Percy Merrills Feted on 43rd Wedding Anniversary
In Bristow News coverage Percy Merrills celebrated his 43rd wedding anniversary with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ackerman of Waterloo visiting from Sunday to Tuesday. The group dined at Hampton Cafe and toured the homes of the Sheppards, Merrill and Ackerman families, with further greetings from relatives. Mrs. Ernest Brocka also honored on her birthday with relatives including John Reiher and local families attending a Tuesday gathering.
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Percy Merrills
Ernest Ackerman
Waterloo
Percy Merrill Sr
Merrill
Ackerman’s
Merrills
Hampton Cafe
Max Sheppard
Charles Sheppard Sr
Hampton
Ernest Brocka
Ernest
John Reiher
Allison
Ray Hahn
Lee Hahn
Merlyn Steere
Greene
William Kruse
Darold Sidmore
George Conger
al Wendt
Raymond Riley
Iowa Falls
Keith Riley
Stewart Craft
Virginia
Glen Hearn
Fred Sherman
Ben Jungling
Parkersburg
Anna Dreesman
Grundy Center
Frank Eisentrager
Lester Rogers
Dick Carlson
Leonard Sherman
Cedar Falls
Richard Hisentrager
Harold Harms
Harrs
Henry Frey
Carl Krull
John F. Jungling
John Brocka
Air Force Base
Denver
Colorado
Andrew Brocka
New Hartford
Bill Brocka
Weekend Visit by Berryman Family in Waterloo
Week end visit by Mr and Mrs E F Berryman and their sons from Waterloo to the home of Mrs Glen Hearn. Eric Berryman remained overnight Sunday and visited his grandmother Monday.
Carol Finkes Ninth Birthday Party Held Friday
Mrs Fred Finke hosted a birthday party Friday afternoon for her daughter Carol on her ninth birthday. Attendees included Janette Ostendorf Pat Merrill Janice Sally Lewis Mardell Marcee Sidmore Pam Freerks Tracy Valerie Harms Julie Joan Morris Wilma Wells and Mrs Russell Hansen. Evening guests were Mr and Mrs Bill Bohlan Mary Kristine and Mrs Bill Salge from Allison.
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Carol Finke
Fred Finke
Carol
Janette Ostendorf
Pat Merrill
Janice
Sally Lewis
Mardell
Marcee Sidmore
Pam Freerks
Tracy
Valerie Harms
Julie
Joan Morris
Wilma Wells
Russell Hansen
Finke
Bill Bohlan
Mary Kristine
Bill Salge
Allison
Local Social Roundup From Greene And Vicinities
Greene and nearby towns saw a flurry of visits and meals with families hosting relatives and friends. Notable gatherings included Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Hershey welcoming Sellers of Greene, and multiple dinners and Sunday visits featuring Hutchison, Van Dyke, Hahn, Harms, Merrill, and Wendt households among others. Sixteen members attended the Oak Hill Cemetery Society meeting at Mrs. Cuvelier’s home.
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al Wendt
Henry van Dyke
Greene
Ben van Dyke
Ray Hahn
Dewayne de Berg
Mary
Dana Hahn
Harold Harms
Elizabeth Truax
George van Dyke
Leonard Wiegmann
Don Wiegmann
Lee Hahn
John Hall
Shell Rock
Frank Eisentrager
Nathan Eilers
Hampton
Harm Harms
Sons
Oak Hill Cemetery Society
H. E. Cuvelier
Robert Merrill
Everett Merrill
Hansell
Wilbur Elliott
Dumont
Joe Merrill
Percy Merrill Sr
Pat Kaye
Gilbert Kuhn
Charles City
Muray beats Beck narrowly in GOP governor race
Capitol News Weekly notes a tight primary with William Murray edging Robert Beck by under 1,400 votes for the Republican nomination. The state canvass will formalize results in coming days as observers reassess early tallies. Dem turnout lagged behind GOP, with Gov Hughes receiving 79,000 votes versus 173,000 for Beck and Murray combined. House and education news cover a state building program plan to slice a $6 million vocational-education construction pot and require air conditioning in all new facilities.
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William Murray
Robert Beck
State Executive Council
State
Beck
Murray
Hughes
Centerville
Scherle Wins Seventh District GOP Nomination Narrowly
State representative William Scherle of Henderson appears to have won the Seventh District Republican Congressional nomination by a slim margin over John Swanson. Unofficial tallies show Scherle 12,649 to 12,061 for Swanson.
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William Scherle
Henderson
Scherle
John Swanson
Iowa subdistrict mapping ordered for major cities
Legislative leaders assign a computer to map subdistricts in Iowa's seven metro areas as the state supreme court mandates reapportionment for larger cities. The ruling is appealed to the U S Supreme Court.
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Iowa
State Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Smith Cameron E B Smith Wins Democratic Senate Nomination
Smith the Iowa State professor defeated Secretary of State Gary Cameron by about two to one to secure the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate. He had the party’s preferred nomination tag at the state convention last summer, marking the first use of the endorsement system.
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E. B. Smith
U. S. Senate
Smith
Iowa
Gary Cameron
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