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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Monday, June 01, 1953, Section 10

CENTENNIAL PROGRAM

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CENTENNIAL PROGRAM
INDEX of ARTICLES

	Celebrate 100 Years Since Building First Cabin, Page 2 SURNAMES: Buehler, Chambers, Hawkins, Houlahan, Hunt, Keister, Klempnauer, Lennan, MacNider, McDermott, McMillin, Vance, Willson

	Opening Day, Sunday, June 7 Page 4 SURNAMES: Allen, Billings, Blythe, Bogardus, Bowen, Cummings, Engisn, Keeler, Lyon, Myers, Otzen, Paul, Reade, Rogers, Stewart, Sutton, Vermilya, Willson, Wood, Wornson

	Homecoming, Monday, June 8 - Former Residents to Receive Big Welcome Page 5 SURNAMES: Bagley, Bruce, Carter, Casey, Clark, Fitzpatrick, Glass, Granskou, Gustafson, Hanes, Harris, Jackson, Levinson, MacNider, Malone, McMillin, Nissen, O'Leary, Parker, Pool, Rae, Senior, Senn, Stanbery, Stineart, Sutton, Wilskinson, Willson, Yelland

	Band Festival, Tuesday, June 9- 100 Queens and 100 Bands Are Coming Page 6 SURNAMES: Davis, Johnson, Stengel, Willson

	Town Bully Came Back, Got Licked by Boy He Terrified, Page 6 SURNAMES: Bunce, Gale

	Queens of Other Years Coming Back to Festival, Page 7 SURNAMES: Broessel, Cayou, DeSart, Drahn, Ellsworth, Eyler, Foss, Fowler, Glieden, Hall, Harrison, Johnson, Joslyn, Lashbrook, Lindell, Madson, Morgan, Reibsamen, Smith, Winter,

	Festival Starts As Small Music Event in 1936, Page 7 SURNAMES: King, Prescott, Simon, Willson

	100 Queens Await Centennial Band Festival, Pages 8 & 9 SURNAMES: Anderson, Auliker, Barrett, Belm, Bergan, Bergemann, Bertelsen, Bierle, Blanshaw, Bobst, Brandmill, Branyord, Chambers, Charlson, Chehock, Clapsaddle, Crew, Christenson, Christiansen, Conway, Culver, Deguan, Dralle, Ellifritz, Farrow, Field, Gerdes, Graettinger, Gugisberg, Gunderson, Haglund, Halverson, Hanselman, Hansen, Hanson, Harper, Hauge, Hippen, Holden, Horswell, Huhn, Isakson, Jensen, Jentz, Johnson, Klusemeier, Krueger, Kubicek, Lack, Langrock, Larson, Leland, Lubkeman, Madison, Marion, Mason, Mauson, McCoy, Miller, Monson, Muhlenbruck, Navratil, Nelson, Niebuhr, Niederwimmer, Neuberger, Ogden, Parcher, Parks, Peterson, Pierce, Radamaker, Ringen, Scarville, Schmeling, Shelgren, Simpson, Smith, Stackhouse, Stillman, Stilson, Stover, Streyle, Teigland, Treman, Utabjaa, Vogt, Wellik, Wessels, White, Wigern, Witt

	Festival Finale, Tuesday, June 9 - Thousands to Watch Queen Coronation, Page 10 SURNAMES: Cayou, Hanson, Hilton, Johnson, LaVelle, Lindell, Madon, Stengel, Stewart, Willson

	Transportation Day, Wednesday, June 10 - To Depict Century of Transport in Giant Parade, Page 11 SURNAMES: Barlow, Barrette, Bohn, Carroll, Conrad, Fallows, Gilmore, Hagen, Hathorn, Hugelan, Jay, Jennings, Lyons, MacPeak, McWaters, Mendon, Mettler, Peterson, Selby, Shelton, Smith, Stoecker, Swift, Tenney, Terrill, Yenerich

	Centennial Day, Thursday, June 11 - Queens and Floats in Historical Parade, Page 12 SURNAMES: Bianco, Blair, Boyd, Chambers, Davis, Gaffri, Grimm, Holvik, Hovda, Kofoot, Lennan, Lockey, Morrow, Sweesy, Taylor, Willson, Wilson, Wismer

	Sports Day, Friday, June 12 - Centennial Sports Program, Field Day Planned, Page 13 SURNAMES: Blanchard, Church, Coyle, De Rock, Duncan, Edgar, Fosse, Halson, Heston, Hutzell, Maxwell, Paine, Suter

	Flowers and Dancing, Saturday, June 13 - Garden Club Sponsors Church Decoration Program, Page 14 SURNAMES: Cawley, Dean, Diercks, Fitzgerald, Frazee, Hausen, Payne

	Celebrated July 4 on Morris Farm Near Rock Falls, Page 14 SURNAMES: Morris, Senior, Smith

	Church and Community Day, Sunday June 14 - Candlelight Hymn Sing, East Park, Page 15 SURNAMES: Biedermann, Breen, Rothstein, Williams, Winger, Wornson

	Queens, Twirlers and Meredith Willson Coming to Band Festival, Page 17 SURNAMES: Davis, Eichhorst, Fesse, Johnson, Oltman, Rich, Stengel, Stewart, Willson

	Huge Organization Working on Preparations for City's Centnnial, Page 18 SURNAMES: Adams, Allison, Allstot, Altman, Amen, Andresen, Arthur, Atkinson, Bailey, Baird, Barclay, Behm, Bergland, Betts, Biedermann, Blanchard, Bohn, Boyce, Boyd, Boyer, Breen, Bruce, Brunsvold, Bryant, Burger, Burhite, Carey, Carroll, Carson, Casey, Carstens, Chinkers, Church, Clark, Clough, Conrad, Coon, Corless, Cornish, Costello, Coyle, Crawford, Curran, Currie, Day, Dean, DeGursch, DeJong, DeRock, DeVries, Diercks, Douglas, Edgar, Egloff, Farrer, Fischbeck, Fitzgerald, Flickinger, Geer, Gilman, Glass, Griebling, Grippen, Guild, Hagen, Hall, Hamilton, Hammitt, Hanes, Harris, Hathorn, Hawkins, Haynes, Heston, Hilton, Hines, Houlahan, Hovda, Hubacher, Huffman, Hugelen, Hutzell, Isensee, James, Jeffrey, Jennings, Jewell, Johannsen, Johnson, Jones, Keister, Kew, Kimball, Klath, Klemas, Klempnauer, Krager, Kraft, Kunz, Laird, Lamson, Larson, Lichtenberger, Lundbert, Lyons, MacNider, McAuley, McWaters, Mendon, Merkel, Mettler, Milligan, Minott, Moore, Moreland, Mott, Nichols, Norem, O'Brien, Osmundson, Paine, Parker, Parks, Patton, Paulson, Payton, Pendergraft, Pool, Pope, Reip, Risacher, Romey, Rothstein, Ruby, Sanborn, Sawyer, Schaffer, Schmidt, Schultz, Selby, Sellon, Senn, Shelton, Shepard, Shepoiser, Simon, Skaggs, Smith, Sprengeler, Stahl, Stanbery, Stewart, Stoyles, Studer, Suter, Sweesey, Swift, Teas, Temple, Tenney, Terrill, Tubbesing, Turner, Vance, Van Essen, Vician, Wagner, Weaver, White, Williams, Winger, Wornson, Yenerich, Zach, Zultner

	Mascia Club Organized 25 Years Ago, Page 18 SURNAMES: Brand, Kaplan, Lee, Poshusta

	Former Mason Cityans Are Invited Home as Distinguished Guests, Page 19 SURNAMES: Anderson, Bainbridge, Baird, Barber, Barlow, Belding, Dakin, Fellows, Foster, Gilmore, Hathorn, Jay, Kelley, Lillard, MacGregor, Potter, Prehn, Prescott, Schneller, Spence, Stoecker, Sutherland, Tiss, Weston, Wilkinson, Willson

	Band Started Getting National Recognition in 1929, Page 20 SURNAMES: Prescott, Stewart

	'Our Century" Colorful Drama of Mason City's 100 Years, Page 21 SURNAMES: Bohn, Cliggitt, DeSart, Garland, Henn, Houlahan, McAuley, Murphy, Romey, Sternhill, Walk

	5,000 Band Members in Festival, Page 21 SURNAMES: Aarsvold, Anderson, Arnold, Bailey, Barker, Barrett, Bartholomew, Baessler, Baskius, Bauman, Behm, Benesh, Berg, Brom, Bulka, Bush, Carpenter, Christiansen, Conklin, Conrad, Davis, DeMaro, Drollinger, Eichhorst, Elmore Fardal, Farmakis, Feese, Fisher, Fitzgerald, Foikedahl, Gartner, Gaster, Griggs, Grindle, Hall, Hansen, Hanson, Harris, Hjelmeland, Houck, Hubbard, Huhns, Jacobs, Johnson, Jones, Kauffman, Kloster, Krafft, Larson, Lightbody, Luedike, Lysing, Marquardt, McCoy, Miller, Mormon, Mussehl, Olson, Paine, Post, Pringle, Rankin, Rich, Schaefer, Schey, Slocum, Spade, Stansbury, Stewart, Stott, Swanson, Swenson, Teague, Thomson, Thornton, Tisdale, Turner, Veach, Voigt, Von Wald, Walsh, Wangerg, Whitcomb, Whitford, Willson, Zabilka

	Centennial Film Depicts City Progress, Page 22 SURNAMES: Boyd, Crowder, Decker, DeGrush, Goyer, Hilton, Lord, Minott, Seymour, Welland

	University Women Form Club Here, Page 22 SURNAMES: Barnard, Bullock, Carleton, Clough, Dorchester, Gibbs, Graves, Fuller, Fullerton, Hazlett, Iverson, McGowan, McLaughlin, Minor, Naylor, Oldham, Pagenhart, Ridgeway, Shimmick, Steinberg, Storvick, Swarner, Titus, Van Ingen

	Champ Twirler Uses "Flaming Baton", Page 23 SURNAMES: Berg, Carpenter, Davis, Eichhorst, Freese, Post, Rankin, Stengel

	Mrs. Dakin Founder of Monday Club, Page 23 SURNAMES: Bates, Brown, Bush, Card, Church, Dakin, Emsley, Glass, Hathorn, Herrick, Hillyer, Hudson, Moulton, Myers, Osborne, Randall, Shepard, Washburn, Wheeler, Wilber

	Band Played Important Roles in Early Days, Page 24 SURNAMES: Adams, Allen, Bagley, Bahn, Bowen, Bowman, Clark, Confer, Cronin, Davis, Dent, Duffield, Dyer, Emery, Geyer, Greve, Hathorn, Hitchcock, Johnson, Keeler, Kennedy, Lawton, Long, Loomer, McCleary, McMillan, Prussia, Slocum, Smith, Steinberg, Stewart, Sumner, Terrill, Thomas

	Queens Coming Back, Page 25 SURNAMES: Cayou, Lindell, Madson

	How Mason City Got Its Postoffice, Page 26 SURNAMES: Allen, Hathorn, Jenkinson, McMillin, Rule

	1903 Class Reunion Part of Centennial, Page 27 SURNAMES: Adams, Annundson, Bagley, Barrett, Bate, Beecher, Bouton, Brooks, Brunsvold, Burmaster, Burns, Clack, Dickinson, Dimmick, Dunham, Dunn, Elder, Ellis, Farrell, Faye, Giddings, Hanlon, Hoyt, Hubbard, Huntley, Irons, Johnson, Klemme, Knovalinka, Lane, Lemon, Lockwood, Mahaffey, Marine, McEwen, McKeen, Murray, Parker, Parsons, Pfahler, Randall, Rau, Ray, Schonke, Simmons, Steinberg, Sykes, Thomas, Tinker, Tuttle, Van Worden, Vermilya, Warner, Wheeler, Williams, Woodward, Young, Zuehl

	Gasoline, Oil Transported by Pipeline From Oklahoma, Old Maids Convention Page 28

	"Comprehensive City Plan" Guide to Future, Page 29 SURNAMES: Bruce, Clough, DeSart, Jewell, Kellogg, Kelly, Leffler, Lock, McGee, Rheingans,

	Park System Acquired Over Many Years, Page 29 SURNAMES: Dunham, Gable, Hanford, Jackson, MacNider, Milligan, Norris, Parker

	Family Names Trace Century of Music, Page 30 SURNAMES: Adams, Allen, Blythe, Bogardus, Bowen, Brauman, Cotton, Dake, Dakin, Denison, Dike, Elder, Ensign, Gaylord, Glass, Hathorn, Higgins, Hudson, Huntley, Keelery, Keeney, Keerl, Kirk, Mann, Marston, McAllister, McKeon, Montague, Moore, Patchen, Poole, Quick, Randall, Reade, Senior, Shipley, Stanbery, Stevens, Thompson, Vermilya, Wheeler, Wilber

	Senior Family Prominent in Mason City EarlY Day Music, Page 30 SURNAMES: Brearley, Elliott, Knovalinka, Lukins, Merrill, Senior, Stinehart

	First Class Barns Essential for Hotels, Page 30 SURNAME: Bunce

	The Day's Bouquet ~ Remember?, Page 31 SURNAME: Adams, Bruce, Killian, Merkel, Morgan, Skellinger, Thraves

	Sunday in Mason City ~ Church Directory, Page 32 SURNAMES: Abernathy, Bascom, Becker, Blanks, Bodensteiner, Breen, Burd, Buttrick, Carl, Carlson, Costarais, Endersen, Erickson, Fraser, Goodberry, Haigh, Harmon, Harrisville, Hawes, Hinz, Holst, Hulse, Johnson, Kendrick, Druger, Malone, Merrell, Millard, Moldstad, Patton, Peterson, Rust, Schaefer, Schmidt, Sentman, Shoemaker, Spraight, Stigleman, Steimel, Stone, Teiszea, Ucko, Westly, Williams, Yuen

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Some of the photographs did not scan well. In such a case the photograph has been substituted with a clearer copy if available.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, December of 2014