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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1960
Page
2
Fragmentary notice lists items like POR RENT and ad phrases with names and numbers. The readable content is garbled, showing partial phrases about rentals, dates, and potential products but without clear subjects or a coherent event. The piece preserves entities such as QUAker Oats and Sratamack Res and mentions dates and values in a distorted form.
A reader from Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines thanks Dr Dawson and nursing staff for kindness during and after a stay. Also thanks friends for cards gifts and calls. A separate note informs customers catalog sale items sold out but restocked today with prices valid through May 3-4.
Local notes recount visits from Miss Cora Uh ins Kathy Wweir and others to Mankato area kinship links with Pakas Texas and Sioux City. Easter gatherings include Mr and Mrs Price hosting and a family trip. several community members attend district MYF Rally in Forest City. Irvin Steurer and family plan move to Yankton South Dakota where he leads garden seed division at Gourney Seed Co after long service at Henry Fields.
Des Moines weekend visits bring many from Algona and nearby towns. Mr and Mrs. Gwen Creselious of Beach California spent a few days with friends and Renton. Witts and Boeckers traveled to Des Moines to visit Mrs. Witt’s sister. Roy Young returned from California with relatives. Local families including the Etons, McCullahs, Gleasons, Sidleys, and Shileys joined Easter gatherings and educational pursuits in Cleveland and South Dakota universities.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wolfe plan an open house at their home Sunday May 1 from 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 pm to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Friends and relatives are invited. no formal invitations are being sent. Ruth Circle of First Lutheran to meet today at 2 pm at Frances Bortint’s home. all members invited. T. Hereim observes 76th birthday as guests visit Melvin Nissen home Saturday night including Mr. and Mrs. Duane Hereim and family and others. Sharon Payton Bride James Hing ton Key Payton daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank W Payton of Graettinger and James Lee King son of Mr and Mrs Howard King of Emmetsburg were married Friday April 15 at Free Methodist church in Emmetsburg with Rev L A Whitaker officiating. The bride wore a blue dress with white carnations. Didie King attended in blue with white carnations. Groom wore grey and blue tweed. James Payton attended. boutonnieres white carnations. Mothers wore blue dresses.
Several community items appear including a wedding reception for two guests, a Spring Auxiliary Conference in Humboldt on April 30, and Peter Millers 85th birthday celebrated by relatives from Ruthven Emmetsburg and Kyote Minn. A Des Moines river drowning near Wallingford claims LeRoy Wagner 32 of Estherville while awaiting tomorrow’s wedding. Also reported are local mail carriers meeting and army enlistment news from Des Moines and Detroit Tigers sightseeing plans.
Wagner car found near river bridge since Friday morning. search began at 5:15 Saturday with volunteers and equipment from Motherville and Wallingford fire departments and the state conservation commission. Body recovered at 7:20 am.
Sealed bids due May 16 1960 in Emmetsburg for construction items with plans at County Auditor office Bidders must file a certified check and comply with bid forms and qualifications The contract covers county shop heating and fuel supplies including gasoline diesel and heating oil for a year with a $500 certified check and bid locked to Iowa State Highway Commission qualified bidders.
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