Week of visits and social guest notes in Bristow area
Cedar Falls siblings Bruce Danny and Jaye Merfeld and Brian Merfeld of Newark California spent two weeks with their grandmother Mrs Roy Merfeld. many neighbors and relatives from Cedar Falls Dumont Charles City Hansell Mason City Waterloo Clarksville DeWitt Manly Hampton Latimer Greene and Martinsville area visited or hosted in various homes. Brian Merfeld returned to California by plane. The piece reads as a local social roundup with multiple visiting hours and birthday observance for Mrs Muller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce
Danny
Jaye Merfeld
Cedar Falls
Brian Merfeld
Newark
California
Roy Merfeld
Brian
Clara Jackson
Harold Eckhoff
Alexander
Bernice Wilder
Western
W. E. Sellers
Greene
al Wendt
Clayton Hershey
Clarksville
Harley Duffield
Gus Lundh
DeWitt
Morrie Wash
Charles City
G. W. Beadle
James Miller
Anna Ickenbury
Manly
Nitcher
H O Banken
Kenneth Moore
Mason City
Ray Hahn
Muller
Kenneth Armfield
Latimer
Raymond Armfield
Hampton
Percy Merrill Sr
Pleasant Valley Visitors Stay with Hemmingsons
Mr and Mrs Earl Hemmings of Pleasant Valley hosted and hosted relatives. Mrs Roy Merfeld visited Hemmingsons for several days then returned home after three weeks with the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Hemmingston
Pleasant Valley
Roy Merfeld
Merfeld
Hemmingson
Siefken Family Reunion and Visit Patterns
Bristew locals Mr and Mrs Glen Siefken and family and Mr and Mrs Gus Siefken attended the Siefken reunion at Marshalltown Sunday. Mr and Mrs Vincent Kramer and family were Sunday afternoon luncheon guests in the home of Mrs Clara Jackson. Berle Needham of Greene and his daughter Mrs Everett Rogers and son of Lansing Michigan were Wednesday evening visitors in the home of Mrs Joe Needham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Siefken
Gus Siefken
Siefken
Marshalltown
Vincent Kramer
Clara Jackson
Berle Needham
Greene
Everett Rogers
Lansing
Michigan
Joe Needham
Iowa Draft Calls Rise as Octolber Headed 858 Total
Iowa prepares for an October draft call of 858 men with 300 to 400 married men likely to be drafted. unmarried married men with no children may be included. Iowa boasts the nation’s lowest draft disqualification rate at 26.1 percent, while Osborn Committee proposals urge closing the Anamosa reform school and replacing it with an education focused facility, though no action has been taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Selective Service
Iowa
Victor Gillespie
Washington
Osborne Committee
Anamosa
State Board of Public Instruction
State Board of Control
Governor suggests prison labor aid for Elm disease fight
Gov Hughes reveals Riverview prison inmates have worked on Des Moines capitol grounds for rehab and proposes using inmate labor to remove dying elms statewide. He cites manpower shortages and says inmates could assist state property sites and possibly cities and other bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Riverview
Newton
Capitol
Des Moines
Aredale Churches Dedicate Memorial Communion Table
The Aredale E.U.B. and Methodist churches marked a memorial gift by dedicating a new communion table at the Sunday morning service. They began a unified worship schedule with 9:30 a.m. services, 10:30 a.m. combined Sunday School, and mixed-age classes in separate buildings for older youth and younger children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Dye
Methodist Church
Aredale E.U.B
E.U.B
Methodist
Ubben Family Visits Parental Home in Peoria
The Arnold Ubben family of Peoria Illinois spent from Thursday until Sunday visiting the parental Al Ubben home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Ubben
Peoria
Illinois
al Ubben
Campaign pivots to GOP race for Iowa governor
The primary campaign nears its end with Robert Beck, Centerville publisher, and William Murray, Iowa State University professor, leading the Republican fight for the nomination. Polls show many undecided voters as both candidates strive to win support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Beck
Centerville
William Murray
Iowa State University
Amish schooling near Hazleton returns to regular day
State interest in the Amish education issue near Hazleton continues after a compromise allowed the passing school year. Reports say two young Amish women were to act as class monitors this year, but the first day opened as an ordinary school day in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
Farewell Dinner Honors Emmett Henderson Family
The Emmett Henderson family was honored at a farewell picnic dinner Sunday noon at the Methodist Church parlors. A large crowd attended and the family was presented with a gift of money. They are making their home at Hampton since leaving Aredale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Henderson
Hampton
Aredale
New daughter born to Hawvers at Franklin General Hospital
A five and one half pound baby daughter named Autumn Joy was born Friday evening August 26 to Mr and Mrs Donald Hawver at Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Autumn Joy
Donald Hawvers
Franklin General Hospital
Hampton
Luncheon Guests Gather at Osage Home
Aredale locals Mrs Bernard Creeden joined Mrs Peter Klobdanz at Osage for a Thursday noon luncheon. Mrs Klobdanz is remembered here as Margaret Flowers who taught at Aredale Public School years ago. Mr and Mrs John Flowers of Iroquois South Dakota also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Creeden
Peter Klobdanz
Osage
Weekend Visitors and Local Gatherings Snapshot
A string of social visits ties Blackstone Virginia families to Dumont Hampton and Edinberg Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis and daughter and W B Ufford of Blackstone visited Emmett Ufford with W B Ufford staying for a while. A surprise coffee honored Mrs Duane Johnson on her birthday at Darwin Neeking home. Another coffee at Duane Johnson’s celebrated Mrs Vern Cutler and moving to Edinberg Texas. Merlyn Evans and daughter Lynn from Detroit visited Al Abben. Methodist group visited W B Ufford and the Davises. Helping Hand Club met with Mrs Edgar Davis. program led by Mrs Paul Mason who gave crocheted handkerchiefs. Amos Allen of Hampton and Jay Bailey of Austin Minnesota visited A Bailey and Mero. Darwin Noelting attended a potluck for Billy Noelting at Dumont. Emma Oliver and Esther Noelting visited Al Bailey. Siebert Arends family and other locals visited John Etzen. later Gene Brass and Roger Bajumpan families from Minneapolis were weekend guests, touring area homes. Oscar White hosted dinner with Tracy Kruckow. Edna Davis left for Rowan Montana after week with Gladys Harlan. Keith Voight of Humboldt visited Gladys Harlan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Davis
W. B. Ufford
Blackstone
Virginia
Emmett Ufford
Utah
Darwin Neeking
Duane Johnson
Vern Cutler
Edinberg
A. Bailey
Mary Mero
Amos Allen
Hampton
Jay Bailey
Austin
Minnesota
al Bailey
Emma Oliver
Esther Noelting
Dumont
John Etzen
Siebert Arends
Gene Brass
Roger Bajumpan
Donnie
Minneapolis
Jack Richards
Preston White
Oscar White
Tracy Kruckow
Edna Davis
Gladys Harlan
Rowan
Montana
Kieth Voight
Humboldt
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Floyd Counties
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Wilbur Elliott
William Ufford
Black Stone
Ida Lauseh
Gilbert Kuhn
Robert Merrill
Everett Merrill
Hansell
M. F. Boylan
Lawrence True
Ernest Brocka
Clarence Johnson
Harold Duffield
Bristew Locals
Dreyfus
Cliff Burroughs
ING
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City & State
Wunsch
Farmers Co-Op Society, Inc
Keyes Y Ea
Capitol News
Iowa Press Association
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Aredale News
Aredale Locals
Darwin Noelings
Billy Noelting
Irving van Raden
Dial Farm
Greene, Iowa
Raath
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