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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
7
Civilians report social events across Pella Otley and Monroe with church activities weddings and family visits. Anecdotes mention floods affecting basements near Pella, new minister installation in Otley and a Maytag Park wiener roast for Pella church youth. Connie June Memmbers born to Mr and Mrs Memn. many attendees listed.
Case News outlines multiple visits across households including Mr. and Mrs. John Elscott Grace Irene and Elmer visiting the Lewis Wanders home on Sunday afternoon Wanda Wanders returning for a few days. Glen Vande Krol hosted Friday evening at Henry Willemsen home. L.G.T. club shower for Mrs Edwin Malloy held at Mrs Paul Wehrle's home. Grace Elscott helped with housework. Orval Vander Wilt family spent Sunday with Henry Willemsen and John Elscott group. Montezuma callers included Grace Elscott Glen Willemsen and Irene.
In Oska Joosa area households from Oska Joosa and Grand Rapids Mich assist at a shower hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John D. Vande Kieft honoring Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vande Kieft. Sixty five guests attended and gifts were exchanged. Dorothy Jean Grundman visited Rozebooms last week. Eldert Groenendyk sought work in Illinois. Others visited families near Oskaloosa and Pella.
Mrs Henry Kool and Miss Mad eline Vriezelaar returned home for summer with A L Dykstra. Mr and Mrs Ben Van Wyk and family attended the Van Wyk reunion at Pella. Banner Bearer Society met in Otley with 26 present and planned their annual social for June 24. Mr and Mrs Vogelaar were mentioned in the closing notes.
Monroe notes postpone of a planned wiener roast at the Durbin Ball home due to rain. A Thursday meeting at Monroe City Hall addressed Soil Conservation and a proposed Soils District with Mark Shaw as chair. Also reports travel of Rev E L Patterson and family, vacations, a funeral for Mrs Sarah Oldham, local visits, a new birth at Des Moines Lutheran hospital, and church members resuming services after illness.
Cordova News reports that Little Bill Vriezelaar left for Cheyenne Wyoming where he will be employed. His brother Roy had been there since last December. Vernon Rickabaud begins work at Ed Vander Ploeg farm on Monday. A stork shower honored Mrs. Verros last week. Mrs. Rene Van Engelenhove, Mrs. John Waardhuizen, and Mrs. Clyde Karr attended. RM. Hart’s leg was x rayed. no fracture, cast extended to hip, six weeks rest. Gerrit Van Wyke family attended a reunion in Pella. Jim Van Hemert was transferred from San Francisco to Des Moines. Cora and Nellie De Jong planned a California vacation with her Otley group. Mrs. Marvin Yeager and Aunt Ellen Karr canning. Clyde Karr family and friends visited. Flower club met at Reese Wood farm. roll call on garden pests. Henderson Reese ill. Slykhuis family welcomed Ruth Ann weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces. another Slyhuis baby girl weighed 11 pounds. Bible class gathered. nine members. Rene Van Engelhoven named Marion Bay. River rose, then receded. damage limited. Slyhuis moved to Red Rock due to high waters. Lightning hit Martha Eden chimney. tree struck at Otto Wynsteker’s. Arthur Nicholas family moved to Pella for a garage job. Vernon and Warren Rickabaugh visited Royal. back yard work ongoing. Mrs Alpha Vanden Berg, Mrs Gertrude Hoksbergen, and Mrs Hazel Bricker hosted a shower for Mrs Warren Van Sittert.
Miss Helen Maxwell of Oskaloosa and William Penn College claimed the Iowa state title in the 1941 national meat essay contest sponsored by the National Stock and Meat Board in Chicago. Her winning essay, The Importance of Meat in the Diet of the Civilian Population, argues meat aids health, supplies protein iron and vitamins, and urges three well planned diets with meat as the basis to keep the nation healthy.
A small social at the Vanden Berg residence drew many guests including Mrs. Kate Van Hemert and Mrs. Calvin Bricker among others. Children Lorena Van Hemert Dickie Waardhuizen and Grace Karr won games while Mary Jane’s new recipe cards were used for a recipe-writing activity. Refreshments were served and several families prepared for Lake Aquabi fishing over the weekend.
The Black Oak Center school building was torn down last week and the old lumber sold at a public auction on a Saturday afternoon. Local residents including Mr and Mrs Herman Boynard and son Larry Wayne spent evenings with relatives and friends. many families from Pella Oskaloosa and nearby areas visited, helping with chores, sharing birthdays, and attending showers. Several households hosted gatherings at plus nearby homes east of Oloosa and southeast of Pella, with ongoing family updates and health notes such as Master Glen Van Heukelom’s measles.
Mrs. Mable Montgomery of Tacoma Washington visits Tacoma and calls on the Lyle Montgomery David Gonn and Case Dunsbergen homes. Mrs. Harry Engle spends Friday with Mrs. Henry Van Wyke Jr. and Mrs. Henry Willemsen and Bruce stay with Mr. and Mrs. Orval Vander Wilt. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gertsma are also mentioned in the social roundup.
A string of weekend and weekday visits follows residents stopping by friends and relatives in various homes. Miss Wanda Terpstra, Lois Voyce Clayton, and many Terpstra family members feature among hostings, showers, and casual calls in Des Moines Knoxville Kelloge and nearby areas.
Bert L Hugen and Ruth De Heer united in marriage at the Reform Church with Rev. Ira J Hesselink officiating. Harold Hagen and Nancene Lubberden attended. Bride in black and white. reception at the Hugen home. Mrs Hugen a Mahaska County rural teacher, plans to farm northwest of Oskaloosa. Ruth Circle bazaar and Priscilla Sisters meeting noted along with church outreach activities in Brewton Alabama.
Refreshments followed a Friday evening Willing Workers program featuring guest speakers An drew Brayche recently of Brewton Alabama and Rev John Muilenberg missionary to refugees in New York City. Brayche sang and Muilenberg played trombone while Ralph De Cook of Pella sang The Stranger of Galilee. Hor Kempkes of Pella led a hymn sing and the event concluded with refreshments.
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