Marble Rock Senior Citizens Club Forms at Town Hall
A Marble Rock senior citizens club organized Tuesday with 29 signing up at the town hall. Don J. Christian of Mason City led the meeting, Lions Club sponsorship announced, officers elected: Mrs. Leo Stroud president, Ernest Kock vice president, Mrs. Anna Hart secretary-treasurer. First meetings set for Friday afternoons in the American Legion building once renovations finish. By Friday's close, membership reached 40.
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Marble Rock
Don J. Christian
Mason City
North
American Legion
Lions’ Club
Christian
Post-Nuptial Shower Held for Mrs Raymond Merfeld
Mrs Edward Merfeld, Mrs Carl Gerhard and Mrs Richard Merfeld hosted a Sunday post nuptial shower in Roseville Hall for Mrs Raymond Merfeld. Raymond recently discharged from the U S Army served with his wife’s family. about sixty relatives and friends attended from Cedar Rapids Nashua Belservey Fort Dodge Waterloo Rudd Charles City Mason City Greene Rockford and Marble Rock. Bride’s Bingo preceded gift opening and a pink and white serving table hosted by Leander Merfeld.
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Edward Merfeld
Carl Gerhard
Richard Merfeld
Roseville Hall
Raymond Merfeld
Germany
U S
Raymond
U. S
Leander Merfeld
Picked Strawberries and Cub Scout Pack Meeting
Mrs. Don Krambeer reported picking the last of her overbearing strawberries Saturday, about a pint. Cub Scouts of Troop 28 and families met in Marble Rock School gym Monday evening October 27 for a pack meeting. Bobcat pins to Kevin Smith Scott Schaeffer Larry Stange. Wolf badges to Kenneth Parcher Mark Swinton. Billy Dow earned a gold arrow. Den 3 presented a skit The Scariest Costume. Halloween party followed with games and treats. Den 4 organized with Mrs. Glenn Swinton as Den Mother. Next pack meeting December 1 will include a gift exchange.
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Troop
Marble Rock
Kevin Smith
Scott Schaeffer
Larry Stange
Kenneth Parcher
Mark Swinton
Billy Dow
Den “3
Den '4
Glenn Swinton
Students Exchange Classes At Marble Rock Junior High
Ninth grade Industrial Arts and Home Economics students at Marble Rock Junior High completed a two week class exchange. Girls learned Home Mechanics while boys learned basic home making skills under Mr. Fred Thomas and Mrs. Noreen Staudt. An apple pie and homemade ice cream party closed the units.
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Marble Rock
Fred Thomas
Noreen Staudt
Halloween Party At Bethel Baptist Church
Bethel Baptist Church members gathered Tuesday evening for a Halloween party. The Young Adult Class provided entertainment and a luncheon was served at the close of the event.
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Bethel Baptist Church
Local Page Notes on Christmas Seals and Community Visits
Marble Rock locals and township chairs met at Floyd Methodist Church on Wednesday to prepare Christmas Seals for mailing. Nearby residents shared visits and family gatherings in Greene, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, and other towns, with birthdays and funerals noted among extended family and friends.
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Walter Marsh
Marble Rock
Cecil Swant
Gerald Hudebrand
Union Township
Ivan Clikeman
Clair Knoop
Scott Township
Pearl Knoop
Floyd
Herschel Handley
Bill Fluhrer
St. Charles Township
Michael and
Juanita Ritter
Nora Springs
Gordon Rex
Roy Ahart
Laurel Ahart
Pearl Neumann
Greene
Laurel
Ruth Paplow
Maude Marsh
Hat
North Carolina
Wickam
Frank
Cedar Rapids
Ilo Bass
Pearl Bass
Hartsville
Missouri
Nola Scott
Des Moines
Feeo Cates
Nashua
Blaine Crowell
Mina Crowell
Rockford
Stina Dahlen
Leonard Brockhaus
Kevin
Beatrice
Nebraska
Hulda Hodges
Vincent van Benschoten
Shawn
Henry Krull
Laura Weggint
Denver
Colorado
Nora Huggett
Jim Overby
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Harold Snowden
Bob Adamek
St. Paul
Minnesota
Adameck
Iowa City
Earl Staudt
Karen
John Rossi
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Senior Citizens Club
Rudolph Schwartz
Town and Country
Schwartz
Ed Enabait
Herschel Handiey
Marcus Staudt
Anna Kobbermann
Fort Dodge
Don Krambeer
Marvin Schmitt
Ames
Myr
George Schmitt
Marion White
Menahga
Mfinnnesota
Bristow
Bill Fiuchrer
Charles City
Dixon Marsh
A. J. Merfeld
Waterloo
Gerhard
Raymond Gerhard
Howard Schrunk
Cedar Falls
Matt Mergens
Lida Carrigan
Bessie Winfield
Ruth Ewald
Canada
Nova Scotia
New England
Vermont
McGee
Dralle’s
Dralle
Kleenex
Longhorn
Pertussin
C &H
Hunt’s
Wagner
Greene, Iowa
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