Otley Bible News Roundup of Local Socials and Meetings
Local families from Otley and nearby towns hosted gatherings and visited with relatives in Pella Knoxville and Des Moines. Church events included a March 17 service at Otley Reformed Church and a March 28 spring conference at Trinity Reformed in Pella. Community notes mention birthdays dinners concerts and travel among Ver Steeghs Breens Dunsbergen Van Vark and Willemsens with multiple visits and hospital updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard de Jong
Knoxville
Winnie Breen
Hattie Ver Steegh
Pella
Otley Reformed Church
Charlie Johnson
Timmy
Jimmy
Bill Swank
Tracy
Clark Carnahan
Maxwell Carnahan
Goldie Angove
Vada Sille
George Ryke
Roger Peterson
Omaha
Neb
J. M. van Vliet
Irwin Breen
Des Moines
Nora Slocum
Cornelia Lille
Birthday Courtesy and House Move Noted in Lynnville News
Mrs Vina Renaud reports Mr and Mrs Bert James moved last week into their newly purchased home of H A Russ. Mrs Jeff Shaw celebrated a birthday with a dinner and cake at her home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Shaw, Mr and Mrs Dale Shaw, Jo and Dixie, Joan Shaw granddaughter unable to attend, with Mr Harvey Brown dropping by. The Van Heltons from Corwith Iowa visited over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Case Dunsbergen
Mabel Montgomery
T. J. Link
Council Bluffs
Vina Renaud
Bruce Meredith
Ervin Meredith
Wimpy's
Des Moines
Barber Shop
RNT
Ray Ver Steeg
Clark
Ed Ver Steg
Larry Ven Rees
Shawn
Joe Willemsen
Kellogg
Mier
Carl. Byrd
Robert
Carl Jay
Evertt Fenner
Clarence Fenner
Charles Daisy Burnham
Fenner
D. E. Munger
Monroe
Arlo van Hoever
Pennie
Donnie
Brooklyn
Wilbur Stanley
Vim
Terlouw
Robert Terlouw
Furough
Denis
Japan
Henry Decote
John Jansen
Sully
Guy Elscott
Louis Jansen
Pella
Lester Woogie
Maggie Elscott
Delmon van Zante
Harry Elscott
Vern Stanley
Arma Monsma
Lynnville
Howodis
Elscott
Mie
Gerrit van Genderep
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Levi Miller
Howard Macy
Amesi
Harry van Vark
Grinnell
Bert James
H. A. Russ
Jeff Shaw
Shaw
Dale Shaw
Dixie
Joan Shaw
Harvey Brown
Paul van Helton
Steven
Corwith
Iowa
Joe Templeton
Gerrit Klyn
Missouri
Bryan
Lamar
Martha
Virginia
Billy Jim Muilenberg
Alabama
Texas
Katherine Templeton
Central College
Kate Karr
Joy
Runnells
Shilling
Roy Bundy
Blanche
Susan Templeton
Ruth Perkey
Marjorie van Hemert
Ethel Hart
Mercy Hospital
Cecil Price
Lola Adams
Sarah Harvey
Dunreath
Knoxville
Giles
Merl Price
Red Rock
Terry Vriezel
Robert Wooters
Sammy de i
Darrel Hjortshoj
Happy Kingery
Lester Carter
Charles Rankin
Ronnie Kane
Johnnie Duncan
Clint Vriezelaar
Arie Verought
Leon Ray
Bess LeGrand
New Zealand
United States
San Francisco
Calif
Junior
Cindy
Theresa of Reasner
Juton Price
Henry Bensink
Gerald van Zante
Marvin Ver
Marie
Wm. Thompson
Prairie City
Ernest Wagner
Jerry Sellars
Duane Sellars
Harold Sellars
Gunnar Hjortshof
Doris Stoodt
Miami
Fila
Dale Tanner
Donna
Rita
Atlantic
Alan Woodman
Linn “Hoopes
Philip Clevenger
David Lorton
John Hjortshoj
Bobbie Munger
Steve Tommy Munson
Donnie Tool
van Thompson
Alan
Delbert McReynolds
Kenneth Hollingsworth
Vern Klein
Joe Turner
Frank Turner
Carl Wilson
Pamela
Sandy
Clara Frazier
Newton
Ivor Thompson
New Virginia
Cassie Rickabaugh
Dick Postma
H. Ricewick
Marilyn Spoelstra
Bert Spoelstra
Janis McConeghey
Paul McConeghey
Judy Kaldenberg
Billy Carter
Esther Steenhoek
Barbara Michmershuizen
Linda Doris
Susan Buckley
Connie Nolin
Delwin Mullins
Green Thumb Garden Club Hosts Visitors and Travel Plans Mentioned
Mrs Earl Macy hosted the Green Thumb Garden Club on Wednesday afternoon. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Raleigh Stanley of Hollandale Minnesota and daughter Mrs John Slegh of Det Colo. The Sleghs visited southwest of town with Mrs Melvin Gearts and family. Mrs Slegh departed Grinnell by train Saturday evening after visiting her parents in Hollandale prior to arriving here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izing
Earl Macy
Green ‘Thumb
Raleigh Stanley
Hollandale
Minn
John Sleg
Det Colo
Melvin Gearts
Slegh
Grinnell
Jay Harrie van Rocke
Michael Nolin
Byron Vander Velden
Floyd van Roeker
Carol No UN
Hugo Vander Velden
Diane Miller
Dale ‘Malline
Alec van Vark
Merrymakers Club
Una Kaldenberg
Colorado
Margaret Rudy
John Barber
St. Philemon’s
Denver
Francis Barber
Colorado Springs
Harold Winn
Bertha Crane
Des Moines
Chet Fennema
Iona van Wyngarden
Fireside Flower and Garden Club
Donald Gildersleeve
Donald Vander Pol
Virgil Martin
Blanche Schippers
Mary van Sant Will Beeff
John Poortinga
Julia
Neal Woody
Newton
Red Rock school children make tooth brush holders
Cordova area notes detail White Pine holders crafted by Red Rock school children for a project. Bill Karr assisted Tice and Simpson at Monroe pancake day serving over 1100 people. locals share visits, travel, and family health updates amid weather chatter and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Rock
Daybook notes and community updates from early February
A local record of daily happenings includes Joe Templeton and family anniversaries, travel to Missouri, Virginia assignments, and anticipated moves for Billy Jim Muilenberg. Mentions of visits, birthdays, illnesses, school substitutions, and home improvements follow, with community aid data and welfare center activity.
Mrs Arthur Vriezelaar Hosts Terry Vriezelaar Birthday Party
Mrs Arthur Vriezelaar entertained Saturday afternoon March 16 in honor of her son Terry turning 10. Guests played games and opened gifts before the celebration continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Vriezelaar
Terry
Birthday parties mark a busy social week in Kellogg
Guests gather for birthdays at homes across Kellogg and nearby towns. Included are Alan Woodman’s ninth birthday with friends and ice cream, cake, and gifts. Numerous visits and suppers occur at the homes of Veroughts, Wagner, Sellars, Stoodt, and others with relatives from Des Moines Newton and Pella.
First Church Services Led by Rev Thomas De Vries
Sunday services at the First Christ Reformed Church were led by Rev Thomas De Vries of Leighton. Mrs Everett Van Hal returned to church after several weeks of absence following surgery. Harrison Township Farm Bureau met at the home of Mr and Mrs Les Fox on Thursday March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Ustermarkt
Julius Ustermarkt
Prairie City
Hattie van Gorp
Pella
William Verwers
Norman Robus
Louis Branning
Oregon
Ill
Otley Reformed Church
Brotherhoods of Classis Pelia
Douwstra Chapel
Central College
Thomas de Vries
Leighton
Everett van Hal
Harrison Township
Cedar school notes and local social listings
The community calendar includes Cedar school events and local visits. Notable items: the Cedar senior class rehearsing Nearly Sixteen for an April 5 play. a school election with 80 votes, Harlan Witt and Harold Hagen elected. birthdays and gatherings at Fremont and Eddyville areas. Mrs. Thatcher absent due to illness, substitution by Mrs. Perkins. a Wright hall cooperative supper with a gift presentation to Martin Boender for church remodeling work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Bogardus
Art Johnson
Harrison Township
Grand Rapids
Mich
Arnold Klein
Harold
Houston
Texas
Cedar School
Perkins
Thatcher
Lynn Akerman
Fremont School
Charlene Hults
Janet Meinders
Beverly Rhoads
Elmer van Zante
Eddyville
Anne Boer
Fremont
Wright Community Hall
Martin Boender
R. A. Reed
Perfect Audit Report From Kaiser Treasurers Office
Will Kaiser, O'Brien County treasurer, delivered a perfect audit for 1955. The state auditor said in 25 years of treasurer audits none had been without a single error or adjustment to report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Kaiser
O’brien
Glenwood High Senior Wounded Handling Pistol
John Gordon a Glenwood high school senior was wounded at home when a pistol discharged while he handled it. The bullet passed through the palm and exited above the wrist, with no bones broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gordon
Glenwood High School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Otley News
Willemsen
de Johnson
Scarsboro
P.C
Melvin Ratliff
Clair Fenner
Melvin
Ft. Leonard Wood
Case
Dunsbergen
Charles Vander Kolk
Lynnville News
Lawrence van Zante
General Motors Institute
Omaha, Neb
Refresher Cours
Pellalowa
Ford
Allis-Chalmers
Ottawa
Wards
Ate
Gerritt Vander Wilt
Lewis van Mersbergen
Alvin Vander Wilt
van Gorp
AGCY
Your Western Union Office
Cordova
Mrs. Roy Karr
Bill Karr
Tice
Simpson
Was Brown
Merrill Roebuck
Vernon Rickabaugh
Dorothy
Brown Mfg. Co
Bob
Corwin Ave
Glendale
Kate
Mr. Williams
Neal Willemsen
Gertrude
Maytag Park
Houck
South 6Th St
Plattsmouth
Gerty
Maud
Grace
Roy Karr
PMA
Monroe News
HL. W. Vriezelaar
Lisabeth Newenhouse
Mobiloil
Jmo
Gosselink
Mobil Sev
Harlan Witt
Harold Hagen
Elmer Kinsinger
Harold Andrews
Raymond Crouse
Jans Popma
Peoria
Alcan Highway
Alaska
Chevrolet
Iowa State College
V.a.g
P.A.G
John G. Ver Ploeg
Pella Tunis Dykstra
Leighton Nick Geurts
Pfister Associated Growers
Monroe, Iowa
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