Larsen Fanly Reunion Held Sunday Aug 4 at Evergreen Park
The Larsen family reunion gathered 11x relatives and six guests at Evergreen Park Graettinger on Aug 4 with Thomas Thomsen acting as chair. Corsages and honors were given to Mrs John Nelson and Mrs Peter Hermansen along with recognition for becoming a great grandmother and great grandfather. A traveling cane went to Peter Hermansen and a corsage to Mrs Jack Larsen for traveling farthest. Committee members were named for 1958 and a pot lunch and program preceded ice cream.
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Larsen
Evergreen Park
Graettinger
Thomas Thomsen
Jorgen Larsen
J. W. Knutsen
John Nelson
Peter Hermansen
Jack Larsen
Dallas
Texas
Frank Christiansen
Bob Andersen
Forrest Benton
Stop That Itch In 15 Minutes Jensen Drug Store Ad
An advertisement promoting ITCH-ME-NOT claiming relief from eczema ringworm insect bites and surface itch within 15 minutes. It touts a money back refund and notes Jensen Drug Store as the retailer with easy day or night use.
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Jensen Drug Store
Infant Escapes Fire From Lightning Hit Chimney
Infant Barbara Hollinrake escaped unhurt when a lightning strike hit a chimney at the Weller family home. The bolt set a fire in the bedroom and scorched the infant's crib, prompting a quick response from residents.
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Barbara Hollinrake
Weller
Barbara
Speck Marries Mingus at Grace Methodist Spencer
Joanna Jean Speck daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Speck of Graettinger wed Clayton Mingus at Grace Methodist church in Spencer on May 17. The newlyweds reside at 710 4th Ave South East Spencer.
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Joanna Jean Speck
Albert Speck
Graettinger
Clayton Mingus
Grace Methodist
Spencer
4Th Ave
South E
Wallingford News Notes Family Visits and Local Events
Wallingford readers learn of visits from Tulsa and Cambridge families to Ole Lee and relatives near Fenton, a Estherville picnic plan, a Hackensack Minnesota vacation, and church events. The piece covers local travels, guest overlaps, a Luther League convention report, a stroke news item, scout activities at Fort Defiance State Park, and various family reunions and visits across several states.
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Ralph Voight
Ronnie
Jimmy
Jeanie
Susan
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Ole Lee
Illinois
Herbert M. Blair
Lidie
Herbie
Melanie
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Francis Johnson
Blair
Brunswick
Nebraska
Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Curtla Tonderum
N. Shryock
Jack Creek
Township
Shelley Rolfson
Rollie
Edna Larsen
Shirley Bonstead
Missouris
Montana
Orville Rustad
Omaha
Lewis Rustad
la Mesa
California
Cheryl
Debbie
Mundelein
Nels Oaher
Wickman Iam Niege
Nelo Osher
Clare Skattebo
BH. K. Skattebo
Ventta Brown
Emmetsburg
Clarence
Community clan gathers for picnic and talks at Ingham Lake
A Sunday gathering at Ingham Lake Bible Camp included Mr. and Mrs. C I Skattebo visiting their daughter and family in Ottenen and a family picnic in Emmetsburg with the Kropfs and Scottish house guests. R Lb Lagan, long time state parole officer, spoke at WMF Guest day, discussing Iowa Juvenile issues and the State Training School at Eldora with slides. Local WME Social Action Secretary and others led devotions and offerings. Elevator annual meeting and dinner planned for Aug 20 at the camp.
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Ingham Lake
C. I Skattebo
Richard Kropf
Ottenen
Emmetsburg
Sam Kropf
Scotland
R. Lb. Lagan
Ruthven
Iowa
WMF
Logan
Eldora
WME
Leater Larsen
Robert Ressell
Tommy
Busan Nelson
T. E. Nelson
Ervin Matheason
Harold Rustad
Chester Anderson
Sam Natterstad
Bible Camp
Roland Eaton
Warland
Wyo
Floyd Eaton
Clare Skattebo
E. K
Frank Bell Receives 50 Year Masonic Lodge Certificate
At Red Oak Frank Bell is awarded a 50 year certificate for membership in the Masonic lodge marking half a century of affiliation.
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Red Oak
Frank Bell
Masonic Lodge
Bees Move From Hedge In Laurens Tracked By Mrs Muller
Mrs Elmer Muller collected six pounds of bees found in a Laurens hedge last week. The swarm refused a hive and was corralled from its temporary roost, totaling about 18 000 bees in the brood ward.
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Laurens
Elmer Muller
Apple-Picker by Bedford Man Aids Harvest
Floyd Thompson, a Bedford apple-picker with leg ailments that anchor him to crutches, has designed and built an apple-picking device to harvest fruit, showcasing ingenuity and perseverance.
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Floyd Thompson
Bedford
Reunited at Armstrong with 50 year friendship
Mr and Mrs Andrew Hansen hosted former Seattle resident Andrew Monson at their Armstrong home. The longtime schoolmates had not seen each other for half a century, rekindling memories and sharing news of past days.
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Armstrong
Andrew Hansen
Seattle
Andrew Monson
Hansens
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Clarence Christiansen
Thompson
Armand Larsen
Lars Larsen
Chris Larsen
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Alfred McCombs
Richard McCombs
Glenn Young
Dale Young
Wilbur Kreiger
Roy Young
Chicago
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Charles City
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Cindy Kay Lundgren
Bob Lundgren
Ellen Lundgren
Lois Bisgard
Steven Larsen
Chet Lundgren
Estherville
Nettle Stevens
Boise
Idaho
Jesse Anderson
Wallingford
Chur
Dean Lundgren
TOP Movie Entertainment
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Designing Woman
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Heaven
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Robert Mitchum
GIANT
Elizabeth Taylor
Rock Hudson Dames Dean
Jane Withers
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Katherine Hepburn
Jean Simmons
Paul Douglas
Kelly and
van Johnson
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Robert Wagner
Jeffrey Hunter
Smiley
Slips Rafferty
Ralp Richardson
Colin Peterson
Tab Hunter
Natalie Wood
Kentucky
Loretta Young
Walter Brennan
Richard Green
Dan Dalley
Ginger Rogers
Ray Milland
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Clara S. Nelson
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Albert Suss
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Mrs
Earnest Shattebo
Miincis
Earnest Skattebo
Wickman
Skattebo
Robert Wickman
Marshalltown
Robert Osher
Iinois
Peterson
FBI
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Don Shaw Orch
Chuck Foster
Dei’s Farmers
Graettinger, Lowa
Tommy Thomsen
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