Guthrie county tops seventh district flower show for fourth year
The Guthrie county Garden Club again wins top honors at a seventh district flower show in a district wide event. The write up was delayed by state president's note urging focus on the district, not a single county. Local hosts prepared guest materials and a fashion show featured by the Bagley WSCS group with home sewn garments and a luncheon.
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Guthrie County
Guthrie County Garden Club
Bagley Wscs
Bagley
Nursing Home Notes From Bayard and Nearby Visits
The Blue Ladies of Bayard and Coon Rapids sang at a song fest. Many visitors stopped by including Harold Nielsen with his father Nels Nielsen, Mary Bowman’s siblings and nieces, Alce Middleton and Doug Middleton groups, Frank Kepple and Indianola kin, Gertie Carpenter clan, Ed Brookbank family, and extended visits from Coon Rapids Sacremento and Guernie centers. Rev Bass conducted communion services, and area pastors and church members attended events at the Home and City Park Coffman reunion.
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Bayard and
Coon Rapids
Harold Nielsen
Nels Nielsen
Wellman Kretzinger
Louise Johnston
Merle Shaffer
Mary Bowman
Doug Middleton
John Middleton
Yale
Alce Middleton
Charles Kepple
Tom
Indianola
Frank Kepple
Leo Hutcheson
Betty
Debbie
Coon
Joe King
E Ried
Edith Reid
Reid
Ethel Bower
Maurice
Coffman
Dale M.bass
Bayard Methodist Church
Rose Battles
E A Battles
Fred Robertson
Battles
Bernard Ellis
Jamaica
Ellis
Caroll Cole
Bagley Church of Christ
Gardner
Bagley Class of 1957 Holds Ten Year Reunion
Members of Bagley high school Class of 1957 gathered in Carroll at the Brown Derby party room Saturday night June 24. President Mrs Bill Raymond led the meeting with roll by secretary Mrs Robert Tiefenthaler.
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Bagley High School
Carroll
Bill Raymond
Robert Tiefenthaler
Larry Holmes
Karen Bullock
Ron Hoyt
Marilyn Cain
Tom Dahl
Bagley
Charlies Ford
Bettendorf
Gary Holmes
Coon Rapids
Tiefenthaler
Phyllis Henning
Adeboldt
Don Winnett
Judy O’lena
Shelby
Gerald Whitten
Mary Viektorf
Raymond
Peggy Remele
Bayard
Bagley School
Winnett
Dahl
Hoyt
Honor Sons Birthday Party for Ron and Rodney
Mr and Mrs Bill Raymond hosted Friday night in honor of their sons Ron turning nine and Rodney turning eight. Guests included Mrs Don Remele Ben Beckner Bagley Mrs Dave Miner and Tommy Perry Mr and Mrs Gerald Raymond Mr and Mrs Raymond Ocheltree Mr and Mrs Dave Poole Mary Lynne and John. Homemade ice cream and birthday cake were served.
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Bill Raymond
Ron
Rodney
Don Remele
Ben Beckner
Bagley
Dave Miner
Tommy
Perry
Gerald Raymond
Raymond Ocheltree
Dave Poole
Mary Lynne
John
Florida Guests Visit Scranton and Bayard Homes
Florida visitors Mr and Mrs Don Strauser and their family from Gainesville arrived Sunday to visit the Calvin Stevens home in Scranton and the H and Strauser residence in Bayard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Strauser
Gainesville, Fla
Calvin Stevens
Scranton
H & Strauser
Bayard
Grandson's Wedding in North Platte
Mr and Mrs John McCool attended the wedding of their grandson David Nuzum to Kathleen McCrone in a Presbyterian church in North Platte Nebraska on Sunday afternoon. They were guests of the Nuzum family from Saturday to Monday.
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John McCool
David Nuzum
Kathleen McCrone
North Platte
Nebr
Presbyterian Church
Neighborhood Party Honors Mrs Leonard Siedhoff Birthday
Mrs Gerald Raymond hosted a Thursday coffee honoring Mrs Leonard Siedhoff on her birthday. Guests were neighborhood ladies. On Sunday Mr and Mrs Gerald Kelly hosted dinner in Omaha for Bob Kelly and Cindy. Bob Kelly was celebrated for his birthday.
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Gerald Raymond
Leonard Siedhoff
Gerald Kelly
Bob Kelly
Cindy
Omaha
Bob
Kellys
Methodist Churches Schedule and Sermon Theme
In Bayard and Wichita Methodist churches services are set for 9:30 am worship and 10:30 am Sunday School in Wichita with 11 am service. July 2 sermon titled The American Character quotes Psalms 33 12 and notes a baptism during worship naming Paul Arnold and Janelle as the children presented.
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Dale M. Bass Bayard
Wichita
Donald Lemke
Paul
Arnold
Janelle
Trinity Lutheran Church Service and Meeting Schedule
The church lists events led by Pastor Theodore H Offermann. On Thursday June 29 the church council meets at 8 pm. Sunday July 2 worship includes Holy Communion at 8:30 am with Sunday School and Bible classes at 10:30 am and This is the Life on WOILTV at 11 am. A voters meeting follows at 8 pm.
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Theodore H Offermann
Church Council
Lutheran Hour
KCIM
Carroll
Woiltv
Ascension Lutheran church speaker on nature of the church
Pastor graves will speak on the theme The Nature of the Church A People Nourished by God Sunday. Calendar Friday June 36 Adult discussion class 830 pm Holy Communion Luther League meeting.
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Coon Rapids
Graves
Holy Communion
Luther League
Ken Tuel Honored At Cooperative Dinner In Bagley
A community dinner in Bagley honors Ken Tuel of Fort Dodge before his Tuesday departure for military service. Hosts Debbie and Tim Tuel welcomed relatives and neighbors including Bell, Goodwin, Cretsinger, Knobbe, Anderson, Lloyd, Byland, Lowe, Henning, Goodwin, Bower, Beeck, and many others from Fort Dodge Nevada Boone Jefferson Council Bluffs and Coon Rapids.
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Max Tuel
Debbie
Tim
Bagley
Ken
Fort Dodge
Bill Bell
Bessie Bell
Guy Goodwin
Cheryl
Donald Cretsinger
Jim Knobbe
Autumn
Don, Anderson
Bobby
Elsie Anderson
Ernie Lloyd
Donald Goodwin
Coon Rapids
Orvil Byland
Nevada
Steve Lowe
Boone
Wendell Henning
William Goodwin
Jefferson
Larry Pospital
Shelly
Council Bluffs
Jerry Bower
Ethlyn Beeck
Wickland Seastrom Family Reunion Attended by 100
A Sunday reunion at Zoo Park Des Moines drew about 100 relatives. Attendees included Milt Patterson and family Tacoma Washington Ralph Wickland Phoenix Dick Lowe Perry Steve Osterhus Ames Stenstrom and Seastrom relatives Coon Rapids Urbandale Des Moines and Urbandale area families.
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Wickland-Seastrom
Zoo Park
Des Moines
Messrs and Mesdames Milt Patterson
Tacoma
Wash
Ralph Wickland
Phoenix
Ariz
Dick Lowe
Perry
Steve Osterhus
Ames
George
Elmer
Albert Stenstrom
Wayne Seastrom
Coon Rapids
Gene Walker
Urbandale
Joe Davis
Axel
Frank Zanotti and Sons
Winfred Barrett
Three Honored at Peckumn Birthday Evening
Mr and Mrs Leon Peckumn hosted Monday night entertaining guests Mr and Mrs Marvin Peckumn of Jamaica and Mr and Mrs Jerry Moylan. Mrs Moylan Marvin and Leon Peckumn were honored for June birthdays with cake served by the host.
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Leon Peckumn
Marvin Peckumn
Jamaica
Jerry Moylan
Moylan
Marvin
Stiles Family Obituary Headlines Local Remembrance
Mrs Ray Schwartz Mrs M L Stiles and Bert Mercer attend the recent callery for Mr and Mrs L E Stiles with neighbors and relatives paying respects at the service and gathering.
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L E Stiles
Ray Schwartz
M L Stiles
Bert Mercer
Yale Pair Announces Engagement of Donita Allen and Theodore Garmalinsky
Mr and Mrs Dean Allen announce the engagement of their daughter Donita Rae Allen to Theodore W Garmalinsky son of Mr and Mrs William Garmalinsky of Mansfield Connecticut. Donita a 1964 graduate of YJB high school is now stationed at Pami Conus Bainbridge Maryland and serves in the Navy as does her fiancé. No wedding date has been set.
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Dean Allen
Yale
Donita Rae
Theodore W Garmalinsky
William Garmalinsky
Mansfield
Conn
Miss Allen
YJB High School
Pami Conus
Bainbridge
Bayard Class of 1957 Holds Tenth Anniversary Reunion
The Bayard high school Class of 1957 held a Sunday picnic dinner at Bayard Park for its tenth anniversary. Attendees included Ted Lloyd and family of Oklahoma City and numerous classmates and spouses from across Iowa and beyond, with several listed by name and hometown. Five members could not attend: Bob Anthofer Don Es-Slinger Marilyn Pohl Reel Geraldine Stroud and Carolyn Weadle Myers.
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Bayard High School
Bayard Park
Ted Lloyd
Oklahoma City
Okla
Lloyd
Janice McCool
Jim Merriam
Loretta Davis
Yucca Valley
Calif
Kent Hedges
Aurora
Cole
Dale Cramer
Gaye Laughery
Normal
Frank Keeran
Joyce Hidlebaugh
Redfield
Cliff Jensen
Coon Rapids
Bob Reil
Joan Carothers
Des Moines
Dick Brannan
Kay Stone
Ankeny
Earl Lee Phelps
JoAnn Schauf
Larry Hughes
Bayard
Kenny McKenney
Velma Mathews
Waukee
Larry Knesg
Ina Doran
Guthrie Center
Jim Calder
Joyce Finnegan
Bob Anthofer
Don Es- Slinger
Marilyn Pohl Reel
Geraldine Stroud
Carolyn Weadle Myers
Picnic honors out of state relatives at Bayard park
A Sunday June 25 picnic dinner in Bayard park honored Mrs Hilda Hadley and a long list of relatives and friends from California Missouri Iowa and Nebraska. Attendees included Linda Robert Bruce Jim and Sharon McQueen Vaughan Steiger Vaughan and others from Madrid Scranton Guernie Center and Coon Rapids.
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Bayard Park
Hilda Hadley
Linda
Robert
Bruce
Jim McQueen
Sharon
San Diego
Calif
Oscar Vaughan
Union
LeRoy Hellickson
Charles
Rose Marie
Barbara
Estelle Aarons
Ken Jensen
Peter
Madrid
Tom McQueen
Coon Rapids
Ivyl Greenlee
Peggy
Scranton
Vic Steigerwalt
Lila
Dennis
Frank
Jan
Dennis Tiffany
Jefferson
Jim Vaughan
Becky
Ricki
Lori
Yale
Howard Sheeder
Jeff
Christie
Jim
Guthrie Center
HH McQueen
Marion Vaughan
Sue
Richard Vaughan
Tom
Lee Ann
Doug
Mrs Adolf Burmeister Returns From Nebraska Visit
Mrs Adolf Burmeister returned Wednesday of last week from a two week stay visiting relatives in Fremont Nebraska. She was a guest of her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Glenn Miller and other relatives.
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Adolf Burmeister
Glenn Miller
Fremont
Nebr
Gubsers Attend AVMA Events in Dallas as Guests
Mrs Robert Gubser of Bagley will attend the Women’s Auxiliary AVMA golden anniversary meeting in Dallas July 3 18. Her husband Dr Robert Gubser will attend the 104th AVMA annual convention. The Auxiliary plans installations and funds support for AVMA fellowship programs student awards and loans and public education efforts. The convention features 138 scientific papers across six sections with emphasis on poultry and small animals. An all day laboratory animal program is set for Friday July 14.
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Robert Gubser
Bagley
Women's Auxiliary
American Veterinary Medical Association
AVMA
Dallas
Texas
Gubser
Iowa
VMA
Hugh Lamb
Anthens
Tenn
Horace Blalock, Jr
Augusta
Relatives Gather for Curtis Golden Wedding Southeast Visit
Relatives from Seattle and distant states joined Mr and Mrs Jim Curtis and family in Coon Rapids and nearby towns to celebrate a Golden Wedding. Guests included Col and Mrs Bernard Dubel Yemassee and Rue Ann Dubel Wilmington along with Mrs Griffith Jefferson and Mrs Gentzler Columbus Junction.
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Jim Curtis
Rachel
David
Seattle
Wash
Austin Curtis
Paul Nelson
Coon Rapids
Curtises
Curtis
Col
Bernard Dubel
Yemassee
S C
Rue Ann Dubel
Wilmington
Del
George Griffith
Jefferson
S D
Edna Gentzler
Randall
Columbus Junction
Bert Mercer
Guy Hidlebaugh
Birthday Surprise for Mrs Laura Crees in Guthrie Center
Guests gathered Monday evening at Mrs Laura Crees and Carrie Neal to surprise Mrs Crees on her birthday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Boyd Crees, Tommy and Mrs Raymond Thomas and Sharon of Jamaica, BE Crees, and Edna Phippen of Guthrie Center. Homemade ice cream and a decorated cake were served by Mrs Thomas and Sharon.
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Laura Crees
Carrie Neal
Mr Phelps Honored Hosts Guests and Visitors
A fragmented community social note lists honors for Mr Phelps and Mrs Phelps during luncheons and dinners. It mentions Debra Glidden and Ralph Payne, plus visitors and relatives from Guthrie Carroll Dodge Council Bluffs and Kansas City. Names include Neal Linden Hilsenhoft Poole and others visiting in Rapids Essex and Greenery hospital.
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Frank Linden
Wilbur Clipperton
Debbie
Denise
Betts
Ronald Smith
Ini Rapids
Elmer Cooper
Doyle
Shelby Ha VanWert
Dave Pook Lynne
John
Joe Hilsenhoft
Hilsenhoft
Poole
Jim Huss
Leon Peckuma
Fred Maihall
Jefferson
Wenstrand
Tom
Peé
Essex
Andoah Country Club
Ing
Robinson
Robinsons
Sam Milam
Kanss Mo
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Charlotte’s Beauty Salon
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Iowa Theatre
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TAS
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