Nissen Family Reunion Picnic At Lost Island State Park
Graettinger relatives gathered for a Nissen reunion picnic at Lost Island state park on Sunday July 2. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nissen and family Mrs Marie Reeves and children Mr and Mrs Roy Nissen and family Mr and Mrs Duane Herlem and Mrs Maxine Nissen and children from Graettinger and nearby areas. Also visiting were Gunard Larson and family from Santa Monica and Warren Christensen Edwin Tindall Virgil Olesen and families and George Nissen and family from Wilmington Ohio.
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Gunard Larson
Santa Monica
California
Ted Leduc
Warren Christensen
Edwin Tindall
Virgil Olesen
Melville ‘Olesen
George ‘Nissen
Wilmington
Ohio
John
Fred
Roy Nissen
Graettinger
Nissen
Lost Island State Park
Fred Nissen
Marie Reeves
Mra
Duane Herelm
Maxine Nissen
Early blooming woody plant named in Ozark region
In the Ozark region of Missouri Arkansas and Oklahoma an early bloomer among woody plants may start blooming as early as the first part of January. The Ozark witch hazel is highlighted as flowering sooner than others in this area.
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Ozark
Missouri
Arkanaan
Oklahoma
New York Expenditures Split Between Highways and Welfare
A Carnell study finds two thirds of town spending in New York goes to highways while welfare dominates county costs. Advice on hanging pictures suggests taping with adhesive or Scotch tape before nailing to prevent plaster cracking.
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New York
Carnell
Graettinger area social notes and visits
Local item roundup lists Mrs. Kart Nielsen of Fenton visiting Graettinger friends. Funeral attendances include Roy Masters and Mrs L C Phillips in Emmetsburg. Visitors from Waterloo Emmetsburg Spencer Estherville Ames and Chicago. Births reported, including Francis McCarty and Calvin Petersen. Residents travel to Minneapolis St Paul and Black Hills. Residents named with family ties and local roles noted.
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Kathryn Thorson
Tom Luitjens
George T. Gersema
Helen Suitjens
Rushmore
M Gota
Herbert Bryan
Estherville
Graettinger
Roy Masters
J. J. Sullivan
D. E. McCarty
Emmetsburg
L. C. Phillips
Vr. I. O'Connor
Ted Oleson
Zona Starkey
Harriet Herke
Okoboji
Carl Christensen
Spencer
Lois Privette
Washington, D. C
Edward Westfall
Calvin Petersen
Holy Family Hospital
Times
Wilbur Johnson
Havelock
Babe
Emmetsburg Hospital
the Times
John Grady
Omaha
Joseph Grady
John
Creighton University
Creighton
Dave Hagstrom
Frieda Hagstrom
Chicago
Ellen Lundgren
Hagstrom
Lundgren
Charles Young
Charlene
San Bruno
California
R. M. Young
M. H. Lawrence
Notikewin
Alberta
E. P. Duhn
Einer Petersen
Black Hills
Arthur Montgomery
Elmer
Webster City
Ray Montgomery
Eleanor Montgomery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Erickson’s Grocery
Mrs. Grimes
Harvest King
Braunswager
FTN
Fern Ra
Pearl White
Chicago Herald - American
Great Color
Chicago Herald-American
Dairymen Breeding Service
Palo Alto Breeders Co-Op
Wayne Zeigler
Paul and
David
Ames
Henry DeLawyer
East Robbins Avenue
Mr. Zeigler
George Draman
South of Emmetsburg
Chris Larson
South of Graattinger
Draman
Albert Suss
Pittsburg
R. C. Biggs
State Bank
C. A. Jensen & Son
Ring
Bologna
Weiners
M. N. Jacobson
Wallingford, Iowa
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