Local Women Named State Officers of Blue Star Mothers
Delegates from Eldora attended the Blue Star Mothers meeting in Marshalltown on Friday to organize a state department and install officers. National president Mrs. Hazel Scott and Junior National VP Mrs. Iva Jones joined about 60 attendees from Des Moines Mason City Waterloo Eldora and Marshalltown for a noon luncheon at the Presbyterian church. From the local group Mrs. Foster was elected 1st vice president Mrs. Schan color guard and Mrs. Wehrman patriotic instructor of the state department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Blue Star Mothers
Marshalltown
Nora Emmert
Walter Foster
Walter Wehrman
Carl Willig
T. H. Schaa
Harry Lockwood
State Department
Columbus
Ohio
Hazel Scott
Iva
Country Club to Host Breakfast and Entertainment
Country Club members will be served a breakfast on Sunday August 5. An engaging entertainment program is being planned for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Marriage Licenses For Kenneth Myron Tweet And Lenore Ostrem
Kenneth Myron Tweet and Lenore A Ostrem, both of Radcliffe, obtained marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Myron
Legal
Lenore A. Ostrem
Radcliffe
Cemetery Society Picnic Set for Aug 9 at City Park
The cemetery group will hold a family picnic at the city park on August 9 at 6 30 p.m. Mrs M M Mulford hosted Thursday evening with Mrs FL FP Ziesman assisting. Twenty nine members attended the meeting followed by a social hour and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cemetery Society
M. M. Mulford
FL FP. Ziesman
City Park
Needlecraft Club Picnic Set for August First
Needlecraft club met at Mrs. Bud Smith’s country home with 15 members and two visitors Mrs. Leo Knight of Steamboat Rock and Mrs. Henrik Fauerby. At the business meeting it was decided the club will hold a family picnic at the city park on Wednesday evening August 1. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needlecraft Club
Bud Smith
Leo Knight
Steamboat Rock
Henrik Fauerby
Surprise Linen Shower Honoring Shirley Jean Lord
Mrs. Gladstone E. Smith and daughter Shirley Ann and Mrs. Lyle Olmstead hosted a surprise linen and cotton shower at the Smith home in Whitten Wednesday evening for Shirley Jean Lord, fiancé of Gene Haskin of Conrad, with about 25 guests present. Entertainment featured a saxophone solo and songs, miniature bridal children, pink and white gifts, garden floral decor, and a three tier wedding cake baked in Clemons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone E. Smith
Shirley Ann
Lyle Olmstead
Smith
Whitten
Shirley Jean Lord
Gene Haskin
Conrad
Mrs. Olmstead
Dorothy Schwarck
Marjorie Bavender
Hero
Dona Jean McDonald
Marshalltown
Miss Lord
Infant Doss Dies In Ardmore Brother's Loss Mourned
Mr and Mrs Armin Doss of Ardmore Oklahoma mourn the loss of an infant son born Friday July 27 Mr Doss is the son of Mr and Mrs Albert Doss of Eldora The brief notice records the child's birth and the family's bereavement with local connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doss
Armin Doss
Ardmore
Okla
Mr. Doss
Albert Doss
Eldora
Hospital Notes and Births Across Iowa Communities
Hospital notes list patients Eldora Norris Mrs. Howard Mairs Wellsburg Sadie Behrends Toledo Joyce Urhammer McCallsburg Sam Holland hearing Vern Rhodes Mrs Earl Trohwein Radcliffe Lulu Jones Births Buckeye Mrs Robert Bessman girl July 29 Iowa Falls Mrs Carl Bates boy July 28 Zearing Mrs Dean Sketchboy July 28 Union Mrs Arthold Latham boy July 27 Radcliffe Mrs Maurice Klatt boy July 27 Hubbard Mrs Everett Myers girl July 27
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora — Keith Norris
Howard Mairs
Wellsburg
Sadie Behrends
Toledo
Joyce Urhammer
McCallsburg
Sam Holland
Vern W. Rhodes
Earl Trohwein
Radcliffe
Lulu Jones
Buckeye
Robert Bessman
Iowa Falls
Carl Bates
Zearing
Dean Sketchboy
Union
Arthold Latham
Maurice Klatt
Hubbard
Everett Myers
Ardis Wolford to Wed Chris Schwarek in Whitten
Des Moines native Ardis Wolford announces her engagement to Chris Schwarek of Whitten. The wedding is planned for August 19 at the Christian Church in Whitten. Wolford is the daughter of Mrs. D. Hunter formerly of Marsh alltown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardis Wolford
D. Hunter
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Chris Schwarek
Floyd Schwarek
Whitten
Christian Church
Donna May Smith
Max Smith
Mercy Hospital
Local Women Are Luncheon Hostesses at Pine Lake Club
Mrs Ned Fagg Mrs Er B Crosley and Mrs C J Piper hosted a luncheon for 55 ladies at Pine Lake Country Club. Bridge and canasta were played with prizes awarded to Mrs L W Flickinger Mrs James V Hauser Mrs Mélo Myers and Mrs Ralph Dickson. Out of town guest Mrs C O Griffith of Saint Louis attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Fagg
Er. B. Crosley
C. J. Piper
Pine Lake Country Club Bridge
Canasta
L. W. Flickinger
James V. Hauser
Mélo Myers
Ralph Dickson
C. O. Griffith
Saint Louis
Women Attend Deanery Meeting of Catholic Group
The Altar and Rosary Society hosted 136 guests from the Marshalltown area for a deanery meeting of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women. The event featured a luncheon, a St. Anne Shrine talk, a You Can Save the World film, a fashion show of garments to be sent overseas, and reports from club presidents across several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women
Harry Harrison
L. V. McDonough
Mary Lou Holmes
Veronica Saylor
St. Anne
Dorothy Frein
Father Kress
Grundy Center
St. Anne Shrine
Steffen
John Donnelly
Cole
A.C.C.W
Ackley
Ames
Cole, Garwin
Gilbert
Nevada
St. Anthony
Local Happenings Highlight Wide Social Travel and Visits
A dense roster of weekend trips and guest stays across Eldora and nearby towns. Dale Peshia family vacationed in Minneapolis visiting Emil Gustafson and Raymond Black families. Numerous relatives visited in Des Moines, Marshalltown, Lake Okoboji, Mason City, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Denver while others planned moves to Tucson, Reno, and Denver for work or residence. Local residents attended hospital checkups, school events, and church functions, with several families hosting kin from Ames, Scranton, and St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Peshia
Wayne
Minneapolis
Minn
Emil Gustafson
Raymond Blackmun
Floyd Price
Des Moines
Orville Borgeson
Marshalltown
L. R. Soli
Gary
H. E. Long
Leon
Eldora
Ed Clary
John
Hilda Bachman
Lake Okoboji
C. O. Griffith
St. Louis
Adeline Miller
Robert Kurtz
Richard Protheroe
Jake Starr
Milroy
Pennsylvania
Andrew Jackson
Esther Jackson
Ariz
Wm. Doud
Telephone
Eldon McVeety
Moorehead
Minnesota
Winnipeg
Canada
Rudy Zeitner
Reno
Nevada
Robert Brown
Milwaukee
Wis
Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Company
Sue
Jim
Martin
M. F. Tschirgi
John McBride
Waterloo
Mrs
Roy Jennings
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Foster
Mrs. Foster
Robert Segger
Phil Milroy
Scranton
Art Bright
J. L. Starr
Ardis
George Shafer
Marilyn Paswalk
Iowa Falls
al Voit
St. Ansgar
Cecil Way
Clear Lake
George
E. Harris
Roy Hamlin
Harris
Dean May
Bob Way
Dale Shadle
Hampton
Otto Barr
Miles Albright
Vickie
Ames
Mr. Albright
Ames Sunday, and Mrs. Albright
I. L. Cakerice
Pirates on Barbary Coast and defense motto
A reflection traces a motto from a century ago, “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute,” as a contrast to modern concerns. The piece hints at a 1951 tragedy shaping American memory and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbary
America
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Blue Star
Pine Lake Country Club
L. L. Scott
Edward Wiesner
LARGE
King Edward
Edward VIII
England
Gorham
Edward
Gorham Sterling
Fidora
Bride-To
Iowa City
J. C. Boyd
Langston
Allen Jr
Sarah
Centerville
Iowa
Lloyd Fox
William Cowart
Kathy
Lon Holcomb
Mrs. Cowart
Mrs. Holcomb
Louis Darzes
Peoria
Ill
Tommy Darzes
Charles Schafer
Eturn
Wayne Perkins
R. A. Scott
Scott
Ell Scott
Clarion
Tom Edwards
Emily
Margaret Sue
Detroit
Mich
Nashville
Tenn
Nora Mitchell
Clinton
Denver
Carroll
Mitchell
Ind
Camp Carson
Roy Lee Mitchelli
Marion Anderson
Mary. Lou
Olds
F. C. VanDerveer
Okoboji
H. A. Ross
Vern Dobbrunz
George Granzow
Eldovra
Lutheran Women's Missionary League
Commodore
New York City
W. G. Leslie
W. H. Hawkins
Hollywood
Calif
M. C. Furman
Adel
Ada Pardue
Sauk
F. L. St. John
Robert Benning
Charlott
Alden
Eugene
Ore
Frank Smith
Sea Lions Cave
Verner Soballe
Annapolis
Commander Soballe
Naval Academy
Far East
Soballe
10Th St
Charles Smith
W. H. McDonald
C. Wilson Harder
Washington
Gen. Marshall
Congress
William Foster
E. W. Harder
Europe
Joe Stalin
Foater
Q National Federation of Dependent Business
France
Nations
ECA Bulletin No. 2
Tito
Yugosavia
Joe
W.rt Care
Comfort
Acre
Tonite & Wed
Coast Guard
the Sheriff's
Herbert J. Yates
Brian Donlevy
Forrest Tucker
Ella Raines
Sonn Nesses
Gary Cooper
Sword OF Monte Cristo
Eldora’s
Loretta Young
Angel
the Frogmen
Lovéifficn Stétiaatav
Roy Rogers
Suzanna Pass
Henry
Sun. Mon
Seung
Susie
Miracle
D & H Firestone
Brown Insurance Agency
Hardin County Savings Bank
Eldora, Ia
Ushion
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