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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1952
Page
5
Reports from Peoria area churches and residents describe Sunday services, baptisms, and visits from relatives, with harvest time beginning and light rainfall. Notable events include a baptism for Merry Alyce Vander Linden, illness absence in school, and local social visits among De Jong, Vander Linden, Van Ee, De Vries, and Van der Hart families.
Local residents and relatives from Smyrna Indiana Colorado Iowa and Des Moines visited Monroe last week. Polio patient Janna Lee Breed is home improving after Mercy hospital Des Moines. Henry Perrin 78 died October 2 in Monroe with services at First Baptist. About 60 neighbors honored Fred and Smith with a 25th wedding anniversary gathering.
Oklahoma ranchers traveled to attend a junior class play Meet Me in St Louis while local gatherings featured visiting guests from Pella Sully and Monroe. Summit Homemakers elected A L Dykstra honorary chair retiring after 25 years and named John Vriezelaar township chair with Roy Vander Ploeg as vice chair.
Sunday afternoon gatherings and trips fill the Monroe area. Misses Janie McCauley Coralee Vriezelaar Susan Dickman and Shirley Zickel spent time at the Zickel home. Several residents plan winter in Arizona including Mr and Mrs Jack Hoagland and Mr and Mrs Ray Shannon. Mr and Mrs Paul Miller move to Monroe with Patsy Ann. Relatives visit from Selby Prairie City Des Moines Portland Ore and Oregon family reunions noted.
Mr and Mrs Ray Reidel of Albion were dinner guests Sunday in the parental A L Dykstra home. Several families from here were at Monroe High School events, reflecting community activity.
Miss Janie Van Doorninck, a Monroe High senior, joined Fairfield marching band contests while freshman Mickey Van Doorninck attended a freshman class hayride and wiener roast at the Van Ryswyk farm. Velta Jarnagin led shipping and receiving and Velta in plant engineering for a Newton Community Chest fundraiser with company matching funds.
Miss Sally Van Doorninck elected junior class secretary at Central College Pella. 115 voice college choir includes Mary Vriezelaar from Falls. Mrs Almeda Vander Ploeg hosts Monroe Mothers Club. eighteen members attend with guests from Monroe. John H. Vriezelaar elected Summit township Bureau director succeeding Murray Van Hemert. Farm Bureau resolutions adopted, bake sale and refreshments follow. Melvin Van Wyk and family visited Carl Crane home in Monroe. Des Moines visitors at Leland Balmer and Parental Gradus Vriezelaar households for October birthdays. Mrs Jean Reeves and Debbie visit Parental Gradus Vriezelaar. Alma mater remark by Al Smith at Fish Market.
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