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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1956
Page
2
Local classified clippings list available items and notices from HERSLEFFS offering men’s bed room slippers as a last minute gift idea and insurance services by Potter Ing Agency in Graettinger, plus typewriter ribbons, lost and found notices, sewing machine sale, and job opportunities. Mystery farm contest winner named and participant list.
Miss Beverly Lammers visits Omahan relatives while working for Bell Telephone. Mrs. Nolan retires in Ottumwa and visits relatives, while the Tatmans welcome a daughter, Lorraine Clara, born Dec. 3. Several families relocate or host guests in Estherville, Graettinger, and nearby towns. A car crash in Japan claims a college friend’s life, and local moves include the Stewarts to Anoka and the Weirs to Pittsburg. The piece closes with social gatherings and holiday visits across multiple households.
Many Graettinger families plan reunions over Christmas with college students servicemen and teachers joining kin for celebrations. Families in town and those visiting parental homes will share dinners and gift exchanges. The Times invites readers to phone 154 with news for printing.
School calendar notes show Byerly B and G on Friday December 28, start of school on Friday January 2, and Ruthven B and G on Thursday January 4 in the week.
Retiring Fred Schroeder ends an 87 year Lakota postal career dating to 1919. He began with horse and buggy and sometimes rode a horse, contributing decades of service to the community.
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