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Anniversary notes and family visits dominate Bristow scene
The Bristow News records observe the 46th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brocka with guests including Merlyn Steere and Bill Kruse families. A long list of local visits covers picnics, tea parties, dinners, and Sunday gatherings at Greene, Dumont, Allison, Parkersburg, and other area homes, featuring many residents from Greene, Dumont, Aredale, Mason City, and Cedar Rapids among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlyn Steere
Greene
Bill Kruse
Darold Sidmore
Ernest Brocka
Brown
Carell Brown
Herman Voss
Ronald Owens
Aredale
John Rusinack
Mason City
Ralph Voss
Cedar Rapids
Pam Baker
Pat K. Merrill
Gene Salge
Don Salge
Frank Busse
Allison
Wayne Abben
Dike
Jake Duit
Dumont
Folkert Kielman
Lester Rogers
George Conger
Robert Conger
al Wendt
Considine Lake
Atho Edler
Tipton
C. C. Wiegmann
Lloyd True
Frieda Rover
Bert Hemmen
John F. Jungling
Guild of the Reform Church
Atho Folkerts
Lester Eberline
Howard Clapham
Dallas Clemens of
Melvin Sherman
Parkersburg
Fred Sherman
Clarence
Harold Harris
Cresco
Mino Folkerts
Walter Wunsch
Marvin Meints
Sheffield
Don Bennett
Goldfield
G. W. Beadle
Ethel Jensen
Charles City
Edwin Yost
Ivan Yost
Clarksville
Clayton Boylan
Percy Merrill Sr
Pat K
Joe Merrill
Chautauqua
Troy Busma
Vern Fox
Harry Card
George Stewart
Jim Card
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Paul Schnabel
Franklin General Hospital
Hampton
Schnabel
Don Wiegmann
Everett Hewitt
Percy Merrill
Percy Merrill Jr
Otto Edler
Mary Neihaus
Bill Beadle
Goldfield Church of Christ
Paul and
Pauline Varce
Waverly
Paul Butler
Henry Kruger
Joe Dimkes
Wellsburg
Joe
Alice Atkinson
Emmetsburg