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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1957
Page
6
Wallingford residents and families are featured in a long list of visits parties and gatherings. Neighbors honored Mrs Worth Nunamaker for her birthday with guests from Estherville Whittemore and Pocahontas while other events include church slide show nights and family visits from St Paul and Chicago.
The Concordia Choir of Moorhead Minnesota directed by Paul J. Christiansen will sing Bach and pre Bach works in Catherville High School auditorium at 8 00 p m on Friday Feb 1 Tickets are available through Estherville Lutheran Church sponsored by the Senior Luther League of Estherville Lutheran Church The program includes works by Bach Brahms Grieg Britten and others with optional spirituals and folk tunes.
Saturday afternoon in honor of her birthday and for Mrs. Albert Madison's. Mrs. Lena Andresen was a dinner guest in the Ernie Andresen home in Gradlinger on Sunday and for a family get-together. A miscellaneous shower for Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilhelms will be held in the church Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Herke moved Wednesday from the Elmer Osher acreage south of Wallingford to a farm 3 miles southwest of here. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lofholm motored to Thompson on Sunday to visit their daughter.
Town of Graettinger Iowa releases a 1956 financial report covering receipts and warrants. It lists outstanding warrants at start and end of year, balance on hand, and the municipal indebtedness totaling 18000 dollars under general bonds.
Social and church group notes detail gatherings at the High Lake Farm Bureau Women meeting with Fern Tiervold hosting and a lesson by Jeanette Vosika on fabrics. Visits include Mrs. Lena Gunderson's hospital return, the Youngs from Chicago, and a Grain Dealers Convention trip to Des Moines. August Andresen and E B Burg attended a Federal Loan meeting in Emmetsburg.
Elkader man 36 YEARS Co F Ashman honored by Northwestern Bell with an 80 year service pin. He joined the telephone job to fill in during a slow jewelry season.
A 700 pound steer valued at 125 dollars was killed after running into a passing truck near Zearing, authorities said. The incident occurred recently and cleanup followed.
The city jail in Clarinda housed 38 inmates over the past year, representing residents from 18 different states. This highlights wide national representation among detainees.
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