News of Nearby Towns and Rural Communities
Brief local notices from rural Iowa communities detail daily life. Reports include farm work by Joe Vanden Berg and Werners of Sully, visitors to Roberta Har vey of Eldora, a freshman at Pella Christian high school, and various social gatherings. Seasonal hunting, travel, church and school events, hospital and funeral notices, and local political activity are mentioned, reflecting a typical community chronicle.
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Joe Vanden Berg
Werners
Sully
Joe Templeton
Dwight Harvey
Eldora
Jankie de Jong
Pella
Christian High School
Lorena van Semert
Roy Kner
Bodms
Delos Vanden Berg
Lorena van Hemert
Calvin Bric
Clarence Bricker
Birthday Party Attendance in Effie Kathryyn Heemstra Family
Residents near Effie Kathryyn Heemstra hosted October 18 birthday gatherings with families including Hulleman, Heemstra, Klein, Shannon, and Baker clans from Monroe and Pella. Nearby, Blaine Vriezelaar and Madeline Vriezelaar visited Summit pupils after Monroe schools closed. Young Christians held a social at Otley church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Kathryn Heemstra
Henry Hulleman
Carrie
Rick
Grace Heemstra
Monroe
Nick Heemstra
Gradus Klein
Harriet
Jackie
Pella
Theron Shannon
Effie Mary
Edward
Robert Baker
Marion Hulleman
Neal Hiemstra
Marion
Effie Kathryn
Wm. Brouwer
Monda
Jo Willemsen
Reasner
Summit School
Blaine Vriezelaar
Rawleigh Vander Waal
Madeline Vriezelaar
Louis van Roekel
Art Ustermarkt
Gerrit Brouwer
Anna Slocum
Richland School
Irene Vriezelaar
Colorado
Roy
Martha van Gorp
Knoxville
J. B. S Vriezelaar
Parl van Himert
Martin van Zee
Prairie City
J. W. Pringle
Caletta
Philip
Newton
H.W. Vriezelaar
Local families gather for visits and chores around Kellogg
Tim Zegers of Killduff visited Wm Zegers and guests Miss Mary Zegers accompanied him for a few days. Neighbors Mrs. Jasper De Raad Leona Mae Arthur Van Zee and others visited Jennie Monsma near Prairie City to comfort a sick mother. Vander Linden helps John Vanden Berg with corn. Several couples and relatives shared visits at Zegers Verwers De Raad Bloodsworth and other homes. Continuous social rounds feature belated birthdays and travel notes from Kellogg area.
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Tim Zegers
Killduff
Wm. Zegers
Mary Zegers
Tim
John Zegers
Jasper de Raad
Leona Mae
Arthur
Albert van Zee
Jennie Monsma
Prairie City
Robert
Vander Linden
John’ Vanden Berg
Bartus Klyn
Angie Klyn
Pelin
Oskaloosa
W. EH. Verwers
Jake Verwers
Kellogg
Minnie Wickle
Pete den Berg
Arie de Hoedt
Minnie Rexroat
Asantyille
Wm. Verwers
Chris Mol
de Rands
Zegers
Gradus Klein
Jess de Rand
Bend School House
S. H. Kenning
Sam Steenhoek
Knoxville
John Edward
Wm. Zeers
Pete van Gent
W. H. Verwers
Surprise at country home honor for Rev and Mrs Van Houten
A gathering at the Anie Beyer home honored Rev. and Mrs. Frederick Van Houten with a electric floor lamp. About 45 attendees enjoyed visiting, games, and singing followed by refreshments. Judith Rozeboom left for Steen, Minn. Rev. Rozeboom rests due to throat ailment.
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Frederick van Houten
Anie Beyer
van Houten
N. Rozeboom
Judith
Steen
Minn
Rozeboom
The
Reformed Church
Mentink
Central College
Pella
Pla. Vos
Henry Kool
M Vande Kiest
Gerrit, Laurens
Marion van Haaften
M. Ralph Dykstra
Forrest Hedrick
Lynnville Students Form School Newspaper The News Real
Lynnville Ila Maye and Wilbur Louis visit Wm Terpstra home while parents pick corn. Lynnville high school staff forms school newspaper The News Real. editor Dwight Gause co editor Clara Mathers. Other staff members include Kenneth Ratcliff Humor Devona Stewart Advertising Manager Maxine McMains Cartoonist Teath Pietersma named paper. Biweekly issues planned. subscription 5e per copy or 1b0 per first semester. Merlyn Gertsma injured playing football vs Newton, missed days of school. Mr and Mrs Henry Van Wyk Jr visited Arthur Van Roe kel home near Monroe. Mr and Mrs Milton Talbot and Esther visited A L Jelsma home. Miss Darlene Rector of Newton visited school with Meroe Stanley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ila Maye
Wilbur Louis
Wm. Terpstra
Carl Terpstra
Lynnville High School
Dwight Gause
Clara Mathers
Kenneth Ratcliff
Devona Stewart
Maxine McMains
Teath Pietersma
News Real
Darlene Rector
Newton
Meroe Stanley
Birthday and visit notes from Rose Hill community
Rose Hill residents shared events this week with Ray mond Zickel's funeral and family gatherings. Oct 13 to 16 saw adults visiting, attending a federation meeting in Muskegon, and supper and social visits at Galesburg homes. Don Oliver traveled to Iowa City Thursday.
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Arie van Haaten
Rich van der Leest
Raymond
Johanna de Ronde
Muskegon
Mich
Federation of Y. W
Harold Fisk
Art Vander Werff
George Peery
Rats Kill Hundreds on Gamos Farm in White Oak Township
An Indianola Record report describes a mass rat destruction at the Grant Ames farm in White Oak township where about 727 rats, mostly unidentified adults, were killed over Monday and Tuesday. Squads used boards, clubs, dogs, and a shotgun to dispatch rats from an old corn crib, with flooding and shelling continuing until the crib was cleared. The long barn-like crib will be replaced by a modern double crib with concrete floors.
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White Oak Township
Grant Ames Farm
Tuesay
Amos Farm
Lester
Samuel Parr
Community builders aid cattle shed project
Donald Meyer, Jerry Vanden Berg and Ward Badger helped Joe Vander Werff put in the foundation for a new cattle shed on Saturday. Other locals, including Arie Meyer and Arie Vander Werff, were noted in various home and farm improvement tasks. The item closes with a state parks update: 74 state parks and preserves cover 20 298 acres, a gain of 2 960 acres in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Meyer
Jerry Vanden Berg
Ward Badger
Joe Vander Werff
C. Carson
Neal Vander Werff
Don_ Oli ring
Arie Ver Steeg
Art Vander Werff
Delbert McReynolds
Des Moines
Albert van Zante
Cordelia van Za
Parks visitation reaches millions in 1938 report
A Conservation Commission report cites that over 5,000,000 people visited parks in 1938. The record also notes a long-term tally from July 1, 1936 to June 30, 1987 with 2,016 visitors and 15,839 visitors in a related period, totaling visitors across two spans.
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The
Conservation Commission
Tawa
More Women Now Employed Than in the Past
The unemployment census reports over 39 million men and 14 million women in the labor market, noting a rise in women employed compared with earlier periods.
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Inbor
Women workers surge since World War era census
The statement notes a large rise in women in the workforce since the World War period. A postcard census taken last November showed 2,740,000 more women employed or seeking work than projected from the 1934 census figures.
Report Rabbits To Be Plentiful in Iowa This Year
Observers across Iowa report a good supply of rabbits this fall with many sections noting increased and abundant populations. Favorable weather is cited by conservation authorities as a principal reason for the rise.
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Iowa
Fire destroys Reuben De Geest home near Lake Prairie
Fire gutted the Reuben De Geest family's house on the Lake Prairie township point southeast of Pella Tuesday evening. Neighbors could not save the structure. The article notes the lot of men being charged by mail order plans, calling some buyers fools.
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Reuben de Geest
Lake Prairie Township
Pella
Ford Plans 1939 Growth With New Plants And Mercury 8
The Ford Motor Company outlines a 1939 expansion including 34 million dollars in new plants and equipment, weather testing and safety improvements, and introduces the Mercury 8 between the De Luxe Ford and the Lincoln Zephyr. It emphasizes cooperative rebuilding of industry, retaining profits for buyers, and advancing production without compromising quality.
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America
Ford
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