Nearby Town News Highlights Local Social Ties
A long list of weekend visits and gatherings across Knoxville area families is reported. Activities include Mr and Mrs Charley Ford and son Donald visiting Roy Wyatt, Hart family relatives gathering for a fifty one year wedding anniversary, and numerous calls and visits among Bricker, Templeton, Hart, and Van Hemert households. Knoxville High School celebrated School Night with an all day and evening program featuring teachers and students, while Marjorie Le Grand and Robert Sherwood wed in Knoxville. Additionally, farm work, animal husbandry, and community events fill the week with visits to Des Moines and Oskaloosa hospitals and town fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma
Charley Ford
Donald
Roy K. Wyatt Welch
Hart
Nell Ridlen
J. M. Hart
George Dailey
Sherman Gibbons
Clyde’ Cove
Gerrit Klyn
Ethel Bricker
John Martin Visser
Colorado
Barthlyn
Gerrit
Leighton
Nell Muilenberg
Clarence Bricker
Alec Garrison
Shellbina
Missouri
Alec
Macon
Clarence
Hazel
Will Glenn
Glenn
Assembly
Miss Meikle
Marie Ream
Ruth Durham
Bill Core
Girls’ Glee Club
Mr. Moore
Mr. Frahert
Knoxville
Mary H. Hays
Chester Parker
Robert Pine
R. M. Hart
Madge
Cildren
Betty
Gerty Core
Billy
Marjorie Bricker
Murray van Hemert
Leo Allard
Calvin Bricker
Charley de Moss
Hobart Nichols
Jake Aalbers
Oskaloose
Sarah Jane Templeton
Early
Red Rock
RM. Hart
Stevenson Barn
Charley’ Britt
Agnes Klyn
Flora
Frank Cradle
Tle
Joe van den Berg
Otley
Guy Nollen
Peter van den Berg
Marion Ustermarkt
Otto Wynsteker
George Jones
Ethel Donnelly
Burlington
Joe Templeton
Mary Templeton
Blanche Templeton
Ruth Templeton
Des Moines
Roy Karr
Ethel McDonnelly
Grace Jones
Bert Stevenson
Amos
Ed Jones
Clyde Buckman
Iowa
Ro Kart
Ottuma
Rodney Black
Gerrit Hoksbergen
Robert Carle
Local Social Notes and Visit Highlights from Porterville Area
Porterville residents gather for family Sundays and neighbors. Des Moines trips include Shrine Temple Iowa Barn Dance attendance and visits by Goemaat, Kamerick, Sytsma families. A roof fire sparked at Vander Linden home but was contained with minimal damage.
Local visitors call on friends and relatives across area
Otley guests Mr and Mrs Dirk Weyers and daughter Lorena visited Sunday afternoon with Walter Verought and family. Gerrit Vander Wiel and family from near Prairie City visited Saturday at Gerrit Davelaar home. Mr and Mrs Charlie Postma and family from near Monroe visited Richard Postma's home. Ira Vriezelaar and daughter Betty of Pella and John Van Den Baard and family visited J B Vriezelaar Sunday. William and Marion Verwers called Sunday afternoon at Charles Vander Kolk’s to see cousin Norman Robus, recently returned from Green River Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Hackett
Edward Roorda
Pella
Harold van Zante
Abraham Goemaat
Golmore Kamerick
Iowa
Shrine Temple
Des Moines
Connie van den Baard
Norman
Shirley Rae
Agnes Jansen
P. H. van Gorp
Knoxville
Elsie van Dene
Edith
Mary Lou
van Dene
Murray Sytsma
Mary Sytsma
Dan Sytsma
Misello van Dene
Gilmore Kamerick
Levi Drake
Dirk Weyers
Lorena
Walter Verought
Gerrit Vander Wiel
Near Prairie City
Gerrit Davelaar
Charlie Postma
Near Monroe
Richard Postma
Ira Vriezelaar
Betty
John van den Baard
J. B. Vriezelaar
William
Marion Verwers
Charles Vander Kolk
Norman Robus
Green River
Wyoming
The Big Broadcast of 1937 at Rivola Theatre
The Big Broadcast of 1937 comes to the Rivola theatre in Oskaloosa on Friday November 20 featuring Jack Benny Burns and Allen Milton Ray Mil land and Leopold Stokowski among a starry cast with music and comedy. The excerpt lists many names and notes Armistice Day guests and social visits surrounding the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivola
Oskaloosa
Rivola Theatre
Jack Benny
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Bob Burns
Martha Raye
Shirley Ross
Ray Milland
Frank Orest
Benny Fields
Leopold Stokowski
Symphony
Louis DaPron
Eleanor Whitney
Larry Adler
Local visits and farm chores noted in Otley area
Peter Vander Kolk and Charles visit in Pella on Wednesday. Aalbers family stop at Dow Poortinga home Sunday. Jelsma Bros thresh beans Thursday and Friday, bean straw baled Saturday. Vriezelaar and Van Den Berg families visit Gerrit De Jong and Gerrit Dayclaar homes Sunday. Vander Kolk family, Korver visit Dayclaar. Anna De Leeuw of Monroe visits Otley Friday. Mae Stinemann starts janitorial work at Otley schoolhouse Monday. Dick Postma drives crushed rock for driveway at oil station, Joe Kool employed. Clergy De Kockkoek and Klaas Van Buren accompany John Lille to Iowa City Friday to see Vander Wiel undergoing treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Vander Kolk
Pella
Charles Vander Kolk
Gysbert Aalbers
Dow Poortinga
Jelsma Bros
Jim Vriezelaar
Joe van den Berg
Gerrit de Jong
Raymond
Korver
Gerrit Dayclaar
Anna de Leeuw
Monroe
Relat
Otley
Mae Stinemann
Dick Postma
Joe Kool
de Kockkoek
Klaas van Buren
John Lille
Iowa City
Vander Wiel
Tainter Hulls and kin frequent Ot tumwa and nearby towns
Social notes list numerous Hull family members visiting Ot tumwa Oskaloosa and Ottumwa from Devern Fleming Wehrle and others. Guests include Mr and Mrs Porter Hull Mr and Mrs Devern Hull Mrs Neta Hull Coleen Gordon A G Hull and Devern Hull with mentions of Pearl Pearl Hull Melba Donald Harold Hull and John Needham families among others with Sunday and Thursday stops and local visits at Lynnville New Sharon Eddyville Tainter Lorain Stewart and Cleven ger residences. Will Linsted from Chicago visiting relatives Mayme Housman and Charlie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter Hull
Pearl Hull
Devern Hull
Harold Hull
Melba
Donald
Velva McDowell
U. G. Hull
Karl Fleming
Neta Hull
Coleen
Gordon
A. G. Hull
Paul Wehrle
Zella Wehrle
New Sharon
Les Ryan
John Needham
Arthold Hull
Eddyville
J. D. Hull
Robert Sparks
Lynnville
Will Linsted
Chicago
Lorain Stewart
Artie Hull
Earl Northcutt
Priscilla Sisters of Reformed Church Meet in Parlors
Leighton The Priscilla Sisters held their regular meeting in the church parlors on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Gerrit Van Zomer led devotions and Joe Brummel performed In A Garden as a special number. Plans were made for the annual flukat day in December. Twenty two members attended. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. Ray and Mrs. Gerrit ite. Floyd and Raymond Van Heukelom of New Sharon visited the Van Heukeloms. Cornelia Wilson and Marie Lefeber of Pella visited the Lewis Van The. Willing Workers prepared a program for Wednesday evening. New members welcomed. visiting party from Oskaloosa and Mrs. Gary Vander Haar and daughter Piyll and Mrs. De Cook also visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Sisters of the Reformed Church
Gerrit van Zomer
Joe Brummel
Raynd
Gerrit Ite
W. 0. Ver Steegh
Piyll
Mes
de Cook
Parental S S De Kock Home Hosts Weekend Guests
Evening gatherings featured Mr and Mrs Andrew Lubbers and children from Pella and Mr and Mrs Dick Van Zee and sons at the parental John Brower home. Additional visits included the Van Heukelem and Van Zouk couples, I W Vander Linden and daughter, and Faye Grandin with Miss Charlotte Sedrel. The M M De Reus d daughter Bernice joined Herman Tysing’s residence near Oskaloosa, while the Black Oak Hoosters 4 H club met with Miss Evelyn Tysseling and elected Ruth De Heer as president and Hazel Tysseling as officer during the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. de Kock
Andrew Lubbers
Pella
Dick van Zee
John Brower
R. van Heukelem
J. A. van Zouk
I. W. Vander Linden
Margaret
Faye Grandin
Charlotte Sedrel
M. M. de Reus
Bernice
Herman ‘Tysing
Oskaloosa
Black Oak Hoosters
4-H Club
Evelyn Tysseling
Ruth de Heer
Hazel ‘Tysseling
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Ben Hocksema
Witermark
The
Christian Reformed Church
Fairview School House
Dunrenth
Harlan Marshall
Josephine Olivier
Marcellene Kingery
Gredene Kingery
Robert Colyn
Willingham
Darkey
Nimmo
Darlene Colyn
Marion Kingery
Polly Prim
Leslie Burnett
Jennie Jo Willemsen
Robert Sherwood
Marjorie le Grand
Marjorie
H. H. le’ Grand
Robert
J. W. Sherwood
Community State Bank
Chester Wayne
M. P. van Hemert
Purl
Newton
C. S. Spahn
Donna Jean
Lynden
Washington
Kate van Hemert
Wilma Core
Ellen Karr
Arie Waardhuizen
Dick Brower
Gradys Kuiper
Marie van Hemert
Flanagan
Columbia
Sargent
Wynberg Produce Co
Porterville
Iva Mae de Kock
Wilma Vander Wilt
Mary Lois van Zonk
G. Vander Wilt
J. A. van Zonk
Andrew Brower
Wm. de Heer
Ruth
J. G. Newenhouse
Lady Astor
Greenwood
Tainter
Sat
SUN
Mon
Krizer
Claire Trevor
Cesar Romeno
Burlesque Masonic
America
Adla Kika
Pela
Vander Lindon
Mit
Chronicle Office
Pella Chronicle
A. B. van Houweling Auto CO
S. A. Kooyman Harness Shop
Allen’s
Farmers Union
Awtry & Lankelma
Benteco Food Store
Boerefyn Shoe Store
Ark
Kuyper Lumber CO
van Sittert
J. C. Penney CO
Pella Theatre
D. Denadel
Clothier School
Heerema Drug Store
White Way Auto Co
Tysseling'’S
Paardekooper
Ulrich Motor CO
Tory
Pella Produce CO
Vogelaar
Central Park Cafe
Jack Sprat
Slob Brothers
Gamble Store Agency
Wormhoudt & Kempkes
J. C. Mitten
Gearts & Son
J. van Dusseldorp General Merchandise
Star Oil CO
Pella National Bank
Marion County State Bank
J. Blommers & CO
DE Bruyn
West End
Waechter Lumber CO
Gene
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