Local Family Gatherings Highlight Weekend in Iowa Towns
Numerous reunions and social visits marked a busy weekend across Des Moines, Hubbard Park, Eldora, Eldora area, and surrounding towns. Attendees included Harold Williams, Gene Steelman, E F Steelman, the Clingerman and Chrisman families, and others visiting relatives in Fort Dodge Ames Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown. A stork shower honored Ray Chrisman in Marshalltown, and birthday dinner honored Mary Campbell at the Howards home with family from Reinbeck and Iowa Falls.
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Harold Williams
Fort Dodge
Gene Steelman
Ernest Fichtner
Eldora
E. F. Steelman
Jody
Harold Guiles
Ricky
Clingerman
Hubbard Park
al Drummer
Oren Chrisman
Joy
Fern Chrisman
Keith Smith
Ray Chrisman
Robert Jones
Marshalltown
Chrisman
Jones
Charlie Adams
Otto Seim
Erick
Des Moines
Clifford Reece
Henry Holthuis
Minnesota
Mary Campbell
Dean Howard
Local Livestock Sale Yields Strong Packer Interest
A robust run exceeding 1100 head featured large groups of breeding ewes and fat lambs amid 600 head of sheep. Fat lambs sold mostly $27.50 to $29.60 per cwt with a top near $29.20. Veal calves strength reached $34.00 per cwt. Stock cattle met liberal demand at steady prices, including a Kansas Hereford steer calf carline at $28.90 per cwt. Over 100 fat cattle sold, with 70 head of fat heifers topping $30.55 per cwt. Butcher cows and bulls remained steady.
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Kansas
Sunday Dinner Guests and Local Reunions Near Eldora
Sunday gatherings at the Wilson and Voll homes included E M Knutson of Council Bluffs, Dick Gelder Jr of Wellsburg, Adrian Dickenson family, Billie Criswell of Grinnell, and Minnie Voll of Eldora. The group shared a fish supper caught by Mr Stokes of Waterloo. Leona Pierce of Waterloo visited Bonnie Voll. a Mudderman reunion occurred at Eldora park with the Crosser and Moon families attending. The note records multiple minor social visits, train rides, and a picnic at Eldora park with Ames and Webster City connections, plus relatives including the Harms and Gildersleeve families. Roger Mortenson returned home after summering with relatives in Jewell.
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WHO Farm
Tommy Rose
Rose Marie
Donald
Gene Myers
WHO
Riverview Park
Des Moines
Wayne Kinney
Bernard Trout
Andy Grease
Alden
Durwood Miller
Eagle Grove
Clate Rash
Lloyd Cox
Karen
Waterloo
John Wilson
Pete Jensen
Steamboat Rock
Guy Campbell
Earl Hadley
Melvin Drager
Webster City
Ruth Hallet
Ames
George Hallett
George Hallet, Jr
Allen
Harriett Hallett
Cedar Rapids
Adrian Dickenson
David
E. M. Knutson
Council Bluffs
Dick Gelder, Jr
Wellsburg
Billie Criswell
Grinnell
Minnie Voll
Eldora
R. H. Voll
Raymond Bilders
Omer Stokes
Stokes
Leona Pierce
Bonnie Voll
Menno Harms
Cleves
Mrs. Harms
Mrs. Voll
Eldora Park
Otto Seim
Erick
Anna
Allison
Parker Schmitz
Marion Moon
Frank Moon
William Reed
Rex Hackney
Norman
Ronnie
Ole Gildersleeve
Hackney
David Dickenson
Judy Dickenson
Billie
Robert
Roy Criswell
Harold Clark
Emanuel Hoverston
Joe Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Ioverston
Roger Mortenson
Relaves
Jewell
Explorer Scouts Headed to Minnesota Camping Trip
Ten Explorer Scouts will depart today for a week at Beuber Lake in Minnesota. The site is owned by the Tallcorn Council of Boy Scouts. Don Lomen and Merle Froning will accompany the group along with Arthur Berk Dick Walde Dan Munson Kelvin Huehn Bob Travis Jim Short Larry LaVelle and Bob Bate.
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