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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1951
Page
4
Thanksgiving visits, new arrivals, and local happenings fill the Sully region. Families travel from Orange City and Elgin Illinois, Miss Vos joins Sully as chief operator, John Kaldenberg hired as lineman, and many residents host holiday gatherings and hospital updates. A fire destroys parts of the Bruxvoort farm, and Sully High’s football banquet is planned with Tait Cummins as guest speaker.
Mrs. Eileyn Vriezelaar joined 33 others as United States citizens in Federal Court Des Moines on Monday November 19. Judge F Riley welcomed them and urged duties to defense of the Constitution. Local dignitaries and a Roosevelt high chorus participated while families, teachers and neighbors celebrated the new citizens and shared Thanksgiving news.
A shed for dairy cattle has been laid on the H. W. Vriezelaar farm. Mr and Mrs John Vriezelaar and Susan visited Sunday near Baanville in the Ross Ratcliff home.
Monroe area residents hosted relatives for turkey dinners and gatherings including Worth, Cregar, Clevenger, Ogg, Beesley, and Jabaai families. Andrew Jackson, Monroe high school student leader, gained local fame after a radio interview and a feature in Radio Electronics. Cremations and obituaries noted Jacob Dingeman's funeral after a heart attack, with survivor details listed.
In Oskaloosa several social items are recorded. Mr and Mrs Jacob Grootveld of Fremont hosted friends including Garret Vander Pel Hedrick and others with refreshments. The C H Boosters met November 15 at Donna Walker’s home with Dorothy Randall presiding and talks by Frances Ferguson and Donna Walker. Five members and four visitors attended. A donation of 5 to the 4 H camping center was approved. Helene Jane Grootveld celebrated birth. Neighbors planned a Christmas box for Pfc Franklin Moore in Korea. Visits noted with the Knoot and Day families near Eddyville and Waterloo respectively, and Mrs Paul De Bruin of Ham.
In Mond Indiana families visited relatives including Mr and Mrs Jacob Grootveld and Mr and Mrs Garret Knoot with son. A November 16 gathering at Wright honored John Van Woerkom who left for the armed forces after driving a star route mail truck. Thirty-one relatives attended.
Sunday visitors stopped by the parental J G Newenhouse residence for a quiet afternoon call. Mr and Mrs Wm De Heer of Leighton spent the day with Mr and Mrs James Van Wyk and their son Ronnie.
Thanksgiving gatherings in Galesburg area homes featured multiple families. Highlights include visits between the Laverman Sukkel and De Bruyn households, and meals shared by the Dearinger, Slycord, Wheeler, Kroh, and Dickey families with relatives from Newton Monroe Pella Knoxville Newton and surrounding areas.
A Wednesday afternoon blaze on the Dick Bruxvoort Estate one mile north of Sully destroyed outbuildings, including a barn, milk house, machine shed and a double corn crib, with grainy hay and machinery also lost. Fire departments from Sully, Lynnville, Kellogg and Reasner aided, saving the farmhouse and its contents. total loss about 12000 dollars.
A $400000 Des Moines river bridge at Eddyville opened Nov 17 with 500 residents present as Mayor Chris Den Hartog cut the ribbon. The 1450 foot structure has 14 piers and two rock-set abutments, built by Jensen Construction Co. Rep. Karl LeCompte spoke on federal aid. The event included local parades, tug of war, and a dedication program at Eddyville High School.
Burton Newby aged 42 of Spirit Lake died after his jacket became caught in a grain elevator gear. He was working near the tumbling rod when the fabric ensnared him, leading to fatal strangulation.
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