Local notes on families and travels across Iowa and beyond
Gerald Koopman recovering from a serious REA line accident in Oskaloosa on track to discharge soon. Navy family updates include Abe Synhorst home on leave after discharge. Abe and Joe share Annapolis and Navy service details. Various relatives visit, travel to Camp Hantesa, Denver, Georgetown Colorado, and trips to Washington D C. Community announcements cover hospital stays, surgeries, baptisms, tonsillectomies, and stag events. multiple named individuals, towns, and institutions mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Koopman
Oskaloosa
Gerald
Joe, Synhorst
John D.synhorst
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Abe
Navy
Corena
New York
Joe
Virginia Carpenter
Colorado
Bould
Jerry C
Columb
Ford Korn
Davenport
Iowa
H. C. Wormhoudt
Wormhoudts
East
Washington D. C
Marion Wormhoudt
Prosecutions Rise as State Conservation Officers Act
May prosecutions by State Conservation Commission officers reached 112 cases with total fines of 2080 dollars and no jail sentences. Of these, 100 were for fishing in fractions, two for hunting, four for pruning, one for navigation, and four for miscellaneous violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conservation Commission
Courts
Society Notes Highlight Local Club Gatherings
Mrs C L LeCocq hosts an afternoon tea at 707 Jefferson Street for the Eldeen Club. Miss Dora Sybenga honors Mrs John Van Viet of Omaha with a Tuesday afternoon gathering. Various ladies’ meetings and showers, including AMVETS Auxiliary and Bethany aid, keep local social life active with programs, refreshments, and tributes to members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldeen Club
Dora Sybenga
John van Viet
Omaha
Nebr
Ladies Aid
Philathea
The
Indies of the Baptist Church
W. van Hemert
B. van Ee
R. Morrow
Close
Elizabeth Li Olhe Schakelienbach
Reformed Church Conference to Be Held in August
The annual Reformed Church conference sponsored by Western Theological and Hope College runs from August for clergy and layfolk from many sees. Registrations are larger than previous years with speakers including Dr Bela Vasady and Dr George A. Buttrick. Courses cover First Corinthians highlights and archaeology while Brother Andrew Bra leads church music. A daily forum on issues like divorce, labor capital, and parochial schools will feature student leadership. Delegates stay in Voorhees and Zwemer Halls with meals in Voorhees dining hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Theological Art and
Hope College
Reformed Church
Bela Vasady
George A. Buttrick
Madison Avenue
New York City
Beardslee
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
James Kelso
Pittsburgh-Nenia
Theatoreical Seminary
Andrew Bra
Brewton Alabama
Etdent
Voorhees
Zwemer
Birthday Club Tea Dinner At Canary Cottage Oskaloosa
Mrs Thelma Van Hemert and Mrs Grace Forbes hosted a Birthday Club tea and chicken dinner at Canary Cottage in Oskaloosa on Wednesday evening June 12. Afterward members went window shopping and paused at a distant carnival. Participants included Mrs F Grootveld Elsie an t Nellie De Cock Van Zante Wilma Lankel ma Harriet Bean Bertha Vos Sara Klyn plus the hostesses. Nellie Van Roc kel could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma van Hemert
Grace Forbes
Canary Cottage
Oskaloosa
F Grootveld
Elsie An
Nellie de Cock
van Zante
Wilma Lankelma
Harriet Bean
Bertha Vos
Sara K
Soil Conservation Effort Urges Broad Public Action
The article argues Iowa must mobilize all forces for soil conservation after wartime. It cites long standing research from Experiment Stations and USDA, notes harmful farming practices that wash soil into rivers, and calls on Extension Service to lead a statewide educational drive with county support and funding. It urges leadership from Town to fund and accelerate this program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Gulf of Mexico
United States Department of Agriculture
Tunis De Winter Dies at 60 in Sigourney
Tunis De Winter, reared in Pella, died at his West Jackson street home in Sigourney after a two year illness. Funeral services were held at Nimmer Chapel Tuesday. Survived by Elsie Olin his wife, three daughters and a son, nine grandchildren, two brothers Neal and another, and one sister. Burial in Garrett cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney Review
Pella
Tunis
Hazel Street
John de Winter
Nimmer
Tunis de Winter
West Jackson Street
Sigourney
William ‘de Winter
Oskaloosa
Elsie Olin
Delta
de Winter
Third Reformed Church
Ralph Jennings
Des Moines
Wilford Young
What Cheer
John Flynn
Rock Island
John
St. Louis
Missouri
Neal
Van Houwelingen Heir at Salina Passes After Illness
A. P. Van Houwelingene died at his Salina Kansas home on June 12 after a short illness at age 73 years 10 months and 3 days. He came to Iowa at a young age and lived 67 years in the community. He married Nellie Van Polen in 1895 and left two sons Peter of Woodstock and Melvin L. of Pella and one infant son Jan Jose. Surviving are his wife one sister Mrs. C. J. Van Gorp and a grandson Albert Miles Van Houwelingen. He was a foreman pattern and die maker at Garden City Feeder Co and later built a lawn mower grinding machine. Funeral details referenced with Van Dyk and hymns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Kuyper
Jean Kuyper
Ray Brom
C.C. Buerkens
Green Lake
Wilmarnesota
Joe Vande Kieft
Connie Schuring
Joe Stienties
John van Dyke
Wisconsin
Washington Island
Sturgeon Bay
Chicago
Pella
Steve Grandia
Mahaska Hospital
Andrea
Bert Boat
Waterloo
Iowa
Carol Ver Steer
George Ver Steer
Newton
Bonnie Buerkens
Denver
Colorado
Idaho Springs
Bruce Buerkens
Bob Hackert
Carl Ver Steeg
Millewa
John Hackert
Chr. Reformed Church
Lena Wittenburg
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Albert de Jong
Mayo Clinic
M. van Gorp
Wm. van Vliet
The
Christian School
Orange City
Theodore Vander Ark
Henry Vander Ark
Alfred van Benschoten
Small Son
van Benschoten
First Baptist Church of Independence
Kansas
Georgetown
Gertrude Lautenbach
Charles
Mary Jane Toom
Tella
Kieth
Lowry Field
Colorado U
Boulder
Sally Jo
Hantesa
Boone
Bonnie
Peggy
A. N. Kuyper
Arnold van Haaften
Bertha Schut
Maple Lake
Minneapolis
Margaret Piper
Miam
Florida
Felton
Minis
Bess McBride
Paul Lynhorst
Carl Varder Ploeg
Will van Hemert
Legion
Lake Ahquabi
Indianola
Roger H. Williams
Ames
Henry Heinz
Knoxville
Robert Myron
Fred Hoekman
Jar
Carl Clark
Clyde Clark
Burke
South Dakota
Henry Kersbergen
Gilbert Kamerik
Mahaska
Earl Owens
Arie Veenschoten
Prairie City
Marie Verhey
John Hospers
Urbana
New York City
Columbia University
Minnesota
Nick de Waard
Kanawha
Robert Nemmers
Pella Airways Field
Betty Jane van Klageren
Eddyville
All Saints Church
Ottumwa
Washington D. C
Nemmers
St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing
W. Kuiper
Lafayette
Ind
J. Kuiper
Herman Swank
A. C. van Houweling
Janice Rempe
A. C. Rempe
Marion Vander Zyl
Robert
California
Sully
Marie
Dreka
Rena Haverhall
Grada Kooi
Hawarden
D. Geenen
Marie Smith
Iowa City
AL PL van Houwelinge
Salina
Nellie van Polen
Bwen
Peter
Woodstock
Melvin L
Jan Jose
Jan
Huibertje van Houwelinge
Nick Menninga
Melvin
C.J. van Gorp
Albert Miles van Houwelinge
van Houweling
Garden City Feeder Co
van Dyk
Vanden Berg
Jesus
Ruth Vander Linder
Ral Hone F
Vander Waal Involved At Interment At Oakwood Cemetery
Vander Waal accompanied Catherine De Koning to an interment service held at Oakwood Cemetery. Details are sparse with only the basic funeral record visible, noting the interment location and participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Waal
Atherine de Koning
Oakwood Cemetery
Thanking Friends for Kindness After Death of A P Van Houwelinge
The family of A P Van Houwelinge expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for support during illness and after death. They thank those who assisted, sent flowers, and offered respect. Signed by Mrs A P Van Houwelinge and family.
Forty seven Pound Flathead Caught In Skunk River
The Skunk River dam at Oakland Mills near Mt. Pleasant reports an early June run of large flathead catfish. Conser Sloan says two catfish weighed forty seven and thirty eight pounds, with two twenty pounders also caught recently. Anglers use pole and line below the dam, and each year many sizeable fish are hooked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skunk
Oakland Mills
Mt. Pleasant
RE. Sloan
Conseron
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Central College
Marvin van Cleave
Winterset
van Cleave
Pacific
U.S. Army
Harold Roelofs
Wapaco
Leone Roelofs
Rochester
Minn
Gerald M. van Zante
Armed Forces
D. C. Renaud
Vriezelaar
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Bernie Menninga
Gull Lake
Brainerd
American Mutual Life Insurance Co
Gradus de Kock
Menninga
Rexall
Vander Linden
Pella Bank
Lautenbach & Verought
Jim van Hemert
Marion County
Dee As
D. Randall
Pete Miedema
Dale Randall
Murr Rinehart
Dan Dinge
Case van Arkel
Ted van Veen
Ralph van Brogen
Henry van Steenwys
Tanner
Willemsen
Bill Willemsen
Miede
Jake Schakel
John Schakel
Riahe Ver Woert
Pearl Eaton
Jerry Tanner
Auxiliary OF
Amvets
At & S
Legion Hall
Red Cross
Connie van Gorp
Richard Vander
Salvation Army
Meedus
Denburger’s
Black Oak and Girls’ Club
Org’s
Jorence van Maanen
Bonnie van Ozmeren
Rosemary Barnes
Darlene van Zomeren
Frances van Maanen
Ellen June de Cook
Edwarda Grandin
Edwarda Grandia
Bethany Aid
Bethany
John R. van Gorp
Vernon van Gorp
Patsy van Gorp
Bert van Hemert
Holland Sewing Center
van Gorp
Society
Walter Nollen
Marion’ Swank
Wayne
Lee van Gorp
America
Don van Hemert
Alice Ter Louw
Helpers
Arlene van Gorp
Shirley van Gorp
Marilyn van Gorp
Joyce Kilmer
Donna Rae Zwank
Joanne
Mom
Nola Boot
Joanne Ter Louw
Ernest Steenhoek
Clarence van Gorp
G. W. Jackson
Mra Armour Boot
Lester van Gorp
John W. Lankelma
NATTC
Jacksonville
Occidental Family Grou Hospital
Blan
Bernie
W. H. Cross
Garrett Cemetery
A. P. van Houwelinge
Peter Gysbert van Houwelinge
Melvin L. van Houwelinge
de Joode Insurance Agency
Washington St
Red
Poe
Sumble Strea
Joe Stientjes
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