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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1953
Page
2
Regular Wo CLS Molds meeting and Tri-Hi-Y Hi-Y sessions discussed two monthly meetings with joint programs. Members planned fall activities, hospital trays for holidays, rummage sales, and a December church basement event with refreshments.
The VFW Auxiliary met Thursday evening at the Post Home for its regular business meeting. It decided to sell vanilla extract. The Eldora group is invited to join Friendship Night on October 8 during a joint social hour with the Marshalltown Auxiliary, chaired by Mrs. Henry Grobe Mrs. A F Kaesmeier and Mrs. Troy Jones.
The Double 4-500 Club met Friday evening at Mrs. W. L. Rigel's home. Guest Mrs. Louie Ziesman attended. After a brief business meeting, ecards were played with prizes awarded to Mrs. Clara Raske high, Mrs. Herman Roll low, Mrs. Anna Roll rover, and Mrs. John Davis draw prize. Refreshments were served. Next meeting will be with Mrs. Herman Roll on Oct 9.
Forty couples enjoyed a Thursday night dance at Pine Lake Country Club. A midnight buffet supper was hosted by committees led by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Monteith Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Janssen and Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Vinton. Wayne Olsen and his Waterloo orchestra provided music. Also visiting Eldora were Mr. and Mrs. John Phillips Thief River Falls Minn Robert Phillips Ruthton Minn and Miss Bertha Phillips California guests staying with Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Hudn, all former schoolmates of Mrs. Iudin years ago.
The Junior Legion Auxiliary met after school in the Legion club rooms with Mrs. Dale Bittner leading. They discussed new projects for stature meetings. They aim to dress a Mexican doll and enter the dress hall contest sponsored by the Legion Auxiliary. The next meeting is set for October 8. Sunday guests at Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kebsehall included Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Helvig, Mr. and Mrs. Merbert Larson and son Kent, Marie Larsen, Miss Stel’ys of Iowa Falls, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Lockwood of Williams, Mrs. Digmar Elmon of Duluth Minnesota, Miss Aletha Kebschull, and Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Kebschull and son Bobbie of Eldora.
A crowded schedule lists a sequence of club meetings church services and social events from October through early October. Groups include Fortnightly Club Needlecraft Club Urban Club and St Marys Study Club plus Lutheran Walther League district events with attendees including Mrs. Frances Watters Mrs. Lawrence McNertney and Rev. John Zimmermann.
The Eldora Woman's Club opens fall activities with speaker George Potgeter of Steam-Lowt Rock today. Potgeter barring Europe this summer has a fascinating tale. Jane Birkhead and Adel Mot of State Teachers College will provide music with Maxell as accompanist. Hawthorne Club sponsors. meeting at 2:30 p.m. in the library. Also notes family visits from Spring Valley and Des Moines with future assignments for Lt Bolich.
Eldora residents hosted and visited relatives and friends this week. Mr and Mrs Wayne Perkins and others shared guests across Keadera, Sioux and Ames areas while students, doctors and families traveled for events and hospital visits.
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