Marble Rock Man John H. Ewald 76 Dies
John Henry Ewald 76 of Marble Rock died Thursday May 2 at Floyd County Memorial Hospital He was born February 21 1892 in Marble Rock to John and Rebecca Ewald He farmed locally Survivors include wife Mattie one son Claude Ewald Rockford two daughters Marvel Nash Aller ton IA and Eleanor Howard Waterloo eight grandchildren one brother Henry Ewald Marble Rock two sisters Mrs Elmer Lines and Mrs Herschel Handley Marble Rock Funeral held Monday May 6 at 2 pm at St James Lutheran Marble Rock Rev Stephen Englestad officiated Burial in Westside Cemetery Reid's Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements
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John Henry Ewald
Floyd County Memorial Hospital
Marble Rock
John
Rebecca
Elmer Lines
Herschel Handley
St. James Lutheran Church
Stephen Englestad
Westside
Reid
Marble Rock Plan Meeting With Rep Ralph McCartney
The Marble Rock Study Club schedules a meeting at Marble Rock Town Hall on Monday evening May 13 at 730 with Rep Ralph McCartney as guest speaker. The public is welcome to attend. Grass fires along the railroad south of town required Marble Rock Fire Department and a second track crew to keep the blaze in check. Terry Ahart, a student at Dunwoody Institute, returned home from Minneapolis Saturday after hospital treatment for serious leg injuries from a motorcycle car crash on April 24. He will need extended bed rest and hospitalization. Mrs Irene Barth hosted the Wednesday Bridge Club with guests Mrs Herschel Handley and Miss Genevieve Staudt. After lunch at Johnson Cafe, the group gathered at the Barth home where high score at bridge went to Mrs Cecil Swant and second to Mrs Marcus Staudt.
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Marble Rock
Terry Ahart
Minneapolis
Terry
Dunwoode Institute
Bridge Club
Irene Barth
Herschel Handley
Genevieve Staudt
Barth
Johnson Cafe
Cecil Swant
Marcus Staudt
Lois MesKimen Feted at Reunion in Marble Rock
A Marble Rock City Hall family reunion honored Lois MesKimen of Encino California visiting local sisters and families. Attendees included Harvey Gabel Rockford Richard Gabel Floyd Earl Arhart Bud Allen Marble Rock Herb Hillegas Robert Hillegas Greene Claude Graham Lloyd Rowley Herb Lewis Charles City Lawrence Allen St Ansgar Carl Ingram Sonia James Keough Mason City Maude Allen Floyd and others.
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Marble Rock
Lois MesKimen
Encino
California
Messieurs and
Mesdames
Harvey Gabel
Rockford
Richard Gabel
Floyd
Earl Arhart
Bud Allen
Herb
Graduating Seniors Feted at Methodist Church Service
The Sunday morning service honored local graduating seniors from Rudd Rockford Marble Rock and Long Beach Poly. Barbara Kingery Vicki Ewald Nancy Sult Duane Tompkins Bruce Lines and Bill Bucklen were named. Bruce and Bill could not attend. After worship, the fellowship hall program featured juice coffee and doughnuts with each senior receiving a booklet gift from the church Women’s Society.
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Methodist Church
Barbara Kingery
Vicki Ewald
Nancy Sult
Duane Tompkins
Bruce Lines
Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock
Bill Bucklen
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach
California
Bruce
Bill
Church Fellowship Hall
Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Church
Marble Rock Cancer Drive totals $158.06
Mrs. Weldon Salt, chairwoman of Marble Rock’s Cancer Fund drive, reports $158.06 contributed during the town canvas. Helpers included Mrs. Florence Shook, Mrs. Stephen Koenigsfeld, Mrs. Larry Gansen, Mrs. Dean Tweed, Mrs. Gary Smith, Ellen Hearn, Jane Christie, and Nancy Sult.
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Weldon Salt
Marble Rock
Florence Shook
Stephen Koenigsfeld
Larry Gansen
Dean Tweed
Gary Smith
Ellen Hearn
Jane Christie
Nancy Sult
Public Library reminds students to return overdue books
Marble Rock Library seeks overdue book cards for May 27 as a year end incentive offers no fines until vacation. Pupils are urged to bring or drop off books to clear stacks before the school year ends. Baptists hold fellowship meeting at Bethel Church with a brief social time after a 30 potluck supper.
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Marble Rock
Bethel Baptist Church
Two School Cooks Attend Northwood Meeting
Mrs Max Adams and Mrs Lawrence Christie of Marble Rock Public School attended the Town School Foods Association area meeting at Marble Rock school in Northwood on Monday evening April 22. Des Moines consultant Verne Carpenter spoke. Northwood Kensett students provided entertainment and refreshments. Local merchants gave attendance gifts and prizes. Mrs Christie won one.
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Max Adams
Lawrence Christie
Marble Rock
Town School Foods Association
Northwood
Verne Carpenter
Des Moines
Northwood-Kensett
Home From Hospital Clarence Adams Returns After Surgery
Clarence Adams was released Sunday from the University Hospital in Iowa City after undergoing surgery. The brief note indicates his discharge and recovery ahead, with a continuation on page 7.
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Clarence Adams
University Hospital
Iowa City
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