Marble Rock Garden Club hosts potluck and farm tour
Marble Rock Garden Club met for a Tuesday potluck at Mrs. Verne Vorhes home with guests Mrs. L B Wentworth and Mrs. John Chambers. After a brief business meeting led by president Mrs. James Overby, members reported on spring vegetable plantings and the centerpiece cosmos display. The group toured Wentworth’s Nashua conservation project pond and discussed club projects at the Iowa 4 H Camping Center in Madrid.
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Marble Rock Garden Club
Verne Vorhes
Wentworth
John Chambers
James Overby
Vorhes
Nashua
4-H
LaDonna
Jackie Willsher
LaDonna Willsher
United States
Iowa
Bev Fish
Fractured Hip Sidelined Mrs Bird Keith at Floyd County Hospital
Mrs Bird Keith sustains a fractured hip after a fall and is hospitalized at Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City for treatment and recovery.
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Bird Keith
Floyd County Memorial Hospital
Charles City
Lions Club Meeting at Marble Rock Denotes Charity Dinner
The Marble Rock Lions Club met in the Methodist Church basement on Thursday evening with the Irene Circle of the WWC S serving the dinner. Following the meal a film on Alcoholics was shown.
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Marble Rock Lions’ Club
Methodist Church
Buss Boys Feted At Dinner Sunday
Mr and Mrs Oltman Buss entertained at dinner on Sunday September 3 honoring two Buss boys on leave from duty. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ray W Piersol Ackley Mr and Mrs Jerry Porter Hampton Adie Jr Buss Chicago Ill Charles Ray Buss Great Lakes Naval Base and Elaine DeBower Allison.
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Oltman Buss
Ray W. Piersol
Ackley
Jerry Porter
Hampton
Adie Jr. Buss
Chicago
Illinois
Charles Ray Buss
Great Lakes Naval Base
Elaine DeBower
Allison
Buss
Baptist Missionary Circle Meets for Sewing and Talk
Bethel Baptist Missionary Circle gathered Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Harold Ott. They spent the afternoon sewing quilt blocks, led by Mrs. Ott in devotions before a business meeting led by President Mrs. Malcolm Ott. A luncheon was served to close. Supt. and Mrs. Ralph Beane moved into the East Bradford house formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Van Ben Scholten and Shawn.
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Bethel Baptist Missionary Circle
Harold Ott
Malcolm Ott
Ralph Beane
Methodist Parsonage
East Bradford
Vincent van Ben- Scholten
Shawn
No Sunday Service At Bethel Baptist
Bethel Baptist Church members voted to dismiss services next Sunday September 17 so attendees can join morning services at First Baptist Church in Mason City for the Town State Baptist Convention annual meeting. No Sunday School will be held next Sunday either.
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Bethel Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Mason City
Town State Baptist Convention
Nebraska State Pony Show Winners at Grand Island
Attendees Alan and Carolyn Merfeld and Douglas Merfeld showed ponies at the Nebraska State P O A Show in Grand Island on Friday, returning with six trophies and 14 ribbons. Mare Latches Blaze earned Senior Champion and Grand Champion mare, while G. R. Big Creek Dandy was Junior Champion mare. Carolyn also took first in Western Pleasure.
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Douglas, Alan
Carolyn Merfeld
Grand Island
Latches Blaze
G. R. Big Creek
Carolyn
Bridge Club Luncheon At Turner's Cafe Rockford
Mrs Cecil Swant hosted the Wednesday Bridge Club with a one o clock luncheon at Turner's Cafe in Rockford. Players enjoyed an afternoon of bridge with Mrs Marcus Staudt taking high honors and Mrs Wallace Berry finishing second.
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Bridge Club
Cecil Swant
Local visitors and gatherings around Clark King home
Marble Rock residents hosted cousins from Chicago Iola Gray and Mrs Ione Stevens along with Mrs Emil Cronin of Hampton. Auxiliary leaders attended a School of Instruction in Rudd hosted by Gladys Bishop. Webster City visitors stayed with Josie Keith and visited Bird Keith in Charles City Memorial Hospital. A mix of family dinners and social visits filled Sunday and Monday in Clark County area including Greene Chariton Pella and Decorah trips.
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Clark King
Ray Gray
Iola
Chicago
Ione Stevens
Emil Cronin
Hampton
Anna Hart
Pearl Knoop
American Legion Auxiliary
Floyd County
Gladys Bishop
Rudd
Fern Keith
Webster City
Josie Keith
Chariton
Jackson
Michigan
Merfeld
Guy Garber
Charles City
Earl Witter
Gregory
Jerry Witter
Pella
Dora Knoop
Pearl
Don Wood
Judy
Mel Bruggeman
W. J. Reints
Clarksville
Reints
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Robert Staudt
Louis Staudt
Decorah
John Ewald
Clarence Horsfall
St. Ansgar
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Gladys Losee
Eva Maxson
Bernice Colvin
Paul Drake
Greene
Waterville
King
Merfield
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Roy Arhart
Terry
Minneapolis
Roy
Ike Wyatt
Dunwoody Institute
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Alan Merfeld
Mike Schwenneker
North Iowa Community College
Kathy Merfeld
Cedar Falls
Northern Iowa University
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Mervin Hinrichsen
Laurie
Lake Okoboji
Staudt
Hinrichsen
Farmers’ Cooperative Elevators
Town
Don Krambeer
Gary Volding
Shakopee
Voldings
Volding
Marble Rock
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Don Newton
Dale Stern
Rockford
Jerry Adams
California
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Clarence Adams
Keith Sellon
Gerry and
Gloria
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Sycamore
Maynard Reed
Minnie Ludwig
Knutson
Cora Wilson
Alfred Grahlman
Max Handley
Hollis Merrick
Terry Greene
Merrick
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