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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1960
Page
6
Classified section announces low rate for first word at eight cents and twenty cents for each additional word with a 26 word minimum. Keyed ads incur a 25 cent extra charge. Cards of Thanks priced at ten cents per line minimum. Late ads posted in a separate column.
Feeder pigs sold on guaranteed est and quality from the Wisconsin Feeder Pig Marketing Co op with Fred Eckley as sales representative. Also listed are spring fries with prices, a bungalow in Emmetsburg for sale near the lake with amenities, and pullet prices from Hamilton Hatchery in Bancroft.
The South Walnut Women of the Church thank patrons for Memorial Day dinner success. Adolph and Genevieve Spies express gratitude for calls, cards, flowers, gifts on their Silver Anniversary and for cheerful help in the plans. God bless you all.
North Ridge resident Mrs K C Andewegg visits Graettinger family while her husband plans a later trip. Richard Wolfe receives a BA in psychology at State University of Iowa spring commencement in Iowa City with SUL president Virgil Hancer conferring degrees. Various local families hosted birthdays visitors and a summer job noted for Bhinley Thompson at Graettinger Coop Grain Co. A 10 day fishing trip to Rush Lake near Perham Minnesota is reported with good fishing.
Memorial Day dinner guests gathered at Belle Egertson s home with Emma Nelson Laverne and George Swartz families and others from Des Moines Corwith St. Paul Mina and Jackson areas. Estherville residents visited Francis Johnson s home to help Elinor observe her birthday. Donna Questad bridal shower at Fort Dodge Women s Club ahead of her June 11 wedding to Ronald Herum. Families from Spearfish Florentine and Estherville joined a 37 member pot luck in Dale Young s home celebrating Mrs L B Nelson s 70th birthday and other relatives attendance.
About seventy five guests from Spencer Ruthven Sioux City Pocahontas Des Moines Grover and nearby communities gathered at the Ole Olesen home on Memorial Day evening to mark his 82nd birthday. A congratulatory call came from daughter Mrs Dwight Lammers of Long Beach California who shares the same birthday. Mrs Lammers and another daughter Mrs Geo Brabst of Spencer brought decorated cakes. Cards and well wishes poured in as lunch was served to attendees. County 4 H Girls elected new officers rally day wrestled at Cylinder High School on May 28 with registration at 1 pm.
County officers were elected and installed at a meeting led by Bocoky Brown Lois Bertrand Ardyth Long and Shirley Grethen New officers include President Margie Freeman Fairfield True Workers Vice president Joan Mersch Fern Valley Stariets Secretary treasurer Jeanne Graff Blington Loyal Lassies and Historian Linda Gjerde Vernon Climbers South Walnut Women To Meet June 15 events list church meetings hostesses and a June 14 Happy Day Club gathering with co hosts Catholic Missionary Society meeting June 13 and a long social roster of attendees with Carol Gjerde’s confirmation reception at First Lutheran and nearby visits from Emmetsburg St James and Cylinder residents plus a Farm Bureau club meeting summary
City Hall at Graettinger Iowa held a council meeting May 24 1980 at 7 08 p m Mayor Lehigh presiding with fifteen members present and no absentees. Lloyd Petersen and Eugene Edward Domek requested a Class B beer permit and cigarette permit for the Weet End Tavern. A motion by Millen and seconded by Stueve approved granting the B beer permit and cigarette permit.
Council meeting notes show Eugene Edward Domek proposed for the West End Tavern receipt, motion by Knudtson seconded by Stueve to adjourn, carried. Earl F Lehigh listed as mayor, D L Lammers as clerk.
Mr and Mrs C A Jensen and son with daughter in law Ronald Jensen of St Louis headed north to Minnesota and Canada for vacation. Ted Winter hosted about thirty relatives at a buffet Sunday in honor of son Larry’s First Lutheran church confirmation. Hein ie Miller of Phoenix arrived to spend summer months. Robert Anderson and family plan to move to Des Moines while Anderson attends Drake U summer term. he is Gractinger High principal pursuing an Advanced Admin degree and they bought a trailer home. Father Clement Flannery flies to New York for official visits including West Point graduation and carries greetings to Cadet Paul Kirkegaard from Jens Kirkegaard.
Mr and Mrs R Stanley Miller moved last week from a local farm to Runnells Town just east of Des Moines. Mr Miller works as a forinter pressman for Library Binding Service in East Des Moines.
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