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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1955

Page

6

Wallingford Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel

Wallingford residents share family visits and travel news. Gilbert Blom purchased the Hanson property. Ness family helped Mrs Hutchinson celebrate a birthday. Olsons visited Joyce in St Paul and Amery with John DeLawyer and Oscar Wike homes. Osher returned from California and dined with Mrs Sarah Peterson. Skattebos and Olsonsons traveled to Minneapolis and Virginia for army duty. Wheeler family visited Des Moines and Jamison. Several attended the Zion Church circuit convention in Ruthven with Dr Fredrick A Scholtz as speaker and Luther League Band. Watchers note meetings of Family Living Officers and Christian Education W M F, plus club activities and local travel to Thompson Webster City Primghar.

Gilbert Blom Ella Julius Hanson Aadne Ness Frank Hutchinson Clarence Olson Joyce St. Paul Amery Wis John DeLawyer Oscar Wike Oliver Osher Arlee Earnest Skattebo Clare Skattebo Dora Ressell Sylvester Berge C. B. Gunderson Zion Church Ruthven Fredrick A. Scholtz Evangelical Lutheran Church Minneapolis Co. B. Gunderson Armstrong Luther League Estherville C. S. Skattebo Thompson E. B. Burg Gerald Bonstead Primghar W.M.F Avis Paulson Chet Paulson Bernard Osher Sherman Gunderson Larry Tenborg N. K. Nielsen Grachtinger Nordein Peterson Larry Tenchborg Mmes Silas Lundy Dora Retfsell Merlyn Clark Norman Mickeson Stanley Young

Muddy morning ends in tragic traffic death

An Iowa man named Al meets a sudden end on a rural morning drive. After kissing his family goodbye and stepping into mud, he drives toward town, loses footing at a stop sign, and a gear shift crash leads to a fatal neck-snapping collision. The scene ends with a last lemon of jam on his lips.

Wallingford to get dial phones this fall

Wallingford Co operative Telephone Co plans automatic dial switchboard with Kellogg Crossbar, 100 lines, 80 in use, aiming for October conversion. Long distance to route through Estherville, with new building, pay station, and full automation, as 200 rural and 50 rural miles upgrade underway alongside pole and line additions.

E’ville Wallingford Co-op Highway 17 Wallingford Tele Northwestern Bell Estherville Wallingford Exchange Wallingford Wallingford Telephone Cooperative

Barber duo marks decade of service at Audubon shop

An Audubon barber Emil Wiges with 40 years and his associate Sewell Yost with 30 years total more than 70 years in the trade. Wiges has practiced 40 years and Yost 30 years.

Emil Wiges Sewell Yost Mr. Wiges Mr. Yost

Bridge replacement planned on Highway 63 north of Traer

The highway commission may replace the two mile bridge north of Traer on Highway 63 due to frequent accidents from the curving approach. Plant pathologist John W. Baxter of Town State College notes no remedy controls are available for root rot and black stem diseases that reduce legume yields.

Traer John W. Baxter Town State College Ford Frick

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Wallingford News Gib Osher California Sarah Peterson Eldon Skatteho Leonard Olson Virginia Army Mrs. Loved Wheeler Des Moines Mrs. Wheeler Mrs. Jamison Asher Peterson Timmy Mallard Dean Peterson Francis Johnson Legion and Auxiliary Luh Webster City Francis Johnson Jr Cate Young Jzer Weeds Del’s Farmers Supply Iowa Department OF Public Safety Avoi Mireas Alun Ks Sao Lars Thomsen Iowa The Wallingford Telephone Co Glenn Young Ray Ruppert Sam Natterstad Ss. O. Lundy Damon Catron Towa State College the Sporting News National Baseball Weekly Washington Avenue St. Louis Missouri Official Baseball Guide D-X Torreson‘'Qil Co Walingtora, Tows Heidecker D-X Service Tankwagon Service Graettinger
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