Sutton Club Meeting and Local Social Events Content
Sutton The Claytonian members met at the home of Mrs Ronald Hanna for a regular meeting. A vegetable lesson by Mrs Kyle Alden and social activities followed with prizes to Mrs Ella Larkey Mrs Peggy Willimack Mrs Alberta Fairley and Miss Roseann Larkey. Lunch was served by the hostess. In Cedar Rapids wedding of Paul Diane Straub and Wanda Lee Rich took place with Ronald Reid best man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Reid
Mary Ellen
Ronald
Dillon Stickley
Paul Diane Straub
Wanda Lee Rich
Cedar Rapids
Ronald Reid
Mary Reid
Grand Junction
Bert Clark
Reid
Joe Massey
Dillon Massey
Garry
Dubuque
Pete Clark
Maquoketa
Kyle
Davenport
Paul Huston
Ronald Hanna
William Finkenbinder
Harold
Jack Moran
Ottumwa
James Moran
Acll Topping
Paul Boorn
Muscatine
Grace Hanna
Wyoming
Rufus Browne
Carroll Rockwell
Louis Moenk
Buck Creek Native Johnny Flannagan Dies in Washington Car Crash
Buck Creek reports the death of Johnny Flannagan in a Washington state car accident. He was a former Buck Creek resident and the brother of Mesdames Clell Moulton, Tom Wilson, Bert Thompson, and Henry Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Creek
Washington State
Johnny Flannagan
Flannagan
Clell Moulton
Tom Wilson
Bert Thompson
Henry Wilson
Dinner honors 28th anniversary of Bacon couple
Mr and Mrs Herbert Gearhart hosted a Sunday dinner for Mrs Clar ence Bacon and Mr Clarence Bacon celebrating their 28th wedding anniversary. Guests included Mr and Mrs Marvin O Bacon and Bette Lee Bacon.
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Herbert Gearhart
Family Night Moved to Friday for Golden Lord's Acre Day
Friday event replaces regular Wednesday program due to Golden Lord's Acre day and supper activities. Local organizers shifted the schedule to accommodate the observance and community gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Lord's Acre
W.S.C.S Meeting Set For Thursday November 3
The W S C S will gather Thursday at 2 pm with Mrs Everett Beitz leading the program and the West circle serving as hostesses for the event.
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W.S.C.S
Everett Beitz
The
West Circle
Buck Creek W.S.C.S. Mark 15th Birthday at Baxter Home
The Ryan W.S.C.S. invites Buck Creek W.S.C.S. to a 15th birthday anniversary party hosted at Mrs. N. D. Baxter's home on Thursday evening. Guest speakers include Dr. and Mrs. George Dunn of Independence. Various cohosts and attendees from Buck Creek and Manchester are listed among the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan W.S.C.S
Buck Creek
W.S.C.S
N. D. Baxter
George Dunn
Independence
David Saunders
Clark Dighton
Floyd Wilson
Archie Miles
Harvey Bacon
John Saunders
Jay Flannagan
Ralph Wilson
Gene Moulton
Preston
H. Duffey
Manchester
Nowacheks Host 500 Club Dinner at Wyoming Home
Mr. and Mrs. Nowachek entertained the 500 club Sunday evening with prizes awarded to Mrs. LeRoy Dirks, Mrs. John Steffen, Elmer Timm, LeRoy Dirks, and John Steffen. South Prairie Homemakers held a pot luck supper and card party in Onslow with a prize list led by A. E. Stampe and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
South Prairie Homemakers Club
Onslow
Frank Byerly
Adolph Stampe
Meinhardt Zimmerman
Edwin Wilcox
Harlan Jacobsen
Garrett Juilfs
A. E. Stampe
Howard Jamison
Reggie Morse
Marvin Mortensen
Allison Fishwild
Pinochie Club Hosts Pot Luck at French Home
The Pinochie club gathered for a Saturday night pot luck supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester French. Prizes were won by Mrs. William Peck, Robert Barber of Oxford Junction, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heffelfinger of Olin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester French
William Peck
Robert Barber
Oxford Junction
Fred Heffelfinger
Olin
Mrs C E Wherry Hosts Recent House Guests
Last week visitors at the Mrs. C. E. Wherry home included Mr. and Mrs. Sim Wherry of Los Angeles California Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wherry and Steven of Des Moines Mr. and Mrs. A J Hansen of Waterloo and Mr. and Mrs. Murphy and son of Red Oak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Wherry
Sim Wherry
Los Angeles
Calif
Charles Wherry
Steven
Des Moines
A. J. Hansen
Waterloo
Murphy and Son
Red Oak
Weekend Guests and Birthday Observance Reported in Cedar Rapids Area
Mrs. Minnie Millsap marked her 85th birthday on October 20 with visitors including Mr. and Mrs. William Somerville Anamosa and other relatives from Cedar Rapids Anamosa Wyoming Center Junction Clinton Marion and Marion area. October 16 guests in the Nellie Jansen home included Mr. and Mrs. Chris Paysen and a nephew from Germany. Sunday dinners featured several local families and guests from Cedar Rapids Anamosa Marion and Clinton as listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Eggleston
W. G. Krouse
Cedar Rapids
Clarence Yock
Gerd Dirks
Minnie Millsap
William Somerville
Anamosa
Ed Millsap
Charlie Mullet
Wyoming
Ronnie Martens
Center Junction
Leon Carroll
Clinton
Archie Vargason
Marion
Chris Paysen
Camanche
Germany
Nellie Jansen
LeRoy Dirks
Stanley Eichhorn
Clarence
Chris Eichhorn
Duane Ellwood
Mary Hass
George Fishwild
Anamosa Social Roster and Regional Weekend Happenings
Center Junction residents Ernest Biere and family hosted Thursday evening visitors in the Norman Martens home. The Thompson couple attended Charlene Alyea and Galen Helgens marriage at Wayne Lutheran church with Alyea family hosting reception. Nearby visits included Behrends and Lurkens from Minnesota, and several local hosts. Monticello students named Candy Wilcox queen candidate and Charles Classen king candidate for Halloween events. Andrew Serbousek plans Mason City trip to relatives. Theater outings included Mount Vernon play Kind Lady and Olin junior class performance with Kathleen Dirks noted. Harm Dirks and county officers attend ISAC school in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Ernest Biere
Anamosa
Norman Martens
Ronnie McCullough
S.C
S. G. Thompson
Charlene Alyea
Galen Helgens
Wayne Lutheran Church
Miss Alyea
Charles Alyea
Fern Leggett Alyea
Thompsons
Gerhard Behrends
Margaret Lurkens
Owatonna
Minn
Dena Antons
Richard Antons
Herman Petersen
George Burch
Cedar Rapids
Ray Price
Monticello
Jeanette Wilcox
Charles Classen
Andrew Serbousek
Mason City
Audrey MeeAleer
Arthur Wilcox
Mount Vernon
Cornell
Armstrong Hall
August Schrader
Harm Dirks
Des Moines
Iowa State Association of County Officers School
Oat Variety Reports Available in Jones County
Jones County extension office in Anamosa hosts reports on oat variety performance tests conducted by Iowa State College. The data cover most available varieties and are available by contacting the extension director Joe E. Legg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Anamosa
Joe E. Legg
Iowa State College
Legg
Scotch Grove Party by Oak Drive Club at V F W Hall
Oak Drive Community club hosted a costume party for families and guests in Monticello V F W rooms. Prizes went to R H Oltmans Virgil Burns Susan Goldsmith and Ronnie Rogers. Games and a scavenger hunt entertained attendees. Esther Sinclair attended as a guest of the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Oak Drive Community Club
V.F.W
Monticello
R. H. Oltmans
Virgil Burns
Susan Goldsmith
Ronnie Rogers
Jack Heiken
Door
Arvil Tuel
Esther Sinclair
John Wright Improves After Timber Injury
John Wright, hospitalized Wednesday after a severe timber work injury, shows slow progress and hopes to save his toes if no infection develops. He and Henry Heiken were cutting fallen trees when an axe nearly severed four toes on Wright’s left foot. He is at the hospital in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wright
Henry Heiken
Monticello
Baton twirlers added to football game demo list
Five more baton twirlers were reported after last week’s initial item. Susan Goldsmith Sara Null Jane Null Patty Ahlrichs and Evelyn Rogers are named as additional demonstrators. Five others from Scotch Grove were noted in the prior report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Goldsmith
Sara
Jane Null
Patty Ahlrichs
Evelyn Rogers
Scotch Grove
Hospitalization Report For Mrs Conley And Family Stay
Mrs Harold Conley has been hospitalized in Monticello since last week after surgery and will remain for some time. Mrs Alpha Eby is staying in the Conley home during the absence.
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Harold Conley
Monticello Hospital
Alpha Eby
Conley Home
Waterloo exhibitor Tom Streets wins blue ribbon in calf show
Tom Streets, visiting Waterloo last week for the meat animal show, returns home Saturday with a blue ribbon after placing 13th among 40 in his class. A total of 480 head were shown. this was his first exhibition and he ranked highly in Jones county. Friday night a dinner honored exhibitors.
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Tom Streets
Waterloo
Tom
Jones County
Mrs Roosevelt Speaks at Coe College in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt was the guest speaker at a Cedar Rapids program in the Coe College auditorium. Mrs O R Howie, member of the Cedar Rapids Council of World Questions, attended as the sponsor noted the 10th anniversary of the United Nations.
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O. R. Howie
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Eleanor Roosevelt
Howie
Farm lands near Boyden sell at 455 per acre
An 80 acre farm in the Boyden area sold for 455 dollars per acre. Buyers Henry Warntjes and Eugene Hof Mayer purchased the property from the estate of Joseph Kack.
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Boyden
Henry Warntjes
Eugene Hofmayer
Joseph Kack
Eggers Home on Furlough From Greenland Base
North Greenland brief features Pvt. Harold L. Eggers of the Thule air base on furlough to Center Junction. He describes endless daylight in July and August, four meals daily, and plans to return to Eustis Virginia. Also notes community birthday celebrations and local civic activities, including 1956 county program planning and ACP funding details for Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Greenland
Harold L. Eggers
Thule
Eustis
Harold
Marilyn Calloway
Baby
John Gray
Robert von Spreecken
Kenneth Smith
Sandras
Steven Guthrie
Anita
Sandra
Lou Ann Lyons
Geraldine Calloway
Gregory
Joleen von Spre
Jack Smith
Ames
HISC
Kim
Paul Smiths
Anamosa
Clarence Guthrie
Gladys McNeilly
Europe
Ingalls
1956 ACP Program Set for Cedar Rapids Meeting
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation personnel from 13 counties will attend a district meeting at the Roosevelt hotel in Cedar Rapids on November 2. The session will present the 1956 Agricultural Conservation Program to county ASC committees and district and county representatives from state and federal agencies involved in soil and water conservation. Representing Jones County are Russell Jamieson, Richard O. Hartwig, and Harry C. James from Center Junction and Anamosa. ASC staff Neal Hayden and Phyllis Harms will attend from the Monticello ASC office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
R. J. Vesey
Monticello
Joe Legg
Oris Randolph
James Cantrell
The
Soil Conservation Service
Dillon Story
Wyoming
John Shover
W. F. Robertson
Olin
Iowa
National A.C.P
Cedar Rapids
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Cedar
Clinton
Delaware
Dubuque
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Linn
Louisa
Muscatine
Scott
Roosevelt Hotel
A.S.C
Jones County
County
Russell Jamieson
Center Junction
Richard O. Hartwig
Anamosa
Harry C. James
Neal Hayden
Phyllis Harms
Three-year-old Montie McCoy Vanishes Then Found Nearby
Montie McCoy of Montour aged three disappeared from his home and was located in a cornfield about a quarter of a mile away. Authorities and volunteers organized searches. the child was unharmed and returned to his family.
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Montie McCoy
Montour
Nearly Killed On Madrid Highway Crew Work
James Collins on a Madrid job narrowly escaped a drag-line bucket near him as it toppled and trapped him by its jaws. The nearly one-ton bucket dropped to ground level and caused a skinned knee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Collins
Madrid
Delicious Hovis Bread Comes to Local Stores Today
Hovis Bread, renowned for its golden color and added vitamins, is now on sale at nearby food stores. The copy praises its toast making, sandwiches, and energy boost, noting the brand's 65 year history and availability at fine local stores.
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Walker
Monticello
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Sutton
Mrs. Ronald Hanna
Cela
Ana
Ole
Harley Hawker
Farm Bureau Insurance Services
Monticello, Iowa
First Presbyterian Church
National Flower
Florist
F.T.D. Florists
Buck
Herman Dolley
al Fred Nowacheks
Homemaker’s Club
Anamosans
Oak Drive Club
Mrs. Roosevelt
Mrs. Howie
Essie
Paul Revere Life Insurance CO
Massachusetts Protective Assn., Inc
John Deere
ED L. VA
John DE
Nourny
Lyle Dean
Devaney Funeral Home
Cascade
England
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