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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1939
Page
6
Community notes from Otley Pella and surrounding areas recount visits between neighbors at John Vanden Berg and Van Essen households. A March 20 wedding anniversary, a fatal fire on the G H Fennema farm, moves of residents to Otley and celebrations with charivari for Van Essen. Church exchanges and local gatherings fill the week with social visits and activities.
Summit and Polk Township leaders, under new Home Demonstration agent Miss Johanna Fienne, attend the third training school of the year on Personal Design in Dress at Mrs. A L Dykstra's home with aims for 100 percent attendance. Neighbors report the birth of Shirley Jo Ann to Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Louwsma of Tracy Lews at Mahaska hospital in Oskaloosa on Sunday March 19.
Joy ce and Orlan Ustermarkt were honored at a school farewell party Thursday afternoon at Summit School. A lunch of fruit salad cake and cookies was served and both were given farewell gifts before moving with their parents to Leighton.
Fifield residents and guests share visits and celebrations across Monroe Pella and Des Moines. Jaspers De Rand Kuiken families host and visit relatives while Anna Mae Kuiken receives a wedding shower and Janice Darlene Welcomes a baby with Will Verwers family. Community members travel to Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa Des Moines and Sully for events and services.
Case area residents shared Thursday and Sunday visits with relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs William McCoreghey and daughter Helen Gause visited Thursday. Jessie Hill visited Oskaloosa. Rufford Pethoven Floyd Grace Elscott and Gladys Elscott visited the Vanderol family Tuesday. Jennie Elscott returned from work with Frank Brown. Evert Vander Pol family Grinnell. Viola De Jong stayed with Ed Price family in Sully. Marie Meppelink helped with house cleaning at Willemsen home. John Elscott family, Jansen and Bruxvoort families visited Elscott home. Bert Meredith and Marshall Meredith hosted Sunday dinner. Jeff Willemsen family visited Richard Van Doorn home Saturday evening.
Lucille Vande Krol works in Andrew Gertsma home this week. Norma Roorda underwent appendicitis operation Tuesday in Skiff hospital Newton. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Vande Krol spent Tuesday evening in John Blom home. Pella callers Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Vande Krol and family spent Saturday evening in Bernard Kooistra home near Lynnville. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Willemsen...
Mr and Mrs Roorda served as Newton callers on Thursday. Gerald and Catherine Vander Pol stayed Wednesday night at the Elgar Taylor home. John Vande Krol and family visited Sunday afternoon at the Guy Vander Pol home. Herman Vander Pol and Catherine and Mrs Glen Vande Krol visited Dirk Monsma's home Sunday afternoon.
Lynnville news item lists visits by Mr and Mrs and their daughter Caroline Kilduff and the Macy family to the Gus Ables home, along with John Vos family moving to Charles Shepherd’s house. Other calls include Mrs Leonard Brush and Robert at P T Cope home, Myron Hanson visiting Loren Stewart, and March dates. Scarlet fever complication noted as Jones Hay improving. Mrs Ray Hammer ill with appendicitis. Ver Steer quarantined.
The Lynnville Commercial Club banquet honored girls and boys basketball teams with speeches by local officials and coaches. Several players and supporters attended, including families at multiple homes, while glee clubs prepared for a sub-district music contest in Pella.
Wm Miedema now lives in the house he built in old Amsterdam with no rent or moving worries. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Wm Schakel and daughters Rosalee and Mary Jo and baby Jerome, and Mr and Mrs Carl Hackert and daughter Lavonna at Henry Terlouw’s parental home Sunday. Readers express sympathy for Connie and Ant Vanden Baard after a fire destroyed their home last Sunday and hope for a dry warm April.
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