Local travel and property notes from area news
Notable residents and visitors travel through Minnesota and neighboring states this week while local property transfers occur. The sale of the Forrest Perdue home to Elroy Kulow was reported with a Sept. 1 possession date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Perdue
Elroy Kulow
Hawkeye
Ed Westfall
B. N. Jobe
Paul Bishop
Lincoln
Jobe
Bishop
Thoreson Hardware
Visitors from several states share Sunday gatherings
Mr and Mrs Robert Murphy and son Kavin of Albuquerque NM visited Art Montgomery and Henry Daley households in Billings MT along with four sons, and Mrs Donald Thorn and four children of Madeira MN were Wed dinner guests at Frank Christiansen home. The record lists local service charges and names including Rasmussen Standard Service Graettinger and Lars Petersen among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty
Oscar J. Elsenbast
Cedar Rapids
Herman Elsenbast
John Goodridge
Kanawha
Francis Hartung
Kathy Hartung
Macon City
Otto Appel
Henry Appel
St. Petersburg
Fla
Paul Appel
Gioux City
Ingvert Appel
Ute
Iowa
Camp McCoy
Wis
Weaka
Robert Murphy
Kavin
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Art Montgomery
Henry Daley
Billings, Mont
Donald Thorn
Madeira
Minna
Frank Christiansen
Statewide NFO plans for all-out holding action by July 1
National Farmers Organization moves to implement a pledge for an all-out holding action by July 1 1961 or sooner if farmers rally. Des Moines meeting drew 10000 members backing continued steps toward collective bargaining with plans to include sheep cattle and hogs in test actions and to stockpile corn and soybeans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
National
NFC
Des Moines
Hospital News from Holy Family Hospital
Admitted lists for Holy Family Hospital show residents from Graettinger including Peter Duus on Aug 10 and Arnold Sampson on Aug 9, with multiple Graettinger patients noted across Aug 12 15 16 and 18 including Mrs George Neilson Mrs Alta Reynolds and newborns Delbert Jensen baby girl and Morrie Smith baby boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Duus
Graettinger
George Neilson
Alta Reynolds
Mamtsees
Arnold Sampson
Peter Peterson
Imonday
Delbert Jensen
Morrie Smith
Graetzinger Municipal Light Plant Board Meeting Minutes
The Graetzinger Municipal Light Plant board held a regular meeting on August 8, 1960. Present were Petersen and Hamzon. Shaver was absent. Minutes of the last meeting were approved as read. Hansen moved to pay all bills except invoice Nos. 4567 and 3886 from White Diesel Engine Division. motion carried. Hansen moved to transfer 4000 from the general fund to the pond fund. motion carried. The meeting adjourned. Wages and payments listed include Chicago, R. I. & Pacific 637.60. Western Iowa Municipal Power Group 23.50. White Diesel Engine Division 55.00. Cooper Petroleum 969.68. Sebastian Diesel Equipment 6.38. Industrial T & A Service 8.28. BioGran4Hil Publishing Co. 14.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iPetersen
Hamzon
Albsent
Shaver
Hansen
Petersen
White Dreael Engine Division
General Fund
Pond Fund
Chicago
R. I. & Pacific
Western Iowa Municipal Power Group
White Diesel Engine Division
Cooper Petroleum
Sebastian Diesel Equipment
Industrial T & A Service
BioGran4Hil Publishing Co
Wallingford Lutheran Church Notes
Church notes list week events at Wallingford Lutheran with Pastor N L Jolivette. Thursday 2 p.m. WMF Guest Day features hostesses, mimes and a dining room hostess. Sunday worship at 9:20 a.m. no Sunday School. Tuesday 8 p.m. Sunday School staff meeting. Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Brotherhood Father-Son Banquet with speaker Pastor Al Lehmann of Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Anderson
Avis Poulson
Norman Olson
Jesse Anderson
Bernard Osher
Orville Rustad
Merlin Toavito
Porter Thorson
Emmet Holfson
Richard Heruin
Brotherhood
al Lehmann
Spencer
Dog catches giant pike using mouth in town falls report
Vernon Wolker, a 13 year old from Town Falls, reports a remarkable catch by his tenrier dog. The dog reportedly nabbed a 2644 inch four and a half pound ten ounce northern pike using its swimming skill and mouth instead of rod and reel. This marks the dog’s first game fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Wolker
Town Falls
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Pillsbury 2
del Monte
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Kraft
Dole
Swifts
Swift
Teless
Decker’s
Charlo
Joe Leonard
Gene McCarty
Bill Jostce
Minnesota
North Dakota
Andanada
Julie Perdue
Dennis
A. J. Weir
Harl van Dusseldowp
Charles Campbell
Clarence Christians
Russel Gilbaugh
Scotts Bluffs
Nebr
Stangis, S. D
Lehigh
Delbert
F. M. Hartung
Lloyd Paterson
Okoboji
Mrs. P. T. Cody
Mrs
Fred Harrison
Edinburg
Ind
Karen Sevdy
Cedar Falls
State Teachers College
Karen
Maple Hills
Henry Miller
Phoenix, Ariz
Phoenix
Dre
Rena Thoreson
Rockford
Selma Knutson
Florida
Thoreson
Ted Swanson
Grand Forks
N. D
Ole Johnson
Middle River
Minn
Irvin Clemiteon
Mr. Swangton
Mrs. Johnson
Clemiteon
Knute Swan- Sok
Ralph Gilbaugh
Renee
Oklahoma City
Okla
Cass Lake
Irs
Martin Knudstein
Charles City
Margaret
Rita Mahan
Laké’ Michigan
Talaphona Company
Ritaway
C.a.jensen ‘Store
EM Thomson
Eddie and
Alen
Ontario
Sault @e Marte
Canada
Thomson
Min. Abe Ch
Gesurday
Chinagg
Patove
Zaye
Rasmussen Standard
Town of Graettinger
White
Graettinger State Bank
The
Graettinger Times
Omer Gjerde
Bud's
Smiths
Masters’ Grocery
Graettinger Telephone Co
Grein Electric
Grachtinger Insurance Agency
Lars C. Petersen
James B. Hansen
Josephine Fitzpatrick
Sec'y
Midwest
Steley
United Farmers
Staley
Hospital News
Holy Family Hospi
Graetzinger Municipal Light Plant
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Leblanc Clarinet
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