News from Nearby Towns and Rural Communities
Local society notes recount visits, dinners, and calls among residents of Pleasantville Monroe Pella Mitchellville and Newton. Reports include school visits by County Superintendent Sylvia Platts teaching starts at Summit School and new 1946 beginner Martha Vander Voert. Community groups meet at Knoxville Summit Strivers and Home Project Women. Willard Klein returns from the Pacific and livestock and crafts are featured in club programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Platts
Summit School
Jennetta Perrin
Pella
Summit
Martha Carol Vander Voert
Louis van Roekel
Faye
Shirley
Walter van Doorninck
Willard Klein
Marine
Pacific Area
Chester Bricker
Des Moines
Clarence Bricker
Sally van Doorninck
Mary Vriezelaar
Norma Jean Bricker
Emma Sweeney
Monroe
Otley News Highlights Local Visits and Travels
Otley residents share visits to Des Moines and Batavia New York and Beloit Wisconsin. Mrs. Vander Kolk and family host and travel for family, friends, and farm ties with readers noting mail carrier changes and birthday gatherings among Co op employees and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Vander Kolk
Don Lille
California
Parl van Hemert
Raymond Robus
John Clyde
Nelson Vos
Des Moines
Norman Robus
Charles Vander Kolk
John de Leeuw
Pauline
Wheaton
Ill
Ida de Hoch
Sophia Ellen Visser
Batavia
New York
Ida
Henry
Sophia Ellen
Max Carnahan
Co-op
Raymond Robison
Elmer Voor
Mion Ustermarkt
and M Horman
Jake Stierneman
Margie Swank
Lucile Buwalda
John Breen
Cha
Vander Kolk
Janice Robus
Monroe News notes births and events in Newton
Monroe News reports several local happenings including births at Skiff Memorial Hospital and in Newton, a Des Moines wedding of Miss Maribel Durand and Carl Matherly, and attendance at the Interdenominational Youth Conference in Waterloo. Community visits, classroom changes, and social gatherings are detailed along with church activities and local travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Vriezelaar
Foo
Lawrence Stanley
Skiff Memorial Hospital
Newton
Henry Arp
Inwood
Robert T. Ketcham
Walnut Street
Des Moines
Maribel Durand
Carl W. Matherly
First Methodist Church
Everett G. Durand
Truro
E. Matherly
Monroe
Bette Wittmer
Baxter
Kenneth Acklin
Lowery Field
Denver
Colorado
Dick Acklin
Harold Wittmer
Keith Merritt
Shirley
Ollie Merritt
Des Moin
Jens Jensen
Karl Madsen
Monroe School
Dle Vanidermast
Los
Calif
Ives
1. Shaw
Vander Mast
Madge Lile
G. Shaw
Shaw
P. Dibel
Portland
Oregon
J. A. Dibel
C. H. Tool
Michel Kay
Warrensburg
Sarah Tool
Loren Rickabaugh
Jens Sorenson
New York City
Gripsholm
Denmark
Vande Krol home hosts visitors in Wichita Kansas
Sully News reports Arietta residents Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vande Krol and family hosted relatives in Wichita, Kansas. Community events include funeral services for Mrs Maggie Schnell at St Andrews Lutheran Church and numerous visits among locals such as Elscott, Renaud, and Brand families. Burial followed in the church cemetery. local residents welcomed guests and shared news of births, travels, and engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arietta
Milo Leflouw
Vande Krol
Roy Vande Krol
Wichita
Kansas
Marie Brand
Mary Brand
Hattie Hendricks
M Kate
Etta Ellcott
Minnie Veldhuizen
Kate Kooistra
John Vande Krol
Maggie Schnell
St. Andrews Lutheran Church
E. M. Mueller
A. T. Gifford
Clair
Lynville
Wayne Wildman
Carrie Renaud
Colleen
Pella
M. Rozenboom
Ernest Elscott
St. Louis
Lester van Wyk
Alden Eugene
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Anna Pauline van Zante
Marion Dieleman
Ben van Kampen
Arie Elscott
C. L. Renaud
Bert Renaud
Chas. Renaud
Phoenix
Arizona
Clarence Renaud
Charles Renaud
Vernie Renaud
Portland
Oregon
Abe Vander Beek
Jake Brand
Verna Vander Beek
Beek
Don de Jong
Lester Wisgerhof
Nelson ‘Terpstra
Harry Terpstra
Arletta Torlouw
Walter , van der Leest
Sandra
Albert Buitenworf
Kenneth Ratcliff
Lyle Brand
Prairie City News Briefs Include Accident and Club Dinner
Prairie City reports a painful accident Monday when Imon Van Dusseldorp Jr. was struck in the face by a flying wood fragment while helping Van Wyk. He was hospitalized. Visitors include Bert Steenbock family en route to Edgerton and Crookston, Minnesota. The Three Quarter Century Club in Newton hosted a free dinner on the 10th with Prairie City attendees.。此外, locals share visits among D. J. Van Ryswyk family and friends from Albia Monroe Otley Hanford Peoria, with several minor local incidents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Wartenhorst
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Peter Breed
Baptist Sunday School
H. EK
Keteham
Frances van Dusseldorp
Newton
Lee Ann
Liza Bell Ennor
Henry van Haalen
Skiff Memorial Hospital
John Wagner
Emmett de Vries
Des Moines
Wisconsin
Ora Bretzel
Howard Roberts
Town City
Wm. Romans
Washington D. C
Bond Romans
Ray Valentine
Carol Crane
Dallas
Texas
Kenneth Adkins
Henry Hernehe
Newton Daily News
First Methodist
Charles Lewis
Skiff Hospital
Arthur Vriezelaar
England
WSCS
Monroe High School
Don Fisher
Jack Wilson
Jean Ammer
Pet Yeios
Lou
Ammer
Pre Wolk
Oral Ror
Gwendolyn Hawkins
Gene Scarborough
Gerrit Brouwer
Shirley Herwehe
Freshme
Dean Kool
Dwight
Warner
Wilma Buckholz
Mise
Edna Goemaat
Pella
Delores McConoghey
Howard Herwehe
Lloyd and
Shirley
Emmet Johnson
Henrietta M. Steenhoek
Imon van Dusseldorp Jr
van Wyk
Bert Steenbock
Edgerton
Crookston
Minnesota
Prairie City
W. E. Kingdon
L. Jabaai
Geo, McFadden
Carrie Wiggens
Fannie Moul
D. J. van Ryswyk
A. A. Steenhoek
Hessel Kaldenberg
Albcia
Henry Kaldenberg
Monroe
D. J. van Ry
Leroy de Heer
Don van Ryswyk
Sibyl Richerd
Knoxville
Melvin Rodman
Grand Junction
Judy
Clarence Bricker
Norma Jean
Kansas City
Chester Taylor
Violet Oge
Myrtle — Stevenson
Truck Collision On Diamond Trail Injures Five
A MeIlveen Lumber Co. truck driven by Cline collided with a car on the Diamond Trail, throwing the truck onto its side and damaging the car. Five people including Mr. and Mrs. Percy Noogstra, Sophia, and Mr. and Mrs. De Groot of Detroit were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MeIlveen Lumber Co
Cline
Percy Noogstra
Sophia
Moline
van’ Varks
Missouri
Paul Vande Lune
Jimmie
Pella
Auke Vande Lune
D. J. van Ryswyk
A. A. Steenback
Koen van der Leest
Oskal
Henry Steenhoek
Monroe
Peter Steenhoek
M. Schuttinga
John A. Mulder
Peoria
Kuizema
Sully
A. A. Steenhoek
John Vander Ploeg
Marvin
Vande Lune
Prairie City
Tracy Area Social Notes Show Weekend Visits and Moves
Tracy neighbors hosted farewells and visits as families like the Martins, Vander Horsts, and Beekhuizen connected with relatives in Pella Sully and Des Moines. Local changes include the sale of Tracy Lumber Co to Paint Co., with Orval McCombs taking over management and plans to stock. The Roozebooms depart for Arbor Vitae Wisconsin to visit the Bos family, with several students and seniors noted in local schooling and church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Vand
Horst
Willis Lee
Near Pella
Tunis Holbergen
Gerald Vriezelaar
Robert
Larry
Des Moines
Hoksbersen
Marie Hol
Pella
Arnold Beekhuizen
Win. Kelderman
Ottumwa
Harold Martin
Knoxville
Henry Krouse
Martin Farm
Wm. Vander Horst
Tunis Hoksbergen
Jim Schimmel
Bomer Phillips
Luelin Groenendyk
Marvin’ Enghers
Duckie Vroom
Henry Vroom
Tone Synhorst
Betty
Near Leighton
John Schimmel
Evert van Hal
Grandma Buttery dies after heart attack in Red Rock
Grandma Buttery passed away Saturday night September 14, 1946 in Red Rock where she lived in a trailer next to her son Tink. She called him to her bedside during the night and died within minutes from a heart attack. Funeral set for Tuesday at Red Rock church with burial in Dunreath cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Karr
Grandma Buttery
Red Rock
Tink
Dunreath
Kenneth Simpson
West Branch
Clarence Bricker
Missouri
Herman Stiernemann
Nelson Vos
Bill E. Karr
Stoneman
California
Billy Mikesell
Carrol de Heer
Ernie Reed
Monroe School
Vern Mathes
Jimmy Richerd
Ruth Slykhuis
Jerry Martineck
Sally
Monroe
Ruth Perkey
Corda
Raymond
Worth Karr
Kermit Sherwood Farm
Joe Templeton
Cora Karr
Blaine
Fair Oaks
John Neerbos
Nearmeyer
Lloyd Grazier
Madge
Montana
Idaho
Peoria News Roundup of Local Visits and Hospital Admittance
Mrs. Tillie Vander Melen was admitted to Mercy Hospital on Saturday for observation and treatment. Numerous local families including Klynsma, Stursma, Bokhoven, Van Wyk, Roose, and Bandstra exchanged Friday and Sunday gatherings in homes across Peoria and nearby towns, with visits to Leonard Roose and Gerrit Bokhoven noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Roose
Tillie Vander Melen
Mercy Hospital
Frank Klynsma
Cornie Stursma
Jake Stursma
Anthony Bokhoven
John Vander Hart
Fred de Nooy
Oskaloosa
Andrew Bandstra
Minnesota
Arthur Bokhoven
John van Wyk
Gerrit Bokhoven
Henry Roose
Wm. Swank
Robert
Barbara Ann
H. W. Bokhoven
Pella
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A. L. Dykstra
H. E. Ketcham
Geraldine Klein
Summit Strivers
Rall
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Deloris van Waardhuzen
Judy Klein
Norma Anger
Patricia Rietveld
Joe Horman
Otley News
GuErnsey
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Wilford Bond
Earl Shields
Flrat National Bank
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Matt van Gilst
Herald H. Lick
Tom Brown
Monroe News
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Alfred Christensen
Tracy
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Marion County
Hartley
Hereford
Lloyd Core
Eddie van Zante
Philip Proffitt
Carl Heaberlin
Junior Christensen
Sully News
Hur Bennick
Warren Su Jey
B Macy
Irene Elscott
Sylvia Vider Heek
John Elscott
Luke HL. Vander Linden
Martin Vanden Heek
A. P. Vander Beek
Sam Vanden Berg
H. F. Boat
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Grinnell
Doris Franje
Peter Rozendaal
Pauline Rozendaal
Cpl
Gordon Puhre
Field
Florida
Endaul Licinn
Prairie City News
C. I. Fox
Liberty Streets
Tracy News
Cordova
Peoria News
ATS
Burt Stevenson
Iowa State Bank
S. H. Douwstra
West First Street
Henry Veenstra
Leighton Phone
Reasner
Galesburg
Hampshire
Poland
Kenneth Carnahan
Jaspar Co. Savings Bank