Ordinance Creating City Administrator and Public Works Director
Graettinger Iowa adopts an ordinance creating the office of City Administrator and Public Works Director to be filled by council majority. The administrator handles budgeting, department supervision, planning, joint actions, and city management with duties including supervision of street department, coordination with utilities, and reporting to the council. The measure sets compensation by council resolution and repeals conflicting ordinances, passed April 12, 1976.
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Graettinger
Iowa
Walnut Willing Workers 4H Club Meets For Decoupage Project
The Walnut Willing Workers 4H Club held its regular meeting on Saturday April 10 at 2 00 in the Happy Hour room. President Jean McCombs led the session with reports from the secretary and treasurer. Topics included mothers tea and a roll call asking members to name their favorite bird. Lunch was served by Tami Studer and Norma Nissen. Reporter Kathy Herke noted the afternoon project decoupage. Holy Family Hospital entries list admissions and dismissals for Graettinger and Wallingford communities.
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Jean McCombs
Tami Studer
Norma, Nissen
Plant hybridizers cited as pioneers in agriculture
The article highlights Luther Burbank Henry A Wallace Norman Borlaug as influential plant hybridizers advancing vegetables fruits and grains. It notes Burbank's seedling potato the father of russets Wallace's corn hybrids and Borlaug's Green Revolution wheat and barley breakthroughs. Also mentions his Nobel Prize in 1970 and ongoing global crop programs. It then shifts to Easter activities and local social notices with names and family visits in St. Cloud Minnesota and nearby towns.
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Luther Burbank
Santa Rosa
California
Henry A. Wallace
Iowa
United States
George Washington Carver
Wallace
Mexico
Reverend Odell Plans Move to Davenport
Rev Odell of Graettinger will leave for a Davenport church in late June with George W Brighton of Lake View Wall Lake set to succeed him. The Iowa annual conference will confirm all 122 pastor assignments on June 13 in Des Moines.
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James S. Thomas
United Methodist Church of Iowa
Graettinger
Clair D. Odell
Odell
Davenport
George W. Brighton
Lake- View-Wall Lake
the Times
Thomas
Iowa
Des Moines
Immanuel Lutheran Church Rock Rapids Parish Events
A listing of church activities including catechism for grades seven and eight on Thursday at 7 30 PM South Circle Norma Larsen worship services Sunday at 9 00 AM plus 10 00 AM Sunday School 1 00 PM Spencer Conference Convention and on Friday 26 at 7 00 PM Parish Education meeting and 8 00 PM Trustees meeting at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rock Rapids.
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Church Women United
Assembly of God Church
Emmetsburg
Spencer
Rock Rapids
Melvin
Welcome TO All
South Circle
Norma Larsen
Immanuel Lutheran Church
David Aanonson to lead service at Rural Immanuel Church
Wallingford section notes David Aanonson son of Eldon and Mrs Aanonson will graduate from seminary in May. He will lead the morning worship and the Mission Society program in the evening with a reception for his wife and family afterward. Also mentions Easter weekend visits and local social notes.
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David Aanonson
Immanuel Church
David
Eldon Aanonson
Mission Society
Easter Wishes From Honolulu and Cedar Falls
Locals Mr and Mrs Phillip Johnson of Honolulu Hawaii called Sunday to wish Margaret Johnson a Happy Easter. Mrs Harold Lang of Cedar Falls was a visitor in the parental Bill Rasmussen home last week.
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Dan Handeland
Durango
Colorado
E.K. Skattebo
Lester Handeland
Wold Creek Pass
Joel Meyer
Cedar Falls
Anna Erickson
Rodman
Floyd Eaton
Graettinger
Clare Skattebo
Steven, Ringsted
Jeffrey Olson
E. K. Skattebo
Michael Crowley
Elkhorn
Nebraska
Viola Crowley
Merlyn Studer
Wesley
Patsy Jensen
Ringsted
Mike
Council Bluffs
Jeffery Olson
Burl Felkey
Estherville
Jeff
Ames College
Phillip Johnson
Honolulu
Hawaii
Margaret Johnson
Harold Lang
Bill Rasmussen
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Alan Graettinger
Dan Elwood
Kathy Herke
Hospital News
Holy Family Hospital
Mary Gilbaugh
LeAnn Carlin
Wallingford
Anna Hanson
Ted Knudtson
BY Joe Gabrielson
Karen Natterstad
Jacque Herum
Lisa Torreson
Joleen Borchers
Tim Crowley
Norris Anderson
Rhonda Peterson
Lana Torreson
Cinday Eckhoff
Beth Howing
Lynda England
Paul Peterson
Mrs. Calmer Jensen
St. Cloud
Minnesota
Dora Ressell
Bernard Osher
Bob Ness
Iowa City
Garnaville
Aadne Ness
Garaville
Joyce
Ron Howing
Rochester
Mrs. Howing
Ice Iy
Minute Man
Lexington
Massachusetts
Paul Revere
Minute Men
Pilgrim Fathers
Keister Advertising Service, Inc
Strasburg, Virginia
American Bible Society
Ramona
Clip'n
Rkles No
Andy
Don’s
United Methodist Church
Pastor Claire Odell
Lost Island Lutheran Church
Christensen
Bethel Lutheran Church
O. J. Reitz
Wallingford News
Oscar Peterson
Lake Haven
Hillcrest
Adolph Spies
Maytag Ringer
Sears
Deep Freeze
Willys
Palo Alto County Creamery
Milton Simon and Sons
Tommy Mehan
Wm.brown
Francis Murphy
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