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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1957
Page
4
Otley area residents share weekend visits and gatherings at multiple homes. Families from Praire City Knoxville Centerville Monroe Pella Monrovia Cedar Falls Denver and Oskaloosa attend church services, celebrate Mother's Day, and welcome a new baby in New Jersey while noting rainfall and tulip events. Local clubs and school activities feature tea and visits.
A summary of community notices lists Mother's Day visits among Vriezelaar and Van Dusseldorp families from Ames to Prairie City, with several birthday honorees. Elmer Van Wyk welcomed a son at Des Moines Wilden Osteopathic Hospital. Tulip Time in Pella prompted school dismissal. Local 4-H活动 hosted by Summit Strivers with a Mother-Daughter Tea.
Bethany and Pella residents joined relatives for Mother's Day at the Leland Balmer home. Funeral services were held in Pella for William Miedema. A Marion County Historical Society meeting is set for May 20 at the Belknap store in Knoxville. Numerous visits and family reunions in Monroe, Monroe area, and nearby towns are noted along with tulip viewing at the Home for the Aged.
In Galesburg, Mrs. K Carpenter notes visits by Merle and Kathy Zickel to Harry Zickel, while Mrs. Hattie Carpenter and Merlin Schnug host and attend Sunday dinners. Multiple guests from Richland to Clear Lake and Sully join in family Mother's Day gatherings.
Leighton residents attend a bankers convention in Chariton. Various visits occur among Sedrel, De Bruin, Van Zouk, Van Hemert, Hasselman, Ver Ploeg, and other local families in Leighton Pella Oskaloosa Renwick and Rose Hill. A Mother's Day event at Ebenezer Reformed Church includes Priscilla Sisters Society activities and Rev. Benson as guest speaker. Daily Vacation Bible School set for June 3 to 14 at Ebenezer Church.
Sunday services at 10 and 11 with Mrs W A Anderson. Visitors include Dan Crosby of Pella and Thos Anderson family. Ottumwa guest Helen Hargesheimer visits Ernest Anderson’s family. Local gatherings feature town and county residents at Anderson, Franklin, and Bailey homes. Church events cover Mother daughter banquet 4 H Rally Day and a Des Moines convention. Next Sunday Rev Miller preaches as Oskaloosa school year ends.
Rev R Ritz haupt of Newton will hold morning services at 11 am on May 26. The text notes a resident returning to Michigan and several family visits as Mr and Mrs Floyd Roland and sons move into a home north of the school house. Delno Pettijohn and family from Fairbury Ill were visitors at the Mavin home Saturday evening.
A string of visits and family notices from Monroe and nearby towns. Mrs. Vander Pol returns home after hospitalization. many friends and relatives from Albia Newton Des Moines and Des Moines attend birthdays and reunions. Garlin Vander Ploeg undergoes appendectomy in Des Moines. Mothers Club meeting reports and local visits. A newborn daughter born at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa.
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