Marble Rock 4-H Busy Bees Meet at Wedeking Home
The Union Busy Bees 4-H Club met at Lorene Wedeking's home on June 20 at 1 30 pm with eight members and two leaders. Annete Dolan presided as president. Members shared exhibit plans and discussed camps, voting to pay half the cost of State Health Camp. A July 30 achievement show was set with exhibits by 12 30 and a style revue at 6 30. Demonstrations and talks covered conservation, wool storage, courtesy, teenage behavior, and sewing techniques. A reunion of Marble Rock High School Class of 19389 was held at Park Sunday noon with several alumni and families attending.
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Union
Busy Bees
Lorene Wedeking
Annete Dolan
Mary Jo Dolan
Connie Staudt
Barbara Katcher
Patricia Dolan
Beverly Chambers
Nancy Kateher
Annette
Marble Rock
Park
Charles Gules
Nashua
Leonard Griener
Alden
Lloyd Waters
Floyd
Lawrence Keith
Clear Lake
Russell Parker
Swea City
Bob Barnett
Greene
Elvira Chambers
Hampton
Bob Nash
Charles City
Arlie Wedeking
Lorene
Neil
The
Terry Grahlman
Bridge Club Hosts Luncheon At Lola Pringle Home
Mrs. Lola Pringle hosted the Wednesday Bridge Club at her residence with a one o'clock luncheon. High at the tables was won by Mrs. Clarence Adams, second by Mrs. Ralph Wilson, and guest Mrs. Weldon Sult attended.
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Lola Pringle
Lutheran Ladies Meet at Church Social
The Women of the Lutheran Church gathered Thursday afternoon at the church with Mrs. John Ewald as hostess. Mrs. Claude Ewald led the lesson and a lunch was served by the hostess at the close of the afternoon.
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John Ewald
Claude Ewald
Took Tour From Marble Rock To Muscatine On Kent Feeds Trip
A group from Marble Rock and nearby towns joined about 40 travelers on a Kent Feeds sponsored bus tour to Muscatine. They toured the Kent Feed Mill and Heinz Pickle Factory, had lunch on a Mississippi River boat ride, then stopped at West Branch to tour the Hoover home on the return.
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Marble Rock
Muscatine
Kent Feeds
Guy Sebaugh
Will Barth
Will Boom
Floyd Wilson
Marvin Wilson
David Keith
Bess Losee
Mary Stock
Kent
Heinz
Mississippi River
West Branch
Hoover
Cob House Burned At Thieman Farm
Marble Rock firefighters responded to a midnight blaze at the Clyde Thieman farm destroying a cob house near the dwelling. The house was saved. origin of the fire unknown. Mrs Thieman woke to the bright light from the burning building.
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Thieman Farm
Marble Rock
Clyde Thieman
Thielman
Leo Woods 50th Wedding Anniversary Open House
Leo Wood and Myrtle Castle celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at the Leo Wood home Sunday afternoon and evening. About 132 guests attended from multiple Iowa towns and Delray Beach Florida. The couple, married June 25, 1910 in Waterloo, have five children and eleven grandchildren.
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Leo Woods
Leo Wood
Barbara
Wood
Leroy
Minnesota
Judy Wood
Marble Rock
Greene
New Hampton
Charles City
Rockford
Mason City
Clear Lake
Garner
Swea City
Mallard
Shenandoah
Des Moines
Waterloo
Delray Beach
Delone Wood
Don Wood
Wesley Chambers
Max Wood
Faith Baptist Church Women Meet at Mrs Reed Home
Mrs Lloyd Reed hosted the Faith Baptist Church women’s meeting on Wednesday at her home. Devotions were led by Mrs Claude Losee and Mrs Dale Duryee presented the missionary lesson. An afternoon lunch was served.
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Lloyd Reed
Faith Baptist Church
Claude Losee
Dale Duryee
Newborns in Mason City and Palatine Families Grow
New residents Dawn Marie Marsh born Sunday June 26 at Mercy Hospital Mason City weighs five pounds two ounces. Dawn’s parents are Mr and Mrs Dixon Marsh. In Palatine Illinois Mr and Mrs Jack Bouchonville welcome daughter Jean Marie born Friday June 24 weighing seven pounds. Jean has two older sisters. Mrs Bouchonville is former Maxine Schmitt of Marble Rock. Grandmother Mrs George Schmitt travels to Palatine. In Marble Rock Pauline Thieman formerly Mrs Keith Kingery of Vinton gives birth to Debra Anne Friday June 24. Debra Anne has two brothers and an older sister.
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Dixon Marsh
Mercy Hospital
Mason City
Dawn Marie Marsh
Jack Bouchonville
Palatine
Illinois
Jean Marie
Bouchonville
Maxine Schmitt
Marble Rock
George Schmitt
Keith Kingery
Vinton
Debra Anne
Kingery
Pauline Thieman
Don Krambeer
Kensrue
Marathon Shores
Florida
Jerome O’connell
Evanston
Allen Miller
Marilyn
Charles City
Richard Merfeld
Michael
Leroy Kingery
David Slinger
Don Wood
Judy
Andrew Carney
Gayle Donlon
Long Beach
California
Robert Carney
Lowell Carney
William Hoffert
Mallard
Charlotte Kingery
Washington
Alfred Grahlman
Max Handley
Hollis Merrick
Pioneer Park
Osage
Riceville
Lloyd Spaulding
North Newton
Kansas
Irving Spaulding
Kingston
Rhode Island
Roe Asling
Bernice Spaulding
Salsbury
Genevieve Staudt
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst
Walter Maxson
Study Club Picnic Held in Local Park
Members of the Study Club met Friday in the local park for a one o'clock picnic dinner. Mrs. Wilbur Munshower and Mrs. Jack Troge of Charles City, Mrs. Art Asmussen and Mrs. Herschel Handley were guests. The dinner was followed by a social hour.
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Study Club
Wilbur Munshower
Jack Troge
Charles City
Art Asmussen
Herschel Handley
Local social notes from Marble Rock and surrounding towns
Marble Rock locals report visits and gatherings across Charles City, Greene, Osage, and nearby areas. Families from Illinois Florida and California joined relatives for reunions picnics and birthdays while residents attended a district 4-H camp and a Greene music recital.
W.S.C.S. Held Meeting Thursday at Methodist Church
The Womens Society of Christian Service held its regular meeting in the Methodist Church Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Robert Foutz and Mrs. Lola Pringle as hostesses. Mrs. Cliff Wilson presented the lesson on National Missions. The hostesses served a late afternoon lunch.
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Womens Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Robert Foutz
Lola Pringle
Cliff Wilson
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