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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1939
Page
5
Declamatory district contest at Renwick last week yielded three firsts for Winnebago students with Snell winning first in the humorous division, Terveer first in the serve division, and Hansing of Thompson taking top honors in the Oratorical division. Christmas day guests and visits across towns follow, with numerous families hosting relatives from Iowa, Minnesota, and beyond.
The Lutheran Ladies Aid held its annual meeting on December 20 electing President Mrs C L Peterson Vice President Mrs Oscar Ellingson Secretary Mrs Jap Burma and Treasurer Mrs Bernard Olson A reception welcomed fourteen new members including Mrs Chris Iverson Mrs Ray Honken and others Work to begin soon on wood floors and wood walls in church parlors.
The Buffalo Center Independent basketball team went 1 1 in recent games, defeating Titania 40 to 23 on Titania’s floor and losing to Hayfield 44 to 38. They will host Forest City Thursday night in the new auditorium and travel to Rake Friday. Players include Matson Schmidt Larson Evertt Larson Kopp Breckunitch. Local social notes mention visits from Dolmages of Kansas City and Minneapolis and Christmas gatherings with several families, plus club events and a Past Matrons meeting with officer elections.
Public release by C B Helgren of Winnebago County explains loan rates 57c in commercial and 43c in non commercial areas for 1939 corn, with 55c and 41c rates for mixed corn. Notes bear 3 percent interest, due August 1 1940, storage consent through October 15, 1940, and loan availability until March 31 1940.
A January 9 event at the Iowa Theatre showcases McCormick Deering Day with a dedicated program and community notices. Local residents are invited to attend the program highlighting agricultural equipment and company history.
The County Farm Bureau met in Thompson naming David Branstad of Leland as President with Olaf L. Ness of Lake Mills as Vice President Elmer O. Bergland Thompson as Secretary and John Schaeffer Leeland as Treasurer The report notes increased membership and local talent performances during the new meeting format with panels on Home Project 4 H Clubs and state and national Farm Bureau activities.
Mrs Jennie Wessels and Valera Mrs Hermie Weaver and Myrtle and Miss Ann Tapper of Webster City depart Wednesday on a sight seeing motor trip toward California and other points of interest en route and return. They expect to be away about three weeks.
A 32 pound turkey was served at Christmas dinner at the W. H. Davis home on Monday. It was presented by William Range, son of Mrs Range of Elbow Lake Minnesota. Relatives present included the Donahues, Stokesburys, Range and Davis families from Forest City Garner and Elbow Lake, all said to have enjoyed the day.
Albert Sloper Jr local Nash dealer adds a display room for the 1940 Nash and a new washing and greasing rack at his service station. Local contractors Hum Olson are handling the construction.
A poem-like scene paints the night wind over snow covered fields and frozen landscapes. The verse moves through icy imagery of sleeping creeks, bare shrubs, and spider webbed frost framing a wintry world. A market line promotes Murphy's Cut-Cost Buffalo Feed & Milling Co. offering reduced feeding costs.
Buffalo Center alumni expect to beat the current high school team in a Band Mothers Benefit Friday night December 29. Alumni players were chosen by fans and the event raises funds for the Band Mothers Club with 15 cents admission for children and 25 cents for adults.
Buffalo Canter stores will be closed all day next Monday for New Year’s Day. Shop Friday and Saturday to take advantage of specials offered by local merchants and save money.
Miss Grace Roba of Swea City admitted Wednesday for a major operation. Vernon Schutter of Titonka dismissed Thursday after a major operation. Baby David Finlayson admitted Thursday for treatment and dismissed Tuesday.
How to Catch a Coon a short four act play was revealed Tuesday by three local men. Act one uses hound dogs and a dark night while act two finds a log to sit on. Act three releases the dogs and act five sees the coon killed as it treed. The cast included J D Lowe Fred Timm and Gene Neville of Algona plus two Emmetsburg men.
Mrs Heiko Jurgens holds a closing out sale of livestock and farm machinery today at the farm one mile east and fifty miles north of Buffalo Center. Martin Thompson to hold farm machinery sale on Thursday January 10 1940 at the farm one mile east and four miles north of Buffalo Center.
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