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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1934
Page
1
A compilation of weekend visitors to local homes across town and rural communities includes the Ver Heuls and Swanks from Pella and Globe Arizona visiting Alfred Christiansen, Benny and others. Shipper Herman Westerkamp sent a carload of steers, with many family visits noted around De Young, Brom, and Hull households.
Leighton residents hosted and visited, with the Priscilla Sisters Society and Leighton church groups holding meetings and programs. Community members from Eddyville Pella Sully What Cheer Prairie City and Des Moines attended visits, baptisms and anniversaries, while local youths started high school and a Sunday social event featured a Willing Workers meeting and a farm bureau gathering with a large turnout.
Mr and Mrs Paul Wherle drive to Chariton Iowa Monday morning. Joan Rowe hosts the Guest Club at her home on Thursday. Sunday visits include Erlyne Northcutt with Milo De Jong and Longaker family at various gatherings. Attendees at gatherings include Earle Longaker family Floyd Garner Cranston De Jong Garner and several others.
Sally Mr and Mrs B Heemsbergen shopped in Pella last Wednesday afternoon. Miss Helen Dieleman returned from Skiff Memorial hospital Newton where she had been a patient four past weeks. Henry Vander Wilt Sr and his brother Tone left for New York Wednesday evening then boarded a steamship Saturday to visit Holland for about three months. A diamond ball tournament was held at Sully ball park last Tuesday at two P M with Sully defeating Killduff and Shell winning over Pella Monroe in the second game.
Mary Boland headlines the mad musical Down to Their Last Yacht at the Rivola Theatre Os kaloosa for three days starting Saturday Sept 22. She plays a love crazy vamp amid a tropical isle setting with a 27 member cast including Polly Moran and Sidney Blackmer. The film features bomb filled gardens and a dramatic island backdrop crafted for motion pictures. Also noted is farmer Lewis F Schultz of nearby area who died Sept 8 and was laid to rest Sept 10, with extensive obituary details lingering from local notices.
Galesburg records a Pella caller and visits by Mr. and Mrs. Willemsen and children to the Poor tingas. Henry Postma improves from illness while Richland school guests include Raymond Awtry and La Velma De Penning. Cleora Carpenter visits Bernice in Dusseldorp. Naldo Steenhoek family visited Sam Steenhoek. Ball tournament among threshing crews occurred September 12 at Ernie Rohrdanz field with Sand Point prevailing. John Van Rheenen departs for Hol-
The Kellogg community noted the funeral of a local resident with Rev Weber officiating. Galesburg quartet performed Abide With Me and Asleep In Jesus. Grandsons served as pallbearers. interment at Elk Grove cemetery. Nearby visitors and locals are listed among routine social notes and farm payments update.
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