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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1963
Page
3
Items show Peru handcrafts collected by Mrs. Clayton Meyer during a teaching stint in Callao at Colegio America. Displays include wool ready for spinning, belts, cuffs, a lama-dude fur piece, leather tooling, baskets, Cuzco pieces, canvas paintings, pottery, and a decorated gourd.
A family dinner at the Adrian Dolan home honored their daughter Annette who will enter St. Joseph's School of Nursing Mercy Hospital Mason City this fall. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Duane Hebert and family and Paul Nockels of Charles City. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Staudt Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Staudt Jr. also attended.
The Baptist Youth Chorale from Cedar Falls and Waterloo will give a concert at Bethel Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon September 22 at 3 oclock. A free will offering will be collected for the group. Directed by Mrs Quenton Sewell, wife of the local pastor. Community members are urged to attend.
Mrs. Charlotte Marshall president of Floyd County American Legion Auxiliary hosted a school of instruction at her home Wednesday evening for county unit presidents. Attendees included Mrs. Leo Greenland Rockford Mrs. Ito Ackman Rudd Mrs. Earl Snyder Charles City and Mrs. Ed Gerner Marble Rock with other members Mrs. Etta Armstrong Rockford county vice president Florence Stalker Rudd Mrs. George Paulson Charles City and Pearl Knoop county secretary treasurer. Marshall provided lunch at the end.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Paul Sr of Morton Grove Illinois announce the marriage of their daughter Georgiana Paul to Marvin Schmitt on Saturday August 17 at St Martha s Catholic Church Morton Grove Illinois Marvin son of Mr and Mrs George Schmitt of Marble Rock. Linda Manz maid of honor. Bridesmaids Geraldine Causar Lor raine Weick. Flower girl Sharon Bouchonville. Best man John Bouchonville. Groomsmen James Clark and Clement Marten. Ring bearer Gerald Burkhart. They will reside in Fort Collins Colorado.
An exchange of Area Extension Books will take place at Marble Rock Library on Wednesday September 18. All books must be returned before that date for processing and boxing. Starting Monday September 23 the library opens 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for school children to check out books as last year.
New resident Mr and Mrs Dick Marshall of Mason City are the parents of a baby girl born Thursday September 5. Mrs Charlotte Marshall is noted as the paternal grandmother.
Members and families of the Scott-Better way Club hosted a Labor Day picnic in Marble Rock Park at noon. After dinner, men played horseshoes while women socialized and children enjoyed the playground equipment.
The Women of Bethel Baptist Church Mission Society met Thursday afternoon to work on the White Cross quota. Mrs Harold Ott led devotions and hosted a church cleaning plan for October. She also served lunch.
In Rest Home John Oeser was taken to the Rockford Convalescent home in Rockford Thursday. Mr. Deceser has been in failing health for some time.
Mrs Rudolph Schwartz hosted the Contract Bridge Club at her home on Wednesday evening after a seven o'clock dessert luncheon. High at the bridge tables was won by Mrs Florence Schmitt with second by Mrs Hershell Handley.
The Rudd Rockford Marble Rock Community Schools board and spouses hosted a chicken barbecue for teachers and their partners at the Scout Reservation north of Marble Rock on Tuesday evening. Guests included Mrs. and Mrs. Earl Nicewarmer of Rockford and the Willard Neilson family of Marble Rock. About 125 attended. Paul Batton and wife welcomed a baby boy born Monday at Cedar Valley Hospital in Charles City. Lance Alan Batton weighed over seven pounds at birth.
Mrs. Leo Stroud hosted the Marble Rock Study Club on Tuesday evening at her home. Twelve members attended a dessert luncheon at eight o clock and heard a program chaired by Mrs. Walter Marsh.
Marble Rock Lion's Club held a Thursday evening meeting in the Legion Hall with the Legion Auxiliary serving supper. District Governor Eugene Morris of Forest City and Rev. Baker spoke on the Foreign Student Exchange program.
The W S C 5S meeting at the Methodist Church is postponed until Friday afternoon due to a W S C 3 Seminar in Sheffield on Thursday. Monthly Family Fellowship resumes Sunday September 5 with Mr and Mrs Max Handley hosting a dinner at Marble Rock Park weather permitting.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Schmitt were honored at a Roseville potluck dinner on Sunday September 1 relatives and friends attended from Morton Grove Chardan Bellevue Meson City Greene Charles City Stacyville Des Moines and Marble Rock. Pictures shown depicted their August 17 wedding.
A jumble of social visits across Charles City and nearby towns lists Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cerinske hosting in Charles City, many visits to State Center Melbourne and Greene, Labor Day gatherings, anniversaries, and travelers from Seattle to Cedar Falls, with relatives and friends from Mallard Rockford Osage and Mason City attending events and staying with families.
Mr and Mrs Charles Gates Lynn and Andrea were dinner guests of Mrs Bird Keith on Sunday. The note mentions Baker the organist and Don in association with the visit, with a continuation referenced on page 6.
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