Nearby Towns and Rural Community News Roundup
Community notes from Sully Oskaloosa and Des Moines area plus births illnesses travel church events and weddings. Local families Van Genderen Van Rees Vander Kamp Van Nord en Vander Beek and Renaud figure in births anniversaries and illnesses as Rev Geels and other clergy led services and a two week daily Bible school closed with 163 enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arletta M. Terlouw
Paul van Genderen
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Garrit van Genderen
M. J. de Zwarte
Clarence Lee van Rees
Ed van Rees
Betty van Maanen
John van Maanen
Shirley Vander Kamp
Farmer's Co-op
Wilbur Vander Kamp
Maas Rozenboom
John Geels
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Classis of
Pella
Synod
Christian Reformed Church
Huizenga
D. Grasman
Sully
Albertus Haaselaar
Gerrit van Norden
Kass Harthoorn
Fred Bosveld
Chicago
Ilinois
Pete Gaass Ofella
Galesburg Social News Lists Local Visits and Events
Galesburg residents report numerous house visits and weekend guests from Newton Richland Monroe Des Moines Lynnville and Killduff. Social gatherings include church circle meetings, a pioneer picnic in Des Moines, Children’s Day at the Christian Church and a Maytag Park pot luck planned for July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Miller
Eldred Schnug
Virginia
Sheryl
Monroe
Marilyn Schnug
Barbara
Harry Lee
Lorraine
Brien Dearinger
Howard Finn
Linda
McConoghey
Near Newton
Loell Carpenter
N. W. Miller
Newton
Kenneth Carpenter
Sandra Tratehel
Near Kelloge
Carl de Bruyn
Galesburg Christian Church
Albert Kling
Zetta Martin
Lynnville
Dick Huigen
Jesse Butin
Francis Heemsbergen
George Civey
Des Moines
Lloyd Quinn
Elizabeth Oliver
Merle Zickel
Kathy
Harry Zickel
Newenhouse Family Hosts Visitors and Marines Photos
Mr and Mrs C Newenhouse of Pella visited the J G Newenhousing family on Tuesday. Last Friday evening visitors at Cedar home of Mr and Mrs Wm Van Weelden Jr included Rev and Mrs Russell Reed Melvin and Mrs Anna Reed of Fremont Mr and Mrs Ben Groenendyk and daughter plus guest Rev J I Brink of Bozeman Mont The evening featured visiting and pictures brought by Melvin from Kodiak Alaska where he is stationed with the Marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Price
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Wm. Zegars
Grinnell
Sophia van Hal
Mercy
Bob Sexton
Baby
Kate Kooistra
Wilma Nikkel
Darlene Roorda
Velma Kooistra
New Sharon
Alvin Kramer
Foree
Artie Blom
Lane De_ Penning
Doyle Vande Krol
Hendrika’ van Weelden
Henry Roelfson
Wilburn van Wyk
Willard de Jong
Ray Buitenwerf
Walter van Mannen
Kenneth Ratcliff
Clarence Renaud
Casey
Ver Stoogt
George Vander Zyl
William Zegars
Wm. van Wyk
Marvey Renaud
Charles Renaud
L. W. Renaud
Bishop Druma
Des Moines
Will Aalbers
Runnells
Dick Ver Ploeg
Bert Renaud
Byree Macy
Renaud
Clarence Vander Pol
Pasadena
California
Arthur Vander Pol
Glen
Verna Lou
Wanda Kay
Sam Vander Pol
Murriel
Verland Renaud
Bryce Macy
Curtis
Mark
Miriam Nelson
George Meyers
the Galilee Baptist Church
Dale Jansen
Delmar Shultz
Terry
Roger
Judith Renaud
Jake Mol
Ilda Lou
Jake Brand
Connie
Duane
Darrell
Sue
Diane Wisgerhof
Nelson
Sully Public School
Cecil
Francis Sheehy
Los Angeles
Bert Shutts
D. W. Wildman
Kay
S. Ver Steegt
Neal van der Leest
John Ver Steegt
Neal Ver Steegt
Helen
Vernon
Robert
Andrew Hoekstra
Ann
Richland
Francis Heemsbergen
Charles Awtry
Gene
Shirley
Illinois
Ilinois
Max Wheeler
Norma Lou
Arlene
Donald
Monroe
Loell Carpenter
Donald Terpstra
Reasner
Leah Terpstra
Killduff
Harold Schnug
Marvin Schippers
Pella
Ustermarkt
Otley
Marinus Stravers
Harold de Penning
David
Riender Poortinga
Harold Rankin
Lizabeth Newenhouse
C. Newenhouse
J. G. Newenhouse
Vitors
Wm. van Weelden Jr
Cedar
Russell Reed
Melvin
Anna Reed
Fremont
Ben Groenendyk
J. 2. Brink
Bozeman, Mont
Kodiak
Alaska
Marines
Local neighbors hold gatherings and reunions in Iowa
Friendly neighbors met on Friday June 2 at the Gullick home with Mrs T W Gullick and Mrs Mollie Wright. A committee was formed to discuss building an outdoor fireplace and picnic tables at the Wright school grounds. Various visits and travel occurred including Jennie Dykstra visiting her daughter and the Van Wyk and Wynberg families meeting in Pella. Lane Walster underwent brain tumor surgery in St Louis with the condition described as satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Gullick
Mollie Wright
Gullick
Gerald Rozenboom
Wright School
Groun
Jennie Dykstra
James van Weelden
van Wyk
Pella
Wm. Day
Waterloo
Jacob Grootveld
Minnesota
Lane Walster
St. Louis
Second-Best Wallace Backhaus Trampled by Tree Stump
Wallace Backhaus a Nishna Valley farmer was thrown by a failing stump while pulling stumps with a tractor. The stump dragged him under as the tractor lurched forward, leaving him second best in the ill advised struggle. The piece also mentions the Secret Service duties guarding the president and suppressing counterfeiters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Backhaus
Nishna Vailey
Mis
Twist Type Carpets Gain in Popularity Across Homes
Home furnishings expert June Brown of Iowa State College notes twist-type carpets rise in favor against Wilton Velvet and Axminster. They resist soil and footprints, suit patterns well, and suit many rooms. Plain color twist rugs use two tone highlights from the uncut yarn loops for texture without pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Axminster
Irs
June Brown
Home Furnhings
Iowa State College
Eye movements of the sea chameleon described
Observers note that this creature can move one eye without shifting the other and can also direct both eyes in opposite directions, illustrating unusual ocular coordination.
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Ruth Paine
C. B. Welle
John Elscott
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R. L. Bartley
Carrol Brand
Galesburg
K. Carpenter
Red Knowels
Methodist
Charlie Dick
Lester Mick
Blanche Breen
Una Rae Breen
Yetta Romans
Maytag Park
Sec
Hazel Clausen
Ella Dearinger
Lois Dearinger
Peggy Dearinger
Etta Terpstra
Mabel Terpstra
Sybie Schnug
Allie Huigen
Ina Butin
Colfax Sale Company
Ared
Oskaloosa News
U. S. Secret Service
Marvin C. Smith
Co-Op Oil Association
Parte
Dad
Cire Cyr
Here, Inc
Paardekooper
Ideal Pharmacy
Red
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Midwest
Mahaska County
Gerald Gay
Phillips 66
Rex Allen
Grootveld Oil CO
Pella, Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Marion County
Iowa
R. M. Hart
Ruth Zugg Adams
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