Wallingford Social News Highlights Local Moves and Visits
Mr and Mrs Louis T Higgins of Prospect Park Pennsylvania visited their daughter Mrs Francis Johnson and family in Wallingford. Otto Hanson of Washington state stayed with his sister Mrs Asher Peterson and joined a dinner at the Glenn Young home. Mable Ressell arrived from Ames for the summer with the Silas Lundy family. The Wee family moved to the upstairs telephone apartment. Rebecca circle met at Mrs Nordern Petersons. Mrs Sherman Gunderson and Mrs Tryggsen drove to Spencer for a WMF tape recording. Mr Gunderson began as insurance agent for Egamet County Farm Bureau May 1. Measles kept David sick the night of their arrival.
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Louis T. Higgins
Prospect Park
Penn
Francis Johnson
Otto Hanson
Washington State
Asher Peterson
Mr. Hanson
Glenn Young
Sherman Gunderson
Thompson
Estherville
Gunderson
Egamet County Farm Bureau
David
Max Clark
Everett Osher
Leroy Gunderson
Henry Lofhlom
Graettinger Couple United In Marriage At St Pauls Church
Carol Torresen of Graettinger and John Miller of Rodman wed Sunday May 26 at St Pauls Lutheran Graettinger with Rev H Irv Petersen officiating. Parents are Ted Torresen near Graettinger and Dale Miller Rodman. They will reside in Mrs Myrtle Rathmans Graettinger apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Torresen
Graettinger
John Miller
Rodman
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
H. Irving Petersen
Ted Torresen
Dale Miller
Myrtle Rathmans
Graetlinger
Memorial Day Visits Across Families Areas
An afternoon luncheon brought the group together as Mr and Mrs Leroy Gunderson and family stayed as overnight guests at the Clarence Shkatiebo home. Numerous local visits occurred including J A Nelson from Laverne staying in Belle Egertsen's home, and multiple gatherings with the Oudes and Anderson families visiting Chet Paulson, John W Iverson, and other hosts. Memorial Day saw Ernest Egerteen and Bruce from Minneapolis at Belle Egerteen’s, while Jolivette family members traveled to Kenyon Minnesota for events and to Greenwood Wisconsin for Alumni gathering. Gundy Egertson returned from Des Moines after two weeks with niece George Schwantz’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Gunderson
Clarence Shkatiebo
J. A. Nelson
Laverne
Belle Egertsen
Will Olson
Graettinger
John Oudes
Odelia Anderson
John W. Iverson
Ernest Egerteen
Eon Bruce
Minneapolis
Belle Egerteen
Chet Paulson
John Qudes
Geo. Hofstad
Milford
Norbert Jauvette
Kenyon, Minn
Jolivette
Maurice Derscheid
Eldon Underdahl
Kenyon
Minn
Gundy Egertson
George Schwantz
Des Moines
Massive Nathead Catches Eye in Early Season at Iowa City
Ted Cobb of Corydon hauled in a 26 pound Nathead at Iowa City, a standout early season catch. The big fish weighed 26 pounds and measured 37 14 inches long.
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Iowa City
Ted Cobb
Corydon
Monkey in Barn Escapes Owned by Nearby Home
Elmer Stuff of near Central City found a pet monkey in his barn after it escaped from a home several miles away. The incident was investigated to determine the animal’s origin and custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monkey Elmer Stuff
Central City
U S A approves gunpowder barrels at 4 mill near Frankfort
The first use of the abbreviation U S A was to stamp approval on barrels of gunpowder produced at a four mill near Frankfort Pennsylvania for Washingtons Army.
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U.S.A
Frankfort
Pennsylvania
Washington
Community honors 26 year bus driver Carl Hatteburg in Ware
In Ware Iowa a town and surrounding area saluted Carl Hatteburg for 26 years and 180000 miles of safe school transportation. The celebration featured a framed award trophy and community letters while Frank Dish notes the event as rare and memorable in safety education history.
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Ware
Iowa
Frank Dish
Carl Hallebury
Clinton
Pat J. C. Wright
Carl Hatteburg
Ulish
Hatteburg
Carl
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Wallingford
Earnest Skattella
Mable Ressell
Ames
Silas Lundy
Gerald Wee
Nordern Peterson
Rebecca
Thoreson’s
Dale van Noy
of Goode
Albert Christopher
Oden Anderson
Times Office
Mt Zion Presbyterian Brooks
Renry
Wien
Anne
Cliff Car
Zelda Scott
Barn Dance
Chas. Blaksted
Chamber OF Commerce
Eatherville
Antenne
Zenith
Grein Electric
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