American Legion notes and local fines in Iowa and Minnesota
A fragment recalls American Legion activities in Blue Earth Minnesota and surrounding areas. It mentions a June meeting, memorial events, a parade plan with Offutt Air Force team, and district activities with other units. Also noted are fishing-license fines in Forest City and Northwood with named officials and amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iitee
Harvey Hassebroek
American Legion Enor Guard
Blue Earth
Minnesota
Robert
Geranday
Boehm
Buffalo Center
American Legion
Ategic Air Command
Offutt Air Force
Omaha
Neh
Amesge
Minneapolis
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Forest Legion Hall
Husday
Leonal
Wwiieg
Boehm Receives ND EA Fellowship At Central Michigan University
Hudsonville High School faculty member Robert B Boehm has earned an ND EA Fellowship, one of four district teachers honored this year. The award covers tuition and living expenses for a remedial reading graduate program at Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant with eight weeks on campus starting June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Boehm
Hudsonville
Rites Held For Alta Olson Former Buffalo Center Resident
Funeral services were held June 8 in Mason City for Alta M. Olson 80 a former Buffalo Center resident. She died at Mazon City Nursing Home and was buried in Graceland Cemetery Buffalo Center. Survivors include three sons Melvin Mason City Wayne R Chickasha OK Edgar T Iceland Oregon a sister Mrs G C Larson Lincoln Nebraska four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Also mentioned is Linda Betels employed at First National Bank Cedar Falls and a birthday party for Mrs George Fox at Britt with Mr Robert Sinclair and Mr and Mrs Herman Bruns in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Alta M. Olson
Buffalo Center
Patterson- James Funeral Home
Mazon City
Graceland Cemetery
Melvin
Wayne R
Chickasha
Okla
Edgar T
Iceland
Oregon
G. C. Larson
Lincoln
Nebraska
Merle Bilyeu
Woden
Olson
Alex
Linda Betels
Cedar Falls Bank
Wm.Betels
Ellen
Linda
Cedar Falls
First National Bank
Linds
Robert Sinclair
VEW Auxiliary Meeting Notes and Prize Drawn
VEW Auxiliary to Post 4824 met Monday June 6 with sixteen members present Norma Quaine drawn for the door prize General orders read and approved committee reports Lunch served by Verlaine Anderson Lilian Kopp Norma Quaine Darlene Adams and Carol Griffith Next meeting is Tuesday July 5 Lunch committee listed with Jean Breckunitch Virginia Blomster Pauline Wilson Pearl Olson and JoAnn Bohl
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VEW
Norma Quame
Verlaine Anderson
Lilian Kopp
Norma Quaine
Darlene Adams
Carol Griffith
Jean Breckunitch
Virginia Blomster
Pauline Wilson
Pearl Oleson
JoAnn Bohl
Travel To Oregon for Graduation Receptions
Mrs. Maggie Boekelman and Mrs. Tom Hanson flew Northwestern Air from Minneapolis to Portland where they were met by Mr. and Mrs. Chris Jeppsen and daughter Margie in Corvallis. June 1 James Jeppsen graduated from Corvallis Senior High School among 520 graduates. June 5 Margie Karen Jeppsen, education major, graduated among 2,400 at Oregon State University. A Country Club reception honored James and Margie. the women returned June 7 by jet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Here
Maggie Boekelman
Tom Hanson
Northwestern Air- One
Minneapolis
Minn
Portland
Oregon
Chris Jeppsen
Margie
Corvallis, Oregon
Jeppsen
James
Corvallis Senior High School
Oregon State University
Margie Karen
Country Club
Boekelman
Han+son
Jet
Carl Veer Jr Injured In Fall From Scaffold
Carl Veer Jr of Rochester Minnesota, a former Buffalo Center resident, fell 14 feet while working on a building. He was taken to a Rochester hospital with a fractured skull and broken vertebrae and remained in a cast for the summer, released May 29. Cards may reach him at 2624 6th Ave S, Rochester. Debra Wempen from Osseo Minnesota visited her grandparents Amos and Mrs Wempen after an overnight stay May 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Winter
Carl Veer, Jr
Rochester
Minn
Buffalo Center Area
Veer
6Th Ave
Debra Wempen
Osseo
Amos Wempen
Shower to Honor Miss Larson in Lakota
A miscellaneous shower honoring Eleanor Larson of Forest City will be held at St. Pauls Lutheran Parish Hall in Lakota on Friday June 17 at 745 pm. All friends and relatives are invited. Miss Larson becomes the bride of Gary Sheldahl of Bakota on July 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Larson
Lakota
Eleanor Larson
Forest City
St. Paul's Gutheran
Gary Sheldahl
Bakota
Froehles Spend Summer in Colorado for College Study
Mr and Mrs Robert Froehle and family left Wednesday for Gunnison Colorado where Mr Froehle will attend summer school at Western State College They will return after August 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Froehles
Colorado
Robert Froehle
Gunnison
Froehle
Western State College
Higbees Celebrate 40th Wedding Anniversary in Rockford
Mr and Mrs Rowland Higbee were honored guests on their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday at Rockford Illinois. The event occurred at the home of their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Chuck Bunyard. Tribune Want Ads note four cents a word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higbees
Rowland Higbee
Rockford
Tlinois
Gon Indew
Chuck Bunyard
Selma Aukes
Anna Oltmen
Minnie Folkerts
Johnnie Oltman
Allison
Walter Aukes
Paul and
Paul
Woden
Herbert Kraasel
R. E. Auker
Ted Aukes
Graduations and visits mark busy week at area homes
Sunday gatherings honored graduates including Lee Halstenson who finished at Augsutana College Sioux Falls and will coach in Sioux Falls. Many relatives from Mitchell, Albert City, Mankato and Des Moines visited, attended services, and planned trips to Cedar Rapids and Denver noting weddings, nursing school graduations, and family reunions across Iowa and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes
Becky
Debbie
Lee Halstenson
Augustana College
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Halstenson
Mrs Leatha Egésdal Visits Mason City With Winter Family
Mrs Leatha Egésdal brought Kim Winter daughter of Mr and Mrs Laurence Winter to Mason City on Monday to stay and recuperate from the measles while her infant brother had surgery. She returned Friday afternoon. Mrs Loren Aukes and children joined them. Mr and Mrs Brent Egesdal and Traci of Mason City called in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leatha Egésdal
Mason City
Kim Winter
Laurence Winter
Loren ‘Aukes
Brent Egesdal
Traci
Mad
Lson City
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Ray Murray
Huntelman
Karen
Art's
Te Legion
Red See
Sandra. “Gilson
Lake Mills
Costa Fred McGrath
Enne
Edward Sandzimier
LaGrange
Linois
Morris Bakketun
Northwood
Ty Tribune
Robert B. Boehm
Herman Bruns
George Fox
Britt
V.fw
MR. Farmer
Purina
Ifalo
Tribune
Reuben Pomeroy
Minong
Wisconsin
Burt Weaver
Merlyn Elman
Terry
Susan
Charles Burton
Albert City
American Sunday School Union
Clarence Garst
Warner Garst
Hillsboro
Illinois
Jim Berhow
Jimmie B. Berhow
Nationalist
China
Jimmie L. Berhow
MAAG
APO
San Francisco
Calif
Robert Mitchell
Mankato, Minn
Bennett Mitchell
Bradley
Brian
Pauline
Mark Mitchell
Mankato
Minn, Apent
B. W. Mitchell
Boston
Warren Mitchell
Chuck
Tena Fortuin
Theo Beth
Sandra
Randolph
Dennis Hackbart
Pamela
Lincoln, Nebraska
Orville ‘Hickok
J. H. Winter
Sgt
Paul Kellogg
Denver
Maureen Kellogg
St. Luke’s School of Nursing
Alfred Christ
Donna
Edwin Christ
Carolina
Jonathon
Luther College
Decorah
Dean Christ
Wm. Barnes
Dave Johnson
Kristi and
Kerri
Des Moines
Farmers Cash Grocery
Borden
Oregon Trail
Pepsi-Cola
Price
Sturgeon Bay
R.S.P. Pie Cherries
Gus Glaser
White Shafter
Sun Valley
Charmin
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