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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1946
Page
6
County license officials announced 1947 plates go on sale December 2 with higher fees based on car price and weight. Many 1946 fee payers face a lump sum increase, though a sliding scale for registration shifts may offset some rises. Cadillac and other models show notable jumps, while the state plans aim to raise funds for local governments.
The notice lists renewal dates December 12 and December 19 for chauffeur licenses in Forest City. It indicates renewals may be completed at the House, with a note that previous publication stated flexibility to process on any day through December 19.
Fragmented notice mentions water bills due and Seal Fund amounts around 215.75 dollars. City Clerk’s office notes due dates and a pending payment deadline, with patrons urged to settle bills by the stated Monday deadline at the local office.
Two mobile x ray laboratories delivered by Westinghouse Electric will begin in Winnebago and Wright counties on January 6 in a joint health department and tuberculosis association program. The drive aims to screen 150 people per hour, focusing on senior high students and school district staff, across 34 counties in four months with 3,000 to 4,000 examined per county.
The Winnebago County campaign opened with a kickoff meeting and aims to contact all farmers in two days December 12 and 13. Over 200 workers, captains for each township, and four leaders per captain will coordinate efforts with listed officials and volunteers across Buffalo Center Eden Forest Grant King Linden Logan Mt Valley Newton Norway and other townships. Toys and Games plentiful at Smiths Store.
Don Steffensen and Grant Ostrander of the Bison football team were selected for the 1946 North Iowa All-Conference Senior Football Team. Other picks include Merril Howe and Drecks of Northwood, Tompkins Railback and Quintus of Garner, Bob Nedved and Peterson of Britt, Holton of Forest City, and Cox Swenson and R Thompson of Lake Mills.
Marvin Elman, recently discharged from the army and former amateur boxer, scored a technical knockout in the second round of a three round bout in Slayton Minnesota. He has entered Golden Gloves preliminaries set for Forest City on Friday night December 20 and will appear in action there.
Sam Coleredt, 78, died Friday night in Thompson while waiting for a nun to return home to Forest City. He moved from Newton township five years ago after farming there 33 years. Surviving are his wife, one son, nine daughters and twenty eight grandchildren.
The first fox hunt of the season will start Sunday December 15 with sportsmen gathering at City Hall at 1 PM then proceed to hunt foxes in nearby countryside.
The Bison basketball team posted a 1-2 week. They beat Seneca 41 to 17 on December 4, lost to Garner 41 to 19, and fell to Britt 50 to 38. A Dec 16 Salve Mills game was moved from Dec 17 to Dec 16 due to lack of officials.
Winnebago County youths eyeing 4 H baby beef entries must file by January 1 1947 and place calves on feed within about two weeks. County extension director C E B Judd urges immediate contact with the Farm Bureau Office for help locating calves for the project.
Members of Post No. 628 of the American Legion will sponsor a feather party and carnival on Wednesday evening December 18. The event is open to the public with men and women invited. Prizes include turkeys geese ducks and chickens.
The 8 B Jensvold Company sponsors John Deere Day inviting all local farmers to a 4 o'clock event at the Iowa Theatre with a specials picture and community celebration.
Alvin Winter enrolled at Iowa State Teachers College on Monday December Sth and began classes the following Tuesday December 10th.
The Cub Scouts will meet at the Floyd Winter home on Monday evening December 16 for their Christmas party.
Fire engulfed the garage at the Harry Gilbert residence on Wednesday afternoon. Fire department units prevented flames from reaching adjacent structures and controlled the blaze.
Mr. H C Zenor of Primghar Iowa learned last Monday that his brother J A Ze Nor had died. Funeral services will be held Thursday in Primghar and interment is planned at Hull Cemetery near Boone Iowa.
Buffalo iGenter business streets glow with Christmas lights as the countdown to December 25 begins. Lyle Eldridge Anton and Dick Olson installed the display after the coal strike canceled, lighting up the town with festive appeal.
The muskrat season ends December 10 with trappers told to dispose of on hand fur by December 20 or obtain a cost free permit to hold fur for later sale. State Conservation Commission notes a drop in marketed furs so far but expects activity to rise in the final days.
Masonic Lodge No 570 holds a special meeting in the lodge rooms on Monday evening December 16 at eight o'clock. All members are urged to attend. K H Elman secretary.
Mr and Mrs Dan Kelly longtime Elkton residents perished in a house fire on Friday November 22. Mr Kelly age 78 managed the Farmers Elevator in Buffalo Center before moving to Elkton to run a grain business. Survived by brothers Ed Forest City and M K Kelly Waterloo and sister Mrs Clara Nagel Albert Lea.
Notes from the Local Board on Selective Service show Kenneth Norman Mark of Rake was the only 18 year old to report for registration this past week. Several servicemen reported honorable discharges and may be placed in 1-C discharged class after inventory closes: James Rusley Lake Mills Donald Friis Buffalo Center Alvin Winter Buffalo Center Frank Anderson Forest City Arlo Rogstad Lake Mills Vernon Strand Forest City. Information from the War Department is available to relatives of American armed forces personnel who died overseas in World War II. Aliens who served before December 31, 1945 have until December 31, 1946 to qualify for quick citizenship under the Second War Powers Act. Veterans needs guidance on education problems should contact principals guidance offices and Veterans Administration centers. a representative visits the Local Board Office each Wednesday 9 am to 4 pm. Less than 1 percent of World War II veterans in education or on the job training under the GI Bill exhausted entitlement by August 1, 1946, VA reports. Young men reaching 18 must register with their Local Board despite holidays. penalties apply for failure. Your U S Employment representative is at the Forest City Court House each Monday. The next Board meeting is December 19 in the Library basement Forest City.
R T DeVries and Ben announce sale dates for December events. Dalby 120 acre farm and personal property will be offered by public auction five miles south of Leland Town on Thursday December 12. Knudsen household goods sale in Buffalo Center west end on Friday December 13. Faul Sill closing out sale one mile west of Le nd on Monday December 16. Anna Hippen Estate sale farm one mile south and 14% miles west of Buffalo Center on Wednesday December 18. Wm Kiewer farm sale two and a half miles south of Buffalo Center on Friday December 20. Library hours listed for Wednesday and Saturday sessions.
Archie E. Anderson of Buffalo Center was elected chairman of Winnebago County AAA at the county convention in Thompson. Jens E. Jensen as vice chairman and Edward J. Price as third member, with Elmer O. Holton and Edd Peterson as alternates, plus Nina H. Sandell as secretary treasurer and Patricia A. Duverson as chief clerk. Township results list regular members all re-elected and alternates named across Buffalo, Center, Eden, Forest, Grant, King, Lincoln, Linden, Logan, Mt. Valley, Newton, and Norway townships.
Hospital entries record dismissals for Mrs Milford Berg and baby son of Bancroft, Marlin Lloyd of Bancroft, and others after treatments. Admissions include Sigrid Smith for a minor operation and Leola Busch for a minor operation, with several major procedures noted. Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Melvin Burke of Thompson and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert Siemens of Burt. Other patients admitted or discharged include Mrs Henry Jensen Thompson L, Elaine Finlayson, Mrs C C Buseman, Mrs I V Christenson, Mrs Andrew Harringa, and John Friesenberg and their accompanying notes.
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