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anlt;c7 0 T H ANNIVERSARY . . .Thursdav Dec 29, marked the seventieth \ear ol wedded life tot'■r-two of Fairbury’s oldest residents. Mr. and Mrs. John Gibson. They are the parents of Mrs. Doyle Church of Beatrice.John Gibson, who attained the a Re of 90 vears last Julv 1, came• *62w Wr ' hrto Nebraska via covered wagon inHe accompanied his father, mother and two sisters from near Tama Cit\. Iowa. The% crossed theMissouri h\ ferrv at Brownville3tr H • •c'-and forded the Big Blue at Beatrice.The family homesteaded on Cub Creek, west of the Daniel Freeman farm, first U. S. homestead.“Grandmother Gibson w as born near Falls City in I860, as Ida Lucetta Thornell. Her parents and familv moved to a farm adjoiningroom for one of the firm's customers, It took much persuasion a year later to get hint to give up his pipe wrenches and thread cutters.The anniversary was observed Thursday evening at a family dinner at the honored couple's home Mr. and Mrs George Betzer andW. P. Yoachim prowed the meal. Manv co ng ra t ul a to r \ ca r ds old friends.Present with Mr and Mrs son were their children, 1 and Dr. Raleigh Gibson of bury, Don of Pharr, Tex.,Mrs. Doyle W. (Ruth) Chut Beatrice, also four grandchildr and four great - grandchildn(Lester Jones Photo).(1\iDr. and Mrs. pared and se bouquets and were sent b\I rGib-audeFair-a n d»*. I I V*irISherrie Ann Ottothat ofsonJohn McT Gibson and his John. There the twoFeted On Birthdaychildren grew up together, at tend-\ dwas heldthe homemi! theucmgaged pi u itivi ....he a 11 n ew4un11 *FaI f r^ii14* X Jvv i;anf I«log cabin school.■. ifnear the homlt;rv'Vpr aGibson first en-1 work, then inof Mr, and Mrs Clayton Otto, jt of Herkimer Jan 2nd honoring tl fourth birthdav ol their daughtet Sherrie Ann.The three tiered birthday caklt; was baked bv the honoi-auntMrs. Ruth1\ I rsasro whatf hthing and four years ' age of 86, he re-v ? i a v,Present were; Mr. and Paul Jamieson of Horton, Mr. and Mrv Fredrieh Hollo and Beekv Jo.Mr. and\ I.VI v*During TT, when 4%Dad” Gand roiliii]'hi* Inof World Wat hard to *•“*I.OUis Holle. Mrs,Larrv Kracht andfthen So. v~led-in” a complete bath-Ruth Gray,, • • ^ W- s' . Jj :-■ itDel mo Fra re 1, all of He.,Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Otto,4ffland Mr. and Mrs. Clayton ir.. Sheldon and SherriKI me Iit t i i. I \ imr\
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Beatrice Daily Sun
Beatrice, Nebraska, US
Tue, Jan 10, 1950
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