Obituary for Mrs. Henry Eilander 58 at Skiff Memorial Hospital
Mrs Henry Eilander 58 died at Skiff Memorial hospital Sunday May 12 at 6 45 am from blood poisoning. Born in the Netherlands July 8 1888 she lived in America 33 years. Survived by husband seven children and many relatives. Funeral May 14 at 2 pm Morgan Funeral Home burial Mount Zion cemetery near Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Eilander
Skiff Memorial Hospital
Netherlands
America
Christian Reformed Church
Bert Eilander
Fred Blake
Tietje Eilander
Brunns Thompson
Wilburn Eilander
Henry Jy. “Eilander
Garrett Eilander
Newton
L. Knot
Kalamazoo
Mich
East Indies
J. Riemersma
Pella
Obey
Morgan Funeral Home
Mount Zion
Joe Muilenberg Dies After Stroke in Iowa City
Joe Muilenberg age 86 died at University Hospital Iowa City Tuesday May 14 1946 after a stroke. Born January 13 1860 in Amsterdam he came to America at six and spent most of his life in Pella. He married Kate Van Gen in 1886.
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Joe Muilenberg
University Hospital
Iowa City
Iowa
Amsterdam
Netherlands
America
Pella
Kate van Gen
Notices of limitation and holiday shop hours source items
Notable statements restrict debt responsibility to the signer. Van Houwelinge announces a shortened workday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays with Thursday closing at noon. Saturday hours extend if meat remains. Vanden Bei Kinas and Intveld Arie Schilder De Vries Jewelry announce closure from June 3 to June 13, resuming Friday June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanden Bei Kinas Intveld
Arie Schilder
de Vries
Doubled Up Living And The Great Big Happy Family
Advice on living with two families or paying guests suggests keeping humor and reason, avoiding chaos, and using clear notices. A bulletin board aids schedules. Start with explicit agreements to foster a positive household dynamic and reduce misunderstandings.
Rules for guests in a shared residence
Instructions for guests cover room neatness, newspaper and magazine under control, clear closet floors, protect furnishings, pay for damages, return keys, honor laundry agreements, arrange iron use, schedule bathroom time, keep tub clean, use supplies sparingly, limit phone calls, pay long distance charges, use radio carefully, save heat, turn off radiators with open windows, respect rest time, and pay rent in advance on the agreed date.
Memorial Notice for Mrs. Bastian Van Rees 1861 1946
Mrs Bastian Van Rees aged 85 died May 16 1946 at her son Henrys home after a six week illness Born in the Netherlands February 1 1861 she lived much of her life in Pella She married Bas tian Van Rees in 1885 who died in 1933 Survived by two sons Henry Gerrit one daughter Mrs Seth Mann three grandsons two great grandchildren one sister Mrs John Van Dyk Funeral May 18 1946 at 2 00 pm from the Home for the Aged Rev L J Borst officiated Burial in Oakwood cemetery Verse upon the notice expresses the family sentiment
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Deren
Dren
Muilenberg
Jose Phine Moon
Connie
Edward
Pella
Joe
Denis Town
James Flanagan
Des Moines
Iowa
IL. M. Roose
Sacramento
California
Wm. Muilenberg
Chicago
Hannes Muilenberg
Oskaloosa
Jons
Co-operative
R. J. Vanden Berg
Joe de Hoog
Paul Vander Zyl
Ed van Toorn
Clarence Pope
Barney Slot
Dick Ver Dught
Oakwood Cemetery
Bastian van Rees
Henry
Netherlands
America
Gerrit
Seth Mann
Oxford
Seth Jr
Charles
Kenneth
Billy
Steven
John van Dyk
Albia
van Rees
Third Reformed Church
L. J. Borst
Jesus
Notice of Will Hearing in Marion County Iowa
Knoxville Iowa May 21 1940 To Whom it May Concern Notice is hereby given that there is now on file in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Iowa in and for Marion County an instrument in writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Mary Van Zee deceased which is set for hearing before the Court or Clerk of said court at 10:00 a m on the 8th day of June 1946 at Knoxville Iowa to prove the validity of said instrument You are further notified that if you have any objections there to same must be on file on or before said hour Jack B Carpenter Clerk of District Court By Leonard L Long Deputy
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Knoxville
Iowa
District Court of Iowa
Marion County
Mary van Zee
Jack B. Carpenter
Leonard L. Long
Cards of Thanks From Local Residents
Thanks to all who sent cards gifts flowers and visits during illness and hospital stay. Leona Mae Hoksbergen thanks friends and relatives for cards letters flowers and support during and after hospitalization. Mrs John M Van Gory expresses gratitude for kindness shown while recovering. Mrs Julia Bensink thanks friends and relatives for cards letters and flowers during illness and visits.
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Mahaska Hospital
Leona Mae Hoksbergen
John M. van Gory
Julia Bensink
East
St. Ottumwa, Towa
Gratitude to Home for the Aged staff after mother's passing
The family of Mrs. Bas Van Rees thanks friends in and out of the Home for the Aged for their kindness during illness and after death. They express appreciation for sympathy and floral tokens, signed by The Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bas van Rees
Two Harlan friends share war and work paths
Clifford Wigness and Harry McGee entered service together and trained together in the Philippines and Honshu. They returned on different ships but now work in the same shop in Harlan, staying united in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Chums
Clifford Wigness
Harry McGee
Philippines
Honshu
Harlan
Thanking Friends for Love After Sudden Losses of Geraldine and Connie
A brief note expresses gratitude from friends neighbors and relatives for love sympathy and support shown after the sudden passing of Geraldine Connie Donald Elscott and D R Gosselink Agatha Underhill and Frank Elscott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine
Connie
Donald Elscott
D. R. Gosselink
Agatha Underhill
Frank Elscott
When a girl enters the awkward age for fashion
The piece discusses an eleven year old straddling childhood and adulthood, noting she longs for big girl hair and clothes while remaining imperfectly formed. It urges patience and wholesome activity, suggesting moms endure quirky outfits on weekdays while guiding taste on Sundays and specials. It cites Iowa Child Welfare Research Station.
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Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Ie
EXIT THE EXTRAS Voluntary pledge against excess
A fiery plea rejects indulgent extras as unnecessary frills. The speaker urges restraint while others face hunger, calling for prioritizing essentials over nonessential treats. The message attacks waste and consumer excess, urging disciplined choices.
Whittemore Housewife Discovers High Apple Pie Surge
A Whittemore housewife simmered dried apples in water then baked them into a pie. She later found the pie in the oven had risen to about five inches and was still increasing in height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittemore
Tragic Elscott Crash Claims Newton Mother and Daughter
Mrs. Elscott and her daughter Connie Louise were killed in a cross traffic collision near Newton. Witnesses say the car did not stop for a passenger train as a freight train stood nearby. The family, long residents of Pella and Newton, faced funeral services in Newton and burial at Oakwood Cemetery in Pella.
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Lite
Z. J. Tabor
West Tenth Street
Elscott
Elscotts
North
Seventh Avenue West
Eighth Street
Ta Morgan
California
Newton
Pella
Iowa
Dick Gosselink
Central College
The
Daily News
the News
Flecotton
Ena Gosselin
Agatha Underhill
Susan Louise
Dirk
Englewood
Calif
First Methodist Church of
E. A. Briggs
Connie Louise
Parker Thompson
Clifford Love
H. L. Pennell
Paul Murdy
Connie
Reading List of War Era Books and Wartime Voices
A catalog of literary works including an anthology of humor, novels by Myth Thane and Bellamy Partridge, house and decor guides, Seabees history, labor analyses, Wright’s Black Boy, Betsy and the Boys, Dynamite Duncan USN, Up Front by Mauldin, and wartime reflections. Describes content and authorial context with emphasis on postwar planning and social contrasts.
Household Guidelines for Guests
Be fastidious about the home and guest privacy. Outsiders may be critical. Provide clean bed linen weekly and towels twice weekly. Supply heat and hot water within fuel limits. Ensure ironing and proofing. Furnish adequate furniture for comfort and maintain a clean living room for guests. Schedule mail receipt and resolve disputes calmly. Cross-check chores with the guest and assign rules on shared clean tub duties.
Great Interviews and Evangelistic Books Highlight Debut
A literary roundup praises Ken Andersons foggy Hong Kong scenes and Clarence E Macartneys Jesus interviews while detailing a shelf of evangelistic sermons and biographical works. It notes titles by Hyman J Appelman Bertha M Peterson Bob Jones Jr William Ward Ayer Theodore Engstrom and Robert J Casey plus a vivid World War II era book list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Jones, Jr
Jones
William Ward Ayer
Vastor
Calvary Baptist Church of
New York City
Evangelist Hynan Appelman
Theodore W. Engstrom
Robert J. Casey
Bob Casey
Armch
London
Gibraltar
Noel Coward
North Africa
Normandy and Russia in wartime portraits
A vivid memoir mix contrasts the Normandy invasion saga with a candid, blunt portrait of Russia and its people by William L. White. The text contrasts grim battlefield memories with praise for Soviet wartime and peacetime achievements, urging clear thinking about Russia today.
Honesty Remains Best Policy Amid Bearish Times
A brief editorial notes that integrity endures as a guiding value even as economic or social pressures push some to compromise. It argues that truthfulness strengthens trust and long term outcomes for individuals and communities.
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Nei Rdo
Veenstra
Ohn
A. DE Jong
Adleasea Co
S van Houwelinge
Orca
New Hampshires
New Hampshire
Pella, Iowa
Donald Elscott Noy
A. Haverkamp
Vroon
Library Notes
David McCord
Smyth Thane
Willi
Richmond
Washington
Fort Sumter
Appomattox
Jeb Stuart
General Lee
Pickett
Mader
Stonewall Jackson
Bellamy Partridge
Connecticut
George Nelson
Henry Wright
Joseph Aronson
Omaha
Okinawa
Seabees
William Bradford Huie
Aaron Levenstein
Florence Peterson
Richard Wright
South
Betsy
Carolyn Haywood
Dynamite Duncan
Usn
Cmdr
Frederic M. Gardiner
Commander Gardiner
Bill Mauldin
Willie
France
Italy
Burma
Mauldin
Hong Kong
Ken Anderson
Tsan Faat
Clarence E. Macartney
Pontius Pilate
Peter
John
Vance Havner
Christ
BR. Moor Tran
Bertha M. Peterson
Chri
For
Ford
Kensington
Channel
Casey
Normandy
Bayeux
Caen
L. Haye du Puits
St. Lo
Baedeker
Parish
Kelzium
Siegfried Line
Rhine
Berlin
William L. White
Russia
Oskaloosa Sales
Hh Praha Tae
de Jong
CPA
Farmers Union Cooperative
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
United States
Ernest DE Cook
Mahaska County
Board of Supervisors
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