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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1975
Page
2
A long, stopwind of social visits, family gatherings, and travels fills the page. Names like Mammen, Rasmussen, Bradley, Swalve, Witt, and Gilbaugh recur among relatives, wedding and class events noted, with anniversaries, births, and a fatality reported for a cousin of Ricky Lane.
Miss Christine Hess hosted a Monday afternoon coffee on July 14 featuring Helen Peterson of Esterville and guests including Jane Swanson newly retired from South America, Clarissa Swanson of Emmetsburg, and several Graettinger and Emmetsburg residents.
A string of social visits unfolds across Wallingford and nearby towns. Ayrshire visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Goodon Hess and daughter Lonna, while Charles Kohlfuss spends summer with Witt grandparents in Iowa. Numerous relatives attend embroidery clubs, family reunions, and trips to Sioux Falls, Spencer Park, and international travels to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden.
Wallingford ALC met Thursday morning with hostesses Virginia Thompson Mary M Skattebo Delores Ness Pat Young and Dianne Tremblay. Dorothy Bunge spoke on Cancer and work with the Handicapped while Christina Peterson shared visits with patients who had breast cancer operations offering encouragement and rehabilitation.
Mr and Mrs Jerry Christensen of Goldfield Iowa announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Nancy to Lloyd Witt son of Mr and Mrs W H Witt of Graettinger A September 20 wedding is planned The bride elect is a graduate of Goldfield and Allen Memorial School of Nursing in Waterloo She works at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines Lloyd graduated from Graettinger Community School and Iowa Lakes Community College He is employed at Metro Ford in Des Moines Open house honors Mrs Cleve Carter on her 85th birthday July 31 from 2 00 to 5 00 p m at her home Friends are invited
A 60 hour Geriatric Aide program starts Sept 16 at Emmetsburg Care Center with classroom sessions 12 noon to 3:00 PM and 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for six weeks. Clinicals run 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM weekly for three weeks. Barbara Burnham directs, tuition 25 dollars plus 6.50 for a textbook. Contact Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville for details.
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