News of Nearby Towns and Rural Communities
Mr and Mrs Dick Groenendyk and children visited Sunday at Elmer Div Jeman's home near Pella. John D Vande Kieft and son Henry went to Osceola on Monday. Will Nikkel and children spent Tuesday in Des Moines. Many attended the national corn hike contest in Davenport. Koning family of Peoria visited Rev and Mrs H S Koning, while DeR Pella and Rozeboom households hosted relatives. Coal loading in Otley and John Bloodsworth works in the mine daily. Knopf picks corn in Bethel area. Monroe’s John Klein helped with corn harvesting this week. new corn picker in use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Groenendyk
Mary Ann
Angeline
Elmer
Jeman
Pella
John D. Vande Kieft
Henry
Osceols
Will Nikkel
Albert, Dielis
Marie
Des Moines
Davenport
John Koning
Peoria
H. S. Koning
C. der Pella
G Rozeboom
Peter Boerelyn
Otley
John Bloodsworth
Sland Knopf
Bethel
John Klein
Monroe
John Vanden Berg
Summit School
Jabuai
Jean
Korrine Vrieze- Taar
Gradus Vriezelaar
Bertha van Sant
Walter van Doorninck
Etta Belle Ross
Francis D. Poortinga
Mary Jane
Marion Aalbers
Arie Vriezelaar
Louis van Roekel
Wm. Aalbers
Donald
Robert
North
Gerrit Aalbers
Henry Verwers
Prairie City
Arthur Vriezelaar
Leo Schneider
Pfister
Orcutt Hybrid Corn Company
Ames
Brooklyn
Ogden Winterset
Montezuma
Marshalltown
Henry Hulleman
Rick Hulleman
Local Tea and Club Meetings Highlight Knoxville Area
Fifield News notes a tea in Knoxville with 35 attendees including Mrs. Connie Vanden Berg and Mrs. Don Douwstra of Pella and Mrs. John Vanden Berg. Home Project Club met at Mrs. Jess De Raad’s with lessons and lunch. Next all day meeting set for Nov 19 at Delight Karr’s. Guests at Jess De Rand home included the Ralph Dop family and Clifford Vander Leest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Vanden Berg
Don Douwstra
Pella
John Vanden Berg
Knoxville
B. J. Meinders
Leonard Schippers
C. J. Kuien
Meinders
Home Project Club
Jess de Raad
P. Vanden Berg
G. G. Klyn
Delight Karr
C. Vanden Berg
Gradus Klein
Bryan Karr
Jess de Rand
Ralph Dop
Clifford Vander Leest
Wilbur Vos
Delbert Kuiken
Arthur de Raad
Willemsen and Ramer families touched by births and visits
Lynnville brief recalls Lois Jones Ward Sparks becoming mother to a baby boy born in August. LeRoy Richard Meppelink arrived October 27. The football squad joined coach for the Iowa City Purdue game with guests Bernard and Anita Johnson. Nearby visits include Dewey Ramer family and Marjorie Willemsen. Indicated are stays with relatives in Newton Sully Centre Pella Osceola centers and Friends Church meeting attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Willemsen
Marjorie
Wilbur
Frank Ratcliff
Newton
Phyllis Lorraine Monsma
Glen Monsma
Sully
Lyle Montgomery
John Meppelink
LeRoy Richard
Dewey Ramer
Marjorie Wiljemsen
Des Moines
Friends Church
Center
Iowa
Henry
Pella
Oskaloosa
Local residents host visitors and celebrate milestones
A parade of visitors from Kensington, Kirwin, Cedar and Monroe gathered at the Hobbs home to celebrate Mrs Aalbers birthday. Marion County Women plan a Home Project lesson with Ruth Cessna, Food and Nutrition Specialist, meeting November 7 at Mrs W A Vriezelaar’s Otley home. Dr L A Dykstra and family announce the arrival of daughter Ann born October 30 in Galesburg. Grandparents are A L Dykstra and Louis Van Roekel. Des Moines and Newton guests join in gatherings as many local names appear in weekly updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Hagman
Kensington
Kansas
Lee Lemon
Kirwin, Kan
Melvin Price
Cedar
D. HI. Hobbs
Robert Baker
Monroe
Frank Aalbers
Marilyn
Marinus Aalbers
Don Poortinga
Gerrit Aalbers
A. L. Dykstra
Louis van Roekel
Shirley
Kaloosa
Walter van Doorninck
Margaret Ellen
Des Moines
Dave Vander Ploeg
T. Shaw
J. Bleakley
Ro Fork
Snug Nest For Newlyweds Bride In Monroe
A noon pot luck dinner followed the wedding day. Local social notes mention Summit school pupils enjoying a treasure hunt and Halloween treats from teacher Miss Jabuai. Numerous Monroe and nearby residents visited, hosted, or traveled to events at several homes and churches.
Cordova News Health and Weather Notes From Last Week
Reports detail Junior Waardhuizen recovering after surgery with skin grafts on his arm and extended care. Hazel Bricker and Mrs. Boyd visits noted. Vivian Ford worked in Waites home during hospital stay. Local farming updates include hunting accident involving Vernon Rickabaugh, property purchase by Carl Nicholas family, and sale of two colts to Dick Brouwer. Seasonal gardening facts list crops and late blossoms amid dry conditions. Deer sighting reported in Murray Van Hemert’s pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Waardhuizen
Hazel Bricker
Vivian Ford
Waites
Dunreath
Clarence Bricker
Dick Brouwer
Nest
Simpson
Clyde Core
Roy Karr
Otley
Fifield
Cordova
Red Rock
Murray van Hemert
Gerrit
van Wyke E
Pi Bo
Rite Ore
Rairio
Indy meeting and local visits in small Iowa town
The next meeting will be at Lorna Van Hemert s home on Nov 22. Members should bring wear a wash dress own plate silver two napkins small glass meal guide notebook and pencil. Attendees may come in the afternoon or later. Billy Jim Muilenberg visited Ellen Karr s Sunday. Nell Muilenberg hosted supper for Mr and Mrs C E Spahn and their daughter Donna of Lynden Washington. Florence Nauman hosted twenty guests for Mrs Spahn. Ed Naumann and family visited Calvin Bricker s last Sunday. Mrs Naumann taught Red Rock and Fair Oaks in 1914 and 1916. Mr and Mrs Joe Templeton and Mr and Mrs Melvin Roetman left for northern Iowa to James Huigen s home. Reuben Yowell visited Grandma Hart and Templeton s. Earl Ricka Mabel Ford and Bob Jones and son visited Roy Karr s Thursday evening. Bill Van Hemert attended Murray s Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Bridge
Cordova
Ruth Perkey
Sadie Mayers
James Templeton
Harold Karr
Kathryn Louise
Paul
Jimmy
Henderson Reese
Flower Club
Red Rock Farm Bureau
Mary Templeton
Cecil Price
Earl LeGrand
Alice Visser
Lizzie Reese
Fair Oaks
Lorena van Hemert
Indy
Billy Jim Muilenberg
Ellen Karr
Nell Muilenberg
C.E. Spatn
Donna
Lynden
Washington
Florence Nauman
Des Moines
Spahn
Ed Naumann
Charles
Calvin Bricker
Naumann
Red Rock
Sully记 Community Notices of Visits and Events
Sully residents engage in weekend visits and showers near Lynnville with Mary Elderkin and Mrs Amelia Andreas while local teachers host Halloween parties. Newborn Judith Ann welcomed to Clarence and Renaud family. Attendees travel to Iowa corn husking contest near Davenport and to Iowa City for the Purdue-Towa football game. Community church activities fill Friday through Sunday with dinners, Bible study, and dedications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona de Jong
Jeanette van Wyk
Des Moines
Mary Elderkin
Amelia Andreas
Reva Kl
White
Lynnville
Clarence Renaud
Judith Ann
Davenport
Floder Kamp
Jeanette di Paul Beyer
Arold de Jong
Byron Ver ‘Steeg
Joyce Renaud
A. P. Vander Beck
Abe
Gladys Lippke
Galeda Merecke
Sully School
David McCulley
Ethel McCray
Gladys Howell
Wilkensen
Merle Hamre
Andreas
RD. Ston
P. Vander Beck
Pella
A. P. Vander Beek
Ladies Aid
Doris Vaness
B.C. Vaner
Will Smith
Jesse Butin
Blanche
Ora Bess Romans
Newton
C. Holdsworth
Will Allie
Elza Wisgerhof
Sioux City
Gerrit Wisgerhof
Towa
Eaton
Wildman
A. M. Boat
Galesburg
Elmer Burnham
Gift to Griswold Fire Department Receives $60 Donation
The Griswold Fire Department received a $60 gift from an insurance company aiding residents endangered by a severe town fire. The donation supports emergency response efforts and community safety in Griswold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griswold Fire Department
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