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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1934
Page
2
Charlie Lamb Sr visited Buffalo Center this week. A Trade Extension campaign drew a large crowd with $45 in free merchandise given away, $25 to farmers and the rest to town residents. The promotion, sponsored by local merchants, lasts until January 9.
A. W. Gouger pastor leads Sunday School at 10, Morning Worship at 11, Epworth League at 11, Evening Service at 7, and Ladies Aid meets Thursday at the parsonage. Practice for the Christmas program is Saturday at 2 with the event Monday at 8.
The Reformed Church outlines a week of services led by Pastor William R. Everts. Sunday includes Sunday School at 9:30, German and English preaching, and Youth League events. A Christmas program and choir rehearsals are planned, with final practice Saturday at 2 o'clock and Thursday at 7:80. The Sunday School Christmas program is set for December 24 at 7:30 in the evening.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church led by Pastor T. H. Benson lists Sunday school at 10:00 AM and a Christmas tree program Monday at 9:15 PM. Christmas day service at 9:35 AM. Ladies Reading and Recitations feature Ruth Larson Helen Frette Marie Peterson and others with practice urged for participants.
The Oilfield Dispatch urges young drivers and high school graduates to consider preplanning for death by own action. It humorously lists cemetery options, casket choices, and insurance, then warns to avoid speeding and “dapin” fools. The piece targets young readers with blunt, satirical social commentary.
The verse playful line pairs colors with flowers in a rhythmic sequence. It reads as a fragment from a poem with surreal imagery and a nod to whimsy. The text lacks a clear narrative or identifiable events.
Local social roundup lists visits and gatherings at several homes including the Albert Helin and Allen Weaver residences. Mentions of guests: Myrtle Jean Weaver, Lotha Weaver, Gertrude Wessels, Stella Jurgens, Chas Smith, Aly, Byron Goranson, Ernest and Kenneth Goranson, Russell Michaelson, Nanne Frevidhs, George Weaver, Benton Potter, Letha Weaver, Will Betel, Joe Smith, Clarence Bond, and a birth notice for a son to Mr and Mrs Albert Bond. A sleighing party and routine visits noted. last item laments Christmas mail volume rising due to remiss reading material.
The American Legion met on Monday with Commander Harvey Johnson and members voting to appoint a committee to locate a site for flood or skating for local youths. The lunch committee will reconvene next meeting in January due to bad roads. The group also approved sponsoring the Boy Scouts and noted the American Geeton Auxiliary will meet at Mrs Florence Roelfsema's home.
Record of a Kossuth County American Legion and Auxiliary meeting with attendees from multiple counties. Highlights include speeches by department leaders and local officers, plus multiple visits and family news from Algona and surrounding towns.
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