Lion's Club Met Thursday Evening at Marble Rock
The Marble Rock Lion's Club met Thursday evening at the Lutheran Church with the Wo ment of the Church serving a seven oclock dinner. Notable guests included Percy Ward formerly of Marble Rock, and Merlin KR. Hansel of Waverly spoke on Self Help work and shown slides about a project aiding Ecuador. Verne Shield led the PRs and recalled a wind motif mission, highlighting efforts to bring the light of Gas to needy areas and improve life economically.
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Marble Rock
Lair
Verne Shield
Bible School Starts June 3rd At Lutheran Church
Daily Vacation Bible School opens in the Lutheran Church on Thursday June 3 for a 10 day session ending June 16. Morning classes run 8 30 to 11 30 with the theme I Believe in God. All children in the community are welcome to attend.
Better Way Club Met on Tuesday
Mrs Dixon Marsh hosted the Scott Better Way Club at her home Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Leroy Kingery attended as a guest. After a two o'clock dessert luncheon, cards were played with high going to Mrs Don Marsh, traveling prize to Mrs Walter Marsh, and low to Mrs Leroy Kingery.
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Dixon Marsh
Scott Better Way Club
Leroy Kingery
Don Marsh
Walter Marsh
Methodist Bible School Starts Soon
A Methodist Bible School will be held at the Methodist Church during the second and third weeks of June with four sessions each week. Sessions run from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. The theme is God the Creator. Children four years old and up are welcome. Beverly Hend and others listed invite community participation.
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Methodist Church
God
Crode
Beverly Hend
Hi Neighbor Club Met in Staudt Home
The Hi Neighbor Club met at Mrs Lows Staudt home Tuesday evening with Mrs Clay Chambers as co host. Roll called for a historical place to visit. Mrs George Schmitt served on the entertainment committee. Plans outlined a June end tour of Minneapolis Minnesota. A dessert lunch was served by the Stesses.
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Hi Neighbor Club
School Children Visit Nashua by Bus Trip
First, second and third graders accompanied by teachers Mrs. Irene Foutz, Mrs. Emma Francis, and Mrs. Holtz, plus school nurse Mrs. Jolce Losee, took sack lunches on Tuesday and rode by bus to Nashua for their annual outing. They visited the Museum and the Little Brown Church.
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Irene Foutz
Emma Francis
Holtz
Jolce Losee
Nashua
Shua
Museum
Little Brown Church
Union Busy Bees Met in Ewald Home
The Union Busy Bees 4-H Club met Saturday May 15 at the home of Pat Vicki and Julie Ewald. Eleven members attended and shared a room photo and reason. Nancy Katcher led the pledge as the group planned a Garrys Home Furnishings tour and preparations for the local achievement show.
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Union
Busy Bees 4-H
Pat
Vicki
Julie Ewald
Nancy Katcher
Garrys
Lori Nielsen
Vicki Ewald
Jane Dolan
Nancy Kateher
Mary Anne Bielica
Barb Katcher
Johnny England
Pretoria
Mary Ann Bielica
Julie Said
Pat Dolan E
Study Club Met With Mrs Stroud
Mrs. Leo Stroud hosted the Marble Reck Study Club at her home last Monday evening. Fifteen members answered roll call after a dessert luncheon as Mrs Stroud led an inspiration and a lesson on Contemporary Music with special five song Folk Music. A gift of handkerchiefs was made to Mrs Walter Flesh, who is moving from the community.
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Leo Stroud
Marble Reck
Shindelar Barn Burned Near Town
The Marble Hook Fire Department responded to the A. Shindelar farm northeast of town about 200 blocks Tuesday afternoon March 18 to extinguish a barn fire. The barn and two small buildings were destroyed along with a quantity of baled hay.
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Marble Hook
A. Shindelar
Welock
Coffee Hour Held In Marsh Residence
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Marsh hosted a Sunday coffee hour at their home. Attendees included members of the Rudd Rothford Marble Rock Community School board and their wives, along with principal Ralph Beane and Rev Walter Flesher who spoke at the Senior High auditorium in Rockford.
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Walter Marsh
Veer
Rudd- Rothford
Marble Rock
Bridge Club Hosts Luncheon and Winners at Home
Mrs Russell Smith hosted the Wednesday Bridge Club at her home with guest Mrs Herschel Handley. After a one o'clock luncheon, high honors went to Mrs Wallace Berry and second place to Mrs Art Asmussen at the bridge tables.
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Russell Smith
Herschel Handley
Smith
Wallace Berry
Art Asmussen
Baptist Missionary Society Met Thursday May Breakfast
Members of Bethel Baptist Church Missionary Society met in the church basement Thursday morning for a May breakfast. Guests included members from First Baptist Church Rockwell. Mrs Harold Ott led the devotion and a film strip about the Philippine Islands Land of the Morning was shown with the script read by Mrs Walter Marsh.
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Missionary Society of Bethel Baptist Church
Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Rockwell
Harold Ott
Phillippine Islands
Walter Marsh
Marble Rock Area Social Roundup Guests and Visits
Marble Rock locals hosted and visited relatives and friends over the weekend and week, including Mr. and Mrs. Jake Mehmen and Leola of Plainfield at the Jim McNeilus home, supper guests the McNeilus Jr. family of Newton, and trips by Mrs. To Bass and sisters to McGregor and Lansing. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Zimmerman of Des Moines at Dora Knoop’s home, Mrs. Don Wood with W. J. Reints in Clarksville, Marian Ludwig of Minneapolis with her mother, Percy Ward visiting his father at Harris Convalescent Home and cousin, RD. Ackley and family, and four generations at a Bullemer gathering with Harold Brown’s family in Galesburg. The Ward party were en route to Eli Minnesota from Texas for their summer home. Ronald Schnever of Rockford and Gaten Harris joined other locals for a weekend in eastern Iowa.
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Jake Mehmen
Leola
Plainfield
Jim McNeilus
Jim MecNeilus Jr
Newton
To Bass
Nola Scott
Des Moines
Orpha Truex
Greene
Ecco Cates
Nashua
McGregor
Lansing
Jerald Zimmerman
Dora Knoop
Pearl Knoop
Don Wood
W. J. Reints
Clarksville
Marian Ludwig
Minneapolis
Cora Wilson
Percy Ward
Merrick Ward
Harris Convalescent Home
RD. Ackley
Ward
Texas
Eli
Minnesota
Harold Brown
Robert Brown
Ronnie
Debbie
Galesburs
Jina
RB. Bullemer
Iowa lawmakers push cigarette tax as parimutuel bills discussed
The Iowa House passed a cigarette tax increase from five to seven cents per pack, with Gov Hughes proposing a two cent boost. Senate debates parimutuel betting in a special session, though no decision yet. Read includes regional social visits and family gatherings from Charles City, Waterloo, Dows, and surrounding areas.
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Iowa
Ad Hughes
Eig
Iowa Senate
Senate Debates Pari Mutuel Betting and Civil Service Plan
Backed by Sen Howard Reppert a bill would let commercial tracks run pari mutuel racing while Sen Peter Hansen's fair managers bill would allow horse race betting only at fair grounds and was defeated 47 to 11. The House passed a civil service measure to hire on merit but Gov Hughes opposed parts of it, warning against political contributions by state employees.
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Howard Reppert
Des Moines
Peter Hansen
Manning
Senate
Reppert
Iowa House
Gov. Hughes
House
Board of Control
Hughes
Eisenhower Receives Honorary Law Degree at Grinnell
Former President Dwight Eisenhower earned an honorary doctor of laws from Grinnell College during a campus visit as politician in residence. Acting President James Stauss presented the degree and Eisenhower then addressed reporters at a press conference on campus.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Grinnell College
Ske
Grinnell
James Stauss
Ike names Iowa ally. Iowa Senate clash over union shop bill
President candidate endorsement question yields a cryptic list from Eisenhower who says one Iowa man deserves consideration. In Iowa politics a fierce fight over a union shop bill advances in the House, backed by Gov. Hughes, while the Senate faces tough odds for passage. The measure would allow union shop agreements without forcing immediate union membership, aligning with a modified right to work. House action also includes creating a state mediation and conciliation commission.
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Eisenhower
Iowa
Iowa Senate
House
Senate
Harold Hughes
Mediation and Conciliation Commission
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Farmers Co-Op Society, Inc
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Capitol News
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Spooke and Moody’s Musical Museum
Rose Park Zoo
Villa Louis
Prairie DuChemn
Wisconsin
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Galena
Ilinois
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Charles City
Leo Wood
Dean Tweed
Mrs. Tweed
Henry Heyer
Woden
Kitty Barr
Bud Barr
Cedar Rapids
Glenn Nidert
Pamella
Lynne
William Hudson
Waterloo
Claude Mills
Pete Lauterbach
Harry Lemke
Dows
Eleanor Howard
Bobbie
John Exaldernoon
Irving Spaulding
New Jersey
Bernice Spaulding
Cecil Brallier
Rita Brallier
Thot Ion
Missouri
Walter Maxson
John Ewald
the Greene Recorder
Butler County
City of
Wayne C. Fischer
Joyce Bliss
Butler
Floyd Counties
Dougherty
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TasepeGa
Lennox
Greene Farm Equip. & Agric. CO
Greene, Iowa
TOWX
Goodwin Companies
Mason City Brick and Tile Company
Mason City, Iowa
Civil Service
Robert Fay
Ike
Union Shop
Floyd Edgington
Sheffield Republican
The
Edgington
Charles Grassley
New Hartford Republican
Grassley
International Association of Machinists
Wunsch Plumbing
Greene, IA
Schroeder Concrete & Construction Co
Greene Rendering Inc
ED Henning
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