Leighton Bride Ellen June Van Haaften Weds Willis Van Haaften
In Leighton, Ellen June De Cook, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest De Cook, married Willis Van Haaften son of Mr and Mrs Anne Van Haaften on Saturday June 2 at 2 pm in the Ebenezer Reformed Church. Rev G A Aalberts officiated with music by Mrs Terman Wyngarden and Mrs Don De Prenger. The reception followed for 70 guests. The bride wore white eyelet organdie with a white organza train, pearl necklace, and carried a bridal bouquet. sister Marilyn was bridesmaid and Arion Van Haaften was best man. The couple will reside on a farm north of Leighton after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest de Cook
Leighton
Ellen June
Willis van Haaften
Anne van Haaften
G. A. Aalberts
Ebenezer Reformed Church of
Terman Wyngarden
Don de Prenger
Marilyn
Arion van Haaften
Florence van Maanen
Nancy de Cook
Eunice Rempe
Howard de Prenger
Allan Rempe
Carl van Dusseldorp
Harry Weyers
Reulah Klein
Ellen June de Cook
Lynn Grove Rockettes Meet at Wagaman Home
The Lynn Grove Rockettes gathered at Roberta Wagaman’s home on June 19 with nine members two leaders and three guests present. They plan a July 10 picnic and are selling magazines as a club project. Joann Versendaal led recreation and Carlene Wisgerhof spoke on care of the clothes. Their recent mothers tea was held at Sully School Building and the better grooming contest involved Mrs Auten and Mrs Warner. A legal note states a minimum of three persons can create a riot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Grove Rockettes
Roberta Wagaman
Carlene Wisgerhof
Joann Versendaal
Sully
Auten
Warner
Two Marshalltown natives wed in Ap lington ceremony
Natalie Popkes daughter of Mr and Mrs Walt Popkes of Aplington and Pvt Harold G Ver Steegh son of Mr and Mrs Harry Ver Steegh of Knoxville were married at 8 pm Friday in the Ap lington Baptist church. Rev C F Lehr officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natalie Pookes
Aplington
Low
Steegh
Knoxville
Iowa
Harry
Washington
Harold Ver Church
Pella
Tory
Truth Seekers Meet at Vander Linden Home
The Truth Seekers class of the First Reformed Sunday school met on Thursday afternoon June 21 at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Van der Linden with Mrs. Vernon Roorda and Mrs. Elmer Vander Linden as assistant hostesses. The program included a Bible Quiz piano solo by Dorothy Jean De Geus vocal solo by Arlene Van Gorp and trombone solo by Ellen De Geus. After the program hosts served lunch to nineteen members and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truth Seekers
First Reformed Sunday School
Kenneth Vander Linden
Vernon Roorda
Elmer Vander Linden
Dorothy Jean de Geus
Arlene van Gorp
Ellen de Geus
Locker and store schedule and local notices in June through August
In June to August the Grocery Store Office and Lumber Yard close Thursday afternoons while the Mill Oil Station and Locker Plant stay open. Bring meat and produce to the Locker Plant on Thursday afternoon. roof repairs aim to fix leaks. Strawberries and peas have kept workers busy at the Locker, with beef and pork arrivals steady for the season. Locker rental is available for meat, fruit, or vegetables, with potential space for home freezers. The ad promotes locker containers and bulk buying, plus storage savings. Weathered floor snow in the locker room last week prompted defrosting, an annual inconvenience. Johnny Klein fished in Minnesota with questionable reports. Station staff received three semi-trailers of gas. recent deliveries included new rubber-tired rake and wagon for Arie Van Haaften and Gilbert Meinders. Vacations started. Marion Witz returned from a multi-state trip. The store reports booming strawberry crate sales, with later fruit like cherries, peaches, apricots, plums and watermelons arriving. sugar prices rose 75 cents per hundred pounds. The lumber yard received oak flooring, and collapsible picnic tables were advertised. Creosote posts were being unloaded, with various post sizes available. Carol Vissers’s new four-room home nears completion, featuring redwood and white pine cabinets and a north-facing view. Carol plans to return from hospital and show the home to visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer
Ray
Gary
Johnny Klein
Minnesota
Johnny
Arie van Haaften
Gilbert Meinders
Marion Witz
South
Ilinois
Indiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Georgia
Tukker
Kenny
Yours
Carol Vissers
Carpenters
Carol
Tom
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leighton Young People
DE Cook—Van Haaften
Bonnie van Zemeren
Donna Veenstra
Roy Vande Kraats
Marcene Dykstra
Joy Denburger
Ed_Denbur
Ernest van Heukelem
Elmer Bloem
Eleanor Hasselman
Violet Kuiper
Pella High School
The
Rolsereen
John Sybenga
Wagaman
Popkes—Ver
Marshalltown
Baptist Church
Natalie Popkes
Walt Popkes
Harold G. Ver Steegh
Harry Ver Steegh
C. F. Lehr
Jean Dreyer
Barbara Reints
DeKoven
Youmans
Joseph Gowdy
Rachel Glenn
Harold Kienzle
Ames
Harold de Zwarte
Melcher
Lawrence Dreyer
Helen McGuire
Carl Swearingen
Arthur Goettsch
Hermina Schoneman
S. L. Dilly
Fannie Dreyer
Johanna DeBuhr
Ken Bryant
Margaret Klein
Ver Steegh
Aplington High School
Evangelical Deacon
Kenn Studio
Vander Linden
Fairbanks-Morse
Mart Hoeksema
Coop Sunkist
Coop
Swift
Coop Strawberry Preserve
H.G.S
Lumber Yard
Spruce
Nerde
Central States Electric Company Gas Division
Farmers Union
Pella, Iowa
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