Lorber Marten Marriage Bright Church Ceremony
Lorber-Marten wedding at a church with Rev J J Schoenfelder officiating. The bride wore nylon net over satin with lace trim and carried a white orchid cascade. Bridesmaids wore rose dust gowns, and 175 guests attended a reception at Park Lane Golf and Country Club. The couple will reside in Boone Iowa after a brief wedding trip. Out of town guests came from Clinton Mt Pleasant and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Nolan
Betty Jean Walters
Jane Marten
Christel Rue- Seeeee
Weiam Duggan
Richard Rueckert
John Lorber
Park Lane Golf and Country Club
Joan O’connor
Mt. Pleasant
Evelyn Grady
JoAnn McCleary
Beverly Weber
Copper wall pieces and gifts at The Avenue with Minton Whee
Copper wall pieces large and small with sunbursts and clock centers appeal for mantels and walls. Handy recipe books priced at 50 drift from witty titles to diet plots. White toy French poodles and desk accessories like brass book-ends and pencil holders complete the studio selection. Free delivery and showroom browsing invite visitors to explore.
Betty Berry to Wed Robert McMahon in August
Betty Berry, bride elect, was honored Friday at Sunset Inn with a prenuptial shower ahead of her August 27 wedding to Robert McMahon. Guests included Ward McMahon and many local relatives and friends as gifts and decorations celebrated the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Berry
Robert McMahon
Sunset Inn
Bernie Kurriger
Ward McMahon
Bernice Schmitt
Betty Weiershouser
Leila Butler
Harry Chapman
Robert Hazen
iElsie Hagen
Alice Hazen
Clarence Berry
Hattie Berry
Louise Berry
Clara Berry
Lois Berry
Frances Ritter
Minnie Kurriger
George McCullough
Ruth Martin
Della Storms
Irene Dilley
Cecil Meeke, Jr
George Dunker
William McCleary
Sam Altekruse
Russell Hopker
Walter Chalps
Kenneth McCleary
Glenn DeBord
Robert Berry
Warren Kurriger
Mrs. Carter
Eldon Blake Elected President at Family Gathering
Eldon Blake was chosen president for the 1956 Blake reunion during the Weed Park gathering held Sunday. A noon potluck followed with attendees including Floyd Singleton Letts Madlee Blake Harold Swick Lydia Blake Eldon Blake Orville Smith Grover Swick Allen Putnam Wanda Walker Carrol Martin Richard Swick Melvin Haller Eunice Day Glen West and others from Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Blake
Blake
Weed Park
Floyd Singleton
Brighton
Madlee Blake
Letts
Harold Swick
Tipton
Lydia Blake
Orville Smith
Grover Swick
Allen Putnam
Wanda Walker
Carrol Martin
Richard Swick
Melvin
Marvin Haller
Eunice Day
Glen. West and Son
Muscatine
Bridal Shower Held at YW Parlor With Mint and Pink
A bridal shower for the bride to be was held Friday evening at the YWCA with Mesdames Sam Miller Donald Keller and Richard Gray acting as hosts. Decorations featured mint and pink hues while games with prizes were played for attendees including Mrs. Joe Maher Mrs Gerald Smith Mrs Weldon McKnight Mrs Ethel Knott and Mrs Lindley Hoopes among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Hartung
YWCA
Mesdames
Sam Miller
Donald Keller
Richard Gray
Games
Joe Maher
Gerald Smith
Weldon McKnight
Ethel Knott
Lindley Hoopes
Springborn
Ethel Dyche
John Miller
Walter Jensen
Muscatine
Carolyn Tomfeld
Pretty Schmalz
June Wright
Sharon Knott
Nancy Oest
Joan Oest
Sandra Grosjean
Mary Alice Hoopes
Margaret Ann Jensen
Carol Jensen
Janet Wier
Fontayne Coyner
Ardis Bigsby
Betsy
Florence Becke
Rock Island
Sumner Sargent
Lake City
Charles Hines
Anna Fetterman
West Liberty
John Newman
Ray Lewis
Mary
Ada Lewis
Atalissa
James Newman
Letts
Arthur Schuessier
Lone Tree
Don Beam
Columbus Junction
Brooks Thornton
Quincy
Birthday Notices Span Many Families Across Towns
Mrs Babbitt notes birthdays for Raymond Ronald and Debbie near Lone Tree and others in Riverside Conesville Columbus Junction Muscatine West Liberty Pasadena and Clarinda including airman Linn Brown on 30 day leave to visit Mayme Estle and family. Members attend Noble reunion Weed Park and relatives visit Detroit after staying with Coffin family. Eva McKee departed for St Cloud Minnesota after visiting here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Ronald
Debbie
Near Lone Tree
Earl Westlake
Margaret
Juanita
James
Mary
Riverside
Don Fraunholtz
Tiffin
Ray Babbitt
Columbus Junction
Walter Froner
Anette
Elsie
Muscatine
Eunice Lentz
West Liberty
Wanda Babbitt
Myrel
Fern
Roy Westlake
Charley Babbitt
Conesville
Linn Brown
Marchfield
Calif
Mayme Estle
Robert Brown
Clarinda
Ernest Whistler
Weed Park
Robert Coffin
Detroit
Mich
Fred Coffin
John Coffin
Hunt-Posten Ceremony Solemnized at Church
Miss Jean Martin served as maid of honor and Miss Dolores Joan Hermann was bridesmaid with Gary Jackson as best man. The couple, married at the bride’s home, plan to reside at 1619 Orange Street Muscatine after Aug 10. The bride is from Muscatine and the groom from Davenport with ties to area families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Martin
Dolores Joan Hermann
Kathy
Gary Jackson
Arthur
Miss Martin
Hermann
Wilson and Morrison Marriage Solemnized
Miss Carlene JoAnn Wilson daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Wilson married Charles Morrison son of Mr and Mrs Donald Morrison at 2 30 p m Sunday in the Glad church officiated by Rev A A Buntenbach the altar decorated with ferns and gladioli reception at 3 p m at the Kenneth Heuer home about 110 guests attended the four tier wedding cake baked by Mrs Hart Askam the couple will reside at Letts rural route 1 after Aug 15 both graduates of local high schools and farmers life details follow including attendants and gifts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlene JoAnn Wilson
Carl Wilson
First Avenue
Charles Morrison
Donald Morrison
Glad Church
Cypress Street
A. A. Buntenbach
Creston Hunt
Arthur J. Stover
Jhonor
Anna Mae Wilson
Ronald Baxter
Nichols
Kenneth Heuer
Irvin Krueger
Carsman
Maid of Honor
Grand Avenue
H Rt Askam
Askam
Leo Hollenbeck
Glen Anderson
Norma Deahr
Nancy Chapman
Letts
Morrison
Muscatine High School
The
Roach and Musser Co
Letts High
Eleventh Birthday Party for Gertrude Cozad
A birthday gathering took place Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Cozad 708 Wallace street for Gertrude Cozad marking her eleventh birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Cozad
Gorante Corell
Frank Cozad
Wallace Street
Elk Chanters and Wives Picnic At Ray Zeidler Home
Members of the Elks Chanters and their wives gathered Sunday at the Ray Zeidler home on highway No. 22 for a picnic attended by about 50 persons. A business session named the lunch concession committee for the Aug. 21 picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Chanters
Ray Zeidler
Highway No. 22
Elks
Judy Strouse
Esther Spratt
Griffin
Lillian Wilson
Pat Crouse
Frances Emerson
Nancy Sweitzer
Pat Hahn
Mulford Ladies Aid to Hold Wednesday Work Meeting
Social Glances notes the Mulford Ladies Aid will meet Wednesday afternoon at the church with Mrs Marguerite Hansen and Mrs Erna Benninger presiding as hostesses. Chapter T of Grace English Lutheran is involved in the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulford Ladies Aid
Marguerite Hansen
Erna Benninger
The
Grace English Lutheran
Gray-Hartung Wedding Is Church Event
The Gray-Hartung wedding took place at a church with Miss Sandra Grosjean as maid of honor in a green gown and pink head dress. Glen Franklin served as best man with ushers Richard Miller and David McGowan. The couple, both Muscatine High School graduates, departed for a short wedding trip as out of town guests from Rock Lane Tree West Liberty and Atalissa attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Grosjean
Glen Franklin
Richard Miller
David McGowan
Muscatine
Rock Lane Tree
West Liberty
Atalissa
Ray Schafer Elected President at Noble Reunion
Ray Schafer was elected president of the Noble family reunion group at the 29th annual gathering held Thursday in Wark. Ruthe Nobble was chosen vice president and Mrs Lola Whisler was named secretary and treasurer. The gathering drew members from Conesville Wapello Mt Pleasant Nichols Columbus Junction Oskaloosa Muscatine Ia and Joy New Boston Aledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Schafer
Noble Family
Wark
Ruthe Nobble
Lola Whisler
Conesville
Wapello
Mt. Pleasant
Nichols
Columbus Junction
Oskaloosa
Muscatine
Joy
New Boston
Aledo
Mona Council Plans Business Meeting
Mona Council will hold a business meeting at 6 18 p m Tuesday at the Red Entertainment. Marie Jensen Thelma Herlein Lena White Ethel Brown and Opal Holliday will be in charge. Refreshment committee includes Wilma Nicklas Myrie Lewis Glenna Achter Marie Aemeirene Mabel Applegate and Bertha Pantel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Degree Hontas
Red
Marie Jensen
Thelma Herlein
Lena White
Ethel Brown
Opal Holliday
Willlpany Wilma Nicklas
Myrie Lewis
Glenna Achter
Marie Aemeirene
Mabel Applegate
Bertha Pantel
Furs Now Pulled Just In For Alternative Coats
The arrival of fake furs offers a stylish option to replace wear on your fur coats. These synthetic garments promise beauty and long durability while reducing use of real fur.
Muhlenburg and Hagens Exchange Wedding Vows
Miss Patricia Muhlenburg and Ronald Hagens exchanged marriage vows at a 2 PM ceremony. The bride wore a white lace gown with beaded neckline, the groom’s attendant was Lavern Hines, and a reception for 60 followed at the bride’s home. The couple will reside at 511 Orange Street after Mr. Hagens’s Dow Motors job and Miss Muhlenburg’s Muscatine High School graduation. Out-of-town guests attended from Davenport Aledo and Davenport connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Street
Muscatine
Posten
Muscatine High School
F. W. Woolworth
Navy
Chalupa Bros., Inc
Davenport
Jefferson
Bettendorf
Boone and
Clinton
Ronald Muhlenburg
Lavern of Hines
Jerry Hagens
Miss Hagens
Gradioli
Decora- Wayne
Erma Murffin
Charles Frack
Shirley Turner
Hagens
Dow Motors
Richard Doss
Wayne Muhlenburg
Aledo
Lavern Lindhorst
Robert Mundell
Davlenport
Community Shower Planned for Miss Jean Fuhlman
A community shower honoring Miss Jean Fuhlman will be held at 8 o clock Thursday evening August 11 at the Cranston Grange hall. The marriage of Miss Fuhlman and Jerry Johnson of Fairfield will be on August 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Fuhlman
Cranston Grange Hall
Fuhlman
Jerry Johnson
Fairfield
23rd annual Corriell Geertz Lindle Passmore family reunion
The 23rd annual reunion of the Corriell Geertz Lindle and Passmore families was held at the West Liberty fair grounds with 40 in attendance. Attendees included numerous relatives from West Liberty and Muscatine, plus visitors from Atlantic Clear Lake and Florida. Military reservists from Company A 410th Infantry left West Liberty for two weeks of training at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin after a local 22 caliber rifle match won by 17 competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ies
Liberty
Corriell
Geertz
Lindle
Passmore
West Liberty Fairgrounds
Clarence
Lester Isaacs
Merrill Howe
Muscatine
Floyd DeForest
Lester Cornell
Nancy
Wayne
Pierre Lehman
Vern Jarvis
Violet Passmore
Stanley Elder
Roberta
Steven
Larry
Fred Lehman
Connie
Jean
Everlett Kline
Pat
Gloria
Jeannette
Dick Ross
Anna Lehman
Jane Porter
West Liblerty
Gail Becker
Atlantic
Ivan Noland
William Noland
Beja Ann
Clear Lake
United States Army Reserves
West Liberty
Camp McCoy
Wis
Michael Barkhurst
Lester Barkhurst
Eddie Hale
E. E. Hale
Hospitality etiquette at a social visit
A woman guest should offer to shake hands with her host, and the hostess should greet each guest with a handshake. The hostess who omits this courtesy deprives guests of hospitality as they enter the house.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lorber-Marten
Eee
Mary Ellen Bermel
Mary Ellen Carney
Boouh
Alice Fulham
Marten
St. Mary’s School
St. Ambrose College Hospital
Mr. Marten
Muscatine Junior College
Iowa State College
Ames
Minton
Iowa Ave
Geneva Carpenter
Pasadena, Calif
Fred Cof
Eva McKee
St. Cloud
Minn
Penney
Wilson
Wisconsin
Ding
Nichols, Letts
Iowa City
West Branch
Ardell Robinson
Bernard
Franklin Chandler
George Home
Janet Askam
Ruby Carolyn Yedlick
Toni Hansen
Joanne Vander Horn
Arlene Thauren
William Robinson
S. Edwards
William Bunce
Nick Schmi
RuTh’s Beauty Shop
East Sixth ST
Kresge’s
Noble
Mona Council
Muhlenburg
Patricia Muhlenburg
Ronald Hagens
Park Avenue
Sunny Sabia
Dean Buster
Goodie
Loren
Oaiers Street
Hubert Deytre
Dorothy Hartman
Rok Avenue
Cather
Zarion
East Second Street
Yo Louilliard
Summer
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