Celebrated Birthdays

newspaper clipping amanda shafer scrapbook
handdated 1954

To celebrate the 81st birthday of Mrs Cora Zimmerman, which was Nov. 2, a dinner was given for her Sunday. Also celebrating her birthday was Mrs Zimmermans granddaughter Mrs Ruth Graves, of Des Moines.
Children and grandchildren gathered at Mrs Zimmerman's home with well filled baskets of food for the dinner. Among them were five generations.
All the children were present except two, Ruby George and Dick Zimmerman.
Attending were Mr and Mrs Rufus Zimmerman, William and Gary; Mrs Gracie Gibler and daughter Grace of Brimson; Mr and Mrs Alva Crawley; Mrs Edgar George, Max, Jack, and Karen; Mr and Mrs Ivan Speer, of Waukee; Mr and Mrs Marshall Zimmerman and chldren and Zack of the home; Mr and Mrs Truman Stanley and family; Mr and Mrs Alva Crawley; Mrs Freda Little, Silver Lake, Kans.; Mr and Mrs Orville Hobbs, Mr and Mrs Harlan Hobbs, of Brimson; Mrs Lena Stanley; Mr and Mrs Arnice Gibbler, Bethany; Mr and Mrs Bobbie Dean George and family; Mr and Mrs Harlan Crawley and daughter Rita; Mr and Mrs Junior Graves, Des Moines; Mr and Mrs Merle Phelps, Leon, Iowa; and Mrs Leona Piggenpohl, Des Moines.