Visiting Makes Up Otley's Life in Nearby Towns
Otley Iowa March 1 Mrs Frank Tilma and brother K Menninga visited at S Menninga home Tuesday afternoon. Gysbert Aalbers family spent Saturday at William Aalbers home. Deliagnes Verwers spent last Wednesday at Pete Kline home. Tunis Van Dyke and Lena Witzenberg visited Marie Witzenberg home. Rev Duke of Tracy children spent weekend at Rev Koekkoek home. John Visser of Tracy spent weekend with aunts Bean Wervers and Jennie Mayor Scott. A check offered for an officer appearance led by Mr Kendall when Mayor Scott was absent. Chronicle want ads bring results.
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Otley
Iowa
Frank ‘Tilma
K. Menninga
S. Menninga
Gysbert Aalbers
William Aalbers
Tunis van Dyke
Lena Witzenberg
Marie Witzenberg
Duke of Tracy
Koekkoek
John Visser
Tracy
Bean Verwers
Jennie
Scott
Kendall
Robus and Children Visit With Bloodworths
Mr and Mrs S Menninga visited Friday at Bert Menninga and family. Mr and Mrs Thomas Bloodworth and children of Pella visited Sunday at the John Bloodworth home.
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Robus
S. ‘Menninga
Bert Menninga
Thomas Bloodworth
Pella
John Bloodworth
Porterville Happenings Include Visits and Moves
Local notes record residents visiting neighbors and relocating homes around Porterville. Families such as Vander Waal, Hoksbergen, Dykstra, Verrips, Boat, and Van Scheinkhoven appear in social calls and Friday through Sunday meetings. Several families moved to new farms or houses near town amid community activity.
Weekend visits fill James de Zwarte home
A long list of Sunday and Friday visitors to the James de Zwarte household includes Miss Cornelia Monster Miss Jeanetta Monster and Miss Jennie de Zwarte along with Peter Hackert and family John de Bruin and family Mrs Hackert's mother Mrs Henry de Wild and other relatives. Also noted are visits by Huber Lee Robertus to his relatives in Pella and several families at Gerrit Van Zee's home.
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Porterville
Anne Vander Waal
Lamella
Louis Hoksbergen
Lizzie
Anna van Oeven
John van Scheinkhoven
Pete Dykstra
Mary
Arie Brower
Louis Hoksburgen
Bastian _Goemaat
McMurray Place
Wabash River
Dick Goemsat
John Kamerik
John Robertus
Richard Oliver
Monroe
Koen
John van Andel
Dick Boat
Henry de Zwarte
Oskaloosa
Louis de Wild
Ace
Will Monster
Antoinetta
Pella
J. D. van Zante
Wilma
Louis Hobsburgen
Will Jansen
Mary Ruth
Neal Hackert
Carl
Ruth Hackert
Thurs
James’ de Zwarte
Cornelia
Jeanetta Monster
Jennie de Zwarte
Peter Hackert
John de Bruin
Gerrit van Zee
Minnie Hackett
John de Wild
Dan Sytsma
Koen Verrips
De Jong Blom Nuptials Reported Near Peoria Iowa
Peoria Iowa March 1 Report notes Gerrit De Jong and Miss Francis Blom united in marriage at the bride's parents home north of Peoria They plan to reside on a farm about one mile west of Peoria Also mentioned are local visits births hospitalizations and social gatherings with several named families and neighbors in attendance
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Peoria
Iowa
Tabe Vander Veen
Peoria Christian School
S. de Vries
Henry Stuersma
W. D. Vander Werp
Prairie City
M. J. Vander Werp
Gerrit de Jong
Francis Blom
John Blom
Here
Richard Veenstra
Ben Vander Molen
Wiebe de Vries
Gertrude Bennick
Andrew Bandstra
Iows City
John Sprado
Pella
Tone
Arie DeCook
van Wycks
Bert van Ee
Gerrit Ver Steegh
M. Plyma
Nellie Bandstra
Paul Nieumsma
Conrad de Vries
William Nibbelink
Coen Stuursma
Lena
Cecil Vander Molen
Surpr ise Anniversary Shown By Cordova Residents
Cordova Iowa residents gathered for a surprise anniversary at the home of Mr and Mrs Calvin Bricker. The couple marked 37 years of marriage with neighbors including Gerrit Hohensbergen Clarence Bricker Henry Muilenburg and families in attendance. The item notes moving and social visits in nearby Knoxville Fifield and Runnells areas with hog shipments and various visits. A baby boy was born February 26 1932 to the John Perky family.
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Cordova
Iowa
Lloyd Shilling
Pella
George Dailey
Knoxville
Herman de Heer
Fifield
Kenneth Frederking
Lloyd Etcher
Wm. Karr
Gerrit Klyn
R. M. Hart
Arie Klyn
Bart Klyn
Val Rolfe
Bert Breen
John Perky
Tom Rickabaugh
Runnells
Sovilla
Fred Kraher
Calvin Bricker
Gerrit Hohensbergen
Clarence Bricker
Henry Muilenburg
Herman Sneller
Bert Bloom Vaud
Hart and Efnor Families Visit Arlow Johnson Home
Mr and Mrs R M Hart and family and Mr and Mrs Harold Efnor spent Sunday afternoon and evening at the Arlow Johnson home.
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R. M. Hart
Harold Efnor
Arlow Johnson Home
Outsiders Talk to Harvey Pupils on The Five Senses
In Marion county with Des Moines Skunk Cedar English and White Breast creeks abundant streams and little game the town finds topics for civic talk. Public schools flourish under Prof Postle who brings in outside speakers to discuss themes like The Five Senses as a series of talks for pupils.
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Marion County
Des Moines
Skunk
Isaac Walton
Postle
Black Oak Center school play set for Friday night
Leighton March 1 Miss Janella Van Maanen has been sick with tonsillitis. A community play titled That's One on Bill will be held at Leighton Town Hall Friday evening at 7. The Black Oak Center district young people organize the event with local families hosting guests. Church services at Reformed church on Sunday include Het Geloof en de zede at 9:30 a.m. and Young People's meeting at 7:30 p.m.
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Mahagka Hospital
Oskaloosa
Anthony de Jong
Herma Vander Lane
Prairie City
Elma van Heukelem
Black Oak Center
Leighton
Will Rempe
D. de Prenger
John van Zonk
Des Moines
Henry Roorda
Wm. Veldhuizen
Earl van Domser
John van Haaften
Pella
Frank van Haaften
Neal Heimstra
J.v
John Rempe
H. Rempe
B. Slings
John de Prenger
Warren
John van Heaften
W. van Haaften
Reformed Church
Young People’s Society
Mildred de Reus
Fire Destroys Colfax Cafe On Howard Street
Colfax Iowa R and R Cafe on Howard Street east of Citizens Bank owned by Claude Rogers was completely destroyed by a fire around 4 30 Wednesday morning. The frame building and all contents were lost with partial insurance coverage. The blaze origin is not definite but suspected to be an electrical wiring defect. Dr R G Anepach, owner of the building, plans to rebuild.
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Jasper County Record Colfax
R and R Cafe
Howard Street
Citizens’ State Bank
Claude Rogers
R. G. Anepach
Fire damages Colfax cafe and nearby garage
The blaze started in the rear of the Colfax cafe and burned out the phone wires. Night operator notified Officer Arthur Roberts, who found the building ablaze on arrival. The cafe had closed at 11 40 Tuesday night and a police check at 3 20 Wednesday morning found no sign of fire. The Frank Neel garage adjoining the cafe to the east suffered light damage as flames reached it, but firefighters prevented further spread.
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Colfax
Arthur Roberts
Rogers
Frank Neel
Knoxville Express Former Governor Kendall Traced by Officer
Former Governor Nate E Kendall visited Knoxville last Friday afternoon and caused a traffic violation by crossing against traffic. Officer John Neumann on duty confronted him and did not recognize the prominent visitor at first. They went to the office for clarification.
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Knoxville Express
Nate E. Kendall
Knoxville
John Neumann
Mr. Kendall
Kendall
Neumann
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Deliagnes Verwers
Pete Kline
Henery
Pella, Iowa
United Paint
Franklin van Gorp
Bayer
Stork
Peoria Personals
Denver
Tidene
West Washington Street
Dutch Mill
W. G. Neely
Axminster
Axminsters
McGregor
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