Marble Rock News Life Saving Demonstration and Camporee
Marble Rock hosts a life saving demonstration at Town Hall with Beverly O’Connell Annie Ross and Red Cross workers teaching splint use and babysitting emergency care to Girl Scouts. Donna Carney honored at ISU Scholarship Recognition Dinner as top 2 percent student. Cubmaster Ron Schriever Webelos attend North Rivers district Spring Camporee at Twin Ponds May 15 16. Jack Anderson farewell dinner at Red Fox Inn Waverly moving to Jefferson IA to become elementary principal next fall.
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Beverly Connell
Annie Ross
Charles City
Donna Carney
Memorial Union
Iowa State University
Nancy Polster
Lee R. Kolmer
College of Agriculture
Donna
College of Home Economics
Ron Schriever
the Webelo’s
North Rivers District
Twin Ponds
Sat
Sun
Todd Schriever
Jeff Wreghitt
Tyler Boyd
Lyle Palmer
M&m
James Casterson
Rockford
Jack Anderson
Marble Rock
Red Fox Inn
Waverly
Anderson
Jefferson
Ann
Rockford Senior High
Jennifer
O’connell
Chris Ross
Jeannie Ross
Red Cross
Den Meeting and Shipyard of Civic Activities Highlight May
Den 15 Cub Scouts met at Town Hall on May 10 with a brief business session and a craft of making ceramic liberty bells. Leaders Mrs Schriever and Mrs Kelly treated the group to popcorn and planned future events including a Shell Rock River canoe race.
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Town Hall
Mon
Ronald Schriever
Norman Kelly
Journey Mel's T V Bowling Attends Tournament of Champions
Journey Mel's T V Bowling team took part in the Waterloo Courier Tournament of Champions at Bowl-In Waterloo on May 16. The squad featured Janes Innes, Marge Worley, Roma Marshall, Gail Shafer, Bonnie Knapp representing Marble Rock Greene and others. Funeral services were held May 10 for Gordon Carman at Hage Funeral Home Charles City. Carman died May 7 at Floyd County Memorial Hospital. Burial at Sunnyside Memorial Gardens Charles City. Survived by Fenate Laevanch two daughters Karen Batton Marble Rock Sharri Bykstra West Bend Ia two sons Gary Charles City Kenny at home and three grandchildren.
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Mel’s
M&m
Larry Batton
Gordon Carman
Hage Funeral Home
Charles City
Carman
Floyd County Memorial Hospital
Charles ,Ct
Sunnyside ‘Memorial
Charles Ga
Arman
Fenate
Laevanch
Karen ‘Batton
Marble Rock
Sharri Bykstra
Gary
Kenny
Canoe Race Result Highlight for Troop 28
On May 15, David Merfeld David Handley Marvin Enabnit and Kendall Enabnit of Troop 28 competed in a canoe race showing strong teamwork and speed amid a tight course.
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Northwood
Rock Falls
Winnebago Council
David Merfeld
David Handley
Marvin Enabnit
Kendall Enabnit
Troop 28
Guest Day at Methodist Church May 13
Marble Rock United Methodist Women held a general meeting May 13 at 2 p.m. in Fellowship Hall with 47 women and 4 children attending. Guests from Greene and The Church of the Brethren Fellowship joined as the program featured Rev. Dora Campbell sharing slides about her evangelist mission to Mexico. A camping program at Clear Lake United Methodist Camp was announced for June 9 to July 31.
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Marble Rock
Bev O’connell
Tina Boullion
Rhonda Anderson
Gwen Mason
Jeannie Ross
Red Cross
Danny Hillman
Ear
Max Wedeking
A. C
Robert Carney
The
World Banks
Chambers
Edgar A. Guest
Arlie Wedeking
Raymond Shultz
Philip Parcher
United Methodist Church
Dora Campbell
Klemme
Mexico
United Methodist Women
Clear Lake United Methodist Camp
Sarah
Mary Stone
Memory Lane Tour Through Small Town Day
A fragmented reminiscence recounts a day with a man making a letter from a computer, a girl offering a sucker and red pen, a stop at Piggly Wiggly, a Frost Sticks purchase by Mrs. Taylor, and then heading to school. Reporter Sue Rooney.
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United Home Bank
Hirth
Local visits weave across families from California to North Carolina
Mrs Esther Inman Haldor of Orland California along with son Irvin visited Mrs Nora Huggett for a Sun dinner marking their first reunion in over 40 years. Mother’s Day gatherings hosted by John Chambers included families from Waterloo and Floyd with a Fields and Clayton Chambers just before. Leslie Chambers and Paula of Waterloo joined in for an afternoon stop en route to Mason City to see Harold Wendel. Elizabeth Turner returned home from Roanoke Rapids after a five week stay visiting her son’s family including Easter and Mother’s Day.
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Esther [Inman] Haldorson
Irvin
Orland
Calif
Nora Huggett
John Chambers
M&m
John _Leslie Chambers
Waterloo
Edward Field
Leslie
Paula
Mason City
Paul
Harold Wendels
Wendel
Beulah Noehl
Bill Worley
Marty
Loren Levehagen
Helen Barnett
Elizabeth Turner
Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
Marble Rock Scouts Celebrate Second Blue Ribbon at Scout-A-Rama
Saturday May 15 eight Jr Girl Scouts and leaders biked to Ackley Creek and picnicked at the park before returning to Marble Rock for a Popcorn Stand treat. Marble Rock Boy Scouts earned their second blue ribbon at Scout-A-Rama May 8 at the Charles City Armory, with leaders Dennis Carney and Joel Sult and Scouts Ricky and Brian Palmer, Bill Boyd, David Handiey, John Worley, David Merfold and Kendell Enaball attending. Their booth featured a Communications display with a CB radio, Walkie talkie and two way telegraph, and posters made by the Scouts.
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Andy Turner
Fred Wreghitt
Charles Reams
Larry Mason
Ackley Creek
Marble Rock
Charles City Armory
Dennis Carney
Joel Sult
Ricky
Brian Palmer
Bill Boyd
David Handiey
John Worley
David Merfold
Kendell Enaball
Subscription Rates and Local Mail Charges
Listed rates show single copies at 15 cents, mail at 25 cents, local service in Butler and Floyd counties and Dougherty. Zone pricing starts at six dollars for the first through fourth zones, seven dollars fifty cents beyond the fourth zone.
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Butler & Floyd Co
S & Dougherty
Third District GOP Caravan Tour Schedule
The Third District Republican Candidate's Caravan begins Saturday May 22 at 9:00 a.m. from Allison Courthouse and will visit all towns. Open to all and details available from precinct committeemen or committee women.
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Allison
Fifth Grade Field Trip to Mason City
Marble Rock fifth graders visited Mason City on May 6. They toured Northwestern Bell Telephone Co to see switchboards and information calls, then stopped at the McNider Art Museum to view paintings including Jazz Funerals in New Orleans. Students bought postcards and signed the guest book.
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Marble Rock
Mason City
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Honolulu
Hawaii
Charles H. MacNider Art Museum
East Park
McNider Art Museum
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Methodist Church
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Greene Recorder
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J. W. McRoberts
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Ray Lynch
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