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WILLIAMSBURG, IOWA COlPARNELL COUPLECELEBRATES 50 YRS.WEDDED LIFEGathering Held At St Joseph’s Hall Sunday(frcCecotMinoanthiei|so:W(PARNELL — Mr. and Mrs. John Giblin celebrated their fiftieth anniversary Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Giblin are natives of this community Mrs. Giblin was the former Gather- . ine Grimes. They were married Oe- ■ 1 tober 10, 18S8 in St. Michael’s' Xix church in Holbrook by the lute Bish- J h« op James Davis, I scMr. L. J. Tiernan of Parnell and w] the late Mrs. James Murphy of Ft. ' te William, Ontario, Canada, a sister j of Mrs. Giblin, were? the attendants, j Mr, and Mrs. Giblin, who have' passed their entire married life in' Parnell, have three sons, 'Phillip of pu Denver, Colorado; Dr. Paul Giblin, Williamsburg and Emmet of Cedar ry Rapids. A son. Clement, died about yr ten years ago. There are ten grand- ,T children. ;Mr, and Mrs. Giblin, their sons sc’ and families and a large number of H relatives attended Mass and re- 5; ceived Holy Communion in a body PI in St, Joseph’s church Sunday at m 7 :S0 a m. Their grandson, Paul Gib- ]] lin and Thomas Gaffney, son of ». Judge Gaffney, both of Williams-. bu2'g and Paul and De Sales Dister-. hoft, served the Mass. 5A reception was held in the par- cc ish hall and dinner was served at le noon to about 150 guests. I rcA three-tiered bride’s cake and jjo;na special groom's eake given by Mr. Giblm’s sister, Mrs, Ray Latin er of! Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Mrs. J. J. Rock;w of Parnell, centered the bride and ^ groom's table. A program of talks and toasts followed the dinner, with fc Rev. Thomas O'Dowd and Judge n Gaffney of Williamsburg, Rev. John ‘ v Cash of Parnell, Miss Gladys Giblin ^ of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Irvin Grask of Des Moines, as the principal speakers.Mr, and Mrs. Giblin wore presented with a purse and numerous gifts* ‘cards and telegrams from relatives | T and friends. j t.The gathering included- Mr. and y Mrs. Phillip Giblin of Denver, Colorado; Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Giblin, Mrs. Edward Siebert, Mr. and Mrs-J. E. Siebor.t, Mrs. Elizabeth-Giblin,Gale and Gladys, Cedar Rapids; ‘Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rock and M. J. Rockjp and Mr, and Mrs Gordon Webster, ' s Iowa City; Judge and Mrs. J. P.; $ Gaffney and family, Dr. and Mrs. *0 Paul Giblin and family, Mr. M. F.1 ft Gaffney and Miss Rosetta, Mr. and ^ [Mrs. Dan Hanson, Mr. and Mrs,'*' Thomas Hanson and family, Mr.Clarence Hanson, Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Elwood, Mr. M. J. Hanson, Williamsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Grask . and Mr. and Mrs, Raymond Hanson IHfi-d fnmiltfiQ af Dos TvTntn-nR TVTr* htikT .*et!feand families of Des Moines; Mr and Mrs. Henry McDonald of Davenport;Mr. Russell Rock of Memphis, Tenn,; Jisai-isMr, and Mrs. Will Begley and sons, Frank and Will of North English;, *i Mr. and Mrs. Henry Yeggy and fft-( mily of Riverside; Mr, and Mrs. M.iL-1-J Giblin of Iowa City; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O'Rourke and family of Kin-j ross; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Spratt and daughters, Mary and Margaret; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Rack Mr. and Mrs.j Pt J. Giblin and family* Mr. L. J.Tierjnan and Mr. and Mrs. Jamesh:r5-i-Carville, all of Parnell, Mr. and Mrs, Francis Giblin of Edgewood and Betty and Leslie Giblin of Cedar Rapids.
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Williamsburg Journal Tribune
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Thu, Oct 13, 1938
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