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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1957
Page
5
A dense community column from Cordova News recounts family news, local visits, garden harvests, and home improvements around Des Moines and Knox ville. It lists neighbors, church events, school notes, and small-town anecdotes with many names and places, painting a vivid snapshot of rural Iowa life.
Local notes detail gatherings at multiple homes in Monroe and nearby towns. Residents Mary Vriezelaar and Vanden Berg family hosted visitors from Des Moines to Pella, with birthdays, hospital stays and church circle activities noted. Remodeling moves and weekend hosts are listed among household events.
A local gathering featured group attendance and refreshments. Improvements include painting on the Dave V. der Ploeg farm and Roy Van Essen farm, a new 10 by 16 utility room for John and Marion Vriezelaar, and a 40 by 40 pole barn for Marion Van Wyk to serve as a dairy barn. The H W Vriezelaar barn awaits painting. Francis Van Wyk returns to school after a week absent, achieving over three years of perfect attendance. Visits by Mr and Mrs Francis Van Duseldorf, David and Diane to Elmer Van Hemert in Pella and to Doyle Vander Hart in Monroe occurred Thursday and Tuesday evenings.
West Ridge pupils and teacher Mrs. Jenee Chamberlin hosted students from River Ridge and Washing ton schools for an afternoon last Monday. Sheriff Loren Jarman demonstrated security gear, including an automatic gun and handcuffs, while a pupil assisted with the demonstration. a short ball game followed.
Rev Wesseling led a Bible study as Ruth Circle met in the Christian Reformed Church basement. Mrs Zylstra presided at the business meeting and committees were named for a soldiers banquet including Zylstra Vos Nike lel and Buitenwerf. Decorating and program groups were listed with hostesses and many members attended. Other club events included Apres Midi hosting and a meal gathering, with several members named. Mr McMeekin plans to move to Rock Island as depot agent after 16 years of service. The Women’s Christian Fellowship met Friday after.
Noon in the church basement featured farewell tributes for Mrs. Ellsworth and Mrs. McMeekin. Songs, readings, and gifts marked the event, with prayers by Mrs. Vander Wilt and Mrs. Vos. Other attendees and hostesses named, along with social hour refreshments. Also noted were a birth in Grinnell, a furlough return from Camp Carson, and a hospital transfer. A Lynnville-Sully high school junior class play is planned for November 4 and 6.
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The Monroe adult homemaking class will meet Monday at 7 20 p m in the Home Economics rooms. The lesson is Your Kitchen and You followed by a discussion and a film.
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