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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1947

Page

12

Society Notes From Bethany Willing Workers Gathering

Last Thursday March six Mrs Dick Ver Ploeg hosted at Mrs John Boot home thirteen members and two guests attended. Devotional readings prayers hymns and discussions filled the gathering with refreshments served by the hostess. Next meeting at Mrs Marvin Swank home led by Mrs Simon Ter Louw. ELDEEN CLUB J Dykstra to host Friday afternoon.

Dick Ver Ploeg Bethany Bethany Willing Workers Society John Boot Bert van Hemert Hubert Kaldenberg Saul Melvin Vos Pella Virgil Root Marvin Swank Simon Ter Louw Eldeen Club

Wed Wedding in Reasnor Church Merges Two Families

Miss Wilma Steenhoek daughter of Mr and Mrs James Steenhoek of Reasnor wed Logan Ver Ploeg son of Mr and Mrs John Ver Ploeg of Pella in a candlelight ceremony February 12 at Reasnor Methodist Church with 130 relatives present. The couple planned to live on a farm near Pella after March 1.

Wilma Steenhoek James Steenhoek Reasnor Logan Ver Ploeg John Ver Ploeg Pella Reasnor Methodist Church Wilma Reasner Logan Ploegs

Oskaloosa Bride Marries Rooy Vande Kieft Ceremony

Miss Henrietta Vande Kieft and Martin John Rooy wed February 19 1947 at the Vande Kieft home in Oskaloosa with Rev F W Van Houten officiating. The couple and families hosted a luncheon and evening reception for about sixty relatives and friends. The bride is a Tracy High School alumna class of 1944 and the groom a 1943 Oskaloosa High School graduate who served in the Army in Europe. They plan to farm four miles east of Oskaloosa.

Luella Groenendyk Martha Roozeboom Wilma Nunnikhoven Joanna van Weelden Henry Rempe Albert Woodard Beety Wittenberg Rooy Tracy Oskaloosa Henrietta Vande Kieft John Rooy John D. Vande Kieft Rooys Oskaloos

Nikkel Zylstra wed in Sully church in February

Harriet Nikkel daughter of Mr and Mrs T Nikkel of Sully and Robert Zylstra son of Mr and Mrs M Reink Zylstra of Lynnville wed in the Christian Reformed church of Sully Iowa on Thursday evening February 13. The double ring ceremony was read by Rev John Geels in a large crowd. Betty Huyser played and sang during the service and reception followed in the church basement. The couple reside on a farm north of Sully. A reading and other wedding events followed with family and friends attending.

Nikkel—Zylstra Christian Reformed Church Sully Iowa Harriet Nikel Tunis Nikkel Robert Zylstra M Reink Zylstra Lynnville Boselock John Geels Betty Huy Handel Wagner Ivan Zylstra Quinten — Zylstra Clarence Nikkel Henry Roelffs Wm. Nikkel Orville Zylstra Janet Roelffs Betty Huyser Wm. Zyls Dorothy Mildred Roelffs Savior Bertha Fopma Corelia van Soelen Pauline Nikkel Dorothy Harthoorn Christina’ van Soelen Marie Terlouw D. J. Vos Charles Fopma Cornie’ Vos Wilbur van Zante John C. Vos Joanne Zylstra

Reducing Glare Makes for Better Home Lighting

Home furnishing authorities at Town State College advise that glare can be minimized without remodeling by arranging furnishings for visual comfort. Start with proper window coverings, position furniture to avoid direct glare, and use light ceilings with lighter walls and moderate floor darkness to balance light.

Town State College

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