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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1951
Page
6
Combined groups of the Congregational Ladies met Wednesday for a luncheon in the church dining room. Twenty eight members were present as Mrs. Wassell Helcomb served the meal.
Local community notes honor Jirs Hoag at a farewell luncheon. Attendees included colleagues and neighbors who praised Hoag for years of service and community involvement.
Providence area events note the 25th anniversary celebration for Reesefs hosted by Mvr and Dave Reese with community figures to attend and local remarks planned.
Read a brief list of events including Negdievrait club May Break on Monday, June 4 as Tice Guild activity on Thursday, May 31, PEC schedule on Tuesday, June 3, and Sastetth Baz events on Wednesday, June 6 and Tuesday, May 29.
Mr and Mrs Ray Blackmun hosted a Thursday dinner party with guests including Mr and Mrs James J Brown Mr and Mrs HC Marks Mr and Mrs Visars and others at their home.
The WiS CLS group held a gathering at the home of Ars Woo San Watecath with members and guests present. Several readings and poems were shared including a version of Bless This House, followed by refreshments hosted by Mrs. Mere Stevens and Mrs. Lloyd Paimitier as plans for future meetings were announced.
Miss Marjorie Gast daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Gast and bride elect of Jesse Roieht was honored at a floral shower Friday evening at Steamboat Rock Baptist church. Hosted by Mrs Dean Crosser Mrs Irwin Gast Mrs Russell Gast and Mrs Elmer Gast the event drew 25 guests with games gifts from a pink and white umbrella table and refreshments. Miss Gast will wed Mr Knight on June 9 in Bangor Maine.
The WCTU held its May breakfast Friday at Mrs Louis Davies home with 84 attendees including 20 members and 14 guests. Hosts coordinated the program with piano numbers by Barbara O Bryant and others, floral decor and pastel nut cups.
The record notes a June 26 meeting of the Husbands Quest of Childs Study Club with hostesses listed as Mrs. Wendell and others. Leonard Feuerhedas appears as a participant, and there is mention of Plea Wap and Gna St rites, with plans for refreshments and social items.
Mrs A A Anderson of Cedar Falls returns home after a week with her parents Mr and Mrs James L Cameron. Mrs L G Ward comes back from a winter in Long Beach California. Mrs 3 C Malasey and daughter plan summer here then Garner in September. Several residents attend graduations and visits in Rochester Ellsworth Riceville LeMars Cart t ex Florida and San Diego noted for travel and family ties.
Mr and Mrs Russell Morgan and Eula Schlader attended Ellsworth College graduation exercises Thursday night. Dee Schlader was among the graduates. Several local residents report travel and visits including Mr and Mrs Don Berry moving to Iowa Falls May 31 to manage a Goodyear store. Continuous fragments mention multiple social exchanges, visits, and funerals in Rock Island and nearby towns with relatives in Steamboat Rock and Webster City.
Marriage licenses issued to William J Stock 24 and Kathryn M Knight 25 both of Ackley Gene Riley Collins 24 of Eldora and Myreta Mae Marshall 19 of Union Lee Richards 35 of Des Moines and Irene Klein 34 of Alden.
Ray Duncan of Marshalltown visited Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Kinney. Diane Beattie of Jewell stayed several days with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Beattie, and visited her grandmother Mrs. Mars Wood. The Kinney and Pickens families of Estherville and Marshalltown joined for the funeral of Mrs. Blaine Hubbard.
Evergreen guests visited Wednesday evening. Mr and Mrs B H Starr Sylvia and Mr and Mrs Gene Hansen took a picnic supper to Reeds Lake near Hampton Thursday evening and spent the evening fishing. Mrs Floyd Beattie of Jewell visited Thursday with her mother Mary Wood.
In Wadsworth Ohio Bo LL imp vice Co faces threatened viability over rubber allocation. Leland Spencer head of the rubber program fails to respond. Spencercuts latex allotment to 35 tons monthly, endangering 400 workers and forcing higher usage of 50 tons to meet demand.
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