Prairieburg Church Society Elects New Officers
Prairieburg Mrs. Tom Supple was elected president of the St. Joseph Catholic church Altar and Rosary Society at its Christmas party. Other officers include Mrs Ami Holub as vice president treasurer Mrs Melvin Holub and secretary Mrs Lester Holub. The gathering also notes Homemakers club meeting at Prairie Hill with 19 members and various social activities.
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Prairieburg
Ladies of
Homemakers Club
Prairie ‘Hill
Edward Silvers
William Sorensen
John Franklin
Fred Whiting
Fred Amenter
John
Richard Shaffer
Grace Silvers
Rufus Hanken
al Smith
Mrs Kephart Elected To Head Pythians
The Order of Pythian Sisters elected Stella Kephart as most excellent chief with a slate including Mac Landis as excellent senior and Addie Ireland as manager. Installation is set for Jan 10 and the Dec 27 meeting features a pot luck supper and white elephant gift exchange.
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Order of Pythian Sisters
Fannie Milroy
Stella Kephart
Mac Landis
Min Rickels
Addie Ireland
Hazel Deischer
Freida Martinsen
Edna Yeoman
Lanie Pickett
Hester Sinclair
Lula Cass
Florence Bleadorn
Wetaka Wakita Camp Fire Groups Hold Christmas Ceremony
A joint ceremony December 8 at Mrs. Lyman Perkins home saw twenty Camp Fire girls in green boughs and candles complete Fire Maker rank and celebrate the 1954 birthday honor. Group singing followed with guests Mrs. Hamilton Mrs. DeShaw and Mrs. Monk present. Wetaka guardian Mrs. Frank Williams and Wakita guardian Mrs. Lyman Perkins. Walter Parker, longtime Clarinda resident since 1913, Dies at 96.
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Wetaka
Wakita
Lyman Perkins
Tom Hamilton
Earl DeShaw
Lester ‘Monk
Frank Williams
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Tom Supple
Church Society
Linn County Firemen’s Association
Central Fire Station
Cedar Rapids
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Lester ‘Henderson
Dim ‘McNamara
Leo Lawrence
Howard Hart
Donald Hart
Anamosa
E. J. Patnode
Guy Lawrence
Grover Ankney
Leslie Ankney
J. E. Ahlrichs
Monticello
Joyce Farrington
Shirley Wolmott
Betty Dolan
Dorothy Woodward
Velma ‘Rosendahl
Cedar ‘Rapids
Bud Spinler
Bob Clemens
Jimmy
Doris Fell
Ranae
Dick Rosendahl
Jimmy Lawrence
Sherry Woodward
Kathy Boyse
Keith Boyse
John Walmutt
Jennie Butschi
Coggon
McLaughlin
Pontiac
BUICK
Studebaker
Smitty’s
Christ
Old Grimes
Kraft
Texas Oranges
U. S. No
Pascal Celery
Westshire
Elsheimer
Jones County
Kephart
Pythians
Clarinda
Walter Parker
Parker
Poinsettias
Corbett’s Floral Shop
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