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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1943

Page

8

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.

En Eldriisce Hdivuechietors 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Wiliam Vox 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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