Pups find new homes amid community concern in Buffalo Center
Two dogs known as Blacky and Blacker captured local sympathy as residents fed and cared for them. Keith Hanna adopted both after veterinary checks. one went to his sister and the other to a Lake Mills cousin. Jensvold’s store and Mrs. Wirtjes and Mrs. Peterson aided with food and shelter during the pups’ stay. The piece ends with a note on Christmas trees and a basketball update from Bison coach Merlyn Thorson highlighting players stepping up in a win over Forest City.
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Buffalo Center
Main Street
Keith Hanna
Keith
Lake Mills
Blacky
Blacker
Melvin Wirtjes
Julian Peterson
Jensvold’s
Jensvold
Christ Child
St. Nicholas
Santa Claus
Christ
Bison
Merlyn Thorson
Forest City
Thorson
Duane Hint
Randy Winter
Joel Peters
Keith Larson
Larson
Elman
Neighborly Birthday Club Meets Friday Afternoon
The Grant Neighborly Birthday group gathers Friday December 10 at 2:00 p.m. at Mrs Raymond Milbrandt’s home. A 50 cent homemade gift exchange is planned.
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Neighborly Birthday Club
Grant Neighborly Birthday Group
Raymond Milbrandt
Tom Costigan to graduate from Mankato State College
Way Back When notes Tom A. Costigan will graduate during today’s commencement at Mankato State College main auditorium. The 1961 item recalls Clarence Heitland’s collision with a stray cow on Highway 9 east of Thompson after Saturday fog, with hospitalization for severe bruises and a back injury.
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Tribune Files
Tom A. Costigan
Mankato State College
Clarence Heitland
No. 9
Thompson
Heitland
W. C. Gerthe
First Baptist Church
Elsie Drake
Winnebago County
Serving Calendar for 1972 VFW Auxiliary
Listing of 1972 VFW Auxiliary serving committees with monthly rosters and names. Includes corrections and notices from the Buffalo Boosters meeting, plus a “Years Ago” recap referencing December 1941 and 1931 items about local events and school basketball.
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V.F.W
Virginia Weasels
Jo Friis
Evelyn Winter
Pearl Oleson
Mabel Wamsley
Jennie Wessels
Mattie Bowers
Karen Gordon
Phyllis Griffin
Mildred Donnelly
Darlene Wirtjes
Arlene DeVries
Bea Smoley
Leatha Egesdal
Emma Appelhons
Lucille Bierle
Joan Bohl
Frances Wabben
Opal Leibrand
Faye Albers
Irene Winter
Jessie Matson
Gloria Friis
Gen Dearing
Velma Waage
Mae Paterson
Alice Abbas
Lillian Kono
Evelyn Ankeny
Elda Cushman
Viola Murray
Verlaine Andersen
Mary Radmaker
Johanna Jutting
Pauline Wilson
Nita Wirtjes
Jean Thompson
Shirley Boyken
Helen Weaver
Carol Griffiths
Delores
Tribune Files
Claus DeBoer
W. P. Bechtel
Mason City
G. €. Smalldridge
Nevada
Donald Galagan
Belmond Ti
Home On Leave Report To Langley AFB Virginia
Timothy Quamme arrived home from Lackland AFB Texas after basic training and schooling. After a 20 day leave he will report to Langley AFB Virginia for further orders. His wife Meredith and relatives greeted him at Des Moines airport.
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Timothy Quamme
Lackland
Texas
Langley Afb
Virginia
Meredith
Gordon Quamme
Bennett Quamme
Robert Johnson
Des Moines
Local Moves Prompt Community Relocations
Mr and Mrs Charles Jutting moved from Buffalo Center to Rush City Minnesota where Jutting works. Mr and Mrs Roger Meyer and daughter moved from Henry Orthel farm to Latimer Town. Mr and Mrs Don Gruss and daughter Shari moved Saturday from Wesley to the Henry Orthel farm south of Buffalo Center on the blacktop.
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Charles Jutting
Buffalo Center
Rush City
Minnesota
Roger Meyer
Henry Orthel Farm
Latimer
Town
Don Gruss
Shari
Wesley
Henry ,Orthel Farm
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