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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
8
The fragmentary text mentions Th uzard Price from the Navy, service in Great Lakes and Tennessee, Metal Smith school, and assignments near San Pric aati ed 2, with references to his family and residence. Details are incomplete and partially garbled.
Loyd Gray, son of Mrs nord Gray, former Buffalo Con resident, now of Titanka, arrived home Saturday and plans to wed after discharge from the Army. He entered service January 1933 and trained at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri, shipping from Fort Lewis Washington July 24, serving 16 months. Neighbor visits noted on a birthday occasion with several residents joining. Nearby Harms family visited Forest City relatives on a weekend afternoon.
The 1955 bow season ended November 20 with at least 43 hunters reporting deer taken by bow and arrow. All counties were open for the October 29 to November 20 period, many hunters in the field, some deer taken with single arrows, including large bucks. Full season summaries to follow. hunters urged to submit hunt report cards.
Winners of twenty turkeys from the Business Men of Buffalo Center were drawn in order: Donald M. Kallgsch, Henry Baker, Francis Grimes, Irene Winter, Mrs. George Swalve, Hazel Kuecker, August Eisenhower, John Osterman, Francis Berhow, Alvin Mienders, Peter DeVries, Josephine Balyance, Joe Limberg, Herman Walters, J. H. Kiewler, Kenneth Kline, Mrs. Vernie Matson, Larson Bros, Willie Murray, George Roth. A table model Admiral TV set will be given away next Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. via Tribune Want Ads.
A list of local youths serving in the Armed Forces with their addresses. The notice asks readers to send Christmas greetings or letters to boost morale, listing names and units across Navy Army Air Forces and other postings. Notable entries include Keith B Thompson in Los Angeles and Robert Speicher in San Francisco.
A garbled OCR style notice lists names and codes including Navy unit Kitty Hawk North Carolina and a university Des Moines Iowa. References to APO New York and Arend M. Roskamp USistia 74Yi appear with scattered identifiers. The fragment hints at a personnel or logistics notice with multiple acronyms and addresses, but the exact action or purpose is unclear.
Multiple small ads list for sale items and services around Buffalo Center Iowa. Entries include a purebred Poland China boar for Vernon Schutter, a 1950 two door Chevrolet in A condition for Roy Fisk with phone contact, and a contract offer for eggs at 70 cents per dozen from Glenn Bolding. Also advertised are a six room bungalow in Buffalo Center, new seed grains from Albert Lea Seed House, and spotted Poland China boars from Gray Brothers near Titonka. A gravel and dirt hauling contact is provided for Buffalo Center.
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