Vander Beek Hunt wedding in Pella church parishioners unite
Irene Hunt and Govert Van der Beek of Pella were married Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock by Rev. J Wesseling at the First Reformed church parsonage. Vander Beek, a ditching worker, and the bride, employed at the overall factory, will reside in Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Beek-Hunt
Irene Hunt
Govert Vander Beek
Pella
J. Wesseling
First Reformed Church
Vander Beek
Rhynsburger Synhorst Wedding at Pella Home
Marie Rhynsburger and Joe C. Rhynsburger wed September 16 at the Synhorst home with Rev. B F Brinkman officiating. The ceremony featured a ring ceremony, violin and piano music, pink and white decor, a three course luncheon, and a short Chicago honeymoon before settling at 515 Main Street. The couple are both longtime Pella residents. he is a bank cashier and she is a Central College alumna. Out of town guests included Miss Bess Synhorst of Chicago and several friends from Knoxville Des Moines Webster City and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhynsburger-Synhorst
Paul Synhorst
Marie
Joe C. Rhynsburger
Mendelssohn
Cavitina
Reaf
Edith Vander Zyl
B. F. Brinkman
Second Reformed Church
George Ramsey
Chicago
Main Street
Rhynsburger
Citizen's National Bank
Pella
Central College
Central
Academy
Bess Synhorst
Harry Avery
Libbie Cox
Knoxville
Louise Gaass
G. V. Orr
Des Moines
Eva Closz
Webster City
Reunion write-up lists veterans and absent comrades
We reprint part of last week's reunion write-up with the list of old soldiers. At press time the reunion had begun and registration was incomplete, so many veterans ordered this week's paper and asked for it to be sent to comrades unable to attend.
Reunion Chronicle Prints Complete Account For Veterans
The paper announces a reunion special issue. It notes the issue will reach about half of the reunion registrants and will preserve the event in a historical record. Editors avoided soliciting purchases during the visit, offering extras for orders that arrive before supplies run out.
Gasoline Burn Incident On Car Lantern Sparks Blaze
Hulp Breuklander suffered serious burns Monday morning while fueling his car by lantern light. A lantern on the seat exploded as he moved it away, igniting clothing from the waist down. His wife’s quick act with a coat saved the upper body. burns are severe and he cannot eat or rest comfortably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breuklander
War Extra Shows D’Orsay War Comedy at Electric Palace
British comic Lawrance D’Orsay promotes the war in a humorous monologue for the Universal Broadway photoplay The Earl of Pawtucket. He jokes that Germans used gas and shelling and even tried to send verbal messages by carrier pigeons and parrots to troops at the front, eliciting amused shock and forgiveness from the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uxtry
Urrup
Lawrance D'Orsay
Earl of
France
Lawrance
Reunion of the 33d Iowa Veteran Infantry Held at Pella
The Fifteenth Reunion of the 33d Iowa Volunteer Infantry drew eighty six registrants from several states. Officers included Captain Rankin as colonel and George L. Robb as major. Speakers, letters from absent comrades, and a parade followed a day of music, speeches, and memorial moments. A memorial book for Major Lacey was presented, and plans for future reunions were discussed with Knoxville named for 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jowa
Pella
Iowa
K. P. Hall
H. F. Johnson
W. A. Rankin
Company K
Rankin
Central University
John F. Lacey
George L. Robb
Albia
San Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
3D Iowa
Lacey
Robb
House of Representatives
Pella Band
Electric Palace
Rev. J. Kendrick
Union
California
Southland
Albert W. Swalm
U. S
Southhampton
England
John Walker
Company E
Webb City
Kendrick
Knoxville
Carl F. Kuehnle
Denison
Sawyer
Oskaloosa
33D
Edna van Doren
Larkin Martin
Company G
Olathe
Kans
Martin
South
Daughters of the Confederacy
F. N. Byram
122D
Illinois Infantry
Byram
Reunion Notes Highlight Pella Veterans and Losses
A long list of attendees from Iowa Kansas and Illinois appears for a reunion with many names and towns. The notes recount misfortune when J M Hayes of Osborne Kansas had $148 pocketbook stolen on a Knoxville Albia platform, plus visits from C A Wallace of Lucas and Rev J C Kendrick of Ottumwa sharing humor and memories. A letter from 1864 and a Saline River battle bullet are also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
J. M. Hayes
Company T
Osborne
Kans
Albia
Knoxville
Hayes
Kansas
Wallace
Saline River
Meteors Fall Short in Mile Baseball Tournament
Heavy rain interrupted the Mile tournament, forcing postponements. Humeston defeated Milo 4 0 for the title while Milo had earlier beaten Pella 6 4 and Humeston 3 0. Pella failed to score on the trip due to weather. The Knoxville venue was abandoned with no clear reschedule announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Meteors
Humeston
Milo
Pella
Wayne County Boys
Newton
Prairie City
Knoxville
The Hand of Death
Freda Maurine, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Koder, died Tuesday September 14, 1915 at 5:00 p m after a several weeks illness. Funeral services will be held at the home this morning at ten o'clock. Interment will be at Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda Maurine
Fred Koder
Oakwood Cemetery
Death of Van Weyen at 81 in Pella area
Van Weyen Cornelius Van Weyen aged 81 years 5 months 3 days died at his home seven miles northwest of Pella at 5 PM Monday September 3 1915 due to ailments of old age. He had been bedbound over two years his wife died nine years ago and he lived with a stepson. He left no own children. Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday forenoon conducted by a Galesburg minister, with interment in the First Reformed cemetery north of Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius van Weyen
Pella
Galesburg
First Reformed
At The Churches Soloists Scheduled At Services
AT THE CHURCHES Baptist Church announces solo performances for the morning service by Mr. Carl Beyer and for the evening service by Mr. Leon Ard Allen as part of the worship program.
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Dykstra-Moore
John Dykstra
Watson J. Dykstra
Ruth Pearl Moore
Eddyville
Dykstra
Chronicle
van Maren
N. ‘van Maren
Fred Clifton
S. L. Whitfield
Peter van Os
Martin de Groot
America
Old Country
de Groot
van Os
Tom Austen
R. A. Miller
Melcher
J. T. Vernon
Dallas
J. H. Anderson
H. J. Hammond
Lovilia
Josiah Miner
Friend
Nebr
J. C. Kendrick
Ottumwa
S. A. Gose
Pleasantville
Wm. Harding
John Shilling
J. H. Crisman
John Chrisman
Delta
J. H. Fear
George Fear
G. L. Evans
Richland
A. L. Wenzo
J. B. Wells
Osceola
James
Adair
Wm. Harris
Afton
Robert Kissick
Clark Wilson
Audubon
Samuel Ream
Senaca
J. Kendig
W. H. Patton
Beacon
A. J. Bass
W. L. White
J. B. de Weese
Frank Smith
Chariton
John A. Shannon
Oskaloo
John W. Loffelton
W. L. Zane
Ashland
Marion Tracy
Batavia
E. G. White
John Miller
Geo. L. Robb
Albin
B. F. Cruzen
J. M. Hines
M. C. Ruby
Robert B. Likes
P. McMullen
John M. Jones
Mitchell
F. J. Allison
Corydon
O. M. Durfey
Hedrick
D. Monahan
G. van de Kamp
Samuel
Hansell
Bethany
S. de Kock
H. Robertus
S. R. Sipma
Alton
A. W. Moore
New Sharon
Martin Englesma
John Metz
Marysville
H. F. Fisk
H. J. Vander Waal
Sioux County
H. Wheeler
Martin Walraven
J. H. Shaw
Mitchellville
T. Hall
Adel
John van Steenwyk
Ill
Rose Hill
J. M. Stevenson
W. Boyd
Cedar
W. H. Shaw
W. C. Cowan
M. W. Crozier
J. M. Henry
Cyrus Gaston
Glen Elder
David Gaston
Garrison
Sant Kirkpatrick
E. Wells
Jacob H. Shull
T. R. Andrews
Norwalk
C. M. Shaw
R. F. Boyd
Los Angeles
Cal
W. R. Cowan
George J. Dennis
Harvey
Rian
Seneca
S. D
C. A. Wallace
Lucas, Ia
T. D. Wallace
K. D
Company A
Mr. Kendrick
Heaven
Koder
van Weyen
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