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Mr. and Mrs. Will Helmer celebrated their daughter, Ginger Lynn's, second birthday on Sunday with a family dinner at their home. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Klose and Janel were the Helmers' dinner guests Monday evening as a further celebration of Ginger's birthday.
Mrs. Kenneth Swanson will take her triple trio of girls to Hutchinson Feb. 20 and they will appear over KTVH during the Helen Gard show at four o'clock. Those who comprise the triple trio are Neva Stenzel, Carol Allen, Lenore Wheeler, Judy Coons, Roma Collett, Maxine Hinz, Judy Thatch, Carolyn Merrill, and Margie Bernhardt. Kay Navrat is the accompanist.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mueller and Rodney were the happy recipients of $102.50 as Lloyd's name was drawn Sunday evening at the Tampa Starlight Theatre.
The Marion High School dramatics club will present two plays Feb. 22 at the Marion City Auditorium. Cast of the first production, a one-act contest play, is comprised of John Williams, Bob Mehlinger, and Laurence Griggs. The other play is a short, three-act comedy. Its cast members are Jerry Richards, Leon Lais, Paul Roberts, Kenneth Gardner, Joe Dvorak, Johnny Tuell, Lavern Hoffman, Sam Jewett, C.E. Ford, Ann Davies, Carolyn Merrill, Wanda Propp, Judy Thatch, Elsie Smith, Carol Allen, Janet Priddle, Joy Burnett, and Pat Heart .
Telephone Line 15 held their meeting at Loveless schoolhouse Friday evening. Reuben Rempel was elected president; Wm. Hammer, secretary; and Oliver Pavey, treasurer. At the annual business meeting of Line 14, Victor Stenzel was elected president; Jake Stenzel, treasurer; and Clifton Meisinger, secretary.
