Thompson Woman Helps Shape State Farm Bureau Program
Winnebago County Farm Bureau Women’s Vice chairman Mrs. C. E. Judd reports the 1949 Iowa Farm Bureau women's program. Voting members of county committees must be Farm Bureau members. Delegates from Winnebago included Mrs. Judd Mrs. Oscar Nelson and Mrs. Mabel Mattison.
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Farm Bureau
County
Farm Bureau Women’s Committee
C. E. Judd
Winnebago County
Farm Bureau Women
Des Moines
Farm Bureau Women’s Scholarship Fund
Iowa
County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee
County Farm Bureau Board
Jugd
Oscar Nelson
Buffalo Center
Mabel Mattison
Funeral for Fred Potter in Perry
Mr and Mrs Tom Potter Mrs Lynn Friesenberg and Mrs Alfred Julius motored to Perry Saturday morning to attend the funeral services for Fred Potter held that afternoon. The deceased brother of Tom had been ill for some time and bed confined for 20 weeks preceding his death. He served as custodian of the Perry school for many years.
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Tom Potter
Lynn Friesenberg
Alfred Julius
Perry
Fred Potter
Tom
Perry School
Local Youth Enlists in U S Navy for Three Years
Lee Griffen son of Mr and Mrs Bryan Griffen leaves June 28 for the Great Lakes Naval Training Station near Chicago Illinois to begin three years of duty after enlisting in the U S Navy.
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Lee Griffen
Bryan Griffen
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Chicago
Ilinois
U. S. Navy
Ostrander and Myhr Party Head West on Sightseeing Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ostrander with Mr. and Mrs. James Myhr of Thompson depart Wednesday last for a three week excursion through the Black Hills of South Dakota Yellowstone National Park and into Canada.
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Earl Ostrander
James Myhr
Thompson
South Dakota
Yellowstone National Park
Canada
Highway Patrol Exams For Driver's Licenses In Forest City
Highway Patrol will hold exams at Forest City Court House Wednesday and Thursday to renew driver licenses. Examinations will then occur every Thursday. Cards are mailed by the State Department of Public Safety as a courtesy renewal reminder. Renewal rules depend on license numbers and birthdates with extensions up to 1949 for low numbers.
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Highway Patrol
Forest City
Court House
State Department of Public Safety
Bison Nine Enter District Semi-Pro Meet at Bancroft
The Bison baseball team enters the District Semi-Pro tournament opening at Bancroft Friday night, June 25, with games under lights at the new $25,000 ball park. They drew a first round bye. schedule includes Rake vs Corwith, Forest City vs Bancroft, Algona vs Burt, and two Sunday night finals.
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Bison
Bancroft
Rake
Corwith
Forest City
Algona
Burt
Winers
Buffalo Center
Band Concert at City Park Saturday Night
The Buffalo Center Band will present an entertaining concert at City Park next Saturday evening, June 26. The program features Success March Bennett Phantom Trumpeters overture, Gillette Dream Days waltz, Queen City march, By The Light of The Silvery Moon poesy Edwards The Oracle overture, Alice Blue Gown waltz Tierney Bells of St Marys Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover Woods America The Beautiful march Bates.
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Buffalo Center
City Park
Martch
Bennett Phantom
Eere Sass Ome
Gillette
Johnson Queen City
Bearn
Po Meen Eerree
Eta Edwards the Oracle
Taylor
Alice Blue
Tierney
Bells of
St. Mary's
America
Cs Bates
Mission Guild Report From Reformed Church Teens Picnic
The Mission Guild Society of the Reformed church met Monday evening June 14 in the church social rooms with Minnie Winter and Mildred Richter as hostesses. President Hattie Kreeze convened, Loretta Dorenbush led worship, and minutes were read. Plans for next month's picnic at Wade Dorenbush farm were discussed, inviting all member families. Dorothy Bruhns led the program with The Way of Life by the American Indian. Lunch was served by the hostesses.
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Mission Guild Society of the Reformed Church
Minnie Winter
Mildred Richter
Hattie Kreeze
Loretta Dorenbush
Wade Dorenbush
Dorothy Bruhns
Major Rollin Steinmetz on thirty day leave from Fort Worth
Here on leave Major Rollin T. Steinmetz arrived here Wednesday of last week from Fort Worth Texas where he is stationed at the U S Army Post. He is on a thirty day leave of absence from his duties.
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Rollin T. Steinmetz
Fort Worth
Texas
U. S. Army
Buffalo Center Butter Rated Excellent at Iowa Scoring Contest
Helmer C Hovland, a local butter maker, was among six honorees receiving excellent ratings at the fifth Iowa Educational Butter Scoring Contest in Colesburg last week. The article lists the ten high cream patrons at the local creamery with earnings ranging from 873.90 to 409.90 in unspecified figures.
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Helmer C. Hovland
Iowa
Colesburg
Larson Brose
Dick Murra
Harold Barber
Walter Miller
R. F. Miller
Final Rites Held for John Folkerts at age 8
Funeral services were held for John Harley Folkerts at the Harm Feltick home and First Baptist Church with Rev. Martin DeBoer in charge. Burial was in Olena Mound cemetery. Survived by parents Carl and Mrs Folkerts and grandmothers Mrs Olberts and Mrs Brevig along with other relatives. He had lived in Buffalo Center Harve St Cloud Salem Missoula and died in Missoula Montana from an accident June 12 1948. The boy was active in school and sports and loved Sunday school and Bible study.
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John Harley Folkerts
Harm Feldick
First Baptist Church
Martin DeBoer
Olena Mound Cemetery
Harold Steen
Richard Murra
Paul Winter
Clarence Miller
Carl J. Folkerts
Buffalo Center
Iowa
Harve
Montana
St. Cloud
Minnesota
Salem
Oregon
Missoula
Little Jackie
John ¥Olberts
Caroline Brevig
Port Orchard
Washington
Harold Brevig
Robert
Folkerts
Hunters fly to Canada for four day fishing trip
Bernard Aukes Walter Aukes of Buffalo Center Henry Korte Jr and Herb Klasse of Titonica left Monday around 10 30 a m by plane for Sioux Lookout Canada to try for large fish. The trip saves travel time, taking about five hours instead of two days by car, and they plan to spend about four days fishing.
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Bernard Aukes
Walter Aukes
Buffalo Center
Henry Korte, Jr
Herb Klasse
Titonica
Sioux Lookout
Canada
Visitors From California Leave For Trip
Mr and Mrs Chris Friis and daughter Arlene left Sunday June 13 for California to visit relatives and friends by automobile. They plan to travel to several points in the state before returning home.
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Chris Friis
Arlene
California
Carpenters Injured When Scaffold Gives Way
Louis Schaefer is hospitalized with multiple broken ribs and bruises after a scaffold collapsed while he and colleagues shingled the Jim Murra house northwest of here. Andrew Johnson and Marvin Smith also worked on the scaffold. Marvin jumped to the porch unharmed while Hero Louis, Johnson, and others suffered injuries including a sprained ankle, shoulder injuries, shock, and bruises from a fall of about 12 feet.
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Louis Schaefer
Dolmage Hospital
Jim Murra
Here
Hero Louis
Andrew Johnson
Marvin Smith
Louis
Marvin
Hero
Johnson
Discharge of Capt Harley G Feldick from U S Army
Captain Harley G Feldick M C A U S was discharged from the U S Army at Fort Sheridan Illinois on June 12 1948 after service in the Army Specialized Training Program and the Medical Corps. He completed medical training in 1945 and served at Veterans Administration hospitals in Duluth Knoxville Fargo before discharge and planned further study at the University of Iowa.
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Harley G. Feldick
M. C
U. S. Army
Fort Sheridan
Illinois
Army
Medical Corps
Duluth
Minnesota
Veterans “Administration
Veterans Hospital
Knoxville
Iowa
Fargo
North Dakota
Feldick
Iowa City
University Medical Schools
Dolmage Hospital Notes June 16 22 1926
Kathryan Everding of Titonka was admitted for a major operation on June 16. Foster Harman admitted June 17. Carol and Barbara Halvorson of Rake dismissed after minor operations. Carolyn Janssen admitted June 18 for a minor operation and dismissed the same day. John Estebo of Rake admitted for treatment and dismissed on Tuesday. Mary Besch dismissed after major operation on June 19. Arthur Nelson admitted for treatment and dismissed Sunday. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Schmidt of Woden on June 20. A E Rosenau Lakota admitted for treatment June 21. Janet Pingel Elmore dismissed after major operation June 22. Louis Schaefer admitted for treatment. Mrs Robert Edwards and son dismissed.
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Kathryan Everding
Titonka
Foster Harman
Carol
Barbara Halvorson
Rake
Carolyn Jean Janssen
John Estebo
Mary Jean Besch
Arthur Nelson
Lodi
Wisconsin
Lowell. Schmidt
Woden
A. E. Rosenau
Lakota
Janet Pingel
Elmore
Minnesota
Louis Schaefer
Robert Edwards
Joe Matson Suffers Stroke
Joe Matson suffered a stroke Saturday and is confined to his bed.
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Joe Matson
Soil District Field Day and Election in Thompson
Winnebago County Soil Conservation District schedules a field day and election on Thursday June 14 at Thompson town park from 1230 to 1300. After the meeting, tours of county conservation sites follow. Principal speaker is I EK Kuester District Conservationist Iowa Soil Conservation Service. Nominees for six year district commissioner: J A Livercn Lincoln Township and Bruce Thompson Forest Township. All land owners in the county may vote.
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Winnebago County
Marvin Bruns Shot In Leg In Gun Accident
Marvin Bruns eleven year old son of Mr and Mrs Wm Bruns of near Thompson was accidentally shot through his right leg by a .22 caliber rifle on June 12. The bullet entered above the knee breaking the bone. He is in Park hospital at Mason City and a report last Tuesday stated he was getting along favorably.
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Marvin Bruns
Wm. Bruns
Thompson
Marvin
Park Hospital
Mason City
Two Youths Fined For Shooting Firecrackers
Two youths were brought into Mayor Costigan's court and each fined for shooting firecrackers. The Iowa law states that the shooting or selling of firecrackers and fireworks in Iowa is unlawful.
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Costigan
Iowa
County Auxiliary Meeting at Rake School House
The American Legion Auxiliary county meeting will be held at Rake Thursday afternoon June 24 at the school house. The meeting will start at two o'clock.
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County Auxiliary
Rake
American Legion Auxiliary County
Boy Breaks Elbow After Tricycle Fall
Mickey Breitenfeld youngest son of Mr and Mrs A E Breitenfeld fell from his tricycle Saturday evening and sustained a fracture to the left arm below the elbow.
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Mickey Breitenfeld
A. E. Breitenfeld
W. C. T. U Picnic Set For June 25 at Yahnke Home
The W. C. T. U. will hold its annual picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Yahnke on Friday afternoon June 25 at 2:00. Attendees are to bring their own picnic lunch and service for their family.
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Edw. Yahnke
Des Moines Title Company hires Shirley Elman as typist
Shirley Elman daughter of Mr and Mrs K H Elman of Buffalo Center has accepted a position as typist with the Des Moines Title Company after being trained at the American Institute of Business in Des Moines. She graduated from Buffalo Center High School. Get your paint at John & Jerrys.
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Shirley Elman
K. H. Elman
Buffalo Center
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Des Moines Title Company
Shirley
Woden Man Bound To Grand Jury For Driving While Drunk
George Freerkson of Woden was bound over to the Grand Jury on a charge of driving while intoxicated after being picked up by Sheriff Monson near Leland on June 14th. He posted a $500 bond and was released. Several traffic accidents were reported including two in Forest City and a chain of crashes near Buffalo Center, with damages totaling around $100 in the first incident and more in later collisions. Four couples received marriage licenses and court actions included guardianship and estate filings. County education officials prepared annual school reports and aid applications for the coming year.
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George Freerkson
Woden
Monson
Leland
Peate
Emory J. Oleson
Thos. Fickbalm
Forest City
Milo Hanna
10Th
L Street
Buffalo Center
Rudolph DeWall
Estherville
Golden Sun Milling Co
W. A. Berryhill
J. Norman Lee
Decorah
Highway 9
John H. Bartlett
Osage
Bartlett
Loren O. Indivk
Betty Jo Faber
Claire Haugen
Betty Branstad
Paul F. Johnson
Harriet J. Platts
Melburn M. Jones
Norma Michaelson
Tillie Larson
Robert Severson
Berge Meehan
Lake Mills
Glenn Gaskell
Katherine Hanson
Clara B. Olson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Des Moines
Derrick Falls On Foot Breaks Small Bone
Vernon Haggard uses two crutches after a derrick collapsed on his right foot at his father's blacksmith shop. The injury will keep him from work for several weeks. Barbara Lou Slaba, a Northwestern hospital student nurse in Minneapolis, is spending a three week vacation at her family home.
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Derrick
Vernon Haggard
Vernon
Barbara Lou Slaba
Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis
Minnesota
John Slaba
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Thompson Lady
Navy
Mission Guild Report
Buffalo
John Folkerts
Soil District
John & Jerrys
Ladies Aid Bazaar
First Reformed Church
Grand Jury
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