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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1961
Page
2
Mrs Harold Lange and son Micheal of Cedar Falls arrived Tuesday evening to spend a week visiting at the parental Mr and Mrs Bill Rasmussen home. Mr and Mrs John DeVries left Wednesday for Minneapolis where Mr DeVries will attend a tile manufacturers meeting.
The notice outlines new low classified rates with 3c per word for the first insertion and 2c per word for subsequent insertions, minimum 25c, with 25c extra for keyed ads. Cards of Thanks are 10c per line with a minimum of 6 lines.
Multiple ads describe for sale items including a 1952 Ford pickup in ex condition by Gerald Stueve, 500 bales alfalfa hay at 30 cents, an IH combine motor, a 3 bedroom Graettinger home with furnace, 114 aths and ravage, and various other farm supplies. Also listings for typewriter paper, springing Holstein heifers, a milking machine, a 10x24 garage, a gas room heater, and used sewing machines with payment plans. Some notices offer discounts and Green Stamps with orders.
Rent offer for a modern four bedroom house available March 1. Roy Young lists the property titled for rent with no further details given.
Miscellaneous notice seeks return of a Lost Gold Past-Pros Legion pin with reward. Contact phone 229L for details and location. Also a job ad from Albert Spaulding seeking any kind of work via Emory Goff Ruthven Iowa including carpentry and farming. Additional classified: spare time money from coin dispensers requires car references and cash. reply to P.O. Box 6340 Minneapolis.
Fussell Minnesota visitors Mr and Mrs Clarence Grimes spent Sunday with friends. Roy T Petenson visited his sister Mrs Josie Wright in Humboldt Friday. Mrs Theresa Cody and Mrs Gertie Berkland of Cylinder called on Mr and Mrs Palmer Cody Saturday. Herman Elsenbast and family stayed with daughter in Atlantic. Patty Watson a Cedar Falls student visited her parents, the Sam Watsons. Janice Felkey and Mary Kay Thorson, nursing students in Sioux City, were weekend guests at home. Ed Westfall and daughter Catherine visited in Sioux City. Mr and Mrs Gib Stueve sailed to California to see his stroke-affected father. Gus Merklin, ex Estherville resident, died in Iowa Falls. services held there. A J Weir family visited Charles City and returned with Mrs Weir’s mother Mina Gleason. en route they stopped at the Ralph Weir home near Wesley. Several relatives gathered at Hannah Sandvig’s for her daughter’s birthday. Paul Larsen of Iowa City spent weekend with Dr and Mrs C A Shiley. Larsen and wife, University of Iowa students, enjoyed the between-semester vacation. Mrs Walter Tindall hosted a Sunday party for birthdays of Mrs Iva Allsup, Louie Roalson, and John Robert.
Admitted patients include Mrs. Arthur Duhin and Mrs. Hazel Sevdy of Graettinger on Feb 9, Johnnie Johnson of Wallingford on Feb 12, Clarence Clemenson Ness Matsen and Mrs. Thomas Thomson of Graettinger on Feb 14 and Feb 8, Mrs Leland Stiles and baby girl Bert Anderson and Leslie Baxter of Lone Rock on Feb 1, Phillip O’Connor of Graettinger on Feb 12, Mrs Hazel Sevday of Graettinger on Feb 13, and Mrs Robert Sampson and baby boy of Graettinger on Feb 14.
Bert Anderson and family express gratitude for visits cards flowers and kindnesses at Holy Family hospital They note appreciation for support during their 57th wedding anniversary observed Friday Feb 10 Mr and Mrs Fred Rubink thank relatives and friends for calls and thoughtfulness Our thanks to neighbors and friends for help preparing for and on sale day Mr and Mrs Ed Bradley express appreciation for assisting in making the sale a success
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