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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1946
Page
2
Ansa and Kelly hosted a Christmas Day dinner for relatives at their home. The event featured Mr and Mrs Reeves among other family members gathering for the holiday in Ant-or-town at the Turkey Inn.
Tuesday S J Scott hosts the Tuesday Bridge club at her home with a 1 00 p m service. The ward and Nelson families hosted a 2 PM Christmas dinner at their home with guests including their in laws Wyart Creese Susan Piper Gob. Mrs A J Graves hosted a Thursday afternoon bridge session at the Graves home with two wins and a gift exchange. Christmas Eve dinner near town included T E Loomis and others. A family Christmas Day dinner at the Graves also drew W C Huxtable, Miss Marjorie Huxtable and Mrs Alex Harker. Bride-elect Betty Waldron was honored at a Sioux City shower prior to her Dec 28 wedding to Bill Thompson. Mrs James Noonan and Miss Mary Pitzpatrick planned a shower next Thursday for Waldron. Mrs Karl Ellsworth hosted a VFW Christmas party featuring Santa, readings, and games. The Vernon Climbers 4 H club held a Christmas party with 50 guests, stories, group singing, and gift exchanges. leaders received gifts and a lunch ended the evening.
Mrs. Robert Anderson, a French war bride now living in Grinnell, dislikes nearly everything about Grinnell except one thing. She recalls Paris during air raids and the wail of familiar sirens, conveying a stark contrast to her new home.
Miss Marilyn Woodward daughter of Dr and Mrs H E B Woodward and Thomas Needham son of Mrs Alice Needham of San Francisco and Mountain View California were married at St James Episcopal Church Altona in a candlelight 4 pm ceremony conducted by Rev D Wy Cogand The bride wore a white slipper satin gown with basque off the shoulder neckline long sleeves and full train Her veil fell from a satin coronet and she carried white gramellias and maidenhair fern The bridesmaids wore emerald green velvet formals with antique bold necklaces Juliet caps of fuchsia sequins and emerald earrings They carried French bouquets A reception for 250 followed The Needhams attended Lin College Oregon State
Fragmentary text mentions a medical technologist at Multnomah County Hospital Portland and a connection to Astu Gre cHime since March a Kappa Kappy Gamma member. Also references Mr Needham Stanford alumnus attorney in San Francisco and four years navy service. Prenuptial events mentioned.
Friends in Astoria Oregon hosted several showers with Mrs Raymond Pete and Mrs R H Miller assisting at 4 pm. Miss Margaret Sottney and Miss Anite Brogan organized a shower in Whittemore.
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