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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1951
Page
5
Local notes recount travels including Mrs Gary Vande Voort to Camp Rucker Alabama, Rev H Vander Klay’s Kansas and Denver journey, and Mrs Betty Green in Alaska. Community groups meet, social events, birthdays, school enrollments, and visitors abound in Leighton Oskaloosa and surrounding areas.
Otley residents report visits from families in Pella Oskaloosa Muscatine and Des Moines. Labor Day travel to Vinton and Reasnor outings. Barn fire loss for Dick Kuiper and updates on school buses Christian school enrollment Peoria Christian School opens with 105 pupils and staff. Community notices include births hospital stays and church activities across Otley and nearby towns.
Miss Janice Nell De Young traveled to Chicago after Labor Day weekend at her parents home. Karen Kay and Judith Rae Dahm visited Gerrit De Jong near Otley, Iowa, with grandparents. Mrs Vernon Van Ee, Mrs Simon Bokhoven and Mrs Henry Nibbelink attended a delegate Board meeting of the Women’s Edification League in Prairie City.
Dorothy Dahm departed Tuesday for Holland Michigan to teach in a Christian School There. Mr and Mrs Richard Vander Wilt and son left Monday for California. John C Vander Hart purchased a Ford tractor. George Petherson lost a hog house to fire Friday morning New Sharon fire truck helped extinguish. Fire sparked by embers from a rubbish pile burned earlier in the day. Several people remain ill with the flu.
The Sully News reports Lizzie Huyser’s return from visiting relatives, Pvt Vernon Vander Leest on a 21 day furlough with parents, and Seattle overseas posting after basic at Camp Carson. It notes school openings at Sally Christian and Sully Independent, births, travel of families, and community events with multiple local names and addresses.
Mrs John Latcham gave birth on Saturday September 8 at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa to a second child, a daughter. The father is stationed at Fort Bliss Texas. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Andrew Ver.
The Galesburg News reports the Christian Church Ladies' Aid met at the church for an all day session. Cleaning occurred in the morning and the regular meeting was led by president Mrs De Penning. Mrs Rawlins directed the program and a lunch of ice cream and cookies was served. Preparations were announced for a chicken supper on Sept 18 in the church basement and the group welcomed all, noting Mr Darrell De Bruyn and Mr Clyde Rawlins were admitted.
Monday evening at Newton hospital and Sunday visits highlight a local social column. Mrs Roy Dearinger moved to Des Moines to be near her daughter and family at 2810 Woodlawn Ave. Merlin Schnuger Mrs Fred Zimmermann and Joe Kalenberg and son Tommy visited Loell Carpenter’s home Friday. Loell Carpenter visited Reasnor Wednesday with aunt Belle Zwank. Ha Zickel hosted Elizabeth Oliver Newton Clifton Zickel Clifford Dearinger Lorraine and Brian Monroe relatives visited Sunday. Bob Terpstra Connie Randie near Pella joined Sunday dinner at Connie Slycord’s. Yella Menninga Mildred Heemsbergen joined Oskaloosa visit Thursday. Kenneth Carpenter and Loell Carpenter traveled to Des Moines Saturday for Loell’s treatments.
Ervin Henrichsen of near Holstein sustained multiple wounds requiring hospital treatment after a bull attacked him. He reportedly leaped over two fences to escape but the animal breached both barriers and pinned him against a barbed wire fence.
In Bremer county a 15 year old, Donovan Troyna, was killed while riding on the rear bumper of a car driven by his brother. The pair were transporting a ladder when the vehicle hit a bump and the boy was thrown from the car.
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