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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1967
Page
2
Short hospital bulletin notes admissions and staff updates referencing Dismusen Bet ia Mes and Donald Jensen Joye in a compact newborns and services section.
Lawrence Welk performers Ja Ann Castle and Joe Feeney appear at Corigen Hall for a St Patrick celebration starting March 17. The event opens with a 3 p.m. tea and features a shamrock pageant and parade with units and queens from Iowa.
The Palo Alto County Association for Retarded Children sponsors its seventh annual county essay contest for sophomores to seniors. Essays must be 500 words plus bibliography on mental retardation, with topics chosen by students. Submissions due March 15 to Mrs Slagle. County prizes range from 5 to 15 dollars, state level prize 50 dollars. Committee contacts include Mrs Jim Farrell and others. participating towns include Ayrshire Mallard Graettinger Ruthven and West Bend.
Classified ad pricing shown: 3 cents per word for first insertion and 2 cents per word for subsequent insertions. Minimum 250 words. Keyed ads incur 25 cent extra. Grand of thanks 10 cents per line with minimum 50 cents.
Fresh Western Coast oysters No 10 can seven forty five. Cooper scoops seven fifty Graettinger Coop Grain Co. Chihuahua pups Clarence Westfall. Old north lumber yard building salvage Graettinger Lumber Co. Water softener pellets 50 lb 1.40. Typing paper 1.10 per ream Times Office Ames Best rat and mouse killer two pounds 1.39 Harold's Drug. Typewriter ribbons paper Timez Office. Bank ad sale notice incomplete and jumbled.
Local families report a busy period of visits and travels across Wisconsin and Iowa. Notable movements include Mr and Mrs Ted near Norwalk hosting Maple Week guests, Mr and Mrs G M Tenderum visiting their daughter in Cole Iowa, and relatives gathering for dinners and funerals in Emmetsburg. Additional items cover college student Dale Munson returning to Davenport, the Jorgensens opening a saddle shop in Boone, and various trips to Carroll Ames and Wichita.
A sparkling spoof of the current secret agent craze, Out Of Sight plays Saturday and Sunday at Graettinger Theatre. The zany comedy features a talented group of newcomers and fast pacing with lively music by Gary Lewis and the Playboys and other pop acts.
A collection of thanks messages from several readers expressing gratitude for cards visits flowers and prayers received during hospital stays. Names include Loren D. Vreeland Mrs Ernest Duus Myrna Myrtha Mrs Alfred McCombs Wm Joyce and others praising doctors nurses pastors and hospital staff.
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