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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1945
Page
8
A roundup of notes from Henrietta Steenhoek households reports visits, weddings, funerals, and military service. Families mention trips to Rock Island Pella Eddyville and Prairie City. Veterans D W Van Voorhis and Delbert Kuiken are listed, with others leaving for duty and returning home.
A report from Peoria recalls Mr and Mrs John D De Jong and relatives traveling to Chicago and Michigan for a week or more. A group from Peoria and Leighton enjoyed a skating party at Central College Pel la. Neighbors bid farewell to Bokhoven family as they move to Pella. Various residents hosted guests and activities including hospital visits and church services.
Rose Kuiken reports the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs John Hugen Tuesday morning the third child in the family. Neighbors helped fill a pit silo. George Locke formerly of the 1st Infantry in the Philippines is home on furlough in Albia with relatives. Cpl Gerrit Kuiken’s friend, Locke, was wounded on Luzon and will return to a hospital in Oklahoma after a day furlough. Mrs Arthur De Raad and Peter Pella Van Zee helped clean Otley Christian Reform Church. A correction notes Alvin Van Zee of Pella was omitted as a pot luck guest at the Wm Van Zee home. Kenneth and Phillip Vande collapsed with chicken pox. A large group gathered to view creek blasting at the Toward Karr farm. Girls formed Polk’s Peppy 4-H Club at White Breast school with Alma Bloodsworth as president and Joyce Kuiken, Leona De Rand as officers. next meeting is the second Friday evening in November.
Monroe IL resident Monroe Woody 87 died from suffocation and first degree burns after his clothing caught fire while singeing a chicken Tuesday morning at his home. Neighbor Jess Acklin found the blaze and tried to aid by rolling him on the grass. Woody lived alone and is survived by sister Mary McCuen of Prairie City and niece Mrs. Robert Lester of Monroe. A family reunion occurred last week in Newton for relatives including Cpl. Garth E. Thomason home from overseas service and A/C Ivor L. Thomason from Perrin Field Texas. other guests attended. Lois LeGrand placed fifth in the State 100 Mile Trail Ride aboard Stax owned by Everett Tyrrell. Miss Liza Bell Efnor and Francis Van Dusveldorp wed on an unspecified date. details follow.
Town column records chatter about new Garlic Club members on North B, a trip to Des Moines for garlic, Broadway versus Main housing quip, visits from Dick and Eileen for winter clothes, a car named Atomic Bomb, Tulip Bed work in Central Park with spring display plans, and a Lincoln Building fire drill emptying in 1 minute 57 seconds during a class.
A column quotes Del De Haan praising public service on the school board and proposes him as a potential city council member if an opening arises. The note blends civic opinion with small town observations, including mushrooms, church notices, and autumn beauty in Pella.
The text records multiple local items including a wedding in Bremerton Washington between Betty Graf ton and Wayne Fales of Monroe, a short post wedding trip, and plans to reside in Monroe. It also notes John Tugen in critical condition at Skiff Memorial Hospital Newton, various visits, illness of Hoksbergen, and an upcoming revival at the Baptist Church by Dr. Carl Amerding from Moody Bible Institute Extension.
Local Otley notices list Ralph and Gary Vander Kolk and other servicemen on furloughs or discharge from camps Hood Wile Camp McCoy and overseas. Families host reunions in Otley Des Moines visitors call on Vander Kolk relatives, while United Services Women plan a white elephant sale October 19.
Obituary of Gerrit C. Van Waardhuizen shocks Cordova residents while extended family and neighbors visit hospitals. Local notes recount various travels, family updates, school events, home sales, farm demonstrations, and minor mishaps among Marion County residents, including Karr family, Ballards, and Van Wyke incidents.
Summit residents shared a busy week with relatives and friends across Pella Knoxville Monroe and Otley. Notables include Norma Lu vive Dykstra earning a blue ribbon at St Joseph and St William Vriezelaar returning to Des Moines after two years abroad. Local families hosted and visited, and Rev Richard De Jong and family prepared for a winter stay in California.
Mary Vanden Berg reports guests including Mr and Mrs John Vanden Berg Mrs Derry Vanden Berg Dudy and Jerry Lee visiting the Tunis Blum home in Sull. He man Van Veen and daughter Jennie visited their sister in Hock Valley. John Walraven of Oskaloosa and Sara Van Ryswyk of Fella joined David Grandia at the Vanden Berg home for an afternoon and evening gathering. John Van Veen and family spent Sunday at Killduft.
Mr and Mrs Gerrit Van Koot are parents to a son born Saturday October 6 at Skiff Memorial Hospital Newton. Neal Vander Wilt underwent major surgery at Mahaska Hospital Oskaloosa Wednesday morning. Stoffel Huyse bought Herman Kooistra property. Kate Brand of Pella visited her daughter Mrs Walter Renaud. Ben Beyer returned home after four years overseas service with an honorable discharge. Several local families hosted Sunday dinners and visits in various homes including the Ver Ploeg and Terlouw households.
In the evening service notes, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Van Rees and their family spent Sunday evening at the Tunis Blom home.
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