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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
2
The article describess a farmer loading limestone in 45 tons total using a homemade 65 foot hay rope and pulley system to move loads in about six minutes. It details a home made trench silo wind rig that lifts silage over a fence into a wagon and notes a Kansas farmer seeking information on fertilizer for sweet clover.
Buffalo Center Tribune lists advertising rates two dollars yearly in advance and local per line rates. It notes Bethlehem Lutheran Church Sorlien pastor with Sunday School 10 am, morning service, choir practice, Congregational Church led by David H W Farrington with choir Thursday, program practice Saturday and Sunday 2 pm, and references Rev C B Mitchell guest speaker with Christmas message. It mentions Ladies Aid postponement and Dorcas Society event at Mrs Harry Kettwick’s social rooms.
Fragmentary OCR lists works and authors including Bassett Caddie Woodlawn and Lite Women by Louisa May Alcott, Ruth Amat Tatrobe Carroll, Lane Cowboy by Will James, Franz Dog of Police by Major Meek, and others in a mixed compilation. Names appear inconsistently with garbled punctuation and quotation marks.
Band Mothers Clubs will meet Monday evening December 20 at o oclock in the school auditorium. All the mothers of children in the Junior and Senior Bands are urged to attend.
Peter Peters presides as pastor with Sunday School at 9 45 am Morning Service at 10 50 am Evening Service 8 pm and midweek Bible classes. A Christmas program rehearsal is set for Saturday at 2 pm and the event will be held Friday December 24th Christmas Eve.
The Women’s Community Club met Monday evening December 13 with Mrs. Ruby Sloper presiding. Nineteen members attended and decided not to open the library on December 25 or January 1. Thea Miller reported on County Board matters and the County Federation meeting will be held in Buffalo Center in April with the County Picnic in Thompson. The club will enter the county one act play contest. Play committee members were Mrs. Weldin, Mrs. Hunter and Mrs. McCrary. The club extended thanks to Rev. Whc Hyerts for a donation of juvenile books. Bridge provided entertainment. prizes went to Mrs. Thea Miller for high score and Mrs. Elizabeth Baer for consolation. Lunch was served by Mrs. Kite DeVries and Mrs. Gladys Becker. Next meeting will be Tuesday January 11 hosted by Mrs. Costigan and Miss Ricky, with Marie Theile and Lilly Guyer in charge of entertainment. New books added to shelves include The Langworthy Family The Citadel Wighting Angel The White Brigand Romance Royal Katrina The First Year Oh Pioneer Waiting Town Morgagy Shining Headlands.
A Christmas program will be held on Thursday evening December 28 at Grant School No 9 starting at 8 o'clock Refreshments will be served for the benefit of the school A prize will be given away also Evelyn Schendel is the teacher Nice Altiora Class held its regular monthly meeting Friday evening December 10 in the church social rooms President Mrs Thompson conducted the meeting After the business meeting a social hour was enjoyed Conrad Lehrbach R Lehtrand and E Johnson assisted
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