District School of Instruction For Legion Auxiliary Held in Eldora Today
Mrs. George Barnes of Sheffield the 3rd district president will conduct a school of instruction for ten county presidents at the Eldora American Legion Club rooms with a noon luncheon at Blanche and Ethel's Tea Room. Attending officers include Mrs. Don Homer state center vice president Mrs. James Barry Belmond secretary and Mrs. Orin Harrison Toledo treasurer. County presidents from Vinton Waterloo Parkersburg Latimer Reinbeck Iowa Falls Melbour ne Marshalltown Garwin Clarion and Iowa Falls are listed. The group plans an afternoon tour of the State Training School and views the new Little Chapel project.
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George Barnes
Sheffield
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Club Rooms
Blanche and Ethel’s
Barnes
Don Homer
State Center
James Barry
Belmond
Orin Harrison
Toledo
Donald Swartzbaugh
Vinton
Benton County
Carl Sorenson
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Max Green
Parkersburg
Butler County
Raymond Johnson
Latimer
Franklin County
Lowell Rasmussen
Reinbeck
Grundy County
Gladys Rodenmeyer
Iowa Falls
Hardin County
E. L. Curry
Melbourne
Marshall County
L. B. Staker
Garwin
Tama County
Bess Fleming
Clarion
Wright County
Little
Mrs. Beach Hostess To New Urban Club
The Ushan Club met Friday at Mrs. Joe Beach home with Mrs. Frank Sheldon Jr. assisting. Mystery friends were revealed by a handkerchief. Mrs. Lewis Crosser spoke on a trip to Florida through the southern states. Mrs. Carlton Wiesner discussed Beauty Hints and Better Grooming. Seventeen members and one Des Moines guest, Mrs. Swanson, attended. The group adjourned to meet October 3 at Mrs. Addie Burgess home with Mrs. Ivan DeWitt assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ushan Club
Joe Beach
Frank Sheldon, Jr
Lewis Crosser
Florida
Carlton Wiesner
Swanson
Des Moines
Addie Burgess
Ivan DeWitt
Mrs Willig Hosts N T T Club Meeting
The N T T Club met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Carl Willig's home with 16 members and three guests. The gathering was social with refreshments provided by the hostess. The next meeting is planned for September 16 at Mrs. Paul Davison's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.T. T. Club
Carl Willig
Paul Davison
N. T.T. Club
Gaffney-Maytag Marriage In October Announced
The approaching marriage of Mrs. Ethel A. Gaffney daughter of Mrs Marie Church Eldora and Kermit L Maytag of Marshalltown son of Mr and Mrs D C Maytag of Laurel has been announced to take place October Edwin Anderson left Sunday for Mr Vernon to enroll at Cornell College.
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Ethel A. Gaffney
Marie Church
Eldora
Kermit L. Maytag
Marshalltown
D. C. Maytag
Laurel
O— Edwin Anderson
Mr. Vernon
Cornell College
Engagement of Mary Lou Johnson and Ronald Groves
Bride elect Mary Lou Johnson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clint Johnson, to wed Ronald Groves of Grundy Center. The couple plans an October wedding. Miss Johnson is a 1952 Eldora graduate who worked in Marshalltown last summer. Groves is employed in Grundy Center and serves in the active reserves.
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Clint Johnson
Mary Lou Johnson
Ronald Groves
Grundy Center
Alson Groves
Tama
Johnson
Eldora
Marshalltown
Mr. Groves
Mrs. SchimmeleFeted at Shower
Mrs Lew Throssle and Miss Bernice Frerichs hosted a stork shower Wednesday at Mrs John Moores home for Mrs C T Schimmele. Twenty eight guests attended while games were played and a scrapbook was presented. Gifts were in a baby basket decorated in yellow crepe paper. Napkins folded like baby kimonos and a stork candle crowned the cake as it was served. The guest of honor received many lovely gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Throssle
Bernice Frerichs
John Moore
C. T. Schimmele
Lyons Reunion Held At Eldora City Park
The Lyons family reunion was held at Eldora city park on Sunday. Mrs. Clyde Walton led the program with Ann Wood Patty Shelia Schafer Sharon Walton Barb ara Lawler Mrs. Joe Wood and S. W. Dunn taking part. Officers elected: president Lewis Lawler vice president Mrs Frank Lyons secretary Mrs Ed Faris treasurer Verle Lawler program chairman Frank Lyons sports chairman Lawrence Lyons.
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Lyons
Eldora City Park
Clyde Walton
Ann Wood
Patty
Shelia Schafer
Sharon Walton
Barbara Lawler
Joe
Wood
S. W. Dunn
Lewis Lawler
Frank Lyons
Ed Faris
Verle Lawler
Lawrence Lyons
Young Homemakers Club Meets At Mrs Lewis Home
The Young Homemakers Club met Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Bud Lewis home with 11 members and 11 children present. The next meeting led by Mrs. Melvin Pence will be September 18 as guest day with each member bringing a guest. A family picnic chili supper is planned for this month with Harriett Ryan Bea Elliott Doris Lewis and Janiece Miller preparing chili Dora Pence and Doris Lewis making coffee and cold drinks, salads and desserts arranged by other members. After the meeting a tray lunch was served with sack lunches for the children.
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Young Homemakers Club
Bud Lewis
Melvin Pence
Harriett Ryan
Bea Elliott
Doris Lewis
Janiece Miller
Dora Pence
Lutheran Aid Plans Seminar Banquet
The St Paul Lutheran Ladies Aid met with 56 members and two guests. Rev Zimmerman spoke on Christian Education. They planned a banquet for the Lutheran Lay mens League seminars in Eldora and voted $20 for groceries to be sent to Korea. Eight members gathered at the birthday table. The committee listed includes Mrs Arnie Gruelich, Mrs Harold Wehrman, Mrs Paul Ruhnke, Mrs Geo Granzow, Mrs Max Barz, and Mrs Russell Balvanz.
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St. Paul
Arnie Gruelich
Harold Wehrman
Paul Ruhnke
Geo. Granzow
Max Barz
Russell Balvanz
Mrs Petty Hosts Cemetery Society Meeting
The Cemetery Society met Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Frank Petty’s home with Mrs. Fred Vinton assisting. Twenty two members and two guests attended. After the regular business meeting, refreshments were served.
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The
Cemetery Society
Frank Petty
Fred Vinton
Ray Lewis
Alice Stebe
Eldora Visit Highlights Local Family Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Harold Schroeder and three sons of Eagle Grove were Sunday guests in Eldora at the home of Mr and Mrs John Bekemeier. Mrs Bekemeier’s parents, Mr and Mrs E C White of New Providence, were also Sunday visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold ©. Schroeder
Eagle Grove
Eldora
John Bekemeier
Community Club Schedule and Postponement Notice
The notice lists multi group meetings from September 9 to 17 including Rebekah Tuesday Bridge Club Mothers Club and United Circle at Baptist Church with potluck luncheons. It notes a rescheduled VFW fish fry moved from September 12 to September 17 and several club dinners and study meetings at local churches and schools.
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W. S
C. S
United Circle, Baptist Church
Congregational Women’s Fellowship
St. Mary’s
Eastern Star Holds Regular Meeting
The Eastern Star met Wednesday evening for its regular meeting after the summer vacation with sixty members in attendance. The session honored past matrons and patrons, then a short program was presented. Refreshments followed with Bridge, Canasta and Samba played. prizes awarded to Jin Bridge winners Mrs. Lee Lundy and D. W. Dickinson, Canasta to Mrs. W. Blankenship and Ralph Dickson, and Samba to Mrs. Louis Cochran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star
Dale Johnson
Claude Smith
Howard Freed
Gladys Garles
Vera McAllister
Don McAllister
W.h.vilmont
John Essig
Lee Lundy
D. W. Dickinson
W. Blankenship
Ralph Dickson
Louis Cochran
Girl Scouts Plan Brownie Play Day This Month
The Girl Scout executive board discusses a Brownie play day and a camp evaluation meeting. Plans are being made to host the event this month with rooms reserved for the board.
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Girl Scouts
Girl Scout
Miss Schaa Honored At Kitchen Shower
Miss Loraine Schaa to wed Duane Koch of Whitten September 21. Kitchen shower hosted by Mrs Dallas Row and Barbara with games and gifts for the bride to be. Several local couples and relatives travel and visit plans noted, with health incident and a new baby announced in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Row
Barbara
Loraine Schaa
Duane Koch
Whitten
1952 EHS Graduates Headed to College and Careers
Fall reports show many 1952 EHS graduates entering college at Northwestern Bible School Simpson Drake Ames and others while others enlist in the armed services or take jobs in Des Moines farming nursing and local businesses Many marry and start homes including several weddings scheduled for September and October with names such as DeLawyer Kusserow Reed and Toomsen connected to graduates and former students
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EHS
Dolores Bright
Northwestern Bible School
Minneapolis
Minn
LeRoy Cakerbce
Gordon Lamb
Simpson
Indianola
George Fagg
David Wilson
Drake
Des Moines
Dolores Dixon
Jerry Short
American Institute of Business
Jane Wood
Donna Luglan
Lindenwood
St. Charles
Beverly Cordes
Fllsworth
Iowa Falls
Jaylyn Winters
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Ted Tietz
David Piper
Iowa State
Ames
Verlee Reist
McPherson
Kansas
Raymond Kirkdorffer
Gates
Waterloo
Beverly Bauer
Margaret Lundy
Lou Smith
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Roberta Essig
Wm. Kebschull
Joan Shaw
Adetha Rebschell
Ellsworth Junior College
Pat Holcomb
Terry Stilley
Gretchen Hough
Jim Maltby
Mary Lu Heslop
Ardyce Clemons
Edwin Anderson
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Mary Jo Short
Wheaton College
Wheaton, NL
Orlan Mitchell
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Mary L. Swasahd
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Virginia Reist
Glen Button
Don L. But
Ler
Manly Draper
McPherson College
Kans
Jamie Heslop
Nancy Jones
State University School of Nursing
Bonnie Larson
Nurses Aide
Rita Jacobs
Ruth Guenther
Iowa Lutheran School of Nursing
Gordon Dickinson
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
New York City
Armed Services
Ives Allbee
Harry Cretin
Frank Nowasell
Kenneth Sapp
Ervin Readout
Mary Lou Johnson
Eldora Herald Ledger Transcription Names and Residents
Local notice lists residents and names from Eldora area including Steamboat Rock Mrs Alfred Oll Hubbard Mrs Charlotta Walters Mrs Joe Dole and others such as Radcliffe Curtis Severson Miss Lulu Jones New Providence Mrs Louie Broer Robert Kasischke Gifford Cecil Sumner Zearing Darrell A Oakland Carroll E Oakland.
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Steamboat Rock
Alfred Oll. Hubbard
Charlotta Walters
Joe Dole
Radcliffe
Curtis Severson
Lulu Jones
New Providence
Louie Broer
Robert Kasischke
Gifford
Cecil Sumner
Darrell A. Oakland
Carroll E
Oakland
Local Eldora Happenings Include Visitors And Travel
Labor Day weekend in Eldora featured Pfc Donald DeNeui and Mrs DeNeui visiting relatives while he trains recruits at Fort Wood and she works for attorney Mrs Gee Barnes Sr of Sheffield will attend an American Legion Auxiliary meeting with Mrs C A VanPatter. Friends and neighbors gathered for visits including rolls from Marshalltown Iowa City and Des Moines. Several families welcomed guests from Chicago Evanston and Lake Geneva Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hartley
Mason City
Mercy Hospital
Pfc
Donald DeNeui
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Otto H. Jeske
Eldora
Dickie DeNeui
Wellsburg
DeNeui
Fort Wood
Rolla
Robert Davis
Iowa City
John Davis
Robert
Margaret Nelson
Don Speers
Florence Speers
Chicago
H. D. Nelson
William Polston
Evanston
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Legion Auxiliary
Belle Plaine
C. A. van Patter
Lucile Gil Jey
van Patter
Roscoe Hunt
Iowa State Training School
State Auxiliary Department
Glenn Archer
Ona Brown
Lydia Balvant
M. Babcock
Inner Christian Church Union
Iowa
Shepard Cemetery Society
Troy Studios
Mrs. Beach
New Urban Club
Mrs. Willig
N.T.T. Club
Gaffney
Whodorn “Sakion Shop
Life Bras
Formfit
Mrs. Schimmele
Lewis
Lutheran Aid
Mrs. Petty
Cemetery
Rebekah
Mothers Club
Tom Montieth
L. Filckinger
Blanche and
Ethel
Young Mothers Club
John Starr
Shephard Cemetery Society
the Christian Church In
Union
Chapel Cemetery Society
Chapel Church
Blue Star
Ww. C
John Frisbie
Emma Burke
Mother Cabrini
Will Raymer
State Training School
Lloyd Berg
Potluck
Miss Schaa
Howard Harris
Boone
Mr. Harris
Merle Harris
Council Bluffs
Gerald Stokes
Virgil Tarr
Marion Tarr
Louisa Lepley
Gary
Ind
Harold Elerding
Lillian Elerding
C. E. Clemons
Spooner
Wisc
Henry Fender
Rooney Lake
Mr. Fender
Clemons
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Black Hills
Jeannette Wicky
M. D. Stilley
Dell Paris
Coggon
Paris
Eula Schrader
Russell Morgan
Tonite & Wed
Himalayas
Tibet
Nel eLtt
Ag] A
Jrex
Diana Douglas
Stephen Foster
Suzanna
Herbert J. Yates
Dream OF
Rene Ray Middleton
Bill Shirley
Muriel Lawrence
Eileen Christy Oo
Seanie Rex
Lynn Bari
Trucolor By
Consolidated
Alan Lemay
Allan Owan
Uweat
Douglas
Dennis Petty
Conrad
LCE
Rex Allen
Oklahoma Plains
Sun
Mon
Mona Foeeman
Aularoice
Erin Marlow
Pickore
van Johnson
Minnesota
Bob Hope
Roy Rodgers
Bing Crosby
Bill Winther
John Thackrey
John Page
Bill Deters
Eldora Harald-Ledger
W. B. Siepenla
Gerald Brinkmeyer
Vic
Nears Veterans Administration Efbe
Claude Goodson
Irvin la Velle
Jean Zeitner
Lake Geneva
Paul Zeitner
Betty Harmes
Ed Anderson
Emma Jacobson
Harry Hutzel
Jim Schultz
Lola
Maxine
Lawrence Balvant
Harvey ‘Hutzel
Mildred
Hal Pierce
Brothers
Harold and
Glen Sheldon
Carl Cordes
Turtle Lake
Wisconsin
Grace Rutherford
Irene Kruse
Yankton
C. R. Overturf, Jr
August. Frerichs
Kruse
Frerich
Overturf, Jr
Ray Crosley
Wan
Herald-Index
Harold Dettbarn
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