County W C U Convention to Meet at Baptist Church
An all day county convention of the W C U will be held at the Baptist church Tuesday July 28 with Mrs John Frisbie county president presiding. Program opens 10:30 am with a song by the audience a play salute led by the Girl Scouts and the New Providence group on devotions. Morning business includes officer election. At 3 pm a white ribbon recruit service led by Mrs Lucille White and a talk by Rev L R Putnam. A film Liquid Love to be shown at the Methodist church to close. County Treasurer W H Lepley on vacation partly in Union and likely Clear Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
John Frisbie
Girl Scouts
New Providence
Lucille White
L. R. Putnam
Methodist Church
Postnuptial Shower Honors Mrs. C. D. Cordes
Mrs. Werner Tresener, Mrs. Wallace Cordes and Mrs. Sherrill Smith hosted a post nuptial shower at the Tresener home Tuesday evening for Mrs. C. D. Cordes, a recent bride. Guests from Eldora, Union and Marshalltown attended. Mrs. Smith read a piece and Cordes spoke on super attiona for brides, old and new, then bingo was enjoyed. Gifts displayed on a silver heart centerpiece with pastel colors and roses. favors included gum and cottage cheese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner Tresener
Wallace Cordes
Sherrill Smith
Tresener
C. D. Cordes
Eldora
Union
Marshalltown
Smith
Cordes
Adult Bible Class at Methodist Church Meets with Guests
The Adult Bible class at the Methodist church met with Mrs Ela Ford leading the business session and Miss Faint guiding devotionals. Mrs Ruth Lewis organized the program and contests as 19 members and six guests attended. Misa Jeanne Throckmorton, a former Eldora Kindergarten teacher, arrived in San Francisco aboard the U S A T General A W Brewster after teaching in Tokyo for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Church
Ela Ford
Mabel Stemm
Ford
Miss Faint
Ruth Lewis
Misa Jeanne Throckmorton
Eldora
San Francisco
A. W. Brewster
Yougi
Tokyo
Japan
Mulford Picnic and Lawler Family Reunion Noted
A Sunday Mulford family picnic at the city park honored Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Mulford and relatives from Omaha Ackley Conrad Marshalltown Cedar Falls and other towns. The Eldora Lawler family reunion on July 10 drew 91 attendees with a program of music readings and a 1948 family history. Officers for next year were elected: Ed Clary president and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Caudle
Booneville
N.C
Stewart Sachse
Des Moines
Ada Frazier
Marshalltown
Harold Frazer
Linda
R. W. Hadley
D. D. Whitmore New
Providence
Wilson Hadley
Julius Wiltz
O. L. Geery
Cecil Pickering
Amicnic
City Park
Carroll Mulford
Omaha
Rena Vietor
Dean
S. Brandt
Ackley
Harold Stevens
Conrad
Tom Mothreith
Lyman Mulford
Cedar Falls
Frank Petty
Dale Petty
Herman Dorfisbach
Lawler
Eldora City Park
Amy Clary Farrell
Harry Harrison
L. F. Stielow
Ed Clary
Levina Drew
Leo Dunn
Joyce Larson Weds Charles Huisman at Nashua Little Brown Church
Joyce Marie Larson daughter of Mr and Mrs Chris B Larson of Eldora married Charles Lee Huisman son of Mr and Mrs Frank Huisman of Wellsburg on Saturday July 9 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua officiated by Rev F L Hanscom. Mrs Huisman is a Eldora High School grad of 1947 and he a Wellsburg High grad of 1944. They will live in Ames where she works at the Carter Press and he for the Iowa State Highway Commission. He will enter ITowa State College as a junior in Industrial education this fall. New Providence services Sunday will be led by Rev Paul Hadley as his parents Revs John and Martha Hadley conduct. Dr and Mrs Edwin L Ball of Pearl River are visiting the Ball home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris B. Larson
Eldora
Joyce Marie
Charles Lee Huisman
Frank Huisman
Wellsburg
Little Brown Church
Nashua
F. L. Hanscom
Huisman
Eldora High School
Ames
Carter Press
Iowa State Highway Commission
Itowa State College
New Providence
Paul Hadley
John and
Martha Hadley
Mrs Norma Merrick Weds Earl R Spencer in Ames
Mrs Norma Merrick of Ames wed Earl R Spencer of Waterloo on Saturday July 16 at the bride’s parents home in Ames. The ceremony was attended by family including James Merrick and Earl Spencer relatives. The couple will live in Waterloo where Spencer works as a contractor and Mrs Spencer has held regional roles with Monticello college and Merrick Hollestone. Mrs Merrick is a daughter-in-law of Mrs Minnie Merrick of Eldora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma
Merrick
Amies
Earl R. i Spencer
Waterloo
Ames
C. G. Lee
James L. Merrick
Earl S. Spencer
John B. Spencer
Spencer
Monticello College
Alton
Merrick Hollestone Company
Minnie Merrick
Eldora
Frozen Food Process Demonstration at Rooks Appliance
Miss Nel Neill home economist at Kooks will demonstrate new home freezing methods and the first use of the model demonstration kitchen at Rooks Appliance store. The event starts next Saturday at 8 PM and lasts one hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rooks Appliance
Nel Neill
Kooks
Albers Announces Four County Institute
Superintendent M Z Albers says a four county teachers institute will be held in Iowa Falls on September 12 with participation from Franklin Grundy Wright and local districts. Superintendents plan a meeting August 2 at Iowa Falls to finalize details. Also notes Mrs Moss of Osage visiting, the Mosses son working at Old Faithful Yellowstone, Margaret Hoyt visiting Iowa Falls, and nurse Evelyn Olson resuming duties after Wisconsin vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Z. Albers
Iowa Falls
Franklin
Grundy
Wright
Robert, Moss
Osage
R.E. Smith
Moss’ Gon Dale
Norell Smith
Old Faithful
Yellowstone Park
Margaret Hoyt
Evelyn Olson
Wisconsin
Local Families Share Summer Visits Across Iowa and beyond
Megah it Shope and daughters visited in Postville at Louis Davies home on Thursday. Martin Owings and sons spent Tuesday evening with Henry Duncan in Bangor. Marilyn Passwalk of Iowa Falls visited grandparents George and Mrs Shafer this week. Dr J W Schlampp and Peggy return Saturday from four weeks with Kenneth Schneiders in Seattle. Bryan Lawler household hosted Nash Zimmerman from Trinidad Colorado and A F Buckles with Barbara in New Providence July 15. Zimmermans and Buckles visited R W Barlow in Dumont and Ed Lawler in Iowa Falls. After a week at Arthur Dunn’s in Clemens they headed east to Pennsylvania. Buckles plans to visit his mother in Wilmington Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Megah It Shope
Postville
Louis Davies
Martin Owings and Sons
Henry Duncan
Bangor
Marilyn Passwalk
Iowa Falls
George Shafer
J. W. Schlampp
Peggy
Kenneth Schneiders
Seattle
Nash
Harry Zimmerman
Trinidad
Colo
A. F. Buckles
Barbara
Minneapolis
Eldora High Alumni Plan July 26 Meeting
Eldora High School Alumni Association officers met Tuesday to arrange the general meeting set for Tuesday July 26 at 18 o'clock. The following Tuesday will be the last before the home-coming meeting and all alumni are urged to attend. Charter members will be accepted until the home-coming gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora High School Alumni Association
Scout Age Limit Lowered by Council
A. C. Berkowitz, president of the Tall Corn Council Boy Scouts, announced the board adopted a new admittance age schedule effective September 1, 1949. Club Scouts may join at age eight and Boy Scouts at age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Berkowitz
Tall Corn Council
Boy Scouts
Club
Scout program restructured to Explorers divisions
The text notes a restructuring of the Senior Scout program to include all boys in senior age groups under a new Exploring division with Sea Explorers Air Explorers and Land Explorers. It also mentions an early type of American matches costing four cents each.
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W. H. Lepley
Clear Lake
Louis Darzes
Winnipeg
Canada
Duluth
Pete Darzes
LaSalle
Hilla
Louis Dartes
Barbara Witter
Elknder
D. R. Witter
James Stewart
Lionel Barrymore
Jean Arthur
Edw. Arnold
Mischa Auer
Ann Miller
Frank Capra
Hopalong Cassidy
Sun, Mon
Astaire
Rogers
pata _ GINGER ASTAIRE-ROGERS the BARKLEYS
Broadway
Oscar Levant
PV Aa Weld
le OS Rocries
Robert Lowery
Bily Webley
Wargia Rean
Flame the Wonder-Dog
Fred Asta
Mulford
Mdolph Scott
the Boolins
Okla
M Iqhnny
Boon
Texas
Stratton
Joyce Larson
Edwin L. Ball
Pearl River, N
Mrs
Alfred Ball
Troy-Mack
Charles Huisman
Norma Merrick
Rooks
Albers
White House
Ralph C. Wolf
E. T. Brown
Lillie
Grahams Department Stores
Advance
Donegal Tweed
Sheen
White House Inn
Hunt's
del Monte
Hunt
Horsey Grapefruit
Libby Bartlett
Prem
Armour Cash
Lipton
Lone’s Iced Blend
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