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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1948

Page

12

Four H Club Girls Entertained At Walster Home

New members joined Oak and cott townships 4 H clubs with thirteen members present at the Walster home. Meetings covered Farm Bureau joint events and county banquet tickets. Demonstrations by Eawarda Grandia Bonnie Van Zomer en and Frances Van Maanen highlighted the program. Mrs Willur De Bruin led 41 goals discussion as refreshments followed.

Th Oak eod-Us LE Club Farm Bureau Black Oak Cott Townships Eawarda Grandia Bonnie van Zomeren Frances van Maanen Willur de Bruin

SSS Club Geurts Home Meeting Summary

The November gathering of the SSS Club met at Mrs. Nick Geurts home with Mrs. Metcalf as co-hostess. A busy business session followed a display of toys and sloth hooks for Ottumwa Christ. Mrs. Geurts received many hostess gifts and a luncheon was served. The December meeting will be at Mrs. Francis Christman’s home with a covered dish lunch at noon and an exchange of Christmas gifts.

Nick Geurts Miss Metcalf Ottumwa Christ Geurts Francis Christman June

Armistice Day Dinner Hosted by Legion Auxiliary

Legion and Auxiliary members gathered at the Legion Hall on Armistice Day for a festive dinner featuring Swiss steak mashed potatoes gravy beets Waldorf salad rolls and pumpkin pie. Honors went to Gladys Rinehart and C Caldwell with prizes awarded throughout the evening and new members welcomed to the Auxiliary. A Christmas meeting and future events were noted with appreciation for organizers Wilda Ver Dught Dora Carson and Mrs Rinehart.

Legion Auxiliary American Legion Auxiliary Legion Hall Wilda Ver Dught Dora Carson Seral Hilde Vande Nest Gladys Rinehart Ausiliary C. Caldwell Legion Pella

Testimonial Service Highlights Community Devotions

A testimonial service featured Mrs. Jim Kiyn leading devotions and reading from Deuteronomy Chapter five verse, with prayers and a closing hymn. A Thanksgiving poem and Bible verse followed, roll call checked in, and a social hour with a hostess luncheon at Mrs. June’s home included exchanging Christmas gifts.

Jim Kiyn

Co op offers home goods and farm equipment

The Co op promotes floor polishers and Johnson wax with low rental fees and advertises electric refrigerators, water heaters, washers, and pine siding. It highlights meat lockers, fresh frozen produce, and holiday turkey serves, plus new corn pickers and E-8 tractors for farmers. A humorous note traces Johnny Klein’s pheasant hunting anticipation.

Co-op Electric

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