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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
9
A long column of club events, meetings and social activities is recounted. The piece notes hours for gatherings, a birthday dinner, bridge parties, a cemetery auxiliary, church society projects, and a Mother and Pardons reunion, with names of hostesses, venues, and attendees. It also covers a wedding, D A R Flag Day program, and local theater listings.
The W R C plans a Tuesday afternoon gathering with Mrs O R Adams to prepare pads for the Soldiers Home in Marshalltown. Also notes: Three W Society June meeting postponed. Past Noble Grands hostess with lunch. Needlecraft Club social. tea at Wayside Inn and Friday luncheon. Star Class needlework and strawberry shortcake. Thursday Dancing Club picnic and dance at Siloam Springs. Sans Souci Club hostess event continues.
Mrs. Jess Smith and daughters visited Marshalltown Saturday. Helen Crosser spent a week in the Joe Brewster home at Iowa Falls. Dr. Emeny attends Osteopaths sessions in Des Moines. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hough plan housekeeping in Lew Stout bungalow on Tenth Street. Mrs. Ebert of Marshalltown visited the Dersham home. Ladies' wool bathing suits on sale at Wyatt Johnson Dept. Store. Mrs. Emma Bear from Waterloo spent weekend with the Hardy home. John Walker visited Hampton to meet his new granddaughter Juann Fenner. W. E. Griffith, here recently, traveled to Mason City for the day. Mr. and Mrs. Davies of Omaha visited Burling's mother. Dr and Mrs J B Winnett and daughter Jane drove to St Paul Sunday. Jane spending two weeks at a summer camp near St. Paul. the Winnetts return early next week.
Heavy pepperell quality 81 inch bleached sheeting offered at 45c a yard by Wyatt Johnson Dept Store. Mrs Harvey Garles and baby traveled to Marshalltown for a funeral. Burton Bridgens had tonsils removed at the hospital. Bonnie Jean Johnson of Lehigh visits in the Chas Frank home. Gamble Stores offer $1.50 trade in on a new hat and battery. Mrs Gus Loman and son visit Eldora from St Paul. Mr and Mrs Neil Nutting and Tommie spend weekend in Eldora with Belle Nutting and Fred Jones family. Edward Rebschul returns from a Minnesota honeymoon. They will occupy a home in Pierce addition. Mrs F Schultz returns from Pasadena, California. Edward meets her at Marshalltown. Price and granddaughters Edith and Jane Price waited.
The page lists brief personal visits in Clarion Eldora and St. James Minnesota plus travel plans of families. It includes home sewing tips Cedar chests jelly canning paraffin sealing and a string of light jokes and comic quips reflecting social life and humor of the time.
Martin Nissen of Garner was a caller in town Friday. Miss Margot Francis visited relatives in Cedar Rapids Monday morning. Mary Thomas returned from a week with friends in Mason City. Silk finish fast color prints offered at 40c a yard by Wyatt Johnson Dept. Store.
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