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PAGE 2 FAIRFIELD DAILY LEDGER. THURSDAY. MAR fi. 19a2Golden Wedding Club Mark Toothacres, Cooperative Luncheon Prominent Couple Held At Legion Hall Wed Sixty YearsMember* of the Golden Wedding club met at the Legion hall yesterday for a cooperative luncheon. The decorations carried out the St Patrick's day theme with green runners on the tables, green candles and nut cups. Shamrocks were the favors at each place.Following dinner a program ol readings and community singing was enjoyed D. M Holgate presented a solo, Ed Crile played theharp and was accompanied by MEd Rains on the piano. Mrs. Charles Clapp gave a reading, ‘The Lile of Abraham Lincoln.''The March birthday anniversaries and also the 61st weddim anniversary of Mr. and Mrs Clapp were observed The Rev and Mr G. J Dingman were guests and the birthday of the Rev. Dingman was also observed. Mr and Mrs. Pcrrv Bates are club members who celebrate their 51,st ueddmg anniver*ai\ in March There were two decorated cakes for the event.D. M Holgate. vice-president, \va in charge of the meeting in the absence of the president, Haney Jones. The Rev. Dingman ga^ Jit prayerMrs. Fannie Jones. Pearl Wykofl and Mrs. Glenn Schafer .vere guests. Vin Louder, Miss WvkoiiMr. and Mrs. Mark Toothacre. well known couple and long time residents ot the Glendale community, will quietly observe their 60th •wedding anniversary Sunday, March 9. They now make their home with their daughter, Mrs. Frances Weston, ea-t of town.No celebration ls bein': planned because of the ill health of rooth-acre, who is bedfast due to arthritis.Eva Archibald, daughter of Vlr and Mrs Ben Archibald and Mark Toothacre. son of Mi and Mr Reuben Toothacre, wt:e married March 9. 1892 in Esterville wherethe Archibalds had moved from theGlendale commumtv They w re married by the bridegroom’s or -ther. the Rev A R Toothacre The couple went tn Glen ale to in ketheir home and he served as station ag'iit then for several yeaiLiter tliev moved tlt; Burlington%and roothacre served a.s ca hier of the Farmers and Merchants bank and later became its president He served in this capacity until hi e-tirement in 1946 The Toothacres have ih.ree hilci-:en. Mrs. Ruth Hagie and Di Harold Toothacre of Burlington intiMrs. We ton of Glendale lliere t:lt;ais* six grandchildren and ight great-grandchildren
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Fairfield Daily Ledger
Fairfield, Iowa, US
Thu, Mar 06, 1952
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