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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1963
Page
1
As summer ends, memories of vacations linger while schools reopen. The piece notes changes in daily life and accelerated knowledge growth, urging parents, leaders, and educators to support youth navigating more complex learning and national responsibilities.
Hospital notes from Buffalo Center dated August 14 through August 19 list admissions and discharges including Dorothy Pannhuk Ledgay Mrs Gilbert DeBoer Wirtjes and Lyle Jorgenson with dates through August 19. Two newborns are recorded: a baby girl to LeRoy Bruns Titonka and a baby girl to Harold Gerdes Linda Albers Woden.
Ten years ago notes recall Buddy Poppy Day to be held on Aug 25 and 26 with crowned King and Queen for top sellers. Cpl Alvin Walters returns after 17 months in Germany. Dr George Lang of Sioux City to speak at Young People's Mission Rally. S/Sgt Garth Steffensen reports to San Francisco for overseas duty. Miss Mabel Blair on two week vacation from Dolmage Hospital visits Mason City relatives. Trial jurors named for September term. Jennie Wessels buys property in town. Buffalo Day set for Sept 14 with 4-H club plans and high scores in health contest. Buffalo Center Bison win 8th game, head to Kossuth County Fair. Various visits and travels noted across town.
A string of local social notices lists weekend visits and longer stays. The Albers family hosts relatives, Darrel Albers returns from Pella, and Jim Jargell and family visit Mason City. Out-of-town guests include the Petersons from Belden Nebraska, the Levitts from Boswell Pennsylvania, and the Dochertys from Minneapolis. Several locally connected families host and hostesses share weekend and overnight visits around Aug. 16 and the surrounding days.
The August 11 wedding at Trinity Lutheran Church Elmore Minnesota joined Miss Mary Madetzke daughter of Everett and Mary Madetzke Frost to Richard Reinke son of Bert and Herbert Reinke Blue Earth. Rev O J Kitzmann officiated with a large reception for 225 guests in the church social room and a full wedding party attire in turquoise and pink tea rose motifs.
A large Minnesota wedding gathered relatives from Blue Earth Elmore Buffalo Center and many nearby towns. The bride wore a green and white knit suit with white accessories and a rose corsage. The groom is in the National Guard Reserve after training at Fort Leonard Wood and Camp Riley. Out of town guests came from multiple states and towns including Sioux Falls New Orleans and Iowa Falls. After a two week westward trip the couple will reside near Blue Earth where the groom farms.
Regular meeting notes show Town Clerk Ettman calling August session with Leibrand acting mayor in Mayor Carman's absence. Discussion covers a Tavern license, Holiday Lighting display with plastic permanent fixtures, and purchasing twenty lights plus ten red lanterns and bells. Truck procurement discussed. a special meeting to decide on a new truck while retaining box and hoist. Agenda includes a Class B Beer Permit application for the Blue 4.
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