Two Young People Plight Their Troth
Mary Lois Beane daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Beane married Willard F Merryman son of Mr and Mrs Glenn Merryman near Marshalltown. Ceremony at home featured blue sheer dress lilies and ferns with double ring service by Rev Leonard Vines. The couple will reside near Marshalltown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Beane
Mary Lois
Willard F. Merryman
Glenn Merryman
Marshalltown
L. E. Johnson
John Watland
de Koven
Carrie Jacobs
Donald Beane
Pines
Avanelle Ferguson
Gladys Outland
Merryman
Green Mountain
Cedar Falls
Tama
Marshall
Mr. Merryman
Green Mountain High School
Joan
Jane
Chicago
Ernest Beane
Des Moines
Community urged to back Friday April 14 school program
Readers are invited to help organize a high school event honoring students in basketball music oratory spelling and other activities. The April 14 fundraising night aims to boost youth programs with baskets and service from volunteers. A letter from Dr Elmina F Cook of Los Angeles thanked for a two year subscription and a reply notes copy readability issues and external help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmina F. Cook
Los Angeles
Calif
Elmina
Local News and Personals Items from Marshalltown
Local briefs list for sale items and social notes. Ida Merritt adds photo enlargements at 35c. Marshalltown residents report travel, visits, vacations, and college moves. Kenyon and Tama County names appear with updates on spelling contest Royal Neighbors meeting and forthcoming convention.
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Kalamazoo
Ida Merritt
Remembering and Forgetting in Chinatown's Hi Ho Sage
The quote from Hi Ho, revered as Chinatown's sage, reflects a paradox of memory and loss. It notes that while there is much to recall, the process of forgetting is accelerated by the sheer volume of what remains to be remembered.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
April's Serenade in a Courtship Poem
A lyrical verse, dated April 2, depicts a man courting Mrs. Ernest Harem. He proclaims affection with tender gestures, blossoms, a blue scarf, and a love song. Songbirds accompany the scene, echoing a match blessed by April's serenade.
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April
LeGrand Friends Church Seeks Friendly Welcome and Services
LeGrand Friends Church led by Pastor Leonard E Wines invites attendance for Sunday School at 10 a m Morning Service at 11 featuring Easter message and special music Choir practice at 3 00 p m Young people's service at 6 45 p m Evening Service on the theme The Stranger Revealed with special music Monthly business meeting Wednesday evening Encourages regular church attendance for better well being
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O. W. Johnson
Garden Club Calendar April to September Events
Garden Club calendar lists April 24 April hostesses and topics on annuals planting and best varieties with Sanders Krughel Lunde. May 29 tulips and spring bulbs by Wolken Shope Beane. June 26 roses shrubs and flower IDs. July 31 tree surgery preservation. September 25 fruits dahlias bulb planting with multiple hosts and organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Johnson
P. A. Sanders
John Krughel
Chas. Lunde
Herman Wolken
van Shope
Chas. Beane
Literary and Musical Club Hosts Spring Meeting Notes
The Ladies Literary and Musical Club met March 29 at club rooms withMrs C R Dougherty and Mrs Rosa Richards as hostesses. A blustery afternoon drew good attendance as members discussed business and shared household hints. Guests enjoyed a bread and roll baking talk by Mrs O W Johnson and Mrs H H Walken, plus a declamatory piece “Skinny at the Library” by Alfred Naig. A luncheon followed, breads sampled, and later notes mention future events and a garden seed bulletin from Mills family subscribers.
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Ladies Literary and Musical Club
C. R. Dougherty
Rosa Richards
Richards
Alfred Naig
Miss Turner
Johnson
Alfred
Boundless Love Sermon at Christian Church on April 9
The Christian Church invites all to worship with Sarah M. Piper, minister. Church School begins at 10 a.m. The preaching service at 11 a.m. will center on the theme Boundless Love, welcoming all to attend.
Ship Island’s Civil War Military Use and Later Sale
Ship Island in Mississippi was set aside for military use by an 1847 order, occupied by Confederates in 1861, seized by U S naval forces that September, and developed as a Gulf military base from 1862 onward. It was sold in 1933 to the Joe Gr ham post No 119 of the American Legion.
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Ship Island
Mississippi
United States
Gulf
Joe Graham Post
The
American Legion
Celery Recipes And Local Doings From Dubuque Page
The page lists church schedule at Quarry Chapel with 10 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. services and 7 30 p m evening services plus Wednesday prayer. It notes celery can be fried in batter with a simple mix and tomato sauce. Harold Ferneau of LeGrand earns a wrestling numeral for the Spartan squad. Dubuque grapplers post a strong year four wins in five duals and second in Wheaton. Galen the ancient Greek physician recommended lettuce to treat insomnia.
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Harold Ferneau
LeGrand
College of Liberal Arts
University of Dubuque
Spartan
Dubuque Grapplers
Wheaton
Yours Truly Willie at High School Play Delights Cast Improvising
The high school presented Yours Truly Willie in the auditorium on Wednesday and Friday evenings. The comedy features the Phifer family in a West beach resort living room with an eleven-strong cast led by Bill Norton and Faye Long. Glenn Olson as Willie carries the performance, the finale highlighting a missing collar button and comic mishaps.
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Willie
Phifer
West
Mr. Phifer
Bill Norton
Glenn Olson
Miss Nordskog
Robert Johnson
Carol Lunde
Missionary Circle Meets At Fred erickson Home In March
The Missionary Circle of the Christian church held its March meeting hosted by Mrs. Elmer Frederickson. President led the business session with roll call. Programs featured a clip from C. E. World on giving our best, a responsive reading from the Bible Society, a vocal solo, and a Bible quiz referencing Louisiana's Rice Growers. The next meeting will be at Miss Ardella Richards's home with Miss Fern Coffin as leader.
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Missionary Circle of the Christian Church
Elmer Frederickson
C. E. World
Piper
American Bible Society
Jesus
Louisiana
National Geographic Magazine
Ardella Richards
Fern Coffin
W C T U April Meeting Highlights
The W C T U met Tuesday afternoon for the April gathering with Mrs. Leonard Wines. Thirteen members and three guests attended. The session opened with a hymn, roll call, and business. Mrs. Sarah Piper led devotionals on Psalm 34. Mrs. Rylander read from Answering Armenias Cry. Refreshments were by Kathryn Buchanan and Mattie W Pemberton. The May meeting will be the first Tuesday with Mrs. Edna Beane as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C.T.U
Leonard Wines
Sarah Piper
Rylander
Armenia
Kathryn Buchanan
Mattiew Pemberton
Edna Beane
Meaning of Merit in Name Merritt and Inventions
The Teutonic origin Merritt means deserving. Merritt Gally died in 1916 and held over 400 patents, many tied to printing. He created the Universal printing press and likely the galley, a long narrow metal tray for holding type.
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Merritt
Merritt Gally
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Jacqueline
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Howard
Flora Sharp
Alice Piper
J. W. Piper
Anson School
Louise Johnson
Ames
University Hospital of Cleveland
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Dean
Pathfinder
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Cedar Rapids
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HELL
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LeGrand Friends Church
Leonard E. Wines
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John Rylander
Lewis Mertka
Raymond Caputo
Corwin O’neal
Harold Duncan
Cahlias
C. W. Johnson
Cai Dougherty
I. M. Gaunt
J. F. Rylander
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