Pella Society News Highlights and Anniversary Notes
The Pella area reports a busy social season with the W C T U meeting at Mrs Edna Dunkins and a Literarurg gathering at Mrs J Kuyper's home October 18. A 49th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs A D Van Skike in Des Moines is described with family attendance. Federated Club notes, Baptist Aid and W A W meetings are listed, plus a Halloween Hoodoos Hullabaloo event for district youths at the Pella Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Club
Woman's Federated Club
Elmwood Inn
Knoxville
G. H. Waehter
Hallowe'en
B. Y. PA
Pella Baptist Church
Local visitors and visits noted in Rose Hill area news
Miss Hattie Gezel and Mr and Mrs Ed Gezel visited Henry Gezel in Rose Hill. Des Moines residents John Rillihan and family travel to Nebraska to meet Whitcombs and plan returns. Irene Waardhuizen takes a week off from Farmers Union store duties. Lee Clark and family visit from Chillicothe Missouri. Welter De Witt and family visit N De Wit in town. Will Brand and family visit J Brand and Mrs Dykstra. Myra McDowell leads kindergarten as Leach recovers from appendicitis in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Gezel
Rose Hill
Ed Gezel
Des Moines
Henry Gezel
John Rillihan
Wahoo
Nebr
W. E. Whitcomb
Rillihan
Irene Waardhuizen
Farmers’ Union
Angeline
Lee Clark
Chillicothe
Paul Schulte
P. I. Kuyper
Welter de Witt
Oskaloosa
N. de Wit
Pella Area Residents Attend Events and Visits
Opal Eaton accompanied Miss Lois Brooks to Home coming festivities at Central. Dr. 8. D. Anderson of Littleton Ill, retired minister, visited Pella, considering entering the Home for the Aged. Mrs. F. S. Perdue visited Bedford IA with her mother. Roy Peggs and family from Des Moines stopped in Pella. Jeanetta Kolenbrander visited the Van Rheenen home. Abe Van Rheenen and family visited the Willemsen home. Dr. M. C. Verhey returned from a four week visit in Chattanooga TN. Mrs. Anna Bruins heads to Bethesda Sanitarium Denver CO. James Gardner and wife from Omaha visited. Wilbur Johnson checked in Eddyville to see his ailing mother. Jake Vander Wal welcomed a newborn son Carllee. Delia Wielaard is the former mother. Arthur Van Haaften Alfred Gosselink and Edward Roorda left for Orange City for corn shucking work. They reached work by night. Dick Gosselink Sr Tunis Keuning Jennie Gosselink and Alice Westerkamp enjoyed the Century of Progress in Chicago. They reported a good time. Casey Niefert spent Sunday in Atuca with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Eaton
Lovilia
Lois Brooks
Central
8. D. Anderson
Littleton
Ill
Pella
F. S. Perdue
Taylor D. Jones
Bedford
Iowa
Perdue
Roy Peggs
Des Moines
Ruth
Mary Goad
Peggs
Helen Campbell
Ollie
Jeanetta Kolenbrander
William van Rheenen
Abe van Rheenen
C. Willemsen
Sam van Rheenen
Sam van Rheen
M. C. Verhey
James Verhey
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Anna Bruins
Bethesda Sanitarium
Denver
Colorado
James Gardner
Omaha
Wilbur Johnson
Eddyville
Jake Vander Wal
Carllee
Delia Wielaard
Arthur van Haaften
Alfred Gosselink
Edward Roorda
Orange City
Dick Gosselink
Tunis Keuning
Jennie Gosselink
Alice Westerkamp
Century
Birthday Card Prices Listed in Simple Series
A historic ad fragment shows a price range for birthday cards from 10 to 15 cents, then 25 cents in larger print. The listing hints at a bulk or multi-pack series labeled as Congratulations and notes a simple pricing ladder.
Local families host visits and travels across Iowa towns
Mrs Clarence Rouwenhorst and Mrs A T Rouwenhorst visited a sick sister Mrs Dop in Monroe on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs E J De Haas and Mr and Mrs Matt Hoksbergen stayed at the De Haas home in Percy. Miss Alice Westerkamp weekended with Mr and Mrs Art Van Rockel. Mr and Mrs Paul Blommers returned to Dunlap after homecoming. Miss Guelph Aschenbrenner joined for two weeks. Mrs Jay Hesselink and daughter Winifred shopped in Des Moines. Barney Neifert of Holland Michigan visited his brother Casey Brommer in the Ben Brommers home. Herbert Klaaren of Iowa City weekend with relatives. Miss Cornelia De Kock went to Des Moines for weeks. Mr and Mrs day Hesselink shopped in Oskaloosa. Mrs A Van Drimmelin recovering from Newton operation. John Wesselink of Sioux County visited the Bosveld home last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Rouwenhorst
A. T. Rouwenhorst
Monroe
Dop
E. J. de Haas
Matt. Hoksbergen
J. C. de Haas
Percy
Alice Westerkamp
Art. van Rockel
Paul Blommers
Dunlap
Guelph Aschenbrenner
Jay Hesselink
Winifred
Des Moines
Barney Neifert
Holland
Michigan
Casey
Ben Brommers
Herbert Klaaren
Iowa City
Cornelia de Kock
Day Hesselink
A. van Drimmelin
Newton
John Wesselink
Sioux County
John Bosveld
Van Klootwyk Returns to Work at Blommers Mill
John Van Klootwyk, who sprained his ankle last week, is back on the job at Blommers Mill. Mrs Ed Van Vark returned Sunday from Leon Iowa, where she had been with her parents coping with an infection in her foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John van Klootwyk
Blommers Mill
Ed. van Vark
Leon
Iowa
Tailored suits offered at drastic price cuts
M Vander Linden advertises a temporary sale by Scotch Tailors offering any suit or overcoat with extra pants at a cut of $4.00 to $6.00 due to overstocked woolens. Suitable for customers seeking bargain tailored menswear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Vander Linden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pella W. C. T. U
Edna Dunkin
OCR Nghtey Om Fortinightly Literarurg
J. Kuyper
Leonard de Moor
Legion Hall
Republican Central Committee
Fred Bosveld
Cora Mae van der Linden
Martha van Gorkom
Freda Swank
Martha Firth
Women’s Central Committee
Marion County
Garrison
Republican Club
A. D. van Skike
Clarence van Skike
Oscar Lindquist
Jack Mann
John W. Vander Linden
Guy van Skike
Kansas City
Edith le Cocq
Betty Liggett
Leonora Ganss
Hespers Kuyper
Larry de Vries
Edith le Coca
J. C. Mitten
Carl Aschenbrenner
Mesdames Dixson
Smorenberg
Andeweg
Payne
Ulrich
Robinson
de Cook
Edith Thompson
Baptist Aid
Ladies’ Aid Society
John Goodhart
Henry Renaud
Barney Mensch
T.D. Tice
Baptist
W A. W
Peter A. Bogaards
Pella Coffee Shop
Cora Meade
Sunnyside
the Home OF Beauty Culture
Broadway
Jessie Sadler
E. Burnham School of Beauty Culture
New York City
Nestle School of
Nestle Institute of Hair Science
Burnham School of Beauty Culture
the Legion Hall
Mr. Herrick
Young Republicans
Pathy
THE
BOC
Limestone
Quary
Howell Station
ArieToom
Saturday Evening Post
Clarence Budington
Kell
Gene
Pella Hotel
Penney’s
Rayon
Coats
Women’s Cape
Blue Chambray
Oxford
Suede
EO. M
Altey
E.O. M
Women’s Winter Union Suits
E.O.M
Quanti Limited
Dr. Parkers
Allen's
Home Owned
Pella’s
Grace
Rite-Way Food Stores
Longhorn
Jack Sprat
Luna
Idaho
Russell U. S
John den Hartog
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