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Community notes report weddings births and local milestones. Names such as Mr and Mrs appear with family events and school events observed in Hamp ton and Sha Memorial regions.
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1948
Page
10
Community notes report weddings births and local milestones. Names such as Mr and Mrs appear with family events and school events observed in Hamp ton and Sha Memorial regions.
See me for farm and city property insurance including crop bail and automobile coverage. Start a savings account with a life insurance company for income in old age. Insure with good companies at low rates. Call 60 Sully Iowa or write P O Box 146 and I will call on you.
A central Monroe page notes a May 2 birthday celebration for Ray Harlan Van Wyt and friends attending. Guest visits include Mrs Jivingston of Belle Fourche and M. Cushman of Ames College. Commencement speaker M. Cushman to speak May 31. Various club meetings and visits are listed, with measles illness, sports, and family gatherings across Monroe and nearby towns.
Local readers share family updates, visits, and community items. Mentions include births, graduations, and celebrations. Harveys join family for a hospital visit and the arrival of Judith Ann. Templeton and other families celebrate milestones. Agricultural notes discuss crops, planting, and harvest expectations. Red Rock school attendance and Tulip Time festival experiences are described. neighbors exchange news on property moves and local sites including Schlo te home and cemetery.
An obituary and family notices fragment recall the death and funeral plans of a local resident, with mentions of kin including Henry Wyngearde and Bertha Veluhaken. The piece notes a Sunday eve gathering at the Ray home and Mother May’s visit, alongside community members, and hints at a photograph study tied to Photographic society activity on State Street.
Local notes from Prairie City recount visits and greetings around town. Mentions include Al Steenherks Anke Vande Tame and Della Monday Mable Mesdicaatte with Miocuni, plus a Lenoutha heart attack incident involving Nana Seliultze. Several families from Vella and Newton are listed visiting Des Moines this week.
The Summit community notes detail a May gathering at a resident’s home with Mrs Henry presiding, discussion of upcoming events and a plan for a future play. The Groomed Girl Contest featured Mary Van Viet as a participant, and initiations for a new honorary member were scheduled for the day.
Wayne Beeds offers a feed service claiming to double pullet growth in six to twenty weeks and invites customers to consult on feeding problems with a focus on quality. The notice emphasizes Wayne Beeds as a provider and encourages inquiries for better pullet development.
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