Community clubs and society notes from November gatherings
A long page records multiple local society meetings November 3 4 and 8 across Knoxville Union Township Pella and surrounding areas. Reports include pattern workshop starts Dorothy Core contact November 8 at Union Community Center and November 21 Summit group at Mrs H W Vriezelaar’s home with Mrs John Menninga as contact. The Sandridge Community Club met November 4 with slides of the Black Hills and an Armis tice Day themed program. A 92 year old birthday celebration for Dena Keuning featured a radio gift from her children and a large attendee list. The Flint Ridge Community Club opened November 8 with a cinema showing and social hour. Amvet Auxiliary and First Reformed Senior C E held November events. Pvt Raymond Den Adel departed for Fort Holabird after a fall social and a CIC selection. A Latin Fellowship reunion followed at former instructor’s home with many attendees. Mrs Vernon Van Gorp hosted Bethany Willing Workers Society November 3 with a Thanksgiving themed program and offerings to Duke New Mexico and the John Milton Society for the blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Club
Knoxville
Union Community Center
Union Township
Dorothy Core
Summit
H. W. Vriezelaar
John Menninga
Lake Prairie
Pella Co-op
Clay
Liberty
Indiana
Washington
Franklin
Dallas
Sandridge Community Club
Peter Zwank
Simon Terlouw
Clarence van Gorp
Arie van Haaften
Black Hills
Yellowstone Park
Colorado
Gerrit Eysink
Arie van Englehoven
Simon Terjouw
C. E
Raymond den Adel
J. Jd. den Adel
Pvt
den Adel
Francis de Geus
Bernice
Wilbur Newendorp
Vincent
Jeanetta de Geus
Garret Dieleman
Robert
Delores
C. W. de Geus
Regina
Marlena
Willis
Joyce
Marion de Geus
Marilyn
Janice
Arlene
Andrew de Geus
Ellen
Dorothy
J. J. den Adel
Verlan
Raymond
Latin Fellowship
Pella High School
Joyce van Roekel
Ervin Roorda
Ronald Bogaards
Tom Boat
Herman de Jong
Kathy Redeker
Joyce M. van Roekel
Norma de’ Bruin
Ellen Rempe
Arlene ‘van Gorp
Dorothy Dieleman
Barbara Bosch
Pvt. den Adel
Lenora Vogelaar
Donna Goemaat
Mary Sytsma
Pvt. den Adel Godspeed
Fort Holabird
Maryland
CIC
Vernon van Gorp
Bethany Willing Workers Society
Marvin Swank
Duke
N. M
John Milton Society For the
Dulce
Connie de Bruin
India
Society
Lester van Gorp
John van Gorp
Community notices and church meeting highlights
Local social notes recount a Bible study meeting with Doxology and Lord’s Prayer, a hostesses luncheon for multiple members and visitors, and birthday wishes for John Walraven. Additional items cover M E Circle sessions with devotions and scripture, a ladies aid meeting, and Phi Beta Phi class events at the church with planned programs and officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Liter
Vida Cornelius
Hattie Gezel
Marie Lautenbach
Elizabeth Stek
Delmar Mattix Killed in Farm Tractor Mishap
Delmar Mattix aged 20 son of Virgil Mattix of Bussey died in a tractor accident on the Paul Gas Parovich farm about one mile east of Melcher around noon on Thursday November 3. He drove a tractor with a post hole digger when it struck ground and swung loose pinning him to the wheel. Funeral services were at Williams Funeral Home Knoxville. He had lived with Mr and Mrs Robert Moon for about 15 years after living with a family in Pella as a boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar Mattix
Virgil Mattix
Bussey
Paul Gas- Parovich
Melcher
Mattix
Williams Funeral Home
Knoxville
Delmar
Robert Moon
Pella
Oskaloosa
Fire department responds to three alarms in under an hour
The Eagle Grove fire department answered three alarms within 55 minutes one day recently. None was serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Grove
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dena Keuning
Frank Jaarsma
Keuning
Peter Keuning
James Huyser
Joel
Danny
John Keuning
Peter
Grace
Otley
Ray Graves
Carole
Phili
Colleen
Cedar
Ray Keuning
Tommy
Keith
Henry Keuning
Monroe
June Paschal
Harold Johnson
Steven
Stuart
Des Moin
Howard
Frank Tearwan
Ralph
Flint Ridge Community Club
Ray Gselink
Worp Borgman
Francis Terlouw
Worp Botin
Lester van der Linden
AMVET
Memorial Hall
Don van Gorp
Bethany
van Gorp
S.A. Kooyman
John Boot
Armour Boot
Bert van Hemert
Len’ van Genderen
Virgil Boot
Dick Ver Ploeg
John’ van Gorp
Andrew Terlouw
Simon’ Terlouw
Ross van Wyk
Neal de Ronde
Paul Bandstra
John G. Walraven
Grady Bensink
Everett de Vries
Douglas
Vernon Menninga
Alvin van Zee
G. C. van Zee
L. van Wyk
Dwayne
Rodney de Vries
Rodney Gosselink
Bernie van Ee
Johnnie
Sherryl
Walraven
M. E. Circle
Nola Veenschoten
Wee Ewen
Baptist Aid and Philathea
Mi Nin
General Insurance
Washington Blue
Jack Sprat
Calif
Vista Pak
Heho's
Pound
Holland Honey
Curtis
Liquid Aerowax
Vandevoort’s
Robin Hood
Campbell
Grahams
Free
Davy Crocket
Sa 9de
Turkey
Morrell
Bacon
Armour
Shinsett Ltt
Rr Ugwcrune
Army
Tot
Duran
First Reformed Church
John M. van Dyk
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