Rate Reductions Announced by United Telephone Co
United Telephone Company of Town lowers rates for most exchanges by about 375000 yearly. Levi Ackart cites efficiency gains and expanded use as reasons. June billings reflect the changes. Marble Rock new rates replace prior ones. long distance reductions totaled 112000 over the past year. Frank Hall underwent surgery at Floyd County Memorial Hospital Charles City after Sunday admission.
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United Telephone Company
Levi Ackart
United
Marble Rock
Ackart
Frank Hall
Floyd County Memorial Hospital
Charles City
Lightning causes house fire near Marble Rock
Fire crews were called to the Matt Schmitt home northeast of Marble Rock at about 6:00 a.m. Thursday after lightning struck the wiring during a storm. Insulation in the walls hid the fire until morning when appliances were used.
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Marble Rock
Matt Schmitt
Home From Hospital In Charles City
Lorrie Nielsen returned home from Floyd County Memorial Hospital after an appendectomy. Mrs. Harold Taylor also left Floyd County Memorial Hospital following surgery.
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Lorrie Nielsen
Floyd County Memorial Hospital
Charles City
Harold Taylor
Methodist Society Honors Golden Age Members at Thursday Meeting
The May meeting of the Women's Society of Christian Service was held Thursday in Fellowship Hall of the Methodist Church. A nine thirty breakfast featured white picket fence centerpieces and tulips. Highlights included a skit Our Later Years a Time for Responsible Living and the hymn Bless Be the Tie That Binds. President Mrs. Cecil Swant led a business session and a letter from missionaries in Lahore West Pakistan was read. Circles meet May 25 with hosts named for Priscilla Esther and Miriam.
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Women’s Society of Christian Service
Fellowship Hall
Jim Stone
John Chambers
Marvin Bushbaum
Dean Tweed
Cecil Swant
Andrew Carney
C. M. Wheeless
Lahore
Pakistan
Priscilla
Robert Carney
Esther
Herschel Handley
Miriam
Byron Ayers
Rockford
Valerie Ann Marsh Born to Dixon and Mary Marsh
New daughter Valerie Ann born Wednesday May 10 at Mercy Hospital Mason City weighs six pounds fourteen ounces. She has two sisters Dawn Marie six and Lisa Marlene three. Maternal grandparents Ludwig and Mary Jacobson of Mason City and paternal grandparents Walter and Marble Rock resident, Mrs Marsh.
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Dixon Marsh
Mercy Hospital
Mason City
Valerie Ann
Dawn Marie
Lisa Marlene
Ludwig Jacobson
Walter Marsh
Marble Rock
Bridge Club meets at Mrs Ed Enabnit’s home
Mrs Ed Enabnit hosted the Contract Bridge Club on Wednesday evening with a seven o'clock dessert luncheon. High at the bridge tables was won by Mrs Ed Merfeld and second by Mrs Herschel Hand ley.
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Ed Enabnit
Contract Bridge Club
Enabnit
Ed Merfeld
Herschel Handley
Auxiliary Met With Mrs Shook Hosts Poppy Day Bake Sale
Mrs Florence Shook hosted the American Legion Auxiliary in her home Tuesday afternoon with guests Mrs Robert Sorenson Mason City and Mrs Galen Gates Greene. Plans were made for a bake sale at the Marble Rock bank on Saturday May 27 also Poppy Day. Members will sell poppies downtown and children will canvass residential areas. Reports were given on the Fourth District meeting in New Hampton. A nominating committee was appointed. Mrs Shook served lunch at the close.
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Florence Shook
American Legion
Robert Sorenson
Mason City
Galen Gates
Greene
Frank Shook
Marble Rock Bank
Anna Hart
Rudolph Schwartz
Charlotte Marshall
New Hampton
Shook
Sixth Graders Tour Iowa History Sights
Sixth grade classes from Rudd Rockford Marble Rock traveled by bus on Friday May 5 to Decorah Spillville and Fort Atkinson for Iowa history field study. The 70 students visited the Norwegian Museum in Decorah viewed pioneer clothes and a skeleton then dined at Palisades State Park before visiting Spillville to see the Bailey Brothers Clocks and Fort Atkinson to view 115 year old buildings.
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Marble Rock
Decorah
Spillville
Fort Atkinson
Iowa
Corah
Palisades State Park
Baily Brothers
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Mervin Hinrichsen
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U. S. Brewers Association, Inc
Fifth Avenue
New York
N.Y
U.S.A
United States Brewers Association, Inc
P.O
Osceola
Miss Genevieve Staudt
Mr. Walter
Marsh
Leo Stroud
Miss Staudt
Federated Women’s Clubs
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Dralle’'S
Drane’s
Stranks
Rath
Black Hawk
Campbell
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U. S. No
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Bondware
Ohio
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