Weekly Visits With Friends on Highway No 2
Mrs Wanda Lunt recalls visits to Teunis Hoksbergen on highway No 2 near Tracy. The piece recounts Vander Horst family death, local farming life, and Lunt family history. Wanda Lunt, a former teacher of the deaf, discusses methods including piano and lip reading, plus bologna pride in Pella and Dutch language tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teunis Hoksbergen
Highway No. 2
Tracy
Wiliam Vander Horst
Hoksbergen
Harrington Farm
Mrs. Hoksbergen
Fred Harrington
James Harrington
Fred
Albert Hoksbergen
Broadway
Pella
Jennie Vander Horst
P. W. Kelderman
Henry Vander Horst
Columbus Street
Lunt
Wanda Lunt
Scarsboro
Henry Holseher
Cedar Rapids
Alenna Lunt
Ottumwa
A. H. Burrows
Warren, Ill
M. W. Lunt
Ame
Steve E. Nibbelink
Peoria
Gerit J. Roorda
Horsbergen
Albert James
Teuni Junella Ann
Kathryn Ruth
Tracy, Hoksbergen
Walter Lunt
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Old
Woodworth
Central College
P. Johnson
Trial Jurors Drawn For November Term
Marion County district court jurors for the November term are listed with 48 names, including Sabra Beaver Harvey Burnham Pleasantville Bucklew Hazel Bruce Knoxville and Pauline Cochrane. The pool includes residents from Knoxville Pella Monroe and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County District Court
Sabra Beaver
Harvey Raymond Burnham
Pleasantville
W. W. Bucklew
Dallas
Hazel’ Bruce
Knoxville
Pauline Cochrane
Percy
Fred Clements
Hamilton
Eddie Haas
Monroe
Ray Deitrick
Cordova
Walter Donai
Pella
Jess Gardo
M. B. Hooper
L. E. Hardin
Asa ‘Koons
Lawrence Kingery
Nels Larson
Ben Moses
Pershing
Lloyd Mosher
J. D. Miller
Helm May
Columbia
Perry Ohnemus
Lacona
John Phillips
Bussey
Gertrude Plender
F.C. Quick
Prairie City
Jas. Reid
Henry Roorda
Harvey
T. B. Reynolds
Herman Swank
Harvey John J. Schippers
Otley
al Snow
Lizzie Towne
P. Vanden Berg
John van Roekel
Mattie Vriezelaar
Wm. Viers
Swan
E. J. Villant
Jim
Building Character in Sunday School Lesson
Sunday School lesson outlines Christian workers and character development based on I Corinthians and Galatians. It emphasizes building on Christ, testing character by fire, and sowing and reaping as guiding principles, urging service over self. Discussion questions probe double standards, church workforce, and character formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Paul
Earth
Jesus Christ
Nature
Church aims and the soul winning mission in focus
A writer argues that every church activity should be tied to the supreme function of the church, which is soul winning, insisting that all programs serve this central goal within the faith community.
New Cars Licensed and Real Estate Transfers in County Seat
Local license list shows several Pella residents buying Ford Chevrolet Plymouth and Dodge sedans along with multiple Osceola Knoxville and Melcher transfers. Real estate notes include Margaret L. Roberts to Jessie M. Evans warranty deed for Lot 1 block 39 Knoxville and Mary Canion to August Maitre for Lot 4 and part of 3 block 43 Melcher with token payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Jonker
Pella
G. P. Zylstra
Harold Sack
Edward van Zante
Bert Ver Dught
Fred Lautenbach
John A. Wittenberg
Margaret L. Roberts
Jessie M. Evans
City of
Knoxville
Mary Canion
Mar
August Maitre
Melcher
Val, Con
Property Deed Transfers and One Odd Dictionary Note
Several real estate deeds are recorded: Margaret Ferguson and others transfer Lot 7 Block 44 Melcher for 25 dollars, Nellie Van Loon to Louis Dain ty et ux Lot 8 Block 2 Hillis Addition to Knoxville for 1 dollar, and Wm. J. De Jong to Jennie De Jong land in 23-76-20 for 1100 dollars. Transfers include Mary and L. Van Klootwyk to Boyd Anderson et ux land in 12-75-20 two acres for 3250 dollars, Nellie Buwalda to Inez Koder one third undivided interest in land 9-77-19 for 1 dollar and gal. con, and John W. Den Hartog to Janet Vander Leest part of Lot 2 Block 69 City of Pella for 31 dollars and val. con. Also John C. Hagens to Cora Hagens Lot 10 in subdivision of part of Sec 37 6-18, 1.08 acres approx, for 1 dollar and val. con. A stray line notes a dictionary remark stating it is a book that tells how to spell a word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ferguson
Mar
Belle Adams
Melcher
Nellie van Loon
Louis Dainty
Hillis
Knoxville
Val. Con. Wm. J. de Jong
Jennie de Jong
Mary and
L. van Klootwyk
Boyd ‘Anderson Etux
Also Mentioned on This Page
Teunis
Pella Bologna
U. S
Jennie
Oskaloosa
Jacy
Misbergen
Searsboro
Zella Wehrle
R. A. Awtry
Mr. Lunt
Elizabeth Ver Heul
Ottumwa High School
Ohio
Ohio City
Miss Lunt
Querry
Burrows
Pella Blade
Neyenes
Vander Hart
John Vander Hart
Lunt Farm
Chicago
Line
Rock Island
C. C. Gardner
G.A.P.D
Locust Street
Des Moines
Iowa
M. C. Verhey, D. O
Wm. E. Shepard
Shepard
Verhey
Dr. Shepard
Walnut Blog
S. E., Corner Ltd
Walnut St
S & L Bldg
Funk
Voc. Agri
Dept
Herman Nollen
Corn Belt
McCulloch Seed Farm
Belle Plaine
Frank Bakker
Elmer & Myron Nollen
Pella, Iowa
Ralph Kimmel
Osceola
Marie Gardner
Raymond M. Waters
Louilla
Adeline Ellis
Arthur Nichols
Lydia Deitrich
Vander Linden
Kelly
Oskalousa
Town
Wm. Jessma
Otley, Iowa
Harry Worth
Jelsma
AGT
Mobilgas
America
Klein’s Mobilgas Service
Mobil Oil
Cushman-Wilson
Bob Klein
Gradus Klein
N. W
Corner Square
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