Portland Social Notes Highlight Local Guests and Events
A long list of social visits and community events from Burt, Burt area, and surrounding towns. Highlights include guests in the Paul Arend and Edward Harms homes, Presbyterial attendance in Fort Dodge, Shari Schaffer and Tom Nevertel wedding, Silver Wedding Anniversary plans for ley family, Meats Loaf Supper at Burt Methodist Church, and a Portland Progress Club meeting with Philippine talk by Dr. Bahnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Almelien
Bradley
Buffalo Center
Paul Arend
Victor Fitch
Arthur Hix
Fenton
Edward Harms
Titonka
Harold Andreasen
Russell Patterson
Duane Mawdsley
Russell Markkul
Roscoe Mawdsley, Jr
Frank Becker
J. R. Thompson
Edmund Larson
Council Bluffs
Jack Thompson
Rochester
Harris Harris
Shari Schaffer
Clarion
Tom Nevertel
Jesse Harms
Bethesda Hospital
Brett
Corey
Bernard Meister
Gene Lampe
Bancroft
Harold Lampe
Roscoe Mawdsley
Eugene Meyer
Wendell Christensen
Burt Presbyterian Church
Vivian Dutton
Joly Neighbors Club
Wallace McArthur
Jan Bancroft
Harry Woods
Sheffield
Wally Woods
Burt
Mike Woods
Harry Barton
Angela Moore
Algona
Ben Barton
Fairmont
Johnny Spear
Burt Methodist Church
Vera Keagle
Grundy Center
Portland
Classified Furnishings and Appliances From 1960s Rentals
A list of household items including Westinghouse and Westinghouse brands such as electric range refrigerator freezer toaster skillet rotisserie and wall clock. Living room includes a Cain rocker and glass door china closet while bedroom features a clothes closet and chair bed. Also listed are vacuums radios a 20 inch black and white TV a sunbeam razor a back massager a wringer washer and a bathroom scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westinghouse Cook Center
Westingouse
Sunbeam
Garden Tools and Hardware Inventory List
A list of garden tools and hardware items including saws ladders screws hammers garden tools battery chargers flashlights and related equipment. Also mentions oil products and various motion related items and accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archer Oil
Antique secretary dresser with mirror and items
A miscellaneous listing describes an antique secretary dresser with mirror along with a sewing machine, sewing rocker, a 400-day clock, bowls, and a spitune. The fragment notes assortment of period furniture and household items likely in an estate or sale catalog.
Grace Ackerman Attends Friendly Four Club Meeting
A list of social visits and travel notes from Algona area residents. Grace Ackerman attended the Friendly Four Club at Myrtle Jones’s home last Tuesday with 14 members present. The next meeting is planned for May 8 at Leona Lovstad’s home, with numerous local residents visiting relatives and friends in the week prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Jones
Leona Lovstad
Victor Fitch
Arthur Hix
Fenton
Gordon
Nebr
Gordony
Spirit Lake
Michael Klinger
Fairmont
Dennis Meister
Corey
Brett
Bernard Meister
Eugene Meister
Cherokee
Harris Harris
Robert Thompson
Algona
Jesse Harms
Bethesda Hospital
Ft. Dodge
Molly
Frank Meyer
J. R. Thompson
Drinkwater
Saskatchewan
Canada
Belgrade
Minn
Claudia Reutzel
Burt
Mae Murphy
Lawrence and Vincent
Kenneth Crosgrove
Also Mentioned on This Page
Portland News
Mrs
Lois Stir
General Assembly of Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Ray McWhorter
Pioneer Lawmakers of Iowa, Association
Des Moines
The
Historical Society
Methodist Church
House of Representatives
Senate
George Mills
Fred Hagen
Ralph Carlson
Hilma Carlson
Memorial Hospital
Britt
A. A. Hildman
Cathy
George Koestler
Friendly Birthday Club
Lawrence Presthus
Norbert Renze
Carroll
Paul Tienan
Annie Erickson
Rod
Man
Elizabeth Kennedy
U and I Circle
Florida
Hilda Wegner
Ther
Estel Rentzs
Crystal River
Knoxville
Harm O. Uken
Main Street
Cain Rocker
Nepur
Oldsmobile
Sal
Nitchall
Edward Boyken
Inkictioneer
America
Winnebago Industries
Forest City
Iowa
AMOCO
American Hydraulic Oil
Gary
Sleper
Grace Ackerman
Joe Loebach
Whittemore
Joe Loebach, Jr
Harold Harms
Paula
Brenda
Clinton. Eden
Wesley
Herman Harms
Mervin Bristow
Irvington
Bernard Phelps
Paul
Wim
Alfred Sthadendbrs
Lone Rock
Grandms Lena Junkermeier
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