Busy Bees Hold Achievement Show at Union Church
The Union Busy Bees staged an achievement show at the Methodist Church on Saturday July 31. Ten members entered seventy exhibits with Lorene Wedeking and Jean Vorhes leading labeling. Judges Mrs. Gerald Bamker and Mrs. Clifford Newton presided in the afternoon with Connie Staudt and Annette Dolan assisting. The Style Review followed with judges Mrs. Alden Wright and Mrs. E. J. Schmitt selecting Janet Schindlar as alternate junior representative and Barbara Katcher as junior representative. Mary Jo Dolan chosen intermediate. Connie Staudt senior winner and Jean Vorhes alternate. Talks on Camp Christie and District State events were given by members. Demonstrations covered sewing and craft topics. Janet Schindlar and Patricia Dolan won the junior demonstration for Where O Where and Gleam and Glow from Heel to Toe. The sewings by Beverly Chambers and Lorene Wedeking titled Sew So Smooth and Spruce Up. project activity by Annette Dolan and Jean Vorhes. County demonstrations planned. lunch served by members. Reporter Beverly Chambers.
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Union Busy Bees
Methodist Church
Lorene Wedeking
Jean Vorhes
Gerald Bamker
Clifford Newton
Connie Staudt
Annette Dolan
Alden Wright
E. J. Schmitt
Janet Schindlar
Barbara Katcher
Mary Jo Dolan
Nancy
Camp Christie
Lorene Wed~eking
Beverly Chambers
Connie
Nancy Katcher
Patrician Dolan
Janet
Patricia
Beverly
Lions Club Holds Annual Family Night at Scout Reservation
The Lions Club hosted annual family night near Marble Rock at the Winnebago Scout Reservation. A barbequed chicken supper was served with Scout Staff help and attendees enjoyed swimming. The six week scout camping period ended last week and staff prepared the camp for upcoming seasonal activities.
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The
Lions Club
Winnebago
Marble Rock
Marble Rock News Promotes Community Interests
The Marble Rock News serves Marble Rock and adjacent communities by reporting local events, announcements, and developments aimed at improving civic life and public well being.
Connie Staudt Attends 4-H Health Camp Near Madrid
Connie Staudt of the Union Busy Bees 4-H Club returned home Friday from the 4-H State Health Camp near Madrid where Floyd County 4-H Girls and Bull Mitchell of Charles City were named top representatives for their outstanding record books and activities. Awards were presented by Folgers Coffee Company of Kansas City. Participants joined discussions and health programs during the event.
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Connie Staudt
Union
Busy Bees
Madrid
Connie
Floyd County
Bull Mitchell
Charles City
Folgers’ Coffee Company
Kansas City
Entered Service Men Leave Mason City for Duty
Robert Goetzinger Richard Lindloff and Dale Schmidke departed Mason City Monday afternoon to enter the military service of their country.
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Robert Goetzinger
Richard Lindloff
Dale Schmidke
Mason City
Danny Cousins Named Junior Vice Commodore at Aquatennial
Danny Cousins seven year old grandson of Mrs Louis Staudt Marble Rock was named Junior Vice Commodore of the Minneapolis Aquatennial for 1960 61 He is sponsored by Boulevard Center Business Association and will serve with 33 other candidates as part of the Junior Royal Party following a week of parades and events.
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Danny Cousins
Louis Staudt
Marble Rock
Minneapolis
Tom Cousins
Danny
Boulevard Center Business Association
Commodore
Mission Circle Picnic Meeting At Bethel Baptist Church
The Mission Circle of Bethel Baptist Church met in the park Thursday at noon for a picnic dinner. Families of the ladies attended. Mrs. Cleland Maxson, president, presided over the afternoon business meeting. Pearl Knoop led the devotions.
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Bethel Baptist Church
Cleland Maxson
Pearl Knoop
Post Office to Move to Main Street Marble Rock
The Marble Rock Iowa Post Office will relocate from its current site to the Main Street building owned by Mrs James Stone. The building is undergoing remodeling and will receive modern post office equipment to improve service for local patrons. Postmaster Fred E. Smith notes the move follows the Eastern Iowa Metro System and will enlarge space and upgrade operations.
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Post Office Department
Marble Rock
Post Office
Iowa
Main Street
James Stone
Postal Department
Marble Rock Post Office
Fred E. Smith
Marble Rock Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits
A long list of social visits and travels fills the Marble Rock page. Greene resident Mr Clarence Skillen and Mechanicsville guest Mr Grover McNee dined with Grace Sebaugh after visiting the Little Brown Church. Des Moines bankers and directors attended sessions at Hotel Savery. Ruth Van Lenschoten left for Birmingham Alabama to teach, joining relatives for travel. Numerous family gatherings occur across Greene, Poplar Bluffs, Cedar Falls, Ipswich, Independence, Mason City and beyond, with church, reunion, and vacation plans noted.
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Clarence Skillen
Greene
Grover McNee
Mechanicsville
Grace Sebaugh
Little Brown Church
Walter Marsh
Iowa Production Credit Association
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Omaha
Hotel
Ray Lamb
Lamb Home
Leon Floe
Sylvia
Elmer Floe
Bricelyn
Minnesota
George Malloy
Malloy
Calvin Lockbee
Cedar Fails
Else Steenhard
Janice
Margaret Stabenow
Ipswich
South Dakota
Guy Sebaugh
Ed Goetzinger
Robert
Kathryn Holm
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Jim Stone
Mary
Independence
Mr. Stone
Jerry Hubberd
Mark
Brian Dillon
Grand Island
Nebraska
John M. Falconer
Maud Marsh
Clyde LaValley
Los Angeles
California
Dick Marsh
Baby
Jacobson
Thompson
Marish
Ruth
Mason City
Bill Martin
Charles City
Esther Goetzinger
Nashua
Matt Heinz
Mark Staudt
Herman Crawford
Swaledale
Austin Lent
Hampton
Leroy Peterson
Rockwell
Elver Brayton
John Anderson
Plainfield
A van Benschoten
Glen Lund
Trent
Charles Hal
Leon Roebrick
Ienry Ewald
Richard Reynold
Sum‘ner
Ralph Behnke
Geene
Albert Kranz
Ewald
Lydia Kepple
Job Klee
Gene Oates Oficago
Lamb
Nia
Russell Smith
Richard Trarks
Cedar Rapids
Andy Etzen
Clifford Smith
Richard Frascht
Glen Crabtree
Iowa City
Helen Larson
Amana
Dennis Steenhard
New York
Des Moines
Dennis
Hustlerettes Hold 4-H Achievement Show at Scott Hall
The Hustlerettes staged a 4 H Achievement Show at Scott Township Hall on July 29. Exhibits demonstrations and dress review were judged by Mrs. Claude Ewald and Mrs. Gerald Hildebrand. Junior entries included Equipping a Sewing Kit and Making a Pim Cushion by Nancy Stover and Theresa Fraschi, Step Out with a Shine by Kay Fullerton and Linda Krull. Intermediate entries featured Its Sew Easy with Correct Measurements by Pam Randall and Cathy Merrick and Judy Keith and Judy Hildebrand. Dress review represented by Nancy Stover, Cathy Merrick, and Judy Keith. The club sang 4 H songs and Mary Glee Watson, County Home Economist, attended as special guest. Punch and cookies were served to end the program.
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Hustlerettes
Scott Township
Claude Ewald
Gerald Hildebrand
Nancy Stover
Theresa Fraschi
Kay Fullerton
Linda Krull
Pam Randall
Cathy Merrick
Judy Keith
Judy Hildebrand
Mary Glee Watson
Gloria Rohwedder
Bridge Club Meeting at Mrs. Art Asmussen's Home
Mrs. Art Asmussen hosted the Wednesday Bridge Club after a 1 PM luncheon. High at the tables went to Mrs. Will Barth with second place to Mrs. Edward Merfeld. guests included Mrs. Edward Merfeld and Mrs. Herschel Handley.
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Bridge Club
Art Asmussen
Marble Rock 4-H Club Sees 12 Members At Meeting
The Union feeders 4-H Club met at the Marble Rock School on Wednesday July 27 at 7 30 with 12 members present. Entry fees and enrollment blanks were handed in and the county fair plus other topics were discussed. Reporter Beverly Chambers.
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Union
Marble Rock
Marble Rock High Alumni Picnic Set For Sunday
Marble Rock High School alumni reunion and picnic are planned for Sunday at noon in the park, August 14, with a rain plan to move to the school house. About 75 of roughly 400 living graduates up to 1940 still have the Marble Rock address and are urged to attend with baskets, welcoming distant classmates. Pearl Knoop, secretary of the Alumni Association.
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Marble Rock High School
Marble Rock
Pearl Knoop
The
Alumni Association
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