Home on leave for PVT John Hernandez from Bemidji
Private John Hernandez son of Mr and Mrs Robert Gudgeon of Bemidji is home on Christmas leave from the U S Army after completing basic and advanced training at Fort Polk Louisiana where he trained as a light weapons infantryman He will proceed to Fort Carson Colorado for a guaranteed one year duty assignment
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John Hernandez
Robert Gudgeon
Bemidji
United States Army
Hernandez
Fort Polk
Fort Carson, Colo
Howell movement winners and bridge results
This week’s Howell movement winners were Edwin Bakke and Shelly Schwartz in first place. Second went to Minor Bakke and Fran Arthur, with third to Mrs. William James and Mrs. William Marose. Fourth were Ron Studer and Ken Lundberg, and fifth to Mrs. W Atkinson and Mrs. H Stoner. Duplicate bridge is played each Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Elks Club.
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Edwin Bakke
Shelly Schwartz
Minor Bakke
Fran Arthur
William James
William Marose
Ron Studer
Ken Lundberg
W. Atkinson
H. Stoner
Elks Club
Ives and Gallot announce January wedding in California
Mrs. Clifford A. Ives and Pierre Eugene Gallot announce their forthcoming marriage to be celebrated January 10 at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert California. Ives is a Bemidji summer resident.
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Clifford A. Ives
Pierre Eugene Gallot
St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
Palm Desert
Calif
Ives
Bemidji
Ball Plunge Survivor Fined After Falls Stunt
Nathan Boya of New York City completed a rubber ball plunge over Niagara Falls on July 15 1961. Rescued downstream by Maid of the Mist crew, he was later arrested for stunting along the river and fined 113 dollars.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Nathan Boya
New York City
Boya
Maid of the Mist
Joy of Stitching and Bargello Canvas Question Column
Reader guides on needlepoint painting of a home using simplified cartooning from a photo sketch. Step by step advice covers tracing, color planning, and stitching with Basket Weave and Continental stitch while noting Bargello canvas benefits and differences.
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Brewster Mill
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
M.E.B
E.W
Bemidji Hospital names Carla M. Marti December special employee
Carla M. Marti housemother of the nurses dorm at Bemidji Hospital was chosen unanimously by a five person committee as December Special Employee of the Month. She has a long career including teaching in Frankfort Illinois and caring for the elderly, and she has served at BSU before joining Bemidji Hospital in 1969. Her award includes a dinner, a guest, and a month long hospital lobby display.
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Carla M. Marti
Bemidji Hospital
Marti
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso
Ind
Frankfort
Ill
Midwest
Lambda Alpha Beta
BSU
Warfield Hall
The
L. C. Swenson
Synod president defies resolution on district president ouster
AP reports Lutheran Church Missouri Synod president Rev. Dr. Jacob A O Preus will not remove Belleville Illinois district president Rev. Herman F Neunacher despite a convention resolution. Preus said the aim was to secure compliance with regulations, not to remove officeholders. The Southern Illinois District meets Feb 20 22 with a 60 day deadline for vacancy action.
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Vention
Preus
Seminex
Synod
John Tietjen
Concordia Theological Seminary
St. Louis
Neunaber
Southern Illinois
Northern Lights by Tim O’Brien in Minnesota’s Arrowhead
Tim O’Brien’s novel follows brothers Paul and Harvey Perry driven by deeds learned from their dead father. A blizzard traps them in the north woods as rivalries and obsessions push endurance to the limit. The work examines human nature, memory, and nature’s elemental force now available at the public library.
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Tim O’brien
Minnesota
Northern Lights
Arrowhead
Paul
Harvey Perry
North Woods
Bemidji Federated Women’s Club Holiday Exchange
The Bemidji Federated Women's Club met on December 15 at Mrs. Paul Forsie’s home with Mrs. Conrad Nelson as co host. Members shared family Christmas traditions and discussed how they celebrate the holiday. Each member brought a gift and they were exchanged at the close of the evening.
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Bemidji Federated Women’s Club
Paul Forsie
Conrad Nelson
Water Treaty Diverts Niagara River Flow for Power
The United States and Canada ratified a 1950 treaty allowing diversion of about 100000 cubic feet of water per second from the Niagara River for power generation.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
United States
Canada
U.S. Senate
Bemidji State University South Pacific Tour Seeks Participants
A 16 day BSU South Pacific Tour departs Los Angeles May 29 led by Professor Kenneth Henriques. Participants may earn five credits visiting Tahiti New Zealand Australia and Fiji with total cost 1299 plus meals hotel charges and tuition. Advance registration by March 1 requires a 200 deposit.
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Fiji Islands
Sydney
Australia
Bemidji State University
South Pacific
Los Angeles
Kenneth Henriques
BSU
Tahiti
New Zealand
Fiji
Papeete
Harbor
Circle Quay
Argyle Place
Royal Botanic Gardens
Marquarie
Henriques
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Bargello
Elsa Williams
Grand Central Station
New York
N.Y
Elsa
Ey Mira
Beltrami Ave
Clara M. Marti
O’brien
Bemidji Women's Club
Third Street
Moorea
Aukland
North Island
War Memorial
Waitomo
Rotorua
Security State Bank
4Th Street
Beltrami Avenue
Poinsettia
Brite
TIMEX
Garland
General Electric
Chrome
Emeraude
Impreva
L' Aimant
Sweet Earth Angel
Tabu
Heaven
Courant
Aquarius
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