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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1950
Page
2
Bud Poortinga and family were driving in Osceola when an intruder rose from a car and grabbed one of the girls. Poortinga stopped the car and the attacker fled across lots, escaping. In Decorah, Mrs. Julius Field marks 81 years since her last Christmas there as a child.
Swan Anderson of Ogden received from the Iowa Pharmacy Commission a certificate for completion of 60 years as a pharmacist in Iowa. The certificate included a note from Governor Beardsley, a well known druggist. Charlene Martin of Emmetsburg observed her 18th birthday on Friday the 18th. Except for a chicken pox, the day was ordinary. Mrs. Dan Bane of Pleasantville suffered head injuries when the family car ran away after Mr. Bane pushed it. she jumped out to avoid a collision. C. B. Hutchinson of Waverly won a prize for having the oldest gas stove in operation in the city, nearly 50 years old.
Invitees include 4-H girls and mothers for a tea at Emmetsburg Country Club on February 11 at 1 30. Edgar Dorow will present a travelogue with colored slides from Europe. Eighteen 4-H girls to receive recognitions for gardening canning and food preservation projects.
Mr and Mrs Peter Miller and Mrs Anna Jorgensen plan to depart for Los Angeles Saturday and will spend several weeks in the city. The trip highlights their intention to travel for an extended stay.
The Graettinger State bank and nearby Palo Alto county banks will be closed all day Monday February 13 because Lincoln's birthday falls on Sunday.
A Social Security Administration representative will be in the Town Employment Service office in Emmetsburg on Wednesday morning February 8 to answer questions about social security and assist applicants for benefits.
Safety deposit boxes for rent and sale items listed by Adolph Spies. Advertisements include baby bogey, alfalfa and timothy hay, heavy 5-gallon pails, and rental apartments at Hawkeye Apts. Also listed are radiator repair services, a Beebe Station Highway note, and custom cattle dehorning offered by Robert Starkey or Ben Boecker.
Dr Harold E Sorensen announces office will close Friday February 10 through Monday February 13 at 10 30 am. Also listed are seed and farm product prices and a note that office hours will end at 430 pm due to wage hour law. Card of thanks from the John S Johnson family expresses gratitude for kindness flowers and memorials.
Uo. SEE US FOR INSURANCE FARM LOANS J J SKOW GRAETTINGER. Local broker advertises agricultural loan services and insurance options, inviting farmers to inquire for favorable terms and assistance with financing and coverage.
S Sgt Merle Zitterich of Tucson returned home for the funeral of his grandfather John 8 Johnson. He is stationed in Tucson and visited with the William Thompsom family now wintering there. Also notes on truck gardening in Connecticut and a vaccination school to be held February 18 in the county extension office. Adolph Spies attended a Farm Managers meeting in Ames. Special school district bond election notice in Graettinger Palo Alto County Iowa sets March 15 poll hours 12 to 7 PM for a 47000 bond for a school addition.
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