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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1935
Page
6
Local notes from nearby towns recount family visits, weddings, and birthday celebrations across Pella Otley and Monroe. Relatives from Des Moines Lincoln and Sioux City travel to attend gatherings, with many staying at homes of the Van Dene Kamerick Goemaat and De Jong families.
Surgical operation was performed on Sully and Elwood Shutts at Mercy Hospital in Osk last Thursday morning. Mr and Mrs Gerrit Vis, Eldren Norman, and Carroll attended. Mrs B Sheemsbergen and Mr and Mrs Henry Welle were Des Moines visitors Saturday. Mr and Mrs B P Huyser and children Artie Hubert were Pella callers Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Arie Van Arkel and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Peter Breen near Peoria. Mr and Mrs Henry Vander Wilt Sr visited with Mr and Mrs Russel Van Zante at Pella Sunday afternoon.
Mrs Stella Carpenter was honored by children and grandchildren with two birthday courtesies, one Friday and one Sunday. Friday's surprise gathering ended with refreshments, followed by a Sunday picnic at Sanmet Park in Newton with relatives from Des Moines and nearby towns including Hodgins, Carpenter, and De Penning families.
Joe Brown returns from a short rest to Osceola for a four day run at the Rivola theatre starting Friday October 6 with his new film Bright Lights. Home life felt unsettled as photos scrapbooks and the script were misplaced during his absence.
Numerous residents shared Sunday dinners and weekday visits with relatives in nearby towns. People mentioned include Mr. and Mrs. Jr. Gifford and their kin, the Parson and Adams families, the Verwers and Terpstra households, and guests from Des Moines, Newton, Topeka, and What Cheer. Social activities included a Methodist Ladies Aid luncheon hosted by Mrs. Vernon Eichner and a tray lunch, with multiple neighborly drop-ins noted across Ridgelea and surrounding areas.
Killduff and the Verners Brothers with a son drill a well on a farm southwest of Newton. The Elscotts and families including Theo Emert Keith Forrest Terpstra enjoyed a woods picnic Sunday. Arthur Scoville and son Albert of Sumner Nebraska are visiting Mrs Scoville.
Taintor and Hull households hosted callers from Leganville Oskaloosa Pella and Cannon City Colorado. Families including Hulls Fleming Ryan Clevenger and others visited in Newton New Sharon Colfax and surrounding areas with several members working in local tomato factories and a trip to Exelsior Springs noted.
A fragmented community notes various visits and social calls. Mr and Mrs Garberg Klyn visited Pella on Thursday while HD Vande Kieft of Pella tied with his son and other relatives at their home last week. Bartus Klyn and John Bloodsworth with Miss Erma Verners traveled to Oskaloosa on Friday and Saturday. Rexroat ended his visit at the home of Nolen and Iam, as John Zegers and daughter from Galesburg spent a few days with William Zegers and family.
Albert L Plate and Amelia K Sittko wed at the M E parsonage in Ada Minnesota with Rev Upton B Dahle officiating Witnesses were Paul Fiat and Velda Visser The couple then left for Iowa to visit relatives and friends Mr and Mrs T Hiemstra have rented the Caldwell farm near Wright Iowa from Delta Iowa residents departing early Monday for a ten day visit with relatives and friends around Ada and Oskaloosa
Mrs Storms daughter of Mr and Mrs Ohn Plate was welcomed into the family. A reception for Mr and Mrs Albert Plate was held at the Plate home. Rabbi Abraham P Loerbaum of Pittsburgh received orders Saturday to walk during Jewish holidays, due to religious prohibition on handling money during the festival.
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