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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1959
Page
7
The Nichterns observe their 40th wedding anniversary with an open house at their home on Sunday July 26 from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. No formal invitations are sent. The community is invited to call and toast the couple.
Sealed bids are invited by the Emmet County Auditor in Estherville Iowa for various construction items with bid opening set for August 10 1959 at 2 00 PM A 10 percent certified check on an Iowa bank is required with each bid Plans and bid forms are available from the County Auditor All bids must be on furnished forms and may be rejected for reservations The county reserves the right to waive technicalities and reject all bids Work begins September 1 1969 and must be completed by November 1 1658 Bond equal to 100 percent is required for performance The project list includes Excavation 4175 cu yd Ltd Intakes 2 items Block Inlets 2 items 10 GJ Pipe 100 lin 71 5 24 in Corrugated Pipe 120 in Total Board of Supervisors Corwin B Keith County Auditor</s>
Noel Stark of Grand River is recovering after a bull gored him inflicting a large abdominal wound requiring over two hours of surgery. Details from the incident are sparse and the case remains under local inquiry.
Milss Carol Petersen daughter of Pastor and Mrs H Irving Petersen of Gratttinger Iowa will appear with the Dana Folk Dancers on the Omaha Symphony Orchestra Pop Concert program Tuesday evening July 28 1959. The concert under the stars at Peony Park in Omaha will showcase the dancers in colorful costumes. The Symphony will include Danish compositions in tribute to Dana College on its Diamond Jubilee Anniversary. Carol will be a senior at Dana this fall.
Hospital notes list admissions by date and patient location including Graettinger Graettinger and Wallingford. Key entries include W P Hamilton from Graettinger July 14 and Mrs Hannah Roben from Graettinger July 18.
Michael Bernard Elsenbast was born Tuesday July 21 at Holy Family hospital to Mr and Mrs Bernard Elsenbast of Graettinger weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Frank Elkenbast and Mr and Mrs Al Graettinger. Shelley Sug Brighton was born Thursday July 16 at Holy Family hospital to Mr and Mrs Cliffond Brighton of Graettinger with maternal grandmother Mrs Frank Meyers of Estherville. A daughter born July 15 to Mr and Mrs Exkjon Zitterich of Hatherville. Ed Zitterich of near Graettinger is paternal grandfather.
A recent shipment of bananas weighing 150000 pounds, or 7 percent of a total, was sent to the Iowa Bananas Company in Iowa Fells. Regular weekly arrivals average around 100000 pounds.
David Strom, pitcher for a Little League team in Alta, threw a perfect game in a 10-0 win. He did not allow a baserunner, retiring all 15 batters he faced and recording 14 strikeouts.
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