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Newspaper
New Times
Location
Alden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1947
Page
10
A long string of weekend and holiday plans fills social notes. People from West Liberty to Ames and Des Moines travel for Christmas, visits, and family gatherings. Included are Elks initiations, college affiliations, and local weddings and guest appearances.
The DEO DATE Society meets this evening for a Christmas party at the Baptist church with a 6 30 covered dish supper. Phyllis Cox Bernice Nash Barbara Crowell and Mr and Mrs M Whiteside are in charge of the event.
T. S. Gentle announced Tuesday night that Dave Steel and Cleo Wart had sold 250 tickets for the Elks dinner-dance set for Thursday evening, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m.
Iowa Falls bride Roberta Burlage daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Thornton Hillsboro and Alex Boitscha Davenport wed Sunday at two o clock in the home of Mr and Mrs Riley Combs Reverend A Rh Young of Davenport officiated in the presence of immediate families A reception for about 100 guests followed from 4 to 6 p m Mrs Combs wore a hammered green satin dress her corsage yellow roses The bride wore a white wool suit with an orchid and gold and white chrysanthemums decorated the home They will reside in Iowa Falls Roberta formerly bookkeeper at the Iowa Falls Firestone Store Boitscha works for a Davenport construction firm
The West Side Brownies plan a Christmas party at leader Mrs. Frank Welden’s home at one o clock on Saturday in Iowa Falls.
Admission to the all high school Christmas party held in the gym Monday was a gift placed in a grab bag from which students drew gifts after a program of games and dancing. Sophomores decorated, seniors arranged the dance, juniors planned games, freshmen and eighth graders handled refreshments.
Vern Newton schedules the annual Christmas party for employees of the Iown Falls Rendering Co. and the National By-Products Co. at the Prin cess banquet room starting at 5 p.m. Saturday. Guests include staff from Des Moines Britt Mason City Jefferson and Humboldt plants.
Saturday evening in the IOOF hall the Royal Neighbors elected officers for the coming year. Named were Mrs Boyd Rodemeyer Oracle Mrs Ray Weber Vice Oracle Mrs Fay Simpson Recorder Mrs August Meyer Receiver Mrs W L Burton Chancellor Wilma Amman Marshall Mrs Clarence Mardick Inner Sentinel and Mrs Daisy Grandgeorge Outer Sentinel. Officers will take office at the last meeting in January after a Christmas party with the lodge members’ children presenting the program.
For sale two purebred animals, a Hampshire boat and a Poland China pig. Contact George Wall, four miles south of Bur dette, postal 19120.
Mrs Harold Schager Alden expresses heartfelt gratitude to friends relatives and neighbors for cards flowers and acts of kindness during her recent serious illness.
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