News of Nearby Towns And Rural Communities
Local notes from Otley and surrounding areas describe school visits and teacher absences, family gatherings, church services led by Rev. Hospers, and community events. Notables include Van Vliet, Kopecky, Verwers, Robus, and De Hoedt families, with Easter guests and travel updates across Pella, Monroe, Sigourney, Agency, and Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Tucker
Otley School
Vander Liden
Kimmer Steegh
Minnie
Anna
New Sharon
Hattie Ver Steegh
Henry Breuklander
Rean Verwers
Oskaloosa
Kaldenberg
Charles Vander Kolk
Monterey Park
Salines
Berkeley
Richmond
Cal
Wayne Angove
Wendell Armstrong
State Teachers College
Kirksville
Henry Glenn
Robert
Agency
Iowa
Janet Jones
Ottumws
Milton Keck
Scois
Larry
Fairfield
Fred Elsensohn
Sandra
Carol
Lois
Jord Ruby
Sigourney
Yada Lille
Duane van Haaften
Connie Jean
Garlon Ruby
Donna
Pella Public High School
Barbara Horton
Ferguson
Newton
Henry Naaktgeboren
Norman Robus
Albert van Heukelem
Johanna Bogaerds
Alvin E. Hospers
Summit News Highlights Local Social and School Activities
Mr H W Vriezelaar and Mrs Vriezelaar hosted and guests attended church and community events. Summit school pupils planted beans gourds and radishes and watched them grow. May day baskets and field plowing were described along with visits to nearby towns for performances and farm bureau events. Local families hosted gatherings and supported Monroe and Knoxville activities including band, church and 4 H events with multiple named residents and several community sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vriezelaar
Susan
Leland Balmer
Summit School
Monroe Methodist Church
Henry Ver Woert
Martha
Glen
Alvin Bensinkhe
Pella
Walter van Doorninck
Woodland Wonder
Central College
Mickey van Doorninck
Mary Vriezelaar
Marshalltown
Coralee Woody
Ames
Ivory Palaces
Campus Baptist Church
Mary
Woodys
Martha Ver Woert
Monroe High School
Lake Aquabi
Ivan McDaniel
Marilyn
Virginia
Des Moines
Sun- Lo
Lynnville News notices and family visits around Lynnville
Mrs Henry Elscott spent May with son-in-law Vern Stanley after moving from Sully. Vina Renaud, hospitalized in Grinnell, suffered a stroke but improved as speech returned. Otis Whetstine visited for summer with Will Vander Kamp. Gerrit Ver Steegt bought and sold the house Willard Zimmerman once occupied. Hoy Slawson to move in. Willard Zimmerman plans Marshalltown Soldiers Home. Mrs Clair Fenner hosted a Stanley Party with Dale Jansen as demonstrator. Colorado Springs visitor Mrs Francis Meredith stayed with the Meredith family and Florence Hollingsworth of Gilman. WCT A meeting led by R A Ratcliff. devotion, skit, and abstinence study discussed. John Conn and Roger of Indianapolis stayed with Jim Terlouw family. Visitors also called on Vina Renaud in Grinnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Elscott
Vern Stanley
John Jansen
Sully
Vina Renaud
Grinnell
Otis Whetstine
Will Vander Kamp
Robert Briggs
Briggs
New Sharon
Gerrit Ver Steegt
Willard Zimmerman
Hoy Slawson
Sadie Holdsworth
Soldiers Home
Marshalltown
Clair Fenner
Dale Jansen
Pella
Francis Meredith
Colorado Springs
Colo
Nellie Meredith
Julia Macy
Will Gray
Searsboro
Florence Hollingsworth
Gilman
Meredith
Lynnville
Ozro Meredith
R. A. Ratcliff
Bertha Stanley
Jesus
Coffey
Arnold Ratcliff
Ervin Meredith
Gertrude Meredith
Cecil Gertsma
Blanche Conover
Gertrude Davis
Wallace Williams
Harold Macy
Harold Ratcliff
Ronda
Deborah
Teresa Meredith
Local towns listed for consolidated district mention
A partial OCR fragment names Monroe What Cheer Hedrick Madrid Brooklyn Adel Redheld Earlham Colfax Maxwell Pleasantville Moravia New Sharon Lovilia Urbandale Say dell Consolidated and Dallas Center as part of a regional reference. No actions or dates readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
What Cheer
Hedrick
Madrid
Brooklyn
Adel
Redheld
Earlham
Colfax
Maxwell
Pleasantville
Moravia
New Sharon
Lovillia
Urbandale
Saydell Consolidated
Dallas Center
Baby Cheryl Jean Westercamp arrives in Peoria
Mrs John Westercamp of Peoria announces the birth of a daughter Cheryl Jean weighing 6 pounds 16 ounces at Mercy Hospital on Monday April 22 to Mr and Mrs Richard Van Kooten. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Jacob Dahm of Pella and Mr and Mrs Henry Van Kooten of New Sharon. This is the first grandchild for both families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl Jean
Mercy Hospital
Richard van Kooten
Jacob Dahm
Pella
Henry van Kooten
New Sharon
Herman A. de Jong
Mahaska County
C. Burton
Leighton
American Sunday School Union
Walter van Wyngarden
Gerrit Bandstra
Jim Bandstra
Arvin Roose
Larry Steenhoek
Peter Westercamp
FFA
Greyhound
Charles City
Iowa
John Deere
Marshalltown
Cecil Vines
Pikaatt
Oskaloosa
Harold Ozinga
Town City Hospital
Mahaska Hospital
Marion Swank
Niel Roose
Henry Nieuwsma
Charles van Vark
John Kool
Lewis de Vries
Gerrit Roose
John Westercamp
Jacob Stursma
Anthony Bokhoven
Andy Bandstra
Lincoln Center
Jennie Rus
Gerrit Rus
Gysbert Vroegh
Everett Hol
Everett Vander Hart
Still Hospital
Des Moines
William van Sant
Denver Bethesda Hospital
Queen Esther Circle
P. Y. de Jong
India
K. Woensdregt
Andrew Bandstra
Girls’ Society
Don Vos
Eunice Rozenboom
Martin Vos
Gerald Rozenboom
Henry Vande Voort
Treas
John van Wyk
Malta
Peoria
Newton
Will Roose
Iowa City Hospital
Wetzigs
Colorado
Rodney
Christ
John Blommers
Herb
Plambeck
University Hospital
Towa City
Towa
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Vanden Baard
G. T. Vander Lugt
The
Reformed Church
Bennink
Ida de Hoedt
W. de Jong
Otley Reformed Church
Gorena
Charles Vander Koll
Leo Stoll
Ed Kingery
Knoxville
Otley
Charles Vander
Kol
H.W. Vriezelaar
Jeff Willemsen
Bert Hol
Delbert Hol
Roy Vander Ploeg
Lloyd Zickel
Arthur de Vries
Marion Heemstra
Bill Lincoln
Harold Terpstra
Ed Beyer
Harold van Zante
Ray Munger
Rene van Engelhoven
Joe Willemsen
Warren van Wyk
Jacob Rozendaal
Rick Mulleman
John Keuning
Ard de Vries
Clarence D Ning
Dick de Koning
Marion van Wyk
Simon van Dusseldorp
Matt Olivier
Warren van W
J. W. Lloyd
H. W. Vriezcloar
Marion County Farm Bureau
Christian Church
Ray Loyacan
Robert Crozier
Man
Island
Elsie Ward
Herman Maddy
E. Loyachan
C. Vanden Berg
Fred Mohler
Janice Hodgson
Dorothy Miller
Tillie
Millie
Columbia
Knoxville High School
C. Evans
Moulton
H. L. Wittmer
Tipton
State Committee
John A. van Roekel
J. Duncan
John G. van Roekel
Nora van Essen
Lynnville News
John Conn
Roger
Indianapolis
Ind
Conn
Jim Terlouw
Cledon Renaud
Oakland
T. L. Link
Council Bluffs
Glenn Lewis
Scarsboro
Frank Dornsbaugh
Colfax Sale
Hampshire
Colfax Sale Company
Clippinger
Shields
Brites
Earl and
Bill Shields
Flrst National Bank
Peoria News
Bers
Marion Vander Linden
Joe Rosenboor
Ben Vos
Wilbur Rempe
Gerrit
Leo Roose
Barbara
Jerry
Denver
New Jersey
Clarence Vos
Robert Nikkel
Gysbert Ver Meer
Albert van Donselaar
Tone de Cook
Dick Bogaards
Farm Bureau
Leo Fynaardt
F. N
U.S.S
John Hood
c/o FPO
New York
Loretta Westercamp
Mar
Rosalie de Jong
Wilma Veldhuizen
William Vande Voort
Ann Swank
Bert Swank
Miss Swank
Leo Nikkel
Richland Township
Vernon van Gorp
Sandridge
Peter Pippel
Gradus Kuiper
Flint Ridge
Elmer van Zee
Warren
Ross van Wyk
Sheesley
Otto Vos
Greenhill
John Boender
Cherry Grove
John Hagen
Kenneth de
Hl. W. Vriezelant
Norma Westerkamp
Cliff Vos
Choral Society
Jim Dahm
Melvin Dour
Herman de Jong
Paltzer
IMO
Gosselink Mobil Serv
Coater Ng
BPS
van den Berg Electric and Paint Co
Penney
Penney’s
Dacron
Silhouettes Unlimited
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!