Visitors Bring News Across the Midwest and Army Moves
Mrs Kate Johnson Van Gorp of Long Beach visits family in Iowa while sister Lena mourns Jake Elliott's death in Knoxville car crash. Major Dudok Langerak travels from Langley Field to Camp Polk for upcoming maneuvers, with transfer planned after Christmas to Camp Gordon. Hospital notes in Mahaska count include births and discharges, while Franklin and Mrs Keables visit Pella, reflecting postwar ties and Hollywood work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Johnson van Gorp
Bixby Knolls
Long Beach
California
Iowa
Lena
Jake Elliott
Knoxville
Elliott
Pella
Dudok
Duke) Langerak
B. H. Langerak
Langley Air Field
Virgininia
Camp Polk
Army
Camp Gordon
Georgia
Langley Field
Franklin Keables
North Hollywood
Mr. Keables
Casper
Wyoming
Keables
Des Moines
Franklin
Columbia Pictures Corporation
George Gaass
Obituary of John W Kaldenberg 1936 1955
John William Kaldenberg son of Joe Kaldenberg and Jeanetta Van Ringelestein was born July 26 1936 in Oskaloosa Iowa. He died October 5 1955 at age 19 in a automobile accident. He attended Sully Chr grade school and Sully High School class of 1954. He worked as a carpenter. He was preceded in death by sister Veronica and grandparents Jan Kaldenberg and the Netherlands. He leaves parents four brothers and many relatives friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John William Kaldenberg
Joe Kaldenberg
Jeanetta van Ringelestein
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Sully’ Chr
Sully High School
Veronica
Netherlands
Jan Kaldenberg
Joe Junior
Robert Allen
Gene Emmett
Tommy Lee
John van Ringelestein
Towa
Card of Thanks for John William Ver Meer Family
The Kaldenberg family and relatives thank neighbors friends and relatives for support after the death of John William Ver Meer. They note expressions of sympathy flowers and prayers and list survivors Henry B Ver Meer Esther Vander Ley Ralph J Ver Meer a daughter-in-law Viola Vroom Ver Meer and grandchildren. Mrs Ver Meer joined Second Reformed Church then First Christian Reformed Church and was active in the Senior Ladies Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John William
Joe Kaldenberg
Darlene Maasdam
Henry B. Ver Meer
Esther
Frank Vander Ley
Ralph J. Ver Meer
Viola Vroom Ver Meer
Karyn Ver Meer
Robert
George
Frances Vander Ley
Garrett Nollen
Newton
Iowa
Mrs Bertha Ver Meer Dies at 72 in Grand Rapids
Mrs Bertha Ver Meer born Bertha Nollen died October 4 1955 at her daughter Mrs Frank Vander Leys home in Grand Rapids Michigan at age 72 She was born October 7 1883 and married Bert H Ver Meer in 1908 The couple farmed in Plain View before moving to Pella in 1937 Her husband passed away in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Ver Meer
Bertha Nollen
Herman Nollen
Frank Vander Ley
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Bert H. Ver Meer
Plain View
Pella
Funeral services held for Bertha Ver Meer
The obituary notes Bertha Ver Meer a wife and mother faithful to her Lord and church. Funeral services were held Friday October 7 1955 at 1:30 p.m. from the First Chr Ref Church with Dr P Y De Jong officiating. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery. Relatives thank friends neighbors and others for kindness sympathy and flowers shown during illness and after death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Y. de Jong
Oakwood Cemetery
Mrs Rut Engbers obituary notices family ties across Iowa
Mrs Rut Engbers nee Mary Vande Voort born near Pella Iowa November 22 1876 died October 16 1955 at Mahaska Hospital aged 79 years 10 months 24 days married February 26 1902 to Rut Engbers at Leighton Iowa she leaves husband three children Winnie William Martha all of Pella one infant son Albert eight grandchildren one great grandchild and one brother Wm Van de Voort of Pella. Also four sisters and three brothers. Funeral services were held Tuesday October 18 1955 at the First Christian Reformed Church with a family prayer at 711 West 3rd St Pella. Burial at Oak
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rut Engbers
Mary Vande Voort
Pella
Iowa
W Vande Voort
Maartje Wallezen
Mahaska Hospital
Leighton
Winnie
Gus Terlouw
William
Martha
Albert
Vande Voort
Henry
John
H. Overbergen
Gradus Gosselink
Kruseman
Herman de Bruin
Peoria
Christian Reformed Church
First Christian Reformed Church
West 3Rd St
P. Y. de Jong
Oakwood Cemetery
Thanking friends for kindness after Mrs Rut Engbers death
We express gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives who were kind during her illness and after her death. We acknowledge with thanks the assistance given before and after her passing and all expressions of sympathy and condolence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Ver Meer
Rut Engbers
Child Montie McCoy Found After Night Search
Three year old Montie McCoy of near Montour had disappeared from home and after an intensive search was located in a corn field about a quarter of a mile away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montie McCoy
Near Montour
The Halloween Night Gang Ends in a Headline
A small boy in a sheet mask watches a Halloween gang rampage until a sudden collision, a scene of fear and noise ending with a crash and the glow of car headlights. The event unfolds as the boy retreats from danger and witnesses a shocking moment on a dark street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hullihan
Leighton to Vote on Municipal Water System Nov 8
Leighton residents will vote November 8 on establishing a municipal waterworks, alongside town elections. A test well yields 30 gallons per minute, supporting bond-limited provision of city water. The measure follows two years of council consideration and a petition signed by 65 of 80 eligible voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leighton
R. 8
Duffus
Municipal system proposal heads to voters in Osage
A summer disaster underscored the need for a municipal system costing 18500 with 15500 funded by general obligation bonds and the rest from funds on hand. The annual tax to retire bonds and interest is capped at ten mills. In town elections Mayor Duffus seeks a third term unopposed as six for five council seats. Incumbents Denburger Van Haaften Sedrel Glendening Brummel plus Alvin Goemaat run. Lou Van Roekel is unopposed for re-election as city treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffus
Harry Denburger
Frank van Haaften
Henry Sedrel
Howard Glendening
Earl Brummel
Alvin Goemaat
Lou van Roekel
Oskaloosa Herald
It Time To Go Coon Hunting In Iowa 1955 Season
The raccoon hunting season opens at noon October 22, runs to midnight February 10, with no bag limit. Raccoon trapping begins November 10. Hunting is done with dogs at night, along river bottoms and low fields, valued pelts averaging 2.04 dollars over 16 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Drive
Eugle
Iowa
Tulip Time Visitors Leis Featured in Letter
A letter from C. W. Brinkhoff of Los Angeles relays a clipping on Barabara Wickham Lawrence’s Los Angeles Times piece about her Holland visit during tulip time. It describes how Hollanders string leis from tulips, decorate floats, and celebrate spring with flowers everywhere, a detail shared with Pella’s Tulip Time committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Brinkhoff
Arapahoe Street
Los Angeles
California
Brinkhoff
Los Angeles Times
Barbara Wickham
Lawrence
Holland
Overschie
Billy Brinkhoff
Pella
Tulip blooms become big business and heat top LA records
The piece notes Tulip Time visitors receiving blooms as a draw, Holland's practice of cutting blooms for bulb growth, and Pella having no sale blooms. It warns collectors face jail. It also mentions 10 hot days in Los Angeles ending September 11 at 110 degrees and expresses Dodgers World Championship hopes amid ongoing California highway deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee
Holland
Pella
Los Angeles
Brooklyn Dodgers
California
Johnston couple marks 54th wedding anniversary
84 years old Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnston of North English recently observed their 54th wedding anniversary. Phone your news to 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Johnston
North English
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