Dutch house roof fire prompts quick aid and town notes
Nearby town news reports a Dutch house roof fire Friday morning with timely help. The column covers farm work across Richland township including hog houses silo construction and wheat parity payments, plus residents traveling to Missouri Nebraska Des Moines and Chicago, and local church and club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Richerd
Clyde Cove
Pete van Hemert
Otto Wynsteker
Maki
Gerrit de Jongs
Clyde Core
Joe Templeton
Hugh
Missouri
Dow
Wil LeGrand
LeGrand
Nebraska
Mossman
Rive Ere
Grazier's
Cordova
Arie Waardhuizen
Oskaloosa Visitors Thursday Afternoon
Mr and Mrs John De Jong and Viola visited Oskaloosa on Thursday afternoon in a brief social stop. The group spent time in town and appeared at several local shops before departing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John de Jong
Viola
Oskaloosa
Van Helten reunion and local visits in Rose Hill area
Rose Hill residents attend the Van Helten family reunion in Knoxville Labor ay. Several locals visit relatives in Pella Monroe and Prairie City. Mrs. Peery returns from Mercy hospital Oskaloosa. Families gather for birthdays and dinners with Vander Werff, Vanden Berg, Vander Werff, and Steenhoek families sharing time in multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane Dunnink
van Helten
Knoxville Laboray
John Peery
Mercy Hospital of
Oskaloosa
Delbert Schrader
Anna Vink
John Vanden Berg
Minnie Mae
Neal Vander Werff
Neal Niewenhuizen
Pella
Kathryn Vander Werf
Ray Brouwer
Monroe
John Vander Werff
Art
Neal Vander Werf
Diele van Ryswyk
Arie Steenhoek
Henrietta
Prairie City
Arie Vink
Sadie
Gerrit Vander Werf
Art Vander Werff
Minnie Mae Vanden Berg
George Vanden Berg
Mrs. Schrader
New Salem News Highlights Local Visits and Illness
Glen Vande Krol painted his barn last week but forgot the cupalo. Ed Vos and Mrs Geurts of Pella visited the Herman Vander Pol home. Leona Vos returned home with them after a week away. Andrew Van Zante visited Wednesday with Leslie Vande Krol. John Vande Krol is on the sick list this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dailey
Chicago
Bernice de Heer
Lynn Perkey
Fred Brand
Hazel Bricker
Aid
Mary Templeton
Leo Horseman
Lorena van Hemert
He Hool
St. Louis
Mrs. Blackwell
Dean Kerby
Marengo
Malcom
Sam Barr
Kool
Harris Waardhuizen
Patricia van Engelhoven
Agnes Dieleman
Bart Klyn’s
Sarah van Buren
Minnesota
John Elscott
Jennie
Gladys
Pella
Rufford Pethoven
Bert van Wyke
Taintor
Lester Gause
Harvey Gouse
Lynnville
Carroll Vander Wilt
Jeff Willemsen
Henry
William Rykhoek
Evert Vander Pol
Wood
Johanna Blom
Mr de Jong
Peoria Girls’ Society
Alan
John D. Koning
Richland Township
Oskaloosa Jast
P. C. Jonker
G.P. de Jong
Grand Rapids
Michigan
C. B. Vander Hart
Newton
Glen Vande Krol
Ed Vos
John D. Geurts
Herman Vander Pol
Leona Vos
Andrew van Zante
Leslie Vande Krol
John Vande Krol
Peoria Obituaries Share Tragedy and Sympathy
Mrs. B Swan formerly Dorothy Long died at Montezuma hospital aged 23. She leaves husband B Swan and ten children, mother and three brothers. Funeral at Ross funeral home Montezuma and burial at Belfountaine near Tracy. Relatives extend sympathy. Simon Bokhoven injured by hay forks two miles southeast of Peoria and taken to Mercy hospital OsKaloosa. Anne De Vries taken to Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Swan
Montezuma
Dorothy Long
Peoria
Ross Funeral Home
Belfountaine
Tracy
Simon Bokhoven
P. C. Jonker
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Anne de Vries
P. de Vries
Newton
Pella Hospital Urged to Support Local Plan
The piece defends maintaining a hospital for Pella, noting local needs and inconvenience faced by residents from 10 to 16 miles away. It recalls transporting patients to far towns like loosa and Newton, stressing the benefit to the city and surrounding region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Reformed Church
Pella
Peoria
Loosa
Newton
Summit News Highlights Local Socials And School Happenings
Residents from Omaha and Monro eareas hosted and visited Labor Day and Sunday evenings. Little Johanna Ross recovers after kerosene incident with doctor advising rest. Summit School welcomes Shirley Van Rooker and Ralph Pe fifth wader, total two pupils, aiding engaging classes. Robert Van Rockel enters Pella High School after eighth grade graduation. Local unions, visits, and illnesses noted among Van Essens Van Gorp Vander Ploeg and neighbors amid Des Moines trip and a specialist visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Danks
Omaha
Nebr
Wm. Wittmer
Harold Wittmer
Mongor
Dave Vander Ploeg
Walter van Doorninck
Bert van Roekel
Pella
Johanna Ross
Ed Ross
Summit School
Shirley van Rooker
Ralph Pe
Wader
Cincinnaticol
Robert van Rockel
Pella High School
0. Simpson
Rinehart Union
Des Moines
van Gorp
Families and visitors gather across Iowa Dutch communities
The article lists numerous visits and social ties among families in Pella and Monroe including Mrs. Anlbers ill with an ear infection, and gatherings at the Aalbers, Van Exsen, Poortinga, Pringle, Turner, and Turner households. It notes Ted Ranshall claiming Iowa’s largest cottonwood with a trunk 18 feet in circumference and a 90 foot branch spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Vos
Wm. de Prenger
Leighton
J. W. van Gorp
Jake Woude
Roy van
Roy van FE
Robert van Exsen
Hattie Poortinga
Frank Poortinga
Ralph
Leib Poortinga
D. H. Hobb
East
Reasner
Gerrit J. Vanden Berg
Joan
Everett
Pella
Frank Anthers
Anlbers
JW. Pringle
Phillip
Newton
H.W. Vriezelaar
Pringle
Ted Ranshall
Near Rock Valley
Iowa
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Roy Karr
Henry Kool
Betty
Joe Vanden Bere
Knoxville
Jer
Kirk
Caesar Broccard
Keith
Red Rock
Vivian Karr
Burt Klyn
Arie
Clarence Bricker
Little Zeger
Martin
Veterans Hospital
Colfax
Wynsteker
Anne Vander Hoek
Fairmount
A. E. Cronkhite
Town City
Faye de Heer
Arthur Waardhuizen
Murray van Hemert
Ima Core
Grandma Hart
Pleasantville
Bill van Dyke
R. M. Hart
Faye Mitty
Drayton
John Perkey
S. Vernon
Beverly Rickabaugh
Vernon
Knoxville High School
Neal Stanton
Unionville
Piez de Moss
Ruth
Lois Reed
Nadine Reed
Dorothy Alley
Betty Kool
Chester Wayne Bricker
Chester
Parl van Hemert
Elko
Nevada
San Francisco
Oakland Bay Bridge
Case
Anna Northcutt
Acros
Rock Island
C. C. Gardner
Locust Street
Atin Island
Hawks
Dick Evans
Harris
Carideo
Anders
South Dakota
Indiana
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Purdue
Nile Kinnick
Jim Walker
University of Iowa
Eddie Anderson
Hawkeye
Prasse
Kinnick
Evans
Ack
Enich
Walker
Case News
Ian
Great North
ST Louis, Missou
Twain
Sr , Rive Wis
Rae
Rose Hill News
New Salem News
Peoria News
BY DU Pont
du Pont
Kuyper Lumber CO
Summit News
Robert Moore
A. L. Dykstra
Iowa City
Dwight Pringle
Naval Training School
Great Lakes
Raymond Vander Kieft Harvey
Frank Aalbers
Louis van Reikel
Pel
Connie Schuri
Frank Aalb
R. V. McKeever
Betty and
Gene
Fraizier
Jake Canted
Ie Maytag Park
Newton Centry
Vernon Klein
Frank Turner
Joe Turner
Lincoln and Webster
Independent School District
Samuel Ver Steeg
Benteco Food
Benteco
Graham
Cascade Inn
Lerarg
Benteco JS Jell-O Pompeian Oliv
Winoy
Palmolive Clorox
Bangor
Tokay Grapes
Fanes
Calif
Prunes
U.S
Banan
Michigan Tatoes
Nancy Hall
Benteey Food Store
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