Community notices from Spirit Lake and Emmetsburg area
Local residents report Sunday visits and travel updates. Margaret and Evelyn noted phone contacts. Amos Mammen hosted visitors. AIC Steven Helmich promoted to Sergeant and stationed at Weisbaden Air Base in Germany with wife Kathy and son Joshua. Multiple visits between Emmetsburg and Estherville families. Ed and Viola Bradley welcomed relatives from Minnesota and Marathon for family matters.
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AIC
Steven Helmich
Kathy
Joshua
Weisbaden
Germany
Hospital News HOLY FAMILY Estherville Detail
Hospital news item notes Albert Schealler of Holy Family Estherville in room 215.
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Holy Family
Estherville
Albert Schealler
Obituary Notes for Ida Christensen of Graettinger Area
Funeral services were held for Ida Christena Christensen of Graettinger at Bethel Lutheran Church with burial at St Pauls Cemetery. She died December 11 at Palo Alto Hospital, aged 78, after a yearlong illness. Born March 30, 1893 near Lost Island to Jens and Kirsten Thomsen, she worked at the First National Bank of Graettinger and served in the American Legion Auxiliary. She married Frank W. Christensen November 24, 1920, and the couple lived on farms before moving to Graettinger in 1943. Survivors include a daughter Frances Thorn of Madelia, three grandchildren, a great‑grandchild, a great‑grandchild, and several brothers and sisters. Pallbearers included Harold Jorgensen and William Thompson Jr.
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Ida Christena Christensen
Graettinger
Bethel Lutheran Church
St. Paul's
O. J. Reitz
Ida Christensen
Palo Alto Hospital
Emmetsburg
Lost Island
Jens and
Kirsten Thomsen
First National Bank of
American Legion Auxiliary
Bethel
Emmet
Donald
Frances) Thorn
Madelia
Thomas Thomsen
Wm. Thomsen
A. P. Thomsen
Belmont
Iowa
Anna Jorgensen
Mary Christiansen
Ernie
Clara) Andresen
Sam ‘Mayme) Stueland
Hoffman, Minn
Bill Nelson
Nels Nelson
Harold Jorgensen
Lawrence Thomsen
William Thompson, Jr
Arlo Duhn
Delmar Christensen
Leo Thompson
Baby Girl Megan Ann Born to Elwoods at Holy Family Hospital
Baby girl Megan Ann Elwood, weighing 8 pounds, was born Tuesday December 14 at 9:00 a.m. at Holy Family Hospital Estherville. Sue Elwood, wife of City Administrator Dan Elwood, is the mother.
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Sue Elwood
Dan Elwood
Megan Ann
Holy Family Hospital
Estherville
Seed Firm Pays Settlement Under Federal Seed Act
A settlement of 2750 ended a case in the U S District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Seaboard Seed Company of Bristol Illinois. The nine shipments of lawn seed from 1971 to 1975 involved false labeling and record keeping violations. Seeds were shipped to Maryland Virginia Pennsylvania Indiana California and the District of Columbia. Assisting agencies included Maryland and Pennsylvania departments of agriculture Virginia Department of Agriculture and Commerce California Department of Food and Agriculture and Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station.
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Illinois
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
U.S. District Court
Ilinois
Seaboard Seed Company
Bristol
Ill
Agricultural Marketing Service
Clyde Edwards
AMS
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Indiana
California
District of Columbia
Longmont Man Omer Thorson Dies After Illness at 84
Omer Thorson of Longmont died Friday October 29 at Eventide Nursing Home after a six week illness. He was 84 and survived by wife Jennie whom he married in 1919 in Vona. Born March 5, 1892 in Graettinger Iowa to Norwegian parents, he homesteaded near Siebert Kit Carson County after moving to eastern Colorado in 1908. The couple moved to Longmont after farming 30 years, living at 1227 Gay St. They celebrated their 50th anniversary in 1969. Surviving are son Orin Thorson of Longmont two daughters Elaine Mason of Boulder City Nevada and Nadine Kuhns of Arvada five brothers Simon Silas Selmer Norman Olof and a sister Annie Calhoun plus 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He was member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church with services there officiated by Rev Paul D Sather. Burial followed at Foothills Gardens of Memory.
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Omer Thorson
Longmont
Colorado
Eventide
Jennie
Vona
Mr. Thorson
Graettinger
Iowa
Siebert
Kit Carson
Jennie Vander Zoawuen
Gay St
Thorson's
Thorson
Orin Thorson
Robert
Elaine) Mason
Boulder City
Nev
John
Nadine) Kuhns
Arvada
Simon Thorson
Wray
Silas Thorson
Pomona
Calif
Selmer Thorson
Norman Thorton
Visilia
Olof Thorson
Burlington
Annie Calhoun
Santa Cruz
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Paul D. Sather
Foothills Gardens of Memory
Wallingford Lutheran Christmas Program Highlights
The Wallingford Lutheran Church presented a Christmas program on Sunday December 12 with narrators speakers and choired songs. Participants included Craig Borchers Lynette Olson Judy Herum Brent Howing Brad Thompson Kellie Michaelson and many others performing nativity scenes and carols. The evening closed with an offering prayer and a congregation singing Joy to the World.
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Wallingford Lutheran Church
Craig Borchers
David Brodin
Maurice Hanson
Andy Skattcho
Lisa Ness
Toddy Behrends
Tim Huynh
Tom Huynh
Lynette Olson
Judy Herum
Brent Howing
Brad
Sheri Huynh
Kurt Krieger
Marvin Hansen
Lee Olson
John Herum
Wayne Henricksen
Jean Huynh
Julie Howing
Joan Mammen
Roger Nielsen
Terry Nelson
Jill Callinan
Jim Henricksen
Cindy Twite
Todd Thompson
Ronnie Krieger
Francis Hrynch
Angie Crowley
Lana Torreson
Mink Fashion Promises Comfort and Style for Women
One way to feel and look good is to wear something made of mink. Mink today appears in sportswear including vests tunics ponchos and parkas such as this Calvin Klein piece. Mink blends with tweed corduroy and ray flannel for versatile outfits.
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Calvin Klein
Delta Kappa Gamma Brunch Meeting in Estherville
Delta Kappa Gamma held a December 11 1976 brunch at 9 30 in the Shore Room Gardston Hotel Estherville with 36 members and guests. Hostesses were Bernice Betz Margaret Clark Rachel Forbess June Goldman Gretchen Hagen horn and Delores Sprague. Program featured Christmas singing and a talk by June Goldman on Commitments to Values and Ideals. Attendees included Viola Henningsen guest of Christine Hess and Esther Wiegand Coy Coan of Graettinger.
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Delta Kappa Gamma
Shore
Gardston
Estherville
Bernice Betz
Margaret Clark
Rachel Forbess
June Goldman
Gretchen Hagenhorn
Delores Sprague
Viola Henningsen
Christine Hess
Esther Wiegand
Coy Coan
Graettinger
Iowa Child Abuse Line Shows Strong First Month
The Iowa Child Abuse line operated one month reports 131 calls affecting 154 children from 56 areas across 42 counties. Sponsored by the Iowa Department of Public Safety and the Department of Social Services, it handles reports via Public Safety’s Radio Communications division. Authorities expect about 1,600 annual reports and urge public and law enforcement to use toll free numbers 1-800-362-2178 or 1-800-362-2179.
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Iowa
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Department of Social Services
Public Safety
Charles Larson
Social Services
Jack Beaman
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Evelyn Nelson
Paul Kroenke
Spirit Lake
Amos Mammen
Ralph Graettinger
Agnes Doerning
Jennie Weinholzer
Mrs. Shorty Brobst
Gordon Hess
Lonna
Ayrshire
Viola Hennings
Mrs. Dery] Johnson
Brian
Beth
Larry Enderson
Jennifer
Lynn
Ed Bradley Home
Leo Bradley
Fairmont, Minn
Ed Bradley
Ernie Mitchell
Marathon
Hospital News
Ruth Mabel Stearns
Trinity Lutheran Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Stearns
Abe Christiansen
George H. Stearns
James Stearns
Robert W. Stearns
Long Beach
Carl
Ruth) van Holeen
Whitefish
Montana
Robert H. Stearns
Thoms Stearns
Mass
W. H
Ole) Sidles
Henry Olson
Wallingford
Anna Hampson
Emmet Rolfson
Ruthven
Okoboji
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Fort Dodge
Fairmont
Minn
Humboldt
Jerome Paulson
Perry
Nordern Peterson
Moorhead, Minnesota
Concordia College Choir
Buckleys
Tim Know
Joy Rawson
Redken
JER S Hair Care Center
Wallingford Lutheran
Philip Morris Manufacturing Center
Richmond
Christ
Kusias Advertising Service
Strasburg, Virginia
The
American Bible Society
Matthew
Isaiah
Mitab
Mobile Concrete
Immaculate Conception Church
Father Vincent Beacom
O. J. Reltz
Lakeside
United Methodist Arc
George Brighton
United Methodist
UMYF
William A. Smith
Peices
Luther League St
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