News of Nearby Towns and Rural Communities
Mr and Mrs Paul Bundstra of near Tainter visited Friday at the John Lille home. Several locals made business calls in Dee Moines on Monday. Rev and Mrs De Koekkoek and son Doris William left Friday for Edgerton Minnesota to visit relatives for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bundstra
Near Tainter
John Lille
Seth Mennninga
Andrew Bogaard
Henry Menninga
Dee Moines
de Koekkoek
Doris William
Edgerton
Minnesota
Charlies Vander Kruth
Owl
Ed van Toorn
Peter Vander
Newton
Social gathering notes from Porterville Vriezelaar family
An informal afternoon and evening gathering featured visiting and music with refreshments of coffee sandwiches cake and fruit. Guests included G J Veriezelaar Mette Hay J B Vriezelaar and family plus many others. Nearby moved to a new home after a wedding and various visits were noted at local residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Ver Vilet
Moss Gerrade Donkro
Mre
Jases Viele
Miss Mary Sutsmage Mentioned in Brief Notice
A brief line notes Miss Mary Sutsmage was mentioned recently in local society coverage. The item references her with no further details or dates provided.
Sandridge Family Hears News Of Moves And Deaths Near Pella
Last week the Chester Riser family and neighbors gathered to bid farewell as seven leave for a new home near Oskaloosa. Residents note illnesses and relocations around Pella including the Van Ee and De Young families, with Vernon Van Ee dying after a prior accident and illness. Surviving are his widow Cornelia Anderson, daughter Irene Henry, and grandson Raymond Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Riser
Pella
Oskaloosa
Bert van Ee
Wilbur
Vernon
Pete de Young
John de Penning
John van Kand
Alfred Christiansen
Frank Brom
Jacob
Franklin
Kisor
Hart
A. Bopaards
Famiy
Pelia
Hartford
Cornelia Anderson
Irene Henry
Raymond Henry
Mrs A Schippers Dies After Long Christian Life
Mrs A Schippers died Monday at 6:00 am at the home of her son Marion Schippers on Columbus street at age 76. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1:54 pm at the Lubberden home and 2:00 pm at First Reformed Church with Rev A Haverkamp. Interment in Graceland. She was born February 9, 1847 in Holland, came to the area as a child, and left 15 children, 48 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren, and an adopted son, Marion Schippers, who lived with her. Her surviving children include Mrs Antonie Van Zee, Mrs Peter Elings, Mrs Will Lubberden, Wil Schippers, Mrs Joan Horman, Arnold Schippers, Mrs Anne Bogaards, and Mrs Bert Dykstra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Schippers
Marion Schippers
Columbus Street
William Lubberden
Washington Street
First Reformed Church
Rev
A. Haverkamp
Graceland
Schippers
Antonie van Zee
Pella
Peter Elings
Des Moines
Will Lubberden
Wil Schippers
Reasner
Joan Horman
Dee Moines
Arnold Schippers
Anne Bogaards
Bert Dykstra
Orange City
Wood River builder H A Anderson dies at 63
Harry A. Anderson 63 a Wood River contractor who built over 200 houses in the town’s early growth died at his home on Madison Avenue. Funeral services were held at Streeper funeral home with interment at St Paul Cemetery. Born in 1871 in Prince ton he lived in Boone Laramie and Des Moines before moving to Illinois and settling in Wood River. He later joined the lumber business and helped with housing for Superior Coal Co. at Gillespie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Anderson
Klein
H. Vande Voort
Wood River
Harry A. Anderson
Madison Avenue
Streeper
Joseph Vannatta
Carbondale
Ill
St. Paul’s Cemetery
Bluff Road
FE. E. DeLong
Princeton
Boone
Laramie
Wyo
Illinois
Des Moines
Iowa
Gillespie
Superior Coal Co
Andersen
Blank Books and Records for Proper Businesskeeping
The notice promotes a line of blank ledgers and record books designed to help businesses organize taxes and codes. It emphasizes accuracy and compliance, offering durable formats for orderly record keeping and audit readiness.
Hell in the Heavens thrills in air war tale at Pella Theatre
The Fox drama Hell in the Heavens opens Tuesday at the Pella Theatre, running through Wednesday. Warner Baxter leads a large cast including Conchita Montenegro and Russell Hardie in a wartime romance of daring pilots, directed by John Blystone in his sixty third Fox picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox
Warner Baxter
Pella Theatre
Hollywood
John Blystone
Conchita Montenegro
Cisco Kid
Russell Hardie
Herbert Mundin
Andy Devine
William Stelling
Ralph Morgan
Vince Barnett
Mundin
Being Well Dressed at Low Price Ad
A compact notice from M Vander Linden offers fitted tailored men’s clothing at 18.75 dollars. The ad presents dressing well as the key to tackling worthwhile tasks and positions the shop as a hobbyist source for affordable elegance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Vander Linden
American escadrille detachment quartered at French chateau
J. Carroll Naish and Johnny Arthur are among the performers linked to the unit, with other notable names mentioned in connection to the American escadrille stationed at a French chateau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derlies
J. Carroll Naish
Johnny Arthur
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Otley
Porterville
Mr. and
Beard
Huber Vander Syde
Will Monster
Gerald
W. A. Jansen
Mise Johanna Vander Wiel
Bastian Goemaat
Moe Bertha Rhumerick
Abraham Goemant
Ten Teameach
de Attonette Monster
Gere Boethie Twarte
Ate Moss Arne van Oene
Ted Sytsma
Coats
Cynthia” Arch
Oxfords
Cynthia Arch
Budhda
Sun Tan
Ecru
Panasy
Jean Nedra
P&iabie
Bargaims
Gaymode Silk Rose
Mary Sutsmage
Peter Westerkamp
Peoria
Steerh
Lioyd
Liord
Vernon van Ee
Pela
A. Schippers
H. A. Anderson
al Rockett
Heavens
Byron Morgan
Ted Parsons
London
Benjamin Moore
Kirsch
Martin Paardekooper
Bayer Aspirin
Castoria
Coty
South Side
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