Wedding Reception for Mr and Mrs Paul Johnson in Crawfordsville
A wedding reception for Donna Stout and Paul Johnson was held Sunday 2:30 to 5:00 PM in Crawfordsville at the Presbyterian Church. Guests from nearby towns attended, including relatives from Dubuque and Illinois. After a wedding in Leethe Chapel, the couple will live at Wartburg Trailer Court as he studies at Wartburg Theological Seminary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Wells
Crawfordsville
Presbyterian Church
Paul Johnson
Dubuque
Leethe
Marine Johnson
Kankakee, Ill
Delores Martin
Keota
Keota junior unit plans caroling for Christmas Eve
December 23 program details list the Keota Junior Unit joining other groups for Christmas caroling, then returning to the Metz home for their Christmas party. Nearby notes mention a Chat-A-White dessert bridge hosted by Mrs. John Flanders with prizes for Ann Hess and Deora Lyle and gift exchanges among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Metz
John Flanders
Ann Hess
Deora Lyle
Howard Altenbernd
Andy Sheetz
Altenbernd
Sheetz
Iowa City
Altenbernds
Dean Morris
M.Y.F
Methodist Church
K. W. Statler
Wayne Zehr
Morris
Leonard Sonday
Den 1
Cub Scouts
Arlene Reighard
Rosalie Pearson
Den
Chuck Wallerich
Rolling Green Club elects officers and shares Christmas
Mrs Elmer Peiffer hosted the Rolling Green club Christmas party in Keota with guests Mrs Gene Hammen and Mrs Ray Eakens. Officers chosen were Mrs Levernon Helscher president, Mrs Roger Wright vice president, and Mrs Elmer Peiffer secretary treasurer. Members exchanged tea towels and revealed mystery sisters. A tea towel gift exchange and refreshments followed with Kenny Hahn in charge of entertainment. The 76 Center Improvement club guests enjoyed a cooperative supper with What I Like Best about Wintertime as roll call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenny Hahn
Peiffer
Betty
Darlene
Eakens
Jerome Sheets
76 Center Improvement Club
Walter Reed
Melvin Bell
Nick Roths Attend Nebraska Wedding in Melford
Dec. 12 in Melford Nebr Nick Roth and son Neal attended the wedding of Lonnie Roth and Janet Detwiler. Sunday dinner guests at Vernon B. Roth’s home included Leland and Richard Yoder and Doris of Iowa City. Scouts held a Court of Honor at City Hall for Troop No. 14 with awards and demonstrations. Eighteen L N O Club members met, exchanging gifts and drawing secret sisters. Mrs. Eva Pollard honored at a dinner in Lone Tree. Tammy Deneen named 6th daughter born Dec 13 to Russell and wife. Mrs. L J Zehr admitted for observation. Judson Meyer to spend holidays at E R Meyer home.
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Wayland
Nick Roth
Neal
Melford
Nebr
Lonnie Roth
Janet Detwiler
Vernon B. Roth
Leland Yoder
Richard Yoder
Doris
Iowa City
City Hall
Danny Goodwin
Doug McGuire
Bud” Dick
Pleasant District
Jim Widmer
J. G. Widmer
Dickey
Orion Huffer
Carol
Ames
Warren Graber
Mr. Pleasant
Earl Graber
Henry Graber
Henry
Elsie
Dorothy
Dean Mallorys
China Vista
Calif
L. N. O. Club
W. L. McMickle
Jack McMickle
Fremont
Iowa
Tammy Deneen
Russell Conrad
Harris Beese
P. P. Graber
Joe Miller
Joe Graber
Lydia Roth
Ben J. Roth
Emma Wyse
Addie Davison
Dwight Wittmer
Quincey, Jr
S.C. Wittmer
L. J. Zehr
Mercy Hospital
Judson Meyer
Alma College
Alma
Michigan
E. R. Meyer
Glen McCoy
Olds
Washington
Harry McGuire
Kenneth Hesser
Glen McCoy Sr
Ralph Stuart
Warren Bergh
Ypsilanti, Mich
Detmar Larsen
Bergh
Paul Rainier
Adrian
Mich
Benjamin Gipples mark anniversary in Columbus Junction
Mr and Mrs Benjamin H Gipple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house on Sunday December 13 in the reception room of People s National Bank of Columbus Junction. Daughters welcomed guests and grandsons and granddaughters assisted with coats and guest books. The event drew relatives from Galesburg Monmouth New London Winfield Wayman Wapello Muscatine Letts Fredonia Conesville Des Moines and Columbus Junction. A separate dinner for Smylie livestock employees and their spouses was planned for December 17 in the S Bar S lunch room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Benjamin H. Gipple
People’s National Bank of
Joe Benisio
Galesburg
Ill
Dallas Hutchison
Muscatine
Bruce Gipple
New London
Harris Gipple
Carol Tarr
Monmouth
Loretta Springer
Des Moines
Mary Lou Gipple
Nancy Gipple
Helen Lou Gipple
Winfield
Wayman
Wapello
Letts
Fredonia
Conesville
Farrel Smylie
Robert Smylie
Smylie’s Livestock Co
S-Bar-S
Mrs Luckey Returns From Chicago Visit
Mrs Marge Luckey returned home from a visit at the JF Moldenhauer home in Chicago. She attended a concert by the Golden Fale band of Richardson Texas high school at Sherman House Hotel with invited guests and a granddaughter Beth Benish of Richardson who is a bassoon player in the band.
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Riverside
Marge Luckey
JF. Moldenhauer
Chicago
Luckey
Moldenhauer
Golden Fale
Richardson Texas High School
Sherman House Hotel
Beth Benish
Richardson
Y Social Club
Chas. Skubal
Anna Younkin
Ida Skubal
Therese Libenguth
Agnes Meeks
Washington
Jim Rice
John Tener
John Bulger
Rambling Christmas songs and a Bible tale for readers
A 1953 column reprints four well known carol verses with notes on their authors and origins, plus the Christmas narrative from Luke and Matthew. It blends musically themed reflections on Silent Night and other hymns with the Nativity story, urging peaceful holiday reading.
Barbara Thomas Home for Vacation from Santa Monica
Crawfordsville reports Barbara Thomas arrived at the Haydn Thomas home on Wednesday to spend vacation from Santa Monica, Calif. She will return to California soon after the New. Mr and Mrs Keith Thomas of Douds are celebrating the birth of a son Jeff Allen born Tuesday December 15. Jeff will be welcomed by his brother Kirk nearly three years old.
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Mary
God
Herod
Lord
Joseph
Egypt
Crawfordsville
Barbara Thomas
Haydn Thomas
Santa Monica
Calif
California
Keith Thomas
Douds
Jeff Allen
Jeff
Kirk
The Bad Beat at Bridge Night and a Double
A bridge hand unfolds with East as dealer and North-South vulnerable. South counters Two Diamonds, North unexpectedly bids Two Hearts, South plays Two Spades, and South later runs eight tricks while the narrator clings to spades and a potential six notrump. The tale ends with a moral about never winning by doubling.
Silent Night Emerges as Holiest Christmas Hymn Favorite
A concise note highlights Silent Night as one of the most sung Christmas hymns, revered for its calming melody and universal appeal across churches and nations, reflecting long-standing holiday tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toastmaster Magazine
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Donald Stout
Walter Rich
Robert Johnson
Charles Watson
Martha
Jane Rich
Connie Foster
Jana McConnell
Marsha Holmes
Kenneth Meyers
Presbyterian Women’s Guild
Robert Henderson
Robert Howell
Clarence Moorhead
Lillian Maxwell
Lyle Lowe
Claire Holmes
Roy Montgague
Hollis Whiting
Richard Kaufman
Don Wood
Ted Manson
Burlington
Laura MacLachlan
West Pakistan
Robert Johnson Emerson
Edward Esler
Fairfield
Jan Knutson
Kintheloe Air Force Base
Cuany
Seer Green Bucks
England
Robin Cuany
Wartburg
Rolling Green Club
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Joe Palooka
Billy Folks
Ham Fisher
Blue
Dixie Dugan
By McEvoy
Striebel
Dixie
Miss Wallup
Miss Dugan
Scrooge
Nick Roths
Nebraska
Ezra Wittmer
Benjamin Gipples
Mrs. Luckey
Mrs. Marge Luckey
Jesus the Savior
Oberndorf
Austria
Joseph Moher
Franz Gruber
Sashuel Sears
Mass
Richard Storrs Willis
Nathaniel Willis
The
Bethlehem
Phillips Brooks
Lewis Redner
David and
Isaac Watts
Handel
Lowell Mason
Caesar Augustus
Cyrenius
Syria
Galilee
Nazareth
Judea
David
Christ the Lord
Jesus
Jerusalem
Christ
Juda
Israel
By Vivian Wells
By B. Jay Becker
North
South
Blondie
Chic Young
BY Ernie Bushmiller
Nancy
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