Marble Rock Garden Club Hosts Session and Local Changes
Marble Rock Mrs Ed Enabnit hosted a garden club gathering with ten members, featuring talks on the Robin, hanging baskets, lilies, and cemetery urns. The group exchanged plants and bulbs and next met after a lunch. Local business news notes Bohl Service Station sold to Darwin Shreve of Greene and renamed Shreve Mobilgas Station with Bill Bohl continuing tanker work.
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Ed Enabnit
Marble Rock Garden Club
James Overby
Enabnit
Herschel Handley
Walter Marsh
Maynard Reed
Enaball
Bohl
Darwin Shreve
Greene
Shreve
Shreve Mobilgas
Walter
Bill) Bohl
Bethel Baptist Mission Circle Meets for Sewing and Planning
Bethel Baptist Church hosts the Baptist Mission Circle gathering on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Harold Ott led devotions before the business meeting. Members spent the afternoon sewing and planning the coming year’s program books. The theme for the year is Instruments for Change Under God. A noon lunch was served.
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Bethel Baptist Mission Circle
Bethel Baptist Church
Harold Ott
Missionary Speakers Set for Faith Baptist Church
Charlotte BeVier and Beatrice Jenkins, missionaries to the Mountains of Kentucky, will preach at the morning and evening services at Faith Baptist Church next Sunday May 16.
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Charlotte BeVier
Beatrice Jenkins
Kentucky
Faith Baptist Church
Study Club Hosts Mrs Maxson and Guest Speaker
Mrs Carl Maxson hosted the Marble Rock Study Club at her home last Monday evening. Guest speaker was Mrs Gertrude Williarms of Sumner, with guests including Mrs Wilbur Heise of Colwell, county chairman, and Mrs Paul Ervin of Charles City, county vice chairman, plus Mrs Art Asmussen and Mrs Edward Merfeld. After a dessert luncheon, Mrs Williarms spoke of a freighter trip to Hong Kong, Australia and the Aleutian Islands. Rail call was answered with a favorite travel mode. Mrs Maxson read the evening’s inspirational passage.
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Carl Maxson
Marble Rock
Gertrude Williarms
Sumner
Wilbur Heise
Colwell
Paul Ervin
Charles City
Floyd County Federated Women's Clubs
Art Asmussen
Edward Merfeld
Maxson
Willialms
Lion's Club Met Thursday Evening in Roseville
The Marble Rock Lion's Club met Thursday in St Mary's All Purpose Room Roseville with St Cecilia Circle ladies serving a seven o'clock dinner. Rev A White attended as a guest. After dinner Arnold Haller presented a film titled Verdict 132 about the effects of drinking on driving.
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Marble Rock
Bridge Club Hosts Luncheon and Games at Mrs Asmussen Home
Mrs Art Asmussen hosted the Wednesday Bridge Club with Miss Genevieve Staudt as a guest. After a one o'clock luncheon, Mrs No Smith won high honors at the bridge tables and Mrs Cecil Swant placed second.
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Art Asmussen
Genevieve Staudt
Asmussen
No Smith
Cecil Swant
Local residents attend family gatherings and funerals across states
Marble Rock locals report visitors and travel from Zephyrhills Florida to Deer River Minnesota for summer plans. Iowa State student Roger Barth attended his grandmother Mrs Dan Barth’s funeral. Millie Losee stays in Harris Convalescent Home. Mason City visitors include Mr and Mrs Wart with family to see Mrs Charlotte Marshall. Mrs Max Carrier from Beaumont California visits. Dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Gerald Adams and guests from Minneapolis Mason City Charles City Rockford and more.
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Chuck
Marble Rock
Walter Marsh
Dassie Parker
Walter Flesher
Harold Ott
Bethel Baptor Church
Robert Carney
Methodist Church
Floyd County
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Bill Burcham
Helen Williams
Epworth
Raymond Pfaltzgraff
Hattie Maxson
Zephyrhills
Florida
Deer River
Minnesota
Roger Barth
Iowa State University
Ames
Dan Barth
Millie Losee
Harris Convalescent Home
Raymond Wart
Mason City
Charlotte Marshall
Max Carrier
Beaumont
California
Bill Barth
Gerald Adams
Kenneth Stille
Minneapolis
Keith Sellon
Don Newton
Charles City
Dale Stern
Rockford
Max
Family guests gather at Rockford homes Sunday
Family members from Rockford and surrounding areas visited relatives on Sunday. Dianne and Vivien Patton hosted guests including Mrs Daisie Parser, Mrs Roy Parker and families, Mrs Har ry Merfeld, Nettie, Bonnie, and Mrs Martyn Wunsch. Others included Russell Parker of Sex City and Parker children of Greene. William Hamilton family from Woodward joined grandparents Harrison Ackley and wife. Mervin Alaugh of Sioux Falls spent the weekend with Beulah Noehl and sister Bill Worley.
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Rockford
Dianne
Vivien Patton
Weiner
Daisie Parser
Roy Parker
Pat
Mike
Harry Merfeld
Nettie
Bonnie
Martyn
Greene
Leroy Kingery
Larry Hayiings
Garner
Harrison Ackley
L. Hamilton
William Hamilton
Woodward
Mervin Alaugh
Sioux
South Dakota
Beulah Noehl
Bill Worley
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Mercy Hospital
Marshalltown
R. D. Ackley
Josie Reis
Dean Tweed
Henry Heyer
Woden
Mr. Tweed
Joe Tweed
Lake Mills
Jim McNeilus Sr
Inlaw
Jim McNeilus Jr
Newton
Maude McCauley
Earl McCauley
Frank Johnston
Marvin McCauley
Famiy
Melvin McCauley
John Stange
Charles Gates
Andrea
Leila Gates
Bird Keith
David Patton
Jeffrey
Roger Merfeld
Baptist Mission Circle
Madison Silos
S$. D. Pooley Lumber CO
Lion’s Club
Bridge Club
Thales
Geigy Agricultural Chemicals
Geigy Chemical Corporation
Ardsley
New York
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Hunt's Peaches
PEAS
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Folger’s Coffee
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Sex City
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