Local club meetings scheduled across Sept dates
High Lake Get-to-gether club gathers Sept 5 at Dorothea Jacobson home. Riverside club meets Sept 3 at Ruth Traver home with co-hosts Sampson and Petersen. Catholic Missionary Society meets Sept 5 at Immaculate Conception church basement with lunch and Mrs John Nolan in charge. WSCS seminar planned Sept 6 at Ruthven for Methodist church sub-district. LMIT club next meets Sept 9 at Helen Farmer’s home after Sept 2 break. WSCS circles list Sept 12–13 meetings at various homes with designated co-hostesses. Larsen reunion held Aug 24 at Evergreen Park in Graettinger with attendees from IA and NC.
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High Lake
Dorothea Jacobson
Riverside Club
Ruth Traver
Wdna Sampson
Rose Petersen
WSCS
Ruthven
Methodist Church
Lois Dobbins
Myrtle Shaffer
Dorothy Hyatt
Good Will
Ruth Wikert
Ada Fern Herke
Kathleen Curry
Arnold Bisgaard
Bobbie
Ruth Ann
Witlads Bisgaard
Graettinger
Bob Reeves Wins State Fair Berkshire Awards
Bob Reeves, showing Berkshire hogs, won several awards in the FA swine show at the State Fair in Des Moines. His honors included grand champion Purebred Berkshire gilt, grand champion Berkshire, second place Berkshire gilt, fourth place Berkshire gilt, and Reserve champion Berkshire market pig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Reeves
Des Moines
Berkshire
School lunch menu for coming week
Tuesday goulash with cabbage salad sandwiches cake and milk. Wednesday mashed potatoes creamed chicken jello salad sandwiches orange. Thursday barbecued luncheon meat cream potatoes sandwiches green beans milk jello. Friday fish sticks mashed potatoes peas sandwiches peanut butter balance
Wedding of Joan Foster and Gary Bonstead at Estherville Church
The ceremony began at 7 30 PM at Estherville Lutheran Church with Rev Theodore W Manke officiating. The couple’s parents are Mr and Mrs Gaylord Foster and Mr and Mrs G Q O Bonstead of rural Estherville. The reception followed in the church parlors with flowers, cake, and gifts. The newlyweds plan to live at 22114 Central Ave before moving to Cedar Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Bonstead
Joan Foster
Estherville Lutheran Church
Gaylord Foster
G. QO. Bonstead
Estherville
Theodore W. Mankeetah
Janet Quastad
Shirley Bonstead
Artady
Pam Foster
Paul Bongtead
David Paulson
Gary Foster
Stanley Nickles
Kenneth Foster
Flowera
Herman’ Halsrud
Mamie Rose‘pore
Myrna Jespersen
Rozella Yswalve
Joyce Weir
Gail Walsh
Eleanor Olson
Mra
Richard Piggott
Frick Baby Born at Holy Family Hospital
Mr and Mrs Paul Frick announce the birth ofJonathan Paul Friday August 23 at Holy Family hospital He weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces and is their first child Grandparents on the paternal side are Mr and Mrs George Frick of Graettinger and on the maternal side Mr and Mrs Robert Wells of Estherville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Frick
Jonathan Paul
Holy Family Hospital
George Frick
Graettinger
Robert Wells
Estherville
Hospital News At Gracttinger And Ruthven Areas
Holy Family Hospital admitted on Wednesday August 21 Sullivan Schaeffer of Gracttinger and Tuesday August 27 Mrs Wayne Hamilton and Mrs Oscar Nohren berg of Gracttinger. Discharged Monday August 26 Mrs Paul Frick and baby of Gra ttinger and Tuesday August 27 Sullivan Schaffer of Graettinger Mrs Harold Jorgensen of Ruthven. An electric eel can discharge enough electricity to knock down a man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Family Hospital
Sullivan Schaeffer
Gracttinger
Wayne Hamilton
Oscar Nohrenberg
Paul Frick
Baby Boy
Sullivan Schaffer
Graettinger
Harold Jorgensen
Ruthven
Local travels and visits of Madison area residents
Miss Alice Jo Leonard and Leona Leonard returned from Milwaukee Wisconsin where they visited friends and relatives. Mr and Mrs Emmet Rolfsore and Rolly and Mr and Mrs Albert Norris spent Tuesday in Des Moines on business. They visited the State Fair and saw Alan Norris working as an usher in the grandstand. Mrs Joan Martin Mrs McKinney Mrs Mamie Hayes and Lester McKinney of Dubuque arrived here Wednesday to visit with Mr and Mrs George Graettinger for the weekend. The three sisters of Mrs Graettinger are Mrs McKinney’s sisters and Lester is a nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Jo Leonard
Leona Leonard
Milwaukee
Wisc
Emmet Rolfsore
Rolly
Albert
Norris
Des Moines
Alan Norris
Joan Martin
McKinney
Mamie Hayes
Lester McKinney
Dubuque
George Gracttinger
Wallingford News Roundup Highlights Local Travels and Events
Mrs. Clarence Skattebo and family visited Ottosen while Sherman Gunder son and Gary traveled to St Paul for Gary to receive hospital treatment for a leg bone graft to the arm. Augustana Academy faculty will meet at Ingham Lake Bible camp, and WMF shared a Hilatory program. Mrs. Silas Lundy and Mrs. Amos Egeland led opening services. The Natterstad couple visited family in Iowa and preparations for Lutheran Seminary graduation in St Paul were noted. Skattebos and Osher/Kropf families enjoyed visits in Marshalltown Creston and Ottosen areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Gunderson
Gary
St. Paul
Augustana Academy
Canton
South Dakota
Ingham Lake
WMF
Silas Lundy
Amos Egeland
Dale Young
Chester Paulkon
Mmes
Emmet Rolfson
Stanley Young
Ordine Olson
Jesse Anderson
Merlyn Clark
Thomas Natterstad
Sam Natterstad
Calligenta
Lutheran Seminary
Clara Skattebo
David
Mary Jane
Kathy
Robert E. Osher
Marshalltown
Duane Kropf
Creston
Richard Kropf
Ottos
Giant 50-Pound Catfish Brought In On Mississippi River
Larry Kehoe, Jerry Shares, and Randy of Jesup hauled a 50 pound catfish two miles south of Guttenberg after a 45 minute struggle on a fishing trip. The beast stretched 46 inches in length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Kehoe
Jerry Shares
pon/Randy
Jesup
Mississippi River
Guttenberg
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Leo Moore
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Henry Thiel
Henry Poppinga
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LaRue Wiseman
Arthur Kruse
Carrie Kruse
Lee Moore
Glen Lundgren
Louis Maas
Richard Jensen
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