Engagement Notice for Marinella Hoksbergen and Connie Van Hal
Mr and Mrs Pete Hoksbergen of Leighton announce the engagement of daughter Marinella to Pfc Connie J Van Hal of Sully, with Marinella a 1954 Pella High School graduate employed at Marion County State Bank in Pella. Connie Van Hal is a 1952 graduate of another high school who served with U S arms at Fort Riley Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Hoksbergen
Leighton
Marinella
Pfc
Connie J. van Hal
Jacob van Hal
Sully
Miss Hoksbergen
Pella
Marion County State Bank
van Hal
U.S
Fort Riley
Kansas
Halloween Party and Costume Contest at Legion Hall
Bad weather drove children indoors for the annual Legion Kiwanis Rotary Halloween costume contest. Contestants were judged by originality and neatness across grades from pre school to junior high. Finalists included Jimmie Ruthven, Calvin Van Niewaal, Tommy Whalley, Jimmie Haverkamp among others. prize winners were J Ruthven, C and B Van Niewaal, and J Haverkamp. A letter collection box at Franklin and Main has been removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion-Kiwanis-Rotary
Jimmie Ruthven
Calvin and
Bernice van Niewaal
Tommy Whalley
Jimmie Haverkamp
Sue Dykstra
Margaret Waechter
John Robus
Ruth Kuyper
Harry Braashart
Douglas VanderWerff
Deanne Dykstra
Don Waechter
Franklin and Main
Surprise shower honors Dixon and Kloostra at De Vries home
A surprise shower was held Monday evening November 5 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. De Vries to honor Miss Janice Dixon and Jerry Kloostra. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ver Meer, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Nibbelink, Margene Gosselink, Edward Ustermarkt, Merle Vander Schaaf, Leonard Gosselink, Leroy Den Besten, Ramon a Gooling, Esther Van Gorp, Betty Van Gorp, Janice Engbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. de Vries
Janice Dixon
Jerry Kloostra
Gary Ver Meer
Keith Nibbelink
Margene Gosselink
Edward Ustermarkt
Merle Vander Schaaf
Leonard Gosselink
Leroy den Besten
Ramona Gooling
Esther van Gorp
Betty van Gorp
Janice Engbers
Mormon migration story and local gathering notes
A report covers the Post Office Department need for new boxes at Third Class offices and the use of a large collection box for letters and small parcels. It recounts Mormon migration from Illinois to Utah with stops in Garden Grove Pisgah and Council Bluffs and notes a Salt Lake City stay. A slide show by Kempkes about Nauvoo Temples and Brigham Young monument is summarized along with a Farmers Night Dinner held November 20 at the Inn Club chaired by Dockendorff and guests Ben Harger and Dr Jacob Prins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Ilinois
Nauvoo
Ae Kempkes
Utah
Iowa
Garden Grove
Pisgah
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Wyoming
Salt Lake City
Kempkes
Tabernacle
Brigham Young Monument
State Cartol
Happy Ie Pal
Tom Cox
John Kleii
Dockendorff
Farmers Night Committee
The
Inn Club
Ben Harger
Knoxville
Jacob Prins
Second Reformed Church of
Pella
Harold Haverkamp
Mormon History Outlined by Tunis Kempkes to Rotarians
Tunis Kempkes addressed Rotary Club members on Tuesday giving a historical sketch of the Mormons. He drew on religious history sources and said the Mormons passed through notable early developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunis Kempkes
Kempkes
Cancer Memorial Funds Established in North Marion County
Memorial funds totaling a large sum are established to honor Simon Kooyman of Pel and benefit the American Cancer Society. Kooyman will be inscribed in the state memorial book at Mason City headquarters. Funds designated for research may be used, with details listed in The New Horizons publication and local donor names from Floyd and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cancer Memorial
Simon Kooyman Dent
Marion County
Kooyman
American Cancer Society
Mr. Kooyman
Mason City
Frien
New Horizons
Emg
Jon
Es N
Ki Louw
See du
Myrtle Bass
Any Grandman
James Ver Ploeg
Harriet Visser
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Chronicle News
Theiste
Dioscipal
Lynn Grove Rockettes
VER Woert
Ruthanne
Linda Ver Woert
Officers Training School
Children’s Hospital
St. Francis
Giotto
Linda Renaud
Beverly
Betty de Jong
Sheryl Lynn Wouda
Marcia de Jong
Barbara de Penning
Diana Monsma
Delores van Engelhoven
Linda van Gorp
Margaret van Wyk
Beverly and
Voy Sss Club Meeting
SSS Club
Francis Chrisman
Robert Visser
Norman Chrisman
Eli Poffenburger
Richard Geurts
Fred de Vries
Irene Bosveld
Joyce de Vries
Cynthia Engbers
Wesley Engbers
H. Bosveld
E. Engbers
Philathea
Margaret Huyser
Bath Gesel
Bertle
Baptist Ladies Aid Meeting
Ladies Aid
Beryle Vanden Berg
Hattie van Cleave
Ida van Ekeren
PEO
J. M. Cook
Morningside Drive
Legion Hall
Keepsake
Good Housekeeping
Paltzer
Parkas
Carload
Fancy
Red River Valley
Jonathans
Vandevoort
Prunes
Brach’s Chocolate Cherries
Sunshine Hydrox
California
Ohio
Illinois
Cancer Memorial Funds
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