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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1952
Page
12
Names and events from Grinnell and nearby towns describe births including Ronda Lee Terlouw and another son to Van Gorp and Arkema families, weddings, showers, and upcoming marriage of La Vonne Zegars to Bob Evers. Military notices show Pte. Raymond Terlouw near Korea, local inductees, and camp assignments. Community updates include hospital births, graveside rites, visits, and church activities.
Gene Den Hartog has arrived in Korea and is stationed near Seoul with a heavy ordinance maintenance Company. Various locals hosted gatherings and visits including a pink and blue shower for Mrs. Lloyd Herwehe in Tools Chapel. Susan Gray visits, Bonnie Roozendaal birthday celebrated, and a Mit 4-H meeting held Friday at Lynn Nora Vogelaar’s home.
Afternoon activities centered on Rally Day in Knoxville on June 10. Clint Vriezelaar, from Daily Vacation Bible School in Monroe, spent Thursday afternoon with Johnny Phifer in Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Van Wyk and family of Mitchellville visited the Van Dusseldorp and David Lee family, while Mrs. Kenneth McAmis and Carol and Joan of Alzada Montana and Wm. Clark of Pella called on H. W. Vriezelaar. Vriezelaar returned from Cedar Falls where she attended Iowa State Teachers College and plans to stay with her parents for the summer. Willa Mae Van Doorninck left to attend the University of Illinois and to teach at Bondurant High School for 1952-53. Don Van Doorninck, Mrs. Jean Reeves, Deborah Ann, and other relatives visited the Gradus Vriezelaar home on Sunday.
Marilyn Welshons undergoes a tonsillectomy at Collins Memorial Hospital in Knoxville. Funeral services for Wyle G. Meatley are held in Newton with Rev. E A Briggs officiating. burial at Palo Alto cemetery. Neals McKee attend, born in Monroe, survived by wife Pearl Rexroat and children Arden Smith, William, Clyde, and eight grandchildren.
Cedar Falls students Carolyn McCauley and Dean Kool return home after a year at State Teachers College. Veldine Van Roekel caps as nurse at Des Moines Lutheran Hospital. 4-H club hosts at John Nearmeyer’s. Elmo Blackledge and Ernest Wainer lead twelve boys. Birth announced for daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Brown of Beattie Washington. Rev Ralph M Donaldson installed as elder in Monroe church. Donna Broderson and Gerald Lovett wed at Prairie City United Presbyterian Church. Bridal shower honors Donna with 21 guests.
Mrs Ina Hall and son Marvin of Rejor and Happy Dunn of Chicago spent Memorial weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs Ray Dunn, Mrs Dorothy Jean Matthews of Melbourne Fla visiting her mother Mrs Velta Jarnagin and other relatives.
Mrs. Letta Votan hosted twenty two Mahaska Hospital nurses and aides at a breakfast in her home Tuesday in honor of Verora Howard who served as a nurse here for five years and left Saturday to settle in Moravia California. The breakfast featured tables with spring flowers and gifts were presented to Ms Howard. Visitors at the Hols home celebrated Mr and Mrs Wm Hols 25th wedding anniversary with a gathering that included the McWilliams and Stouwie families and others from Pella New Sharon and Whiting Ind. Pvt. Howard E Groenendyk, son of Mr and Mrs Connie Groenendyk, returned home on convalescent leave from Camp Chaffee Ark after training with the 6th Armored Division and a foot injury.
An out injury while it is healing. Howards is to report back to the army hospital on June 23 for further examination and treatment. The note indicates a temporary setback but confirms enlistment and scheduled medical follow up.
Rev A J Rus preached his last sermons to a crowded Peoria church as many visitors attended including the Jansen and Meppelink families from Sully. Harold Hoksbergen is promoted to Corporal and Gilbert Vander Hart to Private First Class serving in Korea. Community notes cover school remodeling, local farming, Vacation Bible School lectures, and the Persis Ladies Aid sale raising 445 45 plus an offering for Pine Rest.
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