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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1927
Page
7
Fire siren repaired in Swea City and a rainy Hummer vacation day described. Numerous local entries cover births, visits from Fairmont and Chicago, a new church building in Eagle Grove, a $60,000 Methodist Episcopal project, area travel by car, weddings in Cedar Falls, golf interest, and residents planning relocations to Los Angeles and Ames alongside various visits and community happenings.
Local residents share visits and travels across Emmetsburg Ruthven Ames Cedar Falls and Chicago. births weddings and graduations join updates on health business and school life including Mandiager Wells Horswell Birkland and Laughlin families.
Notice to holders of Second Liberty Loan bonds of a new United States Treasury bond issue dated June 16 1927 at 2 percent, maturing in twenty years with a fifteen year call option. Bonds offered for exchange at par with accrued interest paid to June 15 1927. Previous bonds called for payment November 15 1927 and will stop bearing interest then. Exchange privilege limited until June 15, consult banks or trust companies or Federal Reserve Bank. A W Sellon Secretary of the Treasury Washington May 31 1927.
Beatrice Webbe and Mary Murphy left for Spencer to attend summer school. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Jensen and children drove to Sioux City for a brief visit with Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Kelly. Helen George, former State Teacher’s College student at Cedar Falls, returned home. T. J. Hession and children from Sioux City visited Graettinger. Mrs. M. B. Bradley went to Emmetsburg to see daughter Mrs. Leonard Schumacher in hospital, with expected early discharge. Lydia Herter arrived from Chicago for a two week visit with her parents. she is employed as a stenographer there. Thomas Mahan and others, guests at the M. E. Mahan home, included Myles Mahan of Omaha who travels for a large distributing firm and plans for Salt Lake City.
Mrs J L Birkland and daughter Eunice spent Monday at Emmetsburg. P H Donlon of Ruthven visited Graettinger relatives. Mr and Mrs M S Sandvig of Pocahontas spent Monday with the Sandvigs. C S George of Grinnell stayed with his brother E S George and family. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Earl Jones Monday May 30. Mrs C W Higgins went to Coon Rapids to see her ill mother. Earl Lehigh reports two dry weeks in Council Bluffs. Coon was planted early and growing well. Carl Spies and B R Graettinger visited Estherville to see Lewis Iverson in Coleman hospital. he was very ill. J P Conway called on Iverson but could not enter. Mr and Mrs E F Lehigh and children drove to Council Bluffs. Vivian Morris joined them to Logan for relatives visit. Lehigh’s family stay in Council Bluffs while home remodels. Lehigh's 12-year-old nephew will spend summer there.
Mr and Mrs Leon Knutsen of Swea City visited Mr and Mrs P B Knutsen of Graettinger on Monday spending the day with the family. Mrs Charles Spies was ill last week with a serious illness requiring Dr Coleman and Dr Hession. She remains confined to bed but shows signs of recovery.
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