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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1973
Page
1
The article notes 2,430 grocery outlets in Iowa serving 2.7 million people and explains the critical role of trucks in delivering food weekly. It highlights wholesale firms moving about 40 million pounds of food to retailers and urges a full review of truck laws to ensure steady supply.
The Buffalo Center Bison earn the No 1 ranking in Class A per Des Moines Registers first poll of the season. Coach Merlyn Thorson’s squad sits 3-0 in the loop, averaging 47.7 points per game while holding opponents to 37.7, and posts strong rebounding led by Venteicher and Meinders.
The Capitol News Letter ENERGY WEEK reports December 10 to 16 designated as Energy Awareness Week by Governor Robert Ray. The notice highlights state emphasis on energy conservation and public programs during the period.
Towa State Education Association backs Energy Awareness Week to educate the public on conservation across schools. Iowa Highway Commission cuts highway lighting up to 80 percent to save energy while maintaining safety, affecting 250 lighted intersections and 36 rural interchanges. Ambulance relief plan ensures gas reserves for long emergency runs during a weekend station closure. No interscholastic sports during Christmas due to energy crisis, with limited exceptions. Portable gas containers warned against in trunks due to fire risk.
The fragment blends religious quotes on faith overcoming the world with cautions about car fires from gasoline spills. It notes 1972 Town fire deaths, discusses ignition risks from portable fuel containers, and mentions car heat from high-performance mufflers. It then shifts to a holiday recipe for a traditional plum pudding with a flaming sugar top and a family visit in Des Moines from Mrs Maye Steinberg and her relatives.
Linda Ostrand profiles Christmas traditions in England as seen through Washington Irving and Charles Dickens. The piece notes Yule logs, boar heads, mistletoe, and the Devil's knell in villages, toy distribution by Father Christmas, chimney letters, and the long Plum Pudding preparation with wishes and family participation.
In 1863 Cun Bashail led the Business Men's Club with Gene Mack as vice president and Ronn Yahnke as secretary treasurer. Sam Nelson won a Rexall merchandise certificate in a nationwide sweepstakes.
A Buffalo Center rowk grade teacher roams in relation to Mr and Mrs Glen Kahler of the area. Mason City attended Sunday church services this Saturday as Avtend Church was mentioned.
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