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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1948
Page
10
Unclear OCR text from regional news. Readable parts mention community items and local notices but lack coherent events, names, or dates. Summary preserves limited fragments while noting there are scattered references to regional topics without concrete facts.
A garbled Cordova News page fragment notes multiple local happenings. It references visits, funerals, decor of a work department, and various community notices including a funeral view, a winter stay, and hospital events among others, with many unreadable names and places.
Local residents and visitors gathered at various homes this weekend for family and church events. Notable attendees included Mr and Mrs Gerrit Citermartt, Mr and Mrs Mivion Vienden Breird, and Mrs Harb Horton. The Christian Reformed Church at West Prairie will host a sermon by Re K Prairie Cine in the near term.
The article lists multiple individuals and families in observance of Mother’s Day with gatherings, birthdays, and visits across towns. Readers noted include Mr and Mrs Vern Hevelin, Willa Mae Van Doorninek, and Glen Ver Weert, who spent time with grandparents and parental homes in the community.
Local column lists residents and visitors including Abe Kenneth Carp, Meade Mie Chute Teal, Awtry and Mie Remneoth Carpenter, Heaton and Mead Mie Chute, and others. Mentions Friday and Sunday meals, family gatherings, visits to Clifton Dewine home, and various social activities across the area.
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