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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1944
Page
7
A society shower was hosted at Mrs. Clarence Rouwenhorst’s home for Viola Dykstra on November 7 with Pyrex ware gifts. Guests included Miss Letitia Menninga and Mrs. Van Zee among others. a luncheon followed.
Walter D. Kline, District OPA Director Des Moines releases detailed figures on OPA budget and finance for four fiscal years. Expenditures 1942 17 902 293 1943 appropriations 133 450 000 expenditures 125 957 182 1944 appropriations 169 500 000 expenditures 168 436 000. Total up to 1944 312 207 475. For 1945 appropriations 179 000 000. Estimates show war cost and consumer savings compared with prior price trends and per person costs for price control and rationing programs.
Jacob Van Dalen born in the Netherlands April 25 1862 died November 1 1944 at his home in Pella Iowa at age 17 years 1 months He married Marie E mare nevelt and is survived by daughter Mrs Jacob Aalbers of Bella Lowa and son John Van Dalen of Os kaloosa Iowa He had three sons and was a member of the Second al Church of Pella Iowa Services held Wednesday November at the Co oper av el Chapel Interment Oakwood Cemetery CARD OF THANKS thanks to friends neighbors who aided after his death and to those who offered sympathy and ministry from Mr and Mrs John Van Dalen
Mrs Sophia Korver daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Wielaaed born in Molland December 8 1830s and died at 83 funeral held at Cooperative Funeral Chapel November 16 with Reverend J Lynn Pace in charge Interment Oakwood Cemetery She leaves eight children five daughters and two sons and two brothers Jaard of Os kal osa and Leendert of Pella plus many relatives and friends
Ronald Dean Steenhock, twin son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert J. Steenhock of Pella, died at Ma Haske Hospital in Oskaloosa on November 21. Survived by parents, sister Gladys Mae, twin brother Robert Jean, and four brothers Marvin Leroy Raymond Jay Wayne Edward. Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John K. Steenbock of Prairie City and Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit G. Kamerick of Pella. Graveside rites held November 22 at Oakwood Cemetery, with Rev. Haverkamp officiating.
Peter Buwalda aged 37 died at University of Iowa Hospital on Tuesday November 21 after brain abscess surgery. Survived by wife in Otley and brothers Paul in Otley and John in Pella. Funeral Friday November 25 at 2:00 p.m. at Pella Baptist Church with Rev. A A Swanson. burial in Oak Wood Cemetery. Chronicle to report further on November 30.
Mrs J Vander Heuvel died at the Home for the Aged on Tuesday November 21 at 10 16 PM at age 72 years 3 months and 7 days She and her husband entered the Home on May 28 1938 Funeral services were held Wednesday at 130 PM at the Home for the Aged and at 216 PM at the Second Christian Reformed Church Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery
Sara Davis Reynolds born July 24 1862 in Marion county died November 10 1944 at her Knoxville home aged 88 years 8 months 16 days married to F W Reynolds February 16 1886 at Coal Ridge he died April 18 1940 six daughters survive Blanch Neely Ethel Dunnink Mayme Frye and several Vandenbergs all of Pella Des Moines and Pella areas marked by obituary notes.
A retro home recipe describes Russian Cheese Cakes using cottage cheese and enriched buns for a thrifty entree. It lists ingredients such as cottage cheese, margarine, salt, sugar, eggs, sour cream and buns, with baking instructions and yield. The text then shifts to a historical obituary note for John De Vos, detailing his career, marriage, business ownership, fire setback, later life, and surviving family.
An American paratrooper after H hour slips into a Normandy farm. A hospitable peasant woman feeds him and shows a photo of her son who fled Dunkirk and is now in Germany. She says she heard from him yesterday through the Red Cross.
Gail Blakely and Mrs Bessie Weddle of Knoxville survive her along with 13 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren and two sisters. She joined Coal Ridge Baptist church early and taught a primary class there for years. Her estate centered in Marion County where she was a respected neighbor and family figure. Funeral services were held at 2:00 Tuesday at the First Christian Church in Knoxville conducted by Rev M. X with interment at Coal Ridge cemetery.
The family expresses gratitude for kindness and sympathy shown during the death of their mother M Reynolds. Special thanks to friends in Pella who extended help and sympathy, Mrs. W. G. Neely, Mrs. Peter Duinink, Mrs. C. Vanden Berg, Mrs. Mayme Frye, Mrs. Gail Blakely, and Mrs. Rex Weddle.
David De Cook aged 68, son of Mr and Mrs S De Cook of Pella, died at the Veterans hospital in Portland Oregon on Tuesday November 14 from heart failure. He previously conducted a newspaper at Milford Iowa.
He died while publishing a newspaper at Tillamook Oregon. He was married to Miss Elsie Walpool and had a 14 year old son. Survived by brother Cook in Pella and Harry De Cook of Evanston Illinois and sister Mrs Rebecca Sprague of Tucson Arizona.
Obituary sketches Cornelius De Vos a noted publisher and editor born in Keene Canada in 1856. He lived in Pella Iowa, then Coopersville Michigan where he owned the Observer from 1894 to 1920. After early printing work, he moved with family to Battle Creek and formed a print partnership before his death at 89 in Muskegon Convalescent Home.
Festive cranberry recipes join enriched flour to make muffins scones puddings and a coffee cake. Cranberry meringue pudding cranberry muffins and cranberry filled scone layer showcase tart fruit with apricot notes and lemon flavors for holiday baking ideas and yield details.
Private First Class Wilbur EK. Binns of Pella Iowa in the 88th Infantry Division earned the Bronze Star for heroism on September 16 in France. Leading a jeep convoy, he braved mortar fire to rescue passengers and redirect the convoy to safety. He also holds the Combat Infantry Badge and enlisted January 5 1942.
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