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Newspaper

Eldora Herald Ledger

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1940

Page

3

Mrs. E. O. Koeneman Re-elected President By Eldora Federation

Eldora Federation of club women re elected Mrs. E O Koeneman to lead the group for a third term. The meeting in the library club rooms included re elections for officers and reports from the board of directors on project plans. A program featured readings and talks on prison reform and welfare institutions, with next meeting set for May 6 hosted by the Twentieth Century Hawthorne and U clubs.

Eldora Federated Club E. O. Koeneman Federated Club Iowa Morris Modlin Carl Piper Fred Edgar Library Club Garden Hawthorne Woman’s Clubs Board of Directors Board of Bert Ibach Drama Club Kenneth Clatterbaugh Bert Tbach Civic Imrovemment A.davis A.D. Davis Travel Club Pacific Chester Reed F. K. Schmidt Home Economics Club Barbara Moser Beth Schlampp Annie Laura Davidson High School Dramatics Shakespeare Mary D. Thayer Wordsworth von Krog Sing Sing Kentucky State Prison Rikers Island New York Alderson W. Va Narco Kentucky Leavenworth E. Q. Koeneman Eldora Federation of Club Women California Dr. Koeneman Belgium Clara Davis Europe Annie Brussels Chrissie Reed Lillian Elerding Ida Clark Nellie Hudson Mary Cruzan

Methodist Ward Groups Meet for Business and Socials

Four Methodist auxiliary ward groups met Friday for business sessions followed by social hours and refreshments. Hosts included Mrs. W. E. Rathbone in the first ward and Mrs. F. O. Hillman in the second ward. Third ward hostess was unavailable. Mrs. John Fowler acted in her stead. Fourth ward was hosted by Mrs. C. W. Crossan. Twenty-one members attended each of the latter two wards.

Methodist Auxiliary W. E. Rathbone First Ward Rathbone Harry Whitney Nellie Hudson F. O. Hillman D. D. Lewis Ralph Dickson Beecher Crosley John Fowler C. W. Crossan Oscar Ryan Anna Marie Ziesman Utopia Club Fern Dobbrunz Elva Orgell Viola Ziesman Margaret Schwebke J. W. Schlampp John Cramer R. R. Bateson Panama Australia

Frye Bowan Nuptials Read At Baptist Parsonage

Miss Otella Frye and Lawrence Bowan were married Saturday at 11:00 in the parsonage of the Baptist church by Rev. G. H. Dahlberg. They are from Marshalltown and will be at home there after a July wedding trip planned. The ceremony attendees included Mr and Mrs D E Smith. Mrs Smith wore maroon with gold accessories. The couple will not take a wedding trip now.

Otella Frye Lawrence Bowan The Baptist Church G. H. Dahlberg Bowan D. E. Smith Marshalltown

Opening Stag to kickoff Pine Lake season at club house

The season's first stag at Pine Lake Country Club is set for Tuesday April 9 starting at five o'clock in the club house. Guy Brown chairs the event with board assistants E. W. Burke George Stauffacher Dr. R. R. Griffel George Janssen FE J. Ryan and Howard Calfee aiding.

Pine Lake Country Club Guy Brown E. W. Burke George Stauffacher R. R. Griffel George Janssen J. Ryan Howard Calfee

G B P W G I D F G R I T

Twenty five members of the Business and Professional women's club hosted a dinner at the Winchester hotel to honor Eldora high school girls basketball team and coach Evelyn Bachman. The event featured songs by Miss Lara Hanna, sleight of hand by Supt F K Schmidt, and individual welcomes for each team member.

Business and Professional Women’s Club Winchester Hotel Eldora High School Evelyn Bachman F. K. Schmidt Mary Jane Protheroe Barbara Moser Betty Kelley Vernelle Reis Dorothy Dyer Meta Fauerby Julie Jensen Verona Hesse Wathena Jackson Arlene Lavelle Beth Schlampp

Mrs. von Krog Honored by Iowa D A R Dinner

Mrs. 0. S. Von Krog, newly elected State Regent of Iowa, was honored at a three course dinner for Open Fire D A R members at the Winchester hotel. Eighteen members attended the event with gifts including an evening purse. The group then adjourned to Mrs. A. G. Beckman’s home for a regular business meeting and program on American ideals and national defense.

von Krog Iowa D.A.R Winchester Hotel C. H. Speers A. G. Beckman Businss Des Moines R. E. Gray W. H. van Tiger Speers National Defense Stella Kahl

Calendar of club meetings and events listed by hostesses

A serialized table of upcoming events for the week lists the many clubs and their hosts. Activities cover church basements hotels halls and libraries with times from early afternoon to evening including dessert, pot luck suppers, Wiener roasts and officer elections. Notable groups include Lutheran Ladies Aid American Legion Auxiliary Womans clubs Rebekah and Odd Fellow dances and several community gatherings at hotels and churches. Nuclear details include names Marian Nuck olls George Haynes Ella Steinfeldt Alma Ziesman Irene Kolling Matt Kennedy H Ayres Moser and Ina Prim with venues Winchester hotel I O O F hall County Legion Hall and various church facilities.

Marian Nuckolls George Haynes Hotel Winchester Lutheran Ladies Aid Ella Steinfeldt Alma Ziesman Irene Kolling A Smith Bert Oldham American Legion Auxiliary Matt Kennedy H. Ayres I. O. O. F. Hall Fred Edgar Charles Moser Needlecraft M. H. Smith

Walther League Farewell Party Held at Lutheran Church

The Walther League hosted a farewell social last Thursday in the church basement with 45 members present. Honorees Miss Elen Saint and Ruth Saint moved to Greene. guests received small gifts after games. In charge were Dorothy Grantow Margaret Balvanzi Viola Balvanz Arthur Balvanzi and Robert Henning.

Walther League Lutheran Church Misselen Ruth Saint Greene Dorothy Grantow Margaret Balvanz Viola Balvanz Arthur Balvanz Robert Henning Lucille Walters Clarence Orgell Ella Goschke Meta Balvanz Minnie Doss Harold Balvanz

Legion To Meet In Union April 9 At Legion Hall

Preparations are near completion for the American Legion and Auxiliary meeting in Union on Tuesday evening April 9 starting at eight o'clock. G Kenneth Davies will speak, with a program including Whitten high school music groups and a tap dance duet. Officer elections, junior baseball, and a Fourth of July celebration are on the docket alongside other Legion business.

Frank Jackson Cemetery Society Steamboat Rock American Legion Legion Hall Union G. Kenneth Davies Marshalltown Area Whitten High School Faye Charlene Wooten Kathryn Whinery Union High School Legion Pete Martin

Mason Couple to Observe Golden Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs A P Mason of Union celebrate fifty years of marriage with an open house Sunday April 7 from two to five to honor their golden wedding anniversary.

A. P. Mason Union

Married Mrs Paul Carr Gives News Of Easter Wedding

Mrs Paul Carr formerly Margaret Latch was married Easter Sunday in the parsonage of the Methodist church and is now at home in Owasa with many friends.

Paul Carr Margaret Latch Methodist Church Owasa

Julia Mulford Hosts Bridge Party for Guest Miss Kime

Miss Julie Mulford hosted a bridge party Saturday evening in honor of her house guest Miss Kime from Ackley. Bridge was played at two tables and prizes were awarded to Miss Kime and Mrs Walter Wehrman at the close of the evening.

Morris Modlins Contract Bridge Group Morris Modlin Contract Bridge Club Paul Clark Luther Brindle Ray Freed Mig. Calvin Crouse Conrad Lucille Brown J. F. Steckler Milo Myers Julia Mulford Julie Mulford Kime Ackley Walter Wehrman

Lutheran and Methodist Services and Meetings Today

St Pauls Lutheran in Owasa holds German service at 9, Sunday school at 10, English service at 11, with a voters meeting, Walther League rally at Hubbard at 7:30, Ladies Aid Thursday at 1:30, and a Thursday Walther League 7:30. Methodist church offers morning worship at 10, sermon by the pastor, Bible study at 11, youth class tonight at 7:45, and a reunion and roll call Sunday evening.

St. Paul’s D. m Walther League Hubbard Ladies Aid Rb, Kolling Ella Steinfeldt F. R. Ziesman C. Hesse Owasa Piesioy Lamprecht

Cottage Community Bible Study and Youth Meeting Announcement

A local notice invites readers to a cottage community Bible study hour at 10 16 and invites Christian fellowship at the Owasa church Sunday night at 7 46. It urges worship nearby and notes Dewey Lamprecht as pastor.

Cottage Community Owasa Dewey Lamprecht

Point Pleasant Church Service Times Announced

The church announces a community Bible study hour at 10 15 a m and morning worship at 11 15 a m led by the pastor. All are welcome at every service of this church.

Point Pleasant Dewey Lamprecht

Prayer Meeting and Sunday School Schedule at Tabernacle

A notice states prayer meetings will be held at the tabernacle Tuesday and Friday evenings at 7 45 o clock. Sunday school is scheduled for 10 00.

Tabernacle

The Trees by Conrad Richter Book Review

A frontier tale tracing the Hunter Luckett family as they move west from isolated hunt­ing life toward farming. The forest, loneliness, and oppression shape their evolution from nomads to landowning farmers who turn away from timber to cultivate the land. The review praises rugged frontier realism, tragedy, adventure, and beauty, noting its inclusion in a Book-Of-The-Month-Club selection.

Conrad Richter Hunter Lucketts Lucketts

Working of God Love and church activities

A First Congregational Church notice describes worship at 11:00 Sunday with the theme Laboring for God How Strange and a calendar of services. Services include Young Peoples Meeting at 6 30 Evangelistic Service at 7 45 and radio broadcasts weekday mornings at 7 15 KFJB. Church school Sundays at 10 with classes for all. Junior Fellowship at 6 30 and Senior Fellowship at 7 30. Pilgrim Fellowship Players presented It Is I an Easter play previously staged to a full church.

Joash House of God Young Peoples KFJB Marlenee, Pasors First Congregational Church Church Pilgrim Fellowship Eastman Nuckolls Ethel Gesner Rockwell

First Church Drama Venture Draws Praise and Hope

A wet gig and large audiences marked the debut of religious drama within the church program. The effort engaged young people, earning encouragement and support from members and friends who see meaningful value in presenting God’s good news through drama.

Sunday services and league cancellation at Epworth

Sunday school begins at 10:00 with D. D. Lewis as superintendent and worship at 11:00. There will be no Epworth League or Intermediate League next Sunday evening due to the pastor and Mrs. Hillman traveling to Iowa Falls.

Methodist Church D. D. Lewis Hillman Iowa Falls Epworth

Junior High Cagers to Receive Letters This Week

Junior high basketball letters will be awarded this week by Coach Lawrence Mcdonald. Presentations will occur during assembly on a yet undecided day. Eligible players for last season include captain Charles Schafer, Lloyd Willig, Charles Ryan, Joe Soper, Dick Wehrman, Wendell Monroe, Robert Johns, Floyd Hillman, Curtis Julian, Jack Blankenship, Billy VanDerveer, Dale Miller, Jay Schultz, Dean Wiesner, Dick Nichols, Bill Denning, Jack Reed, with manager listed. A separate note mentions crude petroleum or waste crank case oil floats 3 to 4 inches on water as a recommended dip to kill skin parasites in hogs, per veterinarians at Iowa State College.

Lawrence Mcdonald Charles Schafer Lloyd Willig Charles Ryan Joe Soper Dick Wehrman Wendell Monroe Robert Johns Floyd Hillman Curtis Julian Jack Blankenship Billy VanDerveer Dale Miller Jay Schultz Dean Wiesner Dick Nichols Bill Denning Jack Reed Iowa State College

Also Mentioned on This Page

Eldora Federation Hawthorne Club Harry Marks N. T. T. Club Earl Messer Raleigh King Herman Schoeneich W. H. Bowman N. Z. T. Club E. M. Wogen W. S. Kewatt Brecht Bridge Club L. J. Brecht Miss Ziesman Utopia B.P.W Gustav Huehn Garden Club J. L. Cameron Howell Boyd Robert Longenecker J. M. Phillips Cameron John VanDam Mrs. von Krog Monday Club C. A. Boeke R. BE. Hodge Ina Prim World Wide Guild Elizabeth Gray Young Republicans San Souci Birney Jackson Women’s Club Dorothy Ellen Rumbo Nevada Rebekah Nellie Crawford County Legion Meeting Bridge C. F. Stauffer Baptist United Circle Bert Myers Mulford E. S. Olson W.H. Longenecker John Miller, Jr James Brown F. Hall Ray Collins Howard Caffee Anna B. Capellen Buckner Cemetery Society Jennie Henderson Nevada High School Thomas Crippen Crippen Marsh Luella Jones Gertrude Hutzel Clara Mason Lena Colyn Fern Thompson Geraldine Crippen Odd Fellow Claude Goodson Marl Reese New Providence Howard Bowman Everrett Rogers James Bales Busy Bee NMEN Ford North Side Peoples Store Eldora Assembly of God Book Review Sava Skelges Tull & Probasco Ste
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