Wedding of Miss Margaret Laird and Raymond Haydock
Miss Margaret Laird and Raymond Haydock wed on Sunday February 19 at 1 o clock at the Laird home. Rev W G Muhleman presided over the ceremony with Doris Colbernaon singing I Love You Truly. Attendants were Dorothy Haydock and Denzel Laird with a three course dinner following. The couple will reside on the Laird farm north of town after a short wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Laird
Margaret M. Laird
Raymond G. Haydock
W. T. Haydock
W. G. Muhleman
Methodist Church
Doris Colbernaon
Lohengrin
L. M. Colberngon
Marengo
Johanna Hill
Dorothy Haydock
Iowa Falls
Denzel Laird
Peat Man
Dorothy
WL. M. Colbernson
Doris
D. H. Laird
Jean Marie
G. ‘Muhleman
Junior League baseball benefit Friday by Alden Legion
The Alden American Legion post sponsors a Friday benefit double header featuring Alden alumni and high school teams. High school squads have won recent meetings, but alumni hope to reverse the count. Tickets are on sale to support a summer sport program and inform parents about upcoming league rules for summer eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden American Legion Post
Alden
Legion
W. C. Grantow
Highland Club Bid Farewell Party For Orpins
Highland club members and families gathered at the Orpin home to bid farewell as Mr and Mrs Orpin move to a farm near Dows. Guests presented two pictures, games were played, and a potluck supper followed in a warm sendoff from neighbors who wish them happiness and success in the new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Club
W. G. Orpin
Dows
Oypin
George Mott
Arthur Helvig
Grant Oler
Ara Oler
Fred Parker
Earl Cary
F. Lawton
Wm. Haylock
George Roberts
Pred Lange
Maurice Frain
Harpy ‘Parker
Myre
Orpin
Menem
Ovlees Co-op Creamery Ad Promotes Good Meat
An Ovlees Co-op Creamery notice touts high quality meats for sale. The brief item highlights the shop’s appeal as a popular destination for customers seeking reliable, tasty cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden
Charles Saunders Guilty in Nighttime Burglary Case
A Eldora jury found Charles Strausser guilty of breaking and entering in the night and Judge Garfield set sentencing for this afternoon. The charge stemmed from an attempted auto theft at John Campbell’s Iowa Falls garage where Mrs. Campbell’s dog halted the burglar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Charles Strausser
Garfield
Strausser
John Campbell
Iowa Falls
Rex Williams
Anamosa
Jarceny
J. R. Winnett
Wdora
Oskaloosa
J. E. Davidson
Equity
Hamilton Va
Edward Johnson
Frank Merrill
Merrill
Michael Brent
Brent
Program for L S D s Next Saturday at Granzow Home
The Alden L S&S B s meet at William Granzow's home on Saturday March 4 with Vivian Knowles hosting. Activities include Valentine jingles, William Tell lesson, Rossini sketch, overture explanations, Victrola storm, Anvil chorus, vaccinations by Elva Olsen, and a program of opera terms, a Mignon review, nail inspection, and a Hansel and Gretel dance led by Jean Parker, Jean Granzan, Mary Nott, and Vivian Knowles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden L. S&s. B
Wm. Granzow
Vivian Knowles
Valentine
William Tell
Rossini
Elva Olsen
Jean Parker
Donna Lee Mulford
Phyllis Izer
Hansel and Gretel
Jean Granzan
Mary Nott
Marie Trutza to Represent Alden in Spelling Contest
Hardin county spelling contest set for Saturday at 1 30 PM in Iowa Falls high school auditorium. County winner advances to the state spelling bee in Des Moines on April 22 with the Des Moines Register covering travel and expenses. Ruth Marie Trutza will represent Alden school in the county contest at Iowa Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Iowa Falls
Des Moines
Iowa
Washington, D. C
New York City
Des Moines Register
Iowa Falls Chamber of Commerce
Ruth Marie Trutza
Alden School
Towa Palls
Alden Club to Join Junior Baseball League
The county American Legion sponsors a junior baseball league for the county championship. Harold Hauser of B Dora is named chairman. Four teams are set in Alden Eldora Hubbard Union with four more under consideration in Ackley Iowa Falls Radcliffe and the state training school. Games follow American Legion rules for under 17 players. Interested boys should contact their nearest Legion post. Players from across the county will form a team to compete against other counties, adopting the county's best clocked team name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americanegion
Harold Hauser
B+dora
Alden
Eldora Hubbard
Union
Ackley
Iowa Falls
Radcliffe
American Legion
Hauser
Heinzeroth Zoske Nuptials Solemnized In Iowa Falls
George Heinzeroth wed Miss Erna Zoske at 6 30 in the Lutheran church at Iowa Falls with Rev Elleman officiating. The couple will reside on a farm southeast of Alden after a reception at the bride’s sister’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Heinzeroth
Erna Zoske
Lutheran Church
Iowa Falls
Elleman
H. W. Zoske
Alden
Chris. Heinzeroth
Paul Heinzeroth
Tin Hubbard
Iola Hartman
Herman Jags
Dows
Felton
Toss Ziesman
Eldora
Marion Jass
Town Falls
Lee Center
Alden Boys and Girls Triumph in Blairsburg Games
In Blairsburg, Alden boys won 25-23 behind a steady lead through the game, Sharar leading with 13 points and Fowler scoring 13 for Blairsburg. Alden girls dominated 32-4, with all twelve players seeing action and Duncan, Orpin, Musson, and BE Olsen each contributing. Grundy Center edged Alden 36-32 in the boys sectional opener, with Sharar again top-scoring for Alden at 8 as they trailed by four at halftime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden
Blairsburg
Redskins
Sharar
Fowler
Alden Girls
Alden Sextet
Duncan
Orpin
Musson
BE. Olsen
Grundy Center
Eldora
Mrs. Dorothy Roberts Weds Arlan Downing at Little Brown Church
Mrs Dorothy Darrah Roberts of Lee township and Arlan Downing of north of Alden married at the Little Brown church in Nashua. Mrs Downing, daughter of John H Darrah, active in Lee community projects. Downing, a Lee township farmer, will live on his farm and be at home after March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Darrah Roberts
Lee Township
Arlan Downing
Alden
Little Brown
Nashua
Downing
John H. Darrah
Lee
Clever Climbers 4-H Club Holds All Day Meeting
The Clever Climbers 4-H girls met at leader Mrs. Elmer Babcock's home on February 18 for an all day session. Thirteen members plus visitors made a buttonhole during a sewing demonstration, discussed conservation and record books, heard talks on becoming a good conversationalist and posture, and viewed a sewing machine attachment demonstration by Mrs. Gibbs of Marshalltown. The afternoon focused on record books and repair kits. next meeting is March 4 with the prompt roll call “One Thing I Have Learned in 4-H Work.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clever Climbers
Elmer Babcock
Margaret Kelsey
Doris Hobbs
Kathryn Kelsey
Adeline Abbott
Doris Musson
Gibbs
Marshalltown
Local social notes and family movements highlight Alden week
Sunday and Monday visits and relocations include Miss Hattie Crisp from Marshalltown, the Thayer family moving upstairs in Alden, Brauer Brauer moving into the Clyde Mc Coy home, and several relatives visiting or traveling to Colfax and Nora Springs. Church events, hospital sewing for veterans, and illness leave notes alongside a flu outbreak delaying the paper. Residents attend a district Methodist conference in Ruthven and a February 18 wedding at the Lutheran church in Alden.
Annual Father and Son Banquet at Methodist Church
The Methodist church hosted its annual father and son banquet on Tuesday night in the church basement with 196 attending a F. E. F. prepared dinner. Superintendent Von Krog of Eldora’s boys training school was absent. Mr. Hanson substituted, sharing school insights. C. R. Bradshaw acted as toastmaster while Vernon Rottler led pop songs and Rev. W. J. Suckaw gave the invocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
F. E. F. Society
von Krog
Eldora
Hanson
C. R .Bradshaw
Vernon Rottler
W. J. Suckaw
Dean Nelson
W. G. Muhlcan
High School Bovn
Barton Miller
Paul Metcalf
Ed Hanson
Women Behind Milk Project in Alden Initiative
Women of Alden again sponsor a milk furnishing project. A list of 89 names was given to Mr. Greenwood. those not on the list may join the milk call by contacting Jim Idso and notifying Superintendent Greenwood. Free milk for listed children. others pay the milkman. Parents seeking free milk should contact Mrs. Winter and Mrs. Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden
Greenwood
Jim Idso
Sunday School Picnic and Board Meeting At The Church
Officers and teachers of the Methodist Sunday School enjoyed a church basement picnic dinner after services. A meeting of the Sunday School board followed to discuss various matters. Attendance was smaller than expected due to sickness, but the event was profitable and friendly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Sunday School
Saintly Pin Causes Des Moines Medical Consult
Mr and Mrs Joe Hankom reported their one year old son Ronald swallowed a safety pin yesterday morning. The pin lodged in the throat but moved into the stomach during examination. Dr W A Johnson accompanied the parents to a specialist in Des Moines. Physicians deem there will be no ill effects from the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hankom
Ronald
W. A. Johnson
Des Moines
Alden School Board Candidates File Petitions
By noon today four candidates have filed for the two Alden school board directorships to be decided at the March 12 election. Incumbents M. W. Ries and W. C. Granton filed early this week the secretary reports, while Mrs. John Kemp and Jarmest Smith submitted petitions Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden
M. W. Ries
W. C. Granton
Nelson
John Kemp
Jarmest Smith
Ellingson Relatives Picnic Honors Birthdays in Popejoy
Relatives with baskets gathered at Floyd Ellingson home in Popejoy for a Sunday picnic dinner honoring George Nelson and Floyd Ellingson birthdays. Attendees included Will Jillingon, Bud Ellingson, Chris Madsen, Arthur Nelson with Frances, W. P. Nelson family, Leonard Richardson family, George Nelson family, N. P. Nelson daughter Edna, Peter Nelson, and Genevieve Anderson of Dows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Elingson
Popejoy
George Nelson
Floyd Ellingson
Will Jillingson
Bud Ellingson
Chris Madsen
Arthur Nelson
Frances
W. P. Nelson
Leonard Richardson
N. P. Nelson
Edna
Peter Nelson
Genevieve Anderson
Dows
Mrs Pederson and sons visit Randall relatives
Mrs P G Pederson and her sons Jerome and Kenyon of Randall were guests Thursday of last week in the home of her daughter Mrs Inwin Christiansen and husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. G. Pederson
Jerome and
Kenyon of
Randall
Inwin Christiansen
Blizzard Hits Alden Iowa Strands Traffic and Schools
A powerful blizzard struck Alden Iowa last Monday night, the worst since 1936. By Tuesday morning almost 18 inches of snow covered the ground with drifting winds that blocked roads and halted business. Schools, including rural ones, were closed and several routes were impassable. Cleanup began with plows clearing streets while temperatures stayed above zero and officials forecast warmer weather. The heavy snowfall brings needed moisture after a dry season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden
Iowa
Guy Boyer
Shower for Bride-to-Be at Ewert Home
Mesdames Ed Ewert and J N Birdsall hosted a Saturday afternoon shower at the Ewert home for Miss Margaret Laird, bride elect to Raymond Bay. About forty guests attended, games and stories about the couple and their honeymoon, recipe cards, and a luncheon followed gift unwrapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
Ed Ewert
J. N. Birdsall
Margaret Laird
Raymond Bay
H. Armour
Iowa Falls
D. C. Owens
Margaret
Anna Nelson
Mary Cary
Thompson couple surprised on 33rd wedding anniversary
Relatives and friends assembled to honor Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thompson for their thirty third anniversary. A noon picnic dinner followed by visits in the afternoon. Birthday cakes honored Robert and Doris Ann Hurst amid well wishes for more years of wedded life and happy birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Thompson
Robert
Doris Ann Hurst
Messrs
George Roberts
Nelson
KK. L. Pettenger
L. G. Orpin
R. B. Hurst
Mrs. Thompson
W. F. M. Society Meets at Methodist Church
The W. F. M. Society held its regular meeting Friday afternoon with Mrs. Mae Palmer leading devotions. Mrs. Myrtle Whitney presided over business as plans were set for founders day and a bank offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. M. Society of the Methodist Church
Mae Palmer
Carter
Myrtle Whitney
Bertha Johnson
Emma Allen
Henry Martin
Judson
State chorus rehearsal at Prof Bullock’s studio
Mesdames L. A. Wheeler W. C. Granzow Irwin Christiansen Ea Steinmetz and D. C. Owens attended a state chorus rehearsal in Prof Bullock's studio in Iowa Falls on Tuesday of last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
L. A. Wheeler
W. C. Granzow
Irwin Christiansen
Ea Steinmetz
D. C. Owens
Prof. Bullock
Iowa Falls
Also Mentioned on This Page
Magaret Laird
Raymond Haydock
Hlighland Club
Mrs. Orpin
Charles Saunders
L.s.ds
Granzow
Marie Trutza
Alden Club
Junior Baseball League
Heinzeroth
Will Ellingson
Olson Farm
Will Brand and
Dorothy Roberts
Mrs. Alva Thayer
Fred Clark
Mrs. Brauer Brauer
Clyde McCoy
Salem
Howard Wood
Veteran’s Hospital
Knoxville
James Heslop
Mary Heslop
Brother Lee
Will Hansen
A. R. Idso
Joan
Colfax
Glen
Nora Springs
W. O. Lawson
Missouri
Mr. Lawson
Dane Burns
Mrs. Lawson
W. W. Newton
Mary Ratliff
Harry England
Elizabeth Schnathorst
Alice Vennick
The
Ruthven
Alvin Smith
Rockford
Illinois
Mary Smith
Cedar Falls
Marcella Richert
Waterloo
Earl Smith
H. 5S. Harms
Minnie Harms
Marlys Long
Kasper Meyer
Wendell
Bradford
John Harms
Bill Harms
Times
Women Behind Milk Project
Ellingson
Ewert Home
W. F. M. Society
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