Local News Notes and Family Updates from the Rural Districts
Community items report a health scare and surgery for Mrs. Calvin Bricker at the General Hospital in Iowa City. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Van Haaften Joyce Jaine, 7 1/2 pounds, at Skiff Hospital in Newton. Fern Bricker and other neighbors attend funerals and farewell parties as families cope with illness and routine farming life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Karr
Gerald Koopman
Grace Karr
Calvin Bricker
Robert Kaldenberg
Frank Poortinga
Joe Vanden Berg
Will Waardhuizen
Gerrit de Jong
Mary Crane
Lorraine Ford Honnold
Gertrude Hoksbergen
Zack Ruckman
Veteran’s Hospital
Knoxville
Howard Rankin
Allen de Heer
General Hospital
Iowa City
Fern
Lester van Haaften
Skiff Hospital
Newton
Joyce Jaine
Harold Karr
Dale Baumgardher
Community Notes From Cordova and Nearby Homes
An unofficial Sum mit township election reports 46 Republican and 21 Democratic ballots. Visits include Slykhuis family members, Knoxville guests at Joe Templeton and Hart households, and showers for Mrs. Bill B. Karr in Hart and Ballard homes. Norma Sean Pontus wed Mr Cross on June 15 in Des Moines. Will De Moss and other relatives attend 60th anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slykhuis
Miss Hall
Sam Sterling
Knoxville
Deveer Simpson
Monroe
Cordova Depot
Summit Township
F. M. Roberts
Joe Templeton
James Huigens
R. M. Hart
M Perkey
Bill B. Karr
Hart
Karr
Ballard
Gladys Bounds
Hugh Pontus
Des Moines
Howard Pontus
Centerville
May van Hemert
Hugh
Norma Sean
Norwalk
Cross
Will de Moss
Fire Destroys J. J. Boot Farm Barn In Prairie City
Firefighters battled a large blaze at the J. J. Boot farm five miles west of town destroying a big horse barn along with about 700 bushels of oats several tons of hay and various farm implements. Local ambulance transported Christena Louwsma to City Hospital Des Moines. Robert Van Ryswyk discharged from the army and returned home this week. Mrs. Bert Vander Lune improving. Several visits and hospital appointments noted for local residents including Rev Kuizema and Mrs Steenhoek with care in Iowa City and Des Moines plus other community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta M. Steenbock
J. J. Boot
Town
Christena Louwsma
Robert van Ryswyk
John Boertje
Hot Springs
J. van Ryswyk
A. A. Steehoek
A. A. Steenhoek
Iowa City
D. J. van Ryswyk
Neal Rus
Galesburg
Vander Kamp couple welcome third daughter Phyllis Joanne
Sully News reports the birth of Phyllis Joanne to Mr. and Mrs. Milo Vander Kamp on Sunday June 2, their third child and daughter. The item also lists numerous local visits, visits by relatives, leave from Vernon Van Rees, and community church activities, including Vacation Bible School with helpers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arletta Terlouw
Milo Vander Kamp
Phyllis Joanne
Joe Smith
Joseph Charles
Hattie Smith
Gerd Lamphier
Carmen
H. Lamphier
Killduff
L. L. Renaud
Community Notes From Peoria and Nearby Visits
Local Peoria residents host and visit relatives across Pella Oskaloosa and Leighton with many gatherings. A stitching of social calls includes the Rooses Vander Mo lens Stursmas and Bokhovens. The Amvets auxiliary reports growth and a county convention set for Bussey with delegates named.
Summit News Highlights Local Events and Club Activities
Mrs H W Vr and Miss Madeline Vr visited Cedar Falls to finish soph year at Iowa State Teachers College. Miss Bille Heemstra of Simpson College stayed with her parents in Indianola. Lois Den Otter visited Des Moines with her sister. Harold Van Essen couple welcomed a baby girl born June 1. Larry Van Essen stays with grandparents. Summit Garden Club meets June 14 at Mrs Ralph Dykstra. United Service Women Convention June 12 in Bussey. Otley Co op beat Monroe Baptist 13 4. next Otley Reformed Church vs Monroe June 12. Summit Strivers 4 H Club met June 8. new members Geneva Hopkins and Patricia Rietveld. lessons on storing clothing. rally day notes. Rally Day attendees listed. Mary Vriezelaar reports on club year. Picture Memory Contest top scores include Gladys Klein and Norma Jean Bricker. Certificates awarded to A L Dykstra for 16 years service and W A Vriezelaar for eight years leadership. United Service Women met June 4 at Mrs George Ryken’s with six members. minutes read. Partial State report noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W
Madeline Vr
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Bille Heemstra
Simpson College
Indianola
Neal Heemstra
Lois den Otter
Wm. T. Vrieze- Yur
Des Moines
Harold van Essen
Larry van Essen
Summit Strivers
Norma Jean Bricker
Mary Vriezelaar
Geraldine Klein
Geneva Hopkins
Patricia Rietveld
Joe Horman
Norma Lucille Dykstra
Gladys
Norma Angove
Mary van Vliet
Mary
Coralee Vriezelaar
Judy
Deloris van Waardhuizen
Gladys Klein
Gerrit Dykstra
W. A. Vriezelaar
A. L. Dykstra
H. W. Vriezelaar
Summit Strivers Club
A. L. Dyketra
Summit Trivers Club
Iowa Federation
United Service Women
George Ryken
Loretta Stierneman
Monroe area marriage and community notes drift
Miss Herniece Stanberry of Des Moines and Joseph Kintz of Colfax were wed in Monroe on June 1 with Rev. R A Mason officiating. The bride, Alleman High School 1945 graduate, and the Marine veteran groom will reside in Colfax. Also reported are a Des Moines hand injury, a June 4 baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Nolin, and various visits, deaths, and local society events in Monroe and surrounding towns. The list includes funerals for Geo Worth, Rebekah Convention news, and multiple social calls across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. Vriezelaar
Herniece Stanberry
Des Moines
Monroe
Joseph Kintz
Colfax
R.A. Mason
Alleman High School
U.S. Marines
Ray Valentine
Dun Teak
Methodist Hospital
Lloyd Nolin
Katherine Ver Heul
Phillip Zickel
Indianapolis
Ind
Visi
Lloyd
Everett
J. H. Ellis
Boise
Idaho
Murray Brown
J.B. Webb
Daytona Beach
Florida
Brown
Arthur Wrezclaw
Herman Holmes
Newton
Geo. Worth
Maude Montgomery
Janice Livingston
Aldeen Jarnagin
Corrine Mian
Arnold Worth
Grinnell
Blake Worth
U. S. Navy
W. T
N. O. Worth
Nola Roush
Belle Mullins
Methodist Church
George Pennington
Otley News Highlights Local Visits And Obituary Notice
Otley residents report family visits from Monroe Manchester Oskaloosa and Peoria. H C Trumble of Manchester Iowa died prompting notices. Several relatives from Rock Island California and Iowa City visited the Slocum Uster markt families. News notes include illness improvements for Myron and Lewis Van Wyk and a postponed Banner Bearers meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Vander Kolk
Dick Lille
Monroe
John Lille
J. M. van Vliet
H. C. "Trumble
Manchester
Iowa
James Gable
Oskaloosa
Aart
Andrew Ustermarkt
Raymond E. Rohus
John
Ted Miller
Iowa City
John Pethoven
Martha Fay
Peoria
Aurt Ustermarkt
Tom Slocum
Myron van Wyk
Lewis van Wyk
George Slocum
Connie Jo
Rock Island
Illinois
Zack Slocum
California
Mia
Aart Ustermarkt
Henry Breuklander
Social Roundup From Pella Area Residents
Local families from Pella and nearby towns visited relatives and attended church events. Notable mentions include the Vander Horsts, Engbers, Bensinks, Hoksbergens, De Wolfs, Kempenars, Harkness, Wanders, Van Zee, and Veenstras. Marie Veenstra travels for work in Chicago, while Willard Harkness stays with relatives during his mother’s hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Harkness
Alex McCombs
Olivet
Gerrit de Wolf
Ralph Kempenar
Karen
Oskaloosa
Abram Bos
Sycamore Blight Widespread Across Iowa This Year
A fungus blight is unusually common in Iowa sycamore trees causing new leaves to shiver and die. Foresters say the blight is unsightly but not usually permanently damaging and that trees will renew growth. Bordeaux mixture is used where control is attempted, though the Conservation Commission has not pursued statewide treatment in parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Commission
Cut Hay Early To Get Best Quality And Yield
Iowa State College expert H. D. Hughes urges earlier hay cutting to maximize quality and protein content. He notes delays reduce protein, lower yield from leaf loss and pest damage, and that clover yields peak at full bloom while highest protein comes at half bloom. Delaying mixed clover and timothy by about ten days is advised for timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
H. D. Hughes
Iowa State College
Harvest Timing For High Quality Alfalfa Hay
The best quality alfalfa hay comes from cutting when the crop is one tenth to one half in bloom. Alfalfa and clovers peak in protein content at the early bloom stage. Later cuts yield coarser, less palatable hay.
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Cordova
Gerry Griffioen
Art Ustermarkt
Hazel Bricker
John Engle
Ozinga
Helen Rozenburg
Angeline Vanden Berg
Irene van Engelhoven
Vivian Karr
Tony Longstraat
Bible School
Red Rock
Community Farm Bureau
Otley School House
Fifield Girls
John Henry
Jake Neff
Murray van Hemert
Ray Clark
Joe Murphy
Emmerson Powers
Denver
Colorado
Phoenix
Arizona
James Carter
Louie
Marion County Mutual Insurance Association
Marion
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association
Peter Tysseling
Pella
J. S. Heywood
John Vanden Baard
Otley
F. E. Brown
Burl Horstman
Pleasantville
Jas. Fortune
S. N. Applegate
W. J. Wanders
Tracy G. PF. Kading
Second St
Igm Arto
Clus Dee KO Milla
van Gorp Hatchery
Colfax Sales Company
Serres
Bell and Clippinger
First National Bank of
Sele
Bart Shields, Avet
Prairie City News
Sully News
Ray van Wyk
Dave Haalbloom
C. C. Eldridge
C. J. Sparks
Vernon van Rees
Stoffel Huyser
Herman Kooistra
Sam Munson
Bert Shutts
Dave Halbloom
David Jr
Adolph Halbloom
Gilman
Ward Williams
Minnie Veldhuizen
Arthur Dunnick
Fred Willemsen
Wm. van Norden
Henry C. Terlouw
John Zegers
A. P. Vander Beck
Charles Renaud
Minnesota
Peter Rozendaal
Gorman
Rein Kloostra
Kloostra
Peoria News
Leonard I. Roose
Lambert Nieuwland
Tobe Vander Veen
James de Dong
Leighton
John van Sant
Ben Vander Molen
Tillie Vander Molen
Henry Roose
Leonard Roose
Melvin Dear
Henry Vander Linden
Fred de Nooy
Jake Stursma
Anthony Bokhoven
Robert
N. W
Bert Roose
Chris Vander Hart
Jake Vander Molen
Tabe Vander Veen
Mae Ruth
Sarah Vos
Margaret
Cornie
Dick Bandstra
A. H. Roose
Frank Roose
Martha Vos
Ben Vos
Jake Vander Melen
Kathryn Vriezelaar
Fort Des Moines
Carrie Vriegelaar
Max. Aunain
Auxiliary of
Amvets
Bussey
Carrie Vriezelaar
Ann Klein
Doris Lee
G. Ryken
Cornelia Vriezelaar
4. van Vliet
Summit News
Monroe News
Peter Vander Haar
First Reformed
Dorens
Reformed Church
Dick van Zomeren
Peter Klein
Don Vriezelanr
Baby
William Vriezelanr
John Hopkins
Rockwell City
Jong Contractors
Grace Kool
Raymond Robus
Anne Diekema
Harold Vander Pol
Vander Pol
Newton Hospital
Christian Reformed Church
Abert Uitermarkt
Andrew Uiter
Otley News
Sully
DePensing
Gamble
Lynnville
D-X
Montezuma Renderers
Dept. Agri
Tracy News
Henry W. Vander Horst
Wm. Vander Horst
Tunis Hoksbergen
Arie Engbers
Ernest
H. J. Bensink
Ralph Kempenaar
Abramsos
Ival Harkness
Mercy
Junella
Peter W. Visser
Buss
John Wanders
Marion Wickhart
John van Zee
Wm. Wanders
Lewis
Marie Veenstra
Henry Veenstra
Marie
Swedish Covenant Hospital
Chicago
Marinus Roozeboom
Mercy Hospital
Oska- Joosner
Gerald Vander Linden
Near Pella
Luke Vander Linden
ENE
Dr. Hess
Jobna Hopkins Hospital
Antarat
Oss
Carpenter Drug Store
Osteopathic
Drs. Kramer and
Kramer
Nellie D
Ih, H
West First Street
Burdock Lumber
Holland
John Lasschuit
Zokoro
Ernest DE Cook
Pella, Iowa
Mt. Whitney
Hershey
Farmers Union
Franklin Street
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