa area.
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Stuart
Towa
Nee van Revs
I Yhsh
Sen
Jerey Hospital
Oswosa
Carol Renaud
Africa
M Doris
Awtry
Des Moines
Henry Elscott
Lynnville
Gerrit van Norden
Mr. van Norden
Sophia van Norden
Adam Kling
Elmo Briggs
Kenneth
Albert Kling
Will Smith
Ida
Martin
George Vander Zyl
Gus Blom
Artie
E. C. van Ness
Lester Geurts
Jerry
Ray van Kees
Ronnie
Will van Genderen
Ray Buitenwerf
Mra
John’ Vos
Katherine Adamson
Newton
M. I. Vander Putte
Galesburg
Lane van 2
Andrew van Zee
Pella
Weibe Goodyk
Marvin
Neal Vander Wilt
Cpl
Marion Vander Zyl
Ft. Knox
Walter Vander Zyl
Floyd Vander Zyl
Case Vander Zyl
Bill Vander Zyl
Geo. Vander Zyl
Agnes
Mario
Averetta Vander Hart
Gerrit Vander Hart
Sandridge
Delis Jelsma
Otley
Vander_Zyl
Henry C. Lanser
Musings of a Town Crier and Newspaper Life
A quirky reminiscence by Tani the town crier about writing the weekly column during her father’s absence. She recalls readers, local gossip, a summer plans for Tulip Time, memories of printers and a Chronicle editor, and a hopeful note about future issues as she writes by a typewriter. The piece blends personal anecdotes, community roles, and seasonal events with a sense of local newspaper lore.
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Ho Hunt
Tani
Crier
Pye
Tunisia
Ward William home hosts Sunday visit and couple’s 64th anniversary
Mr and Mrs Pete Goodyke visited Sunday afternoon with Mrs Kate Huyser in the Ward William home. Mr and Mrs R J De Jong observed their 64th wedding anniversary on Monday June 7. Both couples are in their sixties and pretty good health, the oldest in town.
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Willian
Pete Goodyke
Kate Huyser
R. J. de Jong
Otley Community Notes Record Local Visits and Plans
Otley residents share Memorial Day gatherings in Des Moines and Pella, with many visits to relatives, church members, and neighbors. The United Service Women announce a late July or early August program, while local families report moves, hospital stays, and a newborn in Otley area households.
Local Family Notices From Des Moines Area
The article notes Alvin Lee, the first child in Lille, with Mrs Chasider Kell and Mr Vander Kell in Pella last week Wednesday. Mrs Vander Kole has been ill, not yet improved, and the family plans moving to a new home at 22EE BL 2sth SG, Des Moines, with connections to Otley and Marion County schooling.
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Alvin’ Lee
Chasider Kell
Pete Vander Kell
Pella
Vander Kole
William Vriezelaar
Otley
Marion County
Polk County
Te Mai
Es Moines
Public letter recalls Pella history and family ties across years
The writer asks The Pella Chronicle to supply a memorial edition of the Tulip festival memories. He traces ancestry to America Hetzer born in Pella and connections to James Betzer, editor of a local paper, and the Blue Valley Blade in Seward Nebraska. He recalls a 1913 trip for wooden shoes and old town life, noting Rock Island Railroad activity and family ties across generations.
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Pella Chronicle
Pella
America
Mecca
Hetzer
Tom
Sally
John
Tam
James I. Betzer
The
Chronicle
Seward
Nebraska
Eluer
Blue Valley Blade
Elmer
Rock Island
Cooperation in Democracy and Cooperative Burial Associations
Leaders in their field gain respect yet oppose high service fees. Sam urges fair pricing to protect people in Iowa and calls for strengthened professional standards. Eleven Cooperative Burial Associations meet in Des Moines to discuss unity and action to sustain democracy through cooperative efforts across Keystone, Vinton, Keosauqua, and Renton County.
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Java
Towa State
Pederatis Cooperative
Iowa Sale Department
Lange
Enybathones Vie Cooperatives
Jonah Serview
Ats Dents
Yale
Willy
Winneshick Cooperative Burial Association
Decorah
S. White Jr
Towa
State Board of Assessment and Review
Sam
Towa Woll Tiketa
Des Moines
Kirkwood
Washington, D. Colas
Minnesota
News from the Home for the Aged Visitors and Visits
The item lists numerous names and families visiting residents at the Home for the Aged in Mie Elizabeth ny Rees Sully Knoxville Leighton Millen Mon Tracy Peoria and Newton. It mentions Mrs Van Ree visiting her children and a hospital operation at Memorial Hospital N fon.
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Mie
Elizabeth Ny Reesshallwhiter
Minare
Sully
Peter
Peter Tedan
F Tetter
Sandride
Anna Deer
Knoxville
van Gorp
Christine
Jobin Juul
Leighton
Ry Auk
Dick Groenendyk
Tyo
Leendert Damgstraat
Millen
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