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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1935
Page
6
Local residents attend religious services, school events, and family visits across Newton, Casey, Colfax, and surrounding towns. Names include Helen Rascemms, Mrs. J. Johor, Walter De Wit, Kate Carr, Henry Wyma, and Lora Beyer. Attendees travel to Chicago, Milwaukee, and Des Moines for events.
Rural community notes describe Sunday dinners with numerous Newton and Killduff families visiting in Cordova Kellogg and Pella areas. Picnic meals, bridge luncheon, and Pentecostal meetings wrap a weekend of visits, church events, and youth convention preparations in forward tone.
About 2500 black bass channel cat bullheads bass, sunfish and bluegill were removed Sunday under state game department direction to protect game fish in Romans Lake west of Galesburg. The work, led by C. S. Adamson and three state officials, aimed to save the fish by placing them in Indian Creek as winter ice risks threatened their survival.
Amsterdam reports two severe frosts that ended most vegetation including late corn potatoes and tomatoes. Tomatoes suffered most with some green tomatoes remaining on vines. The Woods is improving and can move about. Hyp Oostrum has rheumatism. No wild ducks or geese were seen in the game area.
Porterville families including Mr and Mrs Murray Sytama and daughter Miss Mary with Stanley Seen Dan Sytama Sr and Donald Kamerick spent Sunday at the Henry Van Dene home. Will Monster family called east of Rose Hill last Friday. Elsie Van Dene visited sister Mary Sytama from Friday to Sunday with Edith Mae Sytama.
Kay Francis stars in a comedy drama at Rivola theatre Oska Loos beginning Friday for four days. The plot centers on a wife scheming to win back her husband with a theft of hearts and jewels amid a lush setting, inviting ex-husband and accomplices to a mountain lodge for a climactic series of risqué, dramatic twists. The all star cast includes Brent, Genevieve Tobin, John Eldred, Ralph Forbes, and Gordon Elliott.
Friday to Sunday visits in the Henry Dene home include John Robertus, Huber der Syde of Pella, and others from Prairie City and Des Moines. Oskaloosa shoppers noted, with social calls among Van Dene, Sytsma, Kamerick, and Vanden Baard families. A Christian Reformed pastor from Pel ta preached. schoolchildren held a birthday picnic for Margaret De Wild and Mary Lou Kamerick. The Four Square Club plans a showroom of curios and art next Thursday, while farmers prepare silos and fields for a likely good seed crop benefiting from recent rains.
Prairie View Kansas hosts Ed Nydam and his wife from Platte Dakota guests of Wm Smiths, Elda Vander Veen of Denver vacationed briefly. After Kansas chief trial, Te Witt couple returned to the Home for the Aged at Pella. Grandma Ruys traveled from Sioux Center Iowa to stay with her daughter Mrs Engelsman. Ed Schemper and Lewis Jensina rode to Sioux County with Schemper aboard a brief outing.
A newspaper advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup RepSin as the preferred liquid laxative for constipation in children and adults. It claims liquids are dosage controllable and gentler, suitable for home, hospitals, and doctors. Mentions measurability and progressive dose reduction.
Mr and Mrs Jake Kats with their daughter Nellie spent a week visiting relatives around Firth Nebraska. The brief trip highlighted family time and local ties to the area.
Cordova Francis Ver Stee of Otley aided sister Mrs Lon ard Heinstra this past week with cleaning. Fifield Local Farmers meeting was held at Albert De donde home near Otley. Families from Sully Pelle Galesburg and nearby visited over several days including Anne Van Zante, Mrs Matin Zytstra, and Gerritje Keift households. Nellie Zeger stayed with her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs deke Zecers near Galesburg. Jeff Van Ditesed and family visited Gerrit Van de Reift home Thursday. Mire Koiken helped aunt Mrs del Van Zee near Pella. William Zevers and family visited their son John Zegersy in Galesburg Friday night.
Leighton L Van Rocketing at the Rev denning home De Bruin of Oskaloosa spent Thursday afternoon with cousin Anna Van Maasten Mr and Mrs Lawrence Hasselman and children Edward and Phyllis of Lavey visited at the home of Mr and Mrs G A Hasselman Sunday evening Junella Van Maanen was a supper guest at the home of her friend Lucile Ver Ploes Sunday. Mr and Mrs Sedrel were dinner guests at the P De Tamer home Thursday. Beulah Korver visited at the home and Anna Van Hatten for dinner. Mr and Mrs Phars Peter Dedons spent Wednesday at the home of their children Mr and Mrs Peter of Bellosge. Doreas society the church met Thursday here aul ane visit east of Vella were hostesses were Mrs Henry V Lorena De Bruin of Oskslonst her grandmother Mrs H mepp n Steen do children dA De Ay evenings. Van Misaren and directors Janella Bernice and Charlotte and Anna Van Hatten visited at the Serve same near aturday after Sand Mr A WL ten and sons Willis Arnd Are lan Verte spent Sun mints at the home of Mrs and Mes Kant Van Maanen near Oskaloosa or ALM Klaven family left for their home in Hull Iowa Saturday. Mr and Mrs L Van Rocket were weekend visitors at the John Van Roekel home of Hampton a nm Ha
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