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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1964
Page
7
A religious reflection stresses certainty of salvation through Jesus Christ, citing Bible verses and the concept of being born again. The page also records community notices, including visits, family events, and a church service at Mason, with names like Miriam Finlayson, Alta Finlayson, Lola Smith, John Jutting, and the Davids family.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church led by Pastor Orville Olson hosts worship on August 9 and 16, with Pastor M W Tale preaching on the 9th. Congregational Church lists Avery Wotzig as pastor with Sunday School at 9 30 am and worship at 10 30 am, plus evening services, and a week of church events including youth fellowship and meetings through August 16.
Thursday August 6 at 8 00 pm Bible Study and Prayer Service. Friday August 7 at 7 00 pm Home Builders Class Fellowship with a corn roast at Ben Gruss farm. 9 45 am Bible School 10 50 am Worship Service 730 pm Youth and Prayer Groups 800 pm Gospel Hour Tuesday August 11 6 00 pm Bible School staff meeting Wednesday August 12 630 pm Young People’s Fellowship Ball game and picnic at Henry Meyer farm.
The note lists multiple church activities across August including First Reformed Church sermons by Pastor George Ross and Rev. James Rozendaal, St. Patrick's Catholic Mass schedules with Rev. Fr. Eugene J. Weimer, Sacred Heart Catholic Guild, Liberty Lutheran Church in Rake with Pastor Norman H. Tungseth, Linden and Ramsey Reformed Churches with pastors John E. Janssen and others, plus circle meetings and Bible study.
Multiple family reunions held at Buffalo Center City Park on Sunday August 2 drawing relatives from Algona Lakota Titonka Buffalo Center Minnesota and beyond. Attendees included Janssen Rippentrop Baade Aukes and other families with participants from several Iowa towns Minnesota South Dakota and Wisconsin. Weekend visitors also noted at parental home and various residents visiting relatives and attending local events.
Ruth Circle meets 1:30 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Stevens Iowa with Pastor O J Kitzmann. Divine services at 10:45 followed by no Sunday School. Esther Circle meets at 8:00 and Dareas Circle at 1:30. Youth Fellowship at 7:30 and Choir at 8:15 on Thursday August 13.
Many volunteers aided creation and operation of Timely Mission Nursing Home. Window washing and interior setup dominated efforts by trustees families staff and many unnamed helpers over weeks. Custodian Teddy Albers supervised tasks as volunteers like Jennie Wessels Henry Hofbauer and others worked in shifts at the site.
Fourteen boys from the First Congregational Church of Buffalo Center attended the Moon River Bible Camp near Scranton for a week, leaving July 27 with volunteer drivers A C Rank Ray Balvance and Pastor Wetzig. They returned August 1 after Bible training handcrafts and missionary lectures. Also noted a Kansas City visitors vacationing in Albert Lea and Nevada with local families.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Steen and Ricky of Decorah spent the weekend at the parental George Steen home. Karen Steenblock of Rochester and David Steenblock of Ames with Katherine Vroman of Dows visited Raymond Steenblock's home. Rev Erwin Voogh and family of Rochester hosted the Voogh visit, with services at First Reformed Church. They left Monday for California for a vacation and relatives.
Mrs Gene Nelson and family of Manson visited her parents Mr and Mrs Art Steinberg for the past week. Bruce Hill of Kirksville Missouri spent the week with his parents Mr and Mrs Ray Hill with wife and children joining for the weekend. The Buffalo Center coach and wife Mr and Mrs Bill Prochaska returned from two weeks of vacationing in Washington DC along the east coast. Mrs Mabel Beaver and guests Mr and Mrs Lyle Beaver Warrensburg Missouri joined Mr and Mrs Wallace Carlson and family of Bricelyn Minnesota and Mr and Mrs Robert Beaver and family of Albert Lea Minnesota at the Beaver home near Albert Lea for a family picnic.
Mr and Mrs Jim Shortenhaus and family spent Sunday visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs Oscar Dahl and family at Kelley.
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