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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1944
Page
1
James Bo Koopman has received new ratings from Indlass Petty Offices. The review notes his oversight role over the server for the past fifteen months.
Rev and Mrs EK Gond of Rose Hill share a letter from their son Sgt Edward V Gond in The Netherlands. He writes about piloting two small railroads, being alone with his outfit, spotting a windmill, and climbing inside with stationmaster Mr van Yeon to the top, noting its beauty and practical use for grinding flour. The excerpt ends with his impressions.
A letter fragment describes a Dutch refugee camp scene with weathered dwellings, a windmill used for grinding, shared rations including Lycet, tomato juice, and coffee. It notes Germans seizing poultry and hogs, scarce white bread, and a Dutch guilder worth 72 cents. The writer mentions a clean room above a railroad station and sparsely heard communications since December.
CPL. G. Naakteeboren sends home a collection of German insignia displayed in a Roebek & Co. window. The folder of badges is mounted on a black board in a Sears window for the public to view. Naakteeboren, now in Belgium with the 6th Quartermaster unit, trained at Fort Warren and went overseas in July 1943 after D Day.
Seaman First Class Dale Hoksbergen writes from a Navy Base in San Francisco to The Chronicle, detailing a September 7 issue with a notable item about a news reel showing the milk wagon making rounds in Pella on D-Day. He recalls seeing the same image and expresses holiday wishes.
A military record notes Private Klaas Intveld 37698002 of Company A Toy Group 2 ASFTO at Camp Barkeley Texas. The entry lists Pfe Reginald F A7B76508 and Mess Co A WDPC FP Blecha in WA 1907 Port Lewis Washington.
Mrs Maggie Brom received a Nov 22 letter from her son Captain Jacob M. Brom reporting a flesh wound in the right leg between knee and ankle from combat on Leyte Island Philippines. He said he would be in hospital about three weeks, could walk to the mess hall, and expected to be ready for action in a couple weeks.
Reports from the Home for the Aged detail visits by Mrs. Gerrit Van Heukelom Eddyville Mrs. M Van Gor Mr Henry Welle and others to patients and residents. Several families including Den Hartogs Ver Daght Ver Dught and Vanden Berg visited. Sickness lists note several ill residents and ongoing health issues.
Word comes that Mrs. John Elliston formerly Lea Taylor underwent an operation at Mercy Hospital in Fort Dodge last Tuesday morning November 21. Her room is 202. She lived near Sully for years and friends in that neighborhood may write. She was born and raised there.
Twila Van Hemert returns home after operation and will remain bedridden for days. Kenneth Roy Klyn, son of Jim Klyn family, dies after illness. Community members send cards and flowers. Fair Oaks school and Delos Vanden Berg give a plant. Various local visits, moves, and gatherings noted, including Empr Powers birthday and hospital stays. Recognizable names include Eagle Grove Iowa Route 4 address mentions and local families.
The report records a substitute at the paper on Sundays with Herbert Dykstra filling in for two weeks. A head meeting in Pella drew Arie Waardhuizen and family. Local residents Joe and Delos Vanden Berg wired their homes, Joe Templeton and son stacked hay on Roy Horseman farm, and a Wabash worker in Mexico Missouri mowed a right of way with a tractor. The writer saw 8 or 9 deer, Bud Williams grew large turnips, and Sellers lost his billfold.
The report records Joan Vandehaa and Mrs Tony Ralph at the Thanksgiving dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Cz St Van Teuke with visitors Raymond De Reus and others. Further visits include Peter Vandehi and the Vandehaa household hosting Mr and Mrs Raymond Zante and Mr and Mrs Louis Heukelom.
Thanksgiving dines and visits across Pelin and nearby towns highlight the Van He mert Van der Linden and Van Heukelom families. Reunions occur at Mr. and Mrs. De Rooi and Mrs. Bogaard's homes as relatives travel, stay with grandparents, and call on neighbors in Pelin and Town City.
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