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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1930
Page
7
Local residents attend visits across towns, ministers speak, and tax receipts urged before April. Notable items include births, illness, theater talkies, and a bond vote for a new high school building. Mentioned are families and individuals from Algona Estherville Emmetsburg Graettinger and Wright Cedar Rapids Des Moines.
A meeting will be held at the P. J. McCarty land office Friday evening March 21 at 8 p m to organize a Commercial Club in Graettinger. All citizens are urged to attend the committee urges attendance. Shanghai Lady is showing at the Hawkeye Theatre Saturday night. C A Jensen advertises bargains for Graettinger Market Day sale. Western Union to install an automatic Simplex wire service in Estherville. GC A Peterson injured in a plane crash near Jackson Minnesota. Lightning hits Anton Fisher warehouse in Estherville causing 1250 dollars in losses. Fire damages the Anonson barn at Wallingford.
Mrs. B Geil hosts a Thursday coffee luncheon with many ladies in attendance. Doreas Missionary Society meets March 26 at Mrs S K Simonsen’s home. Owen Truesdell hosts a birthday party with guests from Gractioner. M E Ladies Aid plans a March 20 gathering at Mrs Martin Knudslein’s home. Junior Camp Fire Girls meet at Miss Buelah Nunamaker’s home for a social evening. W H M S meets at Mrs Martin Knudslein’s home with a devotion and enigma contest. Postnuptial shower honors Mr and Mrs Martin Baedke at the Gus Baedke home with many gifts. Relatives celebrate a birthday dinner for Lon Huntley at Dave Huntley’s north of Grover. Mr and Mrs Olaf Rierson observe a postnuptial shower at the Christians home for the Riersons.
A large bridal shower honoring Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Duhn was held at the E. P. Duhn residence with nearly 150 attendees from Graettinger and nearby areas. Guests received numerous beautiful and useful gifts, and refreshments were served by local telephone office girls. The event was a joyous social occasion to be remembered.
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