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Eldora Herald Ledger

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1950

Page

2

Elizabeth Peterson Weds W H Edson in Saint Louis Park

Elizabeth Peterson daughter of Mrs. John C. Peterson of Minneapolis and William Herbert Edson son of Mr. and Mrs. W D Edson of Eldora were married Saturday at 3 30 PM at Saint George Church Saint Louis Park Minn Reverend Roger Schmuck officiated Miss Margaret Varney maid of honor wore yellow faille and Dr Carl Goossen was best man A reception followed at the bride’s brother Donald W Peterson home About 75 guests planned home in St Paul Minn Mrs Edson has degrees from the University of Minnesota and taught at Cornell University in Ithaca N Y The note also mentions a Winter reunion at Hubbard Park with officers elected and the 1951 reunion date, attendance lists, and a Cardinal Yankee football game at Drake Stadium Des Moines area followed by other social names.

Elizabeth Peterson John C. Peterson Minneapolis Minn William Herbert Edson W. D. Edson Eldora Saint George Church Saint Louis Park Roger Schmuck Ashton C. Cuckier Westerfield N. J Faille Margaret Varney St. Paul

Scholar Edson to wed. Hastings graduate, Army veteran

Edson, a Sigma Kappa and Mortar Board member, is a Hastings College graduate who taught four years before entering the army in 1942. He will complete a PhD at the University of Minnesota while teaching in the College of Education. only immediate family attended the wedding including Mr and Mrs Richard L Snyder of Doniphan Nebraska.

Sigma Kappa Sorority Mortar Board Edson Hastings College Hastings Neb University of Minnesota College of Education Richard L. Snyder Doniphan Nebr W. D. Edson Eldora

Frances Altman Weds Bernard J Pellymounter in Osage

Frances Altman daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Altman married Bernard J Pellymounter Sunday afternoon August 13 in Osage Lutheran church with Rev T P Solem officiating. The bride wore a blush candlelight gown of silk satin with pearl accents and carried a bouquet of American beauty roses. Attendants included Janet Wierson and Mary Elderton, with Duane Smolik as best man. A reception for 250 followed. Both couples are graduates of Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls and will live in Waterville after a brief wedding trip as they begin teaching contracts.

Frances Altman Henry Altman Bernard J Robin A. Pellymounter Osage Lutheran Church T. P. Solem Lansing Janet Wierson Radcliffe James Merrill Cedar Falls Mary Elderton Independence D. Bensons Orchard Duane Smolik Osage Jenny Kirina R. A. Cunningham Gilbert Kruse Chapin James van Denover Cedar Rapids Malotti Arnold Warren Mallet Pellymounter Iowa State Teachers College Waterville

N T T Club Picnic Set for Tuesday at Logdon's Park

Members of the N T T club will hold a picnic at Logdon's park near Iowa Falls on Tuesday afternoon.

N. T. T. Club Logdon’s Park Iowa Falls

Gifford Guests and Local Social Notes

Mrs Ralph Gunderson hosts Gifford visitors including Mr and Mrs Thomas Lynch and daughter Lois and Mrs Cora Lepley of Beaman. O D Vigars visit Titonka kin. Campbell call on Davies in Baldora. Tuesday evening guests include Emil Knutson and son Floyd of Council Bluffs and Clarence and Bernice Knutson of New York City. School ice cream social supports hot lunch program as grocery costs rise. Carroll Dickenson had appendicitis operation, returns home. Picnic at Grundy Center playground enjoyed by Rose family and grandchildren. Ruth Wirth from Garwin visits Frances Hothuis. Johnnie Lane visits with Campbell. Merle Adams of Waterloo visiting Oral Adams family.

Thomas Lynch Lois Cora Lepley Beaman Sam Lepley O. D. Vigars Miller Nelson Titonica Guy Campbell George Davies Baldora John Wilson Emil Knutson Floyd Council Bluffs Knutson Clarence Knutson Bernice Knutson New York City Wilson O. C. Hutchins Union Basil Dickenson Carroll Dickenson Eldora Memorial Hospital T. ¥. Rose Grundy Center Ruth Wirth Garwin Frances Hothuis Johnnie Lane Merle Adams Waterloo Oral Adams

WCTU Anniversary Party Celebrates 43 Years

Mrs. John Reece hosted the WCTU anniversary gathering with 43rd year notes on August 16. Members wore costumes from former years, shared histories, and honored charter member Mrs. John Reece as devotion leader Mrs. Sarah Kirkdorffer led devotions, $30.30 was turned in from Penny a Day, a new Temperance flag adopted, officers re-elected, a picnic supper served, and an anniversary cake presented by Mrs. Frisbie.

John Reece Edna Jones Sarah Kirkdorffer J. J. Frisbie M. Z. Albers Martha Whiting Wilbur Davis Whiting

Hospital Notes And Local Social Updates From Hubbard Area

Hospital notes list multiple residents and relatives across Hubbard Steamboat Rock and surrounding towns. Births recorded include a Hubbard boy Aug 17 and a Hubbard girl Aug 20. Community mentions include residents visiting, traveling for vacations, moves from Marshalltown, fishing trips, and weekend guests plus local funeral attendance and camp plans.

Bertha van Dornum Steamboat Rock Janice Rash Union Wayne Hagedorn Hubbard J. L. Day Woodward Okla Johanna Bauer Chicago Ill Justin Cramer Colfax Maggie Hegland Roland Shirley Snyder Vernon Lloyd Minerva Dall Kate Snovel Stanley Collins Eldora Patrick Gogerty Melvin Boeke

Gatherings and visits across Eldora in late summer

Social rounds pull in Gene Gettys Pamela of Oskaloosa visit the R T Johnson home. Nevada guests Saul Sabbath JoAnne Reno. Ackerson girls depart Salt Lake City. Cordes and Charles visit Carl Cordes. Allbee and Nehrings head west. Larry Gates from Elmhurst stays with Davison. Meeks leaves for Portsmouth wedding. Shurts family trip to southern states via North Carolina. Short's grandmother in Miami. Cowart and Cathy Des Moines weekend with Colcomb. Orgell and Clarence back from Minnesota. Richeson visiting Ruby. Foster en route to Jamestown Ohio visits Albers and Reese. Sylva Steckler Denver trip. Paget in Birmingham Michigan on vacation near Eldora. Ferguson attends funeral in Margengo. Frerichs and Dow Jones in Marshalltown, visit Overturf. Maltby guests Kirksville. wedding at Boone. Nuckolls to Banking School Madison. Cathcart family Somers Sunday. Tietz and Ted vacation plan to Batavia and Chicago. Ted joins Cubs-Giants outing with parents later. Rieke and Crippen travel for racing. Gray and Bohstedt visit at Rapids. Hauser en route to Leech Lake fishing. Palmitier visiting Berkeley. Judy Miller Des Moines visits cousin Sharon Poppe. Butler home hosts Carter family Marshalltown.

Owasa Weekday WSCS entertains Ackley ladies in observance

The Owasa Methodist church Women’s Society of Christ ian Services marks ten years by hosting 12 Ackley ladies in church parlors. A cake and lit candles celebrate service growth. Mrs. Bertha Ridout led the meeting. Mrs. Cleo Ward and Mrs. Dartle Akers taught a lesson. Guests from Marshalltown and Eldora visited. families traveled to Black Hills and Story City.

W.S.C.S Owasa Dartle Akers

Social visits span Iowa towns in extended weekend

Residents and relatives from Eldora Alden Mason City Hampton and Hubbard hosted or visited over the weekend. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Conkin Judy and Frank Campbell, the Akers and Trickey families, and visitors from Royal Ogden and Milwaukee. National Guard camp participants returned from Fort Leonard Wood Missouri.

D. F. Gummert Bill McGill Raymond Frank Conkin Judy Frank Campbell Ernest Reed Minerva Ball Eldora Hospital Dewey Lamprecht Marlys Akers Henry Thompson Hubbard James Nelson Royal, Iowa Lester Trickey Walter Akers Wilce Ward Vern Fuller Connie Fuller Dickie Thompson Harold Akers Hampton Janice Fuller Marie Knott Alden Dorothy Akers Mason City Sam Etnier Sheffield Ed Doud Eldora Floyd Trickey James Roberts Vicki Sue Iowa Falls Gary Trickey H. L. Moore N. B. “Stuart Emma _ Nelson Stockton Calif Maude Baskerville Earlville William Martin Alhambra Matt Carpenter Pelican Rapids Minn Elmer Gardner Central City Nebraska Fred Mitchell Larry Nella Mitchell I. C. Bullis Iowa Falls Alice Phillips Madison Wisconsin L. E. Tibbs Robert Lauren Merle Costello Colorado Cobb William Trampe Milwaukee Wisc Albert Rudolph Verne Fuller

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Ordage Society News W. H. Edson Hubbard Park Lil Elma Town Falls Wellsburg Martin Kulow Martin Winter Harot Marske Gerald Dubberke Fred Zoske Drake Stadium Des Bob Dornsbach E. W. Burke Tom Monteith Chet van Derveer Turk Audrey Avery W. K. Bramwell Bill Bramwell Clark Bramwell Harry Moser Tom Megan Bill Megan Bill J. E. Tull Hadley Grain CO Eidora Herald - Index Printers Eldora, Iowa WCTU Steven Piper Harold Reece New Providence J. F. Steckler The Ozarks Harold Creps Robert Carson Minnesota Canada A. J. Cordes Charles Innas Grinnell Darrell Cordes Marshalltown Ned Fagg Otto Orgel Newton Roy W. Denniston Roy Denniston Lovell-Denniston Ltor, Co Carl. Goetz William Goetz Ome George Cordes Wheaton College Wheaton Clear Lake Mrs C. T. Farlow Farnamville C. A. Hauser Gene L. Gettys Pamela Oskaloosa R. T. Johnson Saul Sabbath Joanne Reno Nevada Sam Greensweig Sabbath Mr. Greensweig C. H. Ackerson Marla Mae Karla Ann Katherine Mary W. O. Channey Salt Lake City Utah Wesley Cordes Charles Cordes Fort Dodge Carl Cordes Ralph Allbee R. V. Nehrings West Larry Gates Elmhurst, IL A. L. Davison Norman Meeks Portsmouth Lorrie Haislip J. J. Shurts Florida North Carolina Miami Mrs. Short Bill Cowart Cathy Des Moines Lon Colcomb Ernest Orgell Clarence H. W. Emeny Emily, Minn DeWitt Foster Jamestown Ohio L. K. Reese Sylva Steckler Denver Colo Frank Fitzpatrick Peggy McNertney Sylve Peggy Sunny C. D. Paget Wife Birmingham, Mich Robert Ferguson Mr. Ferguson R. B. Ferguson Margengo August Frerichs Dow Jones Caldar Overturf, Jr Lauren Maltby D. E. Roberts Lavern Roberts Mary and Dee Kirksville, Mo Jim Maltby Pat Holcomb Dixie Dickey Sol Friedman Boone Eastman Nuckolls Madison, Wisc Charles Cathcart Somers Cathcart H. A. Tietz Ted Batavia R. R. Frazier Geraldine M. L. Redman Frazier Mrs. Redman R. W. Rieke Fairmont Frank Crippen Eldon Mr. Crippen Aurora and Morrison, Ill R. E. Gray Edward Bohstedt Cynthia Claudia Eene Rapids Harold Gray Ome E. J. Hauser Moline, Ir Lloyd Palmitier St. of Berkeley Judy Ann Miller Sharon Poppe J. L. Butler Mrs. Clauss Carter St. Mary’s Syay D. E. Harmon St. Mary’s Catholic Church Harmon Mary Lou Radolph Albert Radolph Winthrop Troy-Mack Photo Helen Curtis WSCS Ackley Organization Ray Duncan Donna Cecil Kinney R. V. Nehring Black Hills Ralph Albee Verla Laurel Nehring C. Leggett Jack Emery Nehring Arleta Jill Cun Il Rory ‘Calhoun Jane Ga Ture Wwe Robert Walker Joan Leslie Ward Arnold Spangbangon Len Ames Ener Rt Rocky Lane Sun Valley Idaho Imger M-G.m M-G-M Technicolor Esther van Williams Johnson Soun Lund Paula Raymond Connie Haines Clinton Sundberg Lena Horne Eleanor Powell Tyrone Power Black Rose Colbert-Goddard-Lake Irma Annie Hunter
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