Local families host dinners and visits across towns
A string of Sunday and weekend gatherings. Archer’s Merley family and sons dined at Virgil Smith’s home. Dickevers and Ingalls group visited Marvin Dickevers in Hull. Heyne family from Hull dined with Engelsman and Moret households. Rens funeral attended in Appleton. Smit family hosted guests from Alta. Leusink family in Orange City. Haahr family from Mason City stayed with Robert Moret. Kwikkel family hosted in Sioux City with Dethmers and Harman households visiting. Rodger Harmon listed as Seaman in New Port, Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Merley
Archer
Virgil £. Smith
Ed Dickevers
Vernon Ingalls
Harold Dickevers
Sheldon
Hull
Marvin Dickevers
Hilbert Heyne
Jim
Bert Engelsman
Peter Moret
Dick Koerselman
Cornie Rens
Appleton
Minn
Alvin Smit
Alta
Iowa
James Smit
Gerrit Leusink
Maurice Leusink
Orange City
Marion Haahr
Mason City
Robert Moret
Wm. Kwikkel
Sioux City
Local Funeral and Social Visits Report
Mr and Mrs John Dokter and Mrs Arie N Bomgaars attended the funeral of Mrs Alvin Van Berkum at Middleberg on Monday afternoon. Sunday dinner at the Wm Mouw home included Frank De Jong family Leola Roze boom of Harris and Gerrit Mouw Spencer. Clarence Postma family visited Hattie Van Oort Sheldon Wednesday evening. Henry Van Nyhuis Marie Burggraaff Minnie Mouw Lena Kleyne Ray Brockhouse enjoyed a Wahoo party at H M Scholten home Tuesday. Henry Auberg Jr and family hosted Richard Auberg and daughter for Sunday dinner. John R Vermeer and children visited Harold Schneider farm home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dokter
Arie N. Bomgaars
Alvin van Berkum
Middleberg
Wm. Mouw
Frank de Jong
Leola Rozeboom
Harris
Gerrit Mouw
Spencer
Clarence Postma
Hattie van Oort
Sheldon
H. M. Scholten
Henry van Nyhuis
Marie Burggraaff
Minnie Mouw
Lena Kleyne
Ray Brockhouse
Henry Auberg, Jr
Richard Auberg
John R. Vermeer
Harold Schneider
Willis Vande Hoef
John Leusink
Sioux Center Hospital
Herbert Horn
Vera Mae
John Haspers
Fred Riemers
John Slykhuis
Joan
Donna
Betty Slykhuis
George
Henry Slykhuis
Ashton
John Grooters
Wilma Hills
Portland
Oregon
Will Grooters
Chris Vanden Berg
Coralynn van Diepen
Peter Vis Jr
John den Hartog
Orange City
Harvey Vis
Henry van Roekel
Sioux City
Henry Heusinkveld
John He
Mary Ann Dykstra
Evelyn Vierhout
John Post
Sanborn
Melvin Harman
Donald
Lake Wilson
Minn
Seaman Roger Harman
New Port
Henry Harman
Josie Kuyper
Shirley
Wm. Humme
Hull
Northwest Association for Retarded Children Meets at Sheldon High
Parents and friends of mentally challenged children gather at Sheldon High School May 7 with about twenty five attendees. Mrs Victor Bunge of Gardner Iowa key speaker helps organize and explains state and national associations. Next meeting set for June 4 with regional turnout urged. state convention June 11 12 at Hotel Fort Des Moines and affiliates urged from Plymouth Cherokee Sioux O'Brien Lyon and Osceola counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon High School
Victor Bunge
Gardner
Iowa
Bunge
National Association For the
Minneapolis
Fort Des Moines
Des Moines
Farewell Handkerchief Shower Honors Gordon Family
A farewell handkerchief shower was held for Beverly Nancy Donna and Diane Gordon who left Friday to live with their father Rodney Gordon in Larchwood. Numerous local families attended including Heusinkveld Bernisse Vis Van Ommeren and Slykhuis clan with church and hospital visits noted. A local proverb closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon van Onneren
Edwin Bernisse
Beverly
Nancy
Donna
Diane Gordon
Rodney Gordon
Larchwood
Candice Heusinkveld
Roger Bernisse
Dennis
Maynel
Linda
Joan
Marvin Heemskirk
Marlyn
Anthony Vis
Virgil
Linda van Ommeren
Kathryn Zuiderhof
Marla van Roekel
Ronnie Elgelsman
Elaine Rensink
Willing Workers and Happy Hi Haps Meet for Rally Day Plans
The Grant Sheridan Willing Workers met April 26 at Janice and Sherry Smit home with 25 members answering roll. Nelva Moret joined as a new member and discussion covered Rally Day at Sioux Center June 7. Various awards and reports were read and approved. May 28 meeting planned at Judy and Janet Kimmel home. The Happy Hi Haps met May 12 at Lois Mueller home with 13 members. plans for Rally Day, camp nomination, Better Grooming contest, and demonstrations on a waste basket and picture framing were held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant- Sheridan
Janice
Sherry Smit
Nelva Moret
Mrs Linch
Sioux Center
Joan van Velzen
Gladys Wiekamp
Judy Kimmel
Ray Smit
Judy
Janet Kimmel
Lois Mueller
Lida
Janet
Trenker
Lreton
Lila
Lois
Lois Ann
Gaye
Class Ring Found After 15 Years In Humestone Garden
Ben Grimm of Humestone found a longlost class ring in his garden last week. The ring belonged to Mrs Theo Cook and had been missing for fifteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Grimm
Humestone
Theo Cook
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Palmer
Ernest
Palmer For Governor Club
Ken Evans
Northwest Association For Retarded Children
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Omaha
Nebraska
Atlantic
Crown Rock Asphalt Co
Elmhurst
The
Boyden
Calvin G. Stickel
Sioux County
Congress
Asso Clarion
Donna van Houte
Philco
Philco Automatic
Siegeman Electric Appliances & Hardware
Boyden, Iowa
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