Local 4-H and social notices span April meetings and wedding
Society notes from Richland recount multiple 4-H meetings at Alda Mae Pippel’s home on April 13 and 12 as well as April 8 and 16. Activities include demonstrations, projects, tours, officer elections, and Mothers Tea plans plus a April 4 1954 wedding at Central Methodist Church in Oskaloosa between Frances Klein and Forrest L Davenport with a large reception in Davenport after May 15.
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Richland Bluebells
Alda Mae Pippel
Dorothy de Geus
Sarah Davis
Arden
Linda van Zee
Marilyn Vander Linden
Janet Nollen
Norma Hiemstra
Mary Lou Gostelink
Mt Vernon Bride Weds Mr Frank Champagne in Wallkill Church
Miss Ota De Winter of Mt. Vernon New York daughter of Mrs Nicholas De Winter and the late Mr De Winter married Sunday April 11 to Mr Frank Champagne of Middletown Conn son of Mrs George Champagne and the late Mr Champagne of Raynham Center Massachusetts candlelight service at Wallkill Reformed Church officiated by Rev Meldin Joachim assisted by Rev Walter N Van Popering reception in the church hall Mr William K Hauser gave the bride in marriage bride wore white and tulle gown with French illusion veil carried orchid and lilies of the valley bouquet Mary L Dubois of Wallkill was maid of honor in apple green lace over tulle
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Ota de Winter
Mt. Vernon
New York
Nicholas de Winter
Pell Town
de Winter
Frank Champagne
Middletown
Wallkill
Hank Thompson and Brazos Valley Boys in Oskaloosa Show
Hank Thompson and his Brazos Valley Boys visit Oskaloosa Iowa on Friday April 30 sponsored by Disabled American Veterans Chapter No 21. Proceeds support Vets Hospital work at Knoxville and Des Moines Veterans Hospitals. The band celebrates top hit status for 1953 Rub A Dub Dub and previous 1952 honors for Wild Side of Life.
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Hank
Wonk
Hank Thompson
Brazos Valley
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 21
Knoxville
Des Moines
Wedding of Champagne and Groom in Middletown
The ceremony featured brides Miss Champagne, a Traphagen School faculty member and future UConn master’s graduate, and the groom, a Middletown High School faculty member and WWII veteran pursuing a doctorate. They will reside in Middletown after July 1. Also noted is a Pleasant Grove Sunshine Club meeting at Leighton hall led by Jeanetta Roord with planned school-year end picnic.
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James MacDonald
Middletown
Conn
Herman Mahlandt
Herbert DuBois
Wallkill
Evelyn Swenson
Mt. Vernon
Champagne
Central College
Pella
Towa
University of Connecticut
Traphagen School
Bridgewater State Teachers College
Bridgewater
Mass
Middletown, Conn
Far East
Connecticut
Pleasant Grove Sunshine Club
Leighton Hall
Jeanetta Roord
Edna Vos
Helen Vander Zyl
Jeanetta Roorda
Average woman washes 26,000 dishes yearly
A cited figure states that the typical woman washes about 26 thousand dishes in a year. The statistic emphasizes habitual domestic chores and suggests a high weekly dishwashing burden for households.
Thompson and Band Booked for Benefit Show in Oskaloosa
Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys will appear in Oskaloosa on Friday April 30 at 7 30 p m in a Grand Ole Opry Show at the Oskaloosa High School auditorium for one performance only Hank Thompson and his Western Show Outfit have won more polls and awards than many other country acts with juke box operators naming him top country act.
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Hank Thompson
Capitol Recording
Brazos Valley
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa High School
Hank
Pattern Selection Is Important in Sewing
Opal Roberson of Iowa State College urges homemakers to choose patterns wisely. Evaluate design harmony, longevity, and ease of use, then match pattern details to your figure and fabric. Consider how construction requirements fit your skill and the dress outcome.
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Towa
Opal Roberson
Towa State College Extension
Miss Roberson
Teen-age safety conference in Des Moines faces critical transition
About 600 youths from 300 Iowa high schools gathered in Des Moines for a landmark teen age safety conference. The event showcased a vivid safety program under the state house dome, but the delegates soon return home to face the challenge of organizing local groups without broad ongoing support.
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Iowa
Des Moines
State House
Teenage safety movement gains life in town areas
Port and encouragement in their own home towns. That is a job for schools and local civic and advice groups. The teen-age safety movement may come to a virtual halt this summer unless local adult organizations contact the delegates who attended the conference and offer them real support and encouragement. The teen-age safety movement in Iowa came alive all in one big.
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Towa
Burst Last Monday Drives Community Nourishment Effort
A community initiative emphasizes that the burst event last Monday underscored the need for ongoing nourishment from every local group to stay alive. The plan calls for continued support from residents, organizations, and volunteers to sustain efforts.
Name's the Same: Johnsons Lead Town Falls Rotary
The Town Falls Rotary Club recently elected a Johnson as president for the third year running. W. Q. Johnson succeeds WH. N. Johnson, who followed Dr. W. A. Johnson. With no Johnsons left, change is coming soon.
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Town Falls
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4-H Club
Black Oak
Scott Strivers
Dale Fleck
Scott Strivers 4-H
Dick Redman
Jerry Walster
Fleck
Carolyn Wagaman
Lively
Lynnettes
Loydenna Sparks
Joan van Maanen
Maida Sparks
Roberta Benson
Carolyn Way
Truth Seekers
First Reformed Sunday School
G. Gar
Willard Kaldenberg
Leroy Vroom
C. Vanden Berg
Clayton Ustermarkt
A. Bennink
Esther Boat
Klein—Dunsmoor
Frances Klein
Arnold Klein
Route 4
Forrest L. D . Davenport
Kenneth Kooyman
Raymond Swanson
Helen Sears
Thomas J. Clancy
Davenport
George W. Ballenger
Lacey
James P. Frederick Jr
Thomas Zunkel
Buckley, Ilinois
Elmer Baethke
Merlyn Hale
Engel de Kock
Glen Boughton
Marion Brink
Catherine Berglund
Edris Lester
Garden Engineering Company
Lacey High School
Sherwin-Williams Co
Town
East 87Th Street
Mea
Felco
Felie
Pella, Iowa
Ybenga Studio Photo
Oskaloosa Moth
Klein
Osk
Karen
Fm Daven
Sunshine Club
Bor
Folliott S. Pierpoint
Ford Tractor
VRC
Perea
Jess
Pella Supply CO
Bob Hullihan
Don
Verought Insurance
Star Oil CO
Independent Sovereign Service
Rangers
National Homes
Sonora
Eitcarn A
Aruaa
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