Christmas Guests Gather at Numerous Iowa Homes
Several Iowa City and area families spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with relatives. Names include Ralph and Ruth Runkel of Iowa City, the Hans family, Earl Jorgensen in Ledyard, Harvey and Alfred Heyer and families, Iona Sacs of La Kota, Lillian Meyer, Ted Aukes, Frank Meyer and Rudy of Corwith, Virgil Heesch and family of Buffalo Center, Irvin Brandt and Carmen of Woden, Herman Welhousen and Cecil, Harold Heesch and Bryant and Mark, Anna Swyter, Paul Krominga of Rockford Illinois, Russell Krominga and Amos Krominga with Diane, Jane Amesbury of Cedar Falls, Lawrence Bergmann with Donna and Larry, George Johnson and Myrtle, Vergle Schmidt and Dr John Lesiak, Lillian Bean and Merle Bean and families, Ralph Bean and family of Laurens, and Erwin Giesking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Runkel
Iowa City
Ruth Graham
Loren Hans
Earl Jorgensen
Ledyard
Harvey Heyer
Alfred Heyer
Iona Sacs
Lakota
Lillian Meyer
Ted Aukes
Frank Meyer
Rudy
Corwith
Virgil Heesch
Buffalo Center
Irvin Brandt
Carmen
Woden
Herman Welhousen
Cecil
Harold Heesch
Bryant
Mark
Anna Swyter
Nick Heesch
Paul Krominga
Rockford
Illinois
Russell Krominga
Amos Krominga
Diane
Gene Krominga
Jane Amesbury
Cedar Falls
Lawrence Bergmann
Donna
Larry
George Johnson
Myrtle
Vergle Schmidt
John Lesiak
Phil Jaren
Lillian Bean
Merle Bean
Ralph Bean
Laurens
Erwin Giesking
Roger Krominga
Hank Harrs
Harlan
Roger
Mary Ann
Pvt. Verlyn J. Tjarks
John Tjarks
Garner
Titonka
9Th Infantry Division
Fort Carson
Colorado
Tjarks
Titanica High School
Raymond Spear
Karen
Fremont
Nebraska
Henry Spear
Marilyn Peterson
Ann Schutter
Thelma Higgins
Earl Hobbs
Janice
Crystal Lake
Lila Doege
JL. W. Nath
Bradford Buffington
Darrell Beavers
Myrtle Sachau
Chicago
Harold
Ronald Nelson
M.H. Nelson
Milwaukee
Denmark
Carl Holsing
Sheffield
Carol Folkerts
Mason City
Ronald Pauls
Belmond
Edno Folkerts
Shirley
Ruby Smith
Harcourt
Norma Johnson
Gene
Richard Peterson
Fort Dodge
Wayne Koppen
Rake
Lowell Bentley
Lois Jean
Mary Schroeder
Lee
Ernest Peterson
HR. W. Kitzinger
Clarke Miller
Bill Amesbury
Harold Krantz
Swea City
Richard Cosgrove
Minnie Oosterreicher
L. W. Lichtenberger
Kenneth Higdon
Ray Higdon
Britt
Floyd Lichtenberger
Des Moines
Bernard McGuire
Shirley Doocy
Richard Meyer
Sacred Heart Church
Joyce McGuire
John Lesink
John Hamilton
Dayton Mather
Green
Frank Mehlan
Blue Island
Minvis
Harry Mehlan
Bye Sland
J. L. Miller
Burt
Lawrence Miller
Runnemede
New Jersey
John
Clifford Krantz
George Koestler
Alvin Hanken
Joe Gries
Thompson
Wayne Hagen
Dale Higgins
Duane Higgins
Elmer Peterson
Eddie Scott
Danny
George Peterson
Laren Hans
William Bechtel
Sherborne
Minnesota
Chuck Reed
Vervie Schmidt
Herman Sineke
Tom
Loats
Arthur Loats
Spencer
Tom Loats
Harald and Mally
H. W. Kitzinger
R. C
F. G. Elliott
Grafton
Harrington
Kansas
Alvin Honken
Henry Moe
Lake Mills
Art Boyken
Margaret Carlson
Dwight Garrett
William Boyken
Neal
Bill Boyken
Ames
Jesse Johnson
Ellsworth
Ed Boyken
George Higgins
Henry Mayland
Elmer Oesterman
Elmore
C D. Giesking
Lowell Schmidt
Ray Clark
Maurice Graham
J. G. Graham
Algona
Dwight Graham
Arthur
Fred Jennings
Jake Godden
Warren
Thomas Loats
Kenneth
John Isebrand
Ben Linberg
John Buchm
Camp Chaffee
Arkansas
Frank Fisher
Francis Dunbar
Leland
Bertha Callies
Leonard Cullies
Frederick Rayman
Austin
L. W. Nath
Robert Gardner
Forest City
Evelyn Beavers
William Baddeley
Stage Center
Ed Brandt
Federated Club
Gladys Slichter
Jay Budlong
Edith
Hazel Budlong
Arthur J. Budlong
Robert Budlong
Joe Boekelman
Maggie Boekelman
John Welhousen
Maggie Bockelman
Robert Bockelman
Herman Kedwick
Truman
Alvin Meinders
Eugene Beenken
Ray Bande
Jerry
Alfred Bande
Cynthia
Warm Koltwick
Merlin Bartelt
Waverly
Kieth Bartel
Harry Bartelt
Woodrow Peterson
Ackley
George Boekelman
Evie Peterson
Mary Fritz
Kieth Pries
Waterley
Derry Boekelman
John Clarks
Verlin
Ernest Sehmidt
Shirley Jean Ostermann
John Ostermann
Ariazona
Sehmid
Globe
Arizona
Miami
California
Ollie Brims
Dale Bruns
Omaha
Dick Cosgrave
Cosgraves
Christmas Happenings Across Lakota Area Echoes Local Visits
A long list of holiday gatherings fills the column with names of Lakota and surrounding towns. Families including the Kromingas, Tjarks, Spear, Hobbs, Krominga, and Crysta Lake visitors are noted, along with church events, a New Year Eve carnival, and numerous Christmas Eve and Day meals. Several soldiers return home briefly, and many residents travel to family homes in nearby towns for celebrations.
Doan News Twelve December Events and Weddings
Doan News reports social gatherings in the Doan area including family visits from Kiesler and Wesley, club meetings at Dean church groups, and a bridal shower for Patricia Hansen. Marilyn Petersen and Gary Hoover plan to wed in early January while Albert Davis and others are noted for dinners and visits. A water shortage alarm hit the town as the reservoir emptied and the main pump failed, prompting water hauling until repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Buffington
Kiesler
Minnesota
Ross Struthers
Wesley
Sun
John Miller
Wrey Hammond
Ames
Nancy Hain
Cliff Hoover
Dean Woman's Club
Dale Struthers
Dean W. S. C. S
Max
Yonv Sampson
Clarence Canaday
Rose
George Hix
Albert Davis
Give
Clice Hoover
Davis
Storm Lake
Dean Methodist W.S. Cos
Vitonka Methodist Coucert
Titonia W. S.C
Melvin Olson
Fom Klleomsen
Harvey Douhnson
Algend
Vo Wl
Tan Miessan
David Thinselman
Tom Eilefson
Rochester
Ellefson
Mayo Clinic
Leo Sabin
Methodist Church
LaVerne
Patricia
Patty) Hansen
Dean
Elna Buffington
Felina Buffington
Sadie Struthers
Nola Hoover
Phyllis Hoover
Pearl Mertz
Mary Jean Andrews
Burt
Diane Hoover
Fern Young
Algona
Ray Hansen
Tilonka
Patty Hansen
Doan
Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Dale Braynard
Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Marilyn Petersen
Nora Hoover
Daan
Gary Hoover
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