Legion Notes Highlight Post Quotas And Memorial Day Events
The American Legion reports 93,371 members paid in with 97.4 percent of quota nationally. District 8 at 99.5 percent ranks fourth among groups. Winte bago County exceeds quota at 102 percent with towns Rake 110 percent Forest City 102.8 Buffalo Center 101.8 Lake Mills 101.8 and Thompson 80.6 percent. Adjutant Ray Murray visited Arnold Mos home for a county Soldiers Home Commission meeting. Auxiliary units drive Poppy sales under Mrs. June Fisk, supporting veterans rehabilitation. A Tribune window display honors Iwo Jima flag raising, built by Mrs. Carroll Murray. Honor Guard included Roy Fisk Justice Sullivan Lester Bethends with guards Amel Limberg Chuck Murray. Firing Squad members listed. Ray Murray spoke at Lakota ceremonies with Legion Auxiliary and local scouts and band. Graves of 85 veterans were honored with flags and wreaths by Legion and VFW Auxiliary members led by Mrs. Lawrence Kreeze and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wintebago County
Rake
Forest City
Buffalo Center
Lake Mills
Thompson
Ray Murray
Arnold Mos
Innebago County
Iwo Jima
Carroll Murray
Harvey Hassebroek
Roy Fisk
Justice Sullivan
Lester Bethends
Amel Limberg
Chuck Murray
American Legion Post
Lawrence Kreeze
Ferne Wessels
Jennie’ Wessels
VFW
Surdown
Timely Mission Nursing Home Residents Turning 85
Residents at Timely Mission Nursing Home nearing their 85th birthdays are listed among visitors and family gatherings across several days in May. Notable visits include Louise Ohnstad and multiple Lake Mills residents meeting Helen Anderson, with several families from Kiester Scarville Ellsworth Hanlontown Mankato and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Ohnstad
John Branstad
Ted Moen
Norrie Grunhord
Himer Ellefson
Lake Mills
Helen Anderson
Rosella Beebe
Don Berschman
Heyo Berschman
Harlan Hertzke
Ellsworth
Towa
Maggie Dorenbush
Grate Wessels
Carl Larson
Kiester
Minnesota
Ronald Larson
Cindy
Scarville
Helen’ Anderson
Maurie
Lenore Hauge
Louise Obnstad
Meindert Dirksen
Wilma Dirksen
Donald Teig
Barbie
Bricelyn
Linda Teig
Mankato
John Mauss
Alfred Prestholt
Hanlontown
Turina Presthatt
Stanley Hope
Maury
Ingeborg
Lakota Private Earns Perfect Score Certificate
Lakota Private Mark G Hamilton, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Hamilton, Lakota, receives a Certificate of Achievement for a perfect 500 point score in the Physical Combat Proficiency Test at graduation for A Company 3rd Battalion 1st Brigade U S Army Training Center Infantry Fort Benning Georgia. He also gains a Certificate of Achievement for being the outstanding trainee of his battalion. The center, established at Fort Benning on September 15 1965, graduates about 1300 men weekly since December 1965. Hamilton, a 1965 Lakota Consolidated High School graduate, completed eight weeks of training totaling 852 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hamilton
Lakota
Mark G. Hamilton
Robert Hamilton
Hamilton
U. S. Army Training Center
Infantry
Fort Benning
Georgia
Lakota Consolidated High School
Miss Irons to Be Honored at Shower
An open house bridal shower honoring Miss Linda Irons, bride to be of Robert Holman, will be held Wednesday June 7 at 6 00 pm at the Immanuel Lutheran Church near Titonia. All friends and relatives are cordially invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irons
Linda Irons
Robert Holman
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Titonia
American Legion Post No. 2
City Hall
Don Winter
Ray
Peertblocke
Steenblock
John W. Smith
Karolyn Thompson
Forest City
Miss Thompson
Roy Potter
Town-Minnesota Citizen's Band
Bricelyn
Minnesota
Linda Ivons
Titonka
Methodist Church
Buffalo Center
Kalman Kroack to Receive Biology B A
Kalman Kroack son of Dr and Mrs K J Kroack of Buffalo Center will receive his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology during Commencement at the Sioux Falls Arena on Sunday June 4 He has studied at Augustana College in Sioux Falls SD Stanley Bond has Degree in EngineeringStanley Bond was among ninety four graduates from John Brown University on May 20 receiving a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering His parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Bond drove to Siloam Springs AR to attend the ceremonies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalman Kroack
K. J. Kroack
Buffalo Center
Sioux Fall Arena
Augustana College
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Stanley Bond
John Brown University
Stanley
Clarence Bond
Siloam Springs
Arkansas
Miss Thompson to Be Feted at Forest City
Forest City relatives invite attendance at an open house bridal shower honoring Miss Karolyn Thompson of Forest City. The event occurs Tuesday evening June 6 at 7 30 p.m. in Immanuel Lutheran Church Forest City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Thompson
Forest City
Karolyn Thompson
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Roy Potter
Tom Potter, Jr
Buffalo, Center
Senator Miller Seeks Tax Change for Crop Loss Insurance
U S Senator Jack Miller of Iowa introduces a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code allowing farmers to report insurance proceeds for destroyed or damaged crops in the year received or the following year. He argues the current rule creates an inequity for cash basis farmers who harvest in fall but sell later, doubling income in one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
U. S
Jack Miller
Iowa
Internal Revenue Cose
Miller
Miss Sheldon Feted At Buffalo Center Shower
Miss Linda Sheldon daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Sheldon was feted at a miscellaneous shower at the Lutheran Church in Buffalo Center on Saturday May 27 Friends and relatives hosted the event Devo tions were given by Mrs Nius welcomed by Shelda Venteicher a song by the Rake High School girls quartet and a reading by Marilyn Eisenhauer Miss Sheldon received many lovely and useful gifts Mr and Mrs Fred Stratman spent from Friday to Tuesday in Milwaukee Wisconsin where they attended the North West Conference for the Baptist Church Mr and Mrs Moinert Stratman of Little Rock Iowa were Friday guests of the Fred Stratmans and helped them celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula Erickson
First Reformed Church
Buffalo Center
Carl Erickson
Pomeroy
Paula
Wilbert Tree‘seman
Heibo Freeseman
John Teig
Beverly Helmers
Patti Bosma
Wilbert
Frank Doden
Mercy Hospital
Mason City
Ben Heyes
Cosmos
Minnesota
Beverly Johnson
Raymond K. Johnson
Beverly
Hillard Abbas
Duane Boyken Farm
Self
Lucy Ostermann
John Osterman
Schwantje Boyken
Virgil Heifner
Dean Boyken
Roger Boyken
Miss Sheldon
Linda Sheldon
Albert Sheldon
Lutheran Church In
Nius
Shelda Venteicher
the Rake High School
Marilyn Eisenhauer
Fred Straiman
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
The
Baptist Church
Moinert Stratman
Little Rock
Iowa
Fred Stratmans
Fred Faber
Rake
Jasper Dirksen
Henry Maindars
James Meinders
Earl Nehring
Klemme
Dick Meinders
Spencer, Wisconsin
Elaine
F. WH. Jordal
Jackie
Hardy Jordal
Dale
St. Louis Park
Wayne Dahl
Jordahl
Norman Tegland
Minneapolis
Debbie Dahl
Engagement Announcement for Pamela Sue Fagerlund and Delbert Lieurance
Aug. 6 nuptials announced for Pamela Sue Fagerlund of Swea City and Delbert R. Lieurance of Swea City. Pamela is a Swea City High School graduate and secretary for Interstate Power in Buffalo Center. Delbert is a Bancroft native, St Johns High School and trade school graduate, employed at Blomater Chevrolet in Buffalo Center. An August 6 wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Fagerlund
Swea City
Pamela Sue
Delbert R. Lieurance
Mary Lieurance
Bancroft
Raymond Lieurance
Miss Fagerlund
Swea City High School
Interstate Power Company
Buffalo Center
St. John's High School
U. & Trade School
Kansas City
Missouri
Blomater Chevrolet
Legion Ladies Night Door Prizes Highlight Social
Mrs Ralph Stenersen and Mrs Dean Sunde won door prizes at Legion Ladies Night last Saturday. A future event is planned for June 10 with refreshments by Mesdames Ralph Stenersen and Ethel Jensgold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Ladies
Ralph Stenersen
Dean Sunde
Legion Ladies Night
Mnuneh
Ethel Jensgold
Fred Radmaker
Todd Kiewier
Community Calendar Highlights in Various Minnesota Towns
Courtesy notices list events across towns including Forest City Titonka and Buffalo Center. Activities include open houses bridal showers and anniversary observances. The schedule notes Legion meetings and two way radio club gatherings at local venues with times in early June.
Heesch and Harms Families Visit Mrs Sena Swalve
Mr and Mrs Virgil Heesch and Paul of Burt and Mr and Mrs Herbert Harms and family of Titonka were Monday evening visitors of Mrs Sena Swalve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Heesch
Paul
Burt
Herbert
Harms
Titonka
Sena Swalve
Space for Children Warns Road Play Dangers
Dan McCarthy of AAA cautions that playing in roadways causes nearly seven percent of pedestrian injuries to children aged one to fourteen. He praises schools for teaching safer play away from traffic and urges parents to plan supervised activities during summer to keep kids safe. Roadways are never safe for play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan McCarthy
AAA
Motor Club
The
McCarthy
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Legion
Timely Mission Nursing Homes
Coer
Limberg Insurance
Chris Gelhaus
Dean Gelhaus
Jeffrey
Herbert Beenken
L. E. Savage
Wheatland,llinois
J. E. Sapp
Tribune
Larrys OK Hardware
Miss Fagertund
Buffalo Center Farm Supply
Bill Skellenger
Neurath Aids
Buffalo Canter
Eugene G. Sarno
Tribune Building
Ken
Ken Smith
Sleper Rambler Sales Company
Batiata
Cen
Ter Tribune
Italo Caner
Space
M. L
Se Cooperative Oil Company
Walt Anderson
Bae
Rexall
RMLO
Rexall Pharmacist
Ezall
Orth
Sv Nurchase
Royal Stag Toiletries
Atoll
Fortune
Sses
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