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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1930
Page
3
Local items from Graettinger Iowa August 21 1980 report social visits farm work and church notes. Names include Garlyle Pentice Marion Trickle Frank Schurman Jon Clifford Claude Farmer Minnie Wiener Ruby Johnson and many others with events at McClelland Lundgren and Ayshire areas. Residents attend parties birthdays picnics and harvest preparations.
A long list of local residents and guests fills a week of visits. Families such as Schumacher, Mahan, Curran, Richardson, Pierson, Wiener, and Abby hosted and traveled to towns including Ringsted, Spencer, Estherville, Bancroft, and Whittemore. Many guests came from Curlew, Perry, Wallingford, Bancrdft, and Mugen City, with several taking trains or driving to see relatives.
A party for Lyle Halstead at his parents home in Emmetsburg Friday night drew about 45 young friends for dancing and a luncheon. He received a wrist watch and other gifts, with the event described as a splendid time. Separately, local visits included Mr and Mrs George Reilly of Omaha visiting the P A Lake home after finishing a road contract near Spencer. Other notes mention car changes, travel to Chicago, and a health concern with Asa Hankey.
The report lists a string of visits and social calls among families in Emmetabure and nearby Wallingford including Mr and Mrs BR Agora at Wallingford and Arthur McCellliund's home. It notes many farmers facing well problems during hot weather and various callers such as Mrs Watson Mulroney and Miss Lenn McClellant visiting neighbors.
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