Christmas Potluck and Club Parties Near Iowa City
Amvets Auxiliary hosted a 1 pm Christmas potluck at Iowa Light & Power Co. rooms with Mrs. Harry Thompson and Mrs. Howard Sandy as hosts. The event featured carols, readings, a gift exchange, and plans for a December 21 bazaar. The Asbury Methodist Jr. Choir celebrated with a party honoring Janis Sue Wilson, with carols, a covered dish supper, and slides by Rev. McQuary. Garfield Township Farm Bureau banquet followed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with a Russia trip slide talk by Ralph Olsen and a toast by Lawrence Turley.
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Amvets
Iowa Light & Power Co
Harry Thompson
Howard Sandy
Bessie Boyce
Asbury
Methodist Church
N. A. Wilson
Janis Sue
Garfield Township Farm Bureau
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Kloster
Ralph Olsen
Ellsworth
Russia
Presbyterians Hold Christmas Themed P W Meetings and Auxiliary
The Presbyterian Women organized four groups meeting across homes with devotions Bible study and lessons on Christmas stories and Indian Americans. Attendees included 11 to 12 members per group with guests and children. Lunches were served after each session. The Legion Auxiliary and Wesleyan Service Guild held potluck and Christmas events with gifts and charity donations. A county meeting is set for January 16 at Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. recreation rooms.
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P.W.O
A. W. Ives
Phillips Brinkman
Ed Savery
Ed Shelgren
Luke
Herman Wilken
Art Erickson
Martin Prehn
Carrie Turley
Richard Morris
Dora Barker
Lawrence Turley
Norton Ives
James Cruickshank
Stewart Whitmore
Bert Thomas
Harold Shelgren
Arlo Ives
Lyle Lund
Roger DeWolf
Earl Ives
Jay Tutt
the Legion Auxiliary
Thora Pedersen
Pedersen
Harold Carlson
W. F. Coddington
Robert Kelchner
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Roy Simonson
Wm. Kloster
Verna Ryen
H. I. Wickie
Alton Christensen
Christensen
Gene Ryen
Tangerine Mums and Community Christmas Gatherings
December activities across Rolfe include group meetings with gifts for orphanages, Bible studies, and potluck luncheons. Rolfe Rebekah officers were elected, a farewell party was held for the Carltons, and the Rolfe Progressive Club planned donations to local charities. The T T T Society and Social E Club hosted events with Christmas programs and gifts.
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Rolfe Rebekah Lodge
Lorene Hansen
N.G
Dorothy Farlow
Noble Grand
Gletha Marine
Marcella Buck
Arlene George
Iva Harmon
Stumble Over Truth Quote Noted by Churchill
Winston Churchill quote about men tripping over truth and quickly moving on reflects a view on human reaction to honesty and accountability. The line emphasizes the tendency to ignore or avoid confronting unpleasant facts.
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Winston Churchill
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Light Company
Sunshine Boxes
Asbury S. S
Wilson
Fred Nelson
Nelson
Franklin Majorowicz
James Trimble
Iva Brown
Sylvia Osking
O. B. Fuller, Jr
George Majorowicz
Victor Shimon
Garfield Two Farm Bureau
Presbyterian
Legion Auxiliary Met
Thora Pedersen Home
Wesleyan Guild
Streit
Wesleyan Service Guild
V.F.W
V.F.W. Auxiliary
al Bergeson
Wm. Papenfuhs
Rolfe Rebekahs
Lee Carlton
Rolfe
Mrs. Carlton
Bradgate
Rolfe Progressive Club
Myrtle Rickless
Verdie Nelson
Harriett Carlson
Mary Trimble
American Home Funding Association
Ottumwa
Florence Crittenton
Sioux City
Community Chest Fund
Mary Phillips
Fern Pease
Cherokee
T.T.T. Society
Iowa
Lyle
Donald Davidson
L. R. Davidson
Chapman
Social E Club
C. B. Chapman
Charles Dickens
Florida
Coca
Candy
Paris
Cara Nome
Coty
Him
Seaforth
Palmolive
Webb’s Drug Store
Stanback
Pocahontas
Pocahontas, Iowa
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