Margaret Pfeifer Enjoys College Life
Margaret Pfeifer a Cedar Falls college senior teaches first grade music and junior high band while preparing for her recital. She juggles campus life with sports clubs, archery, and Sigma Alpha Iota. she notes student life, housing hours, and the social bustle as she plans a teaching career after graduation.
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Ainsworth
Margaret
Margaret Pfeifer
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Gerdes
Linda
Billy
Patty
Christmas Day Guests and Dinners Across Ainsworth
Ainsworth locals shared Christmas Day visits and meals. Mrs Stella McSaleb hosted Floyd West and family Susie and Johnny. Paul Hazelett and family joined Glen Sands for a cooperative dinner. Mary Townsend traveled to Muscatine for a pre Christmas dinner at the Everette Stewart home. Mrs Stewart departed Sunday for Washington. Da hiko spent Christmas with daughter Patty who works for the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Mc Saleb
Floyd West
Susie
Johnny
Paul Hazelett
Glen Sands
Mary Townsend
Muscatine
Everette Stewart
Mrs. Bill Trotter Hosts Ladies Aid Meeting
Fourteen members answered roll call as the United Presbyterian church Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Bill Trotter's home. V. V. Wortman led devotionals, business was led by Claude Kilgore, and boxes of candy and cookies for shut-ins were packed. A sunshine box was prepared for Mrs. Megdelsen, and a gift exchange plus seasonal refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Ladies Aid Society
The
United Presbyterian Church
Bill Trotter
V. V. Wortman
Claude Kilgore
Karl Megdelsen
Virgil Hering
Laird Simpson Jr
John Viara
Christmas gatherings bridge families across Iowa towns
Mrs Eva Nelson of Washington visited at nephew Max White Sr’s home. Christmas dinners were hosted by Mr and Mrs Everette Shearer with guests from Oskaloosa Des Moines Burling ton and others. Orville Thoma entertained Carl Pence of Earlville and others for Christmas. A cooperative dinner brought together five Moore siblings and relatives from Algona Monroe Sigourney Winfield and Washington. Ethel Henderson of Oskaloosa spent holidays with Myrla Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Nelson
Washington
Max White Sr
Everette Shearer
McMullen
Oskaloosa
Glen McMullen
Donna
Des Moine
Maurice Stone
Jeanne
Tommy
Burlington
Orville Thoma
Carl Pence
Earlville
Mabel Fullerton
Mabel Reynolds
Iowa City
Orville Moore
Algona
John Moore
Albert Moore
Monroe
Lloyd MecKune
Sigourney
Ed Almbert
Winfield
Ed Lambert
Ethel Henderson
Myrla Henderson
Local families mark Christmas season gatherings and moves
Mr and Mrs John Clegg have bought a home in southeast Lady City after selling their farm. Dwight Harley and family from Des Moines joined G F Trotter’s clan for Christmas. Several relatives visited Cedar Rapids and Mt Sterling as homes changed hands and travels continued. Ronald Rogers from the University of Iowa visited his parents during vacation. A turkey dinner was shared at C M Spessard’s with Mae Spessard Kennet Ornduff Sandra Jerol Ann Ronnie and Boice Kurtz of Moline Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrla Henderson
Clarence Booth
John Ganon
Washington
Robert Henderson
Crawfordsville
Bill Trotter
Ainsworth
William Marsh
Dianne
Cedar Rapids
Lee Thompson
Cantril
Iowa City
Thompson's
Mt. Sterling
Ronald Rogers
University of Iowa
Rogers
Larry Trotter
Marengo
Trotter
George Bishop
Iva McMullen
Packwood
Everette Shear
Things to Come Sermon Topic at Ainsworth Church
Rev Carl Steetel will preach Shape of Things to Come at Ainsworth Methodist Church on Sunday December 31. College students home for holidays will join the service. Communion will be observed by passing the elements to worshipers in pews.
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Margaret
Mary
Ainsworth
Marg
Carl Steetel
Ainsworth Methodist Church
Christmas Dinner Bellies With Many Davenport Families
Lillian Vera and Charles Simpson hosted a Christmas dinner with Laird Simpson Sr and Jr and Dick Lopshire families from Davenport. George Alexander visited from Minneapolis with Cherie and Ross to spend the holiday with Glen Miller and kin. Tracy Norris returned from Mr. Vernon to join his parents Jee and Norris for vacation. The Hawkins hosted breakfast and dinner for Fred and M F Hawkins family, then visited Mrs. McKenna in Galesburg. Rev V V Wertman returned from Chicago. Wade Scranton and family from Ottumwa visited the Bill Trotter family. Max White Sr and Owen joined a Washington dinner. Hazelett and extended families celebrated together after years apart, with Martha Hazelett from Santa Barbara and several Hazelett relatives present. Earl Miller hosted a Christmas dinner with Glen Miller, Dick Beenblossom, Judy, Stevie, and George Alexander family included. Glen Miller hosted a later dinner for Alexander and guests from Minneapolis and Wayland families.
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Lillian
Vera
Charles Simpson
Laird Simpson Sr
Laird Simpson Jr
Dick Lopshire
Davenport
George Alexander
Cherie
Ross
Minneapolis
Minn
Glen Miller
Tracy Norris
Vernon
Jee Norris
Fred Hawkins
Raymond McChesney
Hawkins
Fred
M. F. Hawkins
Galesburg
V. v. Wertman
Chicago
Wade Scranton
Ottumwa
Bill Trotter
Max White Sr
Owen
Leland White
Washington
Hazelett
Hugh Hazelett
Martha Hazelett
Santa Barbara
Calif
Paul Hazelett
al Hazelett
Charles Hazelett
Earl Miller
Dick Beenblossom
Judy
Stevie
Cherie and
Minneapolis, Minn
Delbert McGuire
Wayland
Daryl Pearson
Marilyn
Bruce Pearson
Florida governor seeks hurricane cure with radar and funding
Florida Governor Fuller Warren called for state funded research to harness hurricanes and curb damage. He urged the 1951 legislature to fund university experiments if progress justifies hope. A radar network to track storms and buy time for protection is planned with sites at Gainesville Tampa Miami Pensacola.
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Barbara Frye
United Press
Tallahassee
Fla
U. P
Florida
Fuller Warren
Warren
Cecil Gentry
Weather Bureau
Miami
Gentry
Gainsville
Cedar Keys
Miami Weather Bureau
Pensacola
U. S. Air Force
Navy
Four Mapel Brothers Host Cooperative Christmas Dinner
A Willard Maple home gathering brought together four Mapel brothers and their families. Attendees included Charles Mapel and wife with family from Ainsworth, Lamar Mapel and wife from Danville, Don Mapel and wife from Columbus Junction, and Mary Mapel from Washington. Also present were Eva Wallace with son-in-law and daughter Charles Dunshee in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Maple
Charles Mapel
Ainsworth
Lamar Mapel
Danville
Don Mapel
Columbus Junction
Mary Mapel
Washington
Eva Wallace
Charles Dunshee
Iowa City
Babson the Financial Sage Drives Faith in Business
Roger W. Babson an American business commentator and investment adviser, born 1875 in Gloucester, MIT graduate 1898. He emphasized religion in business, conquered illness, and developed business statistics during convalescence, shaping his lifelong financial philosophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger W. Babson
Gloucester
Babson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Babson’s diverse ventures and lasting business influence
The text outlines Roger W. Babson’s creation of Babson Institute for men and Webber College for women, plus Utopia College in Kansas. It credits his Gravity Research Foundation and his weekly business stories in 150 papers, highlighting his energy and impact on bringing statistics to life for U.S. businessmen. It also notes his interest in Thomas More and Jefferson's hired men.
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Utopia College’ For
Eureka
Kansas
Babson
Thomas More
Utopia
Gravity Research Foundation
New Boston
New Hampshire
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