Local Notes Bring Updates From Rural Communities
News from nearby towns details family events and visits. Hubert Struik’s daughter born May 14 at Litt Memorial Hospital in Newn. Mrs. Gerrit Wisgerhof returns from California. Alumni Banquet attendees listed. Sully High School commencement held with address by Dr Frederick Baumann. Several community members share injuries, visits, and upcoming moves. Maxine Oddy marries Alfred Jansen in Des Moines with local relatives present. The couple plans to reside in Sutherland after a honeymoon trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arietta Terlouw
Hubert Struik
Litt Memorial Hospital
Newn
Lhe Shutts
Emma "Brien
Harry
Mabel O'rien
Gerrit Wisgerhof
California
Edna Shutts
Des Moines
Ernest Elscott
Minnie Veldhuizen
M Donald Elscott
Con
Nie Louise
Newton
Lynnville
Clarence Renaud
Orville Vander Wilt
Wayne Wildman
C. C. Macy
Sully High School
First Reformed Church
Fredrick D. Baumann
Grinnell College
Gene van Genderen
Gerald van Genderen
Supt
F. A. Gorton
Jacob Rand
Louise Jansen
Gladys Howell
F. M. Gorton
Kellogg
Me R. Anderson
Rayford Meredith
James McMeekin
Bert Renaud
Shutts
Lester Wisterhof
Harold de Jong
Everett Willemsen
Wayne
Michigan
Iowa
Catherine Tra
Bryce Macy
Curtis
Joe Oddy
Maxine
Alfred E. Jansen
Henry Jensen
Sutherland
M. D. Lansbury
John Oddy
Sully Cafe
Phillips Petroleum Co
Army Air Corps
Leech Lake
Minn
See Me For Farm and City Insurance and Savings
See Me offers insurance for farm and city property and bail on crops plus auto coverage. Start a savings plan with life insurance for income in retirement. Promptly insure with a reliable company. Call Phone 50 at Sully or write P O Box 146 for a visit. WM. DIELEMAN, Sully, Iowa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sully
WM. Dieleman
Iowa
Cattle Sale Report Highlights Strong Prices and Demand
Last Saturday sold 286 cattle with quality in run. Cows with flesh 12 to 13 dollars, medium kinds 10 to 12, no cows under 9. Stock calves 14 to 16.2 per head. stockers 15.30 to 18. fed steers and heifers 14.50 to 16.50. heavy bulls 12 to 18.3. Twenty six bulls sold to 143 per head. milk cows 100 to 161 per head. good vealers 14.5 to 15.5. other cattle 7 to 12. Country calves high, demand broad.
Prairie City social notes show local moves and visits
Prairie City residents report changes in ownership with H J De Wit selling stock to Donald De Wit and Howard McCauley forming De Wit and McCauley. Various visits include Monroe guests, family gatherings, and travel to Des Moines. the region notes anniversaries, hospitality, market ownership, and sick lists across local households.
Miss Lois Den Otter Attends Rural Eighth Grade Graduation
The rural eighth grade graduation exercises were held in Newton Saturday morning with Miss Lois Den Otter in attendance. Other summaries note social visits, family connections, a birthday celebration, a horse purchase, a tonsil surgery, and a Summit Strivers 4 H Club meeting on May 18 with seven members, featuring a World Famine Emergency Bulletin, a State Conference reflection, and plans for an upcoming June gathering at Norma Jean Bricker’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W. V Vriezelaar
Lois den Otter
Newton
Dorothy Reed
Willa Mae van Doorninck
Esther Jabaai
Prairie City
Albert van Zee
G. J. Vanden Berg
Pella
Marinus
I ‘Girls
Mi She Lee Phillips
By Vriezelaar
Mazy Town
Des Moines
Corales Vixelear
Joe Horman
Horman
Miller
Norma Jean Bricker
Five Generations in Sully Iowa Family Portrait 1946
In March 1946 a five generation photo from Sully Iowa shows Mr and Mrs De Jong seated with daughter Mrs Pete Runia, granddaughter Mrs John Voxel of Bigelow Minnesota, grandson Mr Frank Vo Harris Iowa, and great great grandson Dennis Vogel. The De Jongs, Dutch born, married in Grenelduin Cappella, emigrated to America, lived in Alamosa and Pella before settling in Sully. They are both 89, with 14 children born and seven living. De Jong was Sully’s shoemaker for years.
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J. de Jong
Sully
Iowa
de Jong
Pete Runia
John Voxel
Bigelow
Minn
Frank Vo
Harris
Dennis. Vogel
Netherlands
M. de Jong
Grenelduin
Cappella
Gap
Pete Runin
May Stanton Hurt in Monroe School Fall
Cordova News reports May Stanton, daughter of Madge Hart Stanton, injured at her Monroe school after falling from a slide on school grounds. The illness and hospital visits of various locals are noted along with community events and travel details.
May 18 birth in Newton and local moves reported
Monroe News notes the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Keuning on May 18 at Skiff Memorial hospital Newton, named Alvin Paul. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boat relocate near Vandalia, with the Heifners moving into Boat’s former place. The Fireside Club met May 2 at Sadie Kersbergen’s home with seven attendees. The June meeting will be at Grant Williams’s home. The Daily Vacation Bible School opens May 20 with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Barnes of Des Moines in charge. Lieut. and Mrs. Ross Nielsen and their young daughter have visited the Nielsen home recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta M. Steenbock
H. J. de Wit
Donald de Wit
Howard McCauley
de Wit & McCauley
Bert Vande Lune
Brown
Sail Schutting
A. A. Steenhock
Plate
Effie
Henry de Reus
Henry Steenhock
Monroe
Jake Vander Leest
A. Vande Lune
Walker
Loren C. (Blix) Brown
Son Kerwin
Long Beach
Calif
John Vander Leest
McCuen
Robert Lester
Marion Steenhoek
G. S
H. W. Vriezelaar
Ray Keuning
Skiff Memorial Hospital
Newton
Alvin Paul
Fred Boat
Vandalia
Glen Heifner
Hubert Marshall
Fireside Club
Sadie Kersbergen
Grant Williams
Russell Barnes
Des Moines
Custer Family Returns From California Visit
Mr and Mrs John Custer on terminal leave from the U S Navy returned home last week after spending the year in California with a sister of Mrs Custer. Mr and Mrs Gerrit Kersbergen attended funeral services for Peter Yam at Spencer Town on May 9. he was an uncle of Mrs Kersbergen.
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U. S
Otley News Roundup Highlights Local Events
Otley residents enjoy a community picnic planned by the Otley school with family provisions. Visitors include Darrel Wyscarver and son with Mrs. Lloyd Swank. Local families and relatives from Otley to Pella and Prairie City gather for visits, anniversaries, and travel tales from California and Wyoming. Farmers Co op reports fertilizer shipments. Doris Jean Koons visits grandparents as area workers pass through.
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Chas
Vander Kolk
Connie
Kathie Carnahan
Near Cordova
Max Carnahan
Otley
Darrel Wyscarver
Lloyd Swank
Andrew Ustermarkt
John Langford
Judith
Near Swan
Andrew Uitermarkt
Tice Kaldenberg
Viiting
Pella
M Darrel Wyscarver
Cornice Vanden Board
Adam van Toorn
Oskaloosa
van Toorn
Charles Vander Kolk
John Vanden
California
Jim
Desert
Wyoming
Vanden Baard
Vern Klein
Des Moines
Zack Slocum
Henry Rosenberg
Otley tracks work marks return for visiting crew
Clyde Adams, formerly with the city of Pella, left Tuesday for Rochester Minnesota for a medical check up. The Farmers Co op is awaiting a flour shipment arrival on any day to replenish supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otley
Clyde Adams
Pella
Rochester
Minnesota
Farmers Co-op
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Sally News
Bath’s Corn Fertilizer No
Pillsbury
Wayne Hog Supplement
Co-Op Oil Association
Johnny, Cornie, Willis, Hopkins
Pella, Iowa
Colfax Sales Company
Bell and Clippinger
First National Bank of
Colfax
Selo
Earl Ghields
Act
Prairie City News
Summit News
Pelle
America
Alamosa
Colorado
Mr. de Jong
Cordova
Roy Karr
May Stanton
Madge Hart Stanton
Valena van Hemert
Mercy Hospital
Charlotte Perkey
Ruth Wart Perkey
Lynn
Npson
R. M. Hart
Ray Sloven
Clifford Simpson
Dean Lutz
Cleve
Noble Murray
Ethel Brieke
Grinnell
Parl van Hemert
S.U.S. General Hospital
Towns City
Lorena van Hemert
Clyde Karr
Herman Sneller
Gertrude Hoksbergen
Violet Ogg
Richmond
Missouri
Bricker
Arie Waardhuizen
Pfe. Ball E. Karr
Fort Monmouth
New Jersey
New York
Chicago
Berlin
Ballard
Mra
Jake Neff
Alvin Waardhuizen
Delos Vanden Berg
Neal de Ronde
Berlin Ballard
Donna
Freda
Darlene Ballard
Harold Clark
Billy Gene Karr
Darlene
Association
Albert
Arthur Waardhuizen
Coal Hollow
Junior Waardhuizen
Neal Stanton
Lynn Perkey
Cliford Simpson
Marvin
Peila
Dorothy Templeton
Blaine Core
Monroe News
Ross Nielsen
M. Nielsen
Ross
Otley News
Gov
Robert D. Blue
Gov. Blue
E “Rep
REP
Howor High School
Liberty
Summit Township
Marion County
Henry Kool
Otley, Iowa
Knoxville Legion
Knoxville Fair Grounds
Baty Tucker
American Legion
Hereford
Reno Sale Pavilion
Bloomfield, Iowa
Wisdom Hereford Ranch
For
Star Herefords
Centerville
Glenn Hazen
Sales
Mgr. P.O. Bog
Ottumwa
Guy. Pettit and
S. E. Reno
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