Picnic Honors Former Teachers Draw Large Crowd in Perrin Park
A Sunday picnic at Perrin Park honored Jacob Stratman of Honolulu and a group of former teachers. About 75 attended the dinner and another 75 visited with the honorees including Miss Georgia Victor Sara Seerdorff Isabel Eno Estella Grsking Evelyn Foster Lyle Starkweather Elva Cummins Dorothy Mann and M K Sperry. Stratman departs today for the return trip to Honolulu.
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Perrin Park
Jacob Stratman
Honolulu
Hawaii
Georgia Victor
Villisca
Sara Seerdorff
Arlington
Isabell Eno
Sheffield
Estella (Ludeking) Grcsking
Woden
Lyle Starkweather
Evelyn Foster
Cedar Rapids
Elva (Thomas) Cummins
Waterloo
M. M. McCarney
Dorothy Mann
Thurman
Robert Fischer
Helen Witwer
J. H. Graven
M. K. Sperry
Visiting Here Mr and Mrs Alfred Roccanti Visit Family
Mr and Mrs Alfred Roccanti and their Springfield Massachusetts family are visiting Mrs Sarah Boyd and other relatives in the area for a brief stay with local connections noted in this community update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Roccanti
Springfield
Massachusetts
Sarah Boyd
October Wedding of Jeanene Jewell to Paul Drahos
Mrs Ruth Jewell announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter Jeanene to Paul J Drahos son of Mr and Mrs Albin F Drahos of Mont Vernon Miss Jewell is a Greene High School graduate attended Cornell College in Mont Vernon and works for United Fire and Casualty Co Cedar Rapids Drakos is a Mount Vernon High School graduate attended Iowa State University and works for Zodac Home Builders Cedar Rapids The wedding will be October 14 at St Matthews Catholic Church Cedar Rapids
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Jewell
Jeanene
Paul J. Drahos
Albin F. Drahos
Mont Vernon
Miss Jewell
Greene High School
Cornell College
United Fire and Casualty Company
Cedar Rapids
Drakos
Mount Vernon High School
Iowa State University
Zodac Home Builders
St. Matthews Catholic Church
Picnic Held at Herman Rover Home in Rockford Area
A family gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rover in Herman Rover was held Sunday. Relatives including Ace Pagles Ray Funk Tim Price of Rockford Illinois Arthur Starkweather Don Kellogg and families Charles City LaPorte City and LaPorte City attendees were present along with Leavens Bliss Starkweather Hildebrand and Martin families and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Rover
Dale
Irene
Ace Pagles
Ray Funk
Tim Price
Rockford, Illinois
Arthur Starkweather
Don Kellogg
Charles City
Martin Harrah
LaPorte City
Charles Price
Duane
Paul
Connie
Pamela
Emily
Tommy Leavens
Henry Bliss
Joyce
Donald Bliss
Marvin
Clair Starkweather
Quentin Hildebrand
Ed Hildebrand
Walter Hildebrand
Gregory
David
Robert
Dawn Martin
Mary OConnor and Roger Martzahn United in Marriage
Miss Mary Ann OConnor became the bride of Roger Martzahn on Saturday August 26 at 10:00 am in St Johns Catholic Church Carter sville. Father R S Bohrer officiated. The couple's families are OConnor of Rockwell and Martzahn of Greene. The ceremony featured attendant gowns, floral bouquets, music, and a parish reception. The couple will live on a farm south of Greene where the groom helps his father in farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann O’connor
Roger Martzahn
St. John’s Catholic Church
Cartersville
R. 5
Bohrer
Richard O’connor
Rockwell
Roy Martzahn
Greene
Bob Dow
Roseann Cahalan
Randy DeVries
Jerry O'Connor
Shirley Murphy
Raymond DeVries
Herman Hinterling
Walter Murphy
Clyde Skillen
Jo Smith
Phyllis Caspersen
Barbara Crooks
Marlene Gaubatz
Diane Lass
Visiting Mother and Family in Wheat Ridge Home
Visiting relatives from Wheat Ridge Colorado include Mr and Mrs Russell Olson and family who are staying with Mrs Hattie Boyd and sister Mrs George Sneed and family in the home of Mrs Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Olson
Wheat Ridge
Colorado
Hattie Boyd
George Sneed
John Willms to Be Honored Sunday
Rev. John P. Willms longtime pastor honored on the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination and his fiftieth wedding anniversary. Service at 2:30 p.m. at St Matthew's Church Monticello with open house 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the church parlors. Willms ordained June 11, 1911 and remarried Anna Barrack September 1, 1911 at Castle Grove Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Willms
St. John's Lutheran Church
Wilmar
Willms
St. Matthew’s Church
Monticello
Willis
Wisbeck
South Dakota
Wayne Lutheran Church
Wilmar Lutheran Church
Anna Barrack
Castle Grove
Iowa
Vern Kingerys to Observe Silver Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Vern Kingery of Marble Rock will celebrate their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with an open house on Sunday September 3 from 2 00 to 4 00 p m at the Church of the Brethren in Greene Maude Keith and Mr Kingery were married September 5 1936 The couple have one son Elvin Kingery of Oak Ridge Tennessee and four daughters Mrs Lea Evelyn Fish of Plainfield Betty Janice and Lois at home Everyone is invited to attend.
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Vern Kingery
Marble Rock
Church of the Brethren
Greene
Maude Keith
Mr. Kingery
Elvin Kingery
Oak Ridge
Tennessee
Lea
Evelyn) Fish
Plainfield
Betty
Janice
Lois
Graven and Fischer Wedding Attended in Ellendale
Attendees included Mr and Mrs Henry Graven Mr and Mrs J H Graven Norman Graven Mr and Mrs Jim Graven Mr and Mrs R J Pooley and Eleanor Mr and Mrs H W Drake A B Mahnke and Art Lindell Sr with Mr and Mrs H G MacLeod of Greene and Mrs Janet MacLeod of San Francisco California at the wedding of Lloyd Graven to Virginia Fischer in Ellendale Minnesota on Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Graven
J. H. Graven
Norman Graven
Jim Graven
R. J. Pooley
Eleanor
H.W. Drake
A. B Mahnke
Art Lindell Sr
H. G MacLeod
Greene
Janet MacLeod
San Francisco
California
Lloyd Graven
Virginia Fischer
Ellendale
Minnesota
Shirley Bruns to Wed Roger Lindell in September
Greene engages Shirley Ann Bruns daughter of Mr and Mrs Dale Bruns to Roger Lindell son of Mr and Mrs Arvid Lindell both of Greene. Miss Bruns is a 1961 Greene High School graduate. Lindell works in farming with his father. A September wedding is planned.
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Dale Bruns
Greene
Shirley Ann
Roger Lindell
Arvid Lindell
Miss Bruns
The
Greene High School
Don Yetmars Honored At Barbecue In Iowa-California Link
Mr and Mrs Carl Worley hosted a barbecue Friday honoring Mrs Worley s niece and husband Mrs Don Yetmar and Mr Don Yetmar who recently earned a Master s degree from State College of Iowa and will teach in Indio California Attending were Mary Ellen Worley Alice Worley Mrs Roy Allen Ann and Sandra Allen and Mr and Mrs Dallas Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Worley
Richard Dreiers Had Western Trip
Mr and Mrs Richard Dreier returned from Berkeley California where they visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Don McClelland and family Also guests were Mr and Mrs Howard Bose and their sons of Dumas Texas They traveled via Teton National Park Jackson Hole Wyoming Yellowstone Temple Square Salt Lake City and Lake Tahoe area
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Richard Dreier
Berkeley
California
Don McClelland
Howard Bose
Dumas
Texas
McClelland
Cleland
Bose
Marilyn
Evelyn Dreier
Dreiers
Teton National Park
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park
Temple Square
Salt Lake
City
Lake Tahoe
Community Club and Society Meetings Schedule
Dayton Jackson Homemakers Club organizes at 1 30 p m Tuesday September 5 at De Pu es Diner with a flower arrangement lesson and a foam rubber holder demonstration by Mrs Arthur Wygle Members should bring a vase and cut flowers The Methodist Women s Society of Christian Service meets September 6 at 2 00 pm at Mrs V E Sellers home The Coldwater Community Club gathers August 31 at 2 00 pm with host Mrs Glenn dale Tack Mrs Lowell Jorges assisting Packard Community Club meets September wth at 2 00 pm in the home of Mrs Melvo Majewski Past Matrons Club holds a pot luck dinner September 8 at the Marble Rock park rain site Mrs Muriel Schwartz hosts Cross and Crown Bible Class meets September 1 at 2 00 pm at Mrs Marlene Brinkman s home in A lison The Greene Rebekah Lodge No 381 meets September 6 at 8 00 pm in Union Lodge Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton Jackson Homemakers Club
DePue
Arthur Wygle
Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service
V. E. Sellers
Coldwater Community Club
Glenndale Tack
Lowell Jorges
Packard Community Club
Melvo Majewski
Marble Rock
Muriel Schwartz
Cross and Crown Bible
Marlene Brinkman
Tison
Greene Rebekah Lodge No. 381
Union Lodge
Ardean Landers Named Agent for Mutual Insurance
Ardean Landers appointed agent for First Maxfield Mutual Insurance for Butler and Floyd counties with W. Fisher as assistant. Telephone 37 F 14 Greene, Ta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardean Landers
FIRST
Maxfield Mutual Insurance
Butler County
Floyd County
W. Fisher
Greene, TA
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Saviess
Employers Mutual
the Insurance Office
Greene, IA
Jeanene Jewell
Andrew Reid
Greene and
Reids
Mrs
Paul Hamilton
Hamilton
Mary O'Connor
John Willms
Vern Kingerys
Shirley Bruns
MEL
Don Yetmars
Richard Dreiers
Sranparn
Jim McLennan
Standard Oil
St. John Lutheran Church
Gus Glaser
Weiners
Folger’s
U.S. NO
Morey’s
West Side
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