1937

SENEY:  (Special Correspondence)
A family reunion in the form of a picnic was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Penning on Decoration Day.  Those present were Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Demaray and daughters, Eunice and Ruth, of Mitchell, S.D.; Mrs. Mamie Penning and sons, Clarence and Harold, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Penning and sons, Bobby, Billy and Jimmy, and Mrs. G. Redmond, all of Pipestone, Minn.; Miss Helen Boer, of Wentworth, S.D.; Mr. and Mrs. John Winkle, of Sanborn, Iowa; Miss Agnes Winkle, of Sibley, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Keizer and Ethel and Louis Keizer, of Alton, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Kennedy, son, Dennis, and daughter, Doris, and Vernon Penning, of Hawarden; Mr. and Mrs. Will Penning and daughter, Rose, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Penning and son, Wendell, of LeMars; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hinde and daughters, Betty and Joan, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Rees and daughters, Donna and Marilyn, and Mrs. Lena Rees.  The out of town guests returned to their homes on Monday.

Source: LeMars Sentinel, June 11, 1937

1946

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
A large family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Rees on Easter Sunday.  Those attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Penning and children; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hinde, son Max and daughters, Joanne and Betty; Mrs. Mabel Kennedy, Doris and Dennis Kennedy; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Noack and family of Sheldon; Mr. and Mrs. Pete Keizer and son, Louis, of Alton; Mr. and Mrs. Will Penning, Mrs. Ralph Wickersham and son, Roger Bill, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Penning and children, all of LeMars; and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Penning.  The children enjoyed an Easter egg hunt in the afternoon.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, April 26, 1946