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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1972

Page

4

Calendar notices and funeral home listing appear incomplete

A fragment from a local calendar shows a funeral home contact number 859 8919. Details are limited in the OCR, with no names or events clearly readable.

Pet dog Buck roams roof at Sheckler Funeral Home

A five year old Samoyed named Buck is a familiar sight on the roof of the Sheckler Funeral Home in Nora Springs. Buck has a pet door in the second floor apartment window and freely enters and exits. The breed Samoyed hails from Siberia where it herded reindeer and pulled sleds.

Buck Sheckler Nora Springs Loren Sheckler Siberia

Installation Service for Graettinger Church Offiers

Women’s Society of Christian Service at Graettinger United Methodist Church held a January 9 installation and dedication with Rev. Harlan Babcock officiating. Officers present include Verlae Nicol as President and Lillian Barringer as Christian Social Relations chair. A capsule notes rubella vaccine progress and herd immunity goals, citing 22 million doses in public programs and 55 percent of children 1 through 12 vaccinated, with March of Dimes and health departments promoting clinics.

Women's Society of Christian Service Graettinger United Methodist Church Harlan Babcock Bette Babcock Verlae Nicol Patty Peterson Lillian Barringer Beverly Stilese Rubella March of Dimes

Volunteer Mr Stanley Oviatt Receives 25 Year Lapel Award

The Graettinger Times notes volunteer Mr Stanley Oviatt of Woodward earned a fourth honor as area weatherman. He received the 25 year U S Government lapel award for service to the nation, presented by Paul White Iowa climatologist for Dr George Cressman director of the Weather Service. Burton Barth of Cresco marks 45 years as a Linotype operator with a staff party as the page notes.

Stanley Oviatt Woodward U.S Paul White Iowa George Cressman U. S. Dept. of Commerce Nat'l Weather Service Burton Barth Cresco

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