Religious services and church notices in small town paper
Church listings from Immaculate Conception Grace Baptist St. Tags Lutheran and Methodist churches share weekly schedules. Also notes a 4H camp cabin project funded by a $4,000 grant from 43 Town Federal Land Bank Associations for Elm Village at the Madrid Iowa center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Iowa
Federal Land Bank
C. d. Gauger
Elm Village
Emmetsburg
Alvin Jolliffe
Donors Named for Spring Bee at Lammers Farm
An omission in the list of donors and helpers for the spring mark bee at Alfred Lammers farm was corrected to include the Young and Torreson D X Service of Wallingford for supplying gas.
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Alfred Lammers Farm
Young and
Torreson
D-X Service
Wallingford
Obituary for Alvin Baxter 1939 1960s era
Funeral services were held for Alvin Leslie Baxter who died April 3 at his parents’ Long Rock home after a heart attack. Born December 26 1939 in Ruthven he lived in Graettinger Lone Rock and attended local schools. Surviving family includes parents two sisters a brother and grandparents. Pallbearers named. burial in Silver Lake Cemetery Ayrshire. Also noted Phil Johnson of Graettinger High scored in the National Merit Test 87th percentile as the area’s sole local participant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Leslie Baxter
Long Rock
Methodist
Graettinger
BR. O. Grote
Routh
Martin Funeral Home
Gracttinger
Silver Lake
Ayrshire
Ruthven
Leslie Baxter
Lone Rock
God Hope Methodist Church
PFA
Darrel Maim
France
Donald Dammann
Corning
Dale
Algona
R.B. Baxter
Marvin
Kenneth Phelps
George Hoyt
Gary Baxter
Richard Brighton
Dennis Lastine
Births in Ayrshire and surrounding towns reported
Mr and Mrs Darrel Garrelts of Ayrshire announce a son, Joffrey Darrel, born May 2 at Emmetsburg hospital weighing 8 and a half pounds. First child for the couple, with Sandy Simonsen as the grandmother. Clarence Garrets of Ayrshire and Darrel Eaton of Ruthven are listed as paternal relatives. Mrs Eaton, formerly Marcella Jonsen, is from Graettinger. Homer Eaton and Robert Harris are named as additional grandparents. A daughter, Cynthia Sue, born May 6 at Emmetsburg hospital to Mrs Eaton and Mr Eaton, with Jonsen and Jensen families noted. Another entry lists a son born May 10 at Emmetsburg hospital to Mr and Mrs Robert Harris of Graettinger.
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Darrel Garrelts
Ayrshire
Emmetsburg Hospital
Joffrey Darrel
Garrelts
Sandy Simonsen
Robert Simonsen
Greet
Singer
Clarence Garretts
Darrel Eaton
Ruthven
Cynthia Sue
Eaton
Marcella Jonsen
James Jensen
Graettinger
Mire
Homer Eaton
Mir
Robert Harris
Bemmetsburg Hospital
Hospital News From Holy Family and Emmetsburg Hospitals
Admissions list for Holy Family Hospital includes Herman Elsen bast of Graecttinger Donald Jones Mrs Donald Jones and William Jones of Wallingford on May 6 7 8 with other cases. Dismissals note Mrs Richard Grethen Mrs Leo Schany and William Jones with dates through May 9. Emmetsburg Hospital records Lars Rierson of Gractlinger on May 3. Also guidance on mailbox box maintenance and postal department suggestions for home curb appeal.
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Herman Elsenbast
Graecttinger
Donald Jones
Wallingfford
William Jones
Wallingford
Richard Grethen
Graettinger
Leo Schany
Davidl Jones
Emmetsburg Hospital
Lars Rierson
Gractlinger
Rural Mailbox Improvement Week Observed May 16 21
The Post Office Department announces Rural Mailbox Improvement Week from May 16 to 21. Patrons with rural delivery are urged to provide suitable, properly erected boxes kept neat and safe for easy access and mail protection. Unserviceable or poorly erected boxes hinder delivery.
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Tne
Post Office Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
Immaculate Conception
Grace, Baptist Church
Ray Karper
Young Peoples
Tagl's Lutheran Hh
Irving Petersen
Luther League
Wiednesday
South
Walnut
Methodist Church
Ralph
Grote
First ‘Lutheran CG
T. Freistul
Lost Island Lutheran C. F. Fjelstul
Ladies Aid
Wallingford Lutheran N. L. Delivette
Midaveek
Hell
Ray Kasper
Grace Baptist Church
Alvin Baxter
PHS
Johnson
Phil Johnson
Graettinger High
Phil
E*purg Publ
Graettinger Laundromat
Carriecras
Graettinger S
Riardale
del Monte Sliced
Briardale
Pork & Beans
Sunkist Oranges
Cudahy
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