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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1962
Page
7
Social items report a Sunday reception and shower honoring Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Barrett at the Methodist church parlors in Grachtinger Sunday afternoon May 6. Guests may call 2 to 5 p.m. with no formal invitations.
Mr and Mrs Rudolph Loder of Ruthven welcomed a son born April 21 at Spencer hospital. Mr and Mrs Donald Cranmer of Emmetsburg celebrated a daughter Shelly Marie born April 29 at Holy Family hospital. Maternal grandparents are Elmer Mammen of Graettinger and Anna Crawmer of Emmetsburg. Hospital news lists Mrs Ed Hurd admitted May 1, dismissals of Hannah Sandvig April 26, Chris Norris April 28, Hamlin Sandvig April 29.
Friends and neighbors held a plowing and work bee at the Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin Sandvig farm southwest of Graettinger on Tuesday afternoon. Participants listed include Hank Garretts, Joe Leonard, Kenneth Sorensen and many others. meals were provided by several residents.
Graettinger bowling results list Hersleff's as high team series 681 and high individual 220 by Dr G H Frye with Hersleff's 1 high game. Baseball summaries cover Ayrshire 86 over Graettinger in six, and Cornelius pitching a 1-0 shutout of Cylinder with three Pirate runs in sixth. Also a Skyline beauty pageant and dance slated for May 6 at Estherville with Miss Iowa Great Lakes entrants and Miss Iowa appearance.
Movie preview notes Jerry Wald’s production of Wid. in the Country offers Presley a chance to shed his youth image. He plays a gifted rural boy with a troubled delinquency past, in a cast led by Hope Lange and featuring Tucszerking.
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