Silver Anniversary Open House for Harold and Mrs Carver
Mr and Mrs Harold Carver plan open house at 1303 Plum Street Sunday June 15 from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m observing their 25th wedding anniversary Relatives and friends are invited Also mention of Mrs Germain guest of honor at a bridge luncheon and community social events surrounding the Germain family including Mrs J Germain of Drexel Hills Pa and Mrs S J Marshall hosting a coffee in her honor The text also references a May 29 Logan ceremony and local Omaha associations and plans for a home.
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Harold Carver
Plum Street
Germain
John Germain
Drexel Hills
Edward Schelm
Lydia Otto
R. Kent Martin
Jew
Harry Re
S. J. Marshall
Ech
Elliott
Logan
Francis Stee
Omaha
Alore Cocaniseion Frm
Grant
James Kenworthy
Earlham
Lewis
Shenandoah
Des Moines
Red Oak
Lucy Blackburn
Helen Med
Villisca
Council Bluffs
Joe Mager
St. Paul
Minn
Russell Orstad
Thimble Club
Norbert Wilson
Ronald Davis
Red Oak Legion Park
Orstad
Lester Hendrickson
Fay Gillet
Corning
Patsy Parker
Dale Roberts
Howard Kenworthy
Frey Davis
DMC Club
Mines
C. L. Zappe
Edwin Foote
Carroll Zappe
MP Club
Lester
Raymond Lantz
Anita
Clifford Johnson
Ogden
George Miller
Rollie Way
Stuart
A. R. Kohl
Lewis Social Affaire and Masonry Centennial Observance
About 80 attended the Friendship meeting of Lewis chapter C. E. S. of Lewis with officers from Ida Grove Avoca Walnut Shelby Oakland Billott Massens Maine Atlantic Cumberland and Griswold taking part in initiatory work. The Lewis high school girl quartet sang two numbers. A supper followed at the Joe Lawton home. Lewis lodge No 137 A F and A M will observe 100 years of Masonry with work in the vig section P and Second section at 8 pm by Grand lodge officers. Mrs. LeSroith will be in attendance and all Masons invited. A bridal shower for Mrs Richard was hosted by multiple hostesses.
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Lewis
C. E.S
Gusset
Ida Grove
Avoca
Walnut
Shelby
Oakland
Billott
Massens
Maine
Atlantic
Cumberland
Griswold
Speven
Frank
Bill Robinson
Beckenderf
Joe Lawton
William Bennett
Eld
Mabelle
Edna Kennedy
Omaha
Lewis Lodge
A.F
A.M
Ao. E. S
Grand Lodge
le Sroith
Frilly Club Meetings and Engag ements Highlight Rural Social Life
In Griswold and surrounding towns a busy spread of meetings and celebrations unfolds. The Griswold WSCS installs officers and screens slides of western scenes while the Ladies circles host devotionals and youth reports. Engagements abound with Virginia Wilcox of Ottumwa set to wed Mark McDermott of Anita at First Methodist Ottumwa. Community clubs plan picnics, showers, and anniversaries across Red Oak, Anita, Ottumwa, and surrounding farms, with numerous hostesses and a cast of local families attending open houses and tean events.
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WSCS
Methodist Church
Carl Senholz
Stanley Wohlenhaus
New York City
Washington, D. C
Griswold Church
Mmes
Clarence Wilkinson
Chester Batley
Ray Book
Pat Castleberry
Addie de Witt
S. B. Hemsted
Fred Kriseng
Lyle Houser
Robert Witt
Merrill Milne
Dwight Wagler
James H. Brown
Carl DeKay
Dale Willoughby
Pearson LaMaster
Everett Ramsay
Fred DeWitt
Wyoming
Atlantic Couple Celebrates 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Clarence Smith of Atlantic marked their golden wedding with a dinner at Hotel Whitney attended by 25 guests. Married June 3 1908 in the Hope home, Rev C W Hohanshelt officiated. Children are Mrs Robert Foe and Max F Smith. Out of town guests included Mrs Guthrie of Gentry Ark and relatives from multiple cities.
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Fred Uhlman
Marion Kaufmann
Massena
Max Skellenger
Atlantic
Uhlmann
Harold Ginn
Merle Faye
Erwin Andersen
Lawrence Kloppenberg
Skellenger
Tom Martin
Anita
Arlo Christensen
Robert Miller
Mardyl Christensen
Frank Pross
Barbara Reynolds
Lorence Inhofe
Harriet Olsen
Harry Paulsen
Maynard Miller
Eldon Waul
Bob Tibben
Extra
Bill Tomlinson
Des Moines
Clarence Smith
West Fourteenth Street
Hotel Whitney
David Hope
C. W. Hohanshelt
Hohanshelt
Max F. Smith
Max Smith
Maggie
Eleanor Shackson
David Smith
Mary Beth Focht
Liebestraume
Rosemary Shackson
Robert Focht
Ernest Guthrie
Gentry, Ark
Father crushed under car as family vacation nears
In Des Moines a 39 year old man, Ronald E. Bohlender, was killed when the jack slipped while he worked under a car to install a muffler. He had driven his wife Pauline to Nathan Weeks Junior High School earlier. Their son Ronnie, 15, was set to graduate Wednesday.
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Des Moines
Ronald E. Bohlender
Pauline
Nathan Weeks
Bohlender
Ronnie
St Pauls Lutheran Church 75th Anniversary Highlights
The article traces St. Pauls Lutheran Church history from its 1883 acquisition of the Eighth and Walnut property for 250 dollars to founding pastors and key milestones. It notes new buildings, a mortgage burn in 1941, basement and office additions, 1948 remodeling, a 1953 convention host, and plans for a new church on a 24% acre site with 90,000 dollars pledged over three years.
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Kristian Anker
Eighth and
Walnut Streets
Skands Hansen
Atlantic
Elk Horn
St. Paul’s Lutheran
N. P. Nielsen
St. Paul's Church
United Evangelical Lutheran Church
East Fourteenth Street
Olaf Kirkeberg
E. Provensen
Peter See
Chr. Falick
C. J. Skovgaard
Rev. Gravengaard
Chris Christensen
Valdemar Jensen
T. N. Jersild
J. K. Jensen
L. A. Laursen
Long Tenure of Pastors Marks Local Church History
The church lists pastors from 1909 to 1953 with James C. Peterson and Rev Mr Widebeck among leaders. Current figures show about 1,000 baptized members, 625 confirmed, and 255 in Sunday school. A dusk safety reminder urges drivers to slow down to save lives.
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Sam) Johnson
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Barbara
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ST. Paul’s Lutheran Church
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Henry W. Bondo
Max Mathiesen
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P. C. Jensen
Lawrence Siersbeck
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Homer Larsen
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