New Providence High School Class of 1951 Grads
Friday morning commencement at New Providence High School marked the annual exercises with the largest class since 1936, led by Supt W D Murray. Dr Marcus Bach of the State University of Iowa delivered the address on making life an adventure and fostering human relationships. Diplomas were awarded to John E Bradley and classmates including Phyllis Ann Broer, Frank Lloyd Cloak, Louis Alden Davis, Floyd Allen DeLawyer, John Albert DeLawyer, Joan Gaye Foster, Fred Raymond Gaunt, Carroll Lee Herndon, Gretchen Louise Hough, Grace Darlene McDonald, Thomas W Speas. Weather pleasant. morning program tradition observed.
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New Providence High School
Elmer, K. Gifford
J. Calvin Owen
New Providence Academy
Marilyn Speas
Worthy A. Spring
Boys’ Glee Club
Girls’ Glee Club
Phil Rash
Dumermuth
Marcus Bach
State University of Iowa
Bach
God
Seig
W. D. Murray
J. C. Whitehead
Board of Education
John E. Bradley
Phyllis Ann Broer
Frank Lloyd Cloak
Louis Alden Davis
Floyd
Alien DeLawyer
John Albert
DeLawyer
Joan Gaye Foster
Fred Raymond Gaunt
Carroll
Lee Herndon
Gretchen Louise: Hough
Grace Darlene McDonald
Thomas W. Speas
Graduation Honors and Community Ties Shown in New Providence
The article details students earning scholastic honors led by Valedictorian Phyllis Broer and salutatorian Joan Foster, with John Bradley and Phyllis Broer named top scholars for the honor plaque. It notes Gretchen Hough receiving a citizenship award, lists eighth graders entering high school, and covers a large community dinner and a pink and blue baby shower for Mrs. James Clemons. It also catalogs visits by families to celebrate graduations, travel plans for relatives, and local church events featuring Rev. Vern Butler and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Joan Foster
Phyllis Broer
John Bradley
Louis Davis
Gretchen Hough
Richard Neil Broer
Raymond Edward Duncan
James Thomas Campbell
Lisle ‘Maurice 'Cook
Edwin Taylor Davis
Arlene May Raska
Arlene Viola ‘Martin
Merril Dean Mitchell
Edgar Allen Perry
Steven Bear Pete
Roberta Otto Ricks
Margaret Anne Speas
Alaska
Louis
Quakerdale
John
U. S. Navy
California
Edith Campbell
Pasadena
Calif
Guilford Street
Bert McCown
D. A. Dumermuth
James Clemons
Bangor
Hartland
Oak Grove
Grinnell
Marshalltown
Scarsboro
Liberty
Lynnville Center
le Grand
Harold Rash
Eldora
Payette
Dumermuth
Iowa State College
Ames
Lowell Williams
Small Son
Great Falls
Mont
Luther Williams
Bushnell
Ross Reece
Lawrence Tatum
Keith Street
Oakville
Harold Reece
Decorah
Lowell Waldo
Conrad
L. B
E. C. White
Eva Clausen
Celeste Richardson
New Providence
Edward Jones
Jones
Vern Butler
Providence
R. I
Viola Morris
Whitten News Recounting Local Family and Social Events
The article chronicles long community notes from Whitten and nearby areas detailing births, marriages, deaths, religious activities, and extensive social visits. It highlights the Moore family of Whitten Grundy County and a network of relatives, friends, and church members, with funeral details and numerous names and places tied to community life.
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Reece Truck Line
Better Homes
63Rd St
Des Moines
Iowa
Too
Walter Johnson
Delbert
Dale Johnson
West Liberty
Glendon Johnson
Vancouver
Wash
Johnson
Daisy Flegel
Ralph Olson
Ralph, Jr
Chicago
Alta Tillotson
Freenom
Ely
Eldora Newspapers
Harald and
Index Superior
Whitten
J. H. Moore
Dith Redd
Clinton Co
Grundy County
James EL. Moore
Ren
Tam
Blurvid
Howard Glen
Fern McCann
Cedar Falls
Wallace Doud
Ruth Clarke
Lowell Moore
Paul Moore
James J. Moore
Neal McCann
el- Susan
Chester Church
Honey Creek
George Moore
William Penn College
Oskaloosa
Kroll Haines
New Providence Consolidated School
Waynesville
Ohio
Earl Marsh
College Avenue Friends Church
Lloyd Dooley
Fatty
Renwick
Mr. Dooley
Jack Dooley
Wain Hinshaw
Larry Snow
Helen Mac
Ruth Lauritsen
Janice Kramer
Justin [Davis
Russell Riggins
Alexander
Hinshaw
Alice Mitchell
R. J. Hadley
Corwin Hadley
Leona Hadley
Isom Jesup
Bangor Church
Jess Reece
Wilmer Coole
Kenneth Bernard
Ethel Farris
Reece
Fern Amsberry
Bernard Reece
Harry Clampitt
Brallier
Marie Zweibohmer
Mercy Hospital
Riley Hadley
Sherrill Fuller
Washington, D. C
Hadley
Fuller
Peschal
Don McCann
Maurice McCann
Nelson
Ray Stover
Benson Cemetery
Por Ramer
Orville Lamer
M Freda Lamer
Clara Lamer
Harlan
Henry Poldberg
Jacksonpelle
Leslie Brown
Waterloo
Chita Hatta
John Kruger
Hello Plaine
Q. G. McCann
Matrices
Eldon
Nual McCruth
iNink Bromley
Guy Baker
Dew Hunt
Towit Falls
Mes
Dick Fullerton
Richard Fullerton, Jr
Clifford Selleck
Glen Ridout
Gunily
Charles McCall
Omaha
Nebr
Cry McCall
el Ra
Charlene Mitchell
Patty Def Whitten
Towa River
Union
Donald Weaver
Grundy Center
Ralph Martin
Winifred Wilson
Igoundy Center
Bill Montz
Clifford Hauser
Stanley
J Whitten
Gene Day
Jaf
Norfolk
iMarve Jay
Beth Lyons
Pirentsa
Mtr
M Floyvel Leen
Howell Calloway
Rethel Grove
Sperty
Donald Haskin
Bernard Reents
Whit
Atvonne Clark
Haskins
FB. Long
Howard Tay Hone
Fria Mags
Alice Mabie
Pine Lake
Staley
Hadley Grain Company
Hadley Grain Co
America
Staley Milling Company
Kansas City 16
Swift
Mag
Wieners
Borden Starlac
Harrys’ Grocery
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