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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1930
Page
7
Local notes record visits among McConnell Mathes Guerts and De Zwart families. Antonie Van Veen recovers from pneumonia and attends school. Community groups meet, including Amsberry Club and Ladies Auxiliary No 25. Several residents visit hospitals, travel to Des Moines and Pella, and a Knoxvill theatre event. Red Rock school pupils mark perfect attendance and study Lincoln and Washington birthdays.
Otley residents hosted Capitol City visitors Mrs. Beyer sister and Loyd Rumer of State Center while Mrs Albert Dykstra recruited for the girls 4-H Club. Local anniversaries marked by three weddings in one day, plus illnesses and travel, weave a busy week with Rev Douwstra, Rev Wesselink, and several families gathering in support and celebration.
Ida Rickabaugh wife of Le H Ziegler of Des Moines died after three weeks in hospital following tumor surgery. Funeral held at Dunn's Des Moines home, burial Laurel Hill. Daughter of John Rickabaugh she previously lived at Otley.
Mrs Gertrude Bennink moved to Pella last Thursday and will reside for three months in the homes of Mrs Jacob Pethoven Mr and Mrs Martin Vander Molen and their baby. Mr and Mrs Ben Vander Molen visited at the C Stewie home Friday. Peter De Jong and Paul Bandstra, inmates of Oska loosa hospital, are improving and De Jong expects to return home soon with Paul following. Mrs Martin Vander Molen visited her mother Mrs Ben Vander Molen Monday.
Iowa cut diphtheria deaths from an average of 242 per year before 1925 to 34 in 1929 through immunization of most children. The six-year decline reflects coordinated effort by the State Department of Health, doctors, nurses, and volunteer groups like PTA, Red Cross, Farm Bureaus, and clubs. Despite progress in these diseases, overall public health funding remains limited in the state.
The Christian Reformed church youths held their final winter meeting last week and enjoyed ice cream and cake. Mrs. Harry Van Roekel and a baby and Miss Catherine Gezel accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sheesley and family to the Hunt home Wednesday. Jacob and Henry Dahm are building new homes opposite their Peoria store. Ozinga and Martin Vander Melen joined Lewis Ozinga to the Oskaloosa hospital for a serious operation. he is progressing as well as can be expected. O. and P. Tire and Battery Co. proprietor in Pella. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Pethoven of Pella visited their child Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Marinus Vander Hi and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sheesley visited relatives in ddyville Sunday. Anna Paulina Gezel called on Miss Margaret Vander Molen Monday.
State Health Department presses for universal toxin antitoxin immunization for all under sixteen, urging nine months as ideal age. Des Moines hosts two health education sessions April 8 and 9, 1930 with speakers from Indiana and the U S Public Health Service. Disease tally for the week ends March 6 lists measles, whooping cough, pneumonia and other infections with county totals across Iowa.
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