Otley Neighborhood News Highlights Local Events
Road crew works on the Otley paved road from the bank westward. Mrs. C Breen leaves Des Moines hospital for Monroe home with daughter Nellie and Nellie Vriezelaar visits Otley. Baptist gospel team from Monroe hosts service. Kaldenbergs and Hoogenakkers take a Keokuk trip. Mrs Waardhuizen back from Des Moines operation, still weak. Sunshine class social at Otley Reformed church June 27 with Le Grande orchestra. Sunday meals at Wilson Clark home and visits to Verros and Toom households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otley
Bank
C. Breen
Des Moines
Monroe
Nellie
Oregon
Nellie Vriezelaar
Pella
Baptist Church
Robert Kaldenberg
Tim Hoogenakker
Keokuk
Otley Reformed Church
le Grande Orchestra
Peoria Social Notes Mention Local Visits And Events
Peoria residents share visits and family gatherings with neighbors. Rev and Mrs Vander Werp returned from a two week trip, showing fond memories and a sense of home. The Christian Reformed Ladies' Aid held a bazaar and picnic with a large crowd. Numerous relatives and friends visited, including the Vander Molens, Van Gorp, Roekel families, and others, reflecting a tight knit community lifestyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Venstra
Martin Vander Molen
M. J. Vander Werp
Vander Werp
Ilinois
Kansas
Ladies’ Aid
Christian Reformed Church
Margaret Vander Molen
Jim Roorda
Jacob van Gorp
Gertrude van Roekel
Harry van Roekel
John. Swank
Swank
Sully
andMs
Herman Bokhoven
Ben Vander Molen
Cecil Vander Molen
Pella
Hoeksema
Guy Vander Pol
Byanville
John Bysink
Near Sully
Harry van ‘Roekel
Osee
Geerl-De ‘Vries
Acert
Joe Dahm
Galesburg
Dahm
Ry Nie Waina
Louis “Vander Molen
Local Visitors Share Transient Pella Area Social Notes
Special Correspondent records a midweek round of visits among residents and relatives in Pella and nearby towns. Names include Roorda, Van Veldhuizen, Eling, Van Zante, Swank, Adair, Van Stoenis, and Verros as they spent Wednesday and Thursday at various homes around Oskaloosa and Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Edward
Henry Roorda
Mes
Henry van Veldhuizen
Oskaloosa
Connie Veldhuizen
Jake Eling
Pella
H. L. Swank
Charlie Clark
J. W. Adair
David’ van Stoenis
J. D. van Zante
Bert Verros
Red Rock raid lands Loren Clarke in jail after booze raid
Loren Clarke manager of the lunch room and garage at Red Rock was in Marion county jail Saturday night after a raid for liquor staged in his building and home. He awaits his hearing on Monday morning. The rest of the item notes neighbors visits, farm work, a Children’s Day program, and local social happenings around Red Rock and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Clarke
Red Rock
Marion County
de Goey
Cornie
Newton
Morse van Hemert
Otley
Henry Muilenberg
Mary Jane van Hemert
Muilenberg
Roy Karr
Corda Karr
Ben Hoeksma
Pella
Byron Karr
Howard Karr
Gerrit Klyn
Lloyd Powers
Lloyd Shilling
William Karr
John Buwalda
Henry Marinus
Runnells
Roberts
Knoxville
John Templeton
Kenneth Frederking
Fred Karr
Swan
Minister Rev Shaw Leaves Delta Church After Five Years
Reverend A T Shaw closed his pastorate at the Delta Christian church last Sunday and will move to Fargo North Dakota to lead the First Christian church. He delivered a farewell sermon to the Delta congregation and others in a joint service, reflecting on five and a half years of service to the community’s Christ efforts.
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A. T. Shaw
Delta Christian Church
Shaw
Fargo
N. Dak
First Christian Church
No. Church
Delta
Marion
Ohio
Five and a half years of Isbor at Delta church
The Delta church has grown through Isbor's five and a half year tenure with eighty membership additions. The new members include notable community men, women, and youth, whose ongoing presence testifies to faithful service.
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Delta Church
Isbor
Delta Press
Mrs Henry C Taylor Re elected To Office
News from Denver Colorado reports the re election of Mrs Henry C Taylor of this city to the office of recording secretary at the General Federation of Women's clubs national convention. She received 654 votes out of 665 cast, the highest for an individual office. She is a longtime figure in women's clubs and in progressive movements in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Henry C. Taylor
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Taylor
Davis County
Repub
Two Russell Stores Entered in Night Robbery
In Russell on June 14 robbers entered two stores, L A La Favre grocery and A A Price hardware, smashing the cash register with tools stolen from the hardware. About $40 in currency and candy plus tobacco were taken. checks remained in the register. Sheriff Engebretson searched for clues with no definite findings by late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Favre
H. J. Engebretson
Chariton
Man Found Dying Near Cedar Rapids Airport
A man identified at first as Charles Cline, said to be from Minnesota, was found in a pelting rain near the Cedar Rapids airport and later died. Authorities trace a possible connection to Jasper County and a former resident there, with no friends or acquaintances located. The Cedar Rapids mortuary reports he collapsed from exposure on Sunday June 18 and spoke incoherently before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cline
Jasper County
Cedar Rapids
Minnesota
Raphi
Unidentified Man in Cedar Rapids Case Compared to Klein
A description of the unidentified man near Newton aligns with the Cedar Rapids case. The man, about 60, gave the name Cline at a hospital, but authorities suspect he may have altered the common Jasper County surname Klein to Cline to conceal his identity.
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Lauriel
Newton
Benjain Taft
Cedar Rapids
Cline
Klein
Jasper County
Newton Daily Ews
Newton Minister Dies After Stroke and Long Service
Rev. L. K. Billingsley, longtime Methodist Episcopal pastor and former district superintendent, died at his Newton home Tuesday after a paralytic stroke. Born September 16, 1856 near Tippencanoe Ohio, he served 44 years in ministry, 37 as active pastor and eight in superannuated capacity. Funeral Friday at 2:00 PM at the local church with Dr. Charles Wentworth officiating. burial in Newton Cemetery. He married Flora Elliott in 1882 and had two children, Dr. J. W. Billingsley and a daughter who died in infancy. He began in the Kansas conference in 1886, serving in Kansas City, Lawrence, Oskaloosa, Hiawatha, and as district superintendent of the Topeka district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. K. Billingsley
Methodist Episcopal Church
Billingsley
Charlest Wentworth
Newton Cemeery
Tippencanoe
Harrison County
Ohio
Glasgow
Towa
Marsh
Iowa
Burlington
Flora Elliott
Methodist Church
J. W. Billingsley
Kansas
William A. Quayle
Kansas City
Lawrence
Oskaloosa
Hiawatha
Topeka
Jasper County
Prominent Davis County Farmer Killed Repairing Grain Binder
R D Sullivan a leading farmer and public figure in Davis County was killed instantly while repairing a grain binder on his farm located one half mile east of the community. The incident occurred about 3 30 p m and the body was found to have been dead for about half an hour. Clay Minsar and Glen Pottorff occupied the farm.
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R. D. Sullivan
Davis County
Clay Minsar
Glen Pottorff
Trucker crushed under binder in Davis County yard
Mr. Sullivan worked under a binder in his driveway when the truck slid from a jack, crushing his chest with the frame. Mrs. Minear heard the work but not the fall until Glenn Pottorff found the lifeless man pinned beneath the heavy machine.
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Glenn Pottorff
Davis County Republican
Rock Island Train Service Schedules and Rules
Eastbound and westbound passenger trains connect Des Moines with Keokuk Eldon and Des Moines with Eldon daily except Sunday. Local freight trains 88 and 5 carry passengers. Freight for local shipments must be at the station by 5:00 p.m. the previous day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Keokuk
Eldon
Wabash Time Table Howell Local Passenger Service
The Limited from Howell will carry passengers on alternate days around 8:00 am and 1:30 pm with limited stops. Freight trains 70 and 71 operate separately, while the Howell local service provides morning and afternoon departures.
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Axa Bi
Howell
Second sheets good xalon stock at Chronicle
In a brief item from the Chronicle, a listing notes xalon stock trading at one dollar. The terse entry highlights a nominal price with no further context or details.
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Gerrit, Tysseling
Pauline
Charlie Toom
Peoria
Harvey
Cordova
North Dakota
Russell
Reasnor-Pella
Reasnor
J. van ‘Wely
Monroe, Towa
AAA
Rock Island
Amaa
Waison
Lois Moran
Rivola
Palm Beach
Tropical
Spalding
Milan
Panamas
Walton
Daylight
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