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Newspaper

Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1956

Page

7

Golden Wedding Reception Sunday For Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Martin

Announced by Mr. and Mrs. J Emmet Martin a Golden Wedding reception for Mr. and Mrs. J J Martin will be held Sunday September 2 from 2 to 5 p m at St Thomas parish hall. Friends and relatives are invited to call.

J. Emmet Martin Mr. Martin J. J. Martin St. Thomas Parish Hall Joe Lande Wallingford Edith George George

Labor Day Schedule Aimed at Local Festivities On Main Street

Labor Day events span morning tractor rodeo on main street under FFA, church dinner at Methodist dining room, free acts 2 to 3 pm and 7:30 to 9 pm, baseball clash at Evergreen Park, FHA girls style show 7:30 to 8, Legion hall dances 8 to midnight with Lloyd- Warren and Radio Ramblera, Watson theatre shows continuous Labor Day, reunion for former Greattinger residents.

Main Street FFA Methodist Indies Methodist Church Lone Rock and Grachtinger Evergreen Park the Legion Hall American Legion Lloyd- Warren Radio Ramblera Watson Theatre Greattinger Times Office Saa

31 Grid Candidates In First Practice

Thirty one candidates turned out for the initial grid practices of the 1966 Pirate football squad as Coach Bob Held and assistant coach Gerald McGreevy began rebuilding the team after graduation losses. The roster includes four seniors and ten juniors plus ten sophomores and seven freshmen. A separate note reports a lightning strike on A. J. Rains farm near Bayard killed four cattle and records rain amounts of 0.35 inch at Graettinger and an inch nearby after Tuesday night storms.

Pirate Bob Held Gerald McGreevy Held Charles Carter Tom Grein Richard Halsman Gary Mantera John Bonstead Tom Burg Delbert Jensen Leon Jespersen Graettinger

Three Local Families Welcome New Babies in August

CT and Mrs Wm Brown of Graettinger are parents to an 8 pound 13 ounce son Jerome Richard born Sunday at Holy Family hospital. The baby has one brother and four sisters. Maternal grandmother is Mrs Dan Fitzpatrick of Graettinger. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Marvin Schmeling of Wallingford at Holy Family hospital on Wednesday Aug 22. Mr and Mrs Robert Smiley of Graettinger are parents of a daughter born at Holy Family hospital Monday Aug 27.

Billy Weir Ralph Weir William Carney Algona Robert Carney Mary Frances Lydle Jeri Kay Agnes Rodess Inglewood Calif Frank Weir A. J. Weir Grachtinger Beryle Lucine Howdey Adolph Hovdey la Mesa College Lutheran Church San Diego Samuel William Young el Cajon Roy M. Young Gracttinger Town Young N. M. Yivisaker Marjorie Tripp Orvil N. Howdey Mountain View Sandra Ostheimer Neice Lea E B. Young Fullerton Orvil N. Hovdey Vincent L. Young Jay S. Howtey Janice Marilyn Turner Vincent Young Ruth Ostheimer Merle Young Doris Young Charles Ostheimer Lake Tahoe California San Diego State College Phi Epsilon Phi University of Iowa Iowa City Adams Ave Orvilla Rustad Wallingford C. ©. Christianson Torrance Lynwood Ruth Onstheimer Sandra Mis Los Angeles Kari Brotet William Rasmussen Rasmussen Ida Lande Beresford Dak Mr. Rasmussen Ben Espeland Winnebago Minn Ralph Bill Algo Don Oslo Norway Olga Oleson Sorensen Art Duhn Oleson Cecil Halsten van Nuys Cecil Wyoming Wm. Brown Holy Family Hospital Jerome Richard Dan Fitzpatrick Marvin Schmeling Robert Smiley Graettinger

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