News from Nearby Towns And Rural Communities
A compendium of local incidents and happenings lists fall, medical, and travel notes. Individuals named include John Martin Visser, Duke De Heer's three sons, and Warren Rickabaugh, with events ranging from accidents and hospital stays to Bible School attendance, a wedding in Little Rock Arkansas, and farming activity near Otley and Pella. Weather impacts like a dry spell affect crops including strawberries, corn, and soybeans, alongside community meetings and social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Karr
John Martin Visser
Duke de Heer
Leslie
Delmar
Robert
Donald Balmer
Pleasantville Hospital
Newton
Delos Vanden Berg
John Johnson
Town City
Joe
Alpha Vanden Berg
Bussey
Vanden Berg
Pella
Frank Shannon
Indianola
le Grand’s
Warren Rickabaugh
Earl
Rosa Rickabaugh
Joan Huddleston
Little Rock
Arkansas
Cecil Price
Cassidy
Knoxville
Mary Katherine
Susan Templeton
Monroe
Viola
Janet Karr
Gene
Donald de Heer
Merl Price
Sam Morris
3Rd Reformed Church
KWDM
Life Insurance Company
Dana de Heer
Dean Smith
Doris de Vos
Bert Karr
Blaine
Elmer
Mabel Cooper
Myles Harkin
Otley
Charles Hodgson
Burt
Norman Karr
Jennings Farm
Lund
Merle
Norman
Arthur
Ruth Mitchell
Pleasantville
Seymour
Texas
Robin Dies as Snake Flings Around Neck in Flight
A robin struggles as a black snake coils around its neck and flutters. Roy arrives with a gun but the snake begins to swallow the bird’s head. Three shots end the scene, killing the snake and the robin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Robin
Summit News Community Notes Highlight Local Visits
H W Vriezelaar van Dusseldorp of Pel In and Miss Coralee Vriezelaar spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Frances Van Russeldorp. Several relatives attended the Wittmer reunion Sunday. Various residents assisted with the Daily Vacation Bible School in Monroe. CLC 4 H Club to meet June 19. Summit Homemakers plan June 20 gathering with health films and lampshade project details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W. Vriezelaar van Dusseldorp
Pel- In
Coralee Vriezelaar
Frances van Russeldorp
H.W. Vriezelaar
Dave Vander Ploeg
Gradus Vriezelaar
Kathryn
Blaine
Wittmer
Sandra Willemsen
Shirley Willemsen
Leland Balmer
Shirley Herwehe
Des Moines
Archie Rowans
Monroe
Velma Fisher
Francis van Dusseldorp
Simon van Dusseldorp
Lutheran Hospital
Clarence Bricker
Ma Gurrier
Mary Vriezelaar
Glen McConoghey
Union Bible School
Monroe School
Deloris van Waardhuizen
Bonnie Wiegand
Summit Strivers Club
Lake Ahquabi
Marion, Clarke
Monroe County
Frances van Dusseldorp
Walter Vander Hart
Reasner
Robert van Essen
Artie Hiemstra
Roy van Essen
Ellen Ruth
Walter
Local families host gatherings in Neasha and Woodward
Mrs. Leo Schneider and family visit from Neasha Missouri as guests of Mrs. Florie. Gayle Breed attends a Tuesday event. Des Moines visitors Mr. and Mrs. James Munson and others join a ballet supper hosted by the Munson family. Zickel relatives from Des Moines Killbutt Cedar Falls and Monroe attend a dinner honoring unspecified occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Schneider
Pids
Nelson
Neasha
Missouri
Florie
Gayle Breed
John Breed
James Wooters
Robert
Des Moines
Arthur Vriezelanr
Terry
Arthur Vander Ploeg
Brace North
Woodward
Wallace Bump
Mingo
Bump
Sam Mun
James VI
Marvel
Dane Crumpacker
Harold Vander Carl Fennema
Ohn Munson
Jack Mrskine
Ralph Cregor
Walter ‘Turner
Newton
Tool
Zickel
Daisy Zickel
Les Salladend
Clarence Zickel
Killbutt
Lyle Wyatt
Jeane Eweton
Melvin Zickel
Nina
Rensner
J. Kloostra
Leon
Duane
Cedar Falls
Everett Zickel
Monroe
Peoria News highlights parish life and local events
The Peoria community reports baptisms, births, weddings and family visits. Church activities include Vacation Bible School programs led by Wilma Vander Hart and others, plus a church profession of faith by three youths. Local flow lists hospital visits, travel to Grand Rapids and Chicago, and farm work updates as crops begin to grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Pothoven
Grand Rapids
Mich
M. Vander Hart
Martin Pothoven
Arnold Vander Hart
David
Gerrit
Rus
Henry Vander Linden
Cornie Vos
Theressa Faye Swank
Otto Vos
A. C. de Jong
Herman A. de Jong
E. Nibbelinkary Wayne
Michigan
A. Bos
Peorie Stock Yards
Leonard J. Roose
Ella Rice
Mahaska Hospital
Audray Hale
Oskaloosa
Persis Ladies Aid
Pine Rest
Andrew Bandstra Sr
Thomas Vander Hart
Cause of Missions
John A. Mulder
Busy Bee Club
Tainter
Marion van der Linden
Pella
Bridal Shower Honoree Miss Shirley Terwehe
Miss Shirley Terwehe was the guest of honor at a Tuesday bridal shower held at the Archie Bowans residence with Mrs Bowans and Mrs Ernest Johnson as hostesses. The honoree received numerous gifts as the gathering celebrated the upcoming marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W. Vriezelaar
Shirley Terwehe
Archie Bowans
Bowans
Ernest Johnson
Hubert Dickman
And
Birthdays and family notices from town column
Birthdays listed for Lloyd Zickel Leon Kloostra and Charles Sallade. Mr and Mrs Russell Worth Barbara and Mr and Mrs Leo Rump visited relatives and friends at Town Falls. Mr and Mrs J P Triplett and Timmy of Edinburg Texas and Mr and Mrs Murray of Madrid called on Mr and Mrs M C Cramer. Wayne Russell of Des Moines and his wife welcomed a daughter born June 6. mother Dixie Wood of Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Zickel
Leon Kloostra
Charles Sallade
Russell
Worth
Barbara
Leo Rump
Town Falls
J.P. Triplett
Timmy
Edinburg
Texas
Murray
Madrid
M. C. Cramer
Wayne Russell
Des Moines
Dixie Wood
Monroe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cordova
Merle Price
Daisy Williams
Ottumwa
States Natural Resources Committee
Hershey
Red Rock
Iowa
Central Iowa Soil and Water Control Association Committee
Joe Johnson
Patty Mitchell
Daisy Buttery
Tink Buttery
Alberta Buttery
Jimmy
Bith Simpson
Laverne T
Rickabaugh
Clyde Karr
Betty Rickabaugh
Ray Elliott
Runnells
Vernon
Jim
Bill Karr
Virgil Birkenholts
Calvin Talbot
Melville Talbot
Kansas City
Clarence Talbot
Mary Templeton
Baltimore Orioles
Summit News
Ford
Ulrich
Eee
Ford Motor Company
United States
Treasury Department
Treasury
New York
Union
Brooklyn Navy Yard
New York City
Peoria News
Cathy Mae de Jong
Henry A. de Jot
Marion Hol
Kate Vander Molen
Wilma Vander Hart
Blakesburg
Lower Grove
Wilma Dicleman
Delaine Boyd
Esther Mae de Vries
Lewis de Vries
Mercy Hospital
Marcia Jean de Young
Shirley Menninga
Peoria Singing Club
Ray de Groot
Harriet Elaine Vander Wilt
Hilda Vander Hart
Hilda
Johanna Vander Hart
Nellie
John
East Paris
James Drost
Simon Bokhoven
John D. de Young
Chris Vos
Chicago
John van Gorp
Connie Vander Linden
Rochester
Minnesota
Luella Mae Rykens
Arlene Carol de Jong
Mrs. Feast
Wisconsiting
Mr. and
Mrerick Drost
Fred de Nooy
Oikaloosa
Monroe News
Wy Ball
Wien
Pella, Ia
Thomson Phosphate Company
South Dearborn
Chienge
Amana
Brom Feed Store
Penneys
Pampers
Poppa
Towncraft
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