Park Fair and Summer Visits Move Through Iowa and Illinois
Social notes list Park Fair attendance by Mr and Mrs Lyle Kilbourn and Mr and Mrs Eldon Ham in Sioux City. Carol Simonson visits Les Carlson in Chicago. Bruce Beckord attends Presbyterian camp at Lake Okoboji. Bernard Schurr promoted to Specialist Fourth Class at Fort Benning. Judith Kay Williams visits Ames and brings daughter Marie home for summer. Other Iowa State students and a 120 acre farm sale near Manson at 500 dollars per acre. Misses Helen Colebaugh and Fern Thomas take grocery jobs. Marve Burroughs travels to Clayton Idaho for a rest. Prohibition remains in Laurens with city urging water conservation. Minnie Seipel returns from Unique visiting J J Knieriem home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Kilbourn
Eldon Ham
Sioux City
Carol Simonson
Les Carlson
Ray Carlson
Chicago
Bruce Beckord
Lake Okoboji
Bernard Schurr
Fort Benning
Bernard
John Schurr
Judith Kay Williams
Bruce Williams
Polk City
Sara Jane Beckord
Manson
Helen Colebaugh
Fern Thomas
Thomas Co
Marve Burroughs
Clayton
Ida
Laurens
Minnie Seipel
Unique
J. J. Knieriem
Local residents take fishing trips and attend university commencement
Twenty years ago on June 15 1950 Charles Reckard and Norbert Alig drove to Madison Wisconsin to fetch Stuart Webb for the University of Iowa commencement. Others, including Guy Kerns Vic and Free Nielsen Ray Isacson and August Nielsen, returned from a Brainerd Minnesota fishing weekend. Jean Davis Fort Dodge Messenger carrier earned a trip by recruiting two new subscribers. A separate group left for Canada fishing with L R Davidson R O Slattenow Telmer Sime L M Graham and Dr Schnug of Dows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Reckard
Norbert Alig
Madison
Wis
Stuart Webb
Iowa City
Guy Kerns
Vic
Free Nielsen
Ray Isacson
August Nielsen
Brainerd
Minn
Jean Davis
Fort Dodge
Messenger
Canada
L. R. Davidson
R. O. Slattenow
Telmer Sime
L. M. Graham
Schnug
Dows
Hardware stock changes hands in St Ansgar
Arnold H. Wold of St Ansgar Iowa took possession of the Symes hardware stock this week with Kermit Symes making inventory. C B Bowen and Dick Anderson spent the weekend at Spirit Lake fishing, marking Dick’s first trip and bullheads caught. Mr and Mrs J C Gunderson traveled to Ames for their son Deane’s bachelor degree in mechanical engineering. Mrs James DeWolf, Marie Hosier and Beryl White left for Ames to attend the state 4 H convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold H. Wold
St. Ansgar
Towa
Symes
Kermit Symes
C. B. Bowen
Dick Anderson
Spirit Lake
J. C. Gunderson
Ames
Deane
James DeWolf
Marie Hosier
Beryl White
Flower Show Trip and Wool Prices Reported
Miss Cora Lighter with Clara Dawson Lorraine Dawson Til Munson and Mable Perrin head to Des Moines for the Flower Show. Clarence Pringle and Fletcher Pringle travel to Fort Dodge with a wool load as prices hover around twenty cents a pound. Mr and Mrs B C Rudolfson are mentioned in passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Lighter
Clara
Lorraine Dawson
Tilda Munson
Mable Perrin
Des Moines
Clarence
Fletcher Pringle
Fort Dodge
B. C Rudolfson
Memorial Day Potluck and Social Guests Listed
The notice lists numerous families visiting and attending events around Memorial Day, including the Thorsons and Ives families in several Iowa towns. It notes graduation at Westmar College May 22, a Viet Nam arrival for Pfc Richard Shekey, and multiple town visits, dinners, and a church wedding in Oelwein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Taylor
Pfc
Richard Shekey
Viet Nam
An Khe West
Safety Guaranteed Return Tax Advantages
Patriots and savers are urged to consider a federal backed plan offering tax advantages for education and retirement. An advertised program claims guaranteed returns and patriotic alignment, urging enrollment and investment through official channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nest Egg Retirement Fund
Patriotic Savings Program
Des Moines Guests Attend Roosevelt Commencement at Vets Auditorium
The Don Shirk home hosted guests in Des Moines for the Roosevelt High School commencement at Vets Auditorium. Julie Ann Shirk, Shimons' granddaughter, was among 450 graduates addressed by Sen. Jack Miller. Grace Whitmore offers thanks for cards and visits during illness and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Shirk
Des Moines
Roosevelt High
Vets Auditorium
Shimons
Julie Ann Shirk
Jack Miller
Thank you notes praise hospital staff and family
The families express gratitude for cards, gifts, calls, and meals while ill and after, thanking Rev. Johnson, Rev. Cobb, doctors, nurses, hospital staff, and ambulance drivers. The Ole rich family also thanks the community for sympathy and memorials after Mrs. H. F. Ole rich’s passing, with names Alma Martins and Islea Hopfe among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Johnson
Rev. Cobb
Rolfe
Louis M. Wilson
Mother
Alma Martins
Islea Hopfe
Orvan
Eldon
Byron
Ellwood Olerich
Thank You Note From Mrs Schurr After Hospital Stay
Mrs John Schurr expresses gratitude for flowers cards and letters received during hospitalization and after returning home. She thanks Deane Gunderson for house and furnace care and Wood's Family Store for a winning doll and high chair in a toy contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deane Gunderson
John Schurr
Wood
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rolf
Leret
Marie
Iowa State
Wessy Ralph
LeRoy Nelson
Mildred Heald
Corabel Pollock
Frieda
Ruth Thorson
Milo Ives
Cole Camp
Wayne Lund
Moville
Virgil Thorsons
Forest City
Richard Hersom
Allan Ives
Havelock
Melvin Thorson
Carol
Roger Ives
Jeff
Marie Miller
Lester Thorson
Lester Applegate
Ken Christians
Lakefield
Mrs
Leroy Guderian
Lakes Area
Robert Wiegert
George Topliff
Victor Halligan
Gilmore City
Westmar College
Topliffs
Paul
Paul Topliff
Mary Stiner
LeRoy Nelsons
Buena Vista College
al Vaughn
Neal
Eric
Dennis
Karen Kraft
Presbyterian
Stan Whitmore
Marilyn
Edith Stiles
Debra Heathman
Owatonna
Virgil Heathman
Bob Heathman
Jimmy
LeRoy, Minn
Clarence Heathman
Mheathmans
D.M.T
Emmetsburg Hospital
Stephen Hodoway
Jan Budreau
Stephen
Dick Hodoways
Jerry Fritz
Raytown, Mo
Paul Waters
Clara Shimon
Inga Ryen
Clara Dawson
Gladys Larson
Harold Fangman
Henry Gill
Sadie Anderson
Palo Alto Memorial Hospital
Emmetsburg
Gene Ryen
Pocahontas
Ronald Ryen
Mike
Cedar Falls
BE. A. Johnson
Victor Shimon
Te Ritz Theatre
Showtime
Jr. Hi
Jefferson Davis
West Point
Lincoln
AS Dept OF Agriculture
Melissa Bennett
Grace Whitmore
H. F. Olerich
Sunset Hill Manor
Northern Natural Gas Company
Omaha, Nebraska
Plymouth
W.W. H. Goodrich
Chrysler Waaay Motors Corporaron
W. H
Goodrich
Gilmore Street
Gilmore Cityla
Chrysler Corporation
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