Farmers Union Meeting and Local Social Highlights
Otley Iowa reports a busy week with farm union meeting at Arne Diekema home on Sept 7 attended by De Raad Kuiken Vander Waal De Joode Ziegars Verwers Bloodsworth Vander Kieft and others. Labor Day in Killduff featured a parade games and concerts with regional telephonists visiting. Also notes of visits, a Des Moines death, and Edward J. Coggins buying a 1932 Chevrolet coupe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otley
Iowa
Wm. Waardhuizen
Joe Ool
John Bloodsworth
Irena
Fifield
Anne Diekema
Jacob Aalbers
Bean Aalbers
C. 0. Visser
Sophie Ellen
John H. Visser
Near Tracy
Jennie Robus
Sophie Verwers
Helen Vanden Berg
Arie Diekema
Jake
Hattie de Joode
Mt. Pleasant
Diekema
Gradus Kuyper
Cora Rouwe
Louis de Wild
Pella
Richard Postma
Postma
Charlie Postma
Prairie City
John van Roekel
B. van Engelhoven
Leighton
Con van Sp
Irene
Gerrit Vander Kieft
Joe Kool
Evelyn Avelene
Anie Klyn
Kool
Gerrit Waardhuizen
Misa Betty Elscott
Camp Fire Organization
Edward J. Coggins
Surprise Birthday Dinner at Killduff Iowa Event
Election of officers and teachers held at the Methodist church. A surprise birthday dinner followed at Leslie Terpstra’s home with many Killduff residents and guests from Kahin Galesburg and nearby towns. Additional notes mention a pastored visit, local births, and a Methodist Ladies Aid gathering with twenty-two members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killduff
Iowa
Methodist Church
Eevee
Theo. Emmert
Vernon Ejcchner
R. C. Fieck
Lenora DeBondt
Ray Gifford
H.W. Parish
John van Gilst
Martin Terpstra
Dora Rinehart
Galesburg
Lester Gayse
Lignnville
Harry Terpsten
Kilduff
Fred Compton
Forrest
Vexpstra
Theo Emesert
B. Holdsworth
John Elscott
Chidren
Schnell Timber
C. de Bruyn
Beulah
Prairie City
Herbert Cary
Howell
Fern
Denver
Colo
Roy Kinzler
C.oanen
G.B. Dick
Methodist Ladies Aid
Mr and Mrs Edward J Co Travel to Des Moines Visit Friends
Mr and Mrs Edward J Co motored to Des Moines where they visited friends, continuing their travels with a daytime drive and social call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Co
Des Moines, Sone Ay
Porterville Schools Open Week With Several Teachers
Porterville area schools opened the first of last week. Ama Kaldenberg of Monroe teaches Pleasant Grove for her third term. Mabel Van Zante teaches South Porterville for her third term. Lavina Klein and Edna Hackett, 1932 Pella High graduates, teach North Porterville and Rock Island schools. Ruth Visser teaches East Amsterdam for her first term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ama Kaldenberg
Monroe
Pleasant Grove
Mabel van Zante
South Porterville
Lavina Klein
Edna Hackett
Pella
North Porterville
Rock Island
Ruth Visser
East Amsterdam
Social and Sporting Tidbits From Local Homes
Mr and Mrs Richard Oliver visited the Scheffers in Monroe as Mrs Oliver cared for her ill mother. Rien De Zwarte and family of Sully called on John Kamerick. Verrips of Louilla visited K Verrips with sons John and Arthur and brought fresh molasses. Jesse De Geest family and Ruth De Geest of Des Moines visited Alec De Geest. Porterville beat Lucky Strikes in a kittenball game on the college diamond. Virginia Meidlinger of Omaha frightened a robber, causing the would‑be thief to flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Oliver
Monroe
John Scheffers
Jesse de Geest
Ruth de Geest
Des Moines
Alec Deest
Physician cites nervous strain in Paul Bern death
A physician said on Tuesday that nervous strain caused the death by self destruction of Paul Bern, the motion picture producer and husband of Jean Harlow, the screen actress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bern
Jean Harlow
Language Reform in a Schoolroom Note
A schoolteacher's jot hints at reforming language used with young boys. The fragment suggests questioning common terms and listening to how children are addressed, reflecting early attempts at inclusive speech within a classroom setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy
Quick Thinker Plays Down Eeny Meeny In Line Callback
A sharp mind skips the usual selection games at the lunch counter and opts for prompt decision making, signaling confidence and efficiency in choosing who goes first.
World War Dead Would Take Four Months to Pass
If as many men as were killed in the World war marched 10 abreast day and night, four months would be required for them to pass a fixed point. The statement highlights the immense scale of wartime casualties and uses a stark, rhetorical comparison to convey the magnitude.
The Book Shop Teaches Grit for Grades
A playful ad from The Book Shop promises success for students in high school and college by encouraging steady study habits. It touts supplying useful materials to keep plugging away and improving grades.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farmers Union
Jetson Adams
Nellie de Jong
Frank Zickle
Mart Klyn
Bally Vs
J. McLaughlin
Bertha Watt
Sabin Gove
Frank Adams
Guy Francis
Kellogg Telephone
Charles Wagaman
Lynnville
Mardelle Preston
Reasner Tele
Ladies Aid
Sears
Goodyear
Royal
SILK
Rogick
Welsht
Gaston Étoe
Oleae
Launderite
Nderite
Peo
Pawer
Paradise
Pepperell
Paradise Prints
Sears, Roebuck and C
Porterville News
Porterville
College
Virginia Meidlinger
Omaha
Nebr
Mill
Seaboard
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!