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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1956
Page
2
Ribbons for Burroughs Smith Corona Victor and R C Allen adding machines are now in stock at Times Office.
Farmers Rendering Service Estherville IN advertises dead stock removal options. Contact details listed include Wallingford D X Service with a 27 phone, Heidecker's D X Service at Grachtinger with 91, and general service lines for prompt removal.
The notices from Rachel Neilson Jim Levi and Ben Boecker thank friends for cards gifts and visits during hospital stays at Holy Family and St Vincent's Sioux City and after returning home. The messages express sincere appreciation and long remembrance of thoughtful acts.
The Sunday School teachers and pupifiy of South Walnut church received a letter from the Buttegnut Coffee thanking teachers and pupils for 1 143 coffee strips sent to the company’s Christmas club. Strips credited to Elim Lutheran Children’s Home in Elkhorn Iowa support gifts for 18 000 homeless boys and girls in this territory.
Hospital news lists several patients and birth announcements across January at Emmetsburg Holy Family and Algoring hospitals. Names include Alvin Kunz Graettinger and Daniel ONeil Graettinger with pending dates January 27 28 and 29. Vera Elbert and Vernon Rouse also noted alongside Albert Jensen Graettinger. Mrs Marvin Miller and Mrs Helen Andresen noted in surrounding reports.
Menu outlines daily meals with listed items. Monday features Wieners on buttered buns, green beans, and an apple apricot crisp with milk. Tuesday includes chili with crackers, carrot sticks, lettuce sandwich, fresh fruit, milk. Wednesday offers goulash with cabbage pineapple salad, bread and butter, peanut butter sauce. Thursday serves roast beef sandwich with mashed potatoes and gravy, carrot and celery sticks, apple, toast, butter, corn, lettuce salad. beverage milk.
Local notes detail visits between Ruthven and Wagner households, California trips by the Olsons and others, hospital admissions and recoveries, Army leaves after Camp Chaffee training, a Lake Center auto accident, and upcoming travel. The column mentions Valerie Hempstead’s funeral, new moves, and family visits across several Iowa towns plus California and Georgia.
Rev. John Amundsen came back this Thursday morning after a several week absence due to illness and spent time with his parents Rev. and Mrs. John Amundsen Sr. in New York. Mrs. Minnie Givason of Charles City is visiting her daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. A J Weir for a few weeks.
Dwight Allen Larsen 22 of Kennewick Wash died in an auto crash Jan 10 He was born Sept 28 1933 near Graettinger Iowa and moved to Kennewick in 1943 He served in Korea 1953 55 and married Carol Gardener Oct 2 1953 Survivors include his wife parents four brothers five sisters and 17 nephews and nieces Funeral services were held in Kennewick
A Lutheran church service took place in Kennewick on Saturday January 14 with burial at Desert View Memorial Park near Kennewick.
Graettinger Pirates first and second five win two games at Havelock Tuesday night by 75-55 and 64-32. Reserves lead 37-14 at half in the preliminary contest. Tom Burg scores 24, Jim Christensen 14 on seven field goals.
The Graettinger Junior FFA elected officers for the second semester at the January 18, 1956 meeting. Don Robinson was chosen president with Lester Galbraith as vice president, Darvin Schnell treasurer, Jerry Murphy secretary, Larry Masters reporter, and Dick Swanson sentinel. Officers are elected semi annually to give boys practice in conducting meetings and leadership training.
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