Sunday Visitors At Fritz Ahabee Home Spree Of Local Tours
Sunday evening visitors at the Fritz Ahabee home included Glen Curtis of Swea City Harold Bohl and others. Many families from Bancroft Des Moines Ames Alexandria and Waterloo spent time visiting relatives and fishing at Brainerd and near Mille Lacs. Notable trips included Mrs Florence Costigan visiting Ames and Des Moines, Lt. Cmdr. Warren Mitchell and family of Alexandria visiting Elgin, and weddings at Grace Baptist in Sheffield and Trinity Lutheran in Waterloo.
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Fritz Ahabee
Mr. and
Ies
Glen Curtis
Swea City
Harold Bohl
Edward and Bernadine Gerzema Wed in Lakota
Last Thursday evening guests at John Bruhns home included C. C. Gerzema and family and others from Lakota Wheeling West Virginia and Phoenix. On Friday Edward and Bernadine were married at the Lakota Presbyterian church and will reside in Phoenix.
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John Bruhns
C. C. Gerzema
Bernadine
Kent
Carlyle Gerzema
Lakota
Kelly Leavitt
Martha
Gerry
Tom Laizure
Cindy
Wheeling
West Virginia
Edward Leavitt
Pheenix
Arizona
Edward
Presbyterian Church
Pheonix
Sunday visitors and local guests fill Marble Rock area
Mrs Tillie Wessels and Roger from Blue Earth Minnesota visited Sunday. Mr and Mrs Dick Bohl and others shared songs as Sunday guests at the William Hamilton home in Marble Rock. John Danron, former instructor now in Dodgeville Wisconsin, called on friends in Buffalo Center. Mildred Sowers of Los Angeles spent Monday and Tuesday with her brother and family Dr and Mrs J H Sowers. Dennis Gibson left for New York City to resume work after a two week vacation with his parents. Dr and Mrs Calvin Neumann and daughters from Glenwood spent the weekend with Mrs Jeanette Jurgens. Floyd Swan of Renwick and Mrs John Huntley of Boulder Colorado visited in the B W Mitchell home. Mr and Mrs John Baker of Kamrar were weekend guests in the Ted Aukes home. Theo Drue of Estherville was a Sunday caller. P E Thomassen of Washington Iowa visited their daughter and Calvin Lundberg family. Paula and Pamela Thomassen returned home with grandparents after a week with the Lundbergs. Last week guests in Lenny Jarmon’s home included Marvin Harmon and Sheila Ray and Darrell of Wildrose North Dakota. Art Ryerson and Helen Kay of Des Moines visited Harmons Wednesday to Saturday. Martin Harmon of Fairibault Minnesota visited Thursday and stayed to Tuesday. Thursday evening dinner guests were Ray Harmon and Dean of Bricelyn Minnesota. Saturday Mrs Harmon and Doreen went to Sioux Falls to visit Helmer and Eddie Harmon homes until Monday afternoon. Tribune Want Ads Don’t Cost They PAY.
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P. E. Thomassen
Washington
Iowa
Calvin Lundberg
Minnesota
Paula
Pamela Thomassen
Lundbergs
Lenny Jarmon
Marvin Harmon
Sheila Ray
Darrell
Wildrose
North Dakota
Art Ryerson
Helen Kay
Des Moines
Harmons
Martin Harmon
Lenny
Fairibault
Ray Harmon
Dean
Bricelyn
Way Back When June 1945 notes from Mason City local history
A nostalgia column recalls events and people of Mason City in June 1945 and earlier. Henry Schol returns from a Nazi prison camp on June 19, greeted by family and friends, Wilbur Kiewier comes home after four years in Africa and Italy, while local injuries include a broken ankle for John Serhagl and a broken wrist for Mrs. Mary Wise. Also mentioned are relatives visiting Alden and surrounding social updates, plus 1945-1935-1925 items on local life and notable occurrences in nearby towns.
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Henry Schol
Mason City
Snell
Wilbur Kiewier
Africa
Italy
John Serhagl
Mary Wise
Ben Steinberg
Velma
Alden
Marion Steinberg
Lou Schaefer
Harm Jutting
The
Reformed Church
Wm. Everts
Buffalo Center
Joe Limberg
Gertrude Limberg
Mike Hippen
Silver City
New Mexico
A. J. Haugland
Washington
Howard Dolmage
University of Iowa
G. F. Dolmage
K. H. Elman
Davenport
Carl Specht
Ern Mitterer
German Reformed Church
Jutting
Community notes from 1885 County census and local events
Sixty years ago residents gathered around a grove near town for a church fundraiser yielding 665.00. The 1885 County Assessor lists Winnebago as 10,718 residents with Forest City 1303 Lake Mills 984 Buffalo Center 490 Thompson 310 and others. Farmland totals show 247,208 acres valued at 1,374,871.00 and livestock counts of 12,813 cattle 6,450 horses 109 mules 947 sheep and 112,485 hogs. A. IL Hoyland sold his flouring mill interest to Mr. Kinne who seeks 1,000 by subscription to modernize machinery and stabilize finances. The second child Terry Joe Bilyeu was born to Leon and Shirley Bilyeu of Algona at St. Ann's hospital. Mrs. Alvin Winter and Mary Ann attended a Sam Espeland home gathering honoring Mrs. Mack Canterbury and children of Moriarity New Mexico.
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A. IL. Hoyland
Kinne
Legion Auxiliary to Hold July 7 Business Meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Thursday at City Hall with hosts Amy Schoon and Bertha Gilbert. Dues are due at this meeting or to committee members Darlene Adams Leona Haselroth Dorothy Letcher Gladys Winter Josephine Hanson. Last Wednesday guests included the Massey family of Kansas City and Anna Oftedahl of Manly.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Amy Schoon
Bertha Gilbert
Darlene Adamas
Leona Haselroth
Dorothy Letcher
Gladys Winter
Josephine Hanson
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Rake
John H. ‘Winter
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Dan Hartman
Tjark Krull
Mor Gunthel
H. B. Adams
Arnolds Park
H. B
Forrest Schmidt
Grace Schmidt
Mankato
Minn
Clyde Domek
Elmer Abbas and Sons
Royal Armstrong
Charles Ballard
Marion Ballard
James
H. W. Harms
Florence Costigan
Ames
Des’ Moines
Laura McCarthy
Warren Mitchell
Alexandria
Virginia
Elgin
B. W. Mitchell
Patricia Dilley
Mrs. Jacki _Livercn
Kenny Bohl
Jim Tutton
Wilbur Becker
Floyd Larson
Reemer
John Nelson
Carol Dee Heltland
Macon
Georgia
Mrs
G. B. Heitland
Farmers Coop Elevator
Donald Olson
Fort Dodge
Fritz Rhubee
Tommy Rich
Algona
Pete Wessels
Mille Lacs
Ben Aykes
Mavis Miller
Wendell Siewert
Grace Baptist Church
Sheffield
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Robert Friis
Elizabeth
Chas Ellingson
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Waterloo
Harold Bowers
Marlene
Colorado Springs
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Knoll Home
Lyle Wilson
Lake Pelican
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G. W. Peterman
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Merle
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Harlen
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Cedar Falls
Mark Sapp
Flagstaff
E. E. Sapp
Hubert Sapp
Minneapolis
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Missoula
Montana
Cmdr
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Armstrong
Town
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Montevideo
John Snyder
Peoria
Nlinois
Art Mitchell
Leonard Kuehenreuther
Beulah Griffen
Bancroft
Estherville
FELCO
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Roger
Blue Harth, Minnesota
Dick Bohl
William Hamilton
Marble Rock
John Danron
Dodgeville
Wisconsin
Mildred Sowers
Los Angeles
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J. H. Sowers
Dennis Gibson
New York City
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Calvin Neumann
Glenwood
Jeanette Jurgens
Floyd Swan
Renwick
John Huntley
Boulder, Colorado
John, Baker
Kamrar
Ted Aukes
Theo
Drue
Tribune
Vanteicher Bros
Don Aukes
Titanka
Robert Aukes
Leon Bilyeu
Terry Joe
St. Ann’s Hospital
Alvin Winter
Mary Ann
Sam Espeland
Mack Canterbury
Moriarity
F. Deetivery
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James Massey
Kansas City
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Manly
the Tribune
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ANDO
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