Buck Creek Attend Clear Lake Methodist Camp
Buck Creek residents report trips and visits across Iowa. Families attend a Methodist camp at Clear Lake and join relatives in Monticello, Cedar Rapids, Independence, Anamosa, and Dubuque for weddings, picnics, and celebrations amid weekend travel and social gatherings.
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Clear Lake
Buck Creek
John King
Becky
Claudia King
Ernese Smith
William Beitz
Lucy Beitz
Caryl Ross
Jacky
Irvin Benter
Milton Knockle
Marion
Gib Klaren
Frank Knipper
Masonville
William Delay
Bill English
Janice
Anamosa
Eleanor English
Bill Kinney
Eleanor
Ronnie
Danny
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Wilson
Walter Richardson
Henry Aldrich
Independence
Monticello
Roy Williams
Bradley
David Saunders
New England States
John Turnis
Jimmy
David
Women's Exposition at Town State Fair Planned
The Town State fair running Aug 24 to Sept 2 will host a women’s exposition with model gardens style shows and contests. Prizes total over 5000 dollars with a flower show offering 2580 dollars and a sewing and fancy work show 1691 dollars.
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L. B. Cunningham
Onslow Neighbors Harvest 50 Acres of Hay for Walter Spain
Neighbors of Walter Spain east of Onslow harvested 50 acres of hay on the Spain farm. Mrs. Spain, ill for months, is cared for by daughter Mrs. Jack Conley near Dubuque. Helpers included John Mayberry, Max Palmer, John Allen, and others. Eight tractors and two elevators were used after mowing and raking. women served dinner on the lawn.
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Onslow
Walter Spain
Spain
Jack Conley
Dubuque
John Mayberry
Max Palmer
John Allen
Howard Propst
George Dusanek
Ted Miller
Albert McClay
Emil Ehlers
Ronald Ehlers
Frank Dickens
Thomas Caraway
Jack Griffin
Charles Stoniska
Paul Neal
Lynn Caraway
Carlyle Stender
Bob Bearinger
Ronald Orris
Lumir Wasaba
Gary Wasaba
Herb Kinion
Hary Jessen
April Spain
Pinochle Club Meets at Mrs Garrett Juilfs
Mrs Garrett Juilfs hosted the pinochle club Friday evening July 13 with a dessert luncheon. Winning scores were posted by Mrs Dwain Norton Mrs Walter Holtz and Mrs Florence Wherry.
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Garrett Juilfs
Dwain Norton
Walter Holtz
Florence Wherry
Family trio heads home from Harlan Jacobsen visit
Mr and Mrs Joe Jacobsen and Mrs Kate Klein left Sunday July 8 after visiting Harlan Jacobsen and Garrett Juilfs homeds for their return to Owatonna Minnesota.
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Minesota
Joe Jacobsen
Kate Klein
Harlan Jacobsen
Garrett
Saddle Club Meeting Plans Oxford Junction Show
The Jones County Saddle Club met at the Alva Larkey home on a Thursday evening with members of the American League at Oxford Junction. They planned the August 12 horse show in Oxford Junction and held a wiener roast. No regular meeting will be held in August.
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Jones County Saddle Club
Alva Larkey
American League
Oxford Junction
Open house held for Mrs. Kate Paulsen on her 81st birthday
An all day open house took place Thursday July 12 at Mrs. Kate Paulsen's home to mark her 81st birthday. The event drew local neighbors and family to celebrate the milestone.
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Kate Paulsen
Hinrichs Family Reports Son Stationed in Okinawa
Mr and Mrs John Hinrichs announce their son Robert is now stationed in Okinawa His mailing address lists A 3C Robert L Hinrichs AF 17452339 APO 239 18 ABG San Francisco California to receive mail confirms the deployment news and posting details.
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John Hinrichs
Robert
Okinawa
Robert L. Hinrichs
San Francisco
California
Local residents plan visits and travel updates
Personal items note Harold Jordan and his wife left Tuesday July 10 for California to visit their daughter Helen and her husband. Raymond Tebo of the Soldier's Home at Marshalltown is visiting friends here. Mr. Tebo is a former resident and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blough of Cedar Rapids were Tuesday call-
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Eagle Point Park
Dubuque
Ed Orr
Coggon
University Hospital
Iowa City
Mary Winch
Cedar Rapids
Henry Winch
Dick Overman
Linda
Delhi
Clark Dighton
Junior DeShaw
Doug
Chuckie
Gene Thompson
Harold Jordan
California
Helen
Raymond Tebo
Marshalltown
Mr. Tebo
Charles Blough
Weekend Guests Fill Local Homes Across Town
The item lists visitors and relatives stopping by or staying with families in towns including Delmar Mont Clinton Des Moines and Newton Ill. Names such as Jens Jensen Marvin Thompson W. C. Barnts and Frank Krob appear among guests and hosts with travels from Phoenix Miles City and Peoria reflecting a busy social scene.
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Arizona
Frank Krob
Phoenix
R. J. Kleineck
Mary Jo Edwards
Clinton
John Panisen
Jerry Edwards
Leroy Meade
Des Moines
Miles City
Mont
Walter Wagner
Wagner Jis
Marengo
Wilford W
New Boy Scout Officers Chosen
Members of Rotary Club’s Boy Scout committee met after the weekly meeting and accepted resignations of Royal Hunt as Scoutmaster and Dr R E Savage as committee chairman effective Aug 1. Andy Strittmatter elected chairman with Savage as Scoutmaster.
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Rotary Club
Royal Hunt
R. E. Savage
Andy Strittmatter
Savage
Strittmatter
Clarence R. Hosford
T. &. Dolan
Louis Morf
H. M. Jones
Cubs Triumph 5-2 Behind Don Russell Homer
Hobart held Colesburg to a tight seven innings until Don Russell of Monticello homered in the ninth as the visiting Cubs pulled ahead 5-2. Russell’s blast followed a two out walk by Bob Adamson and a misplayed bunt, giving Chicago’s squad their 13th win of the season. Bill Jansen paced Monticello with a triple and a single while Hobart and Colesburg’s Scherboring battled in a pitching duel through eight frames.
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Don Russell
Monticello
Cubs
Hobart
Bill Jansen
Colesburg
Bob Adamson
George Neiters
Adamson
Neiters
Cub
Russell
R. Sampson
Tangeman
Rhe Monticello
Tractor accident kills Strawberry Point man
Maurice Manson of Strawberry Point was killed when a tractor he was towing on a steep knoll backed over him after he leaped from a wagon to stop it. His son Theron Manson, driving the tractor, reportedly slipped and fell as the machine rolled backward.
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Maurice Manson
Strawberry Point
Theron
Iowa Native Capt Kraemer Flies Boeing 707 Prototype
Former Iowan Captain Cliff Kraemer of Fairview near Storm Lake now in Tulsa piloted the Boeing 707 prototype as part of an evaluation team. His jet testing marked a key step in the new aircraft program.
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Cliff Kraemer
Fairview
Storm Lake
Tulsa
Kraemer
Savings Bonds Drive Reaches 61 Percent In Jones County
Jones county recorded $74,147 invested in Series E and H savings bonds during June bringing first half 1956 total to $900,444. John W. McNamara, Anamosa volunteer chair, notes county is 61 percent of its 1956 quota, Iowa average 54 percent, national 48.6 percent. Six month Iowa total $90,103,091, down about 10 percent from 1955 but first half 1956 highest since 1949. Delaware county $546,286 39 percent. Dubuque $2,325,496 59 percent.
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Jones County
John W. McNamara
Anamosa
Iowa
Delaware
Dubuque County
Lang Family Weekend Visit at Hicks Home
Mr and Mrs John Lang and family of Downers Grove Illinois were weekend guests in the home of Mrs Langs parents Mr and Mrs Howard Hicks.
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John Lang
Downers Grove,ll
Spencer man nearly killed inhaling gas during repair
Wilbur Rausch of Spencer narrowly avoided death after inhaling sulfur dioxide while installing a refrigerating unit. The exposure caused bronchial spasms and he was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
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Wilbur Rausch
Spencer
Rotary Members See Colored Slides of Trip
Rotarians Monday evening viewed colored slides detailing the winter air trip to Nassau and the Bahamas by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Vanourney and Mr. and Mrs. James Morrissey. Ed Vanourney chaired the program at St Luke's Methodist church with Dave Cuckler presiding.
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Nassar
Bahamas
Ed Vanourney
James Morrissey
Dave Cuckler
St. Luke's, Methodist Church
Bidders Sought For Three Jones County Road Projects
Three Jones county road contracts are set for letting at 9 am July 24 at the Iowa State Highway Commission office in Ames. Projects include grading about four miles of county trunk roads south of Morley, surfacing a local road 2.6 miles from Oxford Mills with crushed rock, and surfacing county trunk roads from Amber east to the Milwaukee railroad for about 46 miles.
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Jones County
Iowa State Highway Commission
Ames
Morley
Oxford Mills
Amber
Milwaukee Railroad
Monticello Neighbors Visit Across States
S Condit left Friday for Nampa Idaho to visit his daughter after a four week visit with niece Mrs Allan Fairbanks. Mrs John Moyahan and three Chicago children visited their grandparents Mr and Mrs A J H McNeil and Otis Eaton and son Lyn from Hobbs New Mexico visited the Hit School home last week.
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S. Condit
Nampa
Idaho
Allan Fairbanks
Winnetka, I
John Moyahan
Chicago
Otis Eaton
Lyn
Hobbs, N. M
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