Bristow News Social Roundup Highlights Local Visitations
The Bristow News item catalogs numerous Sunday and weekday visits among Bristow, Dumont, Greene, Charles City, Parkersburg, Ackley, and other area residents. It notes birthdays, dinners, and tea visits, with many entries listing M and M initials for hosts. A church note mentions the First Reform Church guild meeting with twelve members, and a remark about the Church of Christ in Bristow with all the east windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry van Dyke
Greene
al Wendt
Kelli Rosenwinkle
Clarksville
M&m
Herley Duffield
Jackie Harms
Harold Harms
Burnwell
Neb
Preston White
Aredale
Harley Duffield
Willard Dennis
Dumont
Lester Rogers
Emmett Wintz
Aplington
Vera Stewart
Fred Sherman
Clarence
John Henning
Allison
Burdine Hahn
H.E. Cuvelier
Lyle Hearn
Raymond Barnett
John Weiland
Kurt Kramer
Wayne Kramer
Merlin Lubkes
William Rosenwinkle
Sarah Wiegmann
H.R. Duffield
Paul Weiland
John G. Jungling
Guild For Christian Service
First Reform Church
Heyo Siemers
Church of Christ In
Bristow
Marriages and Local Notes Span a Century
A historical column from January 11 1905 to January 9 1935 chronicles marriages such as Rev Geo Harness and Effie Powers in 1905 and George McGee and Retta Marsh, daily life calamities, livestock sleigh mishaps, a 1915 animal husbandry course, a rare European coin display, a new daughter for Clarence Barth, free marriage ceremonies by Squire Hanley, 1925 street lighting cuts, local lodge activities, film at the Crystal, library donations, a deer's joke, home repairs, and residents journeys to California Kansas City Tulsa and beyond, reflecting evolving local life and notable events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
Geo. Harness
Effie Powers
Dumont
Marion Briggs
Alice Stoner
Marble Rock
George McGee
Retta Marsh
Merchants Bank
Clarence Barth
Squire Hanley
Skunk Center
Dayton
Boller
Joof and
Rebekahs
Union Lodge
The
Crystal
Glenn Hunter
Buick
Bennezette Bobcats 4-H Club Meets in January
The Bennezette Bobcats 4-H Club held January at the Aredale Elevator hosted by Steve and Larry Heeren. Seventeen members and one leader attended. No old business. New business covered dues for the year. Officers to meet January 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Harold Heeren’s for planning. Larry Heeren spoke on Energy Awareness. Lunch by Mrs. Harold Heeren. John Zimmerman, reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennezette Bobcats
Aredale
Steve
Larry Heeren
Harold Heeren
John Zimmerman
Bristow Mayor Highlights 1974 City Improvements
Bristow Mayor Harley Duffield reports 1974 achievements including acquisition of a town lot for machinery housing, street rock and seal coat work, weed and junk removal, culvert cleaning, new sidewalks around city hall maintenance building and pump house, building repairs and painting, frost shield on the water tower, water main repairs, new council room furniture, merchant building painting, and overall debt elimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Duffield
Bristow
Mildred Boylan
City Hall
Coldwater Clippers Meet At Family Potluck
The Coldwater Clippers held a family potluck in the Community Center on January 6, the meeting opened with the usual formalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coldwater Clippers
4-H Meeting Votes On Leaders Galen Lindell Fred Meyne
Eight members attended as the Pledge of Allegiance roll call was taken. Voting was held for two 4-H leaders, Galen Lindell and Fred Meyne, and the meeting adjourned with the 4-H pledge, reported by Ron Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galen Lindell
Fred Meyne
Ron Smith
Rites Held for Kate Fleshner in Allison
Funeral services for Kate L. Fleshner 79 who died December 31 at Allison Manor were held Friday January 3 at St. James Lutheran Church Allison with burial in Allison Cemetery. She leaves three daughters Mrs Clair Dailey Waverly Mrs Kenneth Smith Allison and Mrs Richard Schaeffer Marshalltown three sisters Mrs George Roose Clarksville Mrs Lena Ressler Waverly and Mrs Hilko Janssen Allison and a brother John Frerichs Dumont Vogel Funeral Home handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate L. Fleshner
Allison Manor
St. James Lutheran Church
Allison
Allison Cemetery
Clair Dailey
Waverly
Kenneth Smith
Richard Schaeffer
Marshalltown
George Roose
Clarksville
Lena Ressler
Hilko Janssen
John Frerichs
Dumont
Vogel Funeral Home
Westmar Choral Tour Heads Across Eight States
Kathleen Hamilton travels with the Westmar Choral on a January tour spanning Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas. The group returns January 30 and then spends a week in Minnesota before resuming classes. Kathleen is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Elwood Hamilton of Clarksville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westmar Chorale
Kathleen Hamilton
Westmar Choral
Nebraska
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
Westmar
Minnesota
Kathleen
M&m
Elwood Hamilton
Clarksville
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Bristow News
Percy Merrill
Dad
Merlyn Steere
Ernest Brocka
Merlette Steere
Clair Merfeld
Cedar Falls
Sun
Minne Folkerts
Lyle Hilliker
Don Wiegmann
Percy Merrill Sr
George Conger
Hinrich Jensen
Parkersburg
Harm Harms
Gilbert Kuhn
Charles City
George Krull
Don Wiegtman
Leonard Wiegmann
Harley Cuveller
Craig Cuvelier
Hampton
Ben Jungiing
M&m Minne Folkerts
Clarence Wiegmann
Floyd
Russell Hansen
Chris van Dyke
Hansen
Ben van Dyke
Lilly Bronsema
Ira Ingram
Waterloo
James MecCraken
Willie Springer
Greene Library
New York
Iowa
Cliff Fischer
Will Blake
Los Angeles
Calif
Duane Esslinger
Claude Kanter
Frank Strickler
Kansas City
Tulsa
Aare
Greene Insurance Service
Francis & Gale Brinkman
Graven & Graven Attorneys At Law
South Tag
Greene Farm Equip. & Agric. Co
Greene, Iowa
Interstate Power Company
Deralb
Seed Corn Co
Monsanto
Kate Fleshner
the Greene Recorder
Truckers
Greene Recorder
Zenewan
Indian River
Rge
Iowa State
Wilson
Smorey's Food Market
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