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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
2
A postal notice lists second class mail entry at Buffalo Center as $2.00 per year prepaid with rates 25c, 10c, 50c mentioned. Indicates period 1936 and postal charges for advance payment.
Rev H Okland of Fertile will conduct Christmas services at 11:00 Sunday morning December 20. An annual business meeting of the Lutheran congregation is set for Monday evening December 21 at 7 30.
A. W. Gauger is pastor with Sunday School and Morning Worship. Young People’s Service. Ladies' Aid Society meets Thursday afternoon at the church social rooms. Hostesses are Mrs. Robt. DeVries Jr., Mrs. Robt. DeVries Jr., Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Dick Gibson. A cordial welcome awaits all services at 10 a.m.
Congregational Church with Pastor N Boomgaarden requests a meeting Thursday at 8 pm for Christmas program practice. Fifth graders and above meet 1 30 pm Saturday, while fourth grade and below attend at 2 30 pm. Choir group and decorators to assist at church.
The Reformed Wm. R. Everts church lists Sunday School with German and English preaching, Young People's League activities, and a Doreas Society social Friday evening hosted by Miss Tena Asmus. Saturday practice sessions for Christmas program for Beginners to Intermediate groups scheduled at 1:30 and 3:00. The annual Young People's League meeting will be held in the church social rooms.
A church notice outlines a congregational meeting to be held in January after Christmas events. Various church organizations will report, and gifts for Christmas such as the Lantern at John and Jerry Hardware are noted. Joe Abels suffered an injury to the left hand from a feed grinder last Saturday.
Mrs C G Pyitchara entertained five tables of bridge last Wednesday afternoon at her home. High scorer was Mrs C Mechem of Thompson, low went to Mrs E Hertig. Traveling prize was won by Mrs L P Miter. A delicious lunch was served.
The Postal Inspection Service launched a nationwide drive on obscene correspondence clubs after the 15 year federal sentence for Gayle R. Cleveland of Pensacola alias Miss Georgia Clayton to Miss Gayle Cleveland. Cleveland operated The Letter Club Different, charging ten cents to connect subscribers with others for obscene literature, photographs, and drawings, with detailed personal forms returned to the club.
The report details the Letter Club Different and similar exchanges where members paid dues to obtain lists of targets identified only by numbers, then exchanged obscene letters. Postal inspectors pledged prosecutions under federal law, with penalties including up to five years in jail or a five thousand dollar fine. Separately, a foreclosure notice in Winnebago County Iowa outlines sale of real estate to satisfy a debt, with sale at the courthouse on January 13, 1987, time windows and redemption rights.
In Winneshago County Iowa a sheriff's sale is issued by the District Court per a General Execution from the Clerk's office. The action names HN Rye assignee of A B Walker against H O Swingen and Anna Swingen dated December 10 1936.
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