106th Birthday for Mollie McCreary of Toledo Iowa
Mrs Mollie McCreary of Toledo celebrates her 106th birthday on April 25 1970. Born in 1864 she is the oldest resident of Toledo and perhaps all Iowa. She has lived on her farm 77 years and was joined by her family of five children seven grandchildren fourteen great grandchildren and nine great great grandchildren. She remains active reading three weekly newspapers and one daily.
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Mollie McCreary
Toledo
Iowa
Mollie
Reunion Brings Knuth Brothers Together After 54 Years
After a 54 year separation Aage Knuth of Walnut and his Copenhagen-born brother Carl Gustav Knuth enjoyed a long awaited reunion Carl visited New York with relatives before traveling to Walnut to see his brother in Denmark and the United States origin detailed.
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Aage Knuth
Walnut
Carl Gustav Knuth
Copenhagen
Denmark
Carl Knuth
New York City
America
Classified Rates and Card of Thanks Charges
Rates specify 4 cents per word for first insertion and 3.6 cents per word for each subsequent insertion with a minimum charge of 50 cents. A 25 cent keyed ad fee applies, plus a 10 cent handling charge on unpaid ads. Card of Thanks priced at 10 cents per line with a $1.00 minimum.
For Sale items from Graettinger and area listings
A noisy classifieds page lists multiple sale notices including a 1953 Buick with four new tires and contact Mrs R W Nanamaker. lumber buyers call 867 2660. a 9 unit motel and cafe in Storm Lake offered by Gwen Mather of Runkle Realty with 262 1760 in Spencer Iowa. a 2 bedroom Graettinger home in good condition contact 859 3773. vocational constructed saw horses 2.50 each via Paul Edwards. Rock Cornish flyers available from Mrs Harry Nelson. 1958 8x32 Detroit mobile home at Kingwood Cottages Arnolds Park with no calls. large assortment of hunting signs from Times office. another Graettinger 4 bedroom home with attached garage listed by Robert Berryhill at 859 3498. adding machine paper 25c per roll. feeder pigs and erysipelas vacs from Bern ard Elsenbast 314-1.
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Highway 71
Storm Lake
Gwen Mather
Spencer
Iowa
Runkle Realty, Inc
Detroit
Kingwood Cottages
Arnolds Park
Local family notices and visits across Iowa and beyond
Mr and Mrs Einer Bisgard returned Sunday from visits in Urbandale West Des Moines Fairfield and Atlantic Iowa. Mrs Alela Cameron came home Sunday from Florida spending winter with her daughter in Fort Walton Beach and visited Des Moines on the trip. Neighbors and relatives gathered for dinners and hospitality including Harvey Hanson family and C Carter relatives from St Paul and Spencer. Also notices of rentals services and help wanted appear among extended family events and Mother's Day gatherings. Russell Nelson of Riverside California died of a heart attack in late April. Regular local ads list pasture rent apartments sitter services electrical work and painting. Multiple visitors and birthday celebrations highlighted at the Montgomery Cody Kellogg and Cody households.
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Einer Bisgard
Urbandale
West Des Moines
Fairfield
Atlantic, Iowa
Alela Cameron
Gladys Katalinich
Fort Walton Beach
Florida
Cameron
Margaret Johnson
Des Moines
Henry Jensen
Amy
Marian
Palmer Cody
Graettinger
James Cody
Minchum
John Cody
Cylinder
W. H. McConnell
Fort Myers
Mothers Day Gatherings Across Iowa and Minnesota
Ten free books offered. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Elsen bast hosted Mother's Day dinner at Spirit Lake for their daughter and family, with guests from Emmetsburg. Several couples celebrated milestone anniversaries in Ames and Graettinger. Iowa pastors invited to Wartburg Seminary education seminar May 11 to 15. Family groups from Sutherland Graettinger Emmetsburg and Ames attended dinners and visits including Sib ley Park in Mankato Minnesota.
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Herman Elsenbast
George Buckingham
Spirit Lake
Charles Barlow
Emmetsburg
Barlow
Elsenbasts
O. J. Reitz
Bethel Lutheran Church
Iowa
Wartburg Seminary
Dubuque
Mrs. Duane Johnson to Receive BA at Marylhurst College
Relatives and friends of Mrs. Duane Johnson of Portland Oregon attend her Marylhurst College commencement on May 23 where she will earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Johnson, daughter of John McDonald of Graettinger, formerly taught school and now plans to teach next year amid a flurry of regional visits and family events.
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Duane
Jane) Johnson
Portland
Oragon
Marylhurst College
Oregon
Johnson
John McDonald
Graettinger
Gerald Walker
Offutt Afb
Omaha
Nebr
Sgt. Walker
Graettinger High School
Walker
Randall Breitbarth
Akron
Iowa
AFB
Offutt
Washington, D. C
Singing Sergeants
AF Glee Club
Lines Nenu Myrtle Shaffer Food Director Menu May 18 22
Daily school menu for Myrtle Shaffer lists meals May 18 to May 22 with items like chili and crackers lemon jello with vegetables sandwich and cheese brownies milk hot beef sandwich mashed potatoes salad banana cake creamed chicken and mashed potatoes macaroni and cheese maidrites potato salad car rot onions celery sticks and milk and ends with thanks and notices from families and friends about visits condolences and hospital thanks from Ft Masters family and others with dateless local places Estherville Orange City Emmetsburg Spencer Rock Rapids Spirit Lake Sibley Swea City and a note of gratitude to Pastor Coffey and hospital staff at Emmetsburg Holy Family Hospital.
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Estherville
Orange City
Emmetsburg
Spencer
Rock Rapids
Spirit Lake
Sibley
Swea City
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Graettinger Times
MA Brown
Ole
del Monte Tomato
KRAFT
Barre
Sunshine Hydrox
Lic
Morrell Smoked
Pak
Morrell Pride
Bunternut
Folger
Jeof
Ilitan
Buick
R. W. Nanamaker
Vocag
Paul Edwards
Rock Cornish
Harry Nelson
Times Office
Robert Berryhill
Bernard Elsenbast
Harvey Hanson
Eric
Lowell Norris
Howard Hanson
Kay Carter
St. Paul, Minn
C. V. Carter
Carter
Charles Carter
Tracy
Crystal
Denyse
Richard Graham
Michelle
Ruthven
Louisa Oddson
Clarence Dahle
Britt
Mervyn Dahle
Kevin
Kim
Tony
Forest City
Linus Smith
Mike and
Ann
Jackson
Rob Robert Moffitt
Clear.Lake
Dennis Counley
Topeka
Kans
Emma Montgomery
Harland Meland
Emmons
Minn
Montgomery
Gerald Murphy
Cedar Falls
Frank Murphy
Bessie Howard
Russell Nelson
Riverside
Calif
Nelson
Sam Watson
Loris Alger
Allen Thu
Mary Bortint
Garry’s Electric
George Singer
Francis Schealler
Avery Bonstead
Brian
Mrs
Albert Schealler
Safety Dept
United Systems, Inc
Interstate Terminal
N. 11Th St
Omatha
Nebraska
Indianapolis
Indiana
Peterson Piano & Organ Company
Dunnell
Fred & Hay
Graettinger Lumber Co
Lorin Luchsinger
Robert Brennan
Brennans
Ricky
Arnold Litka
Mark
Sutherland
Lawrence
Vangie Show
Catherine Jensen
Clara Waller
A. H. Henningsen
Ames
Mankato
Herbert Lancaster
St. Paul
Michael's
Wm. Fell
Mahtomedi
Sibley Park
Gerald Beckmann
Albert Lea, Minn
James Jensen
Russell Johnson
Duane Johnson
Gay Woodford
North Liberty
Chris Jones
U of Iowa
Iowa City
Russell Jones
Jerry Anderson
Minneapolis
Clancy Anderson
Gilbert Reeves
Edith Elsenbast
Mary Beemer
Webster City
Bill Beemer
Lisa
Stub
Reeves
John Nolan
Dennis Goeders
Gayle Raper
Assumption Catholic Church
Ellen Lundgren
Holy Family Hospital
Wesley Anderson
Wallingford
Glen Lundgren
Ringsted
Lyle Bonstead
Denise
Lundgren
Kenneth Sampson
Myrtle Shaffer
Roy Nissen
Melinda
Bill Nissen
Neva
Sunda
Dale Nissen
Barbara Blooist
Dale
Nissen
Ft Masters
Hpital
Re Dr. Coffey
Cozine
Emmetsbu
David Baedke
Dawson
Howard Suss
Bonnie Suss
Electrical Service
Palo Alto County
Eddie Miller
VFW Post
VFW
Richard Ditch
Graettinger Community Theatre
Barbra Streisand
Omar Sharif
Unny Girl
Hincolor
Panavibion
Heidecker DX
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