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Farm Bureau Homemakers Meet For Christmas Party In Oakland Orono
Oakland Orono homemakers gathered at Ruth Burer’s home for their annual Christmas party with 11 members and one child. Readings by Helen Steiner Rice preceded devotions from Proverbs 16 31 and prayers. Officers reported on county events as fund drives for retarded children and the International Friendship Fund were collected. A Wapello choir performed at a later meeting with a birthday table and plans for January. Upcoming anniversaries, hospitalizations, and committee reports on Youth Power environment health and safety were noted along with a white elephant exchange and carols. The next meeting January 16 at Blanche Carter’s with a potluck and diet-themed roll call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
Oakland
Orono Township
Ruth Burer
Helen Steiner Rice
Sylvia Platts
Ruth Buser
Irma Smith
Sylvia Plotés
Hazel Satterthwaite
Louisa County Association
Grandview
International Friendship Fund
Irina Smith
Wapello
Wapella High School
Wapella
Nancy Orimeyer
Harold Cross
VFW Hall
Lulu Jones
Violet Colvin
Hazel Shew
Emma Eversmeyer
Elizabeth Graham
Vernon Wiederrecht
Neil Wiele
Helen Crusen
Paul Kemp
Farm Bureau
Shirley McCullough
Margaret Bloomquist
Doris Peterson
Health and Nutrition
Blanche Carter