Fire damages Homer Ankeny home. family escapes
Buffalo Center department firefighters responded to a late night blaze at Homer Ankeny’s residence after 11. A quick exterior blaze near a front room chair was knocked down, with damage confined to the front room. The family’s dog, missing during the fire, was later found safe under an upstairs bed. Mr and Mrs Ankeny and their son Roger spent the night with relatives.
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Buffalo Center Department
Homer Ankeny
Mrs. Antheny
Roger
Tribune
Homer Keny
Buffalo Center
Ankeny
First Buffalo Center Vo-Ag Meeting Series Starts Dec 14
The Adult Farmer Council announces a ten session winter series on agricultural topics at Buffalo Center Community School. Meetings run Wednesdays 7 30 to 9 30 from December through February in the vocational facilities. Attendees include area farmers and others. no enrollment fee. lunch served after each session.
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Buffalo
Adult Parmer Council
Buffalo Center
Kenneth Balyance
Harald Kettwick
Wallace Swanson
David Abels
Rollin Kiewier
Duane Schutter
Sophus Duen
Donald Johnson
Lowell Steen
Bison Prepare for Osage Friday Basketball Clash
The Bus Center hosts Osage Green Devils Friday night with key players: tl Steen leads scoring in North Conference play at 18.3 per game from a 55 total across three wins, followed by 48 points and 16 average from Orthel. Pete Wessels sits at 128 points and 16 per game, while Dewayne Torkelson Paul Gray contribute solid guard play. Dennis Heilman adds 12 points per game as the team seeks a second straight win after an Osage loss to Northwood.
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Osage Green Devils
Bison
Bus Center
Tl Steen
Coss
Orthel
Pete Wessels
Allgonrd
Dewayne Torkelson
Paul Gray
Dennis Heilman
Osage i
Northwood
Oat Variety Test Results From Iowa State 1966
Iowa State University released oat trial results showing Garrard Clintland 64 Jayce Burnett and Neal as top yields over two years with over 100 bushels per acre. Lodging resistant types include Tippecanoe Tyler Goodfield Clintford, though not high yielding. Details cover diseases season status and testing methods.
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Iowa State University
Ames
Harvey Thompson
Towa State
Thompson
Garrard
Clintland
Jaycee
Burnett
Neal
Tippecanoe
Tyler
Goodfield
Clintford
Legion Auxiliary Post 21 Meeting Change for December 13
The American Legion Auxiliary Winnebago Post No 21 will meet Tuesday December 13 at 30 at Mrs Roy Fisk home for their annual Yet Luck supper and Christmas Party. Please note change of date.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Winnebago Post No. 21
Roy Fisk
REA rebate checks total $46,319.34 announced
Glenn Bergland, manager of Winnebago Rural Electric Cooperative Association in Thompson Iowa, said 2,187 rebate checks totaling $46,319.34 will be mailed on December 12, 1966, representing a 16 percent rebate on the first ten months of 1966 usage. Over seven years the cooperative has returned $226,163.01 in cash discounts plus regular deferred patronage dividends to members.
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Glenn Bergland
Winnebago Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Thompson
Iowa
Last Rites Held November 30 for Gerald Rhubee
Services were held Wednesday November 30 for Gerald Rhubee 50 maintenance supervisor at Minneapolis Minnesota. He died November 27 1966 from a gas explosion at a high school. Interment was at Fort Snelling cemetery. He was born October 27 1916 in Buffalo Center Iowa. He married Estelle Johnson in 1941 and they had three children Cheryl Mincis Gary and Kathryn. He is survived by his wife and children two sisters five step sisters and many relatives from Iowa and Minnesota attended the services.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Estelle Johnson
Onamia
Cheryl
Chicago
Mincis
Gary
Navy
Newport
Rhode Island
Kathryn
Royal Armstrong
Lawrence Wirtjes
Buffalo Center
Tom Bosma
Charles Cavett
Lake Mills
Bill Stewart
Waterloo
Walter Hanson
Boulder
Colorado
Milton Teigen
Kingman
Arizona
Gerald Rhubee
Iowa
Lawrence Wilkes
Mary
Charles Armstrong
Robert Armstrong
Harold Bohl
Local Delegates At TB Convention In Des Moines
Winnebago County Tuberculosis and Health Association representatives attended a convention at Hotel Fort Des Moines. Buffalo Center delegates Mrs. Arthur Schutter and Mrs. Wallace Swanson, with Emil Junior Damm, discussed the local Christmas Seal campaign with Meredith Willson and Heidi Brandt during a reception honoring Willson.
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Winnebago County
Tuberculosis and Health Association
Fort Des Moines
Arthur Schutter
Wallace Swanson
Buffalo Center
Emil Junior Damm
Meredith Willson
Music Man
Willson
Meredith
Heidi Brandt
Colorado Springs
County Legion Groups Meet Tonight in Rake
Joint meeting of Winnebago County Legion groups hosted by Golden Star Post and its Auxiliary at Rake Town Hall tonight December Sth. Vernel Gullard will talk on Viet Nam with slides from Bien Hoa where he served 18 months. Luncheon served. vets of all wars invited.
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Golden Star Post
Rake
Winnebago
Services Held for Mrs Hazel Johnson of Forest City
Funeral services were held Tuesday December 6 at 2 pm at the Forest City Methodist Church for Mrs Hazel Johnson 68 of Forest City mother of Mrs Ben Hall. Interment followed in Madison township cemetery. Born September 8 1898 in Klemme she is survived by daughter Norma Hall Buffalo Center and two sons Ivan Forest City and Eugene Storm Lake nine grandchildren and other relatives.
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Ben Hall
Hazel Johnson
Forest City
Buffalo Center Hospital
Methodist
Max Goldman
Madison Township
Johnson
Klemme
Ben
Norma) Hall
Buffalo Center
Ivan
Eugene
Storm Lake
Movers Furst Family Move to Tena Price Home
Mr and Mrs John Furst and their baby, formerly of Forest City, moved into the Tena Price home in the northeast part of town on November 23. On November 20 Kenny Cline moved into the Lande apartment in the east section of Buffalo Center.
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John Furst
Baby
Forest City
Miss Feldick Honored at Saddle Horse Association Meeting
The Drowa Saddle Horse Association met November 13 at Hotel Kirkwood Des Moines Town with 268 attending. Barbara Feldick won Amateur Youth Five gaited Championship and Reserve in Amateur Youth Three gaited. Barbara rode and trained her own horses Butterflys Betsy Brown and Miss Elegance.
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Drowa Saddle Horse Association
Kirkwood
Des Moines
James Gannon
Laurens
Duane Colburn
Sac City
Mildred Shields
Keokuk
See
Y Treas
Ls.h.a
Barbara Feldick
Harley Feldick
Buffalo Center
Barbara
Butterfly
Betsy Brown
Town
Minnesota
Waterloo
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Dr. Feldick
Iowa
Maple Hill Stonewall
Legion Post to Distribute 500 Candy Bars to Buffalo Center Children
Legion Post No 21 held a meeting to plan charity events including distributing 500 candy bars to Buffalo Center kids via Santa Claus two Saturdays before Christmas. Other notes cover Fish Fry date January 27, Christmas Seals purchase, Ladies Night December 17, district meetings, Turkey winner Willis Murra, and attendance prizes.
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American Legion
Buffalo Center
Santa Claus
Post
Rake
Rolfe
Willis Murra
Duane Boyken
Burt Weaver
Sullivan
Ray Murray
Justice Sullivan
George Winter
Boyken
H. R. Gross
John Murra, Jr
Exercise Care With Fire In Holiday Period
The American Insurance Association urges care during Christmas and New Year to keep holidays joyous. President J Dewey Dorsett warns that daily fires strike over 1,000 homes and fire claims claim a life every 44 minutes, with one quarter caused by carelessness. He cites fire losses exceeding 1 billion dollars and deaths over 11,000, and offers safety tips on matches, smoking, electrical appliances, and keeping away from the Christmas tree to prevent wasteful fires.
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American Insurance Association
J. Dewey Dorsett
Association
United States
Dorsett
Mr. Dorsett
Initial Meeting Set for Farm Record Series
A start up meeting for farm couples enrolled in Farm Bureau’s Electronic Record Keeping service is scheduled for Monday evening December 12 at 7 30 pm in the Central Sap phot lunch room in Forest ity. About fifty farm units from Cerro Gordo Worth Hancock and Winnebago counties will attend. Glenn Matson director of the Iowa Farm Bureau Records Service will lead, provide books and materials, and explain the new system launching January 1 1967. Members in Winnebago County will participate in this 1967 rollout.
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Farm Bureau
Sapphot
I Forestity
Cerro Gordo
Worth
Hancock
Winnebago
Glenn Matson
Iowa Farm Bureau Records Service
Winnebago County
Mrs Silber Heads Democrat Women
The Winnebago Democratic Women's Club met November 22 at Mrs Duane Langerude's home. New officers elected include President Mrs Donald Silber Buffalo Center First Vice President Mrs Martin Furst Thompson Second Vice President Mrs Wallace Cox Leland Secretary Mrs Clarence Nelson Scarville Treasurer Mrs Tru man Helgeson Lake Mills Plans for a detailed study of proper procedure at election polls next year Installation of officers will be held at the Thompson town hall in January.
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Winnebago Democratic Women’s Club
Duane Langerude
Donald Silber
Buffalo Center
Martin Furst
Thompson
Wallace Cox
Leland
Clarence Nelson
Scarville
Truman Helgeson
Lake Mills
Christmas Open House At Buffalo Center Greenhouse
A preview Christmas open house ran Saturday Sunday and Monday December 3 4 and 5 at Buffalo Center Greenhouse and Flower Shop owned by Merrill and Faye Albers. The event drew the public from the surrounding area with many floral centerpieces green and flock trees on display.
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Buffalo Center
Merrill and
Faye Albers
Bruhns Milling Expands by Adding Rath Feeds Line
Bennett Bruhns of Bruhns Milling Service announces he has become the Rath Feeds dealer for the area. He says the new line will expand service to farmers and notes prior success of Rath products. An ad in this Tribune teases Christmas hams and an open house planned after the new year to showcase feeding programs.
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Bennett Bruhns
Bruhns Milling Service
Bruhns
the Tribune
Local Girls Purchase Lola's Beauty Salon
Lola Smith owner of Lola's Beauty Salon sells equipment to Virginia and Judy Harringa. The two graduates of La James College of Hair Styling Mason City will run the shop from January 1 1987 at the same location. Lola will focus on fitting and selling foundation garments at the same site and later in new quarters.
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Lola Smith
Lola
Virginia
Judy Harringa
la James College of Hair Styling
Mason City
Business Men's Club To Meet Monday Night
Members of the Buffalo Center Business Men's Club will meet at City Hall on Monday night, December 12. John Lande chairs the year end session, with officer elections by the nominating committee of Walter Anderson, Curt Bashans, and Gene Black. All members should attend as end-of-year business and Christmas plans will be finalized. The monthly meal will be prepared by the American Legion Auxiliary serving group.
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Buffalo Center Business Men’s Club
City Hall
John Lande
Walter Anderson
Curt Bashans
Gene Black
American Legion Auxiliary
Two Days Left To Enroll In Beef Shortcourse
County extension director announces a two day beef shortcourse in Winnebago County on December 13 and 14. ISU Animal Husbandmen Bill Zmolek and Nelson Gay lead sessions on new beef feeding developments, cattle handling, and veterinary issues. The 9:30 a.m. start includes coffee and noon meals. enrollment is $3.75, with reservations via the Thompson Extension Office.
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Beat
Winnebago County
R. W. Anderson
Bill Zmolek
Nelson Gay
Iowa State University
Town State
Rea
Thompson
Tao Extension Trust
Anderson
Judy Blackburn Wins Voice Of Democracy Contest
Funeral services for Orville J. Kopp of Galena Illinois were held Monday December 5 at St. Michael's Church. He died December 2 at Galena Hospital. Born June 28 1915 in Lismore Minnesota he moved to Buffalo Center as a child and later managed Galena Lumber Company. Survivors include wife Mary son pursuing a PhD at Northwestern daughter at Clarke College mother and two brothers. Local attendees from Buffalo Center included Loran Kopp and Vincent Smith.
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Orville J. Kopp
Galena
Illinois
St. Michael's Church
Galeng
Galena Hospital
Orville
Lismore
Minnesota
J. J. Kopp
Buffalo Center
Ilinois
Galena Lumber Company
Mary
Jay
Northwestern
Evanston
Mary Lou
Clarke College
Dubuque
Loran Kopp
Norman
Naperville
Loran
I Eather
Carlyle
Vincent Smith
Voice of Democracy contest winners named at Buffalo Center
Buffalo Center Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4824 sponsored the annual Voice of Democracy contest. Nineteen students from grades ten through twelve entered, judged December 6 at the schoolhouse. First place went to Judy Blackburn, second to Judy Van Hove, and third to Joyce Abben for essays titled What Democracy Means to Me. Judges included Rev. Wasta, John Lande, and Herb Ferrow.
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Buffslo Center
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4824
Judy Blackburn
Judy van Hove
Joycée Abben
Wasta
John Lande
Buffalo Center Business Men’s Club
Herb Ferrow
Lions Club
VEW
Reception Set For Rake Pastor
An open house reception will be held Sunday December 11 at Liberty Lutheran Church in Rake for Pastor N. H. Tungseth and family who are soon leaving for Clear Brook Minnesota. A program will be presented at 2 30 p m with a reception following. Henry Van Howe arrived home from Mercy Hospital in Mason City on Friday of last week.
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Liberty Lutheran
Rake
N. H. Tungseth
Clear Brook
Minnesota
Henry van Howe
Mercy Hospital
Mason City
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post to Meet December 12
VFW Post 4824 will meet Monday evening December 12 at 4 00 p m at the Post Home A door prize will be awarded plan to be present.
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V.E.W
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Bruhns Milling
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Orville Kopp
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