Women Club and Community Notes Highlight Local April Meeting
The Groettinger Woman's Club met April 12 at 8 p.m. at Beverly Des Combez's home with 18 members attending. Reports on the West Bend county convention, a $10 donation to the Restoration of Independence Hall project, and youth and adult entertainment ideas were shared. Other items include celebrations for Mrs. Minnie Schubbe's 88th birthday, JoAnn Reeves' birthday gathering, and various local club activities. The Walnut Two Farm Bureau met with 30 members, and the 1954 Cancer Crusade received a $302.74 donation from the West Bend Community Chest. Senior class members also promoted yearbook ads across several towns.
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Woman’s Club
Groettinger Woman’s Club
Beverly Des Combez
Eunice Zeigler
Sec
Bess Hamilton
Independence Hall
Berniece Webber
Charles Burg
Webber
Gretta McConnell
Carol Laubenthal
Margaret Munson
JoAnn Murphy
Nancy
Roselyn Hiberts
Farm Bureau
Walnut
Kirkegaard
McConnell
Chm
Shirley Henningsen
LeRoy Higgins
Fieldman
Alaska
Franz Swanson
Alfred McCombs
Henry Lammers
Louie Swammers
Vera Powers
American Cancer Society
West Bend
School's hot lunch menu for coming week
The week’s meals include Monday orange juice beef nod les with buttered beans and pudding. Tuesday features chipped beef gravy mashed potatoes tossed veg salad bread and jelly cake. Wednesday offers tomato soup crackers cabbage honey butter orange banana delight and milk. Thursday serves beef bergers potato chips onion slices aprivot sauce and milk. Friday provides orange juice macaroni and cheese carrot sticks peanut butter raisin bread sandwich fruit salad and milk.
Frances George's Husband Receives New Mexico Honor
John Knox, head of animal husbandry at New Mexico State College near Las Cruces, was named Cattleman of the Year for outstanding cattle industry work. The award, typically given to a rancher, went to a professor this year. Frances George Knox, his wife, hails from Graettinger and is related to local residents. The couple reside at State College and run college cattle programs on a large ranch.
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John Knox
New Mexico
Knox
Philip Johnson
Graettinger
Clarence George
E. S. George
Marion Cook Dies Suddenly at Wallingford
Marion Cook, 68, died suddenly Wednesday afternoon at Wallingford. He is survived by his wife and a brother, Ivan, of Wallingford. Funeral arrangements were not complete Thursday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller and family visited Spirit Lake on Sunday. Fre. Gary W. Young of the Marines.
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Marion Cook
Wallingford
Ivan
Ed Miller
Spirit Lake
Glenn Igon
John Coburn
Local Social Notes and Military Departures
A parade of last names and visits highlights community life. Ronald W. Rickard and family welcome a son born April 8 in Downey California. Jerald Burg, discharged from Camp Kilmer, returns to his parents in Iowa. Mrs Ellen Lundgren visits Stratfford with her sister Mrs Will Shoberg as Mr Shoberg recovers from a heart attack.
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Hone
Almon Young
Jacksonville
Fla
Ronald W. Rickard
Downey
Calif
Rickard
Shirley Young
Arlette Lastine
Clara Koveson
Anna Duhn
Helen Helgeson
Christine Hess
Esther Christiansen
Charles Burg
Ellen Lundgren
Will Shoberg
Stratford
Shoberg
Dan Resh Breaks Wrist in Fall from Roof
Dan Resh broke his left wrist in a fall while shingling Monday afternoon. He was rushed to Holy Family hospital where doctors expect a few days of treatment. He estimated dropping about 10 feet from either a roof or scaffolding.
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Dan Resh
Holy Family Hospital
Resh
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Catholic Missionary Society
The
Arnold Alesch
Minnie Schubbe
JoAnn Reeves
Marie Reeves
Roy Nissen
Jorgen Andersen
Lyle Andersen
Torri
Robert Vanderhoff
Ruthven
JoAnn
Freddie Fritzgerald
Amor
Sharon Fredrickson
Click
Bobby Kaltved
Frank Lown
Dwight Dyrickson
Paul
Esther
Edna
Simon Larsen
Sharon
Billy Fredrickson
Ronnie
Donnie Iverson
Arnie Sunde
Bobby
David
Jimmy Kaltved
Gary Tenborg
Don Robinson
Dennis Fritzgerald
Edgar Iverson
Vernon Fredrickson
Edna Larsen
Vs Tow
Mahan
Marc Zitterieh
Gratia McConnell
Ben Werke
Deny Bonstomd
Margaret. Mahan
Alice Munson
Cancer Crusade
Spencer
Emmetsburg
Osgood
Estherville
Grachtinger
Murray’s Cafe
Edna Ferber
Jane Wyman
Sterling Hayden
Watson
Frances George
Gary W. Young
Marines
Carrie Doyle
Estherville, Town
Rock Hudson
Barbara Rush
Sun
Mon
Bernadette
Jennifer Jones
John Garfick
Shelley Winters
Mrs. Clark
JETS
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