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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1957

Page

7

Engaged Couple Eligible From Graettingerมาย

Mr and Mrs Robert Vasey of Graettinger announce the engagement of their daughter Ethnia to Hugh Thompson son of Mr and Mrs George Thompson of rural Emmetaburg Engagement news appears with church group notices and social events including a Methodist Labor Day dinner and St Pauls circles schedules Readable notes cover birthday for Carol Gjerde and a shower for Ardis Dalsig with wedding planned in Sioux Falls South Dakota

Robert Vasey Graettinger Ethnia Hugh Thompson George Thompson Emmetaburg, Re Ee The Methodist Church the Times Lost Island Lutheran Church Karl Emory Holte Ardis Dalsig Sioux Falls M. D Miss Dalsig Art Dalsig Mr. Holte Karl Holte Near Ruthven

Shiley Christensen Wed At First Lutheran Church

Jonne Shiley daughter of Dr and Mrs Crene Shiley wed Andy Christensen son of Mr and Mrs Nels Christensen at First Lutheran church in Graecttinger Sunday afternoon August 4 After September 1 the couple will reside in Cleveland Ohio.

Jonne Shiley Crene Shiley Andy Christensen Nels Christensen Ames First Lutheran Church Graecttinger Cleveland Ohio

TOPS Club Changes Name to LUNT With No Fees

Rose Weir hosts at the dining room while Gertrude Watson assists. The local TOPS club renames to LUNT and drops membership fees. Contact Mrs. Claude Shaffer, president, to join. Meetings set for Monday evenings at 6 pm. Sandvig reunion picnic held at Ingham Lake Bible Camp on Sunday with attendees from Estherville Wallingford Wadsworth Ohio Forest City Iowa City Minneapolis and more.

Tops Club LUNT Claude Shaffer Ap. m Ingham Lake R. & Knutson Gordon Sanding Gary Robert Walker Estherville Ordein Olson Francis Larsen Greg Aletta Jacobson Wallingford Glenn Knapp Wadsworth Ohio

Hospital News Admits and Discharges at Holy Family

Admitted Saturday August 10 Mrs Art Ritzman Graettinger Dismissed Wednesday Aug 7 Mrs Inger Nelson Adolph Spies Graettinger Friday Aug 9 Mrs Elwood Hyatt and baby girl Graettinger Sunday Aug 11 Mrs Anna Spies Wallingford Mrs Ruth Hull Wallingford Monday Aug 12 Mrs Art Ritzman Graettinger

Hospital News Holy Family Hospital Art Ritzman Graettinger Inger Nelson Adolph Spies Graaettinger Elwood Hyatt Anna Spies Ruth Hull Wallingford

Births in Minnesota and Iowa Families

Mr and Mrs Richard Johnson of St Paul Minn are parents of a son Jeffrey Charles born August 11 at Fairview Hospital Minneapolis. Maternal grandparents are Jergen Knutsen of Graettinger and paternal grandparents Stanley Johnson of Northfield Minn. Mr and Mrs Arlin Kulow of Ametsburg are the parents of a son born at Holy Family Hospital August 8. Mrs Kulow is a daughter of Harry Sloniker and of Graetting.

Richard Johnson St. Paul Minn Jeffery Charles Fairview Host Minneapolis Jgrgen Knutsen Graettinger Stanley Johnson Northfield Arlin Kulow Ametsburg Holy Family Hospit Kulow Ts. Harry Sloniker Graettin

Sheakley’s Opening At Emmetsburg

Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Sheakley announce the grand opening of Sheakley’s ladies and children ready to wear and shoes at Emmetsburg. The former Ella Hammer shop becomes Sheakley’s after a purchase from Hampton, Iowa.

E. S. Sheakley Sheakley Emmetsburg Ella Hammer Hampton Iowa

Palo Alto Garden Show Plans Musical Notes Event

The Palo Alto county Garden Show will present Musical Notes at the Episcopal parish hall in Emmetsburg on Wednesday August 2. Entries are open to anyone in Palo Alto county and must be placed between 8 and 11 p m and removed before 7 p m the day of the show. Judging begins at 11 30 a m with blue and red ribbons for each class. Divisions are Artistic Horticulture and House Plants. Club members should advance entries to Mrs Leo Jensvold Emmetsburg by August 19.

Palo Alto County Episcopal Parish Hall Emmetsburg Mra Leo Jensvold

Whirling Around features bright young faces at festival

An unclear passage describes children enjoying a merrygoround ride amid festive atmosphere. The text mentions Peta Severatiol and a Miss Minnesota pageant vibe, with implied local celebration and playful riding devices for daily amusement.

Graettinger Labor Day Celebrations Turn Sixty One

Fifty nine years of community Labor Day history are recalled in Graettinger as plans proceed for the 61st event. Mrs E B George has attended every celebration since its 1897 origin, and a reprinted Times history outlines first picnics at Wells grove and the evolution into the town’s leading annual gathering with Antiques displays and Old Settlers Reunion features.

Grachtinger E. 3. George The Times George Gracttinger Graettinger Wells Grove Osgood Farmera’ Institute Wells Place P. H. Donion Wella Farm Wells Plate Graet A. J. Johnson A. H. Shaver A. A. Shaver Iowa

Show details available from Emmetsburg women

Information about the show and its particulars can be obtained from Mrs Slyde Richardson or Mrs W B Mer Namara of Emmetsburg.

Ing Slyde Richardson W. B. Mer Namara Emmetsburg

In Control On A Narrow Gravel Road

One man farms at 60 miles per hour while another sells feed at the same speed. Both approach each other on a gravel road. The farmer imagines chores and fence work, while the salesman worries about sales. The car veers off course and speeds break loose. The incident ends with the vehicle out of control.

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Fatal Duel of Speed On Impromptu Road

A farmer and a man in a car collide on a gravel road. The impact damages fence poles as earth and air surge around them. The farmer dies as a salesman is present, with both men risking death from excessive speed and inattention. Observation and timing blur the outcome, leaving whether the farmer or the salesman dies as the focal point.

Baler Accident Injures Frank Hatfield at Macksburg

Frank Hatfield of Macksburg suffered a severe injury after falling into a hay baler. His right hand was critically damaged but saved by surgery.

Frank Hatfield Macksburg

Baby Found In New B-29 Diaper Promo

An odd ad promotes a one size fits all baby diaper styled like a B 29 shape. The Dexter Diapers brand is advertised and available at CG A Jensen & Sons in Graettinger. It claims easy washing and drying and targets infants with a single size option.

CG. A. Jensen & Sons Graettinger

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