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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1939
Page
9
Community notes detail fishing trips and mishaps at Lake Ahy and nearby sloughs, garden tours across Clyde, Klyn, and LeGrande families, harvests, canning, and production efforts. Honored birthdays, funerals, and a birthday party at Madge Hart’s eighteenth celebrate local life amid farm labor, creosoting, fencing, and rook of improvements.
Good-Looking Hampshire Bear Miss De Boer wore pink organdy floor length and Miss Ver Meer wore a blue lace gown. Fifty guests attended the ceremony. A reception followed at seven thirty with thirty guests present. Newlyweds plan a Doon Doon trip and will live in Pella after July 1, where Mr De Boer works at Korn-Sybenga Bakery. Carroll Jacobs of Hayesville employed at Leighton garage.
Local Peoria vicinity reports farmers hoping for dry weather to destroy weeds in fast growing corn. Mrs Geo Stursma hospitalized for a serious operation at Kaska hospital in Oskaloosa and is recovering. Community members travel between Chicago Michigan, attend church Synod, and mourn Mrs Andrew Kool. Regulars include book canvasser John D Koning returning home ill, Rev John H De Haan conducting services, Bulthuis family visiting, Wilma Van Gorp returning home, and several local residents improving from illness as Alma Carter is sent to Town City for care.
A weekend gathering in Newton with Mr. and Mrs. John Kolfschoten and family visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Zegers. Wilma Schultz of Knox ville gave a canning demonstration at Mrs. Will Verwers home. Verwers hosted a tray lunch for guests. Billie Jim Muilenberg of Knox ville visited with childhood friends. Mrs. Pete Vanden Berg celebrated her seventy second birthday on Tuesday June 20.
Ronald and Patricia Hoven visited Gerrit Waardhuizen Sunday evening. Win Zegers and family hosted visitors from Killduff and nearby. Jasper De Raad, Carl and Dora Mol, and Joe Kool family attended gatherings at various homes. Charley Pope family and others attended a band concert in Pella. John William and wife returned home from hospital. Joe Harthorn's death reported at Kellogg home.
Miss Anna Vos wed Peter De Boer in a single ring ceremony at the bride's parents home in Leighton on Tuesday June 20 at 1 30 pm Rev D Flietstra officiated Music preceded the ceremony with Gladys Ver Meer of Pella playing nuptial pieces The bride wore a floor length white chiffon gown and carried a bouquet of roses Martha De Boer sister of the groom was bridesmaid Connie Vos brother of the bride served as best man
Otley residents Mr and Mrs Vern Klein and children visited Mon roe parents. Gerrit Platte and family called on Avie Klyn. Wm Roush and two Dennitts traveled from Otley and Des Moines to New Sharon for Rose Festival. crowd attended but no parade. Banner Bearer social drew a large crowd with nice entertainment. Otley Coal Co announces coal deliveries this week, promising work for some idle men. Leendert Hiemstra and family from New Sharon and Will Vanden Dever and children near Oskaloosa visited their mother Mrs Donnie Zandstra. Tracy’s nhill visited last week with Marvin Caswell and W J Angove families.
Caroline Shoffner organized a tent show in Delta Iowa on Thursday evening. Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs Elzie Moore and family of Agency Iowa at O H Berg. Ed Gass family of near Prairie City visited in Waerdhuizen home and at Arie Ver Heul’s. Several families from Otley Monroe Rock Island and others spent the weekend with relatives including Slocum and Padeski. Martin Hiemstra bought 400 bushels of corn from L De Bruin on the farm where William Rogers Lewis Schuring will operate.
Local social column notes visits and greetings among Lynnville residents. Mentions Mr and Mrs Thursday and Mrs Prank ner, Mrs John Willemsen and Majorie, Pauline Terpstra, Lyle Montgomery, Guy Elscott at home Friday, Mrs Carl Terpstra helping ill Anne Terpstra Wednesday, Casey and Bill Dunsbergen guests at Bert Harselaar home, Wednesday concert series, Henry Willemsen back to work after illness, Mrs Jemn Van Zante, Mrs Henry Van Wyk Jr driving to Newton to meet David Conn, plus other Friday and weekend social snippets.
Miss Gertrude Van Roe kel returns home to her parents south of Sully. Lyle Montgomery Carl Terpstra and families visit Montezuma Thursday afternoon. Alby Harris and George Montgomery of Alden Town visit Lyle Montgomery home Wednesday. Gilbert Bloom breaks arm riding bicycle Friday. Robert Conn son of Mr and Mrs David Conn and Mrs Glenn Monsma celebrate birthday Wednesday June 28.
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