Local News Notes From Pella and Nearby
Newcomers to Pella include Mr and Mrs Jack Strawn of Newton with Gary Schichout shop ties and repair work. many visits and moves among residents, trips to Iowa towns, and family arrivals. Also noted are purchases of International pickups, births, weddings, and layoffs as residents host visitors from Armour, South Dakota to Oska lay, Iowa, with social events and church bulletins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Jack Strawn
Newton
Strawn
Gary Schichout
West
Washington Street
John van Viiet
Flor Geurts
Gary Woselant
William Steen
Douwstra
Broadway
John Vander Wal
Marion Avenue
Vander Wals
Albert Scholten
Armour
South Dakota
Carrie Muilenberg
Scholten
Muilenberg
Williakamp
George Ver
Marion Wormhoudt
Washington, D. C
Bas Goedens
Gary
Omaha
William Garwyn
William van Ee
Otley
Henry
City Council Proceedings at Pel la Iowa September 3 1940
The City Council of Pel la Iowa met September 3 1940 with Mayor Fultz presiding. Roll call showed all members present and Aug 20 1940 minutes approved. Permits to sell beer and cigarettes filed by C D Miller and Marion L Steenhoek approved. Emergency tax levy resolution read and adopted with all present voting aye. Amount 1340 dollars to fund General, Grading, Sanitation, Swimming pool, and city building expenses. August treasurer and electric light reports presented and approved. Swimming pool season report approved. Finance committee reported bills. motion to approve and issue warrants passed. Bills allowed include General Fund items Gesoline professional service salaries sete 245 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Towa
Fultz
Seheer
C. D. Miller
Marion L .Steenhoek
van Dusseldorp
den Adel
Marion County
Iowa
Finance Committee
Ver Steeg
Don Adel
Service Station Permit Granted in Washington Street Lot 2 3
John Hoeksema appeared before the council to obtain permission to build and operate a service station on Washington street blocks 31. The council granted permission. The high school was given approval to use swimming pool grounds ball diamond and lights for Sept 6 1940 evening. Don Nutting was authorized to operate swimming pool if weather permitted with final closing date Sept 12 1940. Council adjourned after motion by Kooyman Dieleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breight
John Hoeksema
Washington Street
High School
Don Nutting
Kooyman
Dieleman
Tracy News Briefs Including Naturalization Trips and Local Death
Tracy residents John De Jong Mrs Steve Arke ma Mrs Jim Schimmel Arnold Beekhuizen and Gus Beckhuizen traveled to Des Moines Monday to obtain naturalization papers. James Schimmel and Raymond Vande Kieft went to Hollandale Minnesota Monday morning to seek work. Gertrude Miller died Wednesday morning Sept 4 at age 70 at her daughter's home Mrs Anne Hogate. Funeral services were held Friday at the Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John de Jong
Steve Arkema
Jim Schimmel
Arnold Beekhuizen
Gus Beckhuizen
Des Moines
James Schimmel
Raymond Vande Kieft
Hollandale
Minnesota
Gertrude Miller
Anne Hogate
Methodist Church
Tracy Consolidated School
Norma Sass
Davenport
Helen Hobbs
Washington
Refa Holdsworth
Harvey
Ruth Smith
Attica
Harry Andrews
New Sharon
Rulutt Resseler
Clarksville
C. C. Hannum
Mediapolis
Iss ‘Lena Logue
Oskaloosa
W. F. Thompson
Alice
Grace Beekhuizen
Dorothy Vander Linden
Polla
Wilma
Catherine Wanders
John Koning
Peoria
Koning
Gerrit de Vries
Minn
Dick Roords
Koorda
de Vries
Rolscreenings Bout returns to work after family duties
The item notes Rolscreenings Bout back at work after tending his son. It apologizes for omissions: Rose Olivi from Washington, Missouri, spent Labor Day in Pella, and Myron Nelle was in LeMars. It mentions Wayne Hangrave's hay fever rest at New Sharon and Bevan’s weekend aviation lesson. Also lists staff in office, factory visits by Vi. Chader of Marshalltown and Hert Fuller of Washington D. C. and highlights notable blind orders for hospitals, churches, and buildings. The closing line gives wren house entrance hole size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Olivi Sead
Washington Souri
Labor Day
Pella
Myron Nelle
LeMars
Wayne Hangrave
New Sharon
Towa
Ys Leusink
Bevan
Dover
Hee
Marjorie Lautenbach
Henrietta Franje
Vi. Chader
Marshalltown
Hert Fuller
Washington, D. C
Inter-State Commerce Department
Washington
Fuller
S. FP. Cole
City Hospital
Binghamp Yton
New York
Ashland Dai Tidings
Ashland
Oregon
Methodist Church Board
Chieno
WSPD
Toledo
Ohio
Grinnell College
Gritnnell
van Beck
New Canaan
Connecticut
Franklin Hotel
Seattle
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Des Moines
St. Luke's Hospital
Kansas City
Pyramid Building
Little Rock
Arkansas
Central College
Richard Schoenbohm
Valparaiso
Indiana
Schoenbohm
Bert Bout
Columbia City
Birthday at Home for the Aged Celebrates 80th Year
Residents and visitors share the September 6 observance at the Home for the Aged. Andrew Blom reaches eighty as friends from Peoria Chicago Prairie City Otley Dex Maines and Wisconsin Dells trips appear in the day’s social notes.
Labor Day Social Ties and Local Visits in Killduff
Rose Hill community notes attendance at the Killduff Labor Day event lists the Van Veen Vander Werff and Vander Leest families along with Will Jansen and Kath ryn Vander Werff at the Grimes canning plant in Pella. Visits to Pella homes, high school start for Minnie Rose Van Zante, and a Labor Day gathering at Neal Vander Werff’s place are recorded. A housework helper at Kaldenberg home and a family summer kitchen fire near De Vries are also noted plus travel to Okoboji for a seed corn convention and various calls on neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killduff
van Veen
Art Vander Werff
Rich Vander Leest
Will Jansen
Marie Vander Leest
Kathryn Vander Werff
Grimes Canning
Pella
Jinnie Mae Vanden Berg
Doe Kaldenberg
Reasner
H. J. Vander Werf
Okoboji
Iowa
Arthur
John Vander Werff
H. Kersbergen
Minnie Rose van Zante
Pannekoek
Raymond Vander Leest
Everett de Vries
Lester Boat
Des Moines
Delbert Schrader
Monroe
Neal Vander Werff
de Ronde
Neal Keuning
Lane Dunnink
John Vanden Berg
Neal Vanden Berg
Bussey
Ladies Aid guest day and county nurse meeting report
The Reform ed church Ladies Aid held their annual guest day with devotion led by Mrs. M M De Reus and a program by Mrs E C Kruse man and Mrs John Den Hartog. A quartet sang and Evelyn Dykstra played accordion. Guest speaker was Mrs Richard Vanden Berg of Pelia. Refreshments by Mrs Lou Van Roe kel and others. About fifty attended. The Third District County Nurse Committee met at Mrs William Van Maanen home chaired by President Mrs Andrew Barnes. Program covered Child Posture Infantile Paralysis and county work reported by Miss Letha Wells. Fifteen guests and six children attended refreshments served by the hostesses. Mrs C G Groenendyke confined to Mercy hospital Os kaloosa with pneumonia. Mr and Mrs B Groenendyk left for Washington to visit their daughter and son-in-law Rev and Mrs Chas Malefeit and Jamie. Mr and Mrs Lou Van Rockel were mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelin
America
Mr. Tysseling
Hazel Fulreide
Dr. Cook
Cincinnati High School
Pella
van Dyk
Mary Vanden Baurd
Chas, Lauitenbach
Dan Anna Dykhuis
Jessie Sadlur
Sunnyside
Ove Musicale
Katherine Rus
Marion Morrow
Joyce Sadler
Kansas City
Missouri
Henry van Rockel
Monroe
Highway 14
Albia
Des Moi
Pella National Bank of
Aart de Kock
First Reformed Church
the Reformed Church
M. M. de Reus
E. C. Kruseman
John den Hartog
Will Rompe
Ira P. de Cook
John Weenstram
Dick van Zee
Evelyn Dykstra
Richard Vanden Berg
Pelia
Lou van Roekel
Neal de Prenger
P. de Hamer
Walter Brummel
Third District County Nurse Committee
William van Maanen
Andrew Barnes
Helen Cruzen
Tom Brown
Letha Wells
C. G. Groenendyke
Mercy
Oskaloosa
B. Groenendyk
Washington
Local residents host dinners and visits in Iowa towns
Entertained Mr and Mrs J R Vander Waal and Mr and Mrs J A Van Zouk at Canary Cottage in Oskaloosa Friday night for a twenty fourth wedding anniversary. Mrs Lou Van Rockel visiting Aber Klaaren family in Sheldon. Neal Van Hemert of Pella and Tennis Tysseling of Ames joined supper at the M M De Reus home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Vander Waal
J. A. van Zouk
Canary Cottage
Oskaloosa
Lou van Rockel
Aber Klaaren
Sheldon
Neal van Hemert
Pella
Tennis Tysseling
Ames
M. M
Otley News highlights and school notes from Otley area
Mrs S Korver returned from living with her daughter in Pella while relatives visited over the weekend. Local church services were held in the park with Dr Lubbers conducting. A newborn Janice Arlene born Sept 5 joins the Van Ee family, and a boy is welcomed by the Van Waardhuizen household. Otley school opened Sept 2 with multiple grades listed. upper grades form a nature club led by Lila Van Vliet with officers appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Arlene
William van Ee
Otley School
Miss Lee
Ruth Kaldenberg
Paicin van Engelenhoven
Judy Klein
Bobby Klein
Bernice Ruby
Mary van Vliet
Jerry Dean Harvey
Janella Aalbers
Billy Caswell
George Edward Roschaum
Gerald Angove
Jeanette Pol
Miss Vrietelaar
Donna McConaghey
Alma Ruth Vink
Louisa Longdin
Howard Buwalda
Darlene Postma
Wilma Pol
Jimmy Van_ Vliet
Ivan Kaldenberg
Marion Pol
Harold Postma
Evelyn Kool
Plans for Grundy Center Theater Move Forward
Indefinite plans for a new theater in Grundy Center were set after a recent fire nearly destroyed the old venue. Frank Rubel of Des Moines has been involved as discussions proceed on building a replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy Center
Frank Rubel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pld
Wagaman
William Slobe
Rollandport
Jones
Albert Jones
Oskalay
Slobe
Oskaloos
John Nyhus
Alexandria
TLW
de Haan
Pellavise
Peter
Donna Rae
Cole
Jen
Southwest
Lloyd
Cornie
van Yeon
J. W. Vander Linm
John Weers
West Bend
Amidon
Clarion
Margaretta Slobe
Akron
Sioux City
Will
Knoxville
Lena K
Man
Jacob van Wyk
Dedas
Jon
North Annex
Tysseling
Philco
J. van Dusseldorp
Oskaloosa St
Jaarsma Bakery
H. Jaarsma Bakery
H. Jaarsma
Frank Jaarsma
H. Jaarsi
General Fund Supplies
Gesoline
Bob Bolen
Laurens
Veneta de Witt
Milford
Bolen
Tracy News
Bout
Andrew Blom
Herman Plate
Prairie City
B. Hagen
P. de Jong
John Bogaards
M. van Gorp
J. van Gorp
Christina
John de Nooy
P. Vos
Dick van Gorp
Jake Rus
van Wyk
Prairie View
Kansas
Roy van Jeukelem
Lacey
B. van Zouk
Henry Vander Wilt
John Brooksma
Chicago
Arie de Hoed
John de Vries
E. Baas
J. de Vries
Jane Bos
P. Vander Haar
Will den Hartog
C. den Hartog
Gerrit’ Verros
Trighton
M. Verros
Minnie Sparks
Mary van Veen
G. van Rees
Dex Maines
B. van Rees
Dick Geenen
Albert. Veldhuizen
Wisconsin Dells
Cago
Rose Hill News
Leighton News
W.heatamin
Carpenter's Drug Store
Christopher Bean
Otley News
S. Korver
Charles Vander Kolk
Rean Verwers
William van Waardhuizen
Anne van Waardhuizen Jr
Anne van Waardhuizen
Otley and
Fifield
F Dyville
Lubbers
John Takker
Takker
Henry Ryke
Rudy ‘Heeren
Tunis Vink
Melvin
Near Monror
Henry Vander Werff
Anne Ver Heul
Dorcas Society
Judy Rozeboom
Norman Robus
D. den Adel
Central Park Cafe
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