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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1937
Page
6
A long list of visits, moves, and local happenings from Tracy Minnesota to Knoxville Iowa. Residents and families such as Lindstrom Karr Bricker Hart Van Hemert and Waardhuizen figure in visits birthdays cemetery notices and farm transfers. A Colorado gold claim tale and a Dunreath burial of Mrs Roy Coe add local color to this era roundup.
Sonja Henie and Tyrone Power headline the Twentieth Century Fox film Thin Ice opening Friday October 1 at Rivola theatre Oskaloosa. The musical romance features dazzling Alpine spectacle and light humor as a skating star falls for a reporter she mistakes for a prince.
New Salem residents visit Grinnell and Oskaloosa while Elgar Taylor and family make local calls. Birth reported for T Nickel an eight pound boy. Several visits occur across Pella Sully Killduff Newton and Killduff communities including Gertsma Van der Pol Meppelink and Roorda households. A funeral in Sully noted for Mrs Pete Swank.
Rose Hill and surrounding areas saw a steady stream of visitors over the weekend. Families from Leighton Pella Prairie City Eagle Grove Monroe Des Moines Ney Sharon Knoxville and Knoxville called on or stayed with the Vanden Berg Ver Steeg and Vander Werff households through Sunday and Sunday night.
Last week they met with Mrs. W R Hindman and the prior week with Mrs. George Kingery. A food sale was held in je and on Thursday they will meet with Mrs Ed De Zva John Amos and family. Mr and Mrs Eli Poffenbarger and children were Rex Amos home visitors near Afton. Herbert Avery of Fremont helped pick apples at Ralph Averys last week.
Weekend visitors were noted in two area homes with residents W A Jansen and Harry Van Wyk. Jansen visited the Dick Vos home near Sully on Saturday night while Jansen stayed with Van Wyk near Pella.
Mrs. John Blom, critically ill with a weak heart, is showing some improvement. The Junior Young Men's society met on Wednesday evening for a business session. M Walker and George Pethov en are selling certified hybrid seed corn to farmers, with orders for 500 bushels already. The Richland Threshing Co held its fall meeting Thursday night at Mr De Vries’s home, reporting a dividend after expenses.
Fifield and Arnold M families from Monroe visit the Nick Schuring home Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Charles Pope, formerly ill at Stubusk hospital, shows improvement and hopes to return home soon. Pella shoppers Mrs. John Van Den Berg and son Kenneth, and Mrs. Gornie Van Den Berg travel Tuesday. Anne Van Engelhoven and son visit Rene Van Engelhoven Friday evening. Sunday visitors to S. I. Keuning include Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hockman and family of Peoria and Tunis Keuning of north of Pella. Lewis De Bruyn builds a chicken house for William Zegers this past week. W. H. Verners host Sunday visitors Mrs. August Buchemier, sons John and Ed, and Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Buchemier with son Janor from Kellogg. The Jasper De Raat family visit Arie Waardhuizen Sunday evening. S. H. Keuning and Sam Steenhoek visit Thursday afternoon. Steenhoek in poor health again and hopes for recovery.
Coal Ridge residents report active social visits with Mrs Homer Wallace and her son from Bristol Tennessee staying with Mr and Mrs C L Reynolds and relatives. Mrs George Wells and Die Brown visit Charles Baughman home. Mrs Jonnie Ballenger from Limon Town visits Walter Anderson. The Ladies' Aid has been busy recently. Thursday Sa.
Eleven stockholders to receive about 23.25 dollars each as Coon Stouwie retires five miles south of Peoria. Tie plans to move to South Pelia next spring with Jacob to operate the farm. Vander Tart finishes sorghum. Wyma visitors from Pella attend church at Spoelstra home. Stursma and correspondent travel to Pella for League of Men's Societies meeting.
Prairie City notes show Mr and Mrs Richard Vander Leest visiting the Leland dairy home Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs John Vander Lune welcome a baby boy named Larry LaVerne born Tuesday September 21. Mr and Mrs Gradus Klein and
Family near Fifield attended church in Prairie City on Sunday and socialized with friends. Ministers Rev Walters and Rev Hoitenga swapped pulpits. Doris Berkenbosch visited family, L Jabnai called on his daughter, and John Van Hemert with daughter visited Gerrit Schuttinga. Ladies Aid held annual bazaar with evening program. Fred De Haan returned to Iowa City to resume duties at the State University. Janet Beyer spent weekend with uncle Anne Beyer near Otley. Dorothy Messmaker attended Kathryn Lee and James Green wedding in Des Moines.
Otley Mr and Mrs Dick De Haan and family spent Sunday at the parental home of Mr and Mrs Arie Waardhuizen Sr. Henry Van Waal den family visited Mrs Van Waalden's sister Miss Bertha Brummel. Mrs Gerrit Zandstra and daughter Frances and Mrs Kors ter visited Mrs Kommer Sunday afternoon. Elmer Throug martin near Monroe and Charles Vander Kolk with Raymond and Mrs Korver spent Sunday evening at Rudy Heeren home. Wilfred Throug martin and son Wayne also visited. Mabel Poortinga helped Mrs Don Poortinga with house cleaning. Frank De Beste and Raymond Robus were business callers in Knoxville Monday evening. A London boy arraigned for murdering his parents seeks leniency as he is an orphan.
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