WSCS potluck luncheon and Rebekah lodge meeting notes
Women’s Society of Christian Service held a Friday potluck in Fellowship hall with devotions led by Mrs. Roy Means and a pledge service by Mrs. Ralph Jones assisted by several members. Kathie Cole sang with Mrs. Virgil Moore. Lotus Rebekah lodge honored nineteen past noble grands at 100F hall Thursday evening, corsages given by Daisy Moore and Ruth Oler. A poem was read by Florence Kuhl. Lunch committee included Mrs. Leonard Sharp and others. Mrs. W. O. Bullock hosted a Bride-Elect shower for Barbara Baxter, with twenty guests, as she prepares to wed Richard Carl on Saturday, June 22. Mrs. Dale Myers hosted twelve guests in Baxter affair.
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WSCS
Women's Society of Christian Service
Fellowship Hall
Roy Means
Ralph Jones
Wallie Pellett
Norman Holmes
Walter Wieckhorst
Junior Wohlenhaus
Kathie Cole
Hemet
Calif
Virgil Moore
Lotus Rebekah Lodge
Daisy Moore
Ruth Oler
Marie Stinemates
Charline Milgrove
Florence Kuhl
Leonard Sharp
John Oler
Ernest Foster
Louis Vidmar
Clara Olsen
W. O. Bullock
Jean
Barbara Baxter
Miss Baxter
Richard Carl
Dale Myers
Methodist Church
Stanley Embree
Harold Stinemates
Don Milner
Philippine Islands
Embree
Gerald Taylor
Howard Kenworthy
John Culbertson
Harold Petty
Carroll Zappe
Clifford Embree
G. W. Stinemites
Fea
C. R. Ayers
Stinemites
Delbert Wilcoxon
Villisca Guardettes
Kenneth Moore
Villisca
Michel Weston
Richard
Michelle
Tedly Weston
Becky
Gilbert Westover
Asa Miller
S and C Club
Ella L. Miller
Atlantic
Massena Merrygg
Charles Flint
Extension Homeg
Otto Mehlmanna
John Karstens
Harry McKee
Zachariasen
Ruth Holaday
Aldyce Bissell
Marvin Bissell
Flint
Corinne Mehlmannd
Ted Jensen
Marsha Walters
Lavonnet Mehlmann
Margaret ‘Millhollin
Corinne Mehlmann
Karen Brower
Betty Russell
Zelda Zachariasen
Corinne ‘Mehlmann
Madrid
Lavonne- Mehlmann
September Bride Engaged Peggy Ferrell to Lt Warren Underwood
Mrs Earl Ferrell of Washington Iowa announces the engagement of Peggy Joyce Ferrell to Second Lt Warren Underwood son of Dr George R Underwood and the late Ruth Underwood of Lincoln Nebraska An September wedding is planned Peggy graduated in home economics from Simpson College and was in Alpha Chi Omega Lt Underwood earned a forest utilization degree from Colorado State Fort Collins and was commissioned in the ordnance branch He will report for active duty at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland this month He was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity
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Earl Ferrell
Washington
Atlantic
Peggy Joyce
Warren Underwood
George .R
Ruth Underwood
Lincoln
Nebr
Miss Ferrell
Simpson
Alpha Chi Omega
Underwood
Colorado State
Fort Collins
Ordnance Branch
Army
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity
Territory Social Wedding Sparks Strong Ames Attendance
Thiessen-Holland nuptials unite Territory Social families in Sac City First Methodist church. Lt Dean Holland and Territory Thiessen tied vows with 175 guests at a reception, Iowa State connections noted, couple to teach in Greenfield and reside in Lawton Oklahoma. Heath-Hansen wedding followed with Elk Horn reception plan and Wisconsin Dells trip. Jensen anniversary honored at Elk Horn Lutheran church with program and cake. S & C Club meeting held at Wiota with regional guests and club reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thiessen-Holland
Peguy Thiessen
Harry E. Thiessen
Dean Holland
Jens Holland
Anita
First Methodist Church
Sac City
Morris Engeland
Robert
Richard Freese
Linda Lyle
Ames
Darrell Hanshaw
Cynthia Thiessen
Shirley Patterson
Loren Christensen
Gene Nuss
Asberg
Wilbur Neibert
Charles Hagen
George Spencer
Grand Forks
N. D
Chester Holland
Atlantic
Karen Krueger
Sara Miles
Donna Danielson
Judy Parsons
Elaine Ehm
Polly Otto
Mary Schultz
George Glass
Gladys Holland
Barbara Youll
Diane Goodell
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Iowa State College
Holland
Beta Sigma Pai Fraternity
Asita High School
Lawton
Okla
Greenfield
Hener
Local Honorees and Social Roundup in Extra and Villisca
Honor Lois Petersen celebrated at a miscellaneous shower at Mrs. Charles Petersen’s home with assistin g hostesses. Open house planned for 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Rossmann. Claire Mickel and Wilbert Rossmann wed in Evangelical parsonage with son Jack at Iowa State. WSCS notes include film on The Philippine Islands and a mother daughter event. Community clubs hosted gatherings at Villisca and Elk Horn churches. Meta Blair spoke as missionary guest from India.
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Lois Petersen
Charles Petersen
Martha Crees
Coleen Gardner
Helen Jessen
Tess Nelsen
Bertha Baker
Iola Young
Elk Horn
Juan Krogh
Blair, Neb
Mable Bethal
Smithville
Tex
Wilbert Rossmann
Corley
Claire Mickel
E. E.mickel
Wilbert Rossman
Henry Rossmann
W. F. Kiecker
Jack
Iowa State College
Ames
Warren Jacobsen
Paulette
Dorcas and
Alpha Ladies Aids
Elk Horn Lutheran Church
Mmes
Martha Eskow
Elizabeth Larsen
Francis Larsen
Meta Blair
India
Guppy Births and Posthumous Delivery Stun Indiana Woman
In Hammond Indiana Mrs Howard L Rose watched a guppy give birth to nine fry, then the fish died. Using a knife tweezers and safety pins she delivered 21 more fry from the fish's body, startling onlookers with the macabre sequence.
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Hammond, Ind
Howard L. Rose
Lydia Otto Sees Iron Curtain On German Border Tour
Editor’s note recounts Lydia R Otto traveling with Mrs Cummins through Germany near the Russian border. A border patrol guide ferries them to a fenced line, noting Russian awareness and shots if ground is disturbed. Earlier views included Luebeck Baltic coast Mecklenberg and the Hameln area with war damage and historic sites. The itinerary covers Hamburg, Hameln’s ruined church, Corvey, Weser river views, and Wilhelmsthal Schloss reflecting rococo splendor amid Napoleonic-era changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Ermershausen
Nurnberg
Border Patrol
Grenze
Iron Curtain
Luebeck
Ostsee
Baltic
Richmond Piper
Mecklenburg
Coralville Dam To Create Iowa's Largest Man Made Lake
Cedar Rapids serves as a base to visit Quaker Oats and Square D plants Amana Colonies Stone City and Palisades Kepler State Park. The Coralville reservoir project nears completion forming Iowa's largest man made water body while Stone City hosts Grant Wood and poet Paul Engle.
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Coralville
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Square D Co
Stone City
Engle
Grant Wood
Iowa River
Palisades-Kepler
Mount Vernon
Cedar River
Lowa
A Glimpse of Maisson Art and Postwar Kassel Life
The piece details ornate door and panel work, a Queen's sitting room clock, and Tischbein portraits in a Maisson setting. It notes Kassel's bombed remnants, new building, and agriculture with hay banners, plus U.S. Army trucks near the Fulda river. A cousin sings a self taught English German mix, illustrating language barriers and shared culture.
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Maisson
Tischbein
Kassel
Germany
U. S. Army
Fulda River
Northern Area Command
Richmond
Buffalo
Elk Horn Social Roundup Visits and Trips
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Larsen and sons with Nels Laursen spent the weekend in Sioux Falls visiting the Roscoe Olsen family. Lloyd Petersen of Peoria IL stayed with his parents Jurven Petersen and relatives. Line Mathiesen and Clara Christensen joined Warvey Mathiesen and Vicky for a Maryville Missouri visit with Kent Rasmussen family. Glen Coon and son Greg departed Sunday for a weekend fishing trip to Norway Lake Minnesota.
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Elk Horn
Kenneth Larsen
Nels Laursen
Sioux Falls
M. D
Roscoe Olsen
Lloyd Petersen
Peoria
Jurven Petersen
Line Mathiesen
Clara Christensen
Warvey Mathiesen
Vicky
Maryville
Adair Briefs Adair Muesdas Visit You Missed
Mrs Maude Meochke from North Platte Nebraska was a Phurs fay visitor of Mrs Claude Wark Mildred Larber Verlyn and Betty Dean attended a baby shower for her niece Mrs Keith Prue: blood at Stanhope.
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Adair
Maude Meochke
North Platte
Neb
Claude Wark
Mildred Larber
Verlyn
Betty Dean
Keith Prue
Stanhope
Muesidas
Mrs Eblen Writes Of Life In Africa From Monrovia
Mrs Orville Eblen describes daily life in Africa where her husband is building a government road. She details a visit to The African Ballet of Mamadou Coulibaly with acts like Ivory Coast Drum Communication and Leper Dance. She notes language gaps, quiet life, two air conditioners, boiled water, German milk, canned foods, a local house, and missing dime store items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Eblen
Africa
African Ballet
Mamadou Coulibaly
Ivory Coast
Pela
Loma
Germany
Eblens
Monrovia
Ellen
Burlington Weekend Visit Notes Ernest Miller's Improved Health
Mr and Mrs Arthur Christensen and Mr and Mrs Henry Miller visited Mrs Minnie Dadisman in Burlington over the weekend Their son and brother Ernest Miller was home on a weekend leave from Veterans hospital in Iowa City and he is much improved.
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Christensen
Henry Miller
Minnie Dadisman
Burlington
Ernest Miller
Veteran's Hospital
Iowa City
Polk County Auditor blocks interim Iowa LIquor post
Des Moines political notes report that Polk County Auditor Homer Adcock has rejected an interim appointment to the Iowa Liquor Control Commission. Democrat Rep C J Burris of Maquoketa is favored by Loveless for the post, while Burris would succeed Harald F E Wolfe if appointed and confirmed. Also noted is Irene Smith’s disputed interim state welfare board term.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Polk County
Homer Adcock
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
C. J. Burris
Maquoketa
Herschel C. Loveless
Adcock
Senate
Love- Jess
Burris
Jackson County
Harald FE Wolfe
Mason Cats
50th Anniversary Observed by Mr and Mrs A R Peebles
Mr and Mrs A R Peebles of Griswold will host an open house Sunday from 2 to 3 at the parish hall of Grace Catholic church to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Olive O Connel, daughter of Mr and Mrs W O Connel, and Ro Peebles, son of Mr and Mrs J T Peebles, were married June 19, 1907 at the couple's home and have mostly lived in Griswold with a spell in California. They have one daughter Mrs Mas Denham of Charles City, two sons Dr Paul Peebies of Park Rads and Data Peebies at Gres Wood, and several grandchildren.
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Griswold
Callifortia
Gaudeeer
Mas Denham
Charles
Paul Peebies
Park
Data
Gres Wood
Athend Ube Ubours
Bridgewater Briefs Move Brings Coaching and Teaching
Mr and Mrs Norman Madsen relocate from Modale to Monroe where he takes a coaching post and she will teach second and third grades. Visitors include Leona Parker of Richland California and Delmar Willams at Ft McClellan Alabama with family ties in Dover Alabama.
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Bridgewater
Norman Madsen
Modale
Monroe
Madsen
Leona Parker
Richland
Calif
Fred Heyn
Canton
Ohio
Brill Starks
Dean Rechtenbach
John Rhodes and Sons
Anna Schwanebach
St. John's
Utah
Freeman kin visit and conference attendees from Anita
Mrs. Freeman Deeming of Fort Collins Colorado visits with sisters Mrs Olver Pierce and Ellen Goodpasture. The Revo Fo of Barnes and Mr and Mrs Ruby McDermott attend the Methodist church conference in Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Tom Miller and Karen take their son to Iowa City for summer school. Gael recently discharged from the Marines.
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Anita
Freeman Deeming
Fort Collins
Colo
Olver Pierce
Ellen Goodpasture
Barnes
Ruby McDermott
Methodist Church
Des Moines
Tom Miller
Karen
Iowa City
University of Iona
Gael
Marines
Caseys John Fellows Earns OU Library Science Master
Mrs John Fellows of Norman Oklahoma is listed among graduates receiving a Master of Library Science at the University of Oklahoma on June 9. Fellows, a Tulsa University alum, previously taught in Casey public schools and is connected to Mildred Guardrum.
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Casey
John Fellows
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Fellows
Woniversity of
Tulsa
Mildred Guardrum
Maes
4-H Club Rallies Across Cass County
Grove H O T club met with 14 members at Jon Nelson home then state 4-H camp at Madridae mentioned. Franklin Farmerettes held June meeting at Cass County Conservation clubhouse with recipe exchanges rally day songs demos on relish trays packing school lunch vegetable talks.
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Grove H. O. T
Jon Nelson
Stuart Kay
Roger Knop
Franklin Farmerettes
Cass
County Conservation Club
Linda Mayberry
Rita Mailander
Charlotte Kinen
Sally" Baier
Connie Waldau
Barbara Jipsen
Bridgewater
Greenfield
Washington
Wonderettes Club
Monica McCall
Maxine Welsch
Bonita Wyllie
Charles Flint
Cass County
Emogene Brown
Cadet John S Pepper Promoted at Army ROTC Unit
EXIRA announces cadet John S Pepper, son of Mr and Mrs Sherman Pepper, has been promoted to cadet sergeant in the Army ROTC artillery unit at Iowa State College.
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John S. Peppers
Sherman Peppers
Army Rot.c. Artillery
Towa State College
Card of Thanks for 25th anniversary
Pauline and Henry Christensen express gratitude to friends and relatives for cards and gifts and thank the ladies who helped make their silver wedding anniversary a very happy occasion.
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Pauline
Henry Christensen
Ipls
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