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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1965
Page
7
A hospital notice lists multiple patients admitted or scheduled around April including Mrs Fit Pringle Mrs Leal Twite and Mrs Carrie Halverson among others with dates April 7 through April 18 at Emmetsbury Wallingford Ruthven Graettinger Craetlinger and Graettinger area facilities. It also references a public event or roundup and lists names associated with the April 20 gathering.
Fragmentary passage mentions a tour and choirs with unclear details. The legible parts reference a struggle to maintain standards and a statement about few choirs of its kind, with a foreign source Tidende cited. No concrete events, dates, or named entities are reliably readable.
Bethel Lutheran Church sponsors a Warturgt choir performance featuring German English Dutch French Italian and American composers. Tickets cost 5 dollars for adults 3 dollars for students and children are free. Purchases available at Lastine's Our Can Hardware or Bethel Lutheran church office. Some selections to be sung at the Davenport Tage.
A local forum discussed farm income, tax impacts, and the role of farmers in the town. Speakers urged support to keep farmers on the land, while outlining potential outlook for the county and inviting public questions and prize drawings.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church for Thomas J. Boecker 50 who died April 1. Burial was in the cemetery. He was born April 26 and married to Cleedine Neilson in 1942. Survived by wife and three sons Tommy and Steven in the armed forces and Craig, plus daughter Teresa. Also survived by four brothers and three sisters.
Workers battled a major flood across Mankato as dikes were built and reinforced. A 3600 foot dike was completed to stem rising water while the Rappadan dam held back 87 feet of water. Salvation Army Red Cross supplied meals and coffee to laborers as college girls aided with food and bag filling. Some workers waded creeks up to three feet deep and carried sandbags across a narrow walkway amid poor lighting. The college announced a shutdown until April 1 as water receded and civic efforts continued.
The college announced that anyone assisting in flood relief would be excused from classes. After working into the night, I rode a duckboat across the water and then took a taxi back to the dorm.
Des Moines River and Jack Creek cause flooding across fields north of Graettinger. Farms including Elmer Andes, William Ellis, and nearby multi-field areas report inundation and use of boats to reach parts of property. Some hay sands flooded, with several days of wet conditions and about half an inch of rain noted earlier.
Stides and his wife will oversee recordings while their two accepted Korean girls apes 3 and E Will sing as a special feature. The public is welcome to attend and encouraged to bring hobbies or antiques for display.
Wallingford reports a weekend of family gatherings and church connections. Mr and Mrs Dean Poyzer took Alkan for a medical check up while their daughter stayed with Velma Sesuitsoi. they planned to return Monday. A baptism at litty Penney Street featured sponsors and relatives from Norden Peterson to Shatterba home.
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