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Portland guests pepper Mother's Day gatherings across town
A busy Mother's Day weekend in Portland saw Lloyd and Celia Bartlett hosting visits from relatives in Minnesota and Missouri while many neighbors attended dinners at the homes of Becker, Mawdsley, Hix, and Haase. Extended family traveled from Burt, Algona, Des Moines, and Neosho to share meals and birthdays, with multiple households hosting.
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Lloyd Bartlett
Keister
Minn
Merlyn Bartletts
Richard Rasmussen
Kim
Albert Lea
Clarence Andreasen
Harold Andreasen
Tom Trenary
Kenneth
Bill Trenary
Pvt
Doyle Trenary
Ft. Leonard Wood
Harold Becker
Doyle
Ft. Rucker
Howard Sparks
Guy Dimond
Merwin
Daryl Sparks
Britt
Ruth Sparks
Dean
Victor Fitch
George Hix
Arthur Hix
Timer Harms
Dwight Ruse
Stanley Ruse
Roger Page
Mason City
Louis Bartlett
Portland
Burt
Levant Moore
Leona Haase
Chris Haase
Melvin Haase
Emil Haack
Lone Rock
Robert Wood
Jean
Randy
Robert
John Essers
Algona
Pat Esser
Jack Thompson
Baby
Minneapolis
Edmund Larsen
Thompsons
Quintin Bjustrom
John Peterson
Burton
Otto Harlan
Phil Carlson
Bill Champion
New Baby
Swea City
Jesse Harms
Carlson
Roger Scott
Elvin
Maurice Thompsons
Florida
Jack Thompsons
Harvey Larsens
Rollo Moore