Christmas Guests Tell of Holiday Gatherings
Ten years ago on January 1 1959 families from Des Moines Rolfe Austin and Grove City shared Christmas meals and visits. The Diggs Wolcott Beuchle Burr Hewlett and Heathman households spent the holiday with relatives or at friends homes during Christmas week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Diggs
Jack Scholes
Des Moines
Ivan Wolcott
Henry Dali
Helmut Beuchle
Near Rolfe
E. J. Burr
Lester Spangler
Ted Hewlett
Alta Hewlett
Lyle Himle
Austin
Minn
Orval Heathman
Richard Struthers
Grove City
Christmas News From A Small Town 1948
A niece in South Africa sent Mrs. C L Gunderson chincherinchee flowers by ship and train about 6000 miles. A daughter weighing 11 pounds was born to Mr and Mrs Morris Ives at Eldora hospital Monday night, their first grandchild for Earl and Mrs Ives. Mr and Mrs Ray Storck and Raymond of Conroy visited Mrs C E Spiker on Christmas. Pfc Bill Snook returned home Friday for Christmas with his parents. Nellie Grant married James Shortell in Santa Ana California on December 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Gunderson
South Africa
Morris Ives
Eldora Hospital
Earl Ives
Ray Storck
Raymond
Conroy
C. E. Spiker
Pfc
Bill Snook
Paul Snook
Nellie Grant
James Shortell
Santa Ana
Calif
4-H boys attend short course in Ames
Twenty or more youths including Don Shimon Everett White Forrest Morris Elwyn Ives Raymond Wiegert Roger De Wolf and Richard Hosier joined a 4-H short course in Ames on Tuesday. The report notes other local activity and a Christmas day wedding in Rolfe with Rev J O Waneberg presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Shimon
Everett White
Forrest
Morris
Elwyn Ives
Raymond Wiegert
Roger de Wolf
Richard Hosier
Ames
Des Moines
Plover
Rolfe
Helen Pedersen
Chris Pedersen
Sterling Simonson
Simon Simonson
J. O. Waneberg
Local Notes and Milestones From Early January 1929
The piece reports Betty Melson and Lois Brinkman entertaining R.HLS classmates at the Melson home. It notes Ed Boles delivering coal to D.M.T. and records a frigid New Year with a five below zero morning. It mentions the sixtieth wedding anniversary of Julius and Mrs White at Springville Iowa and credits C B Bowen and C W Siefkin with a church election role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Melson
Lois Brinkman
R.hls
Melson
Ed Boles
D.M.T
Winter
Julius White
Springville
Iowa
Mr. White
Mrs. White
C. B. Bowen
C. W. Siefkin
First over seas boy returns home from war effort
Clint Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Miller of Des Moines township, arrives home via Camp Dodge marking a homecoming celebrated in 1918. Rob Roy’s thermometer hits 12 below zero as Glen Beers of Gilmore City travels with Sousa’s band aboard the Pennsylvania for President Wilson’s voyage to France. Oliver Lehnus returns from Camp Custer for Christmas, on a short leave. Wilma and Rollin Cruickshank travel back from Des Moines after visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Miller
Hans Miller
Des Moines Township
Camp Dodge
Rob Roy
Glen Beers
Gilmore City
Sousa
Pennsylvania
Wilson
France
Oliver Lehnus
Ed Lehnus
Camp Custer
Wilma
Rollin Cruickshank
Des Moines
Christmas Eve Guests Fill Forrest Tutt Home
Locals recount belated Christmas gatherings at the Forrest Tutt home with visitors from Omaha and surrounding towns. Marilyn Tutt and Mrs. Anna McIntire joined relatives, while Keith Chapman’s family and Hattie Chapman spent Sunday with kin. Other attendees included A C Rudolfson, Ray Emerson, Russell Ives, Mildred Fisher, D W Duitschers, John Berryman, Rita Wax, and the Youngs from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Tutt
Marilyn Tutt
Omaha
Robert Sheehy
Anna McIntire
Keith Chapman
Glidden
Hattie Chapman
A. C. Rudolfson
Clear Lake
Ray Emerson
Eagle Grove
Russell Ives
Western Spring, Ill
Mildred Fisher
Ruth Allbee
Maude Ives
Christmas Visitors Gather Across Iowa Families
A long list of relatives and friends visited over Christmas and the holiday period. Names include the Thoren, Freeman, Shelgren, Hansen, Lehnus, Kaiser, Smith, Henderson, Gaskill, and Ranney families among others, with travel from Fort Dodge Ames Storm Lake and West Branch.
Unclear Family Names Mentioned in Armstrong Area
The fragment references the Davies family and Mrs Florence Johnson of Armstrong along with Mrs E Q Loxterkamp and family, indicating a social or local notice. No date event or action is specified in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ion Davies
Florence Johnson
Armstrong
E. Q. Loxterkamp
Christmas Day Guests At Duit scher Home
Mr and Mrs Melvin Weld and Jim from Clarion visited the Duit scher household on Christmas day sharing holiday fellowship and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Weld
Jim of
Clarion
D. W. Duitscher
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wood’s
Rmay
ATM
Poteet Ey Ree
Pedaksay Gee
Cen
Wood
Rolfe,Iowa
Jim Weld
D. W. Duitschers
John Berryman
Springfield, Ill
Rita Wax
Rochester, Minn
Fay Wax
Earl Young
Mrs
Jim Young
Town Falls
John Young
Sylvester Pease
Joyce
Susan
David Baade
Karen
Lloyd Thoren
Barbara
Sophie
Alvin
Leslie Thoren
Wayne Thoren
Fort Dodge
Jerry Freeman
Mt. Morris
Warren Freeman
Joel Freeman
Jim
Storm Lake
Lulu White
Alvin Vaughn
Dennis
Neal
Jim Shelgren
Brad
Harold
Martin
John Shelgren
Virgil Shelgren
Dennis Hansen
Fort Holabird, Md
Carl Hansen
Arlen Hansen
West Branch
Pearl Lehnus
John Mors
Vernon
Ridgefield
Wash
Dick Gray
Jeff
Julie
River Falls
Wis
Milton Meyers
Milton Meyers, Jr
Sioux City
Ben Lehnus
Ankeny
R. Harris
Herman Onnen
Rockwell City
H. A. Kaiser
Kurt
Lee Kaiser
Waterloo
Glenn Kaiser
Dows
George Smith
Louis Krischel
Havelock
Garland
Garth Smith
Gary Smith
Don Eikenberry
Bill Henderson
Bloomington
Ill
David Henderson
JoAnn Gaskill
Spencer
Kenneth Truelsen
Belle Plaine
Glenn Gaskill
R. B. Ranney
Dick Ranney
Christine
Kathleen
Pat Denato
Bob Ranney
The
Ritz Theatre
Grakg ‘Sia
Epward
Robinson
Resert Hoffman
Ry A
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Rolfe State Bank
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