Local Rural Notes Highlight Weekly Social Visits
Mr and Mrs Bert Steenhoek and family return from a two week vacation. Charles Minnesota visitors John Bandstra call on Dick Van Ryswyk. Des Moines trips noted for Dreaka Kleinenhorst and Anna Roetselaar. Drake University students Marilyn Strain and Lowell McFadden. John Beyer weds Miss Berdena Schut. Osakis Lake fishing trip by George Smits Travis Walters Kenneth Clark and Vinton Rug gles. Additional visits include Bandstra families from Peoria and California. Robert Plate injures arm. church program planned at Prairie City Christian Reformed Church. C A Schuttinga buys Studebaker. Ralph Vander Wal buys Pontiac. Bert Steenhoek travels to Monroe for cattle. Harvest prep noted for Hessel Van Ryswyk and Guy A Steenhoek with new corn picker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Steenhoek
Bert Steenhoek
John Bandstra
Charles
Minnesota
Dick van Ryswyl
Dreaka Kleinenhorst
Anna Roetselaar
Des Moines
Marilyn Strain
Lowell McFadden
Drake University
John Beyer
Berdena Schut
George Smits
Travis Walters
Kenneth Clark
Vinton Ruggles
Osakis Lake
Waterville
Andrew Bandstra
Peoria
Maaskamp
California
D. J
Robert
Dick Bandstra
Dick van Ryswyk
Second Reformed Church of
Pella
Prairie City
Gerrit Vande Lune
Oskaloosa
Gradus Vande Lune
C. A. Schuttinga
Studebaker
Ralph Vander Wal
Monroe
D.J. van Ryswyk
Steenhoek
Insurance and Savings Offer by Wm Dieleman Sully Iowa
A Sully Iowa ad urges farm and city property insurance and crop and auto coverage. It promotes starting a savings account with life insurance, securing income for retirement, and asks readers to call 50 or write P O Box 146 for a visit from WM Dieleman. The message emphasizes safety, low rates, and choosing reputable companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sully
P. O
WM. Dieleman
Iowa
Peoria Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Guests
Mrs Leonard Roose hosts dinner with Mr and Mrs Henry De Jong visiting John and Sally Van Wyk. Junior Dear returns from Japan by plane. The Roose and Vander Molen families travel to Iowa City to see Mrs Tillie Vander Molen for an operation. Edification League met in Sully as several local ladies attended. Bokhoven families entertain guests in Pella and a Hanford California couple, Nick Maaskant, visit Andrew Bandstra’s home with a supper in Gerrit Bandstra’s home and a large group attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Roose
Henry de Jong
John van Wyk
Junior Dear
Japan
Wm. Vander Molen
Iowa City
Tillie Vander Molen
Sully
Herman Bokhoven
Gerrit Bokhoven
H. W. Bokhoven
Pella
Nick Maaskant
Hanford
Calif
Andrew Bandstra
Gerrit Bandstra
Bert
Paul Bandstra
Gysbert Vroegh
Cornie Dahm
James Bandstra
Dick Bandstra
Leonard Dahm
Little Women Play Promises Otley Church Visit
The girls society of the Christian Reformed Church will stage Little Women on October 4 at 7 30 p.m. in the Otley schoolhouse basement with no admission charge. A collection will be taken and lunch sold. all are welcome.
Death and illness touch Cordova area in Iowa note
Cordova News reports the death of Mrs. Albert De Joode in Pella on Friday and conveys sympathy to her family. It also notes Earl Rickabaugh improving and plans to return home once able to sit up, with his son Warren visiting from Little Rock, Arkansas. The item lists multiple local illness, hospital visits, and community events including school, sports, and social gatherings, reflecting a snapshot of Sept 1946 activity in Knoxville and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Karr
Albert de Joode
Pella
Earl Rickabaugh
Warren
Little Rock
Arkansas
Donald van Ryswyk
Lenora Carter
Florence Enyart
Arie Waardhuizen
Delos Vanden Berg
Donald Alley
Knoxville
Kathie
Dorothy Waardhuizen Swank
Lousiana
Dallas
Monroe
Otley
Red Rock
Farm Bureau
Fifield
Red Rock Ladies Aid
Warrick
Teachers Council
Sanity Superintenden
Musings of the Town Crier Recall of Lucile Coch rane and Jerry Mokima
Town crier recalls Lucile Cochran and Jerry Mokima now joined in marriage and moving toward Berlin where he serves in the State Department. They have two children and resemble their grandfather Cochran. A letter from Dr. Edmund hints at garlic toast best enjoyed hot on toast. Tulip Time in Pella is anticipated next spring and the writer hopes to visit. A pupil reports raising six hundred chickens this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile _Cochrane
Jerry Mokima
Jerry
Berlin
State Department
Cochrane
Paul Edmund
East Washington St
Chicago
Pella
Tulip Time plans spark activist push in October plantings
A nostalgic appeal urges immediate tulip planting with October highlighted as the prime month. The speaker calls for community action, inviting Broadway, Central College, Rotary, and Kiwanis to form a Tulip Time Committee to organize and promote tulip bed preparations for next spring. The note ends with a Walter Winchell quote about optimism.
Local notices and household happenings from town
Madge works nights at Orcutt s Seed House. A stork shower for Mrs. Randolph Perkey is set for Thursday Oct 3 at Mrs Maggie Perkey s home. Randolph Perkey to move to Dunreath March 1. Henry Kool to move to Otley next year. Jack Simpson works tiling machine in Bloomfield. Lola Grawley of Keokuk visited Murray Van Hemert home. Lola and Lorena became friends in 1919 through EMA. Dwight and Sarah Jane Harvey have a new car. Numerous family updates and community notices fill the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge
Orcutt
Randolph Perkey
Maggie Perkey
Chronicle
Sunday Register
Delos Vanden Berg
Norman Karr
Burt Karr
Roberta
Les van Haaften
Dunreath
Henry Kool
Otley
Jack Simpson
Bloomfield
Mary Simpson
Jessie van Eck
Grandma Slykhuis
Mrs. Wiseman
Lola Grawley
Keokuk
Murray van Hemert
Lola
Lorena
Ema
Mra. R. M. Hart
Des Moines
Evelyn Blom
Berlin Ballard
Dwight
Sarah Jane Harvey
Local Socials and Visits Near Pleasantville Pella
Community notes recount visits and gatherings around Pleasantville and Pella. Families including Van Soelens Van Hal Van Arkel Beekhuizen Engbers and Hoksbergen attend birthdays showers and church services. Rev. Koning Huizenga De Leeuw remarks accompany travels and mass meeting attendance.
Local Roster of Health, Visits, and a Conference Report
Mrs Henry Van Rockel underwent major surgery at Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa Saturday. Several visitors from Des Moines Mitchellville Killduff and Colfax aided care for relatives. An Elscott and Van Hal family members received hospital care. The Women’s Federation League of Christian Reformed Churches held its annual conference in Pella with 360 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arletta Terlouw
Henry van Rockel
Mercy
Frank de Bruyn
Ivan Zylstra
California
Hawaii
Alice Shutts
J. O'Brien
Edna Padre
Sadie Smith
Will O'Brien
Evelyn Blom
Des Moines
Broadlawns Hospital
Gerrit Vander Wilt
Arthur Huyser
Raymond van Tal
Jake van Hal
Harley Renaud
Killduff
Women's Fdification League
Christian Reformed Churches
Pella
Christian Reformed Church
Myron Renaud
Walter Renaud
Grand Rapids
Holland
Michigan
Neal Synhorst
Pete Rozendaal
Ben Rozendaal
Pauline
Pearl
Doris Franje
Summit News Briefs From Otley Area Activities
Mrs Angie Danks of Omaha visited relatives including Mrs Mamie Vander Ploog. Walter Van Doorninck and daughter Willa Mae visited Des Moines. Summit school and teachers held a science related hike. Local families hosted Newton and Osceola visitors. Norma Jean Bricker visited Mary Vriezelaar. Students enjoyed a vacation day while teachers met at the Otley school house. About forty five attended a Farm Bureau supper and meeting at Otley school house. election of local directors and committee women followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Vriezelaar
Angie Danks
Omaha
Nebraska
Mamie Vander Ploog
Walter van Doorninck
Willa Mae
Des Moines
Summit School
Neal de Geus
Joyce
Newton
Henry Ver Woert
Martha and
Glenn
Oskaloosa
Neb
Mamie Vander Ploeg
Helen Dykstra
Fort Dodge
A. L. Dykstra
Norma Jean Bricker
Mary Vriezelaar
Otley
Pirs
Farm Bureau
North Lake Prairie
Gerald de Penning
Se Nollen
Myron Nollen
South Lake Prairie
G. van Lint
Summit
John Vanden Beard
Meeting notes list Vriezelnars and Klein in program committee
Dykstra reports on a meeting with Paul Eggers organization director present. The program committee for the next meeting includes Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Vriezelnar Mr. and Mrs. Gradus Klein and Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Vrieze land.
Monroe News community notices and farm reports
Mrs H W Vriezelaar hosted a Thursday party at the Burton home with a large crowd. Military service sends Lloyd Herwehe Rawleigh Van der Waal and Dwight Mick to the U S Army. Guy Wilson’s family welcomes a son born Sept 28, second in the home. Dorothy Gezell visits relatives in Pella. Youth for Christ services draw about three thousand to Des Moines Shrine Auditorium, with Monroe churches staging Oct 5 event led by Rev M L Dowden. Carl Wilson farm barn fire north of Monroe reported. funeral for Charles Lotz 69 at Monroe Baptist Church. Monroe Vocational Agriculture judging team tops Dairy Field Day at Newton with Fisher Dunn Amble composing 71 1/2 of 900 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W. Vriezelaar
E.R. Burton
Andrew Prather
Burton
Arthur Vriezelaar
Hiemstra
Pella
Lloyd Herwehe
Rawleigh Vander Waal
Dwight Mick
U.S. Army
Guy Wilson
Jean Roberts
Dorothy Gezell
Harry van Rockel
The
Baptist Church
H. KE. Ketcham
Ketcham
Des Moines
Youth For Christ
Shrine Auditorium
Monroe High School
Monroe
M. L. Dowden
Walnut Street
Carl Wilson
Monroe Baptist Church
Charles Lotz
Skit Memorial
Newton
Wm. Lotz
Lucy Flemming
Norwalk
Towa
Mollie Stutzman
Farmington
Iowa
Monroe Cemetery
Monroe Vocational Agriculture
Donald Fisher
Francis Dunn
Roger Amble
New Hope for Hay Fever Victims and New Drug Anthallan
Five million Americans seek relief from hay fever and related allergies as a new drug named anthallan shows promise. Tests suggest effectiveness across causes including ragweed season and perennial triggers, with safety in reasonable doses under physician supervision. The Marion County Tuberculosis Association presents this health article, noting future TB patient guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handkerchief Brigade
Marion County Tuberculosis Association
Check for fire hazards before using your furnace this winter
Iowa State College engineer Harold Beaty warns timely checks prevent fires. Inspect chimneys for soot and birds nests, test stovepipes, remove rust, fix drafts, and replace weathered shingles. Verify roof materials for fire resistance and ensure lightning rods are sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Beaty
Iowa State College Agricultural Engineer
Beaty
RHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS TELL ALL
Mrs Anna Pautz of Vancouver Washington writes she suffered years with rheumatism and arthritis but is free from pain now and can work. She invites others to write for information and is listed as a patient testimonial for NUE-OVO Laboratories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Pautz
Vancouver
Wash
Pedestrian Defined as Husband Father with Large Family
A pedestrian described as a man who has a wife two sons three daughters and one automobile is noted in the record. The description emphasizes family composition and ownership of a vehicle as part of the profile.
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Denver
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Cornie Vander Zyl
Sally Sally
Ralph Vander Zyl
Newton Killduff
Reisch Auctioneering School
Mason City
Little Wonder
John Deere
Henry Brand
Worth & van Zante
Monroe State Bank
Otley News
Charles Vander Kolk
Girls Society
Otley School House
Duane Ray Robus
Norman Robus
Marion Ustermarkt
Jim Gabel
Marion County
Town State Teachers College
Arie Ver Heul
Harry Vanden Berg
Farmers Co-op
Orcutz Seed Co
Graceland Cemetery
Edification League
Aart Uitermarkt
Marion Uitermarkt
Henry Breuklander
Hubbard
Floyd Witermarkt
Visser
B. H. Spalink
Bill Booy
Near Runnells
Andrew Ustermarkt
Tice Kaldenberg
Clyde Adams
Cordova
Randson
O.k
Broadway
Central College
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Walter Winchell
Tracy News
Leonard van Soelen
Jennie van Hal
Pleasantville
Case van Arkel
Kenneth
Jim Schimmel
Schimmel
Gerrit Loof
Arnold Beekhuizen
Koning
Bigelow
Minn
Dick Groenendyk
Tunis Hoksbergen
Ben Groenendyk
Arie Engbers
Gerald van Andel
Lucile Buwalda
Case Valster
Leighton
de Leeuw
Texas
Christian Edification League
Sally
Peter Groenendyk
Henry Roozeboom
Henry Vroom
F. M. Huizenga
Chr. Reformed Church
Marion Vande Kieft
Johnnie
Near
Wm. Branderhorst
Mabel
de Leeuws
Marinus Roozeboom
E. L. Vander Lindes
Henry W. Vander Horat
Davenport
Gerrit Beekhuizen
Peter Gro
Sunda
Reon
Ben. Gresnendyi
Sully News
Summit News
Monroe News
de Penning's Gamble Store
Lynnville
Montezuma Renderers
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Gerber's Baby Foods Te
Campbell's
Cheerios
Buffalo
Haddocks
Sutho
Epsom
Franklier Steed
Pepa He
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