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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1969
Page
7
Friends and relatives gathered after commencement across multiple homes to honor graduates Linda Harms Janis Nancy Randy Wendell and Barbara. Hosts included Harm Harms Nerlyn Torkelson Arnold Dontje and Roy Fisk among many Buffalo Center Britt Thompson and Forest City residents. Attendees spanned Des Moines Minneapolis LeMars and other Iowa towns with extended family from Blue Earth Britt and Woden.
The U S Department of Agriculture announced adjustments to the farm storage and drying equipment loan program. Farmers may still apply at county ASCS offices, with tighter limits including a reduced loan cap for dryers, restricted eligible structures, no remodeling loans, higher interest, and a higher storage need basis tied to one year of production.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Potter Jr of Buffalo Center announce the engagement of their daughter Suzanne Lorraine Potter to James Corbin Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Aubrey Smith of Marshalltown. A December wedding is planned after both graduate from Upper Iowa University in Fayette in August.
An open house reception for Mr and Mrs Irwin Wessels on their 40th wedding anniversary is planned by their daughters Juanita Wessels Clarice Wessels and Diane Wessels. The event will be Sunday June 15 from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM at the Wessels home. Relatives and friends are invited.
An open house shower honoring Sharon Yell daughter of Mr and Mrs John Dontje will be at Mrs Jennie Dontje s home in Buffalo Center Friday June 13 from 730 to 900 pm All friends and relatives invited No invitations sent In Des Moines wedding Dorothy Boeckholt Sandra and Orris Cushman Lisa attended Roberta Boeckholt s wedding to David Jackson June 6 Also Mr and Mrs Pete DeVries of Rockford Illinois attended Mrs DeVries matron of honor Floyd and Swen Larson of Thompson and Mrs Robert Elwood of Jeice attended funeral services for Lewis Bacon 56 at the Methodist Church in Ventura on Thursday
The United Methodist Church in Wayne lists events for Thursday June 12 and Sunday June 13 including W.S.CS at 2 p.m. open house for a post-nuptial shower, early worship, church school, and divine worship. Neighbors harvested 112 acres of beans at Wayne Koppen farm with 7 discs, 2 drags, 4 planters, aided by G. Berg, Beryl Berg, Harold Davids, Elmer Hagedorn, Leonard Anderson, Dale Anderson, David Madetzke, Fred Behrends, Henry Lentz, Swen Larson, Melbourne Hagedorn, Rick Hagedorn, Mark Hagedorn, George Gallagher, Roger Koppen, and Edward Hagge from Humboldt Iowa. Dinner served by local volunteers. work completed by 3 p.m. Additional helpers Lowell Underbaake and Arnold Becker contributed on other days.
Mrs William Haselroth and Mrs Carl Skilbred led a Forest City group to Knoxville to help with the monthly veterans picnic at the hospital. Seventy counties from the 8th District were represented among 160 veterans, eight of whom were wheelchair patients. Picnics occur each month with indoor parties in winter, a small service by Auxiliary members. Patty Higie of Rockford Illinois visits grandparents in the area, and Agatha Thielke of Orange California arrived to visit Heiman and Turnbaugh families. Weekend guests included the Bruhns and Damnan families from Cedar Rapids and George Iowa.
Captain Jeffrey W. Boyken of the 1st Composite Wing at Elmendorf AFB Alaska will wear the Outstanding Unit Award ribbon for the unit recognized for combat readiness training and Southeast Asia support. The wing has won three consecutive awards since its July 1968 formation. Boyken, a Titonka Iowa native, earned a degree from Iowa State University and was commissioned via ROTC in 1965. He is married to Carolyn, daughter of Ellsworth Iowa residents.
Harold Fisher of Swea City was Friday evening visitor in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Geer, Des and Clarence.
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