Smith Klavenburch Marriage Vows Exchanged In Des Moines
Miss Donna Mae Smith and Kenneth Klavenburch exchanged vows Sunday August 2 at 2 PM at First Methodist Church Des Moines in a double ring ceremony. The bride wore chantilly lace over satin with seed pearl crown and carried an orchid. Attendants included matron of honor Mrs George Shaw and bridesmaids Miss Phyllis Nowasell Miss Beulah Eckhoff. Groom’s brother Connie Klavenburch served as best man with ushers Billy Smith Clarence Johnson. Reception for 186 followed in church parlors. four tier orchid cake centered the table. The couple will reside in Des Moines after a west coast trip. Out of town guests came from Burt Cedar Rapids Gary Ind. Eldora residents attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Mae Smith
Max Smith
Eldora
Kenneth Klavenburch
Anna Klavenburch
S. W. 14Th
Des Moines
First Methodist Church
W. Wilcox
F.‘N. Smith
Hal Krutz
George Shaw
Phyllis Nowasell
Denver
Cole
Beulah Eckhoff
Cindy Lou Klavenburch
Connie Klavenburch
Wayne Lewis
Ted Dougherty
Billy Smith
Clarence Johnson
Clare Condon
Dorothy Chia
Betty Hammes
Patricia Prendergast
Josephine Leo
Eldora High School
Mercy Hospital School
Mercy Hospital
Lincoln High School
Klavenchurch
West Coast
Burt
Cedar Rapids
Gary
Ind
Orville Lamb
Roscoe Hunt
Weatlace Cordes
Roy Skartvedt
Danny
Wm. Smith
Dick Smith
Walter Wehrman
Edith Rex
M. M. Mulford
Julia Mulford
Anna Dornsbach
Roy Ryan
Bud Lewis
Miss Matilda Tresemer Honored at Shower
Mrs Roy Ryan hosted a Friday evening shower for her sister Miss Matilda Tresemer who will wed Ervin Read out on September 14. Fifteen guests attended with contests awarding prizes to Mrs Trena Read out Viola Brock and Norma Burns. Gifts were presented around a coffee table as Matilda opened them with Norma Burns assisting. Refreshments in pastel colors were served on trays with miniature brides on nut cups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Ryan
Matilda Tresemer
Ervin Readout
Trena Readout
Viola Brock
Norma Burns
Pine Lake Country Club Luncheon Highlights Ladies Events
The Pine Lake Country club ladies held a Friday afternoon luncheon at Pine Lake Country Club with about 50 guests. Golf and bridge followed the meal, with arrangements led by Mrs. L. E. Butler and assistance from Mrs. C. F. Stauffer. Mrs. Eastman Nucholls hosted 36 in the luncheon. Canasta prizes went to Mrs. Henry Janssen and Mrs. Tschirgi of Reinbeck, with raffled prizes for Mrs. M. D. Stilley, Mrs. Chas Schafer, and Mrs. Joe Kramer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Lake Country Club
L. E. Butler
C. F. Stauffer
Eastman Nucholls
Henry Janssen
Tschirgi
Reinbeck Aed
Howard Calfee
Union Peppy Pals 4-H Achievement Day Aims for August 7
The Union Peppy Pals girls 4-H will hold achievement day at 2 o clock Thursday August 7 in the Union Oda Fellows hall. Local residents are invited to attend and see the members showcase projects and awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Union Oda Fellows Hall
Mrs. Klatt Honored On Birthday
Mrs. Chester Klatt of near Ackley was surprised on her birthday Wednesday evening by relatives and friends. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sears, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pennington and family of Marshalltown, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Ohrt and son of Conrad, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Shaner and family of Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Schultz and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rosine and family of Eldora. Refreshments were served. The guest of honor received many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Klatt
Ackley
Lee Sears
Ray Pennington
Marshalltown
Eldon Ohrt
Conrad
Merle Shaner
Williams
Jim Schultz
Richard Rosine
Eldora
Needlecraft Club Picnic Held At City Park Shelter
The Needlecraft Club met on Thursday evening at the south side screened shelter in the city park for a 6 30 picnic. Twenty five members attended and the evening was spent in visiting. This was the last meeting until September with Mrs Mayme St George to host on September 5 at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needlecraft Club
Mayme St. George
Legion Auxiliary Picnic At City Park
All members of the American Legion and Auxiliary are invited with families to a picnic on the north side of the city park Thursday Aug 7 at 6 30 p m. Attendees should bring a dish and a two dish if family is large coffee will be provided for adults and pop for children. Mrs Emma Newhall of Berkley Calif visiting her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Kenneth Anway and her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Fred Dobbrunz she will spend about two months in Eldora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Auxiliary
Emma Newhall
Berkley
Calif
Kenneth Anway
Fred Dobbrunz
Eldora
Louis Darzes
Susie Shope
Iowa City
Centerville
Anthony Darzes
George Murty
Ricky
Elgin, Ill
Ralph Bright
Korea
States
Carl Orgell
Donald
Jane
Cedar Falls
R. A. Stark
Nancy Jones
Guy W. Jones
Nancy
Wayne Perkins
Guy Minard
Toledo
Austin
Minn
Perkin
Ada Wood
Jim McClelland
Jamaica
New KP Kit Helps Plan Your Dream Kitchen
A new KP Kit from Murray dealers offers a quick foolproof way to plan a custom kitchen. It includes a pencil yardstick eraser a cut-out guide and a scaled grid chart to map standard ranges cabinets sinks and appliances, enabling exact placement before any remodeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
August community notices and club events list
On August 5 and 7 various groups meet in St Paul area including Girl Scout executive board and Ladies Aid Cemetery Society Blanche and Ethel Cox Legion Auxiliary. August 8 C T U at 2:30 led by Mrs Gray. August 12 includes N T T Club picnic Rebekah Young Mothers Club and Bridge Club. August 13 St Marys Altar United Circle Baptist Church. August 15 Lettow family reunion Wildlife club Eldone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout
St. Paul Lutheran Ladies Aid
Cemetery Society
Blanche and
Ethel Cox
Legion Auxiliary
Harvey Freed
St. Mary’s
United Circle
Baptist Church
Local Names Listed for Upcoming Community Notices
Readers will see a compilation of residents and neighbors from New Providence Radcliffe Union Hubbard Garden City Whitten Grundy Center and other areas. The list includes JoAnn Lehmeier Mrs Lloyd Coonredt Mrs Ivan DeWitt Frank Filbrant George Robert Clarke Gifford Cecil Sumner Alden David Ulrich Andrea White Martin Schnormeier Mrs Leonard Clark Ed Lepley Mrs Ed Lepley Earl A. Thomas Mrs Charlotte Walters Ole E. Seglem Diane Willig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
JoAnn Lehmeier
Lloyd Coonredt
Ivan DeWitt
Frank Filbrant
George Robert Clarke
Gifford
Cecil Sumner
Alden
David Ulrich
New Providence
Andrea White
Martin Schnormeier
Radcliffe
Leonard Clark
Union
Ed Lepley
Earl A. Thomas
Hubbard
Charlotte Walters
Garden City
Ole E. Seglem
Whitten
Sam Meyers
Grundy Center
Diane Willig
Births Reported in Various Iowa Communities
Radcliffe announces twin girls to Mrs. A. I. Kramme born August 3. Eldora notes a girl born to Mrs. Herbert Ruhnke on July 30. Belle Plaine records a boy born to Mrs. Lee Richards on July 31. Hubbard lists a girl born to Mrs. James Dougan on August 2.
Eldora Community Remembers Friends and Travels
A long list of Eldora residents and visitors share summer trips and family connections. Many accompany relatives to Minnesota Ontario Illinois and California while others visit relatives in Iowa towns such as Waterloo Centerville Des Moines Gowrie and Cedar Falls. Notable items include university chorus participation, military family moves, hospital stays, and planned trips to Grundy County Fair and Pensacola Florida.
Iowa 4-H Camp Center Sparked By 1946 Convention
Four H members urged a state camping center at the 1946 convention and over four years built support. By 1950 the plan gained pace as 5 contributions from clubs across Iowa totaled more than 12 000 dollars for land purchase near Boone on the Des Moines River. The 557 acre site will serve boating, swimming, hiking and outdoor living for rural youths, with a fundraising drive in Hardin county planned for fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Boone
Iowa
Hardin County
Fish story of Tabasco butter sauce recipe
A compact recipe describes melting butter with lime juice and Tabasco, then adding minced parsley. The method yields about a quarter cup of sauce.
Owasa Social News Highlights Visitation and Guests
Mrs Helen Curtis reports a busy Owasa social week with supper guests of Mr and Mrs George Balvant of Eldora. Pvt Land Dass and Airman Apprentice Ronald Harms on leave from Navy service were honored. Also present were Dass and Fuller families, Diana Lee Daniels, Caroll Lee Mitchell, Sharron Vaughn, and many others with a hay ride and local visits. An Easter visit, farewells, showers, and homecomings filled the social calendar as relatives and friends gathered across Eldora Alden Ackley Hubbard and Bettendorf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Harms
Ronald
Betty Fuller
George Balvant
Eldora
Marland Dass
Iowa Falls
Ronald Harms
William Dass
Alden
Donald Dass
Diana Lee Daniels
Margaret Folakson
Radcliffe
Caroll Lee
Son
Ackley
Lois Gunn
John
George Cross
Tim” Dreier
Hubbard
Henry Stielow
N. E. Marriott
Bettendorf
Florence Northrup
Fred Ward
Irvin Gast
Steamboat Rock
Gene Hansen
C. C. Miller
C. L. Crosser
Minnie Eick
Emma Freeman
Marlys Swart
Louis Axtell
Cottage
Whitten Band Concerts and Weekend Visits Noted
The Whitten Band Concert scheduled for Friday Aug 1 was postponed to Saturday Aug 2 with the final summer concert on Friday Aug 8. Mrs Dale Hauser hosted a belated birthday for her son Lynn with nineteen children present and several mothers. Her sisters assisted. Mrs R Callaway and Miss Joyce Koch joined the gathering. Park Forest visitors spent the weekend with the Hauser family. Mrs L Hauser Tl arrived Thursday at the Hauser home and Mr Bavender left Friday to visit relatives in Cameron Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitten
Dale Hauser
Lynn
L. L
Lawrence Hauser Tl
Hauser
R. W. Bavender
Cap Jackson
Jim Jackson
Cameron, Mo
James
Moore
Eldora Herald Ledger People and Local Notices
Mr and Mrs W S Messick and Mrs Enos Fouts of Whitten recently returned from several days vacationing at Spirit Lake. Sam Meyers remains about the same in Eldora hospital. Mr and Mrs Herman Warren and grandson Gaylen were recent dinner guests in the Ralph Kauffman home. Mrs Lottie Mabie of Clinton Conn and Mrs Alice Mabie of Whitten were dinner guests in the Kauffman home at Whitten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
W. S. Messick
Enos Fouts
Whitten
Spirit Lake
Sam Meyers
Eldora Hospital
Herman ‘Warren
Gaylen
Ralph Kauffman
Lottie Mabie
Clinton, Conn
Alice Mabie
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M. Tresemer
Union Peppy Pals
Mrs. Klatt
Legion
R. E. Gray
N. T. T. Club
Rebekah
Young’ Mothers Club
Lloyd Palmitier
Tuesday Bridge Club
L. K. Welsh
Lettow Family Reunion
Wildlife Club
Eldone
Zbirths
Jim Smith
Minnesota
Maude Norris
Frank Norris
Wayne Norris
Viane Tresemer
Waterloo
Marmarth
N. C
Wade Clark
Dubuque
Mr. Clark
Paul Clark
Frankie Cable
Frank Anderson
Frankie
and Cable
Rachel Anderson
Candy Cable
Rose Riley
Arthur Feerksen
James, Kenneth, Stanley, Dennis and
Harlan
Collins
Feerksen
Paul Daleske
Ethel Smith
Lucile Smith
Los Angeles, Calif
Dean Peisen
Hazel Grimes
D. E. Grimes
Wendell Clampitt
Clampitt
Frank Allen
Bob Holcomb
Steven
Burton B
Bryan
San Diego
Sgt. Holcomb
Red Holcomb
Betty Clark
Fort Dodge
Pat Strabala
Owasa
A. E. Kimmel
George and
Carroll Rubew
Hackensack, Minn
Donn, Dick
Barbara Kurtz
Frazer
Mich
Geo. Burns
Morland
Glenn Kurtz
Percy Jones Army Hospital
Battle Creek
Donny Kurtz
Selfridge Field Hospital
George Barker
State Training School
Hannon
Ontario
Canada
Mr. Barker
Roy Gilbert
Ed Barker
Bob Meader
Roberta
Betty
Micky
Dale Paul
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Lowell Cretin
Dennis
Darrel
Donald Paul
Chas. Smith
Leonard Mason
Susan
Paul
Sam
Sally
St. Louis
Burlington
Geo. O’bryan
Ronny
Roger
Barbara
al Jacobs
Dennison
Clear Lake
Dora Barr
Mitchellville
John Hartman
Mrs
Guy Ones
Grundy County Fair
Max Akers
Seymore
Mayo Willig
Betty Willig
Pensacola
Fla
Dale Willig
David Wilson
C. E. Wilson
Kay Setchell
Ray Dawson
Yale
Orville Peterson
David
Pamela
Long Beach
Tonite & Wed
Geronimo
Archives
Rsrenn AcuDae Supreme Cor
Hae
George Montgomery
Fey Ie
Robert Summings
Columna Pictures Presents
Pop
Bill Goodwin Jost Do Donnell
Carl Benton Reid
Mono Borie
4-H
Tion
Iowa State College
Troy Studios
United States
Pure Bay
Ty Pitter
P.M
Tim Holt
Kid
Frances Langford
Sun
Lissnne
Paghs OF
Sabatini
M-G
Mgrowes Spretacular Technicolor, Triumph
Tanar
Spencer Tracy
Mike
Katherine Hep
Pat
Gene Stratton Porter
Randolph Scott
Ernest Haycox
Atomic City
Jeanie
Martin & Lewis
Jacks
Tibet
THE
Washington Story
Helen Curtis
Eldora Herald-Ledger
Prak
Chena
Commaren
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