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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1960
Page
2
Classified fragments show rental offers by Bob Winter in Spencer Iowa with phone numbers 22243 and 2555 plus a farm room house with attached garage. Also promotes NODALIZED Northrup King alfalfa sod pre inoculated and ready to plant from QUAKER OATS CO with phone 72 Gruettinger Trademark Reg.
Mrs. Harry Dobbins thanks all for cards visits and well wishes during a hospital stay at Palo Alto Memorial. Vangie Skow expresses gratitude to Pastor Petersen and others for cards visits and support at Holy Family Hospital and after returning home.
Local news items cover residents returning from winter stays, new homes, and travels. Wayne Johnson returns from Joliet and will live here. Anna MacDonald plans to return from Emmetsburg. the Weirs came back from Pittsburg California. Des Moines trip for Maxine Henningsen’s knee surgery. Cuthberts from Wisawa Minnesota visiting Alda Cameron family. John Craven joins Phi Kappa Theta at Town University. Valerie Lee baptized in Graettinger. many visits to Stanhope and Algona families. Patty Watson listed as a Town State Teachers College sophomore participates in Junior Orchesis program and college event April 23.
Air and Mrs John DeVries attended a Concrete Stave Silo manufacturers convention at the Hotel Radisson in Minneapolis. Verna Christensen Jimmy Donny and Mrs W H With Lloyd and Leonard visited Rock Rapids on Sunday to see Mrs Witt’s sister ar and Mrs Larry Vint's home.
Social items note church activities inviting members to meetings on April 20 and April 22 including election of officers, hostesses named for a Methodist Women’s Society gathering, and a cordial invitation extended to all. Also details Merry Mixers 4-H Club including meeting, demonstrations, rally planning, and a skating party at Rainbow Rink Armstrong with multiple attendees listed.
Maurine Weir and seven others explained Easter symbols and customs while members prepared a nominating slate for the May election with Violet Graettinger Beatrice Johnson and Margaret Stewart. A high school girls trio sang Czechoslovakian Dance Song with teacher Mrs O Neal and a Mary Weir Bill Graettinger duet performed Easter Parade in old fashioned costumes. TEA was served. Sylvia Martin of Aplington announced plans to retire after 39 years in teaching.
Holy Family Hospital admitted several patients this week including Mrs Hazel Levdy of Graettinger on Thursday April 7 and Mrs Ray Anderson and Mrs Lyle Anderson of Graettinger on Sunday April 10. Also listed are Mrs Tommy Johnson of Wallingford on April 11 and Marlene Egeland of Wallingford on April 12. Discharged Friday April a includes Anton Bonstead of Graettinger.
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