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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1945
Page
10
Local notes report the Vander Kamp family welcoming a daughter born Saturday at Mahaska hospital in Oskaloosa. The piece also lists family visits, veterans returning home, engagements, and Thanksgiving gatherings across nearby farms and towns.
See me for insurance on farm and city property and bail on crops and automobiles. Start a savings account with life insurance for family income. Insure with good companies at low rates. Call 60 Sully or write P O Box 146. WM. Difleman, Sully, Iowa.
Rose Hill residents share social visits with the Van den Berg and Van Veen families. Arie Klein and Arie Ver Steex plus Joe Vander Werff called on neighbors Tuesday. Delbert Schrader Johnny Vander Werff and Bud Terpstra visited Des Moines while Gerrit Van Veen left for military service.
Twenty three ladies attended the WSCS gathering in the Monroe Methodist church parlors with Mrs George Pennington presiding. Grace Oldham led a devotional and Mrs C C Ammer gave the lesson as lunch was served by a named committee.
Summit News notes Miss Marcia Siefkas of Osceola Iowa spent the weekend with Madeline Vriezelaar, with Madeline’s aid Marcia had been roommates at Cedar Falls and Iowa teachers college. Several local residents are mentioned visiting, hospital stays and holiday gatherings in the area.
Dorothy Waardhuizen oldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Anne Waardhuizen northwest of Pella was to be united in marriage to Ralph Swank on Wednesday November 21 145 in the Waardhuizen home Isabel Fisher joined in marriage with Harold Bowie in Monroe on Sunday Nov 18 Mr Wagner father of Florence Warrick could return home from Newton hospital after weeks there Several local residents mentioned for service returns and others reported on hospital visits fires and farm work plus a note on deer hair and a new rosary vine and star of the desert cactus observed in local homes.
Clifford Den Otter of San Rafael California returns home after visiting Otley relatives. Local residents host and visit each other with calls from Des Moines and OsKaloosa. Health drive urges vaccination. army families plan returns. a 74th birthday party and numerous gatherings mark a busy week in Otley.
Prairie City area residents and visitors are noted in a string of Thanksgiving calls and family visits. Names include Lt. R Kleinendorst Jackie Kleinendorst Martha Kleinendorst Ruth Blom Katherine Gertsma Bertha Van Sant Cornelia Kleinenhorst and others. Clarence Beyers underwent an appendectomy and is at Mercy hospital Des Moines.
Tracy News notes Lt. and Mrs. Stanley Koning of Morida visiting the parental Thomassen home as Lt. Koning prepares to transfer to a base near Chicago. Eldert Groenendyk and family, and James Schimmel relay discharge news. Sgt Eugene Koning visited. Albert Roozeboom holds closing out sale Monday December 3 as he plans to move to Florida.
Freeman Houk has been honorably discharged after 3 years and 11 months of service. The Oskaloosa News notes local travel visits by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bouma of Council Bluffs and Brant Bruxvoort of Denver visiting relatives. The season’s first snow fell the day before Thanksgiving amid cold weather. Rev. Harold Petroelje conducted Thanksgiving service at Chi tion Rev. Church and will lead the Congregational elder and deacon election. Deacons chosen include G. De Groot, W. Stek for three years and P. Slings for two. T. Fyn nt and A. Vander Will ard Veldhuizen promoted to Sergeant. Lawrence Van Wyk's daughter ill with throat abscess. Richard Lee born to Ed Van Gilst.
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