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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1956
Page
6
A long list of families from Cedar Falls to Algona and surrounding towns hosted Christmas Day gatherings. Relatives from Mason City, Thompson, Estherville, Oelwein, and Minneapolis joined in meals at homes including Murra, Murra Sr., Murra family, Boehm households, Winter families, and several Letcher and Feldick relatives.
Community members shared Christmas with relatives in Clear Lake and surrounding towns. Guests included the Westen dorf and Bronleewe families from Sioux City, Winters from Kasson, and numerous Winter kinfolk. A Des Moines weekend visit, a pre Christmas dinner, and a birth in Iowa City were noted among many family gatherings and dinners.
In a small ceremony on November 23 at the Hendricks home Nina Hendricks married Jerry Lee Elman. The couple's families are from Memphis Tennessee Buffalo Center Iowa and Silverton Texas The ceremony was officiated by Dr A W Dick with Nancy Hendricks as attendant and Billy D Stevenson as best man. Nina is a Central High graduate and Mississippi State College for Women alumna while Jerry attended Waldorf Junior College. The newlyweds plan to reside in Arlington Virginia where Jerry serves in the Navy in Washington.
In a yearly custom the Abbe Winter and Wayne Berryhills families paid for a year’s Tribune for all their children. The Winter family has five children and the Berryhills ten, ensuring each youngster receives hometown news from the Tribune.
Pvt. Howard Bosma of Camp Chaffee Arkansas arrived Saturday evening on furlough to spend Christmas with his parents Mr and Mrs Lewis Bosma and Mr and Mrs Donald Bosma of Indianapolis Indiana. Miss Shirley Bosma of Iowa City is also spending her Christmas vacation with her parents.
John Kelso holds two Rose Bowl tickets from recent prize drawings. He has not decided whether to attend. Nearby, Mrs. Jessie Boeckholt hosted Christmas guests including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richter and family of Wesley and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Boeckholt and family of Lone Rock. Several Algona and Mason City residents shared holiday visits with Floyd Danger’s guests.
Francis and John Serhagl visited Mason City on Tuesday for a Christmas dinner with their brother James Serhagl and family. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Behrends and family from Olympia Washington are visiting Mrs. Arnold Gray near Titonia and Martin Behrends over the holidays.
Mr and Mrs Donald Neuberg of Clear Lake visited with their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs George Carman Wednesday evening. Mr and Mrs Raymond Balance were dinner guests on Christmas Day at the home of Mr and Mrs Silas Donough at Bricelyn Minnesota. Mrs Nettie Johnson of Bricelyn was also a guest.
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