Guild for Christian Service Society Meeting Notice
The Bristow News says the Guild for Christian Service Society will meet Wednesday February 3 in the parlors of the First Reform Church. Mrs Gus Siefken will host. Devotions led by Mire. Fthe Winkowitsch. program led by Mrs Bob Schniderny. Visiting committee for a month includes Schipper and Mrs.
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Guild For Christian Service Society
First Reform
Gus Siefken
Winkowitsch
Bob Schniderny
Schipper
Gus Siefxen
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Folkerts of Bristow Area
Funeral rites were held for Mrs Johanna Folkerts, longtime Bristow resident, with attendees from Aplington and Allison. Born January 22, 1873 in Pilsum Ostriesland Germany, she came to the U S at 20 and wed September 14, 1895. The Folkerts farmed near Wellsburg and Bristow before retiring to Bristow in 1930. She died May 25, 1945 leaving ten children and many grandchildren.
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Aplington
Allison
Johanna Voss
Pilsum Ostriesland
Germany
United States
Wellsburgs
Bristow
Folkerts
Folke
Phoenix
Arizona
Junstine
Clarksville
Greene
Edward
W. J Best
Munro
Folkert
Birthday honors for Mrs Atho Folkerts on 92nd year
A birthday party was held Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Atho Folkerts home in Air. In attendance were thirteen members of the Women’s Build for Christian Service of the Re- and the event honored Mrs Folkerts grandmotherly milestone. The gathering marked her 92nd birthday with warm acknowledgments.
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Air
Merwile Eberfiee
Atho Folkerts
Womans Build
Christian Service
Local social visitors share time across Grundy Center and beyond
Bristow locals Mr and Mrs John Henning Jr visited Greene relatives Sunday evening. Grundy Center guests included Mr and Mrs Wilbur Beenker and daughter, plus Mr and Mrs Percy Merrill Sr and Percy Merrill Jr and Pat. Other calls involved Mrs Fred Sherman, Mrs Gus Siefken, Mrs Atho Folkerts, and Mrs Gernice Wilder, with stops in Waverly and Cedar Falls for hospital and employment visits.
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John Henning Jr
Greene
John Brown
Wilbur Beenker
Grundy Center
Percy Merrill Sr
Percy Merrill Jr
Pat
John Korthaus
Gus Siefken
Fred Sherman
Waverly
John Etzen
Franklin General Hospital
Hampton
Lester Rogers
Bernice Wilder
Cedar Falls
Clayton Bovian
Atho Folkerts
Lester Fberline
Ervin Draile
Andrew Kruger
Lester Logers
Darwin Newbury
Ray Hahn
al Wendi Toon
Gernice Wilder
Cedar Fails
Western
Thimble Club Meets at Sidmore Home in Aredale
The Thimble Club met Tuesday at Mrs Claude Sidmore's home to observe Mrs W M Howe's birthday with a gift from her Secret Sister, Mrs John Menken. The next meeting will be with Mrs Milton Dye and include officer elections.
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Thimble Club
Claude Sidmore
W. M. Howe
John Menken
Milton Dye
Emmett Uffords Return Home From East Coast S
Emmett Ufford and family returned after a two week trip to the east coast. Along the journey they visited and hosted several friends and relatives, sharing meals and celebrating birthdays with Mrs August Schueler and others in the community.
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Emmett
Family visits span cities from Virginia to Maryland
They traveled to Blackstone Virginia to visit Mett's father W M Ufford who had been in the hospital. From Petersburg they saw Darwin Ufford and family and visited friends in Washington D C and Baltimore Maryland. Their son Army Spc fourth class Donald Ufford joined them from Fort Benning for Christmas.
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Blackstone
Ginia
Mett
W. M. Ufford
Petersburg
Darwin Ufford
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Maryland
Army Sp
Donald Ufford
Fort Benning
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Marksville
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