Local Social Notes from Steamboat and Surrounding Areas
Steamboat residents visit Grundy Center and Ontje Knock home. Clay Homemakers meet December 12 at 1:30 p.m. at Mrs Edward Mennenga Leson for Teas Parties and Buffets with 25 cent gift exchange. Edwin Siems visits grandparents in Ackley. Various neighbors host and visit in Steamboat Rock and Eldora area. Alison Ann Walpin born December 2 in Van Nuys, California to William and Pauline Walpin. Birthday events and family gatherings noted across communities.
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Clay
Edward Mennenga
Grimes
Alison Ann
William Walpin
van Nuys
Calif
Walpin
Pauline Snapp
Steamboat Rock
al Bell
Hichard Moore
Eldora
John Douglas
Des Moines and Marshalltown Visits Noted in Local Notices
Dennis and Mrs Grace beret spent Tuesday at Water-00. Mr and Mrs Harold Luiken, Mrs Carl Daleske, Marie Eilers and Mrs Mike Daleske spent Tuesday in Des Moines. Mrs Ed Frerichs and Harlan and Mrs J W Caldwell were Marshalltown callers Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs John Snapp left Thursday for Van Nuys California to visit in the home of their daughter and family, Mr and Mrs William Walpin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis
Grace Beret
Harold Luiken
Carl Daleske
Marie Eilers
Mike Daleske
Des Moines
Ed Frerichs
Harlan
J. W. Caldwell
Marshalltown
John Snapp
van Nuys, Cailif
William Walpin
Highway Story By Bob Hullihan
A young driver following a gasoline transport on a rainy hill attempts to pass and is killed in a collision. The crash scene includes highway patrol, wrecker crew, and a hospitalizing survivor. Investigators question the passing decision as observers reflect on a grim Christmas for the family.
Fresh Christmas trees stay safer with proper care
A safety guide from Iowa State College urges using fireproof trim on fresh moist trees. Test freshness by shaking. if needles shed, the tree is dry and risky. Keep the cut end in water, place in a cool spot, water daily, and use a sturdy holder.
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Iowa State
Norval Wardle
Wardle
Cows Respond To Proper Milking Food Supplies
Floyd Arnold a former Iowa State College extension dairyman says proper milking practices can raise production up to 12 percent and yield cleaner milk with fewer bacteria. Regular routine with quiet milking and fast handling, start with easy milkers, wash udders, strip milk, and monitor for infections using massaging and machine stripping while avoiding hand stripping to prevent injuries.
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Floyd Arnold
Extension
Iowa State College
Arnold
Builders Class Owasa Methodist honors and gatherings
The Owasa Methodist Sunday School Builders Class met Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Akers hosting. Lester Trickey led the business meeting and named a decorating committee for the Christmas season. Vern Fuller won president, Edwin Palmer vice president, and Mrs. Fred Fuller secretary treasurer. Neighbors and relatives attended birthday and visit events including surprises for L Balcom and trips by local families to Marshalltown and Chicago.
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Owasa
Walter Akers
Lester Trickey
Dewey Lamprecht
Robert Hazelwood
Vern Fuller
Edwin Palmer
Fred Fuller
Clell Busby
L. Balcom
C. L. Balcom, Jr
Patricia Caruth
Irene Bell
Iowa Falls
Patricia Jaspers
Steamboat Rock
C. L. Balcom
Jack
Bob
Jim
Scott
Paul Balcom
Marshalltown
Don Wilkinson
Floyd Trickey
Fort Dodge
James Trickey
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Will Frerichs
Menno Bakker
LaVern
Grundy Center
Edwin Siems
John Siems
Ackley
Ed Luiken
Robert Reist
Victor
Frank Fredrickson
Oscar Slifer
Conrad
Mary Slifer
Ivester
Albert Kruse
Martin Kruse
Linda
David Miller
David
Wellsburg
Bill Luiken
Mable Siefert
Sherry
Evie
Will Morgan
Tinleypent
Huspane
Mrs
Ed Hoth
Lester Pruisner
Kenneth and
Norbert
Janesville
Kate Pruisner
Russell Holmes
Coe
C.uu
Hardin County Bar Assoc
F. K. Schmidt
Eldora, In
Maxanne
Atlantic
Alan MecDaniels
Iowa
Alan
Lester McDaniels
Bob Hullihan
Waat
Herald-Index
Helen Curtis
Keith Hunter
Chicago
Frank Angerer
Walter Eldridge
Clyde Sheldon
Cont
Armour and Smith-Douglass
International Supply
Eldora, Iowa
U. S
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