Ridiculous Day in Humboldt Draws Shoppers and Cheer
The Humboldt community marks Ridiculous Day with dress up crowds and sidewalk camaraderie. Shoppers flock to bargains and fun outfits at local merchants, with crowds among the season's best. The event runs Friday night, inviting plans to join in the celebration. A pair of old friends, one returning to local papers and the other a Chicago Tribune Washington, D.C. correspondent, share reflections on community life and rural roots during August visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Del
Humboldt
Humboldt-Dakota City
Elso
Iowa
Washington, D.C
Chicago Tribune
Midwest
Thanks for Humboldt tree trimming help
A Humboldt resident thanks neighbors and a City of Humboldt crew after her family trimmed eight trees and a curb pile of branches was hauled away before 8 a.m. on Monday. Mrs. B. J. Anderson notes pride in living in Humboldt and praises the workers.
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Humboldt
B. J. Anderson
N. 4Th St
Johnson family reunion draws 76 at Greenwood Park
The Johnson reunion in Greenwood Park Eagle Grove drew 76 relatives and three guests on Sunday July 11. Officers elected for 1983 were Clair Nerem president LeRoy Norton Jr vice president and Pearl Nerem secretary treasurer. The group planned to meet again next year at the same park. The afternoon featured visiting and games including baseball horseshoes and swimming.
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Stella Burras
Renwick
Johnson
Greenwood Park
Eagle Grove
Clair Nerem
Manly
LeRoy Norton Jr
Fort Dodge
Pearl Nerem
Tjevanson
Tieranson
Isaac Walton Park
Scott Nerem
Angela Shipman
Priebe named to two legislative committees on health costs
State Senator Bert E. Priebe was named to an interim study on health insurance costs and to the Productivity Formula Interim Committee. He pushed for examining rising health insurance rates tied to Blue Cross Blue Shield requests and hospital cost trends. Both panels meet in the fall and report to the Legislative Council before 1983. Priebe, in his third Senate term, farms with his wife Madelyn near Algona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert E. Priebe
Legislative Council
Priebe
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Iowa Department of Insurance
Iowa
BC/BS
Senate
House
Madelyn
Algona
Lula Blumer Celebrates 85th Birthday in La Verne
Lula Blumer marked her 85th birthday this weekend in La Verne with a gathering of relatives and friends. Attendees included her son Robert and family, Vera and Tracy Blumer, and many others from Iowa and Minnesota who shared memories, meals, and well wishes. Blumer, who moved to La Verne 14 years ago, enjoys gardening and crafting dolls, boasting more than 150 dolls displayed in her dining room along with a few stuffed animals.
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Maude Koob
Forest City
Esther Collins
Livermore
Jim Loftus
Fort Dodge
Tim Blumer
Cedar Rapids
Dennis Blumer
Algona
Richard Wilcox
Eagle Grove
Danny Blumer
Sioux City
Jim Blumer
Albert Lea
Minn
Lula
la Verne
Humboldt memories 1932 50 years ago and 1957 25 years ago notes
This Humboldt Independent snippet compiles era snapshots from August dates: 1932 items include Charles Gibson leasing the east Gilmore City garage from Day and Weible and starting his own business, Budette Agard moving to Algona for a life insurance office, Harold Wigans enlisting in the Navy, and Lutheran Church girls heading to Lake Independence Minnesota for Bible Institute. 1957 notes cover Roger Cunningham and Stanley Gordon forming a TV sales and service business at 508 Sumner Avenue, Humboldt High School baseball's standout season with 18 wins and 4 losses, the Corinth Center Clubhouse interior project aided by OFA, and a farewell party for the Whipples moving to Peoria Illinois. 10 years ago items from 1972 highlight interim pastor James Selander at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, Scout leader Gary Handen receiving an appreciation plaque, and plans for Hansel and Gretel at the Humboldt Community Theatre along with Dennis Tiffany at Livermore State Bank and local moves and retirements.
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Humboldt Independent
Charles Gibson
Gilmore City
East Gilmore
Day
Weible
Gibson
Peterson
Gilmore
Burdette Agard
la Verne
Algona
Harold Wigans
Jeanette Wigans
Renwick
Eagle Grove
United States Navy
Lutheran Church
Lake Independence
Minnesota
Lutheran Bible Institute
Stella Wogan
Alice
Esther Ashland
Stella Fevold
Badger
Agnes Anderson
Bradgate
Roger Cunningham
Cunningham TV
Stanley Gordon
Stanley's TV
Sumner Avenue
Foley's Flowers
Gordon Whipple
Whipples
Peoria
Ill
James Selander
Minneapolis
Hayden
Humboldt
St. Paul
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Bree
New Community Center
Bode Project
Howard Curry
Little Miss Bode
Jackie Donahue
Irene Curry
Martyn Pflibsen
Janice Pflibsen
Orville Olson
Marguerite Olson
Keith Rolland
Gwen Rolland
Art Jensen
Evelyn Jensen
Joan
Clarion City Park
Clarion
Kanawha
Storm Lake
Clear Lake
Brandon
S.D
Fremont
Morgan
Ralph Johnston
Eddie
Kevin Johnston
Jessup Park
Des Moines
Clarence Hefty
Indianola
Carl Kelling
Clarion Hospital
Trinity Regional Hospital
Fritz Krause
Des Moines Methodist Hospital
Harry Anderson
Clarion Community Hospital
Mason City
Mercy Hospital
Michelle
Natalie Nerem
Marie Hill
Selma Hill
Matilda MacFarlane
Story City
Judith Hill
Heggen
J. D. Headrick
Irving Burras
Barb Kelling
Kanawha Nursing Home
Anna Baumgarter
John Kiley
UMW
Diana Haverly
Renwick United Methodist Church
Miss Haverly
William Thompson
Matt Bailey
Cincinnati
Ohio
Chris Schneider
BOYLE
Dusiopbergar
America
Ns Furniture, Inc
Miers
Monarch Mauldoone
Becke
St. 5A
USA
L. Blumer
Smith Realty
Sumner Ave
Bill Merris
Eric Sime
Ken Mick
Hertz
Taft
By Bonnie Neiderheiser
Humboldt High School
Dick Schultz
Bill Hood
Lyle Naeve
Larry Mosbach
Jim Greene
Gene Johnson
Tom Eichler
Duane Marcellus
Dale Johnson
Jim Johnson
Gary Hawkins
Dennis Marcellus
Corinth Center
Corinth Township Club
OFA
Girls 4-H
Hobbycraft Club
Bertha Johnston
Bertha
Farris Johnston
Doyle Johnston
Fred
Christine Nielsen
Bennie Allen
Jont
Dennis Miller
Haif Care
Sue
South
Tonya Altemeler Horklau
U.S
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