27 Dec 1956
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1956
Page
1
As the year ends and we anticipate the coming year we thank friends and acquaintances for a pleasant year and look forward to making many more new connections. We acknowledge not every action pleased all, yet we remain human and hopeful as we extend a warm Happy New Year to everyone.
A brief greeting expresses warm wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year for you and yours, extending goodwill and best hopes for health and success in the coming days.
Tuesday reports heavy fog causing dangerous driving and slushy mud on black dirt roads. November at Emmetsburg poor farm noted 42 inmates with 30 residents in December, while 100 trees were hauled for stove wood. Gilbaugh and Clemmensen secure Otis Engelman home project after recent fire. Haakon Thoregon returns home from Bellingham, Minnesota.
Misa Blanche Young returns from Charles City to spend holidays with her father S R Young. Trygve Larson visits from Waldorf College. Supt McMullen and family go to Lanesboro for holidays. John Poland and children arrive from DuBois Nebraska to visit Mrs Poland’s parents. Quentin Jensen comes from Minneapolis to spend vacation with Chris and Mrs Jensen. Carl Spies Fr arrives from Iowa City to spend the break with his parents. Mrs Charles Heidecker and Ronald visit from Wallingford. Wm Hughes of Fort Dodge is 107, retired from railroad work 28 years ago, attributes longevity to early retirement and regular meals.
In Eagle Grove local notes, “Grandma” Neistor is nearing her 104th birthday, with the date set for March 17 as the milestone anniversary.
W H Bargman Joyce Arthur Cody W H McConnell and A P Rickloss are listed in a court action. The item outlines who appears in the filing and their connections to the case, with emphasis on formal designation and involved parties.
A December 20 1956 lesson reflects on the coming New Year and a Bible vision of a new heaven and earth where death is behind us and evil is removed. It explores God’s direct presence, transformed life, and future perfections as foretaste of what lies ahead.
At Bellevue Earl Fuller ends his long career as a rural mail carrier after 39 years on the routes. His letter carrying days began in 1916, interrupted by World War I service. He delivered mail by horse and buggy, bob sled, Model T, motorcycle and on foot.
A gas explosion while the Rollin Koeher family was away wrecked their house near Fredericksburg. Bottled gas was blamed as the blast lifted the building off its foundation and pushed a wall outward about two feet, while their dog was burned in the blast.
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