Christmas Eve Visits and Holiday Guests List
A lengthy diary of Christmas and holiday guests visiting families in Emmetsburg and surrounding towns. It records numerous households hosting relatives from Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and beyond, with multiple dinners, suppers, and overnight stays through Dec 28, including Lori Johnsons, Harold Johnsons, Amos Mammen, and many others, detailing cross-town travel and parental hosting patterns.
Iowa Princess Soya Named Clarion teen named Iowa Princess Soya
Denise Wanken of Clarion was named Iowa Princess Soya at the Iowa Soybean Association meeting on December 16. She will serve a one year as ambassador for the soybean industry and may compete in the national contest in Kansas City next August. Miss Wanken attends Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge. First runner up was Annette Jennings of Winfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarion
Iowa
Soya
Denise Wanken
Kenneth Wanken
Iowa Soybean Association
James Murphy Editor Publishes Indian Law Review Article
James Murphy, a second year law student at the University of Oklahoma, is editor of the American Indian Law Review published by OU College of Law. The volume covers topics from hunting rights to taxation and includes his essay on whether Federal or State courts should have jurisdiction when a Non-Indian commits a crime within an Indian reservation. Murphy and his family reside in Norman, Oklahoma, though he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Murphy of Graettinger, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Murphy
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Norman
Oklahoma
Jim
American Indian Law Review
Jim Murphy
Mrs
Emmet Murphy
Graettinger
Iowa
Riverside Club Regular Meeting Jan 6 at Opal Anderson Home
The Riverside Club schedules a regular meeting for January 6 at the home of Opal Anderson. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Club
Opal Anderson
Teen smoking rates cited by Iowa lung association
Merwin Price, president of the American Lung Association of Iowa, cites a 1974 National Clearinghouse on Smoking and Health survey showing only 15.8 percent of teenagers are regular smokers while 75 percent rarely smoke. The statements reflect government health data and the Christmas Seal program's stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
American Lung Association of Iowa
Merwin Price
National Clearinghouse
Meeting Change for Graettinger Women’s Club Hosted at Hillcrest
Mrs. Darell Eaton will host Graettinger Women's Club at Hillcrest Supper Club instead of her home. The regular monthly meeting moves to Hillcrest at 8:00 PM on Monday evening, January 5, as notified by the Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Schealler
Jerry
Alan
Paul
Albert Schealler
Avery Bonstead
Brian
Steve Helmich
Grand Forks Air Force Base
N.D
Ann Schealler
Rochester
Minn
Ann
St. Mary's Hospital
Debbie Dege
St. Paul, Minn
Darell Eaton
Graettinger Women's Club
Times
Hillcrest
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Margaret Mammen
Russell Johnson
Gearld Beckman
Albert Lea
Ronnie Johnson
Storm Lake
Beckman
Lori
The
Johnsons
Ronnie Johnsons
Windom
Minnesota
Harold Johnson
Harold
Agnes Girres
Don Gires
Bill Girves
Susan Kisch
Richard Kisch
West Send
Jim Girves
Iowa Falls
Ronald Gires
Larry Bonnesteeer
Agnes Girves
Roy Nissen
Ted Erb
Dale Nissen
Estherville
Melinda Nissen
Des Moines
Bill Nissens
Argyle For Christ
Mas
Bill Niss
Martin Simonsen
Oscar Oleson
Wayne Potter
Don Potter
Grand Junction
Waynes
Richard Rogers
al Graettinger
Erving Feldman
Spencer
Mr. and
Mrs. Orland Thor
Eson
Chad
Carey
Bloomington
Christ
Clara Thoreson
Bennett Thoreson
Eldorado Springs
Missouri
Spirit Lake
Amos Mammen
Paul Kroenke
Jefferson, Iowa
Robert Sampson
Russell Kempstead
Jackson
Mark Hempstead
Marty Currans
Kimberly
Emmetsburg
Donald Helmich
Erwin Helmich
Ted Helmich
Tara
Steven Kelmich
Grand Forks
N. Dakota
Amos Mamonen
Jefferson
Kermit Firkins
Curt Rierson
Don Seheller
Tim Currans
Dallas
Texas
Rick Kelly
Minneapolis
John Fitzgerald
Marshaltown
Joe Fitzgerald Emmetsburg
Joe Geelan
Cedar Rapids
Richard Herke
Paul Currans
Jim Currans
Littleton
Colo
Emmet Currans
Don Brown
Pete Hamilton
Heather
Union Iowa
Clem Currans
Lemars
Patricia Currans
Laverne
Bob Sheehan
Sioux City
Phillip Currans
Ruthven
Pauline Neilson
Mark Dominy
Suzanne
Sibley
Mavis Fordy
Madison
Wisconsin
Michelle Neilson
Orange City
Forrest Tow and
Irving Ellerston
Steven Helmich
Sandy Borobst
Jennifer and
Jeff
Waterloo
Ed Bradley
Donald of
Davenport
Den
Earl Erickson
Ervin Clemitson
Dale Clemston
Christopher
Richard Clemitson
Gaylord Naig
Bruce Sampson
George Twait
V. Leduc
Margaret Leduc
C. J. Storm
Omaha
Mary Payton
Ralph Payton
Sharon
Karlyle
Robert Payton
Russell Christensen
Belvidere
Illinois
James King
Cylinder, Jows
Mary Jean Payton
Mike Heller
Lloyd Moser
Ottosen, Ia
Darlene
Richard Jacobson
Michael
Connie
Ronald
Lakefield
Blanchard Jacobson
Jacobson
Donald Jacobson
Gary
Christine
Benton Curry
Lucille
Jim Campbell
Bill Campbell
Swea City
Terris
Jack Besaw
Herbert Besaw
Jerry Wittrocks
Kathy Hampson
Barryl Campbell
Brenda
Sheila
Merril Hanson
Julia Amdahl
LaVerne Hanson
Jackson, Minn
Chester Hanson
Richard Hanson
Rodney
Sherburn
Max Cooklin
Greg
Kevin
Chris
Angela
Gertrude
Margaret Webbe
Beatrice Johnson
Ann Schneller
Dan Welsh
North Dakota
Lois
Jim Dreblow
Thomas Fries
Milwaukee
Wis
the Fries
Hannah Nissen
Russell Frick
Dolliver
Don Sidles
Wallingford
Ronnie Sidles
California
Arnold Nissen
Terril
Virgil Westfall
Charles Westfall
Clara Westfall
Gena Jahamson
Sheree Lammers
Lester Handeland
Sioux Falls
Dan Handeland
Roger Schoulte
Garnavilla
Aldne Ness
Tindalls
Craettinger
Ed Hutchinson
Fred Phillips
Don
Jack
Chet Anderson
Olson
Legion Hall
Joel Meyer
Cedar Falls
Clare Skattebo
Steven
David
Floyd Eaton
Durango
Colorado
Skattebo
Susie Handeland
Tim Handeland
Amy Lee
Jason
Earnest Skattebo
Lung Association
INS
Walnut St
Graettinger Community School
Graettinger Municipal Gas
UMW
United Methodist Church
Naomi Circle
Patty Peterson
Jeanne Fough
Martella Eaton
Rosaline Lien
Garnet Voight
Kay Smothers
Sue Jensen
Charlotte Alger
Ramona Deberg
Mary Fay
Pat Gould
Joy Rawson
Linda Byrd
Pat Moser
Ruth Wikert
Ada Fern Herke
Lela Jones
Yvonne Schmitt
Eileen Harris
Dolores Murray
Tyleen Levenberger
Marvis Duis
Joyce Litterick
Susie Petersen
Ina Mae Voight
Wanda Kerr
Armella Cornelius
Margaret Parks
Helen Devries
Margaret Johnson
Eleanor Jacobson
Alta Resh
June Gladys Clipperton
Esther Wiegand
Coy Coan
Lucille Johnson
Helen Wheeler
Opal Kiner
Erma Robinson
Emma Wikert
Laverne Show
Diane Luke
Mildred Luke
Florence Emery
Florence Mer
Vina Richardson
Iva Dobbins
Bessie Howard
Margaret Sanders
Central Avenue
Clothes Horse
van Camp Pork & Beans
Oleo
Wilson Bie Bologna
Nestles
Quik
del Monte
Dairyland
City
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