Returns from furlough and army notes in Pella area
The Pella Chronicle itemizes locals back from service or awaiting assignments. R J Blecha returns to Fort Lewis Washington, J E Forbes discharged at Chicago Navy Yard, Lt Albert Langerak to Pacific duty, Albert Langerak assigned to carrier duty and more. Community visitors from Sioux City to Des Moines. family births and youth conferences noted as well as church and school activity and upcoming youth camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Blecha
Fort Lewis
Washington
Wigcert Langerak
Portland
Ore
Albert Langerak
Pacific
Denver
Colorado
M. J. de Wit
Albert
First Reformed Church
Second Reformed
Third Reformed
Lake Okoboji
Okoboji
Reformed Churches
C. Lepeltak
Tunis Prins
Camp
First Christian Reformed Church
KSO
Des Moines
Pfc
Gerald Stravers
John van Hilton
Pleasantville
Leo
Paul
Vernon Menninga
John Menninga
Pella
van Hilten
News from the Home for the Aged and Visitors
A long list of visitors and family connections visits the Home for the Aged and Mrs Arie De Bru. Names include Vander Will Langstraat Van Rees Den Hartog Van Hou weling Van Berg Brand Shultz Kooistra and others from Orange City Kellogg Eddyville New Sharon Sully and California. Several clergy families also visited last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arie de Bru
Vander Will
Peter de Jong
Leenert Langstraat
Peter Langstraat
John de Vries
Spauld
Holmes
de Mary van Veen
Jan van Dyk
Eddyville
B. van Rees
Fred van Zee
Gerrit
Marinus
Doris Eveland
California
Peter Rus
Peoria
Herman Fennema
New Sharon
Kempenaar
Gerrit Andringa
Andrew van Houweling
D. Vanden Berg
Gertrude Griffioen
Stanley
Esther Jubaai
Joe Vanden Berg
Johnnie
William den Hartog
Marie Brand
Delmar Shultz
Terry
Boxer
Catherine Kooistra
Sully
Mary Brand
John Ouught
Henry Towne
Nicholas Gosselink
Ralph Menning
G. Gosselink
World War II escape tale and homecoming at Kiwanis meeting
R MENNING recounted a lengthy POW odyssey from Frankfort to Poznan to Munich, with a 30 foot tunnel escape effort and a four day box car march. Liberation by Patton's troops sparked a grand moment, followed by a hazardous return journey via Paris Le Havre and Boston. The Boon Kiwanis crowd heard from Chuck De Wild, Dick Beard, Connie Vanden Berg and others as Louis Bousquet was welcomed as 198th new member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ner Pass
Frankfort
Germany
Poznan
Poland
Munich
Patton
Bob
Paris
le Havre
Boston
Chicago
Wisconsin
Pella
Chuck de Wild
Kiwanis
Boon
Dick Beard
Connie Vanden Berg
W. A. Owe
Kase & Sanborn
Henry de Bruin
Dr. Gee
Lankelma
Mr. Bray
John Roorda
August Wernold
Rev. Pogue
Leon Miller
Tom Young
Knoxville
Louis Bousquet
Voice of the Public questions Chronicle report on police and youth
Readers defend free conversation and restraint of youths while criticizing the paper for incomplete facts. They ask why a policeman could jail without cause and whether witnesses prove the boy fight was in self defense. Names cited include Joe the night watchman and locals Case Goodyke Grady Rensink Ray Van Wyk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
Emen
Denrly
Night
Htwatch
Pella
Joe
Case Goodyke
Grady Rensink
Ray van Wyk
Pa 5
Annual County Health Meeting to be Held Friday
Lou Flancher of the Division of Tuberculosis with the Iowa State Department of Health will speak at the annual Marion County Health Meeting Friday June 29 at 8 pm in the Knoxville Methodist Church. The event replaces the usual banquet and aims to inform on the Miniature X-ray Film Program for the next school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Poppen
Bill Olcott
Pella High School
Iowa State College
Poppen
Mrs. Olcott
Ames
Boone
Pella
Will Rolff
Cateau
Chicago
Ill
M. J. ‘Thomassen
Lou Flancher
Division of Tubercuils
State Department of Health
Des Moines
Knoxville
Marion County Public Health Council
Flancher
Marion County
Dutch Tulip Bulbs Again Available From Holland
Central College Industries publishes a letter from Dutch bulb importers cur & Sons of Hillegom Holland stating hostilities in Europe have ended and real Dutch bulbs can be shipped again. They invite customers to send a list of requirements to receive latest prices and details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College Industries
Pella
Europe
Holland
Plan soil field days at Clarinda
Experimental work of the Soil Conservation Experimental Farm near Clarinda will be explained to visitors from three soil association areas at field days to be held June 27 28 29. The program will be similar each day with emphasis on regional work. Farmers from Marshall Knox Sharpsburg areas are invited on specific days. Topics include oats bromegra oat yield disease resistance tillage tests and fertilizer trials with legume mixtures and grasses. Contour and up and down hill farming methods corn oats and soybeans seed bed prep and terrace construction will be discussed along with soil and water loss relations. Seedings of legumes and erase mixtures will be shown and machines for fertilizer tillage and seed beds demonstrated. Two speakers will follow lunch each noon including H W H Kildeed Clyde Spry and D D Smith. A prominent farmer will also participate daily on grain soil topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ClarInda
Soil Association
W. Il Pierre
Iowa State College
Pierre
Marshall
Knox
Sharpsburg
H. W H. Kildeed
Lowa Stilege
Clyde Spry
Des Moines
D. D. Smith
Soil Conservation Service
Workforce urged to aid farm machinery production
George B Sheehe Iowa War Food Administration urged ex war plant workers to seek reemployment in farm machinery and equipment factories. He noted the need to meet production goals to support food, oil and fibre crops for armed services and liberated areas. Red Cross aid to veterans processed at VA facilities shown as example of services offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B.sheche
Iowa
War Food Administration
Office of Supply
Sheehe
Armed Services
United States Employment Service
American Red Cross
Veterans Administration
Red Cross
Obituary of Anna Jane Koopmans
Mrs Anna Jane Koopmans died at Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa at 9 55 p m Tuesday June 1st aged 74 Funeral services will be held Friday June 22nd at 130 p m at the family home and at 200 p m at the Cooperative Funeral Home Rev Theron Towsley Des Moines in charge Interment will be in Oakwood cemetery A more detailed life story will appear in The Chronicle of June 2nd
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Jane Koopmans
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Co-operative Funeral Home
Theron Towsley
Des Moines
Oakwood Cemetery
Chronicle
Juliana's Children to Return to Holland Soon
Illem Van Tets private secretary to Princess Juliana has returned to Ottawa to arrange the return of Prince Juliana and Bernhard’s three daughters. He could not specify the exact departure time for Beatrix Irene and another young daughter who traveled to spread among the lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illem van Tets
Juliana
Netherlands
Ottawa
Prince Juliana
Prince Bernhard
van Tets
Prince
Princ Beatrix
Irene
Margriet Fran cisca Birth Ties Ottawa Royal Mention
Canada with their mother in June 1940. Princess Margriet Fran cisca was born at Ottawa on January 1, 143. Knickerbocker Weekly notes Miss Margie Van Wyk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Van Wyk, left Des Moines for Kansas City to begin a six week training course to become a hostess on a TWA passenger plane, ending with an exam for qualification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Scholten
Kay
Myra
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Margaretta
Will Slobe
Des Moines
C.J. van Velzen
John
Chicago
Bertie
van Velen
Ukiesco
University of Chicago
J.B. Vos
Bertha
Sarahlyn
Ourney
Iowa
Ave de Cook
Shirley
Marilyn de
Pella
Abraham Sears
West 107Th Street
Chi Il
Bruce Reger
Alvin’ van Zee
Oskaloosa
V. J. Ray
Fred Hesselink
Louis van Roekel
Mr. Ray
Naval Air Station
Ottumwa
Otto van Essen
Glivy
Mahaska Hospital
Nettie Simons
Freda Hocksema
W. T. van Zante
Route 8
Charley Sipkema
Connie Dykstra
Robert Dyksta
St. Louis
West Coast
Canada
Princess Margriet Francisca
Ottawa
Knickerbocker Weekly
Margie van Wyk
Jacob van Wyk
Kansas City
TWA
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Earl Vander Meide
Grinnell, In
J. E. Forbes
Navy
Takes Naval Training Station
C. T. Burtness
Harry S. Holtze
John Holtze
David
Mary
Sioux City
Town
Ralph Grundman
Saturda
West Point
Traini
Rollin
Mark Schakel
Mark
Herbert van Wyk
Alfred Synhorst
Grand Island
Nebr
Paul Synhorst
Ross McBrid
Myrtle Vander Metlen
de Michigan
C.H. van der Meul
Bruce Lowery
Arhe Lowery
Sam
George Ver Ste
Harold Veenstra
Ben de Vries
Leighton
Mrs der Linden
Mrs. Herman Vander Linden
Gerald Paardekooper
Martha Kay
M. T. Paardekooper
Linda
Ralph Menning and
A. W
Yonie) Gysen
E. Ramona Ave
Bellflower
Gens
Tonie
St. Elmer Gysen
England
Gysens
Thomas
Tom
Cen
Ackley
Lowa
Tommy
Central College
Martin
Stuart Meyer
Y. Town
George Ve
Hes Moines
Riverside
Grandapids
Michigan
Dane Lith
Martin Monsmin
Grand Rapids
Christian Reformed Church Synod
Mon
Second Christian Reformed Church
IL W. Bietenpol
University of Minnesota Workshop
Minnesota
The
Reformed Church
Lake Pleasant
Burden Lake
Oakwood
New York
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Herbert Mentink
Green Lake
Harold Slings
Mrs. Slings
Garrett’ de Boer
United States
Daily Press
Pfe
John K. Pope
Clarence Pope
Frank Westra
A. Westra
Okinawa
States
Frank
96Th
Nellie van Engelhoven
Helen van Zante
Lane Meulpolder
Fox Farm
Harold Closz
Muskegon, Mich
Hattie
Closz
Webster City
Gerald van Zee
General Synod of the Reformed Church In America
Reorganized Board of Education
Mason Olcott
Asi
M Minneartha
John de Kock
Stubenrauch
Mrs
Frank Stubenrauch
J.P. Dykstra
Vivian Weirathe
Mr. Weirath Ents
Winfield
Warner. Chiropractor
Muscatine
Marion County State Tank
National Chiropractic College of Chicaro
Firestone Scientific
Firestone Scientifics
Ozinga
Tire Service
Lautenbach & Ver Dught
Colfax Sales Company
Celling
Bell and Clippinger
First National Bank of
Colfax
Earl Shields
Auct
R. Menning
Annual County Health Meeting
Cur & Sons
Holland Bulb and Plant Growers
Hillegom
Holland New York
N. Y
Service For the
Pella Hotel
G. A. Bowen
Wellh Laboratories
Bell Telephone
Audiphone Co
Fleming
Des Moines, Iowa
6Th & Walnut
Shell Station
Shell
Shum’s
Shum Donai
Oskaloosa Street
East Side Park
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