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Thanksgiving News From Portland and Surroundings
The item recounts Thanksgiving visits and gatherings in Portland and nearby towns. Families including the Stevens, Veerman, Fitch, Krominga, Ringsdorf, and Potter are noted with relatives traveling between Des Moines, Burt, Renwick, and Algona. Community clubs and social events list Christmas parties, luncheons, and the 40th wedding anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Steven
Iowa City
Jay Steven
Patty
Tony Sang
Rodney
Ernest
Pitcher
Bast. Chain
Minn
Stevens
Phillip Veerman
Des Moines
Veerman
Henry Smith
Edith Smith
Victor Fitch
Dwight” Ruses
Jim
Steve
Jay Stevlen
Jack Tieman
Lutheran Aid
Portland
Robert McKim
Mag
Jean Stevens
Harold Fitch
Joan and
Allen
Renwick
Martin Zimmerman
Carol Ann
General Whittemore
Paul Krominga
Rockford, I
Paul
Amos Krominga
Titonka Methodist Church
Krominga
Bernard Phelps
Donald Ringsdorf
Gene Ringsdorf
Gene
Leo Clark
Harold Stevenson
Britt
Ray Fitch
Jesse Schmidt
Ruthven
Donald Weber
Van's Cafe
Dave Weber
Webers
Joe Miller
Algina