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s.b*r12,1945 THE IOWA RECORDER, GREENE, IOWA Society Clubs Delight McDow To Wed Leslie W. Borcherding Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. C. Reuben McDowell of Greene are announcing the approaching marriage of their daughter.

Delight Sarah, to Leslie W. Borcherding, BOB of Henry Borcherding of The ceremony will take place on Tuesday at Warerly in the Methodist church at o'clock- Bridge Club Held Christinas Party Sunday Afternoon At Henry W. Dralle Home The T. E. C.

Bridge club held ita Christmas party at the home of Mr. and H. W. Dralle Sunday. A turkey dinner was served at noon to the members present.

Decorations included a decorated Christmas tree and the exchange of gifts was held. The afternoon was spent in play- Ins bridge and prizes were awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Koerner and Mr. and Mrs.

Bert Pooley. Vae Louise Dralle. Rita Ann Dralle, Jane Hessel and Billy Hessel were guests of the club. Jolly-O Club Held Christmas Party Tuesday The Jolly-O club held its annual Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Ed Hildebrand last Tuesday, afternoon.

The Christmas theme was carrjed ouf in decorations. A Christmas dinner was served by the hostess to the members presenL Following the business meeting the exchange of gifts was held and Hildebrahd, who had charge of the program for the afternoon, read the story entitled "How Santa. Glaus Came to America." All mem- lers read short articles or poems pertaining to Christmas. The remainder of the afternoon was spent In playing games and visiting. May Day Chapter Erected Officers Friday Evening The May Day chapter of the O.

E. S. met Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock with the election of officers being held- Preceding the meeting a potluck supper was served at 6:30 o'clock- Mrs. Glenn Lindell was elected worthy matron, Glenn Lindell as wortny patron, Mrs. Gordon Maxwell, associate matron, W.

J. Soil as associate patron, Mrs. Alice Hansen serve as secretary, Mrs. E. G.

Van Eman as treasurer, Mrs. Ljle Shultz will be conductress, and Mrs. Clair Hearn will be the associate conductress. Card of Thanks I WISH to thank all our friends and relatives who sent us cards, letters and gifts and those who visited us while we were in the hospital- Mrs. Lyle Barnett and daughter- School POSTPONED: Because of the flu, the program planned at Scott rural school numbec'six which was to have been Thursday, has been postponed until after Christmas.

Darlene Dix. teacher. RECORDER ADS PAY Social Mrs. W. A.

Deardorff will be hostess to the Women's Christian Temperance union at her home Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. The Catholic Daughters will hold their annual Christmas party and potluck supper Friday evening in the school basement. Members are aaked by the prseident to brine your own sandwiches, table service and a covered dish. A collection of clothes and wearing apparel to be sent to the suffering Europeans will be made at this meeting, and one wishing to contribute clothes is welcome to do so. The committee in charge for the evening la Mary Frascht, Deon Ilamker, Edna Merfeld and Cyrilla O'Brien.

Annual Christmas tea of the Greene Woman's club will be held at the home of Mrs. C. V. Care ou. Tuesday evening at 8:00 o'clock.

The program for the evening, "Passion Play," will be in charge of Mrs- Royal Hardman and Mrs. Nelson Hartgraves. Mrs. Harold Allison, Mrs. B.

V. Andersen, Mrs. Robert Hessel and Mrs. E. T.

SheWeton on the social coni'mittee. Mrs. G. V. McDowell will be hostess to the American Legion Auxiliary Christmas party at her home tomorrow evening.

Mrs. A. B. Mahnke Entertained Bridge Club The Monday Evening Bridge club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

B. Mahnke Monday evening. Prizes were won by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pooley, C.

V. Cave and Mrs. G. A- Carney. Guests of the club included Mr.

and Mrs. H. W. Dralle and Mrs. W.

H. Buchbolz. Methodist Church Society Held Election of Officers The "Woman's Society of Christian service of the Methodist church met at the home of Mrs. Bert WH- kins last Wednesday afternoon. The election of officers was held.

Those being elected include Mrs- Clyde Wegand as president- Mrs. Harry Marsh, vice-president, and Mrs. Alice Hansen will he treasurer. Mrs. Royal Hardman was elected recording secretary and Mrs.

Clyde Stuntz the corresponding secretary. Christmas Party Held by Twenty Club Last Night The Twenty club met at the home of Mrs. W. Langenhagen last night, for their annual Christmas party. "500" was played during the evening and the exchange of gifts was held.

High club score prize was won by Mrs. Laura Willey and second high prize was awarded to Mrs. Roy Taylor. Floating prize went to Mrs. Harry Shook and the second floating prize to Mrs.

Carl Stabenow. Visitor From California John C. Noble. of North Hoi California, arrived day for a visit in the home of Mrs. J.

C. Noble. and Billy. He was recently discharged from the United States navy, after 42 months aboard the TJ.S.S. North Carolina, In the south Pacific theater.

United Service Women to Send Christmas Gift to Members in Armed Forces The United Service women met at the home of Mrs. Frank Knight Monday afternoon. Following the business meeting the remainder of the afternoon was spent making and sewing book markers, which are requested articles from hospitals, and addressing Christmas cards, to service men who are still In the service aid to those who hare received discharges since the latter of March. Each Christmas greeting will hare inclosed a new one dollar hilL The money for the Christmas project was obtained from the service women tag sale which was held in July and the September fall festival The gold star pictures are also being enlarged and framed and will be placed in the public library. A donation of for this purpose wag given by Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Hammell as m. memorial to their son. Private First Class Donald Hammell, who lost his life on Okinawa. Mrs.

Henry Martzahn Feted On Birthday Anniversary Mrs. Henry Martzahn. who was observing her birthday anniversary yesterday, celebrated it by having a group of neighborhood ladies over for a party. Those present included Mrs. I.

J. Deines, Mrs. Hattie Boyd, Mrs. Au" gusta Martzahn, Mrs. Helen Kock, Mrs.

Ed Hildebrand, Mrs. Christ Tanderup and Mrs. Henry Krantoff. Phyllis Eisentrager, Harold Harms Wed Thursday Evening Phyllis Eisentrager, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Eisentrager of Dumont, became the bride of Harold Harms of Bristow, Thursday evening at 6:30 o'clock in the Dumont Evangelical church parsonage The Rev. W. D. Winter performed the double ring ceremony. The bride was attired in a teal blue wool alpcan dress, with black accessories and wore a corsage of American Beauty roses and white chrysanthemums.

Her only jewelry was a pearl necklace, a gift from the bridegroom Dorothy Eisentrager, sister of the hride, was Bridesmaid and wore a raspberry wool crepe dress, with black accessories- She wore corsage of white and yellow chrysanthemums. Melvin Sherman served as best man. After the ceremony, a tray lunch was served at 8:00 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, to the immediate relatives. The bride graduated from the Dumont high school with the class of 1942. The bridegroom has been employed on his father's farm near Bristow, where the couple will be at home.

jmKsmmmsjmmmnmkpE 1 1 Special CHRISTMAS I Showing of i MARSHALL SWIFT FUR COATS Sat. Dec 15 Maxson Cleaners An Ideal Christmas Gift Annual Christmas Party of Cooperative Held Tuesday Night The Butler County Rural Electric co-operative held its annual Christmas party last evening in the American Legion hall at Allison, which was attended by nearly 90 persons, including the directors, reporters, line men and office personnel, their wives and husbands. 'A o'clock turkey dinner was the group. Table decorations were in Christmas colors, red tapers being used. At each cover stood a miniature Santa Claus, upon which had been, printed the program of the evening, and each Santa was pulling a sled upon which was a nut cop in the shape of a red rose.

A tree decorated with; colored lights further carried out the Christmas motif. Following the oinner, the guests joined in community singing. Cecil Layden of Ionia acted as toastmaster. E. N.

Neal of Shell Rock, president of the board of directors, responded with the toast, "The RJLA. of Yesterday;" Kenneth Lacy, manager of the Butler county co-operative, "The R.EA. of To-day;" while Dexter Smith, manager of the Federated Co-operative association, spoke of "The RJELA. of Tomorrow." F. J.

Lund of Webster City, the attorney, addressed the group, and Emil Allison played SCT- eral numbers on his guitar. The last part of the program was "Truth and Consequences" and was conducted by an Allison reporter, Harry Wilder. Butler County Medical Society, Auxiliary Held Venison Dinner, Meeting -The Butler County Medical society and its auxiliary met in Allison Monday evening with Dr. and Mrs. F.

F. McKean. Election of of- Jficers was held by the doctors while their wives had a Christmas parts', with tree and and gift exchange. Dr. F.

O. Rolfs of Parkersburg, was elected president; Dr. B. V. Andersen of Greene, vice-president; Dr.

F. F. McKean, secretary and treasurer. "Ambassadors in White" was reviewed by Mrs. Merle Call of Greene in the auxiliary meeting.

Preceding the meetings a venison dinner was served at an Allison cafe. The venison was furnished by Dr. C. F- Roder of Dumont, who brought down a deer while on a hunting trip to Canada. Those present were: Dr.

and Mrs. W. E. Day and Dr. and Mrs.

E. M. Mark of Clarksville; Dr. and Mrs. C.

F. Roder of Dumont, Dr. and Mrs. H. G.

MacLeod of Greene, Dr. and Mrs. F. A. Rolfs of Aplington, Dr.

and Mrs. Bruce Andersen of Greene, Dr. and Mrs. F. F.

McKean of Allison, Dr. F. O. Rolfs of Parkersburg and Mrs. M.

B. Call of Greene. find Janice Van Dyke of Mason City of Mr. Van Eman's mother, Mrs. E.

spent the week-end with her grand- G. Van Eman, Thursday evening, parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Downs, while her mother, Mrs.

Fred Van Dyke, visited her father. Private Fred Van Dyke, at Saint Louis, Missouri. Milo Mather of Clarksville was a Sunday dinner guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.

M. Mather. Mrs. James Majewski arrived home yesterday from "Waterloo, where she had been visiting several days. Mrs.

Lola Pringle of Marble Rock, and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Austin were Sunday guests in the home of Mrs. Prlngle's and Mrs. Austin's brother-in-law and sister, Mr.

and Mrs. Herm Reagan, at Aredala. Mrs. Dale Ver Plank and daughters and Mrs. Ed Merfeld visited They also attended the scout award program.

Mrs. W. C. Fuerst spent from Wednesday until Sunday visiting her daughter, Dorothy Fuerst, cadet nurse, at Des Moines. Roger Stanton visited over the week-end in the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Ed Merfeld. Mrs. Mabel Springer and daughter, Jean, spent the week-end in Waterloo visiting friends. Mr.

and Mrs. William Kollman of Clarksville spent Sunday in the home S. W. Downs. Sunday visitors in the home of Mr.

and Mrs. B. N. Needham were Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Jepson and family of Bristow, and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon MarwelL Mr. and Mrs. H.

W. Reinking and Mrs. Merfeld's daughter, Mrs. Lyle Mrs. Cecil Starkweather spent yes- Barnett and daughter at the Wa- terday in Waterloo.

Mrs. Josie Bowman returned to her home here Monday after spend- verly hospital Friday afternoon. Dorothy Burkhardt spent the Junior High To Present Operetta On Monday Evening "Green Cheese." though not necessarily that from the moon, will be the theme of the operetta to be presented by the junior high school students of Greene at 8:00 o'clock Monday evening in the hich school auditorium, under the direction of Marine Grafenburg, music instructor. Written by collaborators Wakeman and "Green Cheese" concerns the birthday celebration for one Johann Ton Biimmer, inventor of the green product which brought fame to the little town of Uppendown, Switzerland, and troubles of an American who geia involved in The cast includes "Jimmy Sher- rtff (the American." Stanley Graven; "Johann von Bimmer," Lee Shook; "Trina Schnltz (daughter of the mayor)," Joyce Temple; "Hans." Lawrence Beninga; "Frieda." Jean Byers; "Eric von Bimmer (owner of the cheese factory)," Roland Kingery, and "Peter Schnl- week-end at Floyd visiting her sis- Ing since Thursday in Waterloo vis- tz Robert Nordmeyer. ter-in-law, Mrs.

Wilfred BnrkhardL Mrs. Doris Kammeyer and Mrs- May Thorpe were at Waterloo Saturday. Mrs. Amy Gray arrived home on Thursday from Cedar Falls where she had heen visiting since las? Monday in the home of Alda Clark. Mrs.

James Campton. who was called here by the serious illness and death of her mother, Mrs. William Timblin, returned to her home at Maywood, Illinois, Sunday- Monica Kyle is ill at ier horns with the inflnenza- George Wilder, who lives between Greene and Clarksville, left Sunday for Brainard, Minnesota, where he will attend to business matters. Mrs. Wilder visited relatives and friends in Greene- Mrs.

Grace Wilder of iting her son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bowman, and also her daughter, Mrs. Robert Keller and son.

Terry. Mrs. S. F. Orr of Cedar Falls spent Sunday in the home of her Between acts flute and cornet solos will be presented by Jane Frudden and Ardys Barth.

respectively. Other students appearing on the stage in choruses will be "Milk- parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

Green, maids;" Margaret Mac Leod, Helen Ruffridge. Lou Ann Sperry, Mary Ann Witwer, Barbara Harm, Darlene Smith; "Ensemble," Betty Bartels. Rosemary Bartb, Joan McRoberts. Patty Potter, Bill Curtis, John Deines, Gerry Truax and Robert Nordmeyer. "Villagers," Gail Alden, Martha Andrews.

Margaret Bathke, San- Francis Knight and Robert Mor- dra Donnan- Leonard Gnner, Judy AnU Jewell. Lavon Menken, Patricia Morey. Dick Pooley, Donna and Mrs. Scar Ro Schroeder, Lois Scott, was also Berlon Shultz. Llod Shepard.

Doro- Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Eikenberry and family of Charles City spent Friday evening in Grtcue relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs. Mike Reis "and Dale Clemons of Charles City visited Sunday in the home of Mr.

and Mrs- Cecil Harris and Mrs. Hazel McNally. of Madison, Wisconsin, were Saturday dinner guests in the home of Francis' parents. Mr Frank Knight. Franc's Sunday guest of his parents.

Uoyd Howell of Iowa City spent spent last Wednesday and Thurs- Thursdsy and Friday the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knigat. Dr. and Mrs.

W. W. Langenhagen. Mrs. J.

C. Aoble and John C. Noble. were in Charles Citv Thursdav. day In Greene visiting relatives and friends, a Dale Van Eman and son, Bruce, of Parkersburg, visited in the home County School Masters Host to Members Of Boards Monday Night Members of the county school masters association, made up of superintendents from throughout the county, were hosts to the members "Books for Russia" Campaign Aided by Greene Library The Greene library board is cooperating with the Iowa Library of the school boards of the various association to fill a request for Eng- towns of the county and the county iish language books for the Russian thy Thomas.

Marjorie Thomas." Terry Shock, Don Bartels, Delores Caldwell. Dal? Walker. Layne Durand. Gerry Johnson, Eugene Ragne, Eloise Siemors. Shirley Steere, Clara Mae Shook, Dale -Cassman.

Mavis Frey, Shirley Hammel, Ronnie Innes. Duane Martin. Marlene Meyers. Marjorie Miller. Edna Need- bam.

Lyle -Rodman. Laura Anna Mae Siemens. Audrey Skillen, Marilyn Spratt. Terry Shook will be student manager for the performance. New Cars Registered War Relief association, in a "Books for Russia'" campaign.

Since the war has ended the Soviet union has announced an increased Interest the study of a demonstration of English and wishes many thousands board of education at an oyster supper in Greene Monday evening. The supper was held at the school house and was followed by a program where visual education "was discussed and New cars and trucks registered in the office of Paul Schaeffer, county treasurer during the past week were as follows: Greene Rendering company, truck; John B. Bruns, Kesley, semi- trailer; Joe Slebenjra, Parkersburg, the use of movies in education was of Engish language classics for its truck; Charles Cramer, Parkers- DUMONT fContinued from page G) Masonic Lodge Held Election of Officers The Masonic lodge met last Thursday evening and elected officers which inclnde: J. R. Britcher, worshipful master; EL Vogel, senior warden; Dr.

C. F. Roder. junior warden; S. G.

Barlow, secretary, and W. A. Brandenburg, treasurer. Installation will take place In January- Cemetery Association Held Meeting Last Wednesday The Cemetery society -met last Wednesday for its regular meeting and an exchange of gifts- Officers elected were Mrs. E.

O. Slaid, president; Mrs. S. Piper, Mrs. Clifford Day and Mrs.

C. F. Roder. vice-presidents; Mrs. Ed Pfaltzgraff, secretary; Mrs.

Rube Wearda, treasurer. Two directors including Mrs. Charles Heller and Mrs. Ernest Nielsen, were elected for a two-year term each. The president appointed Mrs- Leslie Pfaltzgraff and Mrs.

S. G. Barlow as the auditing, committee. Mrs. Ray Boots and Mrs.

Claude Goodsell were elected as the flower committee. The program consisted of two vocal numbers by JoAnn Lerdal, accompanied by Shirley Hutchinson. Evangelical Ladies' Aid Met Thursday Afternoon The Ladies' Aid of the Evangelical church met last Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. John Stock for the regular meeting and exchange of gifts. Forty members were present- New officers elected for the coming year include Mrs.

John Stock, president; Mrs. David Noelting, vice-president; Mrs. Harvey Hanford, secretary, and Mrs. Kyle Shreve, treasurer. Hostesses included Mrs.

Henry Roll. Mrs. William Alexander. Mrs. C.

J. Roder, Mrs. Kyle Shreve and Mrs. Clarence Buss. Appointed a i a The United Service Women of Dumont.

has recently received "word of the. appointment of Mrs. J. R. Britcher as state music chairman.

Home From Hospital George Ahrens returned home last Tuesday from the hospital in Iowa City, after undergoing an operation for cataracts. The Parent-Teachers association will meet next Thursday evening, the school children will have charge of the Christmas program. The Sorosis of the United Brethren church will meet Thursday afternoon for its meeting and Christmas party and exchange of gifts at the home of Mrs. Dora Ubh en- Hostesses are Mrs. Beryl Reed, Mrs.

Don Heard, Mrs. D. B. Fushy, Mrs. Mary Hutchinson, Mrs.

Will Elliott" and Mrs. Dora Ubben. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Minert of Randall, are the parents of a daughter born November 29 at the Mercy hospital In Mason City.

James Wagner and daughter. Mrs. Bert Pickett and'daughter. Beverly Ann, left Monday morning for their home Layfette, New Jersey, after spending the last week in the Mrs- Henry Wendt and Chap Wagner homes. Mrs.

Ray Burman and sons of" Hampton, were gnests Sunday in the home of her mother, Mrs. Katie Barton. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Card of Allison, were week-end guests in the home of Mr.

Card's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Card. Mr. and Mrs.

Raymond Cnffel and family of Hampton, and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Moore and family of Hansell, spent Sunday in the Mrs. C. L.

DavJsson home. Mrs. Lola Duncan of Frederick, Wisconsin, Is spending a few weeks her father, Ike Boots. Mr. and Mrs.

Audrey Stock and family were visitors Tuesday and Wednesday with friends at Fonda- Mrs. Minnie Kurtz left Saturday for Minneapolis. Minnesota, for a visit her son and daughter-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Burnett Kurtz.

Those from here attending the funeral of Wiartl Folkerts at Allison Thursday afternoon were Mrs. C. Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clemens, Mrs.

Lowell Meehan, Francis Clemens, Mr. and Mrs. George Waverly Couple Married Sunday In Clarksville schools and bbrark Particularly, the Russians are anxious to obtair books by Sinclair Lewis. Upton Sinclair. Ernest Hem tngway i Theodore Dreiser.

John Steinbeck and other prominent mod ern authors, both English and American. Poetry ana biography are especially desired- The writings of the classical Jeanette Rewerts, daughter of John Rewerts of Waverlv. became the bride of Max Harding, son of greats of former centuries are also Justen Harding. In a single ring i demand, and burg. truck: Sam Kuperus.

Parkersburg, pick-up 'truck; H. B. Reints, Plainfield. truck; X. Frudden and Sons, Green, truck, and Dr.

M. O. Hoogestrat. Parkersburg, car. Too Late to Classify Additional classified ads will be found on page 7.

ceremony last Sunday. The ceremony "was read any of the works studied In high school or college, bv the by Shakespeare. Thackeray, oe Rev. Paul Matthias in the Saint Whitman. Irving and many others Paul Lutheran church in Clarks- are appreciated by Russian readers- WANTED: Boy and girl pinsetters.

All interested meet at alleys Monday evening. December 17. g20wl ville- Sarah Ruth Alexander sang, accompanied 1 Mrs. Paul Matthias. It has been emphasized that an- DOois for 3 purpose may leave thoritative Russian sources have Iiem at lhe Greene public library The bride wore a white satin and requested that no copies of the BI- librar at any time before this Sat- net gown, with a finger tip veil and ble or other religious tracts be urdav evening, carried a shower bouquet of Ameri- Also on tne unwanted list are can Beauty roses.

Hazel Harding, sister of the bridegroom, was inaid of honor. She wore a pink taffeta gown with a corsage of-sweet peas. Mrs. Carrie Weiss, aunt of the bnde, nd tracts are wanted, nor anv was bridesmaid in gown, with a sweet pea corsage. The bridegroom was attended 1 Ray Rewerts of Clarksviiie, and El- A I I I IH-H I 11 1 I i I 11 i don Kleinschmidt of Waverly, both J- pulp magazines, mystery and detective "whodunits." current best sellers, or books bound In paperl No political writings or propa- a blue taffeta text bo or encyclopedias.

Those persons wishing to give A A 1 VV A IN uncles of the bride. Following the wedding ceremony, a reception and dinner were held In the home of Ihe bride's father- Decorations in blue and pink, with a three-tiered cake as a centerpiece. Heeren and son. Carl, Mr. and Mrs.

Dallas Clemens, Mrs. Frank Clemens. Mrs. Rube Freese and Mrs. Louis Pfaltzgraff were visitors Sunday afternoon in the Carl Freese home.

Mrs. Freese returned home Thursday afternoon from the Hampton hospital where she had undergone a major operation two weeks ago. Darlene Wickham of Waterloo, spent the week-end with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. E.

O. Wickham. Ray Jones suffered a stroke one day last week. Mrs. John Wagner left Monday for Mason City to care for her grandsons while their mother, Mrs.

Lloyd Nichols, entered the hospital for medical care. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wickham of Shell Lake, Wisconsin, were sup- rer guests Friday In the Ben DeVore home and Sunday were guests in the E. O.

Wickham home. Berle Shreve and Mrs. Ollie "Wagner and daughter. Lois, spent last Wednesday evening in the Myrtle Shreve home in Cedar Falls. We Take Pleasure in ANNOUNCING The Return to Civilian Life of HARRISON BONE Former Motor Machinist's Mate First Class, United States Navy, and His Association in Business With His Father, CHESTER BONE ttt GREENE SANITARY FOOD LOCKER CO.

Phone 367 IOWA.