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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1951

Page

4

Nearby Towns Residents Share Pot Luck and Visits

Community notes list guests at the Arthur Vriezelaar home for a pot luck supper and announce October events. Local families including Beyer and Vander Ploeg hosts added to a sequence of visits, births, hospital news, lightning damage, and birthday celebrations across Newton, Knoxville, Sac City, and Des Moines areas.

Arthur Vriezelaar James Vriezelaar Lloyd Clevenger Jack Duncan Arthur Vander Ploeg Sam Munson Jimmy Munson Wilbur Broderson Harold Harvey David Beyer Southern Hustlers Harold Wagner Wayne Worth Paul Zickel Kenneth Blackledge Norman Waddle John Floyd van Kockel Donald Mullins Ronald Nearmeyer Eldon Marshall John Throckmorton John Nearmeyer Alvin Yuska Newton Ernest Wagner Ed Beyer Jack Andeweg Fern Williams San Diego Calif Kate van Gorp Los Anges Lena Elliott Knoxville Elton Miller Guthrie Center Roy Mayer Creston John Murray Monroe Kenneth Veverka Still Hospital Des Moines Morris Ray Horace Cash Donald Lulu Cash Carl Ammer Rodney Sac City Donald Herwehe Linda Barbara Grover Herwehe Methodist Hospital Ina Umble Roger Amble Cuba Califor Roger Navy Ray Dunn Princeton Bert Wood Sherry Reasner Ida Wood Leonard Vander Kieft Phyllis Keith M. Conoghey Tenis van Wyk Will Klein Neal van Wyk Pella Guy van Wyk Dick van Wyk Henry van Wyk John van Wyk Will van Wyk Sally Ben van Wyk Joe van Wyk Delmar Lois Germin Wyk Willis van Wyk Dale van Wyk Linda Kay Wayne van Wyk David Delbert Stover Delores Marvin Herbert L. Johnson Mon- Toc Highway 14 Laurel Dykstra Dykstra Johnsons Philip Ammer Glen McConoghey H. Heyveld Henry Herwehe Dean Foster Toone Howard Herwehe Dick VanderWerff Ohda

Donna Spaan Wins Essay Contest Honors at Christian High

Cordova News reports Donna Spaan of Lynden Washington daughter of Marie Murienberg Spaan and C E Spaan won first prize in the Third National Union Essay Contest for Christian High School seniors. Her essay What Shall I Do With My Life followed by readings at a national convention in Bellflower California and a $100 tuition grant to Calvin College.

Donna Spaan Lynden Washington Marie Murienberg-Spaan C.E. Spaan Marie Christian Home and School Grand Rapids Micin Donna Bill Bev Henry National Union Christian High School U. S Bellflower California Christian School Calvin College Fair Oaks Grandma de Goey Newton Nell Connie Joe the Chronicle Calvin Talbot W. R. Karr Iowa City Cora Karr Tressa Wilbur Azel Teter Carlists Methodist Hospital Des Moines Ned Ruckman June Reese Roland Reed Veteran’s Hospital Ida Roger Knoxville George Rosa Dailey Frank Lorenzen Truro Booneville Merryman

Halloween Program Sparks Small Town Note

A school program at Fair Oaks School on October 29 1961 was announced with a Halloween theme. A pot luck was hosted by Merl and Cecil Price in Red Rock with 23 attendees including local families and church leaders. Calls describe traffic chatter, fuel oil mishaps, new TV sets, moves, beavers sighted, and a pink and blue baby shower for Mrs Raymond De Moss with gifts and games.

Fair Oaks Merl Cecil Price Red Rock W. ‘A. Dessar Des Moines Edith Rookey Walter Cronkhite Jr Highland Park Tinos Walter Knoxville Lawrence Meadows Joe Stevenson Ida Giles Emma Herbert Bellamy Emma Giles Charles Hodgson Hodgson Price Dorothy Reed Reed Raymond de Moss Harold Sellers Monroe Mrs. Shaw Berlin Ballard Ida Grove Oskaloosa Shaw Texas Ballard Roy Bill Karr Ray

Local Social Roundup Notes From Sully Area

Sully area residents host and visit family members including Mrs. Pierce and Dr. Sparks in Alameda California and Pvt. Peter Van Soelen in Atlanta Georgia. Unrelated readers attend club meetings, listen to guests, and celebrate a 10th wedding anniversary in Marshalltown.

Jack Peirce Alameda California Pierce C. J. Sparks Marion van Soelen Pvt Peter van Soelen Atlanta Georgia Henry Roelffson Evamae Dean Davis W. T. Franklin Kansas City Wayne Henderson Andrew van Sant Colfax U.S. Navy Charleston South Carolina D. W. Wildman Iowa City Matt Tuinstra Tuinstra Louis Tuinstra Denver Colorado Wm. Zegars Jr Wilfred Renaud Lloyd Terlouw Newton Garrit Vander Weerdt Jr St. Francis Hospital Grinnell Leon Wayne Sully Lynnville St. Mary's Marshalltown Chas. Sorlein Christine Mason City C. C. Macy James McMeekin L. G. Wisgerhof M. R. Anderson Mannie Boat Edd Billings Ernest Elscott Ann Roten Fred de Vries L. G. Wissgerhof R. L. Meridith Gladys Howell Karl Gerald Lam

Local Red Cross Names and Address Updates

A list of women including Mrs. D. B. Vos Mrs. Elsie Kling and others is noted along with Pvt Vernon Vander Leest who arrived overseas and has a new address at U S 55092480 Co Aei x pan R T C 804 2nd AN 613 c/o Postmaster San Francisco California.

Local social round up fills Leighton news page

H Kuperus was a supper guest at the Dennis Groenendyk home. A surprise pot luck birthday dinner honored F B Denburger on his seventy sixth birthday at Black Oak township hall with a pink and white cake. Visitors included Mrs Min Rillihan and Mr and Mrs Max Easton. A baby shower for Christine White was held, gifts sent to her. Pfc Vande Voort on ten day furlough to Kansas and Oregon relatives. Local gatherings featured High Line Chick Company, ministers conference, and various visits among Denburger Van Zee Van Haaften and De Prenger families. Several trips and dinners noted with long lists of names and places in Iowa communities.

H. Kuperus Dennis Groenendyk F. B. Denburger Black Oak Township Denburger Min Rillihan Pella Denburg Vande Voort Camp Rucker Alabama Henry Sedrel High Line Chick Company New Sharon H. Vander Klay C. de Leeuw Tracy S. J. de Vries Prairie City Harry Denburger Floyd Lowman Ruth Ann Eddyville Frank van Haaften Linden Wisconsin J.’M. Cook Pell Wallace Fesenfeld Mel Brummel Gene Dwight Douglas Glen van Zee Cheyenne Wyoming

Widow Hopes for Funeral Services in Orient

Twenty minutes before her husband’s funeral in Orient last week Mrs Emerson Stowell died after accompanying the Colorado body there. A double funeral was held the next day.

Emerson Stowell Orient Colorado

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Monroe News Chet Fennema Bert Spoelstra Mercy Hospital Magnus Nielsen Leo Esbeck Terry Ventura Johnny Ricky VanderWerff Deborah Matherly Stevie Hewitt Sheryl Dykstra Clint Vriezelaar Beth Vriezelaar Philip Barbara Clevenger Marvel Jane Young D. Duncan Laurel Buckley Bernice Spratt van den Berg Cordova Roy Karr Mond de Moss Virginia Lucy de Moss Mabel Sellers Darlene Karr Effie Cowman Pinkerton Melvin Price Micheal Dorothy Hewitt Stevie Donald de Moss Sibyl Richerd Ruth Dailey Pabst Burke Burke Dolly Bertha Bessie Judy Rand Guernsey Ives T. B Bangs Kress Johnson Farm Bureau Wilford Bond First Nat'l Bank Earl Shields Sully News Arletta M. Terlouw Leighton News G. G. Versteegh Fremont Nebraska van Zee Tunis van Zante L. van Roekel Con Ver Ploeg Live and Wilbur de Bruin and Sons Donny and Dean Ver Ploeg Gene van Zee Harold Slings Henry G. Rempe Otto Brummel John Calvin Medendorp Christian Reformed Church Medendor Vander Klay Kuperus Nelva van Haaften Myrna Aalberts John den Hartog Betty Ray den Hartog Glenda Beulah Klein Ernest de Cook William van Heukelem Calvin Cruzen Tavis Jotaba Ey Rompe Son Tom Steward Tomi Clarence van Zee Carol Arie van Haaften Agency Ruhm G. DE Boer H. Jellema Ruhm’s Phosphate Co Francis G. Poortinga Iowa Crosley Crossey Vwo International Haan Bien Tendard
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