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Fifty Years of Hammes Celebrated at Pocahontas
Mrs. Matt Hammes and family hosted a 50th wedding anniversary in Pocahontas as relatives from Emmetsburg Algona and Des Moines joined. The event followed earlier family gatherings including a niece’s wedding in Des Moines and a 60th wedding anniversary observed in Clarion.
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John Hammes
Emmetsburg
Gordon Winkel
Algona
Matt Hammes
Pocahontas
Kermit Vandervelde
Fort Wayne
Ind
Clarion
Vanderveldes
William Vandervelde
Leo Gilman
Minnesota
Keith Bale
Long Beach
Calif
Andrew Nelson
Ruthven
Carlevik
Ed Beorkrim
Cedar Falls
Eldon Beerkrim
North English
Tom Olsons
West Bend
Ray
Fuchs
An Valley
Ill
Francis’ Murphy
Wisnom Rendy
Iowa