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Newspaper

Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1954

Page

6

Wallingford Christmas Visits and Local Events

Miss Emma Refeeli and Mable Refsell visit Wallingford relatives during holidays. Families host gatherings as Graf classes watch a basketball game in Grover. Legion and Auxiliary hold oyster stew party. David Gunderson eyes surgery in Fort Dodge. Christmas school program, obedient birthday for Roger Lee Rustad, and townsfolk travel to Boone and Ames for family events.

Emma Refeeli Estherville John Maurice Almira Skattebo Emma Osher Mable Refsell Ames Silas Lundy Thomas Nattersind St. Paul Sam Natterstad Ingalf Missouri Chet An-derson Otto Larson Earnest Mervyn Larson Spencer Stangeland Harold Rustad Clare Skattebo Grover Sherman Gunderson David Fort Dodge Legion and Auxiliary Legion Hall Ha Pao Francis Coertte Ralph Voisht Coke Roger Lee Rustad WMF Mmes Bernard Osher Leonard Munson Chet Paulson C. B. Gunderson Amos Egeland Ole Ressell Larry Tenberg Vernon Torreson Archer Myhre Lena Gunderson Chirence Olson Chet Torreson Marnest Skattebo Gerald Bonstead Johnny Johnson John Jacobsen Grachtinger Wallingford Larry Tenborg Silag Lundy Kathryn Virginia Torreson Bert Twite Thomas Nelson Ole Johnson Nordern Peterson Earnest Skattebo Ames Egelund Everett Osher Lauren Wolden Allen Lande Paul Gary Bonstead Paul Johnson

West Bend school bonds pass for 245000 addition

A $245 000 bond issue for a new West Bend school wing was approved 460 to 174. The expansion will include an agricultural room lunch room shop auditorium home economics and band facilities and construction is set to begin in the spring.

West Bend

Laurens man cut by electric saw in sawed board mishap

Robert Cobb, 20, of Laurens, suffered a deep gash in his left leg while using an electric hand saw to cut a board. He is now able to move about in a wheelchair.

Robert Cobb Laurens

Star Pudding Holiday Dessert In Star Mold

A holiday dessert idea features a star shaped butter cake baked in a buttered 1 quart star mold, cooled, topped with vanilla ice cream and cranberry sauce. The recipe uses cranberries folded into a flour mixture, bakes at 350 F for about an hour, and serves as a festive climax to holiday dinners.

Pretty Wrappings Are Easily Done Pretty Wrappings Are Easily Done

Useful guide for gift wrapping using affordable materials. Recommends glossy shelf paper ribbons and decorations from prior year cards. Provides steps to wrap neatly on a smooth surface, make creased flaps, and seal with tape. Suggestions include cutting designs from saved cards and adding bows, bells, and colored cellophane accents for a festive look.

Mother in Court: Speeding Education Goes Forward

A safety education officer halted an 18 year old girl driver speeding at 85 mph and a 60 mph zone, with the mother volunteering to face the court. In a staged moral lesson the trio endures a justice court session as the daughter takes responsibility and pays her own fine.

Unclear fragment hints at family conflict

A fragment describes a tense domestic moment with a mother expressing satisfaction that an event occurred, mentioning a round of MIT shaking and a remark I’m glad this happened. The text is incomplete and names or dates do not appear.

Mit Mother

Landing strip proposed at Coon Rapids golf course

Coon Rapids plans a 2200 foot airplane runway on the town golf course. The project builds a new landing area, integrating aviation needs with local greenspace.

Tractor Tipped, Man Trapped After Truck Ditch Event

Vance Hanna of near Forest City was uninjured when his pickup went into a ditch. While pulling the truck out with a tractor the tractor tipped backward and pinned him, breaking both pelvic bones.

Vance Hanna Forest City

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