News notes from The Chronicle travelers and visitors
A crowded social roundup lists Raymond Den Adel departing for Iowa City as a graduate student in Classics after completing his Milvice. Several relatives and friends from Miami Florida Newton Iowa Kansas City and Des Moines are mentioned visiting family in Pella and surrounding areas. Additional items note travels to Ear Falls Canada a Hawaii homecoming and upcoming assignments for military and air force duties along with local visits by Mrs. Clara De Vries Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Schakel and other area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond den Adel
J. J. den Adel
Iowa City
University of Iown
Margaret Wheeler
Miami
Fla
Mable Hayes
Newton
Iown
Mina Carpenter
Kansas City
Kansa
Carpenter
Reasnor
Mabel Lust
Fred Lankelma
Mina
John Kuiper
Des Moines
Jereey
Eigh
Richard Cummings
Ronnie
Barbara
Cedar Rapids
James Koopman
Bob Hoeksem
John van Gerp
Joe Hoeksema
Ear Falls
Canada
Wayne Schakel
Cleveland
Ohio
Kathryn Schakel
Pella
Clara de Vries
Gordon Rugaard
Florrisant
St.’Louis
Bess van Zante
Sara Elyn
Pearl van Pearsem
Wilburn Hayes
Osceala
Mary van Veen
Ralph Musser 67 Dies in Washington DC
The Milwaukee Journal story led by Lester Welle notes Ralph Musser head of the regional soil conservation service in Milwaukee died September 11 in Washington DC. A close ally of Eisenhower era programs, Musser helped found the Soil Conservation Society of America and served as its first president. Survivors include Ruby, a son Maj. Robert H. Musser in Norway, and a daughter Mrs. Robert Glen of Abilene Texas.
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Ralph Musser
Washington, D.C
Milwaukee Journal
Chronicle
Lester Welle
Milwaukee
Hoe
Iowa
Marion County
Pleasantville
Musser
Welles
Regional Soil Conservation Service
Washington, D. C
Eisenhower
Washington
SCS
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Idaho
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Wisconsin
Des Moines
Lexington Blvd
Whitefish Bay
Soil Conservation Society of America
Milwaukee Kiwanis Club
Plain People
Pennsylvania
River Brethren
Mennonites
Abilene
Kans
Ruby
Maj
Robert H. Musser
Norway
Robert ‘Glen
Texas
Fort Carson chorus gains assistant director role
A former symphony director and high school orchestra leader becomes assistant director of the Fort Carson 47th Infantry Regiment chorus. Pvt. James E. B. Paulding of Company B is a Central College Pel Iowa graduate who studied at the University of Iowa. He taught music in Yankton South Carolina and directed the Sioux City Youth Symphony, was with the Yankton Conservatory Orchestra, toured nationwide with the Central College Choir, gave recitals, and conducted the college band.
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Fort Carson
47Th Infantry Regiment
James EB. Paulding
47Th
Central College
Pel- Iowa
Uay of
Iowa
Yankton, S. C
Raider
Sioux City
Yankton Conservatory Orchestra
Central College Choir
Rol screenings and vacation travels listed
Local notes list numerous families and individuals on vacations and trips across the Midwest and West. Items include Briggs family reunion at Aulds Park Knoxville and multiple visits to Illinois Missouri Wisconsin Michigan Iowa Minnesota Yellowstone and Lake Okoboji among others. Several weddings and a military move are noted with destinations such as Des Moines Guttenberg Ottumwa and Fort Dix plus Niagara Falls Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Moorman
Lola Ann
West
Yellowstone National Park
Briggs
Aulds Park
Knoxville
Ian Clifford Lambimesser
Missouri
Arkansas
C. Fredericks
Detroit
Michigan
Chris Durham
Illinois
Lambert Niewland
St. Louis
Delight Wing
Ray Bundy
Joliet
Adam Wichart
Harold
Linda Hannell
Des Moines
Iowa
Clarence Vander Veer
Wisconsin
Minn
Pete Miedema
Charlie Spoelstra
Lebanon
Malcolm
Jeanetta Westra
Ada Pope
Twin Falls
Idaho
Alice McMurrey
Dorothy
Guttenberg
Gerrit van Ee
Nick de Ruiter
Lake Jefferson
Jack van Rees
Abe Vanden Berg
Stockton
California
Max van Rees
Walter Butt
Tommy Butt
Oakdale Sanitarium
Oakdale
Frances Ver Huel
Black Hills
Johanna Olivier
Grand Rapids
Elmer Bartlow
Ozarks
Henry Steenhoek
Willadean Wallace
Bill Zeagers
Dean
Linda Zeager
Lake Okoboji
Ilinois
Clarence Weldon
Harold Goring
Mukwonago
Jack Weldon
Notice of Change of Status Under Selective Service Rules
The Selective Service Board reminds registrants to report any change in personal status as required by the Universal Military Training and Service Act. Local boards seek prompt notices of status changes. several local mentions include Marion Toom, Chet Fanning, and others visiting relatives in Davenport Moline and Biloxi. Baby reports and leave notices appear among local residents’ updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board
Universal Military Training and Service Act
Marion Toom
Whiting
Indiana
Chet Fanning
Davenport
Iown
Moline
Illinois
Rosscreen
Phil Purdy
Ted Allen
Mearl Minter
Oskaloosa
Harold Baty
U.S. Naval Air Force Base
Biloxi
Clarence Vander Veer
Hiteman
Gerald McClain
Roy Cooley
Albia
Changes to report for classification updates
Lloyd P. Way, chairman, Marion County local board, lists items bearing on classification. Report current mailing address changes, marriage, additions to the family, any deaths, divorce or separation, permanent job changes, serious injury or defects, student status and education details, and entry into the Reserve or National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd P. Way
Marion County
Hhe
Reserve
National Guard
Bystander Fatally Struck Near Dumont Cement Mixer
John Groninga of Dumont was killed while watching a road project when a waiting truck struck him as he stood beside a large cement mixer. The incident occurred at the road work site and is under investigation by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Groninga
Dumont
Dentist Office Quip Sparks Middle Age Reflection
A quip attributed to Franklin P Jones notes that middle age often means taking more interest in the dentist's office than in other pursuits. The humorous line reflects aging anxieties and dental care as a recurring theme in adult life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin P, Jones
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Jack Klein
Gradus Klein
Iowa State College
Ames
Hilda Spoelstra
Jake van Hal
Sully
Raymond Pope
Ben Meyer
Jose Meyer
Ottumwa
Phil Visser
Pearl Allender
Mt. Pleasant
Myron Bos
Town Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
East Des Moines Club
Anna Vanden Berg
Hillcrest
Colfax
de Jong
Paul Klyn
Bertha Klyn
Town State College
Thomas Bostooper
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New York City
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Hope
Central
Northwestern
Anna Dykhnis
Rochester
Ella’ van ‘den Baard
Mayor Clinic
Ray Strackbein
Webster Building
Strackbein
Levittown
Neshaming
Outlook Lane
White Way Auto Co
Sarah Vos
Bel Air
Vanderzyl Bros
Fuel Co
Wm. Andrings
Ernest Wagner
Edward du Pree
Breen & Kelderman
Vermeer Mfg. Co
Richard Steenhoek
Everett Vander Hart
Mizpah Guild
The
Second Reformed Church
William C. Howard
Tommy
Fort Dodge
H. H. Sadler
Jake van Wyngarden
Sunnyvale
Cal
Robert Klein
Stran-Steel
Garden Construction Co
Wayne Wells
Oskaloosa, Iowa
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Chronicle News
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Champaign
Ill
West Becondt
Smalley
Goldie Colwell
Frank van Veen
Floyd Richardson
Lear Lake
South Dakota
Joan Geurts Stephenson
Niagara Falls
Marjean Ustermarkt
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