Christmas City Life And Local Visits In Iowa Towns
The writer recalls a bustling holiday scene with shoppers and revolving doors, then details visits to Beloit Wisconsin where YMCA director Burk runs youth programs and volleyball, and to Bellevue with Tom Bates recovering from bulbar polio at Xavier Hospital. The piece notes festive lights in Albia and other towns, but raises financial strain at Monroe County Hospital and hospital equipment debts amid heavy Christmas spending.
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Ami
Bellvue Herald
Tom Bates
Tom
Xavier Hospital
Dubuque
Press Association
Des Moines
Bates
Bellvyue
Albia
Monroe County
Albis
Rays Rambling Editorial on Chicago as a Fabulous Lady
An editor compares Chicago to a wonderful city described as a fabulous lady with a fine coffee and luxurious aura, offering a colorful interpretation of the urban scene. The quirky prose highlights the editor's distinctive view of the Windy City.
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Chicago
Sunshine Club Meeting With Celia McDanel
The Sunshine club met Celia McDanel on December 1 with hickory nut gathering and a cooperative dinner followed by quiz games. Prizes went to Mamie Tisue Marjorie Tisue Ros ale Gladfelder Nellie Gladfelder. Guests included Mrs Gretcheh Pur vis Vicky and Steve Marlan. Next meeting set with Lucille McKern January 3.
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Sunshine Club
Celia McDanel
Mamie Tisue
Marjorie Tisue
Rosale Gladfelder
Nellie Gladfelder
Lela
Bert McKern
Ray Harrison
Jess Gladfelder
Kenneth Gladfelder
Harley Tisue
Gretcheh Purvis
Vicky
Steve Marlan
Lucille McKern
Golden Lines Enjoy Christmas Party Highlights
The Golden Links class held a Christmas party Monday evening at the E V B church dining room with 21 attending. Mr. and Mrs. Zell Callen and Mrs. Ted Campbell organized a cooperative supper and four short programs. The event featured Christmas carols, a reading of the Christmas Story by Mrs. Theo Miller, games, and a gift exchange. Rev and Mrs. Lynn King and children were guests and received a Christmas box.
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Horn
Grant Banks
St. Joseph Hospital
David Grant
Edna Moore
Joe Moore
Albert Burkland
Harold Henshaw
Ernest Stevens
Darlene
Nevada
Rex Albertson
Marshall Hedgecock
Des Moines
Harry Wilkinson
Guy Streepy
Kansas City
Roger Morlan
Kitty
Colin
Mt. Vernon
Alvin Springs
Sherry
H. B. Spring
Lionel Spring
Doyle
Merna Henshaw
Deloris Ballanger
Jackie
Maxine Pemberton
Larry
Centerville
Sherry Spring
Moore
George Morlan
Jerry
Kenny Morlan
Charles’ Winans
Eddyville
Miller-Wehrle Funeral Home
Richard Burger
Fairview Cemetery
Golden Links
E. VU. B. Church
Zell Callen
Ted Campbell
Theo Miller
Lynn King
New Hope Christmas Plans At Wesley Chapel
New Hope at Wesley Chapel W. 8 CS will meet Dec. 16 with Mrs. Max McDonald for a Christmas program. M. Y. F. held a 24 member meeting with a candle light installation for new officers. Christmas program at the chapel set for 7 30 p m on Dec. 22. Several local residents attended dinners and visits, with various adults and families listed in attendance.
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FA Wesley Chapel
W. 8
Max McDonald
Wealey Chapel
Lute Hiatt
Frank Hiatt
Alice Wilton
Irven Kalvng
Fred Dusablon
Karl Fischer
Minneapolis
Russell Warner
Blakesburg
Leona Scott
Orville Burton
Eva Hiatt
Dorothy
Genevie Donovan
Donovan
Paul Spencer
Ivan Harsh
George Turner
Loveland
Colo
Lynn Lemley
Plano
Genevie Donovan Beerge
J. J. Jem Jursday
John Wood Wek
Henry, Witt
John Peterson
Don Pettibone
Jim
Tom
Joan Pettibone
Christmas social notes at local homes in Centerville area
Mrs Frances Burton helped host a Past Matron club Christmas dinner at Mrs Mary Johnsons home. The Bert Meadows and Ed Schindler homes in Centerville hosted Sunday and weekend gatherings.
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Bert Meadows
Ed Schindler
Centerville
Frances Burton
Mary Johnson
Maple Grove Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Maple Grove social roundup lists Bobby Tomlin staying with grandparents Mr and Mrs Walter Harper. Families, including Johnson, Robinson, Taylor, Tadlock, McDanel, Hayes and others, hosted dinners, birthday celebrations, and Sunday gatherings. Nearby trips include Basil Tadlock attending a funeral and Gabe Johnson at a sale in Albia.
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Bobby Tomlin
Walter Harper
Harper
Gabe Johnson
Wanda
Ralph Robinson
Billy Kinnamon
Bud McDahel
Dick Johnson
Otha Taylor
Wayne
Gary Tisue
Lois Tadlock
Shirley Ann Walter
Donna McElderry
Gabe Tohnson
LaVerne McDanel
Bud McDanel
Bernard Hayes
Cynthia
Zula Taylor
Shelia Wilson
Elaine Tadlock
Delia McCrory
Charles
Chitetlansburg
Albia
Lyndon McDanel
Grant
Tadlock
Clair Sellar
Bud Walter
J. L. Dodd
Curtis Tomlin
Basil Tadlock Pana
Methodist
Claude Hawk
Richard
E. G. Hawk
Harold Hawk
Basil Tadlock
Jack Illingworth
Joanne Hawk
Roe Ahee
Don Ahee
Dave Ahee
John Wilson, Jr
Clinton
Iowa
Dick Dunham
Des Moines
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Bloomfield
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Publishera
Rays Ramblin
NEW Fashioned
Sargent Mineral Meat
Forrest Main
Moravia, Iowa
Time
Murphy
West Side Square
Udell
Fr. B. Spring
Golden Lines
Oehler Bros
Firestone
Albia Centerville
New Hope
Genevie Densran
A. M. Wilson
Albia, Iowa
Maple Grove
Gardner Hatchery
Milady' S Shoppe
Williams Clothing. Co
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