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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1968
Page
7
The piece notes a Sunday memorial event at a church with attendees listed including Mrs Daud De Mirani and Marilyn, along with many others from Minmets burg and surrounding areas. It mentions a Conception church service, a center meal, and a potluck. It covers club reports, card purchases for a local card club, and a Farm Bureau gathering with refreshments.
Mr and Mrs Henry Jensen of Craetunger announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Susan Jane to Gary Lee Lowman son of Mrs Ilda Lowman and the late Harold Lowman of Emmetsburg A wedding date is set for May 4 at the Methodist Church WSCS members urged to bring World Service items to today's meeting readied includes material needles thread and children's clothing
Local notes show Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Oleson visiting in Des Moines and Miss Kerr injured in an auto crash Saturday. Bob Girres from Lakewood, Colorado, visiting the Girres parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gleason and family from Charles City guests at the Roy Gilbaugh home over Easter. Don Mahan family of rural Emmetsburg for Easter dinner at the James Mahan home. Rudy Loder Ruthven and Mahan and Weber families near Ankeny visit. Dorothy Mahan, Estherville JC student, spent Easter with her mother. Mrs. Mahan and Dorothy visited Clarissa Swans and Mrs. Burg. Todd Hoffman and Scott Bisgard of Estherville visited grandparents Arnold and Mrs. Bisgard.
Mr and Mrs Prameier and Lenstosd families join the Reevess and others for Easter weekend at the Gilbert Reeves home in Fort Dodge Iowa. Guests include Magnes Nitehal and Pauline Sehany from Cima Nebr Irene Seclauy of Waxue Nebr Mio and Otes Setaimy from Minneapolis Will Seminy and Lary from West Bend Alvin Johnson and fanals of Dickens Rojert Sehany and family and Machard Sehany of Gradunper. Saturday Frank Christensen and son Mike visited then flew to Detroit for a school counselor meeting returning to Fort Dodge Wednesday.
Vicki Kerr 17 daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Kerr of Emmetsburg suffered facial fractures a broken right leg and multiple lacerations in a one car crash at Ayrshire road intersection with Highway 18. She was taken to Palo Alto county hospital then moved to Iowa Methodist hospital in Des Moines. Passenger Michael Studer 17 of Emmetsburg received facial lacerations and was treated and released. Car damage estimated at 500 dollars.
Production Credit Association personnel from Emmetsburg attended a conference in Mason City on April 11 and 12 sponsored by the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Omaha. Attending were Arthur Weil, Leland Frederick, Richard Wardell of Algona, with discussion on agricultural trends, credit outlook, lending procedures, electronic farming accounting, and related topics.
The Emmetsburg Association is described as entirely owned by the borrower members it serves across Oday Daeckinson Konenet and Bajo Alte counties in Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming. The note details imply a cooperative structure with member ownership and service areas spanning multiple counties in the region.
OKO extends funding for another 12 month period with a Federal SA grant. The seven county OEO office will continue Head Start classes and the planned summer Head Start program. Additional actions include continued support for Palo Alto Community Center and the Palo Alto OEQ coordinator Beatrice Witt plus a Home Health Service in Palo Alto. Walter High of Emmetsburg is county OEQO chairman, M. Peter Hart also of Emmetsburg serves on the multi county OE programs. For further information contact Upper Des Moines Opportunity Inc at Town Trust Building Emmetsburg.
Nancy Blanchard of Algona Ruth Damstrom and Norma Ernst of Emmetsburg PCA women employees traveled from Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming to Omaha for a two day Ladies Seminar. The event drew about 150 women from 40 PACs and was sponsored by the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Omaha.
Fragmentary notice indicates a local post office seeks Mall nandiera workers with a call to visit or call at the establishment Holy To, Codway tr Eetablishment. The text mentions a fee and March date with unclear punctuation and wording. The readable names and place hints suggest a municipal employment ad.
Admitted Tuesday through Saturday at Palo Alto Hospital and local clinics are residents of Graettinger including Mrs Frank Christensen, Maude Shialle, Ole san, Peter J Peterson, Christine Hess, Nicholas Sherman, Mrs Helena Wolfe, Elizabeth Jones, Timothy Laidig, Mrs Jose Phine Sloniker, and Mrs Shirley Doty. Some entries show community ties to Watlington and Wallingford.
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Miss Hazel Chandler received honors for six years of active royal and devoted service to Chapter AV of the P. O. E. Sisterhood at Prairie City during a chapter meeting early this month.
The United States Post Office invites applications for civil service examinations for substitute mail handler positions. Changes in regulations allow applicants regardless of residence. Starting pay is $2.59 per hour. Vacancies are filled without regard to race creed sex color or national origin. Further information continues.
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