Onawa Hosts Championship Rodeo August 13 to 15
The Onawa rodeo in northwest Iowa opens Wednesday August 13 for a three day run with prize offerings of 1600 dollars for the three afternoon performances. Cowboys compete in bronc riding bulldogging steer riding and calf roping in a 450 yard arena seating eight thousand. Benny Bender the world famous clown appears each day. Special events include trick riding roping Indian dances and a 12:45 broadcast by Foster May from WOW Omaha on opening day. The event is part of the National Rodeo Association of America with standings counting toward the Madison Square Garden finals. The Onawa Junior Chamber sponsors the main prize of 10,000 dollars.
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Onawa
Towa
Western States
Burwell
Near
Bell Fouche
S.D
National Rodeo Association of America
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Benny Bender
Foster May
WOW Omaha
Onawa Juniior Chamber of Commerce
Town News Roundup Aug 5 1942 Rodman Iowa
Residents and visitors fill the week with gatherings travel and family updates. Sue Francis Diviney returns to Waterloo with aunt Eleanor Diviney ahead of a visit to relatives Mil ton Diviney and a new son is reported in the family news. Local events include work center activity at Redman and community club meetings with plans for August 13.
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Rodman
Town
Sue Francis Diviney
Waterloo
Eleanor Diviney
Milton Diviney
Jean Wirtz
Wesley Gravlund
Emmetsburg
Local Social Notes Highlight Curlew Area Visits
Curlew Iowa faded social page lists Mary Chamberlin of Humboldt visiting her sister Mrs A J Gross and plans to visit son Joe Chamberlin in West Bend. Numerous relatives travel, reunions planned including Buckwalter Price in Iowa Falls and Lowman in Fort Dodge. Silver anniversary of Walter and Ruth Bishop noted with family at Spencer.
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Curlew
Iowa
Mary Chamberlin
Humboldt
A. J. Gross
John Gross
Vsit
The
Cross
Tere
Doty
Spencer
Alma Runnenberg
Lausens
Everett Bohn
Juanita McLease
Fayette
Clyde Hatch
Gary
Lafayette
Ind
Detroit
Michigan
Blanche Templeton
New Buffalo
Lake Shore
Art Bohn
Black Hills
West Bend
Little Brown
Nashue
Bill Brothers
Spillville
Town
Dells
Wisconsin
Mike Reining
Walter
Elizabeth
Colo
Clayton Webb
Marshalltown
Webb
Iowa Falls
King
Lowman
Exposition Park
Fort Dodge
Watters
Twin Lakes
Vere Scott
Scotts
Frances
Maude Fish
Don Webster
Grand Forks
N. D
T. A. Swanson Heft
J. J. Swanson
Columbus
Ohio
Omana
Arnold Meine
Leo Dailey
Sioux City
W. T. Oliver
Leo
Jos. Kollasch
Bancroft
Tony Schmitt
Mary Joyce
Peter
Anna ‘Nolan
Frank Bestenlehner
Peter Elbert
Leo Waiters
A. J. Vaughan
P. Fuchsen
Servan, DL
Joe
Paul Summers
Fuchsen
Sylvester
LaSalle
Godfrey Schults
Clara
Tena
Albia
Lizzie Bates
Mary Esser
Esser
Whittemore
Speed Kings of Now and Then Reach Whittemore Area News
Local notes recount visits and farewells as families travel to attend funerals reunions and weddings across Iowa and adjoining states. Relatives from Wells Minnesota and Des Moines attend services while others plan moves to LeMars and Pontiac Michigan.
Local Families Named in Regional Relatives List
Taylor and family from Primgher and Towa plus Ed Williams and family from Winterset and Myr are joined by Bishops relatives from Storm Lske Rolfe Bavelock Laucens and Booth Township.
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Taylor
Primgher
Towa
Ed Williams
Winterset
Myr
Storm Lske
Rolfe
Bavelock
Laucens
Booth
Whittemore Victorious in Seventh Straight with Forest City
Whittemore wins seventh straight by defeating Forest City 5 to 2 in six innings. Leonard Baas drives in three on a third inning homer with two on, final scores tacked on in fifth. Forest City tallies two in the fourth as Whittemore prepares to play at St. Joe next Sunday.
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Whittemore
Iowa
Forest City
Leonard Baas
St. Joe
Lost Island Park
Ruthven
Robert Finnell
Finnell
LM. Finnell
Algona
St. Cecelia’s Catholic Church
J. W. Mallinger
Calvary Cemetery
T. F. Miller
Ralph Will
Martha
John Meine
John Leininger
Harry Gmelin
Mason City
W. T. Oliver
Raymond Oliver
Percy Jacobson
Depew
McCreery Hospital
James Bigley
Minneapolis
Will Higgins
Miller
Fenton v
MacCreety
John Strain
John Jr
Betty
Muscatine
Frank Bestenlebner
Lewis Duffy
Mollie Bauman
R. Ny
Des Moines
Family greetings and reunions highlight Whittemore weekend
Families from Madison Nebraska and nearby towns gathered for visits and a Dorweiler reunion at IniVerne celebrating Mrs Mary Dorweiler s 80th birthday. The George Gengler and Seymour families attended. Other residents visited relatives in Whittemore and area. Rose Ormsby attended the funeral of Mrs W T Oliver.
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Wesley
Emma Hilbert
Charles Seymour
Madison
Nebr
Geo. Gengler
Dorweiler
IniVerne
Mary Dorweiler
Sibley
Whittemore
Rose Ormsby
Belmond
W.T. Oliver
Miss Ormsby
Ernest Weisbrod
Mary Alice
Maude Fish
Algona
Harold Neville
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St. Louis,Mo
Fred Earl
Mary Fenn
Cassie Sinclair
Redman
Elmer Hurtz
John Salisbury
Chris Spoo
Grover
Charles Miller
Estherville
Doe Miller
Walter Halstad
Nellie Gustafson
Harald and
Ralph Schrieber
Livermore
Sanders
St. Louis
Max ‘Walker
Wilton
Wis
Bill DeWitt
Ontario
Anna Sloan
Alene Leonard
Jesse Galloway
Cylinder
Leonard
Sloan
Homer Keller
Rochester
Minn
C.M. Barber
Fay Shafar
Mary Hazel
Ned
Ledford
Richard Shefar
Fort Riley
Kansas
George Hypes
E. L. Pirkins
Ina Lou Shafer
Help U Club
Sadie Debolt
Jack ‘Tieman
Aid
Ray Watson
Speed Kings
NOW and Then
Phyllis Gibbons
Tow Weir
North Dakota
Henry Becker
Wells
Albert Egser
Richard ‘Kaschmitter
Kaschmitter
LeMars
James Crawford
Hismeinger
Hudson
Arthur Fandel
Mike Fandel
Martin Duffy Sr
Jos. Montag
James
Dan Fogarty
Pontiac
Duffy
Shabbon Park
Ben Welsbrod
Paul
Leon Walters
Walters
Peter Schumaker
Schumaker
John Farrell
J. F. McCreery
Valerie of Fonda
Dr. McCreery
H. S. Dail
Gus Schrader
Joan A. Sloan
Racing Corporation
Art Swenson
RCA
Barney Oldfield
Gus
Soener
Riverside
Hhauser
Oldfield Ider
Wednesvuires
Schrader
Schrad
Wonder Car
Onawa, Iowa
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America
Foster
United States Navy
Navy
Uncle Sam
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Mam
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