Weekly Visits With Friends a Town and Country
Nine miles north of Pella near Galesburg road the De Ronde and Vander Werf families show well improved farms in Marion and Jasper counties. The De Ronde home hosts seven children with a Dutch heritage, a split county line nearby, and a farming legacy of 170 acres with 80 in corn. Vander Werf, near by, runs a large, modern complex with a Kelly stone house built 18 years ago and a mixed stance on tractors, also serving as a conservation board member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Pelth- Galesburg
Jacob de Ronde
Anne de Ronde
Henry Vander Werf
Richard van der Leest
Johanna
Forrest Decker
Netherlands
Holland
America
Menninga
John Oostrum
Billy Beintema
Home For the
de Ronde
Jake
Jacob
Lucile Klein
Tone Klein
University Street
Marion
Jasper
Henry Vander
Jasper County
Rose Hill
Marion County
Nick
Jo- Neal
Johnny
Jennie
Dor- Kane
Henry Vander WE
Neal
John de Roude
Galesburg Road
Vander Werf
Hoover
Government Conservation Board
Yates
Register-Tribune
Fred Dykens
Vander
Fragmented Iowa farm clan links amid storm tales
A garbled local notice traces a large farming family near Otley and Reasner, naming siblings Bert Vander Werf Neal Arie Joe Gerrit and others, with mentions of wives Alice Willemsen and Margaret Doedyns. It notes a June 8 storm damaging structures including a hog house and a brick building, preserving local kin and place names in a fragmentary record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ales
Louis van Vark
Bert Vander Werf
Otley
Neal
Arie End Joe
Reasner
Gerrit
Vander Pease
Peter
Verna’s Remark on Clear Skin After Treatment
A reader testimonial describes pimples clearing after a treatment, noting smoother skin and relief from blemishes. The claimed improvement highlights a product or regimen associated with Vander ion Ender's Deae Bene Ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taute
Ender
Amsterdam Rumors About Missing Articles Cause Gossip
Amsterdam resident C Rus on Amsterdam hill reports thefts of articles from their residence. They urge the guilty party to return items quietly or face trouble, while Amsterdam Orville Baughman, a news helper, indicates no news in two weeks and promises spicy updates next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Baughman
Amsterdam
Baby girl born to Mr and Mrs William Schakel Jr
Mr and Mrs William Schakel Jr of Pella announce the birth of a baby girl. Mother and baby are doing well. Jacob Schakel and Henry Van Steenwyk assisted with wood work while others visited. American Bible Society cards arrive for Scripture Exhibit in several schools with invited parents and friends. The Chronicle forecasts for winter are questioned as space limits hid the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maytag Co
Newton
van der Leest
Roosevelt
Chronicle
Betty
Beverly
Theo. Emmert
Keith
George Emmett
Merle Montgomery
Lynnville
Nellie Dunsberger
Jetson Adams
Freda
Charles
Cale Vaught
Case Dunsberger
Will Dunsberger
Nick van Arkel
Oskaloosa
Albert Verner
Luelle Pike
Farrar
Pike
Charles Hill
Kellogg
Grace Adams
Clifford Irish
Irish
Jess Carnahan
Gusta Terpstra
Leah
Jesse Butin
Pleasant View Church
William Schakel Jr
Pella
Babe
Jacob Schakel
David Terlouw
Donna
Harvey
Henry van Steenwyk
American Bible Society
West Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Pleasant Grove
Nort Porterville
S. Porterville
The New Ford V-8 for 1937 Beauty and Power
The 1937 Ford V-8 offers one standard size with choice of two engines 85 horsepower for performance or 60 horsepower for economy. The smaller engine reduces weight operating costs and price while providing strong speed and acceleration with improved carburetion and low gasoline consumption.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vander Leest
Anie de Ronde
Richard Vander Leest
Iowa
Conrad (Coon) Vander Leest
Sarah
Reinier Dieleman
Sully
Nettie
Adam Terpstra
Sally
Duinink
John Duinink
Cedar Rapids
Marion County State Bank
Cedar Stupids
Iowa Baptist Convention
Leonard Duinink
Reasnor
Ed Duinink
Nellie
Gerrit Vander Werf
Lena
Henry Mol
Roy Compton
Taylor Longstaff
Robert
Fred Longstaff
Tom Swan
Compton
Swan
Jesse Butin and Sons
Forrest Terpstra
Clovis
New Mexico
Harold Terpstra
Monroe
Bud Green
Una Rae
Gales
Jennie de Ronde
Henry V. Werf
Gysbert van Zante
Gerrit de Jong
Arie
Hens
Grand Rapids
Mich
Alice
Everett Willemsen
Fynnville
Margaret
Dick Doedyns
Farmers Meeting
American Legion Hall
Murphy Products Co
Burlington, Wis
C. S. van Hemert
Farmers Co-op
Exchange
FORD
Ain
Sean
Jearborn
Ford Finance
United States
Credit Company
Ulrich Motor Company
W. Corner Square
Pella, Owa
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