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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1959
Page
9
This Mother's Day column muses on the many roles of mom. It recalls a memory of a bank teller helping a boy buy his mother a present, praises grandmothers and school teachers, and notes a family scene from Minnesota. It ends by acknowledging fathers and urging appreciation for both parents.
Public notice announces a will for Trine Sampson deceased, filed for proof of will. Hearing date set for Monday May 18 1959, with Clerk Alma Burns signing April 16 1959. Also notes Mrs Mary Steffen of Peterson celebrated her 103rd birthday.
C A Jensen and his wife attended the annual VSC Stores Convention held last week in Clara City Minnesota. Over 1000 attendees from fourteen northwestern states participated. The business meeting reported 1958 sales at 1 204 709 35 dollars above the prior year and the first quarter of 1959 showed continued gains with sales up 538 191 69 dollars from 1958. The Graettinger VSC Store is run by C A Jensen and the couple attended the convention.
Pfc Garry A Smith son of Mr and Mrs Albert Smith of Emmetsburg has served in the U S Army since last fall. He has been stationed in Colorado California Georgia North Carolina and is now at Fort Lee Virginia. He does clerical typing and operates IBM machines and expects to return to Fort Bragg North Carolina next month. Smith, a Gracetinger High School graduate, lived with his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Wayne Smith while attending school. Address: Pfc Garry A Smith 17526703 COB Provisional Loger 59 Fort Lee Virginia.
Meals listed for each weekday include Chicken and noodles with salad and cake on Monday. Tuesday offers potatoes with hamburger gravy, vegetables, fruit cup, sandwiches and milk. Wednesday features goulash with cabbage slaw and cake with fruit topping. Thursday serves mashed potatoes and gravy with meatballs, vegetables, fruit and sandwiches. Friday presents salmon with toast, vegetables and apple crisp with milk.
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