Golden Wedding Anniversary Given To Mr and Mrs Herman Aben
Celebrated couple Mr. and Mrs Herman Aben troth marked their golden wedding anniversary at home in Clear Water Minnesota on Sunday Open house was held in the afternoon Attending locals included Albert Nagel Nora Springs Dean Debner Bristow Ferdinand Debner Roy Keith and daughters Marble Rock Galen Maxwell Dewitt Marsh Greene
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Herman Abentroth
Clear Water
Minnesota
Greene
Albert Nagel
Nora Springs
Dean Debner
Bristow
Ferdinand Debner
Roy Keith
Marble Rock
Galen Maxwell
Dewitt Marsh
Mrs. Lyle Barnett Feted At Shower
Mrs. Lyle Barnett was honored at a pink and blue shower hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Will Stab enow on Thursday evening. Twenty seven guests attended. The event featured games with prizes for the honoree. Lunch was served and Mrs. Barnett received many gifts.
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Lyle Barnett
Will Stabenow
Community Club Flower Show Held at Kingery Home
The Coldwater Community Club met at Mrs. Harold Kingery's home on Thursday July 27. A flower show was judged by Mrs. Eldred Mather with blue ribbons awarded to multiple entries including miniature bouquets and corsages. Home table and hall table arrangements, mixed bouquets, and green arrangements were entered by members such as Harold Kingery Glenn Ressler Erik Anderson Basil Johnson Melvin Kollmann and others.
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Coldwater Community Club
Harold Kingery
Eldred Mather
Glenn Ressler
Howard Clapham
Dale Johnson
Zula Ramker
Henry Bliss
Melvin Kollmann
Harry Ott
Erik Anderson
Clair Starkweather
Mae Squires
Art Pagies
George Folkerts
Erick Anderson
Basil Johnson
Cross and Crown Bible Class meets at Pringle home
The Cross and Crown Bible Class will meet at the home of Mrs. Lois Pringle on Friday August 4 at 2 00 p.m. Local church event invites members to join the gathering for fellowship and study.
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Lois Pringle
4-H Club Held Achievement Day in Allison
The West Point Sunshine Gals 4-H Club held Achievement Day at the Farm Bureau Auditorium in Allison on a Tuesday afternoon. Judges were Mrs. Ivan Clikeman and Mrs. Howard Burroughs of Greene. A short business meeting followed and plans were made for August 1 to discuss the Butler County Fair booth and record books. A pot luck supper accompanied three demonstrations: No Pill for the Ill by Marcy Burma and Doris Schoneman. Seasonal Salads by Carol Wiebke and Jane Sherman. Luscious Lunch by Joyce Heuer and Marcia Mosher.
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West Point Sunshine Gals 4-H Club
Farm Bureau
Allison
Ivan Clikeman
Howard Burroughs
Greene
Butler County Fair
Marcy Burma
Doris Schoneman
Carol Wiebke
Jane Sherman
Joyce Heuer
Marcia Mosher
Maxson Girls Feted At Personal Shower
Mrs. Kenneth La Valle of Waterloo and Mrs. Glenn Maxson and Mrs. Lowell Maxson honored nieces Miss Jerry Ann Maxson and Miss Judy Maxson of Fayette at a 1:00 luncheon and personal shower at Black's Tearoom in Waterloo Saturday. Twelve guests attended. Centerpieces and favors followed Jerry Ann's blue and Judy's mint green theme. Both brides are to wed in August.
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Kenneth la Valle
Waterloo
Glenn Maxson
Lowell Maxson
Jerry Ann Maxson
Judy Maxson
Fayette
Black’s
Jerry Ann
Judy
Kingery Descendants Hold Picnic At Perrins Park
Sixty three members of the Jacob Kingery descendants met at Perrins Park on Sunday for a picnic dinner and visiting. Attendees included Emerson Broadwater Marvel Broadwater Raymond Broadwater Glenn Bowen Lester Ray Corky and many others from Iowa towns such as Spring Valley Waterloo New Hampton Marble Rock Clarksville Cedar Falls Allison Charles City and Greene. About 147 descendants and spouses are in the group.
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Jacob Kingery
Perrins Park
Emerson Broadwater
Marvel
Raymond Broadwater
Spring Valley
Minnesota
Glenn Bowen
Waterloo
Lester Ray
Corky
New Hampton
Verne Fish
Marble Rock
Andrew Sessler
Clarksville
Adlso
Larry Kinglery
Cedar Falls
John Aswegan Jr
Allison
Henry Kingery
Charles City
Carol Bachman Feted At Party
Miss Carol Bachman honored at a farewell party hosted at Marjorie Marshs home last week. Linda Koons and Sheila Koons assisted with the event. Supper served to ten classmates and a group gift was presented to the guest of honor.
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Carol Bachman
Carol Bichman
Marjorie Marsh
Linda
Sheila Koons
Carol
Record number of junior livestock exhibits at fair
Final tabulation shows increases across all departments at the Butler County Fair with 159 baby beeves 8 beef heifers 4 beef cows and calves 57 dairy animals 93 market lambs 34 purebreds 17 purebred pigs 112 market pigs. Judging starts Friday at 4 00 pm for beef dairy and swine and resumes Saturday at 8 30 am. A grandstand parade Saturday 7 15 pm and beef auction sale 10 00 am Monday close the event with 4 H and FFA activities and a wide livestock display.
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Butler County
Iowa crime report notes murders and rankings
Capitol News reports FBI figures showing 17 murders in Iowa in 1960, 22 fewer than 1959, with Iowa ranking sixth in crime rate nationwide. The state saw a rise in overall crime but below the national average. serious crimes include murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, auto theft, and larceny over fifty dollars.
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Iowa
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Butler-Menken Vows Repeated In West Des Moines Ceremony
Donna Jean Butler and Donald Richard Menken exchanged marriage vows on July 16 at West Des Moines Methodist Church with Rev. William Overhulser officiating. Parents of the bride are Don and Mrs Butler of West Des Moines. groom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. John Menken of Greene. The bride’s sister Cheryl Butler was attendant. Gordon Menken was best man. A reception followed at the bride’s parents home. The couple, both juniors at the State College of Iowa, will be in Cedar Falls.
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Donna Jean Butler
Donald Richard Menken
West Des Moines Methodist Church
William Overhulser
Don A. Butler
19Th St. Place
West Des Moines
John Menken
Greene
Cheryl Butler
Gordon Menken
Cedar Falls
State College of Iowa
What Is a Newspaper No 4 in a Series
A discussion of what qualifies as a bona fide newspaper for legal notices and postal rules. It explains that shoppers or throwaways mainly for advertising rarely meet second class entry and that public notices typically require paid general circulation newspapers with wide community reach. It notes special interest papers and the need for broad coverage to satisfy state notice laws.
State crime totals rise from 1959 to 1960
Rural areas reported 3 028 serious offenses while urban areas logged 10 289 serious crimes. Overall counts show a rise from 12 782 in 1959 to 14 245 in 1960, highlighting urban predominance in crime.
Republicans push bipartisan probe of Rep Coad in sixth district
The sixth district Republican central committee calls for a joint inquiry by the U S House into Representative Merwin Coad. The resolution cites Coad's admissions on gambling, conflict of interest in commodity trades, and an alleged Alabama divorce.
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Merwin Coad
Republican Central Committee
Coad
U. S
House of Representatives
Alabama
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