Community Society Notes from March Gatherings
The H G Rempe family hosted friends for Gerrit Van Zomer en’s 26th wedding anniversary on March 12 with 28 guests. A program featured solo, talks, duets, readings, and a Dutch reading. Mrs Foyrest Ver Ploeg wrote an original poem Memories. Gifts and thanks were exchanged. Other events include the Valley school board gathering organized by Will Van Hemert, St Patrick’s Day themed refreshments, and a V F W Auxiliary meeting noting hospital volunteer training in Knoxville and a pie fund for veterans. Officials elected for the Auxiliary include Evelyn Trueblood as president and Norma Ganss as senior vice president. Delights included refreshments by Irene Dodds and a door prize won by Evelyn Trueblood. The Philathea class and Ladies Aid announced meetings for March 19 and the week of March 12 respectively, with Kate Thomas and Kate Van Hemert in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Rempe
Gerrit van Zomeren
Rempe
van Zémeren
Darlene van Zomeren
Rev. Aalberts
Margaret Aolberts
Patty Rempe
Delores Rempe
Walter van Zomeren
Memorial Hall
Mabel Shaw
Knoxville Veterans, Hospital
Knoxville ‘Veterans’ Hospital
Evelyn Trueblood
Norma Ganss
Evelyn Worthington
Patri Ballenger
Betty Dingeman
Willa Hart
Lucille Vander Beek
Carole Courtney
Verde Trueblood
Jean Dingeman
Irene Dodds
the Baptist Church
Kate Thomas
Moonlight Mission Band meeting and golden wedding observed
Moonlight Mission Band of First Reformed Church to meet at Miss Hattie Hospers home with co host Miss Dora Sibenga on Thursday evening March 18. Friday March 12 marks the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs John A De Nooy Jr at Second Christian Reformed Church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Hospers
Moonlight Mission Band
The
First Reformed Church
Dora S
Bond Chronicle
Franklin Street
Four Schools Enter In Iowa Speech Contest At Pella
The Iowa High School Speech Association held a Friday contest at Pella Christian and Pella Public High Schools with four schools Montezuma Newton Pella Public and Pella Christian participating. Newton dominated with seven firsts in eight events while Pella Christian earned six firsts in fourteen contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa High School Speech Association
Pella Christian High School
Pella Public
Grinnell
Marengo
Montezuma
Newton
Pella Christian High
Jean Boatman
Margery Bowers
Beth Brom
Kathleen Redeker
Judy Wisgerhof
Barbara Geels
Eloise de Zwarte
Pella Christian
Rati
Pauline van Ham
Geneva Rus
Jorena Ryken
Bob Douglas
Carroll Bennett
Barbara Bosch
Arlyn Boot
Mike Burgess
Jill Koolstra
David Cox
Nellie
Pella
Miss Croskey
van Emmerick
Hamer
L. Quinn
M. Birdsall
Central College
M. Gritters
Protestant Reformed Church
Christian Movie to Be Shown at Newton Rally
A Great Discovery an 80 minute Christian film will be shown Saturday March 20 at 7 45 p m at the Newton Youth for Christ rally at the Salvation Army Citadel Colleen Townsend Evans stars after sacrificing Hollywood for Christian service Noel Reyburn Carol Abrams Geraldine Hall and Charlie Turner of Haven of Rest provide support The plot follows a young woman who seeks inner peace and happiness by leaving her Brussels job to resume education and pursue love in a tale of faith and transformation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Youth For Christ
Salvation Army
Colleen Townsend Evans
Hollywood
Noel Reyburn
Carol Abrams
Geraldine Hall
Charlie Turner
Haven of Rest
Brussels
Belgium
Pleasant View Boys Rout Wheatgrow In March Basketball
Pleasant View School leveled Wheatgrow 80 to 12 at Webster School gym March 12. The Pleasant View lineup included Elmer De Bruin Merle Nunnikhoven Ray Vande Haar Mark De Cook Evan Van der Wert Tommy Van Vliet and Roger Willemsen with Mrs Vander Linden as teacher. Wheatgrow players were Jerry Ver Meer Bobby Vander Waal Larry Menninga Ronnie De Bruin and Bertha Vander Hart coached by Mrs Van Roekel. Webster principal Donald E Breisch supervised the game. referees Wayne Tanis and Gary Wallace and timer Preston Steenhock officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant View School
Webster School
Pleasant View
Silver Grove
Elmer de Bruin
Merle Nunnikhoven
Ray Vande Haar
Mark de Cook
Evan Vander Wert
Tommy van Vliet
Roger Willemsen
Vander Linden
Mass Meeting in Indianola Backed McKinley on Cuba War
A mass meeting held in Indianola on March 8 1898 discussed the Cuban question and adopted resolutions commending President McKinley for his firm island policy. A volunteer military company with 06 members was formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianola
McKinley
America
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Valley School Board
Will van Hemert
Dick Deir
Gilbert van
John Vander Wert
Marion van Dusseldorp
Albert van Dusseldorp
Philathea
Baptist Ladies Aid Meeting
Ladies’ Aid
Marie Lautenbach
Kate van Hemert
Millie Schakel
Moonlight Mission Band Meeting
DE Nooys
John A. de Nooy
East Franklin Street
de Nooy
Netherlands
Arerica
Sully
Taintor
New ‘Sharon
Peoria
Don Vander Woude
John de Nooy, Jr
Geneva
Don van der Woude
Peter S. Rus
Marvin de Nooy
Janice
Etta Boat
Arlyn Boat
Menninga
Christ
Ernest Miller
Youth For Christ
Duncan Hines
Hi-Hos
Des Moines
Wrigley
Maasdam
Waconia
Dixie Belle
Morrell’s—Alrite
Lynn
Michael—Leonard
Rancho
Borden’s
Eds
del Monte
Brach’s—Circus
Red River Valley Cobblers
Idaho
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