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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1943
Page
6
Local letters report visits by families and service members across nearby towns. Cpl Andrew S. Vee from Camp Bowie Texas returns home on furlough to see relatives, while Harley Horton on sea duty visits family in Des Moines and Oskaloosa. Neighbors share church events, homecomings, and trips to camps, with multiple families noted in Belle Tusska Monroe and Pella area.
Leighton area church events mark April Thursday services at the Chretien Reformdiet Church and visits across towns. Residents include Mrs AL Var Engelen and Mrs. Heny Rompe. Dykstra and Van Hasten families exchange calls in Otley and Pella for hospital and birthday gatherings. Local households host visitors from Chicago and Des Moines, while church groups hold parties and banquets, with Rev Borst of Pella speaking at a church parlor event. Memphis,
Dolores Swank helped aunt Mrs. Dewey Ramer with hay work last week. A stork shower was held at Carl De Brayn's home for their daughter Mrs. Brace Rachel Tuesday evening. Gifts were exchanged and guests enjoyed a pleasant time. Mr. and Mrs. Sid Beyer of Barnes City visited Dewey Ramer. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Remner spent Sunday at Dave Van Haaften’s home. The Methodist Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Harold Schnug’s home Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Ramner attended the play The Womanless Wedding at Kellogg Friday.
Rose Hill residents report social calls among families from Hollandale Otley Killdulf Pella and nearby towns. The Herman Van Veen home gains REA electric service and more westward connections. Sympathy extends to Harold Fisk family after Joe Schijpers death in a June Perry accident. Harold Fisk hospitalized in Oskaloosa for several days. Jerry Vanden Berg and Jerry Lee joined family for Sunday supper.
Local social notes list visits and gatherings among residents of Belle Mis and nearby towns. Nellie Cox of De Maines attends events in Ot tcere. Fairmont residents attend weddings. Obituaries, memorial services, church announcements, and church conference news are included with names such as Rev WH, Mr Frank Aalbers, Gerrit Aalbers, and Corporal Andy Vos.
Farmers stay busy from dawn to dusk as residents share visits and social moments. Master Frances Dedang of Leighton called on relatives, while Miss Doris Verros from Bollax spent a weekend with the Verros family. Mrs. Harry Juin hosted guests and Doris Verros stopped by the Gerri Verros home. The Ver Steegh family from Oskiloos enjoyed a Sunday visit at the Clayton Ustermarkt home.
Prairie City reports candidate John Krommingan of Michigan preached at the Christian Reformed church on Sunday. The Reformed church held a picnic Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Steenhoek and family of Sully visited relatives on Sunday. John Beyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Beyer, was operated on for appendicitis last week and is improving at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. Rev Huibregtse returned from the general synod meeting. Miss Jeanetta Beyer visited relatives near Pella. J. Lauwsina has been ill for some time.
Monroe area notes report the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beesley of Constantine. Several church and club gatherings are noted, including Chata-Bit Club hosting at Mrs. Finn McCauley’s, and a July meeting hosted by Mrs. Harold North. Funeral services are listed for Mrs. Job Fennema, 74, Mrs. Elijah Wilson, 72, and Mrs. Chi Sweeney, 95, with burials at Hewitt, Monroe, and St Ambrose cemeteries. Additional notices include brief survivor lists for Mrs. Mary Klootwyk, 74, and biographical lines for Mary Ver Heul and Rean Terpstra, with later marriages and religious affiliations noted.
The text presents fragmented OCR of a local newspaper page with names and partial events. It mentions individuals like Des Montes, Mr Phimon, and events at a hospital and cemetery. Readable segments indicate a community notices style with scattered names and locations, but details are incomplete.
Kathryn Wynsteker visits her aunt and uncle in Exdyville with extended family from Martins and Wynteher. Sunday gatherings include Clyde Rare, Norm Park, Van Park, and others visiting at several homes. Local residents attend events, clinic trips, and farm work with mentions of alfalfa baling and sales visits in nearby Newton and Omaha.
A wartime public notice urges buying U S War Bonds and Stamps. It lists locals in service in New Mexico and names individuals with family notices. It also gives agricultural tips on poultry litter and egg storage, urging wartime thrift and buying ten percent of pay in bonds.
Iowa poultry producers could save millions of dozens of eggs by eliminating losses that have made eggs appear low quality. Ralph Baker advises keeping eggs cool to preserve quality and preventing heat damage as crucial. Separate roosters from laying flocks to ensure infertile eggs.
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