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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1957
Page
10
A flurry of Sunday visits and dinners across Bristow Allison Clarksville and nearby towns. Families including the Freerks Boylan Wiegman Ressler Herricks Terrill and Merrill clans mingle with friends at homes in Bristow Hampton Dumont and Kesley. An Amvets open house March third noon to five follows formation of a new hall.
About 90 attended the Youth Fellowship banquet held Friday evening at the parlors of the First Reformed Church in Bristow. Guest churches attending were Reformed Church of Preston Minnesota Allison Bethel Reformed north of Aplington Dumont Washington Reformed north of Ackley Aplington and Parkersburg.
About 40 Bristow Church of Christ members gathered in the church parlors for a pot luck supper and farewell in honor of Mr and Mrs Harry Terrill and family who will move to a farm south of Hampton on March first. They were presented with a group gift.
The Amvet and Amvet auxiliary hosted a farewell party Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dralle with about 20 in attendance. They honored Mr. and Mrs. Vern Dralle who will move March first to a farm near Grundy Center. Attendees played cards, luncheon was served, and Mr. and Mrs. Roberts received a group gift.
Lynn Hearn was celebrated on his second birthday with a supper at his parents home Mr and Mrs Merle Hearn. Guests included Mr and Mrs E P Berryman and son Eric Waterloo Mr and Mrs Freddie Siems and Russell Ackley and Mr and Mrs Glenn Hearn.
Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Siems of Ackley were honored at a Sunday dinner marking their 12th wedding anniversary at her parents home, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hearn. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Berryman and son of Waterloo, Russell Siems of Ackley, and Mr. and Mrs. Merle Hearn and Lynn.
Bristow locals Mr and Mrs Harley Duffield visited Friday at Clarksville in the home of Mrs Duffields parents Mr and Mrs Tom Aries. Dumont residents Mr and Mrs Lowell Norman were Wednesday evening guests of Mr and Mrs Irving Trindel. Hampton visitors Mr Robert Miller and daughters called Saturday evening on Mr and Mrs Harry Terrill. Mrs Freddie Siems of Ackley and Rev and Mrs James Miller were Thursday dinner guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Glenn Hearn. Mr and Mrs Paul Manifold and son Douglas of Allison were also noted in the social column.
A series of Sunday and Wednesday gatherings are noted across Parkersburg Aredale Dumont Greene and Waterloo with families visiting friends and relatives. A joint Legion and Auxiliary meeting is planned at the Bristow Legion Home on March 7 hosted by Mrs Merfeld and Mrs McKinney.
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