Marble Rock Library to Open House October Second
Marble Rock plans an open house for the library on October second from two to four p m. An $8 000 Kinney Lindstrom Foundation grant of Mason City spurred renovations including buying the Goodrich building and moving the library. Volunteers from the community aided remodeling and furnishings delivery continues for rest room and storage areas. Mr and Mrs Roy Keith observed their 25th wedding anniversary with a dinner at Carvers in Waverly. attendees included relatives from Marble Rock New Hampton Waverly Charles City and Mason City.
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Marble Rock
Kinney Lindstrom Foundation
Mason City
Goodrich
Main Street
Boy Scout Troop
Study Club
Library Board
Roy Keith
Carvers
Waverly
Edward Keith
Ralph Cleveland
New Hampton
David Keith
Wartburg College
Linda Kingery
Charles City
Hamilton’s Business College
Keith
Viola Debner
Wedding Ties for David Overby and Katie Fonda in Carmel
Mrs. James Overby attended the September California wedding of her son David to Katie Fonda in Carmel. David, previously at Fort Bliss Texas and promoted toward Gorilla Jungle Warfare School at Fort Polk Louisiana, will report October first.
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California
James Overby
David
Katie Fonda
Overby
Denver
Colorado
Bill Burcham
Hideaway Park
San Francisco
Fort Bliss
Texas
Fort Polk
Louisiana
Katie
Carmel
Archie Fonda
Mr. Overby
Dubuque
Bridge Club outing and results at Charles City luncheon
Mrs Brice Goss hosted the Wednesday Bridge Club. Guests were taken to Club Jows in Charles City for a 1 pm luncheon. High honors went to Mrs. Cecil Swant with second place for Mrs. Marcus Staudt after a day of afternoon bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brice Goss
Methodist Youths Receive Bibles for Fourth Graders
The Methodist Sunday Church School held an annual Bible presentation for fourth graders. Recipients were Donna Jean Car ney Jill Handley Marlene Mc Namara and Ricky Rex. Ricky could not attend and will receive his Bible later.
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Methodist Sunday Church School
Donna Jean Carney
Jill Handley
Marlene McNamara
Ricky Rex
Ricky
Church Women Meet at Mrs Bohl Home
Mrs Walter Bohl hosted the Women of the Tlatheran Church on Thursday afternoon. Mrs Arnold Haller led the Bible lesson titled The God of Our Prayer and Mrs Bohl provided a luncheon after the gathering.
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Walter Bohl
Arnold Haller
Bohl
Natalla Club Hosts September Meeting at Parker Home
Natalla Club ladies met in the Parker home with Mrs Kenneth Parker and Mrs Roy Keith as hostesses. The afternoon was spent visiting and a lunch was served at the close of the gathering.
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Kenneth Parker
Roy Keith
Parker Home
New Church Time Services Begin Winter Schedule
The Methodist Church announces new winter time services starting next Sunday October 2. Worship will be at 9 30 a m followed by Church School at 10 30 a m.
Took Recent Bus Trip by North Iowa Group
Mr and Mrs Will Boom Mrs Andrew Carney Mrs Irene Barth Mrs Bessie Winfield and Mrs Lola Wedeking returned home from a chartered bus tour with 41 passengers and the driver. They traveled from Marble Rock visiting St Louis Lincoln's birthplace Grand Old Opera Nashville Retro Valley Churchill Downs Washington DC Arlington Liberty Bell Amana Colonies Elkhart then home covering about 4000 miles in 13 states.
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Will Boom
Andrew Carney
Irene Barth
Bessie Winfield
Lola Wedeking
Iowa
Minnesota
Marble Rock
St. Louis
Missouri
Lincoln
Illinois
Grand Old Opera
Nashville
Tennessee
Kentucky
Retro Valley
Churchill Downs
Washington DC
Arlington Memorial Cemetery
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Elkhart
Indiana
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Marble Rock Youth Fellowship Holds New Year Meeting
The Marble Rock Methodist Church hosted the first Marble Rock Youth Fellowship meeting of the year on Thursday September 15 with 19 members. Five new members joined. officers elected were Lorraine Lines president Vicki Edward vice president Diane Carney treasurer and Nancy Whitmen secretary. The group opened with a song and prayer, discussed communication among members and closed with another song and prayer. The next meeting is set for October 2.
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Marble Rock
Marble Rock Methodist Church
Darrell Hillman
Lorraine Lines
Vicki Edward
Diane Carney
Nancy Whitmen
Marjorie McNeilus
Subscription Rates Local Butler Floyd Counties and Dougherty
Local rates show 3.50 for first to fourth zones with 4.00 beyond, 4.50 for single copies, and 10 cents by mail or 15 cents elsewhere. The notice lists zones and pricing for newspaper subscriptions.
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Butler
Floyd Counties
Dougherty
Methodist Circles Met on Thursday
The Women's Society of Christian Service circles met Thursday afternoon. Miriam Circle with Mrs Josie Keith had nine members. Priscilla Circle with Mrs Lester Smith had seven members and one guest. Esther Circle with Mrs Byron Ayers in Rockford had ten members. Lessons included What it Feels Like to be Negro in White America United With Women Everywhere and Who am I Who are you and Who are we with refreshment hostesses at close.
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Methodist
Women’s Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Miriam Circle
Josie Keith
Keith
Elizabeth Oeser
America
John Chambers
Priscilla
Lester Smith
Henry Ewald
Esther
Byron Ayers
Rockford
Leo Stroud
Marble Rock Student Mary Taylor Returns to Simpson College
Mary Taylor, a Marble Rock area student, has returned to Simpson College in Indianola where she is a junior.
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Mary Taylor
Marble Rock Area
Mary
Simpson College
Indianola
Edith Rex Relocates to Chautauqua Guest Home
Mrs Edith Rex is released from Floyd County Memorial Hospital and becomes a resident of the Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.
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Edith Rex
Floyd County Memorial Hospital
Chautauqua
Charles City
Marble Rock Locals Gather and Travel Updates
Marble Rock residents share visits and travels as families reunite. Mrs Gladys Losee returns from Kansas City with son Donavan O’Hara’s family while Mrs Arthur Cook of Bay City visits Ed Gerner’s home. Barbara Herman visits her mother in Rockford.
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Gladys Losee
Kansas City
Kansas
Donavan O’hara
Arthur Cook
Bay City
Michigan
Ed Gerner
Barbara Margaret Herman
Rochester
Minnesota
John Herman
Rockford
Marble Rock
Walter Marsh
Weekend Visitors and Family Gatherings Across Iowa Towns
Residents hosted relatives and friends from Cal ifornia Minnesota and Wisconsin over the weekend and midweek. Many visits marked first meetings and family celebrations including a 82nd birthday and multiple trips through local homes and nearby towns.
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Marble Rock News
New Public Library
Roy Keiths
Bridge Club
Natalla Club
Greene Recorder
Butler County
City of
Greene
Fairbanks Morse
Ritchie
RCA
Greene Farm Equip. & Agric. CO
Greene, Iowa
Paul Kennedy
Upland
Hattie Maxson
Paul
Cleland Maxson
Hubert Worley
Aredale
Claude Kanter
Worley
Cecil Swant
Huxsel
Ed Schlosser
Nora Springs
Charles Hall
Max Wood
Leo Wood
Mary Barr
Sam Logsdon
Ot Corwith
Glenn Austin
Lola Pringle
Herm Regan
Hampton
Clarence Holden
Ventura
Claude Halstead
Visalia
Marcus Staudt
Wallace Berry
Clifford Smith
Richard Frascht
Charles
Eldora
Dottie Arnold
Jo Bass
Nola Scott
Des Moines
Orpha Truex
Ecco Cates
Nashua
Redwing
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Gayes Mill
Percy Ward
R. D. Ackley
McAllen
Marie Smith
Decorah
Judy
Morris Jones
Azusa
Genevieve Staudt
Dean
Earl Smith
Bill’s Plumbing & Heating
Mustang
Ford Ltd
Thunderbirds
Ford
Ford Motor Company
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