Young Billy Gene’s 13th birthday linked with Cordova memories
Cordova News recounts local life with Billy Gene Karr’s birthday in the family home, includes notes on Red Rock School shipments, new babies in De Heer and Mikesell households, community events of the Red Rock School District, Vander Zyl scales, and a September 12 1957 wedding of Karr’s daughter to William Noah of Monroe.
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Billy Gene
Jack Campbell
Kim Muilenberg
Joe and
Helen of
Newton
Phillips 68
Central Town
Des Moines
Vander Zyl Brothers
Cordova
Iowa City
Arizona
Red Rock
Oaks
Leslie (Luddy) de Heer
Bill de Heer
Bill Mikesells
May Van _Hermert
Richard Lee
Herman
Opal
Terry
Forrest Dailey
Mary Meador
Collins Hospital
Knox
Libby Pondus
Vander Zyl
Cleo Karr
Darlene Kurr
van Arkel
Hugh ‘Templeton
Atien
U.S
Washington D.C
Inginia
Bert Barnes
Ben Hoeksma
Knoxville
Pella
Willis Dickman
Alpha van den Berg
Estelline de Jong
Elaine
Karr
Ian Karr
Wm. Noah
Monroe
Monroe notes mix of home life and local events
A memory filled column from Monroe details residents at home in Pete Van Ryswick apartments, family trips to Rock Creek Lake, State Fair bouquets, and local visits. It notes Art Weardhuizen in Pella, Jerry Waardhuizen returning to Maytag, school buses in use, Derby and Karr gatherings, quilting and State Fair prizes, and plans forHouck picnic. Several names, places, and dates are interwoven with social updates and community lore.
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Pete van Ryswick
Monroe
Slim Rinehart
Lester van Haaften
Rock Creek Lake
Newton
Art Weardhuizen
Pella
Vos
Jerry Waardhuizen
Maytags
Bess Legrand
Hugh Templeton
Rock Island St
Knoxville
Shilling
Roy Karr
Charley Ford
Betty
Jennie Hoksbergen
Rose Honor Balmer
Summit Township
Hetty Jones
Conklin
Indianola
Florida
Amos Jones
Grace Core Jones
Sarah Jane
Missy
Glad Rowan
Joan Martinache
Arthur Adams
Knowville
Jerry Martinache
Bill
Sarat
Rinehart
Jimmy
Sally Richard
Bill Graham
Margaret Mikesell
Huff
Elizabeth
Red Rock
Leo Allard
Roy
Veterans Hospital
Local weddings and gatherings across Leighton area
Connie Sedrel attends Judy Cook wedding in Pella. Multiple residents share meals and visits at homes of Van Zouk, Bannister, Van Zink, Van Haaften, Van Gent, and De Jong families. Repeats note pastor Rev P A De Jong leaving Ebenezer Reformed Church for Hudsonville Michigan. farewell events hosted by church groups and neighbors plus college sendoffs for Mary Marvin Peter and Arthur De Jong to Hope College.
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R. E. Bannister
Frank van Transten
Judy Cook
Pella
Herman I Hasselman
J. A. van Zouk
Charles W. Burton
S.S. Union
Camp Id-Ra-Ha-re
Pine
Colorado
Burton
Climax S.S. and
Clarence Kendall
Hackensack
Ernest de Cookaney
Henry Sedrel
Carol
Connie
Wm. van Heukin
Ray van Zante
Oskaloo
Macy, Neb
Wm. A. de Jong
Ver Meer
Elsie de Jong
Junella Ver Meer
Calvin College
P. A. de Jong
Hudsonville Reformed Church
Hudsonville
Mich
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Holland
John de Prenger
Marsh van Hemert
Wit. Bogaard
Nola Veenschoten
Leila Phillips
F. B. den Burger
Farm Bureau tea gathers Lynnville township
The Richland Township Farm Bureau tea drew good attendance Tuesday at 2 at Bethel Church with Mrs. Kenneth Sparks as township chairman in charge. Pennies for friendship and scholarship funds were turned in to Mrs. Leslie French. Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Terlouw enjoyed a Wisconsin vacation week. The Brush family from Oskaloosa stayed at the home in their absence. The Vander Kamp family reported a 20 month old fell on wire, causing an injury.
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Richland Township Farm Bureau
Bethel Church
Kenneth Sparks
Leslie French
Ollie Terlouw
Wisconsin
L. C. Brush
Oskaloosa
Donald Vander Kam
Local notes include medical care and social visits
Front tooth injury required medical attention from Sully dentist with a liquid diet for weeks. Mrs. Frank Dornsback of Newton visited her mother Mrs. Vina Renaud. Thursday afternoon callers included Mrs. Glen Lewis and Mrs. Jones Harris. Tupperware party hosted by Mrs. Don Sarver. Mr. Harry Meredith improved enough to go home from Mahaska Hospital after five weeks. Family visits spanned Newton, Scarsboro, Knoxville, Long Beach, and Paso Robles. Kermit Link and Kathryn Overbeck wed at Council Bluffs Methodist Church. The 38th Matthew reunion and other social events followed at Old Settlers Park and Nashua. Continuous travels and visits among Riddle, Sparks, Vander Burg, and Vander Beek families noted.
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Sully
Frank Dornsback
Newton
Vina Renaud
Glen Lewis
Scarsboro
Jones Harris
Will Allee
Arnold Septer
Don Sarver
Harry Meredith
Mahaska Hospital
Meredith
Elmer Dunbar
Jan
Paso Robles
Cal
Oskaloosa
Cora Meredith
Edna Dennis
Knoxville
Goldie Smith
Long Beach
Ray Ver Steeg
Glenn Lewis
Jim Terlouw
Kermit Link
Kathryn Overbeck
Council Bluffs
Link
Renaud
State University of Iowa
Matthew
Old Settlers Park
Walter Riddle
Pella
Jim Sparks
Gregory
Millard Sparks
Little Brown
Nashua
Miss Riddle
Gysbert. Blummers
Larry van Rees
Sharon Rae
Harry Vander Burg
Bryan Bates, Mich
Joe Vander Beek
Clarence Vos
David
Minneapolis
A. T. Gifford
Post Office Uniforms Described By Des Moines Register
The Des Moines Register in July praised clerks who adopted a full blue Post Office uniform with regulation P. O. D. buttons. It described the neat, serviceable suit as making each wearer resemble two Major Generals and the Grand Duke Alexis.
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Alexis
Des Moines Register
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