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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1957
Page
1
Elmer Dean Willemsen fell from a shed when a board broke. he was found unconscious and taken to Monro e for treatment. The column records family visits, births, engagements, and local happenings including a Maytag worker starting, school injuries, farm notes, and community happenings around Monroe Knoxville and Cordova with numerous named residents and neighbors.
Sunday services were led by Dr. D Hills of Des Moines at First Christian Reformed Church. Leighton visitors spent time with J G Newenhouge family. Eddyville Women’s League met with Tim Van Wyke hosting. officers elected include Mrs John Vander Wilt and Mrs Harold Copery. JRE club elected officers. roll call, new year leaders, and pledge observed.
Mr and Mrs James Van Wyk and Ronnie visited J G Newenhouwde home while Mrs Wm De Heer and Mrs Van Wyk spent time with Misses Johanna and Jennie De Ronde. Rev and Mrs R A Reed returned from a Northwestern states trip including Seattle Portland Yellowstone Park Dakota Badlands and Black Hills. They attended a Bible Conference in Minneapolis. Lafalot and Handy Clubs had a luncheon at Mitch Purdin’s Fremont home with hosts Mrs Purdin and Mrs H A Brubaker Ottumwa. Guests included Mrs Carl Fernson Cedar and Mrs C C Dinsmore Ottumwa. Autumn decor featured yellow mums. Mrs B Brown was welcomed as a new member.
Connie Sedrel and others visit relatives across Iowa and Minnesota in a sequence of social calls. The group includes Beintema in Chattanooga, Verhey, Newendorps, De Haans, De Bruins, Van Woerkums, Sedrels, and Lentzs. A teachers meeting in Cedar Falls and a nursing school graduation in Cedar Rapids are also noted.
Attendees at the Friday evening graduation exercises included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sedrel and children Carol and Connie, Mrs. A. W. Van Haaften and Nelva, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hasselman, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hasselman, and Wayne and Elmer Hessing.
Otley residents gather for visits and church events as Otley Reformer Church hosts a congregational meeting. The annual Women's Fall Conference of the Classis of Pella happens at Prairie City Church with speakers Mrs Vander Ploeg Miss Kats and Rev Ten Haken. Community chatter notes birthdays moves and home improvements across Otley and nearby towns.
Community notes describe farm work near the Verwers cattle shed and a cement feeding fidor. Families visit and celebrate Irene and Leslie’s birthdays at a Breen family gathering. George Ryke stays with his brother in Harvey. A house demolition and garage plan are noted in Harvey. A girls society banquet occurred in Sully. Sympathy extended to the Schippers for Jacob Van Zante’s death. Various visits and Bible class activities are recorded among local families in Otley, Des Moines, Knoxville and Newton.
Mr and Mrs Edd De Hani left by car Wednesday morning to Armour South Dakota to visit cousins Gerrit and Fred De Hani in their homes.
News notes from Pella and vicinity recount church services led by Dr Haverkamp with the Ter Louw family visiting Mrs Andrew Ter Louw in Pella. An all request program at Third Reformed Church occurred the same evening and Miss Nettie De Gooyer flew from Des Moines to Sioux City visiting Sioux City Sanborn Minnesota and Town before returning Tuesday.
Ruth Smits observed her 8th birthday Monday afternoon September 23 at a party hosted by her mother Mrs. J. Smits in the George Smits home. Attendants included Yvonne Buckingham Lila Van Zee Betty Smits Diane Gans and classmates Pam Schuttinga Patty Snyder Kristen De Wit Mary Rozendaal Marela Cline Barbara Buckingham Betty Steenbock Sandra Van Zee Mary Van Zee Joyce Cabbage Joy Faidley and others. Also noted are birthday greetings for Mr and Mrs Dith Van Zee and others from Pella Knoxville Colfax and nearby areas. Meanwhile Morgan Construction began blacktop surfacing of Highway 163 one mile west of Prairie City with one lane open to traffic. About 1.5 miles of surface laid each day, with flagmen guiding motorists as work proceeds. Weather remains favorable and a five mile stretch from the Polk County line is expected to complete first coating early next week.
An 82 year old 83 foot silo at the F. W. Greimann farm three miles southeast of Sheffield buckled and fell, jamming a blower and narrowly missing several tractors. About 70 tons of silage were inside the structure with no injuries reported.
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