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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1940
Page
6
News of Vander Pol and Vander Pol family members fill the pages with visits and small remarks. Residents attend chores and host guests at homes of Elscott, Heyveld, De Jong, and De Joode families. Several locals take exams and assist with house work as community life continues with visits, meals, and hospital checks.
The North Country reports Mr. and Mrs. Herman Swank and daughter Delores visiting the Walter Heyveld home Sunday evening. Miss Wilma De Joode is recovering well after appendicitis surgery at Mahaska hospital in Oskaloosa and hopes to return home soon. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Verners and daughter Carol and Miss Dora Mol visited C. H. Kenning home in Pella Thursday evening. Friday evening guests at Andrew Dykhuis home included Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Boot and children, Mr. John Steenhock, and Miss …
Supt W A Pye improves after a fall and continues teaching from home. He covered eighth grade arithmetic and farm topics daily. Mrs Schneider and her parents plan weekend visits for Tulip Festival in Pella. Mrs Bertha Van Wyngarden and daughters visited the Dow Vriezelaar home. Monroe High School alumni met to plan the May 24 banquet. The May Festival was held at the Meth- church Wednesday evening.
A long list of community notices covers a Baptist 85th anniversary and welcome to a new pastor and baby, a pot-luck supper, a district chorus tournament in Nevada on May 17, and various visits and social events among residents. Notables include Rev. and Mrs. C. Sharar, George Orcutt, Ruth Den Otter, and several Ammer and Van Haaf ten family members.
Reported death of Dave Johnson at Corydon Iowa and services held with surviving widow and son Harvey. Notes on relatives An n Dykstra and Ger ard Dykstra. census taker visit Tuesday April 31. Local residents, family visits, hospital patients in Newton and Oskaloosa, and farm community events across Monroe Summit and neighboring towns.
Local residents share visits and gatherings at the Vriezelaar and Willemssen homes, church events, and school milestones. The Banner Bearer Society staged Two Masters for its 25th anniversary, while Monroe seniors from the Pella IES grad class performed their plays. Community members attended meetings, choruses, and birthday celebrations across Knoxville and Pella. a Cronkhite house near Knoxville burned, marking a long familial history.
Cordova and surrounding communities share social events and updates. Mr. and Mrs. Howard McDaniel visited homes of Murray Van Memnert and Calvin Bricker and drove to Monroe last Sunday afternoon. Jolly Waites hosted a baby shower for Madge Hart Stan ton with quilting and refreshments. Wedding preparations are announced for two local couples who are farmers. Local sales include Clyde Core selling black cattle in Knoxville and a farm sale at the late John Klyn’s home. Illnesses are noted among the Pete Van Ghent family, Cora Van Wyke, Ray Clarke’s sons, and Henry Kool’s daughter, with Bible class at Gertrude Willemsen’s and revival attendance in Knoxville. Will Van Hemert, Leo Allard visit Murray Van Hemert’s home, Randolph Perky attends a class reception in Oskaloosa. Knoxville business for Calvin Brickers.
Rose Hill residents and relatives are noted in a sequence of social visits and short trips. Kathryn Vander Werft helped with house cleaning at Clarence Boat's home. several families hosted birthdays and meals, and Neal Vander Werff delivered cattle to Ottumwa on Saturday.
Fifield area residents report visitors and family updates. Lloyd Mathes and relatives appear in Attica while Gerrit Vink and family visited the Wm. Zegers home. Delbert Kuiken back in school after measles. Several calls and visits across the community to Zegers, Van Engelenhoven, De Raad, Lane, Kuiken, Bloodsworth, Vos, Den Adel, and Vanden Berg households.
A garbled diary of weekend visits at various Iowa towns lists gatherings at the Zegers and De Rand homes, birthday celebrations for Margaret and Joy Denburger, choir and Bible school activities, and multiple family and friend visits among Van Roekel, Vander Berg, Dekker and Brummel households. Attendees include Bergs, Zogers, Rozeboom, Aalbers, Denburgers, and Van Zuuk, with hospital and travel mentions in Prairie City and Oskaloosa.
The Acro rd church Ladies Aid held a Thursday gathering with members present. Mrs Van Y led the devotion while Mrs Jook and Mrs Rempe assisted in organizing the program and chairing the session.
Loren Loupee of Kellogg Iowa has accepted a position with the Household Finance Corporation. After a brief Chicago training he will work in Des Moines. Loupee is president of Central College’s senior class at Pella this month, majoring in business administration. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Jay Loupee of Kellogg Iowa Jasper Co.
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