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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1967
Page
7
Mr and Mrs Sam Watson celebrate a golden anniversary with an open house at the Methodist church parlors Sunday evening July 23 hosted by their children. All friends and relatives are invited between 630 p m and 430 p m no formal invitations.
The ALCW circles of Hethel Lutheran church invite members to gather Friday July 2 for a meeting hosted by St Luke Home in Spencer. Participants include local members such as Mrs Chester Taindppen and Mrs Harley Olson.
Mrs Alfred Westergard hosted Swedish guests and relatives on extended visits to Ruthven Spirit Lake and Graettinger areas. The party toured Mt Rushmore Badlands Yellowstone and Tetons viewing natural wonders while social events included a July birthday for Mrs Westergard attended by 42 relatives and friends. Several families from California Sweden and Nebraska visited and planned stays with local residents and relatives.
Mr and Mrs Lyle Roenecke of Sacramento and Mr and Mrs Wood Roenecke of Tateh Minnesota hosted relatives. Neighbors and friends including the Bartleman family and the Beckmanns of Albert Lea and other listed relatives visited for a weekend and extended stay.
Lenis E. Lenis Hurd of Graettinger Iowa has graduated with honors from the Air Force technical training school at Keesler AFB Mississippi. He completed the radio operator course and has been reassigned to Forbes AFB Kansas as a member of the Military Airlift Command. He is a Graettinger high school graduate and holds an A A degree from Estherville Junior College.
Margaret Pratt reports 4-H extension events as 19 girls clubs in Palo Alto host achievement shows starting Monday July 17. Parents and friends view projects while a trained judge scores articles by food points and offers tips. Each participant selects top three pieces for county fair or four if enrolled in multiple projects. Dates and judges span July 24 to August 2 across Vernon Walnut Highland Emmetsburg Last Island with judges including Mrs Dick Clasing and Mrs Eugene Berkland.
Midgets edged Ruthven 3-2 in Tuesday play while Pirates downed Ruthven 6-0 in the same meet. Robert Jamieson to conduct Bethel Lutheran services Sunday at 8:00 and 10:38 a.m. Mrs. Jamieson, formerly Marge Colivert, is widow of Rev. Benjamin Colivert of Immanuel Lutheran south of Gruivet.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Enns of Mountain Lake Minnesota welcome their first child born Thursday July 11 weighing 16 lbs and named John Albert Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Clarence Thi of Graettinger and Mr and Mrs Abe Enns Mountain Lake Also noted a Graettinger couple Albert Tha and Lanny Eldridge Cedar Falls have a daughter Lana Lee born Tuesday July 18 weighing 9 lbs 9 oz with sister Natalie Parents and extended family listed including Harvey Eldridge Graettinger and John McDonald Chas Eldridge Terril great grandparents named
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