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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1956
Page
7
A fuel shed on the Lloyd Klever farm four miles northeast of Extra burned Sunday night about six o clock. Sparks from an incinerator set grass ablaze and the fire spread to the shed. Extra firefighters extinguished the blaze.
Phyllis Jean Perdue of Atlantic and Harold J. Scholl of Anita wed in a double ring ceremony at the First Christian Church in Atlantic. The bride wore chantilly lace over satin, with a chapel train, lace cap, lavender orchid bouquet, and carried a family lace handkerchief. Donna Paulsen served as maid of honor as nearly 200 relatives attended.
Calendar items list meetings for Tuesday through Friday at local lodges and clubs. The page then reports weddings with Delores Lary and Mary Lou Lane as bridesmaids, Bill Karwal as best man, and other bridal party details. Additional notes cover a Des Moines area engagement, a flower show sweepstakes, and various society entertainments.
The Territory Social W W club hosted by Mrs Elmer Jensen Anita featured traveling pitch with Glen Phillips winning high and Harry Wedemeyer low and door prizes. The Andersen reunion at Oak Hill west of Brayton drew 72 attendees with new officers Arnold Enfield Anita president Harold Stads vold Brayton vice president and Stadsvold secretary treasurer. Entertainment included a ball game and horse shoe pitching with Clausen and Hoegh families in charge of contests. Attendees from Jefferson Boxholm Grand Junction Des Moines and Des Moines area included Albert Clausen Krakau Holland Large families. The TWT club met with pinochle prizes awarded to Jack Taylor Lester Smith and Leslie Embree.
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