Marilyns Team Wins Bowling League in Greene
Marilyns Beauty Shop topped the Greene bowling league and received a trophy on Tuesday night May 7. The team members Marie Ackley Lillian Salt Wilma Kingery Lanora Shultz and Marilyn Krull bowled all year for the first time and earned entry to the Waterloo Courier bowling tournaments on May 1 and 12 in Waterloo. In the May 1 final eight teams finished third with a score of 2 457.
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Greene
Marilyn
Marie Ackley
Lillian Salt
Wilma Kingery
Lanora Shultz
Marilyn Krull
Waterloo Courier
Waterloo
Alton Keiths to Take Post at Toledo Juvenile Home
Alton Keith to begin duties at a Toledo Iowa Juvenile Home on June 1. The Keiths, long farmers west of Marble Rock, are selling their farm holdings. Mrs. Keith, a Rockford school nurse, also has a job in view in Toledo.
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Alton Keiths
Toledo
Alton Keith
Iowa
Keiths
Marble Rock
Keith
Rockford
Bridge Club Meeting at Mrs Johnsons Home
Mrs Wayne Johnson hosted the Contract Bridge Club at her home Wednesday evening. Guests included Mrs Clarence Adams and Mrs Lola Pringle. High score went to Mrs Will Stabenow, second to Mrs Edward Merfeld, traveling to Mrs Leon Marsh. A 7 00 dessert luncheon was served.
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Wayne Johnson
Contract Bridge Club
Clarence Adams
Lola Pringle
Will Stabenow
Edward Merfeld
Leon, Marsh
Rebekah Circle Opens With Hostess Minnie Doore
Mrs Minnie Doore presided at the Rebekah Circle regular meeting on a Wednesday afternoon. At the card table Mary Heinz earned high score Nina Palmer won the law prize and Rudy Schwartz took the traveling prize.
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Minnie Doore
Rebekah Circle
Mary Heinz
Law
Nina Palmer
Rudy Schwartz
Senior Class Trip To Wisconsin Dells
The Senior Class of the High School went on their annual trip to Wisconsin Dells leaving Thursday morning. Superintendent Wayne Johnson and Mrs Mary Barr rode the school bus and accompanied the students. They returned home Saturday.
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Wisconsin Dells
Wayne Johnson
Mary Barr
Chevrolet Wagons Offer Eager Beavers For All Needs
They boast two and four door layouts with six to nine passenger capacity and can convert to carry up to half a ton. Tailgate opens first for easy loading while Chevrolets deliver up to 245 V8 horsepower, smooth and quiet. Optional 270-hp high performance V8 available at extra cost. See your Chevrolet dealer soon.
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Chevrolet
Union Busy Bees Hold Mothers Tea at Schoolhouse
The Union Busy Bees met May 6 at the school house for their regular meeting and Mothers Tea. Guests included Mrs Ray Fluhrer Mrs Gerald Hildebrand Mrs Marilyn Krull and daughters Janet and Marcia. They discussed a Good Grooming Contest rally day and camp plans while voting to move meetings to the second Thursday during school vacation.
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Union
Busy Bees
Ray Fluhrer
Gerald Hildebrand
Marilyn Krull
Janet
Marcia
Connie Staudt
Marjorie Staudt
Jean Vorhes
Lorene Wedeking
Gawail
Annette Dolan
Kathy Merfeld
Bernice Vorhes
Jean Merfeld
Beverly Chambers
Kathy
Marble Rock Personal Notes and Visits Across Towns
Local social column lists visits and news from Marble Rock and nearby towns. Mrs Nina Palmer and Mrs Conrad Blum visited Lloyd Parcher at Cedar Valley Hospital where he is quitting treatment. Mr and Mrs H J Sorg of Marion visited their brother C L Bopp. Several residents from Mason City shopped and visited. Shirley Durea returned from Omaha for the weekend while working in a hospital there. Mr and Mrs Harold Doore and daughter Janet visited in Charles City for Mother's Day. Arthur Ruffridge and Mary Barth hosted visits from Northwood and Greene relatives. Rev John Falconer and Parker family traveled to Iowa City for exams, with a deanery meeting of the Charles City AC CW at Roseville church. An accordion band performed and lunch was served. End of column notes the Ruffridge brothers from Guekeen and Mrs Eva Kern of Fairmont as part of the social rolling.
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Nina Palmer
Conrad Blum
Lloyd Parcher
Cedar Valley Hospital
Lloyd
H. Jf. Sorg
Marion
C. L. Bopp
Cecil Swant
Don Harms
Mason City
Leo Goetzinger
S. W. McNinch
Shirley Durea
Omaha
Dale Durea
Shirley
Harold Doore
Janet
Charles City
Minnie Doore
Arthur Ruffridge
Northwood
Mary Barth
Donald Kingery
Geneva Martin
Greene
John Falconer
Iowa City
Art Parker
Parker
State University Hospital
A.C. C.W
Roseville
Coomey
West Union
Peter Ruffridge
Guekeen
Minnesota
Eva Kern
Fairmont
Marble Rock High to Hold Commencement Week Events
Commencement week at Marble Rock High School begins May 12 with a canton of events including a Sunday candlelight service at the school auditorium. Rev G C Lattner of Rockford Catholic Church delivered the sermon with music by the mixed chorus. Drake University educator Laurance Flaun will speak at the Thursday evening exercises where diplomas will be handed by school board president R B Ackley. A closing picnic follows Saturday at the school grounds. Senior roll includes Eaton Fraschi Goetzinger Grace Johnson Kinder Krueger Marsh Merfeld Munshower Reiter Schmitt Shultz Truex Turner.
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Marble Rock High School
G. C. Lattner
Catholic Church
Rockford
Laurance Flaun
Drake University
Des Moines
R. B. Ackley
Robert Eaton
Carl Fraschi
Janice Goetzinger
Marvin Grace
Constance Grahlman
Jolene Johnson
Rosalie Kinder
Janice Krueger
Roger Marsh
Mary Merfeld
Ronnie Munshower
Melvin Reiter
Jerome Schmitt
Edith Shultz
Douglas Truex
Andy Turner
Family Gathering Honors Adams Birthday and Mother’s Day
A Sunday gathering at Mr and Mrs Gerald Adams home honored Gerald Adams birthday and Mothers Day. Attendees included Keith Sellon family Cedar Falls Lee Adams Clarion and friend Harold Eisler Belmont weekend visitors Max Adams Owens Adams Greene Kenneth Stile Waverly and Larry Adams. A cooperative dinner was served.
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Gerald Adams
Mr. Adams
Keith Sellon
Cedar Falls
Lee Adams
Clarion
Harold Eisler
Belmond
Max Adams
Owens Adams
Greene
Kenneth Stile
Waverly
Larry Adams
Sister of Mrs Barth Visits Kingery Family
The sister of Mrs Mary Barth spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs Donald Kingery and Mrs Barth at the Kingery home. Trey was accompanied by Mrs Kerns daughter Grace of Fairmont. (continued on page 9)
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Mary Barth
Donald Kingery
Kingery
Trey
Mrs. Kerns
Grace
Fairmont
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Bridge Club
Johnson Home
Rebekah
Hamilton
Vchevrolt
Fisher
Bel Air
Marble Rock Personals
G. Adams
Williams Mortuary
Rian
Curtis Marshmallows
Por Granu
HAM
Tisco
Pkes
Chase Century
Ela
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