Pella area notes from local visitors and events
Local column from Pella recounts visits by Homer and Lois Talbot of Phoenix and family, Gertrude Willemsen and neighbors, plus a detailed 60th wedding anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Grover Williams with family gifts, guests, and decor. Reports on Adventist Bible School start, community gatherings, boat trips to Hannibal, and local sightings of wildlife and hobbies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
May
Ka- Rita
Homer
Lois Talbot
Richard Vonk
Donald Rexroat
Newton
Vonk
Willemsen
Gertrude
Tunis Vonk
Oskaloosa
Jane Ruth Richerd
Mankato
Minn
Merl Price
Charles Hodgson
Indianola
Irene Smith
California
Adventist Welfare Center
Grover Williams
Bud
Dunreath
Daisy
Red Rock
Sonny
Harvey
Clyde
Knoxville
Jessie Bruce
Ruth Brisendine
Sonny Williams
Lila Nichols
Poolside hello cut short by ink accident
A local note reveals Edgar left pool early to remove an ink accident. David Larton visits his aunt in Des Moines while Coe’s cut timber on Clyde William’s east Clyde farm south of Red Rock. Maple boards go to Burlington for boxes. Knoxville-Newton bus returns to schedule with new owner. Maytag layoffs follow a schedule off. 4-H camp at Ahquabi sees Carol Karr and Jane Ann Templeton representing Teen-Age Toilers. Local visits include Tony Langstraat to New Sharon and Kathryn Waardhuizen’s Denver relatives vacationing with son Mark on the farm. Alberta Dykstra’s land and Mrs. Dykstra’s care feature. The Dykstras’ 1926 farm purchase and prior Otley life noted. Alan Clark and Fay Clark visited. Memorial mentions, elections, and town histories pepper the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Deitrick
Julian Garrett
Burt Karr
Lloyd Karr
Jack Jennings
Claudine Williams
Ginger
Hannibal
Adventist Bible School
Meri Price
Meri
Marion de Penning
Tony Langstraat
Tony
Norma Jean Bricker
Langstraat
Tony's
Jane Clark
Dunreath
Jane
Monroe
Joe Clark
May Dykstra
Humming Bird
Burt Williams
Ruth
Long Beach
Cal
Burt
Rose Mie
Tom
Los Angeles
Grace Karr
South Second St
Knoxville
Grace
Fred
Wilda Karr
Nelis
Holland, Mich
Norma
Clara
Mary
Elliot
Guy
Cordova
Ill
Davenport
Iowa
Lloyd Karrs
Merl Price
Red Rock Church
Joan Martinache
Sharon
Susan Karr
Barton Ball
Joan Wittenberg
Monroe Baptist Life School
Maxine de Heer
Linda
May van Hemert
Marion Rinehart
Guy Braxvoort
Mitchellville
Life Magazine
Pacific Islands
Animals
Australia
Flowers
U.S
Edgar
David Larton
Des Moines
Coe’s
Clyde William
Red Rock
Burlington
Knoxville-Newton
Carol Karr
Jane Ann Templeton
Ahquabi
New Sharon
Kathryn Waardhuizen
Denver
Colo
Mark
Arvin
Roy
Albert Dykstra
Marshalltown
Dykstras
Otley
Skunk River
Orcutt Seed
Alberta
Joe
Faye
Fay
Summit Townships
Clyde Williams
Tracy
Harvey
Eureka
Gerty Core
Lond Buttrey
Collins Hospital
Zeke
Henry
Edith Slack
Price
The
Historical Society
Joe Templeton
Minnesota
Carl Nichols
Bonnie
Massachusetts
Merrill Williams
Camp Dodge
Merrill
Sonny
Daisy Williams
Bob Graham
Maytag
Karr
Daisy
Hugh Templeton
Bruce Livingston
Montezuma
Conservation stamps and small town notes from a week
A local note sheet mentions conservation stamps, a warbler sighting, chimney swifts at Bill's, wrens in Donnie's bird house, Fred Simbro's funeral at Pleasant Hill Church, and a meeting with Mrs. Schultz at HiVee. It also records new homes near Monroe, two new flower gardens, a large toad in the yard, a pup's antics with debris, silo work by Templeton and Harvey, May Van Hemert’s visit in Monroe, cemetery visits at Dunreath and Graceland, and Jeanne Talbot’s move to California with James Boydston’s new California address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Donnie
Fred Simbro
Pleasant Hill Church
Mrs. Schultz
HiVee
Monroe
Bernice Donahue
Lila Nichol
Templeton
Harvey
May van Hemert
George Dailey
Dunreath
North Cemetery
Graceland
Howell
Jeanne Talbot
California
James Boydston
Madand
la Puente
Bridge
Stroke hits Prairie City woman longtime maal De Haas kin
Mrs Steven Kiel of Grand Rapids Michigan suffered a severe stroke and was hospitalized after ambulance transport. Her right side is paralyzed and she cannot speak. She is the eldest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Peter De Haas of Corsica South Dakota. Frank Aalbers and family attended a Goemaat reunion in Pella at the swimming pool park. Carolyn Karnafel of Denver arrived to visit her parents John and Mrs Van Arkel with sister Joan, who then traveled to Omaha and Denver. Reverend C G Van Reynen of Grace Reformed Church Lansing Illinois was the guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven Kiel
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Peter de Haas
Corsica
South Dakota
Frank Aalbers
Goemaat
Pella
Carolyn Karnafel
Denver
Colorado
John van Arkel
Joan van Arkel
Ohaha
Joan
Des Moines
C. G. van Reynen
Grace Reformed Church
Lansing
Illinois
Leo Sweeney
Monroe
Ankeny
Sweeney
Anna Rootselaar
Bill Schultz
Daniel
Ruth
Gilbert Schultz
Gordon
Robert de Wit
Wilbur Vande Lune
Marlene Boer
Raymond Boertje
Martha Klienehorst
Ray Keuning
Ladies Reading Circle
Gladys Graham
Cora Johnson
Jennie de Haas
Bertha McAdoo
Gertie Stineman
Millie Johnson
Clifford Verners
Local Iowa church life and community notes
The column covers church services, family travels, and illnesses. It notes ministers at First Reformed Church, a wife accompanying him to Prairie City, and several trips to Minnesota Canada and Arizona. It lists graduations at Parsons College and State University of Town, and various family visits. Also mentions Mrs. Wilbur Vande Lune’s hospital return and a May 24 birth for Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Verners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Reformed
Jake de Ronde
Prairie City
Frank Aalbers
Gary
Helen
Wanda
Tucson
Arizona
Aalbers
Gerrit van den Berg
Maralyn
Glen
Bob Bowens
Shorty Vanderzyl
Travis Walters
Harold Jennings
Canada
Matt Oliver
Otley
Henry van Haaften
Dick Thompson
Louis Berkenholtz
Minnesota
Clifford D. Verwers
Henry Verwers
State University of Town
Robert George Vanderzyl
George I. Vanderzyl
Parsons College
George S. Vanderzyl
Barbara
Forrest Wilson
Fairfield
L.A. Gluenkin
Public parks feature rose gardens in major cities
Public parks across virtually every major city showcase rose gardens for public benefit and enjoyment, reflecting a widespread commitment to accessible horticulture and urban green space.
Washington's Place in U.S. History Recalled
On December 27 1776 Washington was extolled as the United States’ first great commander and leader. The fragment reflects early revolutionary sentiment praising George Washington as pivotal to the new nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
George Lutor
Aly
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