Portland Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Gatherings
Portland residents share a busy spell of visits and family events. Herman Heerdt and C W Heerdt travel to Dayton to see relatives Walter Demien and Mrs Rogen Page. Numerous neighbors stop by Lloyd Bartletts and Govern farm for meals and conversations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Heerdt
Hector, Minn
C. W. Heerdt
Herman —Heerdts
C. W. Heerdts
Dayton
Walter Demien
Rogen
Page
Barbara
Mason City
Lloyd Bartlett
Andrew Hansen
Dennis
Betty
WODEN NEWS PERSONAL VISITORS AND TRAVELS AROUND TOWN
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Smith and granddaughter Diane Gerdes travel to Tampa to visit her sister and brother in law Clifford Buits. A week of visitors at Rev. and Mrs Sommerfeld includes Hip Helmers Minnie Strenge Ernestine Martin Alma Karstens Hilda Bockelmann Ed Cink R M Smith and Jim Brady. Ronald Evenson completes boat training in Great Lakes then heads to Camp Ardmore Oklahoma. Dr and Mrs W L Tindall spend weekend with V J Sloan in Quasqueton and Coupeville Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Smith
Diane Gerdes
Tampa
Florida
Clifford Buits
Sommerfeld
Hip Helmers
Minnie Strenge
Sibley
Ernestine Martin
Miami
Alma Karstens
Hilda Bockelmann
Hampton
Ed Cink
V. J. Sloan
Quasqueton
Community Travel And Local Social Roundup
Local families spent recent days visiting relatives with trips to Algona Northwood and Wisconsin. Des Moines hosted a 36th annual American Legion Auxiliary convention while a death report noted Jewell F. Johnson of Ogden, long time Ogden High principal and Woden superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Mills
John Rudisill
Albert Weishaar
Algona
Betty Rudisill
Catholic Ladies Guild
Vern Redding
Melvin Finch
Wilbur Crone
Robert Ellefson
Martin Smith
American Legion Auxiliary
Des Moines
Henry Heyer
Merle Heyer
Northwood
Milwaukee
Wisc
Russell
Terry Valley
Forest City
Ray Valley
Charles Christensen
Curtis
Wisconsin
William Wood
Oscar Hammond
Wesley
Arlys Rittenhouse
Marlys Sayler
Rochester
Minn
Dale Rittenhouse
Chalias Chesnut
Mason City
Chesnut
John McMahon
Corwith
Harry Quinn
Alice Haugen
Janice Rudisill
Sonja Tegtmeyer
Betty Haugen
Connie Johnson
Black Hills
Jewell F. Johnson
Ogden
Johnson
Ogden High School
Woden
Local families visit relatives across towns
During 1940 to 1948 era Mrs Ray Valley Mrs Herbert Hanson and daughters spent last Wednesday at the home of Mrs Valley's sister Mrs Reuben Carlson and family at Clear Lake Rev and Mrs Charles Kruse and family of Akron and Mrs Henry Kruse of Grundy Center were visiting at the John Greenfield home and with other relatives and friends here last week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Schrader
Earl Zwiefel
Chester Smith
Lawrence Govern
Portland
P. W. Marlow
Lewis Larsen
Bernard Phelps
Levant Moore
Herbert Nelson
Victor Fitch
Schrader
Clear Lake
Cecelia Gamblin
Govern Farm
George Gamblin
Charles Budd
Wheatland
Wyoming
Mary Govern
Milton Farrow
Lakota
Herbert Govern
Ledyard
Vincent Govern
Titonica
Kermit Zwiefel
Spirit Lake
Russ
Nancy
Billy Tjaden
Randy
Terry Lynn
E. L. Dickmeyer
Ray Valley
Herbert Hanson
Valley
Reuben Carlson
Charles Kruse
Akron
Henry Kruse
Grundy Center
John Greenfield
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Portland News
Mrs
C.L. Young
Mercy Hospital
Minnie Larsen
Fred Jennings
Titonka
Setttlers
Grant Township
Fairmont
Minnesota
John K. Harms
Corinne
Kermit
Lawrence Zwiefel
Swea City
Glen Zwiefel
Velma
Glen Larsen
Lucy Newville
The
Park Hospital
Lutheran Mutual
Kenneth Renken
Lutheran Mutual Life Insurance Company
W.mcgregor Algona
Kossuth County
Iowa
Marlo
Woden News
Afoibetoniet Edte
Wiese
Tony
Pry
Guido
England
We Whitings
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