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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1943
Page
6
Community notes from a rural area recount church and school activities, weddings, graduations, and local visits. Residents including families, veterans, and students are highlighted with brief mentions of travel, illness, and milestones, reflecting small town life and shared concerns.
Local notes recount weddings at the First Christian Reformed Church in Pella, a pastor's upcoming move to Sully, and community updates. Families including Van Zee Blom Blom Van Zee De Vries and Rozendaal are mentioned along with real estate moves, travel to Camp Carson, and illness updates for Elmo Briggs Jr. The Christian church program closed Friday and surrounding residents attended services and events.
Centen nial Circle residents hosted Tuesday and Thursday visits at ARM Van Bras tenhove home in Leighton and shared candy bars oranges and cigars with guests. Graduation exercises attended by Amy Bain of Marshalltown and others. Centennial School closed for summer with a picnic led by Miss Birdie Beintema.
Sunday morning notices show Mrs. van Weel den and children visiting, with Mr. Kuiken and family also seen. Later in the week John De Kock and De Kock households called on Mrs. Marion Aalbers. honors paid in Pella. Van Essen and Klein abroad in Oskaloosa. Kuiken, Rose, and Joyce shared a Monday afternoon visit.
Fragmented text reports residents and students from Summit News attending gatherings at grandparents homes and picnics. Mentions Harriet Jean Tia and Miss Millired teaching shifts and a May picnic. Notes Des Moines visits by Mr and Mrs Roy Vander Ploey and gradual school term outlook, with several names and places barely readable.
Frederick Joy Clark 18, son of Raymond J Clark and Mary Ellen Carey, died at Collins Memorial Hospital Knoxville Tuesday night from injuries in a tractor accident two days earlier. Born November 12 1924 he was a Monroe High School graduate two weeks ago. He belonged to the Glee Club and played sports. Survived by father stepmother two sisters Alice Robin son and Wilma Shrader four brothers Ray Philip Harold and half brother Carroll with many relatives and friends. Rev McDonald delivered the sermon from Genesis 2 and Ecclesiastes 8 6 reflecting on time and purpose.
In a damaged OCR passage, mentions a farewell dinner at the Dailey Home and a gathering in Knoxville. References to Caney Thostow and North Camp Handy Pes are incomplete. No clear events, dates, or identifiable persons are ascertainable from the readable items.
A lengthy fragmentary chronicle details school seniors ceremonies in Newton, church matters, local names such as Gordon Vander overbidl, Kay Wild mumbers, and many residents. It records weather, frost risk, acts and sermons, visits by Rev N D Gordon, and varied school term changes across Phatsant Grove, North Porterville, South Peterville, Pleasant Grove, and Otley areas.
The college in North Carolina offers 17 time scholarships for students of outstanding ability who otherwise cannot finance a college education. Light rain is expected Sunday. Tod: May. Much corn to be.
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