Vast Web of Local Visits and Family News
Numerous households across Des Moines Melbourne Rockford Council Bluffs and surrounding towns share weekend visits weddings and travels. Birth of a son Jobe Ned to Gary Turner and wife in Council Bluffs plus multiple relatives visiting kin in Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and Colorado. Citations of hospital wrist fracture repair and youths' summer employment plans rounded by travel to Boulder Seeley Lake and Fargo area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Kelso
James Prentiss
Council Bluffs
Gary Turner
Jobe Ned
Debbie McClure
Charles McClure
the Edmundson Hospital
Services Saturday for Walter Sowers
Final rites for Walter Sowers 71 will be held Saturday at Henderson Methodist Church at 2 30 p m. Burial follows in Farm Creek cemetery. A life long resident of Wes ley Chapel and Henderson he farmed before retirement. Survived by sister Mrs John Rainbow Malvern and brother Devis Henderson Oscar Goof Rockford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson Methodist Church
Walter Sowers
Town City
Farm Creek
Wesley Chapel
Henderson
John Rainbow
Malvern
Devis
Leader Starts 87th Year with Current Issue
The Leader marks its 87th annual volume in Malvern, tracing ancestry to 1875 with 4,470 regular issues and about 80,000 pages. It rose from Mills County Chronicle and Mills County Republican, merged with The Leader and Republican, and remains the official paper for Mills county towns, school districts, and municipalities. It emphasizes strong community news and local business advertising across east and central Mills county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Mills County
Chronicle
Republican
Leader
Emerson
Vacation Church School Ends With Offering Drive
Children enrolled at the Vacation Church school presented their program Sunday at the Methodist church. Enrollment reached 47 students. The offering will aid boys and girls in other lands, with the remainder supporting TV programs for children in this country.
Church notices and community updates from Silver City area
Silver City Baptist Church announces services with Frank Anderson as superintendent and Sunday morning worship at 10 a.m. Morning worship at Silver City Methodist Church led by Mrs. Phyllis Skerritt and Jr. superintendent, with church school numbers listed. East Liberty Methodist Church holds 9 a.m. service. O.T.O. club hosted by Mrs. Ward Hunt with various guests, games, gifts, and upcoming hostesses. Numerous social visits and family gatherings across Silver City and nearby towns, with hospital and travel news including Carroll Kirlin's discharge and relocations of local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver City
Frank Anderson
Silver City Methodist Church
Phyllis Skerritt
Carrell Kirlin
Card of thanks from Mrs. Luella Kline
A note expressing gratitude for the cheerful cards inquiries calls and food received during a hospital stay and after returning home Mrs Luella Kline says they were all appreciated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella Kline
Final Rites for Joanne Beard Were Tuesday
Funeral services for Joanne Beard were held Tuesday morning at Mansfield Funeral Home with Rev. Don B. Griffin officiating. Soloist Mrs. Charles Phelps sang In the Garden and The Old Rugged Cross. Minnie Joanne Seaton was born April 24, 1875 to Wellington and Angeline Seaton. She married George L. Beard March 24, 1892 in Rockford, Illinois. he died January 19, 1937. Interment followed at Fairmont Cemetery in Fairmont, Minnesota with Eastern Star rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield Funeral
Joanne Beard
Don B. Griffin
Charles Phelps
Old Rugged Cross
J. E. Ellison
Minnie Joanne Seaton
Wellington Sibley Seaton
Angeline M. Lincoln Seaton
Rockford
George L. Beard
Itme
Malvern
W. F. Donner
Fairmont
Minn
Aes
Dinner Honoring Church Officers Served by Ladies Group
A Methodist church dinner honoring officers and workers was served June 4 by ladies of the church not limited to the Mary Circle, though a news item had incorrectly stated Circle members only aided. The correction clarifies broad participation by church women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Mary Circle
Church Notes From Frederick Area Religious Services
Church listings include St Johns Lutheran First Methodist First Baptist and Presbyterian services along with Holy Rosary Catholic mass times. Ministries, Sunday school schedules, youth groups, and calendar notes list June events and gatherings across local parishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns Lutheran Church
Frederick Kreutz
Walther League
Mills 4-H Delegation Busy at State Convention
Mills county sent 10 girls and leaders to the 32nd annual Iowa state girls 4 H convention at Ames June 3 to 6. Denella Downing led a discussion group and Wilma Schultz advised. Delegates including Carolyn Clay and Jann Deitcher participated in sessions on citizenship and politics while touring dorm life, fashion and food service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Carl Such
Glenwood
Wilma Schultz
Iowa State University
Ames
Denella Downing
Miss Schultz
Carolyn Clay
Jann Deitchjer
Robert Ray
Division of Special Services
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Charlyce King
University of Oklahoma
Herbert Arthur, Ames
The
United Church Women of Iowa
League of Women Voters
Floyd Andre
College of Agriculture
Ers
Barbara Hunt
Judy Hascall
Peggy Hunt
Terry Craig
Carol Hall
Dawn Deitchler
Carl Buch
Maddocks 40th Anniversary Celebrated With Family Fun
Mr and Mrs Earl Maddocks Sr observed their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday at their southwest Silver City home. About 100 guests attended as daughter Mrs Everett McGrew and daughter in law Mrs Hart Maddocks Jr hosted. Granddaughter Carol Jean Maddocks managed the guest book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Hansen
Iowa City
Hansen
Ox Yoke Inn
Amana Colony
Dean Kellner
Worthington
Minn
Richard Howery
South Dakota
Lee Bingham
Veterans Hospital
Omaha
James Beattie
Steve
Brian
Mason City
M. J. Hea
G. L. Payne
Gob Poort
Herb Tiffany
Independence
Ben Martin
Bangor
Earl Bass
Cindy
Lake Okoboji
Buffalo Center
Paul Wilson
Bill Wilson
Bruce
Glen Jwood
Wayne Johnson
Eagle Grove
C. O. Johnson
Harold Huffaker
Tevin Huffaker
Dixie Janousek
F.L. Bichel
Charles Bichel
Dubuque
James Schoening
Oakland
Alta Schoening
Hugh Clipson
Lenox
Ralph Skerritt
Harvey Deitchler
Dale Haines
Red Oak
Earl Maddocks
Silver City
Everett McGrew
Hart Maddocks, Jr
Carol Jean Maddocks
Russell Myers
Phyllis Skerritt
Ed Kruse
Kenneth Hawkes
Ren Burgoin
M. J. Humston
City Auditorium
Ellen Conner
Malvern
Jim Maloney
Sharpsburg
Charley Maloney
Mike
Merle Burres
Merlene
George Miller
Eurel Anderson
Eurelene
David
Shenandoah
Kim Bailey
Judy
Karen
Lynn Goos
Roberts Park
Council Bluffs
Patsy Fahrenkrug
Carson
James Springer
Robert Waller
Reno Moore
Owen Moore
Sandra
William Schnoor
Mercy Hospital
George Carlson
Ray Johnson
Connie
J. T. Fitswater
F. W. Andersons Will Hold Open House June 25
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Anderson will host an open house in Silver City on June 25 from to 5 p m to celebrate a pre golden wedding anniversary and to honor their children Roscoe Anderson Oxnard California Geneva Myers Vancouver Washington Lois Brinskill Xenia Ohio and LeRoy Anderson Lincoln Nebraska No invitations or gifts requested All relatives and friends invited Also notes of relatives visiting and local gatherings follow in this community pages listing dinners picnics and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Anderson
Silver City
Roscoe Anderson
Oxnard
Calif
Geneva Myers
Vancouver
Wash
Lois Brinskill
Xenia
Ohio
LeRoy Anderson
Lincoln
Neb
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Max Asman
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Glenn Dalrympie
Kaiby Stogdili
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Charles Clarks
Douglas Clay
Paty Gearhart
Salt Lake City
Utah
Elmer Sworey
Delene Lynarger
Viilisea
Herbert Tiffany
Ned Ferner
Max Gentoo
Ernie Stille
Vivian Harmon
Boulder
Frederick Bulimanne
Gene Dooley
Fresno
Southwest
Jim Salyers
University of Colorado At Boulder
R. W. Gealgore
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Tau
Wortman
Seeley Lake
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Forest Service
Harold Boehner
York
Joe Libersky
Lyle, Minn
Helga Thomas
Eddie Piper
Minnesota
Thomas
Piper
Eddie
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Johnny Edie
George Clark
Hastings
Warne Sanders
Janet
Clydne Bacon
Vaughn Hoover
Kathryn Grayson
Allan Warrior
Emerson Methodist Church
Ann Reever
Inglewood
Otto Hall
Darrell Frederickson
Kenneth Carnesl
Tabor
Empress Theater
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Lana Turner
Anthony Quinn
Roddy MacDowell, Leslie Caran
Avery
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Chas. Saar
Stansberry
Tom Caudel
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Herb Benton
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Silver City News
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Sever
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Ward Hunt
O.T.O
O.T.Q
Roy Scheel
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Fay Morthcal
Norma Jean Fornoff
Cliff Stewart
Harold Scheel
Susan
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Robert F. Kruse
Myron Rohrberg
J. H. Hendrix
Reginald
Harland Hendrix
Kathy
Bidon Schultz
Beverly
Burdette Spiker
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Phillip Springer
Sar- Bent Bluffs
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Dianne Buffington
Jd Gilson
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Michael Miller
Colorado Springs
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Gene Gough
Elizabeth Adair
Gary Miller
Fred Techau
Robert Stewart
James Irvin
Steve Miller
Nels Peterson
Mesa
Ariz
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Carroll Kirlin
Clarkson Memorial Hospital
Clyde Pratt
C. P. Thomas
F. G. Barnes
Hancock
Grover Howard
Avaca
Harold Williams
Pairmont Park
Joe Wriedt
Carl Schroeder
Gerald Stogdill
Yellowstone National Park
First Methodist Church
MYF
First Baptist Church
Wayne Bass
Lyle Williams
S. S
Kensington
the Presbyterian Church
Laura Clay
Amechard Martin
Bundiy
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
O. L. Kaufman
Mills
Maddocks
John Swarts
Karl Mintle
Harvey Bolte
Glen Robertson
Warren Robertson
Clarence Burgoin
Glen Bryant
F. W. Andersons
Clarence Bennett
Stanton
Carl Malcolm
Robert and
Dale
Virgil Decker
Trudy
Earl Benoit Roger
Ronnie
LeRoy
George Burgein
Roy Gater
Katherine Gater
Nancy Simmons
Jennie McCormick
Carthage Mo
W. E. Simmons
Gwen Childs
A. F. Childs
J. W Parman
Ann McCoy
R W. Clipson
Bernice Clipson
Jack Clipson
John
Mary
James Clipson
Gayle Ann
R. W. Clipson
J. H. Kruse
Clinton Frank
Andirs
Glen Winchester
Jonnie McCormick
Glenwood Lake Park
W. A. Hafer
Mis. Don Houser
Byron Schoening
Spiker
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