Methodist Church Mortgage Burned in Marble Rock
Marble Rock Methodist Church members burned their mortgage during a day of services led by Dr. C. H. Pettersen. Morning sermon titled What More Can We Say, noon fellowship, slides by locals and Rev. Max Paige, afternoon rededication, special music by local singers, and a sermon Dedication. R. B. Bullemer and Lester Blum burned the mortgage, closing with a rededication led by Rev. George Baker.
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Marble Rock Methodist Church
C. H. Pettersen
Mason City
Lorene Wedeking
Don Harms
Max Handley
Max Paige
Quimby
Iowa
Sandra Smith
Beverly Chambers
Jesus
Lowell Carney
Lester Blum
Steinman
Clarence
Osage
Robert Carney
Pettersen
R. B. Bullemer
George Baker
New Resident Staff Sergeant Hesse Welcomes Daughter Lori Dee
New resident Staff Sergeant and Mrs. Lawrence D. Hesse announce the birth of a six pound twelve ounce daughter, Lori Dee, born January 1 in Madrid, Spain, where Air Force sergeant is stationed. They also have a three year old daughter, Kimberly Sue. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Andy Hesse of Marble Rock.
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Lawrence D. Hesse
A.P.O
New York
Madrid
Spain
Hesse
Air Force
Lorrie Dee
Kimberly Sue
Mgr
Andy Hesse
Marble Rock
Fire at Heft farm damages chicken house and poultry
Marble Rock Fire Department was called to Kenneth Heft farm west of Marble Rock around seven on Wednesday morning. A fire on the top floor of a three story chicken house destroyed 1400 baby chicks and 1200 laying hens, with damage confined to the roof and upper levels. The Rockford department joined the response and authorities suspect faulty wiring. Insurance partially covered the loss. Leroy Kingery family moved Thursday to a new farm southwest of Marble Rock, leaving the previous home vacated by his mother.
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Marble Rock
Kenneth Heft
Hefts
Rockford
Leroy Kingery
Song
Charlotte Kingery
Junior
Greene
Lutherans Hold Annual Meeting at St Pauls Church
Members of St Pauls Lutheran Church gathered for a Sunday carry-in supper and the annual business meeting. Reports were read and plans laid for the coming year with Roy Keith reelected as deacon for three years and Maurice Lines chosen as trustee for three years.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Roy Keith
Maurice Lines
Mrs Edward Merfeld Undergoes Surgery at Cedar Valley Hospital
Mrs Edward Merfeld entered Cedar Valley Hospital in Charles City on Tuesday for surgery. The brief report notes the admission procedure and hospital location without additional detail.
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Edward Merfeld
Cedar Valley Hospital
Charles City
Bethel Baptist Church Holds Annual Meeting On Tuesday
Bethel Baptist Church conducted its annual business meeting after a Tuesday fellowship supper in the church basement. Vice-moderator Mrs Alfred Grahlman led the session while officers for the coming year were elected including Moderator Vincent Van Benschoten and Vice Moderator Walter Marsh. Pearl Knoop was chosen clerk and Mrs Alfred Grahlman treasurer. Deacon Earl Nicewarner and deaconesses Ruth Adams and Janice Ott were elected for three-year terms, with Ora Garber and Mrs Walter Marsh as trustees. Mrs Walter Marsh will be church organist with Ruth Adams as assistant. Nicewarner was named Sunday School Superintendent with Ora Garber as assistant. Sunday School secretary is Terry Grahlman, Rita Truex assistant, and Mrs Alfred Grahlman treasurer. Butt Adams is Sunday School pianist with Joan Truex as assistant.
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Bethel Baptist Church
Alfred Grahlman
Vincent van Benschoten
Walter Marsh
Pearl Knoop
Earl Nicewarner
Ruth Adams
Janice Ott
Ora Garber
Reflections on Marble Rock Area Past Year Events
A backward look at Marble Rock recalls a flood on Shell Rock in March flooding Aureola homes, a cement seawall built after the ice storm, and a renamed Mother's Cafe run by Dave and Mrs Dickenson. The Dean Tweed family opened a TV shop, a front upgrade occurred at the Drug Store, new post office boxes, and Rex retired after 36 years of rural mail routes. Birthdays and anniversaries mark the year as Merrick Ward turned 98 and the Bullemer couple celebrated 50 years. Multiple church leadership changes occurred, with pastors moving to Eldon Swaledale Waterloo Rockford Roseville and St Marys. Alumni picnic drew 116 attendees, UNICEF party returned, an asphalt plant explosion injured workers, and local youth enjoyed a new skating rink built by the Lions Club South of the Shultz home.
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Marble Rock
Shell Rock
Aureola
Mother's Cafe
Dave Dickenson
Jewel
Dean Tweed
Mr. Tweed
Dean
Merrick Ward
Robert B. Bullemer
Herschel Handley
North Main Street
John M. Falconer
Eldon
Iowa
First Baptist Church
Herman Crawford
Swaledale
Bethel Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Vern Prugh
Waterloo
Sheral Gregory
Faith Baptist Church
Rockford
Kirchoff
St. Mary’s Church
Roseville
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin
A. P. White
Lion’s Club
Frank Shultz
Lion's Club Meeting Features Soybean Market Advocate
The Lion's Club met Thursday evening at the American Legion Hall with Legion Auxiliary members serving supper. Guest speaker Howard Roach of Plainfield, president of the Soy Bean Council of America, discussed his world travels aimed at establishing soybean markets.
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Lion's Club
Lion’s Club
American Legion Hall
The
Legion Auxiliary
Howard Roach
Plainfield
Soy Bean Council of America
Roach
Local Visits and Travel Notes From Marble Rock
Marble Rock area residents shared holiday travel stories and family visits. L F Swant and Lee Toohill left for Tempe Arizona for a winter vacation. Several callers and visitors included Ackleys, Pratts, Andersons, Schwartz family, Stone family, and others in Greene Mason City Dike and Charles City. The piece notes trips to Fort Knox Mississippi Oak Grove Missouri Mexico City and a Sky Divers maneuvers visit, plus funeral attendance and New Year gatherings.
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L. F. Swant
Lee Toohill
Tempe
Arizona
Arthur Ackley
New Hampton
Jordon Pratt
Charles City
Lee Wood
Lucylle Anderson
South Bend
Indiana
Lucy Schwartz
Rudolph Schwartz
Don
Jim Stone
Mary
Pfe
Jerry Hubbard
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Aberdeen
Mississippi
Mr. Stone
Oak Grove
Louisiana
Howard’s Ridge
Missouri
Marei Brallier
Mountain Home
Arkansas
Iowa
Eugene Ewald
Jim McNeilus
Virgil Noack
Dike
A. van Benschoten
Winfield
Kansas
Baptist Mission Circle Meets at Mrs Marsh Home
Bethel Baptist Church Mission Circle gathered Thursday with Mrs Walter Marsh hosting. A noon potluck fed attendees including husbands, while members worked on white cross hospital supplies for a mission hospital in Haiti and for the Baptist Mounds Midway Hospitals in Minneapolis and St Paul.
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Walter Marsh
Bethel Baptist Church
White Cross Hospital
Haiti
Baptist Mounds
Bridge Club At Mrs. Lola Pringle's Luncheon
Mrs. Lola Pringle hosted the Wednesday Bridge Club at her home with a one o'clock luncheon. High score at the bridge tables went to Mrs. Bruce Goss and second to Mrs. Russell Smith.
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Lola Pringle
Rebekah Circle Hosts Card Party Afternoon Event
Mrs Gladys Losee hosted the Rebekah Circle gathering at the hall last Wednesday. Mrs Nina Palmer won high, Mrs Elmer Lines took traveling, and Mrs John Ewald won law at the card tables before a luncheon served by Mrs Losee.
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Gladys Losee
Rebekah Circle
High
Nina Palmer
Elmer Lines
Law
John Ewald
Losee
Marble Rock Community Promotes Local Interests
A brief dedication emphasizes efforts to advance Marble Rock and its surrounding community. The message highlights collective commitment, civic spirit, and ongoing initiatives to improve local life and support foundational town interests.
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Litterer Window CO
15Th Avenue
Clarence Litterer
Dial
Heft Farm
First State Bank
Bic
Dist
Ordance
Hesgerve Bank
United States
Hank Beeeenna
Liamtlaties
State of Down
County of Butlers
Thelma Starkweather
Paul Drakle
Grace Sebaugh
Bert Stauffer
Ray Pringle
White River
South Dakota
Leo Staudt
Mexico City
Edgar Parker
Kenneth Parker
Daisie Parker
Anna Hart
Robert Sorenson
Charlotte Marshall
Raymond Hart
Helen
Marjorie
Dorothy Thomas
Henry Ewald
Bethany
Illinois
Gregory
Wayne Meek
Harison Ackley
Jordan Pratt
Cleland Maxson
Merle Nash
Peter Lauterbach
Robert Nash
Bernice Colvin
Paul Gratias
Nora Springs
Bill Wilkinson
Rockwell
Bernadine Nash
Gladys Nash
Nashua
B. L. Hamilton
P. H. Thompson
Frost, Minnesota
Mrs. Cleland Maxson
Baptist Mission Circle
Bridge Club
Rebekah
Irving van Raden
Cole Rendering Service
Greene, Iowa
Greene, Col
Rath Blackhawk
Buchholz & Dralle
Heinz
Pasco
Robin Hood
Hershey’s
Eae Chote É Lee
le Ee Stop
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