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Newspaper
New Times
Location
Alden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1947
Page
7
Numerous households set for Christmas gatherings with kin from Iowa Falls Radcliffe Buckeye Dows Williams Williams Kearney Neb Nevada and Long Beach Calif, while local families hosted relatives for holiday dinners and a botched appendicitis case at Ellsworth hospital.
Church notices from Memorial Congregational St Pauls Lutheran and Methodist list Sunday school times Christmas services watch night events and upcoming meetings. Activities include Sunday school at 10 am and 10 15 am divine services with sermons on Doorways and birthday services for Jesus plus confirmation classes council meetings and New Year events in Alden churches.
Mr and Mrs E L Pettenger, mourners in Freeport for a visit with their sister, were Mason City visitors Friday, the occasion marking a family gathering amid a sad period.
The article notes a church choir and services with songs including I Am Thine Lord. Alden Sub-District Laymen meet December 2 at 7:30 PM. Senior Youth Fellowship gathers December 29 at Joyce Green’s home, while the Intermediate group meets at the parsonage at 7:30 PM.
IOWA FALLS at Edgewood a large gathering honored Mr. and Mrs. Ted Abkes on their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. About eighty five relatives and friends attended the program featuring piano solos by Mrs. Glen Hamilton and Miss Patricia Abbes. Rev. Werkema spoke on a faith theme, Ross Elliott sang with Richard Wagoner accompanying, and a lunch was served by several hosts and hostesses.
Mrs. A W Burgess hosted a Wednesday bridge gathering at Ms. Vance Kinsey's home. After dessert at 1 30 p m two tables competed with prizes awarded to Mrs. T S Gentle and Mrs. John Strohbeen. Guests included Mrs. Gentle and Mrs. Dick Rollins.
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