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Mr. and Mrs. W. A Rice Observe Anniversaryon September 8thMr. arid Mrs. W,' A. Rice, who reside at 1307 Park Street, celebrated their golden wedding anni-neddlework and artistic arrangements, especially with flowers. Mr. anti Mrs. Rice rebuilt and modernized their farm home in 1920 and have added modern improvements and equipment ilnce. that time, as they, became available. TbeiFs was nne of the first modem homes in the community.- Mr. Rice -will celebrate his eightieth, birthday. oix Jan. 22 of next year-and.Mrs. Rice celebrated her 73rd anniversary in April of this year. They are very happydm their sunset years as they* go . fS busily*.about-: tbclr ■ daily chordf '| Mr. Rice is fond of reading and =-j finds much pleasure m the. many{£’*1 hours he spends, with current re-!• !J®r't»^ bn. the norlevents. ■.Afrb. {•• jRice la acthce in the womens workj . in Uio local Methodist church mid j : cnjiiys thy worif iibuiriiLr iittruc-: live home.:Two daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Rice: Frances Ellen, who share- the joys of ihrir redl'wiiwil,»Uld Ruth Alaric-lta, whose death in March 1928, at the age of fiT-i teen years, brought lasting sor-] row. lu their home. There are no i living member* in Mrs. Kicy'B family. Mr. Uice has a brother,.Ambrose C. Rice, and a sister,Mrs. Frances Sharp, both of Ccn-{ . tralia, Washington, *A brother,1 j Charles, died in 181)4, a sister,;Mm. Lurila GlafiK, in 1P4J, and ;another slftter, Grace Rien Baker|;passed nway in 15)44.} The following report in taken jfrom h clipping from “The Sun-jbeam”, a Hamburg newspaper in’. 11397, which is from Aim. Hire's .scrap book: ^Married—ut the reaL dencc of the bride's parents, at high Noon, Miss Etta Conner to Mr, W. A. Bice. The wedding was '.. 'LR'dei, f fa !r,. lt;L«Iy .D£ar_. relatives and very Intimnte friends being invited. 'The hriilc in the aceompiiflh-•:d and only child nf Mr. nnd Mvu.L. F. Conner, and the groom is the stalwart sun of Air, ami Mrs. R. flierj of our own town. While Mr. Coolhnugh plnyrd the Whirling march, the happy proce.minn on*} :fn,.1**mtr Wmkw+*t S. 0» Bw**rtitmnMiMtJ M Mr* . JU*« Mi Mwc^wlwn their WJitfMi, fnemia »nd neighbors celled.” A few of the callers j-ewemberwd that day, a half century ago hut' moet it them were friends and neighbor* of later years...'••‘Ktta Connor, the only daughter oF Mr. and Mr*. L. F, Conner, and Walter A. Illcc the,sou of Itevillo and Frances Rice* were married at the home of the bride's parent* in Locust Grove Township W Sept. 8, 1887, Mrs. Rico was bum in southern Kansas in 1874 and came to Iowa with her parent* fn her early childhood. They lived attcred Uie decorated parlor. The order of .march wa? us follows: First, the bridesmaid, Mibb Id* : Johnson of Lincoln, leaning ori the an* of the.frowiMMan; A, C.Kke. Nlfxt-awM littkv girl* '«uWV in* *!*#*«:»* ^w p*thw*r «f:tke happy, nkkple that * followed. The bride *wd groom took their place, faciftg the company, under a beatu tffn) floral wheel of fortune and the • ceremony was • impressive!j( performed hy Rcv. Prealpn trf Riverton, after which * bountiful dinner wan nerved. . Many beautiful and costly gifts were nttlvi by the young cnuplc.“Mr. *nd Mrs. Rice expect toMr. , a ret State noun. prcM Ochv bur*! burg; Biun'sHathtKarimRlattiFay'HurrjBrow,Brow:nitcmCrackUku * wedding trip soon through: LeonaKen r4vmhthe south and w.eet and will lakefcfthij eights in Kansna City d»r* .... _ Ing iho Frieate of Pallaa carnival,'' KranilBhtitchiird, Norlhborn and m mm-j Iho gucsta of Hon. C. W. Clarke Nr™* burjr, ialer moving te the Rice and wife. The Sunbeam udns the. Mr*!fm m, near Madison church. A few yf'ars lalcr Uiey bought the adjoining farm, which was their hunie f*Tr the remainder of their liven. .Mrs. Rico • greiV towTumnn-hnod in Lhj-s community «nd worked im’n imllmer ^vithrthD late Mjtj. llaruuih Coolbaugh.Mr. Jiicr* pnrents cnmc to Iowa friim Sullivan, Ohio, in 3Hb7, locating on n farm just ttcresH the Missouri 'line;- -sbnri?- or ihn •'MrTriiscmchurr.h. Mr. Rice wna b?rn there thrrit* wnnthE Inter and wbrn he wnft^hrce month.* old the family moved ii a farm In the same sec-tfan of land where Mr. Rico wus to live for more 1hnn reventy-five years. Mr, Rieu’s father conducted the firRt High Croek post office in his home in that early day. The parents retired from Iho farm in 1894 and moved to Hamburg.Five years? after th?ir marrUge, 3Cr. and .Mrs. Rico moved to thftlr own farm, ten miles cast of Hamburg, which was their home until Oct. 29-14, wh^n they retired from active farm life and moved to their present home.Air. and Mrs. Rice -were active In the Hffairs of their community. Mr. Ricn served on the school board, was * membT nf the farm bureau for more than twent?/-five year*, anil always had an active part in any protect vf cn/irnimtly benefit. Tic tnughfc the men's biblu daft* in the Madison Sunday Sc hr.nl for iriafty1 yrsi7*! arid h*f ^r that time taught ft class of Inys who are grandfathers today. He was always interested. in the church mufiiu and rerved on the church hoard for muev . years, nerving hr rrc?;d?nt f -Uawim: lh* dfjiib nf rite late DriV(i Flihlf'y.JMr, and Mm. Rico ritaro tvilbj nthertLln th^ church and common-j Hv, tho prkte in Hr’ fact that fhAi ■Mftdison Sunday School lift*? n^r been closed *inco the dale of organ ixfttinn, more Lhan sevenly-five yeir* ago.Mti, Rice wai * charter memh1^lioftte of friends in wishing that and A jihhclt; and jiriwpprity rejgji in ihcii :,Mr. sihumo “Uulil G;.i2 D„ih Part.”From another clipping--'Ml«sHatch end the^ Rice giri^ acrved the guo.*?ts with food. Th? menu was- rS^b^ frftlatahln - and- abundant.All present dbpi.iy *d great ability t» f?o honor Id Hi‘‘mselves. Mrs.(Jhira Findley .tenmugs wn* in.charge* of the kitchen. Abouttwenty gui'sta A‘-/nfur prearnL11......'fhc iff‘porter i-dnn.thc bnsl of friends in extending best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Mice on th? day of this happy nnnjvr jsary. May theyop joy many more.Married '/;:edayMia* Norma Thtimna and W. C,Lynn wurc* united in matriags by the Rov, Er»ri?l Wincklcr on Tow-d'jy evening. The young, coupb wfrc accompanied by Mies Mildred Lynn and Ralph Bolton,The bricte is the daughter of Mr. mid Mrs. Harvey Thomas, ftmS n graduate of the Hamburg uchoolfl.•The grnom ip the son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. E. Lynn, nnd recently com-pbted three and n half years \n McCrn I he nrmy, They will make their* hmno in the Griffith apartments.* T\ This popular young couple hava, an the hw.t wishes nf a ho^t nf friends..---------tarft W, C. Lynni i :.. .rhmii and •crved ai • the firatf ’ The Get Consiruciioh Company pmlfent. She taught in the child- hmuirht (n * crew of m+n' tM* imT- ibrktm ' ftf fhs. 5(»*ed*Y week to make repair* in the pore-ftHMl MrV'wm th** Iwntr m-nt, *f-d thry tiro now fllltef iho mb*. lh#'(o ** ncriVnt. !»***- hd'** end ^atehtef L*«ti» I m*t W t*l?nW In fbw i, :.-- -•* Folioftk it v. 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Hamburg Reporter
Hamburg, Iowa, US
Thu, Sep 11, 1947
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