Ruth Foster Weds Stephen Viggers at John I Foster Home
Ruth I Foster and Stephen K Viggers united in marriage Sunday at 3 pm in a double ring ceremony at the John I Foster home 320 East Main with Dr GC Reed officiating. The bridal party included Helen Foster as maid of honor, Felix E Wiegers as best man, and a reception for about 50 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John IF. Foster
East Main Street
Ruth I. Foster
Joyce Gault
Crawfordsville
Helen Foster
Omaha
Felix FE. Wiegers
Des Moines
Wiggers Viggers Wedding Receives Local Honors
The ceremony featured Granda Holloywell of Donnell sow cutting and serving the cake with Mrs Merle Twinam hosting dining room duties. The couple plans a honeymoon and will reside at 110 FE Monroe. The bride, a Iowa State College graduate and longtime Wash ington county home economist, is married to Mr. Viggers, manager of the Washington County Breeders association. Out of town guests include the couple's Des Moines relatives and Mrs Veazie of Havelock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granda Holloywell
Donnell Sow
Merle Twinam
Edna Morris
Keosauqua
William Wulf
Julia Merrier
Burlington
Velma Jarrard
Wiggers
Monroe Street
Iowa State College
Ames
University of Missouri
Iowa Home Demonstration Agents Association
Wash
Ington County
Viggers
Grinnell College
Navy
Washington County Breeders Association
Felix E. Viggers
Charles Viggers
Jo Ann
Des Moines
Samuel C. Veazie
Havelock
Service Members Return Home on Holiday Passes
RCT. Robert N. Scott of Ft Leonard Wood Missouri returned home for Christmas on a 72 hour pass and is the son of Mr and Mrs Orva Kk Scott. Pte. Jack Zook of the 82nd Airborne Div Ft Bragg North Carolina left for base after holiday leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Leslie Zook ACT. Ira L. Erwin was home for Christmas on furlough from Camp Carson Colorado and will join his wife in Colorado Springs to seek living quarters before reporting back to duty on the 28th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert N. Scott
Ft Leonard Wood
Scott
Orva Kk. Scott
Zook
Jack Zook
82Nd Airborne Div
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Leslie Zook
Ira L. Erwin
Camp Carson
Colorado
Colorado Springs
William S. Eldridge
John Eldridge
Jennie Beard
Hugh McCausland
Washington
George A. Anderson
George Griffith
Washington County
Elaridge
The
United Presbyterian Church of Washington
Family Carriers Bring Soldier Home for Christmas
Robert Bushek spent Christmas at home with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bushek of Officerside. The Busheks drove to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri to pick him up and returned him to the base Christmas night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bushek
Ed Bushek
Mrs. Bushek
Ft. Leonard Wood
Local club meetings and notices announced for the week
Damascus Shrine No. 10 hosts events at the Masonic Temple at 5:00 p m Ardelz Santha No. 27 at 8:00 p m KP hall Initiation and nomination of officers. West Chester Pythian Sisters meet 7:30 p m KP hall Presbyterian Prayer Service 9:30 a m at church Grace Hill Ladies aid community building Secret sister exchange Knights of Columbus Christmas party 8:00 p m St James social hall CES called meeting 8:00 p m Masonic Temple Initiation followed by social hour CYO district meeting 8:00 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus Shrine
Masonic Temple
Ardelz Santha
West Chester
Pythian Sisters
Grace Hill Ladies Aid
Knights of Columbus
St James
CES
CYO
Community organizations schedule in West Chester area
In West Chester the St James social hall hosts the WRC at 2:00 pm. KP hall hosts the OES Pinochlo group at 2:00 pm. The Masonic Temple hosts Friday Baptist WMS at 6:30 pm with a church potluck supper and meat furnished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
West Chester
Wrc
OES Pinochlo Group
Masonic Temple
Riday
Betty Ann Gingerich Weds Bernie Lowry in Parsonage
Betty Ann Gingerich of Kalona married Bernie W. Lowry of the United States Army in a Presbyterian parsonage ceremony. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Lowry of Brighton and the bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Archie Gingerich of Kalona. Dr W J Grossheim officiated as relatives attended. The couple departed this afternoon for Fort Sill Oklahoma where Lowry is stationed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Betty Ann Gingerich
Kalona
Bernie W. Lowry
United States Army
Oscar Lowry
Brighton
Archie Gingerich
W. J. Grossheim
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma
Christmas Dinner Guests and Local Family Gatherings
Mrs. Edward C. Richer hosted Christmas noon dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Homer Mount and Mrs. Myrtle Kelley. Zora Rhodes of Minot, ND, visits Myrtle Rhodes and Lucille. Rhodes is a physical therapist at St. Joseph hospital in Minot. Mrs. Ernest Miller entertained Mr. and Mrs. Harry Newton and Mrs. Mary Rotzinger of Brighton at a Christmas dinner. The Al Crone family held a Christmas dinner and gift exchange with 32 members. Des Moines hosts for Lester Nicola Christmas visit included Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ran Mall Jr. and Clarke Miller, Jean and Pat Nicola. Paul Harvey hosted Christmas dinner and gift exchange for Preston Harvey, Lynn Allen, Wanda Bowden, Francis Roth, and Vera Deimerly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Richer
Homer Mount
Myrtle
Zora Rhodes
Minot
North Dakota
Myrtle Rhodes
Lucille
Miss Rhodes
St. Joseph Hospital
Ernest Miller
Harry Newton
Mary Rotzinger
Brighton
al Crone
Clarence Ran Mall Jr
Clarke Miller
Jean
Pat Nicola
Des Moines
Lester Nicola
Paul Harvey
Preston Harvey
Lynn Allen
Wanda Bowden
Francis Roth
Vera Deimerly
Birthday greetings for local women on the date
Local society notes celebrate several birthdays. Mrs. Claude Bain Mrs. J Mrenk Kos and Mrs. R A Melville receive best wishes. Elaine Sue Norenburg lights four candles and Karla Ann Caviness of Ottumwa marks twice that number on this date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Bain
Jmrenk Kos
R. A. Melville
Elaine Sue Norenburg
Karla Ann Caviness
Ottumwa
Eldridge Couple Observe 60th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs W S Eldridge were honored at a family dinner at Wayne Simerman home and Sunday marked their 60th wedding anniversary. The event featured holiday decoration, gifts, an anniversary cake and a movie record of the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. W. S. Eldridge
W. S. Eldridge
Wayne Simerman
Eldridges
Limerman
John Earl Eldridge
H. B. Hildridge
Wayne Simerman Jr
Atlen
Wayland
John Simerman
Kewanee, II
Washington
Wayne Limerman
W. Os. Eldridge
Captain William R. Jones: early steel production genius
Captain William R. Jones emerged as the outstanding production genius of the early bessemer steel era. Early in his steelmaking career he nearly doubled previous records with similar equipment and continued to produce tonnages of steel considered astounding for the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Jones
Bessemer Steel
Christmas family gatherings across Iowa and beyond
Helen Breese and relatives share Christmas in Iowa City with Mr and Mrs W E Meyers and family. Dr and Mrs William A Burham of Denver visit parental homes, dine with Ralph Zeck family. Rothschild heads to Kansas then Los Angeles for winter. Nearby visits include Carris hosts for Miller and Phillips, Glays burner families, Fishburns, Menetee, Junkin, Koehler, Bridges, Crone family with nurse Donna Crone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Breese
W. E., Meyers
Iowa City
William A. Burham
Denver
Everette Bugham
Ralph Zeck
Milo Zeck
Wayne Zeck
George Zeck
Rothschild
Milwaukee
Salina
Kansas
Alfred Rothschild
Los Angeles
California
J. C. Carris
Ernest Miller
J. N. Phillips
William Glaysburner
Glassburner
Etta Glassburner
Elsie Glassburner
Early colonists rely on maize bread from Indigenous farming
The passage notes that although colonists brought wheat to America, they mainly fed on corn grown by Indigenous people. Indians ground maize into meal and made it into bread, forming the staple of early colonial diets.
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America
Care for furniture scratches with oils and solvents
Advice suggests light scratches can be concealed by rubbing with a mix of linseed oil, turpentine, and white vinegar in equal parts. It notes that special products are also manufactured for furniture repair.
Christmas Dinner Guests Across Grinnell and Surrounding Towns
A lengthy Christmas notice lists multiple families visiting at various homes in Grinnell and nearby towns. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Lester Duke and Nuancy of Grinnell, Mr. and Mrs. John Winge and family, Mrs. Lola Winga, the Borden family with Milo Sorden, C. C. Riese of Muscatine, and many others visiting in Keota Olds Washington Muscatine St. Paul Iowa City and Columbus Junction areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Duke and
Nuancy of
Grinnell
A. L. Griffith
John Winge
Lola Winga
John Winga
Robert Roberts
Washington
Milo Sorden
Borden
Mr. Sorden
L. I. Sorden
Keota
Mrs. Sorden
C. C. Riese
Muscatine
John Yousling
John Huston
Olds
Message praising the U S Army and national opportunity
The passage extols the United States as a free democracy offering advantages to all citizens. It asserts the Army provides food clothing housing and free medical care while training and educating the people to seize opportunities in history's greatest army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
YMCA School Leagues Score Saturday Games
The Bears defeated the Wildcats 61 to 11 in the grade school league. The Lions beat the Hot Shots 29 to 16. In junior high action the Flashers defeated the Midgets 37 to 16. Additional games are set for Wednesday as YMCA follows a Saturday schedule all week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bears
Wildcats
Lions
Hot Shots
Flashers
The
YMCA
Hadacol Claim Touts Vitality and Nationwide Use
A Kansas City man touts Hadacol as boosting vitality after vitamin deficiencies and improved sleep. The ad-style statement claims doctors recommend Hadacol, with a money back guarantee and trial sizes, directing orders to Le Blanc Corporation in Talavette Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis C. Hood
Wabash
Kansas City
Mr. Hood
Vyourself
le Blane Corporation
Talavette
Louisiana
le Blanc Corporation
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Stephen K. Viggers
John Foster
Mero
Stephen Ky Viggers
Keith Genkinger
Glen Miller Ainsworth
Brown Hardware
Ainsworth Meat
Bushek
Jeanette Kyle
YWCA
Stanley G. Newton
Ledgers
Bernie Lowry
Pioneer
the “Voice OF
Iowa
the Eldrige
John Earl
Indianola
Howard
Webster Groves, Mo
Col W. G. Pidtridge
Champaign, T
Mers. Simerman
Steel Pioneer
BE. D. Fishburn
Stanley Fishburn
Henry Menetee
Ralph Junkin
Hilda Olds
Ainsworth
Maude Koehler
Emma FB. Bridges
Donna Crone
St. Luke's Hospital
Davenport
Ted Crone
Mark Campbell, Jr
Dean Landsear
Voice of Iowa
Bill Roberts
Hy-Line News
Hy-Line Poultry Farms
CBS
Evening Journal
Washington, Town
Helen Falk
Chicago
Joe Falk
Manny Mesirow
Stanley Mesirow
W. E .Wasson
Louise
G. T. Jenneke
St. Paul
Minn
Don Thompson
Donna Mae
Clyde Lambert
Maxine
Floyd Marston
Wayne Marston
Mary Lou
Harold Swailes
Mitchell Allen
Columbus Junction
Ted Morgan
Warren Marston
Ivan Marston
Gary
Ed Chabal
Ameal and
Bob Chabal
Bill Putman
U.S. Army
U.S
U.S. Air Force
W. C. Peterson
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co
R. B. Shannon
Dave R. Elder
Bruce ©. Cowden
Charles Morris
W. J. Shannon
Max Marble
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Carrie Twigton
Carri Seelott Ac
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