Late Summer Garden Care Flowers and Gardens By MRS
Mid summer garden care focuses on selecting hardy, bloom heavy plants for late July and August. Prominent shrubs include high bush cranberries and scarlet bush honeysuckle. perennials like moths not relevant. butterfly bush and smoketree provide color. Vines such as clematis and honeysuckles enhance near house areas. amaryllis halli and other lilies offer August interest. Order new varieties this fall to prepare next year's display.
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Clematis
Jackmanni
Henrys
Heckrotti
Birthday Parties Honor Local Women And Boy
Oxford Junction Mrs. Herman Toerber was feted at a birthday surprise hosted by her husband on Wednesday. Relatives and friends from Oxford Junction Clarence Massillon and others attended including the Mowrys Christensons Hall and Stang families. Frederick Fifield marked his tenth birthday with a party hosted by his mother Mrs. Fred Fifield.
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Herman Toerber
Here
Henry Mowry
Lou Christenson
Donna Lou
Dwayne
Ray C. Mowry
Audrey
Harold Hall
Hurley
Terry
Oxford
Ray Stang
Clarence
Melvin Mowry
Massillon
Frederick Fifield
Fred Fifield
Postville Engagement and Local Society Events
W H Burling of Postville announced the engagement of his daughter Bernice to Carlton Schroeder son of Mrs August Miller of Postville with a late August wedding. Mrs Emma Meier hosts the Women's Missionary Society at St Pauls Lutheran Church Thursday afternoon with Mrs Clara Miller leading.
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W. H. Burling
Postville
Bernice
Carlton Schroeder
August Miller
Emma Meier
Women’s Missionary Society of St
Miss Hunter Marries Hockspier in Mount Vernon First Presbyterian
Edith Hunter daughter of George Hunter of Mount Vernon wed Lloyd Hockspier son of Mr and Mrs George Hockspier of Alta Vista in the Mount Vernon First Presbyterian church with Dr Russell Cole officiating. Attendants included Henrietta Johnson and Barbara Brice. A reception followed at the Laurence Hunter home.
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Mount Vernon
Edith Hunter
George Hunter
Lloyd Hockspier
George Hockspier
Alta Vista
First Presbyterian Church
Henrietta Johnson
Parkersburg
Barbara Brice
Tama
Jocelyn Hunter
Fort Oglethorpe
Robert Hunter
Margaret
Esther
Sioux City
William Thordson
George
Wanda
Nelda
Tipton
Leonard Braun
Cedar Rapids
George Hockspeier
Cornell
Concordia Ladies Aid Hosted by Mrs Arnold Gafeller
El Dorado farm bureau families were entertained Friday evening by Mr and Mrs Ed Hasley. The event followed Thursday’s gathering of Concordia Lutheran Ladies Aid hosted by Mrs Arnold Gafeller.
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Concordia Lutheran Ladies Aid
Arnold Gafeller
Ed Hasley
Eldorado Farm Bureau
Belle Plaine Fringes of Aug. 5 Weddings Highlight Week
Violet Sullivan and Joe Hanzelka receive multiple courtesies in Belle Plaine during the week ahead of their August 5 marriage. Showers for Miss Sullivan at Kozy Inn and at Mrs Bert Hanzelka s home, plus a Legion hall gathering for the bride elect. A compliment to Mr Hanzelka brought fifty men to the Tippie cabin east of town. Community events include a Williams park picnic for the Past Chiefs club and Pythian Sisters families, plus delegation travel to Marshalltown for Brooklyn Legion Auxiliary convention. Local women host various gatherings while the Brooklyn Rebekah lodge plans a special service at Victor chapter to aid the Odd Fellows home in Mason City.
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Mount Vernon
Josephine Magee
Charles R. Keyes
Margaret Keyes
Vincent Gough
Tipton
James McKay
Capitan
N. M
Velma Hill
Gough
Eleanor Gough
Sue Kepler
B. J. van Etten
Palisades Lodge
Arthur Huntington
Cedar Rapids
Eleanor Taylor
Raymond T. Wendland
Ruby Boylee
Iowa City
Palisades
Ted Rayder
Pythian
Kepler Palisades Park
Marley Clark
Linn and Franklin
Violet Sullivan
Joe Hanzelka
Robert Kobliska
Miss Sullivan
Kozy Inn
Bert Hanzelka
Legion Hall
Mesdames
W. H. Doran
Leonard Pasler
Manly Wirth
Tippie Cabin
Here
Mr. Hanzelka
Bill Weaver
Chiefs’ Club
Williams Park
E. J. Stirniman
Gordon Cronk
Randolph Roudabush
Marshalltown
Brooklyn Legion Auxiliary
State Department
Orville Prusek
Walter Rhinehart
Prusek
Evelyn Rhinehart
Alva Montgomery
Legion Auxiliary
Brooklyn Rebekah Lodge
Victor
Odd Fellows
Mason City
Eightieth Birthday Celebrated by Mrs Kuever at Home
Mrs Caroline Kuever marked her eightieth birthday with a family party at her residence. She was born in Germany and migrated at age 19. She married August Kuever in 1881, widowed in 1923, and despite age remains active with housework and gardening. She has two children, Bertha of London and R A Kuever, dean of pharmacy at the University of Iowa. Mrs Charles Akers hosted the gathering.
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Caroline Kuever
Kuever
Germany
August Kuever
Bertha Kuever
London
R. A. Kuever
University of Iowa
Charles Akers
Joy Lange Fourth Birthday Party At East End Club
Mrs. Clyde Lange entertained ten children Tuesday afternoon at the East End club for the fourth birthday of her daughter Joy.
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The
East End Club
Clyde Lange
Joy
U C I G I Club Picnic At Edmundson Park
Fourteen members of the U C I G I club traveled to Oskaloosa on Thursday for a picnic dinner at Edmundson park. Mrs Charles Oldaker was admitted to University hospital in Iowa City on Thursday for treatment.
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Oskaloosa
Edmundson Park
Charles Oldaker
University Hospital
Iowa City
Farewell party for trio precedes Waterloo beauty course
Ossian hosts a farewell at Old Stone House near Postville for Opal Jones Geraldine Bonfig and Ar lene Soreide. Fourteen girls share a picnic supper before they depart for Waterloo for a beauty culture course. Mrs J A Juen hosts a separate Tuesday bridge night. High score goes to Mrs A S Andresen with the club prize to Mrs B J Eimers. guest prize to Mrs W E Weidner of Rochester N Y.
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Opal Jones
Geraldine Bonfig
Arlene Soreide
Old Stone House
Postville
Waterloo
J. A. Juen
A. S. Andresen
B. J. Eimers
W. E. Weid
Birthday for Traey Roberts in Traer. 90th celebration
Traey I M Roberts former Albert Lea resident now living with his daughter Mrs O B Congdon in Traer celebrated his ninetieth birthday on Thursday with a family gathering at Paul Fleming home. Guests included the Roger Thomas family of Guthrie Center and the O B Congdon and Russell Congdon families of Traer.
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I. M. Roberts
Albert Lea
Miss Ora Mae Andrews Receives Showers After Wededding
Center Junction resident Miss Ora Mae Andrews was honored with a church basement shower Wednesday following her marriage to Raymond Plueger of Scotch Grove yesterday. Hostesses included Mrs. M. E. Dodge, Mrs. George Andrews, Mrs. Elmer Andrews and Mrs. Dale Dodge. A second personal shower was hosted by Miss Donna Druiebellis at her Center Junction home recently.
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Ora Mae Andrews
Raymond Plueger
Scotch Grove
M. E. Dodge
George Andrews
Elmer Andrews
Dale Dodge
Miss Andrews
Donna Druiebellis
Center Junction
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Green Bay
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Silver Fox
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