Pella couple celebrates 67th wedding anniversary
SANDRIDGE Mr. and Mrs. Jacob F. Van Gorp of 1313 Main Street marked their sixty seventh wedding anniversary on March 14. They wed on March 14, 1899, amid heavy mud and poor roads, with the minister braving the farm drive to join them. Mrs. Van Gorp recovered from a hip fracture in 1950 and uses a walker. Mr. Van Gorp, now 90, has weathered two ladder accidents and remains active. Their long marriage endures despite health and injury trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Irene Zwank Sandridge
Jacob F. van Gorp
Main Street
Mattie Lubberden
van Gorp
Jake
Veldman
First Reformed Church of
Pella
Bride and Groom Wed in Their Own Farm Home
The Pell Chronicle recounts Jake Van Gorp and Mattie Mulder’s marriage at their 172 acre Mahaska county farm near Warren bridge. After a muddy preacher’s outfit was cleaned, the ceremony proceeded at about 2 PM with family witnesses. They honeymooned on the farm, which sits near the Red Rock dam site, and plan to sell to ease responsibilities. The article highlights the couple’s long residence, Mrs Van Gorp’s extensive crochet and quilt work for Tulip Time, and the couple’s simple life with a kitchen stocked by 60 dollars in 1899 and a fond memory of their first home furnishings.
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Ters
Veldman
van Gorp
William Lubberden
Kate Braam
Jake
Frans van Gorp
van Gorps
Mahaska County
Warren Bridge
William Stursmas
Mattie
Pella
Dick de Heus
League For Service of the First Reformed Church
League
Minnesota
Janella
Ralph V. Hayes
Indianola
Franklin van Gorp
van Gorp Mfg., Inc
Harold Hayes
California
Carl Hayes
Indiana
Virginia Rippergar
Franklin
Jimmy) Hayes
Des Moines
First Reformed Church of
Summit Township Farm Bureau leaders solidify roles and events
Mrs Milo Clark becomes Summit Township Farm Bureau chairman as the group notes changes in duties within the Van Gorp home and celebrates 40 years of the Summit Homemakers Club. The meeting at Mrs Virgil Kleins marks Farm Bureau goals, a silent auction netting over 16 dollars, and plans for Rural Women's Day in Knoxville on March 29 with a sandwich and salad lunch.
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Farm Bureau
Lake Prairie
Summit
Virgil Klein
Clark
Janet Nolin
Milo Clarks
Martyn Rietveld
F. B
H. W. Vriezelaar
Summit Homemakers Club
A. L. Dykstra
Farm Bureau Club
Marion County
Vriezelaar
F.B. Women’s Committee
Harold Walraven
Treasury
Lola
Women's Club
Knoxville
Vet Admitted Under New Law At Knoxville VA Hospital
March 9 report from Dr. H J Madsen, hospital director, notes the first veteran admitted to the Veterans Administration Hospital in Knoxville Iowa on March 7 1966 after qualifying under the new G L Bill signed by President Johnson last week. Admissions are expected to rise as about four million veterans become eligible for benefits under the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Madsen
Knoxville
Iowa
Veterans Administration Hospital
Johnson
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the Pell Chronicle Society
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Milo Clark
New
Summit Township
Jean Ann
Albert Rietveld
Raymond Brouwer
Elmer Nelson
Edgar Gritters
Delis Walraven
Bernie van Roekel
Irvan Huyser
Clarence Wichart
John D. Vanden Berg
Arvin Klein
Clarence Mathes
Gerald de Penning
Delis van Zante
Albert Jennie VeVenstra
Larry Kuiper
John A. Rietveld
Dick Ustermarkt
Harry Vanden Berg
Esther Stykhuis
Mae Nieuwsma
Vai
Pella Bootery
Rennet
Smokey Smith
LT Eee
Webb Pierce
the Fantastic
Johnny Bond
Justin Tubb
Jensen
Arnold de Bruin
Ford
Ulrich Motor Company
Pella, Iowa
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