Auxiliary to Elect Officers Tonight Dedicate New Flags
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 21 holds a Thursday City Hall meeting to elect officers for the coming year and dedicate two newly purchased flags a American and Unit flag funded by members and a $20 donation from the American Legion. The flags on 7 foot poles will be dedicated at the meeting with hostesses Mes dames Orlando Quaine James Sowers and Roy Johnson urged to attend.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Orlando Quaine
James Sowers
Roy Johnson
American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 21
American Legion
Memorial Day Observed by Legion and VFW
Memorial Day exercises were held at the high school auditorium under the American Legion with the Veterans of Foreign Wars aiding. A color guard, firing squad, flower girls, Boy Scouts and veterans led a procession to the cemetery for the decoration program. The event featured Judge Barney R. Dunn as speaker, poetry readings by local high school girls, and a benediction by Rev. Engel. Sun and wind with intermittent rain threatened but decorations remained intact across the cemetery.
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American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Proram
Comander
Roy Morgan
Winnebago Post No. 21
John Dancan
John D. Engels
Dolores Albers
Legion
Barney R. Dunn
Mason City
Legionnaire
America
Mr. Dunn
Abraham Lincoln
Mason Cillans
The
Globe-Gazette
le Bion
Henry B. Winter
Gerald DeVries
Fora Schmidt
Six Teachers Sign For 1950 51 Term
Superintendent Irving Larson announces rapid filling of vacancies on the school staff for 1950 51. Notable hires include Miss Charlotte Bowman returning to lead the 5th grade and Wilbur Gregor named high school principal. New teachers include Duane Veach in hand work, Daryl Dell in mathematics, Helen Davis in elementary, Norma Jean Holten in home making, and Robert Wilde mumth in vocational agriculture. Larson pursues his Master’s in Des Moines while final hires remain to be announced.
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Irving Larson
Charlotte Bowman
Leland
Wilbur Gregor
Duane L. Veach
Des Moines
Veach
Iowa State Teacher's College
Drake University
Daryl L. Dell
Alvord
Iowa
Iowa State
Dell
Helen Davis
Greene
Oelwein
Norma Jean Holten
Joice
Iowa State College
Ames
Robert E. Wildemuth
Annawan
Illinois
Wildemuth
Larson
Ronald Abbas Returns Home From Army Service
Ronald Abbas arrived in Buffalo Center May 17 for a 35 day leave from Army duty with his parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Abbas. He came from Seattle after 33 months in Korea and Japan with Headquarters Company 11th Infantry Division and will report to Fort Bliss Texas to complete his four year enlistment.
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Ronald Abbas
Buffalo Center
Elmer Abbas
Ronald
Seattle
Washington
Korea
Japan
Fort Bliss
Texas
Past Matrons Club Meets For Regular Session
Past Matrons Club held its regular meeting on Thursday with 11 members present. Mrs Swen Larson led a lesson on art appreciation after roll call where members named their favorite picture. The Lord's Prayer concluded the business portion followed by a social hour and refreshments hosted by the hostess.
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Swen Larson
Band Members Note Marching Rehearsal Change
Band members are advised the marching rehearsal has moved to Thursday night at 47:00 o clock. Tonight. Please bring lyres.
Beyer Family Attends Coon Rapids Wedding
IG Mr and Mrs H B Beyer and children Jim and Judy with Wade Johnson traveled to Estherville then to Coon Rapids for the wedding of Eva Bails and William Steinmetz son of Mr and Mrs Ed Steinmetz of Alden. The ceremony at the Methodist church occurred at 3 30 p m with a church reception. The Beyers returned home Sunday evening.
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H. B. Beyer
Jim
Judy
Estherville
Wade Johnson
Coon Rapids
Eva Bails
William G. Steinmetz
Ed Steinmetz
Alden
Steinmetz
Beyers
Regular meeting notice for Nain Lodge No. 570
A notice states Nain Lodge No. 570 will hold a regular meeting at the lodge hall on Monday evening June 5. The announcement urges attendance by lodge members and notes the meeting location and date.
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Nain Lodge No. 570
Corn Borer meetings set across county June 7 9
Corn borer control meetings with a new film The Corn Borer are planned for June 7 8 and 9 at Thompson Buffalo Center and Lake Mills town halls. Norbert Dorow says the program starts at 8 p.m. and invites all farmers to compare control methods and reduce losses. An Auxiliary of Kingsbury Jurgens Post No 4824 was organized with Norma Quame as president and meets monthly.
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VFW
Norbert Dorow
Thompson Town Hall
Buffalo Center City Hall
Lake Mills
Iowa State College
Dorow
Kingsbury-Jurgens
Norma Quaine
Evelyn Ankeny
Darlene Friesenberg
Lillian Kopp
Bertha Gilbert
Vivian Steinberg
Beulah Bohl
Genevieve Johnson
Mae Peterson
Katherine Carman
Arlene DeVries
Marjorie Speiker
Virginia Gilbert
Gloria Winter
Carol Schneider
Opal Leibrand
Donna Winter
Virginia Ites
Ferne Becker
4-H Girls Elect Ruth Ness President in Winnebago Rally
Ruth Ness of Lake Mills was elected president of the 4-H Girls of Winnebago County at Rally Day in Thompson. Officers include Dorothy Holtan as vice president Suzanne Kuns as secretary Gloria Johnson as historian. About two hundred attended the all day event with installations, initiations, and a variety of club performances.
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Ruth Ness
Center Cinderellas
Winnebago County
Thompson
Ruth
Olaf Ness
Lake Mills
Dorothy Holtan
Elmer Holtan
Forest City
Suzanne Kuns
Paul Kuns
Woden
Gloria Johnson
Bennie Johnson
Scarville
Margaret Johnson
Marlys
Harold Michaelson
Linden Lassies
Art Rasmussen
Shirley Cleven
Logenettes
Marlys Nyhus
Valley
Grant Johnson
Forest Township
Forest Hustlers
Carroll Taylor
John Schaeffer
Eden Farmerettes
King T. N. T
E. W. Dalton
Boyd Ayers
Buffalo Boosters
Lester Drake
Janet Halverson
Cinderelas
A. Thorvilson
Peter Peterson
Newton
Joe Martinson
Myhren
Appreciation note from Mrs Royal-Armstrong
I thank friends and relatives for cards gifts and flowers. Gratitude to Ruth Circle members for cards and hankies. Special thanks to Dr Dolmage Dr Feldick and the nurses at Dolmage hospital for splendid care during illness.
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Ruth Circle
Dr. Dolmage
Dr. Feldick
Dolmage Hospital
Mrs. Royal- Armstrong
Dust or Destiny shown at First Congregational Church
A science film titled Dust or Destiny will be shown Sunday evening, June 4 at 8:00 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, with Rev. John D. Engels inviting the public. The Moody Bible Institute production covers Arctic terns and other migratory birds, plus homing pigeons and plovers, framed as Sermons from Science. The event supports the Armed Forces Character Guidance Program with a free will offering.
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South Pole
North Pole
John D. Engels
Alaska
Hawaiian Islands
Plover
Canada
Labrador
Argentina
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Armed Forces
Camera Club Meets Tonight at Costigan Garage
The Buffalo Center Camera Club will meet tonight, Thursday, June 1, at the Costigan Garage. An invitation has been extended to Wendell Osbrink of Elder Studio in Forest City, promising an unusually fine program, says president Harris Feldick.
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Buffalo Center Camera Club
Costigan
Wendell Osbrink
Forest City
Harris Feldick
Lion's Club
Larry Costigan
Milbrandt Re signs teaching contract at Algona
Miss Edith Milbrandt, who has taught second grade in Algona public schools, returned home last week and has signed a contract to teach at Algona next year. The ad line about Baronia White Enamel appears as filler.
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Edith Milbrandt
Algona
Miss Milbrandt
Widow Mrs. E A Smith Dies at 84 in Buffalo Center
Mrs. Ed Smith formerly Ema Jansen born in Finsterwold Netherlands June 23 1865 immigrated to Illinois then Iowa. She died May 27 1950 at 4 45 PM on his Buffalo Center farm after long illness. Survives daughters Carrie Harm Hartman Marie step son the Rev Arend Smith sister Mrs Alice Koolhoff and three grandchildren funeral held Wednesday at farm home and First Reformed Church with interment in Graceland cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Smith
First Reformed Church
John D. Engels
Graceland Cemetery
Fred Frerichs
Kenneth Buns
Oscar Nelson
Joe Limberg
Adolph Hartman
Henry van Gerpen
German Valley
Ed Smith
Webster City
Iowa
Buffalo Center
Carrie
Harm Hartman
Marie
Injury at church leads to pelvis fracture for local woman
Mrs. B E Hook has long attended Baptist services with the Winter family. After Sunday evening services she slipped near the car and cracked her pelvis. She was first sent home, then by ambulance to the hospital where her condition improved as of this writing.
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B. E. Hook
Baptist Church
F. J. Winter
Time runs out for Tribune as holiday delays press
The Tribune notes a Tuesday Memorial Day observance forced a press delay to Thursday morning. Readers are urged to buy the newspaper in Buffalo Center for the latest news.
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Tribune
Voters to Elect Party Leaders at Primary Election Monday
Iowa votersare urged to participate in the June 5 primary to choose party leaders and candidates for the general election. The piece highlights civic duty, compares turnout with other nations, and notes polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. A sample ballot appears on page 3.
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Iowa
Buffalo Center
America
Robert Ray
University of Iowa
New Institute of Public Affairs
Hospital Notes May 24 29 1949 Child Births and Admissions
Hospital notes list multiple births and patient movements from Elmore Woden Lakota Fort Dodge Lakota Ledyard and other towns. Notable entries include three newborn boys weighing 7 lb 15 oz 7 lb 5 oz and 7 lb 14 oz and several patients admitted for minor or major operations with subsequent dismissals. Names include Ronald Schultz Rademaker Lubben Haager Hanken Thompson McDowell Loos Johnson Skilbred and Schultz again with counts of days and transfer towns.
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Ronald Schultz
Elmore
Minn
Calvin Lubben
Harry Haager
Robert Hanken
Edward Thompson
Rademaker
Woden
Percy McDowell
Fort Dodge
Roy Hum
Francis Loos
George Anderson
Leland
Klaus Meyer
Royal Armstrong
Marie Smith
Fred Behrends
Epko Johnson
Lakota
Ben Hook
Mary Stroebel
Carl Skilbred
Lyle Haag
Ledyard
Elmore, Minn
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Camera Club
Baronia
John & Jerry Hardware
Lions Club
Arnold Lande
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