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Holy Bible in English; Cleveland, Ohio, The World Publishing Company, no date.

The Bible is now in the possession of the C. G. Brisee Genealogy Library, Irwin, Iowa.

This Bible has no information recorded in the Family Register. It has the name Lavina Blum
enbossed on the front cover, and has numerous insertions, such as obits inside.

Insertions
[Marriage Announcement] Schaeffer-Blum
Miss Marie E., youngest daughter of Chris Blum of Cassville, and Elmer, youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schaefer of Fayette, Iowa, were married in Galena, Ill., at 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 19.  The best man Kenneth Thompson and the bridesmaid Miss Effie
Gottschalk, the bridegroom's cousin, are both of Elkader.  The bride was becomingly attired
in a dress of light blue flat crepe; her bouquet was roses and carnations.  The bridesmaid's
dress was salmon color flat crepe.  The men wore blue suits.  After the ceremony the bridal
couple motored to Dubuque and from there to the home of the bride's father near
Cassville.  The attendants returned to Elkander, where Miss Gottschalk is a teacher.  Mr.
and Mrs. Schaefer left on a trip out west and will spend a few weeks visiting relatives and
other friends in different places.  They will reside on Mr. Schaefer's farm east of Fayette.  
He is a young man of good habits and a practical and successful farmer, and his wife
an efficient helpmate; these qualities insure a happy home.  Congratulations and best
wishes to this worthy couple.

[obit] Anthony Meier
Cassville, Wis. - Anthony Meier, 81, died Saturday at the family home.
Services will be held at 10 p.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Catholic Church here with burial in
the church cemetery.  Friends may call at the Eckstein Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Sunday.
The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. on Sunday and Monday.survivors include his widow,
Mary; three sons, John, Lancaster, Wis., Lavern, Glen Haven, Wis., Norman, Milwaukee;
three daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Phole, Cassville, Mrs. Helen Colley, Bagley, Wis., and Mrs.
Delora Bausch, Glen Have; a brother Chris, a sister Frances Blum, 26 grandchildren and 11
great grandchildren.

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[Marriage Announcement]
Miss Henrietta Meier Becomes Bride of Clyde M. McKichan
Miss Henrietta Meier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Meier, Cassville, and Clyde M.
McKichan, son of Mr. and Mrs. ernest McKichan, Mt. Hope, were married in a 9 o'clock
double ring ceremony at St. Charles church, Cassville, July 5th.  The Rev. C. W. Haines
officiated.
The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white net over satin, with a
Chantilly lace peplum extending into the nylon net skirt and ending in a chapel train.  Her
blusher veil was caught by a crown of braided net and seed pearls.  She wore a lace picture
hat and carried a bouquet of red roses.
Patricia Meyer, sister of the bride, Cassville, as the bride's maid of honor, was attired in a
ballerina length gown of yellow net over taffeta.  Wilma Thole, Cassville, cousin of the
bride, was bridesmaid, and was gowned in blue identical to the maid of honor.  They wore
lace picture hats and carried white carnations.
Both the bride and groom's mothers were gowned in navy blue dresses and white
accessories.
Ushers were Maurice Thole, Cassville, cousin of the bride, and Donald Ley, Cassville, a
friend.
Miss Kay Foehringer, Potosi, sang, accompanied by Mrs. Cap Adrian, organist.A wedding
dinner for forty was served at the bride's home.After a wedding trip to Copper Harbor,
Mich., the couple will live at Lake Mead, las Vegas, Nev., where the groom is serving in the
Navy.