Engagement of Ruth Dowell to Gates Myers Reported
Mr and Mrs Austin Allyn Dowell of 1485 Grantham St St Paul announce the engagement of their daughter Ruth to Gates Myers son of Mrs Eva Gates Myers and the late Frank Simpson Myers of Grand Rapids Michigan Ruth Dowell a University of Minnesota graduate and Pi Beta Phi member Myers recently discharged from the U S Marine Corps after four and a half years foreign service now works in the Grand Rapids furniture industry The couple plans an early autumn wedding Dorothea Shaw of Reding and H Darwin Freel of Blockton wed at Troy Kansas on Tuesday June 18 The newlyweds were feted at a charivari at the Freel home near Blockton prior to the celebration Mrs Horace Beemer hosted a birthday dinner for their son James with guests Mr and Mrs Glen Irwin and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Allyn Dowell
Grantham St. St. Paul
Ruth
Gates ‘Myers
Eva Gates Myers
Frank Simpson Myers
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Miss Dowell
Universiy of
Minnesota
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Myers
U. S. Marine Corps
Grand Rapid
Dorothea Shaw
Redding
H. Darwin Freel
Blockton
Troy
Kansas
Bernice Freel
Horace Beemer
James
Glen Irwin
Myrtle Widner
Omaha
Glenn A. Scott
Ventura
California
St. Paul Episcopal Church
Vera Scott
H. B. Elwood
Ver Scott
Floyd Robbins
Bedford
L. C. Widner
Lewis Morley
Gravity
Scott
Union Country Club Family Picnic at Bibbins Park
Members of the Union Country Club and their families will dine at Bibbins Park on Sunday June 30 with former members invited. The Woman's Missionary Society of the Christian Church meets at the parsonage on Tuesday afternoon July 2 with Mrs Purdy hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Country Club
Bibbins Park
Club
Woman’s Missionary Society of the Christian Church
W. A. Purdy
E. Healy
Cecile Nickle
Noble Grand Club
IOOF
Rebekahs
Baptist Missionary Soiety
Christian Missionary Society
Rebekah Lodge
Woman’s Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Clyde Cummings
Jessie Hardenbrook
John G. Sawyer
Allen Barnes
Rose Larsson
Salanche Keith
Benton Social Club
Heatherington Mirs
Elizabeth Heatherington
Alvin Maxwell
Local Calendar and Social News Highlights
Calendar items from June 28 to July 4 list meetings of IOOF ladies groups and church women societies at the IOOF hall and church, plus a July 9 wedding in Omaha. The Nash family reunion at Creston draws forty nine attendees from multiple Iowa towns including Bedford Lenox and Indianola with a picnic dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nash
Creston
Taylor County
Henry Longfellow
Faye Hunter
Duane
Jeannie
Bedford
Carl Longfellow
Wilson Longfellow
Lenox
Ivan Longfellow
Clearfield
Willard Nash
Milo, Iowa
Ralph Nash
Johnnie Nash
Indianola
Clyde Clevinger
Des Moines
Elmer Mason
Cheyenne
Wyoming
C. H. Marple
Greenville
Iowa
Berea Church Announces Sunday Sermon by Brother Homer Manchester
Davis City Iowa preacher Brother Homer Manchester will hold morning and evening services on Sunday June 30 at Berea Church. All are cordially invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Manchester
Davis City
Iowa
Revival Services Continue With Rev Phebe Overholt
Evangelist Rev Phebe Overholt will deliver gospel messages each evening at eight o clock along with special songs and congregational singing. Sunday events include Sunday school at ten, and preaching at eleven in the morning and eight in the evening by Miss Overholt with T J Overholt as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne
Phebe Overholt
Miss Overholt
T. J. Overholt
Getting the Right Focus in Life and Sunday Service
An article urges readers to seek proper focus in life and find inspiration at the Lord's House on Sunday. The Clearfield church hosts a visiting Christian Endeavor group of young people with a program led by the visitors, welcomed by the local congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearfield
Harold Eugene Ray Dies in Coral Gables at 34
Harold Eugene Ray son of the late Richard Melvin and Mrs. Margaret Ray died June 14 1946 in Coral Gables Florida at his sister Mrs A C Zimmerman home after only a few hours illness He spent his early childhood near Athelstan Iowa and was 34 years 6 months and 1 day old at death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Eugene Ray
Richard Melvin
Margaret Ray
Coral Gables
Florida
A. C. Zimmerman
Athelstan
Iowa
Harold Large obituary highlights wartime service and family ties
Harold Large, reared with brother Oliver and sister Ferne, died aged after WWII service with the United States Army from 1942 to 1945. He married Susan Brant on January 7 and lived in Bedford and Coral Gables. He studied radio at Dade County Veterans Vocational School while serving as a radio repairman overseas. Funeral held June 17.
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Oliver
Ferne
John W. Large
First Baptist Church of
Bedford
Bethany
Coral Gables
Miami
Dade County
Florida
Veterans Vocational School
Harold
Court Street Fruit Market Opens With Fresh Produce
Local market lists cantaloupes grapefruits oranges lemons peaches berries apples and more with unit prices amid a display of seasonal fruits and vegetables. Items include Texas oranges Mo peaches Iowa raspberries and Missouri onions and greens priced per pound box and gallon amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Iowa
Local Family News and Rural Iowa Notes
Mrs. L. Guy Young and daughter Peggy returned home from Washington D C with Lt Col Young. Patty Young visited Des Moines en route home and then Camp Hantesa to spend summer as a Camp Fire Girls counselor. Traylor county shows seven supervisors in one class, 27 in another, 70 in another class. Mr. and Mrs. J F Longfellow visited Rockwell City and Perry to see Howard Longfellow and the Utterbacks while on vacation from Bedford National Bank. Miss Goldie Stewart came from Sterling Colo with Naomi Stephens and Kay for a relatives visit.
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L. Guy Young
Peggy
Washington, D.C
Young
Patty Young
Des Moines
Camp
Hantesa
Boone
Camp Fire Girls
J. F. Longfellow
Rockwell City
Howard Longfellow
Perry
L. A. Utterback
Mr. Longfellow
Bedford National Bank
Goldie Laverné Stewart
Sterling, Colo
Naomi Manley Stephens
Kay
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Powells
James Beemer
Christian Society
Gambles
Varcon Batteries
Tiger
Silex” Coffee Makers
Monarch
Just
Paul H. Bartlett
Bedford, Iowa
East Mission Ladies Aid
Edgar Winslow
G Club
Roy Weatherly
Rural Progressive Club
Anton Hairup
Myrtle, Widner
Baptist Society
Rankins
Friendly Farmers Club
Claude Rankin
Brice Melvin
Harold Bristow
Frank Stingley
J. J. Anderson
Mark Robinson
Hubert Davenport
Baxter Jones
Berea Church
Court Street Fruit Market
State Park
Vic Robinson
Philbrick Funeral Home
Woodlawn Park Cemetery
Traylor County
Morris Market
Lee
Washington
Bing Cheri
Lug
Donald Duck
A. G. Oleomargerine
Vienna
Sutterick
Smith
Botany
Butterick
New York
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