Steamboat Rock Community News Highlights Social Visits
A garbled but dense local items column records numerous visits and calls around Steamboat Rock and nearby towns. It notes funeral attendance for Harm Dickman, relatives visiting in Wellsburg, Milbank and Holland, Saturday and midweek social calls, birthday celebrations for Mrs Henry Potgeter, and local church services. Various families including Bakker Kruse Meints and Petgeter are mentioned with a flurry of afternoon and evening calls and dinners.
Bell for Okinawa featured in church Missionary Society
Union in the community church Missionary Society met Wednesday afternoon in the church social room. Mrs F S Schuler led the lesson A Bell for Okinawa and read Biblical Troubleshooters. Hymns were sung. President Mrs Fred Cummins presided and read a letter from Robi and Margaret Cooper in India. Finance reported 60.50 to treasury. Hostesses listed. Visitors from Des Moines and Whitten noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Missionary Society
Mra F
Schuler
Okinawa
Hugh Ghormley
Edward Packer
Fred Cummins
Dinner guests and local residents noted in Hampton and Eldora
Oh dinner guests Thursday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hand of Hampton. J. P. Johnson, manager of the print shop at the Training School at Eldora, is spending a week's vacation at his home. Mary Cooper who has been caring for her sister, Mrs. James Long of Grinnell spent a few days at her home but returned to Grinnell Thursday evening. From the 25,000 acres of vegetable land which it owns, FP. H. Wahlsing, Inc. in Texas' Lower Rio Grande Valley, can load a carload of packaged vegetables every 12 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Carl Hand
Hampton
J. P. Johnson
Eldora
Mary Cooper
James Long
Grinnell
FP. H. Wahlsing, Inc
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
New 56 Dodge Push-Button Modernity Takes Stage
The 1956 Dodge unveils dramatic Jet-Fin styling and revolutionary Power- Flite push-button driving. New V-8 and 6 engines deliver surging power up to 23 hp and a bold new era of performance. The car emphasizes the look and feel of success with enhanced value from the industry’s greatest sales gain. It goes on display today to invite public viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
Local Socials and Visits Round Lawn Hill Community
Mrs Dean Smith spent Wednesday with her parents Mr and Mrs Ed Nagsen. James Duke stayed with Gene Hamilton Thursday night. Harold Nanke of Waterloo and Date Mitterer hosted visits. Kenneth Schelling family dined with Alva Flannagan. Lowell Broer of Ames weekend with mother Inez Broer. Paul Hoffman Emil Lettow and Gary joined Her man Hoffman for Sunday supper. Better Brush party at Elzie Eskridge’s. Lewie Broer Jr visited Charlie Meijer in hospital and Henry Broer at Rainsbarger Rent Home Eldora Sunday. Leonard Blair visited daughter and grandchild in Marshalltown Saturday. Jerome Hoffman at Boy Scout meeting in New Providence. Floyd Beasley and Don Perkins hosted Tuesday evening. Emil Lettow Gary spent Sunday with Herman Hoffman. Patty Becky Mathews visited Jim Dougan in Hubbard. Carl Otto called on Pat Mathews Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Smith
Ed Nagsen
James Duke
Gene Hamilton
Harold Nanke
Waterloo
Date Mitterer
Kenneth Schelling
Alva Flannagan
Lowell Broer
Ames
Inez Broer
Paul Hoffman
Emil Lettow
Gary
Herman Hoffman
Elzie Eskridge
Lewie Broer, Jr
Charlie Meijer
Hildora
Henry Broer
Rainsbarger
Eldora
Leonard Blair
Robert Christiansen
Marshalltown
Jerome Hoffman
New Providence
Floyd Beasley
Don Perkins
Patty
Becky Mathews
Jim Dougan
Hubbard
Carl Otto
Pat Mathews
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Harry Willams
Harm Dickman
Parkersburg
John Lindaman
Wellsburg
Clara Primus
Henry Pot- Reter
Fene Conrad
Delford Ernest
Milbank
John Kruse
David
Martin Kruse
Harm Kruse
Herman Schemel
Emma Schemel
Nellie
Menno Bakker
Will Sanders
Frank Morris
Carolyn
Larry
John Tattken
R. N. Bremner
Chas, Russell
Oskaloosa
Gerald Meester
Delmar
Norman
Holland
Dick Freese
LaVerne
Darrel
Willie
Meints
Delford Ernst
Vern Tholen
Albert van Dornum
Reynold Harms
Rena Frerichs
Yowa Falls
John Wilts
Roy Lulken
Ruth
Abe Wilts
Carl Rieter
Sophia Rowan
Fred Potgeter
Rockford
Geo. Potgeter
Henry Potgeter
Claus Janssen
Miss Pr Janssen
Grand Rapids, Ich
Grace Baptist Church
Sheffield
Geo. Knock
Grundy Center
Geo. Bakker
Ivester
John Luiken
Daugh
Dick Werkman
Geo
Werkman
Fenn Conrad
Albert Kruse
Arlyes
Ackley
Ben Eilers
Clarion
Tom Ellers
Alfred Gast
Ervin Gast
Baptist Church
Melvin Flater
Geo. Meints
Pearl Meints
Mario Ellers
Ed Hoth
Dumont
Milbank, M. D
Steamboat Rock
Grellet Dillon
Hugh Ghormley,Jr
Des Moines
Jessie Biersborn
Dick Vinton
Paul, Dean and
Gary of
Whitten
Eldora Herald Ledger
Bonneville Salt Flats
Edgington
Eldora, Iowa
Lawn Hill
Dempsey
Wm. Griffin
Box M
Eldora Newspapers
Gifsford
M. Eldora Newspapers
E. M
L. L. Roberts
Eldora Livestock Sales
Corriedale
Cheviot
Suffolk
Kenmare
N. D
Relsinger, Heltibridle
Dobson
Libby
Pearl
Alaska
Betty Crocker
Schumachers
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