Local anniversary couple ties 68 years in Worthington
The column notes Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bixby of Worthington Minnesota observed their 68th wedding anniversary on Feb 28. Mr. Bixby will be 92 this month and Mrs. Bixby is 86. Both remain active and do all their own work around their home. The item also mentions longtime farmers and local soybean bread tastings and town dray history.
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Iowa Press Association
Marion Hansel
Manchester
Graettinger
Daniel Bixby
Worthington
Mion
Merle Hanson
Graedttinger
Bixby
Graettinger Notes Growth In Population and Circulation
The Graettinger community records show population of 3387 in 1900 and a library circulation surge in the past two years. January 1955 saw volumes, 1956 had 177, and January 1957 reached 700 volumes. Patsy Christensen helped Stephens College win the Campus Hall basketball tournament, becoming a top forward. she’s a 1956 Graettinger High School graduate now a freshman at Stephens College in Columbia Missouri.
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Graetlinger Library
Patsy Christensen
Stephena College
Patsy
Graettinger High
Stephens College For Girls
Columbia
Peter Hovland Honored For Half Century Choir Service
At Eagle Grove the Lutheran church choir director Peter Hovland was celebrated for fifty years of service with a surprise program marking the occasion.
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Eagle Grove
Peter Hovland
Lutheran Church Choir
First 0-year 100F pin awarded at Columbus Junction
At Columbus Junction John Summerville received the first 0-year 100F pin to be presented in Towa, marking a notable milestone with local ceremony and recognition by community authorities.
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Columbus Junction
John Summerville
Towa
Drivers license exams offered at multiple Iowa towns
The Times Want Ads announces exam sessions for drivers licenses on Mondays in Estherville and Orange City, Tuesdays in Emmetsburg, Wednesdays in Spencer, Thursdays in Rock Rapids, Fridays in Spirit Lake, and Saturdays in Sibley mornings only.
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Estherville
Orange City
Emmetsburg
Spencer
Rock Rapids
Spirit Lake
Sibley
Forgiveness and the Christian Model of Mercy
A reflective piece discusses forgiveness beyond personal injury, citing dueling era attitudes and a wrongful 19 year imprisonment case. It argues forgiveness must be limitless, as God forgives far more than humans, and true forgiveness requires forgetting rather than merely ignoring.
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God
Peter
Jesus
Local political cards and high school wrestling champ
J J Martin and Sheriff Fr L Shea appear with political cards in this week’s Times as Republican candidates. Gracttinger girls and boys cap a 1031 32 home basketball season with wins over Superior 51 23 and 38 12. Bernard Doetaling state champion wrestler at Ames, the only champ in Ames who scored three straight falls. Snow, rain and poor roads disrupt travel. state road and Federal highway in bad condition. tractors aid stranded vehicles. Northwest Jo nd residents comment on March weather.
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Gracttinger
Superior
Gracttinger Boys
Bernard Doetalng
Ames
Iowa
Jensen Farm
John Rathman Place
Crippen Corner
Sherman
Northwest Jond
Down Library Lane Reads List of Books and Readers
City librarian presents a curated list of ten titles deemed “terribly interesting” by various readers. The regular Readers’ Honor Roll includes LaVon, Paul, and Iven Bisgard, children of Lois Bisgard, noted as a frequent library patron.
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White the
Gentle House
Rose
Olsen the Nine Bridges
Granny Hite
Wilson Kontiki
Heyerdahl
Brittany
Mechines
LaVon Bisgard
Paul Bisgard
Iven Bisgard
Lois Bisgard
Quadruplet Lambs Born at Pletcher Farm Near Clarion
Quadruplet lambs arrived at the Pletcher farm southwest of Clarion, belonging to Richard and Ronnie Pletcher. The lambs are smaller than typical but alert and active, signaling good health and potential growth.
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Pltetch
Clarion
Richard
Ronnie Pletcher
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