Family reunions feature in lively Iowa gathering
A Sunday family reunion at Mr. and Mrs. Leo Dany’s home drew 67 attendees from across Iowa Nebraska and Minnesota. Guests included the Schany Nitchals Higgins Higgins and Girves families with multiple regional relatives joining in games and music performances. A second Girves reunion was held July 23 at St Mary’s Yard with Jay Reinders Bob and Jim Girves performing.
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Leo § Dany
Don tJuani Alien
Maywaori
Calif
Bill Schany
West Bend
M.A. Nitchals
Pauline Ha
Omaha
Nebr
Gene Schany
Atlantic
Towa
Tom Schany
Girves
St. Mary's Yard
Mpariel ‘ Girves
Jamie Portland
Oregon
Pte Ce
Jay Reinders
Bob
Jim Girves
Leo Girves
Chillicothe
Res
Cletus Girrves
Story
Local News Items In Minneapolis Clerk Weekend Visit
Bob Girres a clerk at Daniels Archer and Miland grain company in Minneapolis spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Arnold.
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Bob Girres
Daniels, Archer and Miland Grain Company
Minneapolis
Arnold
Local residents visit and enrollments noted in community column
Girres home and Jim Girres were at Falls Friday to enroll for his sophomore year at the State College of Iowa. Weekend visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shields and daughters Renee and Nancy of Nendall Park New Jersey at the My era Mrs. Fearies Warren home. Air and Mrs. Harlan Schinke and family visited the parental Ed Westfall home. Mr. and Mrs. Schinke recently moved from Tulsa Oklahoma to Floris sent Mo. Mr. Schinke is an assistant service manager for the Trail Mobile firm in St. Louis Mo.
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Trail-Mobile
St. Louis
Class Of 1940 Holds Reunion
Graettinger High School class of 1940 held its reunion Saturday evening July 31 at the View Club in Estherville. Seventeen members attended with spouses totaling 30. Edwin Graettinger led as MC. letters and photos arrived from Richard Spies and Dorothy Swift Spies and from Carl Dbbonstead and Donald Rasmussen who were absent. Three deceased members were noted. Plans were made for a reunion on the last Saturday in July 1970. Prizes were awarded for greatest distance, most children, most grandchildren, youngest child, and longest marriage. Special guests Mr and Mrs George Frick were thanked for transportation to athletic contests.
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Graettinger
Betty Obeson
Richard Cameron
Ronald Luchsinger
Leo Gradys
Bill Brown
Marie Reeves
Norman Barevits
Kenny Sorensens
George Frick
Frick
Ann Craven Shipman
Marjorie Fink Peterson
Marjorie Rathman
Lois Rustad
Helen Westfall Peterson
Ruth Osher Nelson
Dwight Lammers
Marie Andersen Reeves
Lill Brown
Norman Borivit
Marian Cameron Jensen
Denis Henningson Orcutt
Dorothy Herke Aanonson
Gladys Larson Williams
Marie Lundgren Sampson
Dale Sandviz
Ray Jacobson
Leo Grady
Ern Boyer
Gladys Simonsen Sorenson
Irene Simonson Nissen
Edwin Gradlinger
Henry Jensen
Howard Suss
James Peterson
Community Action Program to form a regional incorporation
Appointments were made to draft Articles of Incorporation for a Community Action Program aimed at uniting four counties. The group plans to study local problems, establish programs to educate and train residents, and help them obtain better jobs and higher living standards. This would reduce reliance on welfare.
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Thers
County Fair Schedule Continues With Exhibits and Livestock Shows
The fair runs through Tuesday with 80 p.m judging of H exhibits, FFA swine, JH vegetable judging, and 4-H dairy events. Wednesday features 4-H and FFA livestock sales, junior cattle feeders, and county 4-H meetings.
Hospital News Admits and Dismissals List
Holy Family Hospital records admissions on Tuesday July 27 Mrs Eve rrett Osher Wallingford Friday July 30 Mrs Arnold Henningsen Graettinger Monday Aug 2 Mrs Kate Thoresen Wallingford Dismissals include Tuesday July 27 Mrs Nate Thursday July 29 Rev Ronald Swedberg Graettinger and Mrs Everett Osher Wallingford Saturday July 31 Mrs George.
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Hospital News
Holy Family Hospital
Everett Osher
Wallingford
Arnold Henningsen
Graettinger
Kate Thoresen
Nate Thoresen
Ronald Swedberg
George
Graettinger Obituaries and Notices Briefly List Names
The Graettinger area reports obituaries and notices for Neilson and Mrs Arnold on Sunday August 2 and John Wilson on Monday August 2 both of Graettinger. Palo Alto Memorial Hospital lists Mrs Kenneth Kempton of Graettinger on Wednesday July 28.
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Palo Alto Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Kempton
Graettinger
Birth of Larry Wirk to Mr and Mrs Robert Hanson
Mr and Mrs Robert Hanson of rural Emmetsburg welcome a son, Larry Wirk, born Saturday, July 3 at Palo Alto Memorial Hospital. He has three brothers and two sisters. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Jens Kirkegaard of Graettinger and Mr and Mrs Estele Hanson of Emmetsburg.
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Robert Hanson
Emmetsburg
Larry Wirk
Pato. Alto Memorial Hospital
Jens Kirkegaard
Graettinger
Estele Hanson
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Roevel
Greahausenia
Kaftan
Melmac
Schwen
Kinnards
Ivy
City Meat Market
IE & Margie Masters
Cap
Sir Welles
The
Stompers
Cedar Rapids
Dancin’ Music
Sammy Jensen
Tiny Little
Canada
Crystals
Dee Ron Ron
Galina LH
Canter Club
K. L. Johnson
Association OF
James J. Roberts
North 6Th Street
Estherville
Iowa
Smith-Douglass
Coop Grain Co
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