Local Notes From Pella and Surrounds Weekend Pictures
Seven young women spent the weekend at a Clear Lake cottage including Carol Cook Theresa Wormhoudt Jeanette Lankelma Dorothy De Haan Vic Carpenter Marcia Verteeg and Mrs Joy Hedrick Mrs Hedrick drove the car. The report covers neighborhood visits illnesses possessions and local events with many names and places in Iowa reflecting community life and ongoing family movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Carol Cook
Theresa Wormhoudt
Jeanette Lankelma
Dorothy de Haan
Vic Carpenter
Marcia Verteeg
Joy Hedrick
Hedrick
John Veldhuizen
Tainter
Iowa
Marvin Vande Voort
Arie Vane Voort
Flintridge
Edward de Jong
Wheat Grow School
Herman de Jong
Walter Koopman
Roger Dean
Harry Lathrop
Rose Hill
Keopman
Donald Lathrop
Postwar Flying In Your Home Town
In this fifth article of the postwar flying series, C. C. Campbell urges communities to plan airparks and landing facilities. He outlines steps to assess local need, geographic position, and potential air traffic, stressing surveys, demographics, and regional ties to gauge future demand for personal aviation.
Community News From Boone Area and Surroundings
Local residents and relatives visit family near Boone and Ames. Major life events include Paul Simons in serious condition after surgery, Carl Vogelaar enlisting then returning home, and Lt Charles De Wild on extended furlough awaiting discharge. Community groups plan a United Service Women meeting and Forget-me-not sale. conservation films draw crowds at Pella Implement Store.
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Everett Heyveld
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloova
Oskaloosa
Trent
Walter Dorland
Ma Hospital
Lewis Hartley
Mra Hartley
Gretchen
Lewis
Hey
Hartley
Hartleys
North Gordon Street
Hollywood
California
Walter Nollen
Arie van Houwe
Pennsylvania
Ives
Muren
Popina
Raymond Vose
What. C
Cora Ver Dught
Moines
Ver Dught
Methodist Hospital
George Croll
Des Moines
A. J. Roovart
Wagner
South Dakota
A. J
Byer
L. A. Roovart
Tommy Grundman
Army Air Base
Salina
Kansas
N. Wilson Street
Mark Schakel
Ames
P. Schakel
George Ver Steeg
Mark
Town State College
Lloyd van Zante
Camp Hood
Texas
W. 7
van Zante
Ft. Riley
Edith Thompson
Des Moine
Marjorie van Wyk
Kansas City
L. M. den Burger
Paul Simons
Olivet
University of Towns
Carl Vogelaar
Ben Vogelaar
Missouri
Carl
Central College
Charles de — Wild
Army Air Forces
Chuck
Central
June Allen
Harold Schut
Pacific
Pella
International Harvester Company
1St Christian Reformed Church
Andrew J. Beerends
William Vanden Berg
Gerrit Vanden Berg
Billy
J. Blom
University of Iowa Hospital
Richard Lautenbach
Mr. Lautenbach
Lawrence Lautenbach
India
Lawrence
Knoxville
Tennessee
Ruth Lautenbach
Jane Dale
Monmouth
Oregon
Ruth
Tate Teachers College
Clarence van Dellen
Co. I
Camp Richie
Maryland
United Service Women
Legion Hall
After looking over the statues of many men famous in American history
A compact reflection notes that most statues show famous men in public spaces yet fail to capture full personal stories. The piece hints at gaps in biographical detail and the evolving meaning of commemoration across time.
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Eve
Card of Thanks from John J. De Jong
A note thanks neighbors friends and relatives for cards and flowers received and for visits during the hospital stay. The deeds of kindness are greatly appreciated and will be remembered.
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John J. de Jong
Thanking Friends After Car Accident From Van Waardhuizen
Mr and Mrs Gerrit Van Waardhuizen and Sons express sincere gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for help during and after a car accident. They thank those who aided at the scene took the boys to Monroe hospital and those who visited with cards flowers and well wishes.
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Samuel Ver Steeg
Decorah
Town
Ver Steeg
George Pala
Hull
Iowa
Pacific Area
Faye van Zee
Sereant Pals
Cariatian High School
C. Evers
Ira
M. Vander Linden
Carl Reno Vander Linden
North Des Moines
Monroe
Gerrit van Waardhuizen and
De Vries Jewelry Store Closure Notice and Waste Pickup Change
The De Vries Jewelry Store will be closed from September 13 to September 21. For selling hogs or cattle, contact John Leydens at Black 19 or Connie Vanden Board at 62. Garbage pickup on April 17 will switch to once a week on the same days as before. John De Winter.
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de Vries
John Leydens
Connie Vanden
Mber
John de Winter
Public Sale Of Real Estate In Pella Iowa 1945
Estate of Pleuntje Slot sells East Half of Lot 3 Block 50, 900 Liberty Street Pella. Auction September 22 1945 at 1 30 PM. $1000 down, balance in cash by March 1 1946, deed and abstract on good title. Possession January 1 1946. Auctioneers Worth Van Za, Clerk Van Maanen Slot.
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Pleuntje
Jacob
Pella
Liberty Street
Town
First Christian Reformed Church
Worth & van Za
Elbert van Maanen
John J. Slot
City to Vacate Unused Streets in North Pella
City of Pella Iowa resolutions declare Clay Avenue and Webster Avenue unused for public highway use and no demand exists. Council to meet October 2 1945 at 7 30 p m to hear objections and publish notice in the Pella Chronicle September 13 1945. Attest Mayor Frush City Clerk De Wit.
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North Pella
Clay Avenue
Webster Avenue
Pella
Iowa
Towa
Thank You Note From Bertha Van Veldhuizen Family
Bertha Van Veldhuizen thanks relatives neighbors and friends for hospital cards and flowers and especially her parents Mr and Mrs Bartus Klyn for shelter and care during and after hospitalization. She calls the deeds memorable and adds a reflective line about perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartus Klyn
Bertha van Veldhuizen
Iowa divorce petition in Marion County district court
The petition seeks an absolute divorce on cruel and inhuman treatment endangering the plaintiff’s health and life. The defendant Mildred Nadine Key is named and warned to answer by October 11, 1945, else default and judgment will be entered. Attorneys Miller and Mick of Knoxville, Iowa, represent the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Nadine Key
Clerk of the District Court
Marion County
Iowa
Miller and
Mick
Plaintiff
Knoxville
First Day of School for Doris in Kindergarten
Doris begins kindergarten as her anxious mother walks her to class. The teacher invites a chair and a tour while the mother stays close. Doris cries at the start but settles as the day goes on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris
Darling
Methannot
Kindergarten Independence Sparks Two Sisters’ First Day
Doris cried as she faced separation while Virginia, guided by a school patrol, learned to cross safely and be self reliant. The Iowa Child Welfare Research Station report notes the value of early self sufficiency and proper behavior in young children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris
Virginia
Ton
Miss B
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
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