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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1941
Page
7
Recaps events in rural Iowa communities including marriages in Kirkville and Pella, hospital stays, a newborn in Peoria, and school improvements at Peoria Christian. Families from Leighton, Hollandale, and Kalamazoo are noted visiting relatives while local teachers and students celebrate open house and new leadership at the Peoria Christian school.
Muddy fields hinder farmers as field work slows and corn picking stalls amid week of heavy rain. Local families visit, travel, and care for ill relatives while church services plan for next Sunday in Pella.
Grand Rapids couple Mr and Mrs Joe Ditmar spent last week at Rev J Friffioen home while Hull Town residents Mr and Mrs John Hubers visit the area. Hubers solicits contributions for Bethesda Sanatorium as friends and relatives gather. Home Economics class, led by Miss Kilbourne, hosted an afternoon gathering with a Halloween themed display in the classroom. Attendees included Mr and Mrs David McCulley and several Misses and Mrss from the community.
The University of Iowa football leaders prepare for the homecoming game against Indiana on November 1. Dr. Eddie Anderson guides the 1980 squad that upset Minnesota, while family notices and social events fill the community scene as local residents host gatherings and plan events surrounding the weekend activities.
Dorothy Ann Shultz invited several schoolmates to a masquerade Halloween party at her grandmother Mrs Fred Castorf's home. Names include Frances Rivhday Harriet Padre Joan Goodyh Low Goodyh Martha Gertrude Jenne Van Boris and others. Case Van Gist left for army induction Wednesday.
The column records visiting by Mr and Mrs Come Van Relhoven and Mrs Ma Rene, with friends from Fulton and Velbe meeting relatives in Pella. A baby named Maxine Evelyn was born to Mr and Mrs Clayton ite bharkt on a Thursday in October. Several families, including Van Ommon Van Rockel Van Re and De Bruin, dropped by Clayton market to greet the newborn. Community updates note ongoing improvements among residents and a Heap 6 Savin Club meeting in Leighton.
Mr and Mrs Murray Van He mert and daughter visited with Mr and Mrs John Kamerick and with Mr and Mrs Howard McDaniel on Sunday. Mrs Roy Karr visited her father in Knoxville on Tuesday afternoon Hoch Pontus and family visited Pete Van Herert last Sunday. Frank Frankin and others were mentioned in the same social notes.
Families in Knowville welcomed a Missouri and Ohio group for a week of visits with relatives. Local events included a Farm Bureau contest in Knowville where Miss Reavy spoke and earned a prize. Marion County represented by ft and Wall in Des Moines as future alate Meo and Mire Murray Ven Te Jay attended a Monday event, while others joined gatherings at home and church socials.
A miscellaneous shower Friday evening at the Lewis Wanders home near New Sharon honored Mr and Mrs Francis Van Zante. Attending were Mr Henry and Reva Jean. Harold Geurts. Harmon Brand and family. Mire John Beand and Frances. John Rehand and the honorees.
Community notes from Rose Hill cover engagements and weddings at the bride’s parents home near Trinioy, with Van Zante and Vander Werf families prominent. Local visits include Mr and Mrs. Francio Vin Zante, John Van Veen, and Kathryn Vander Werf. Ads question advertising returns while a line credits Inn’s soil for wealth.
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