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Newspaper

Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1955

Page

6

Wallingford Community News Highlights اعض

Wallingford residents report social events, church actions, and family news. A weekly listing covers a Lutheran seminary student visiting family, ice skating on Ingham Lake, Farm Bureau oyster and chili supper, hospital releases, a first child born to the Natterstad family, birthday observances, workshop attendance, and a busy church annual meeting with elected officers and committees.

Thomas Natterstad Lutheran Seminary St. Paul Sam Natterstad The Legion and Auxiliary Ingham Lake Farm Bureau Estherville Jeffrey Olson Fred Fitzgerald R. W. Nunamaker Harold Theosfield Hermie Andresen Augie Andresen Bus Berg Orville Rustad Nordein Peterson Sherman Gunderson Earnest Skattcbo Barbara Gilbert Vernon Natterstad Francis Johnson Francis Jr Roger Johnson Francis Wayne Ziegler Grachtinger Nordern Chet Paulsen Raymond Herum Rolfson Mia Bonstead Harley McLain Havelock Europe Clarence Christianssen Greece Ames College

Life Insurance for seniors offered by Old American

Kansas City notices seniors aged 60 to 80 can apply for extra life coverage worth 1900 to cover final expenses and emergencies. The transaction can be completed by mail without obligation and no calls will be made, sending a postcard or letter with age to Old American Inc. in Kansas City.

Kansas City OLD American of Old American Inc. Co W. 8Th Dept

Local Visits and Patient at Veterans Hospital

Christopher will be home Thursday and Friday. Alma Nelson works in the Shaver home at Graettinger. Gordon Maronde visited this weekend after being a patient at the Veterans Hospital in Sioux Falls since early December. Mrs. Maronde works at Fitzgibbons Office in Estherville.

Christopher Alma Nelson Shaver Graettinger Gordon Maronde Veteran's Hospital Sioux Falls S. C Maronde Fitzgibbons Estherville

Curly Cues Win With Ten-Ear Sample at Chicago Show

Roger Thoreson selected and exhibited a ten-ear corn sample at the Chicago International, winning first in a Junior Division region 2 class among over 260 entries. The unmarked entry reveals owners only after the show, rewarding the Thoreson family’s collecting work. Leaders from Walnut, Vernon, Independence, Highland, Emmetsburg, Fairfield, Great Oak, and West Bend attended, with entomologist Robert Walstrom outlining rodent and grain insect control.

Roger Thoreson United States Minnesota Missouri Roger Walnut Vernon Independence Highland Emmetsburg Fairfield Great Oak West Bend B. G. Berkeland Jack Hall Joe Dunn Robert Walstrom Town State College Extension Service

Livestock Club Tours Planned This Saturday

Livestock clubs are holding Saturday tours to inspect projects at present. Early suggestions of leaders appear more useful than late in the feeding period.

Graettinger Principal Light Plant Minutes January 10 1955

The Gr aettinger principal light plant board met January 10 1955 with all members present. Motions approved minutes bills paid in full and a 5000 time deposit at Groettinger State Bank. Salaries and purchases listed including Wages 1022.48 and Gr. Mun. Light Plant 1.50. Josephine Fitzpatrick sec y.

Weinholzer Petersen Groettinger State Bank Weinholser Chicago R. I. & Pacific G. F. Shaver Lars Petersen Mike Weinholzer Leo Hughes Chicago, R. I. & Pacific Treas State of Standard Sebastian Diesel Equip. Co Terry-Durlnla Industrial T & I Se Copper Petroleum Treanor Gr. Mun Co. A, Jensen & Son Simonsen Meat Market Heidecker Service White Service Graettinger Times Del's Farmers Supply Hansen's Hardware Thoreson’s Hardware Post Office State Bank Josephine Fitzpatrick Sec'y

Hunter in LeMars Area Bags Fifteen Deer and One Hunter

In the LeMars area a recent season yielded fifteen deer and one hunter. Art Kramer is recovering from a side wound suffered when his son fired at a deer as his father stepped into the line of fire. The deer escaped.

LeMars Art Kramer

Fatal Stove Fire Kills Boone Woman Before Christmas

Mrs Ralph Jones wife of a Boone druggist died when a stove fire caused an explosion as she moved toward the oven her clothing catching fire and burning. The incident occurred just before the Christmas season.

Ralph Jones Boone

Conrad High Girls Win First Time in Three Years

December 10 marked a rare victory for the Conrad High girls basketball team, beating an opponent 40 to 36 to end a three-year winless stretch for the program.

Conrad High School

Two-Month Illness Fatal to P. J. Andre

Peter J. Andre died after a two month illness in a Port Dodge hospital. He underwent surgery in Rochester Minnesota last November and after two weeks returned home before a January transfer to Lutheran Hospital Fort Dodge. Funeral services are set for 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael’s Catholic Church Whittemore with burial in St. Michael’s Cemetery. Survived by his wife Evelyn and son Elden. mother. brothers John of Gractinger. sisters Mrs. Matt Anderson, Mrs. Willard Fewell, Mrs. Wrestling. He was a member of St. Michael’s parish and Knights of Columbus. Pallbearers named.

Our Savior's H. M. Blegen Patty Lande Joe Lande Joanne Miriam Ness Waterloo I. G. Ness Chet Anderson Dale Holroyd C. I. Skattebo Robert Ressell Oliver Osher Clare Skattebo Ralph Torreson Waldorf College Trygve Larson Earnest Skattebo Lutheran Welfare Bernard Osher Richard Herum Norman Mickelson R. J. Herum Robert Reisel Arnold Olson Dale Young Jake Amdahl Ole Ressell Lowell Rustad Norris Lee Johnnie Johnson Leonard Osher Lester Larson Cemetery Sr Jamie Kasa Cemetery Jr Orville Rustad Chet Paulson Vernon Torreson Castor Rasmussen Leonard Olson Harley Olson Donald Peterson Jamie Kagsa Phil Herum Merlyn Sunde WMF Leonard Munson Wallingford Wmf C. B. Gunderson Bert Twite T.E. Nelson Merlyn Clark Mines Oscar Peterson Harold Rustad Donald Jones Lester Johnson Stan Richey Whittemore Peter J. Andre Port Dodge Andre Rochester Andres Town Elden John Gracttinger Matt Anderson Willard Fewell Marseilles Uhnois Wrestling Minneapolis Minn Eugene Hudson St. Michael's Parish West Bend Council Knights of Columbus St. Michael’s Holy Name Society Ray Elbert Herman Kollasch Lawrence Kirsch Dean Ebert Robert Walker Leo Kollasch

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