Grandmas Brag Corner Highlights Local Families and Gardening Tips
A parade of names from Graettinger and Emmetsburg appears with infant Randy Strohman and Cassy Lammers among McCarty and Lammers kin. The column shifts to gardening advice on tree and plant care, tomato and pepper planting timing, and healthful home vegetable growing, plus funeral notices for Frank W. Bannon and a university library fundraising push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McCarty
Graettinger
Randy Strohman
Roger Strohman
Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg Concrete
Strohmans
Roland Lammers
Ethel Strohman
Emmets
Tulips Ahead as May Garden Season Opens
Garden Talk notes tulips are blooming early with daffodils, violetS in woodlands, and lilacs in fragrance. Pella and Orange City festivals loom, weather turned dry after a cold snap, rain arrived May 12, and gardeners are advised deep watering and selective pruning for newly set trees and ornamentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Iowa
Orange City
Rochester
Gulf of Mexico
Obituary: Millie Jacobsen 1890 198? longtime Palo Alto resident
Millie Jacobsen died May 14 at Palo Alto County Hospital at age 85. Funeral services were May 17 at Bethany Lutheran with Rev Erling A Hansen officiating. burial followed at South Walnut Cemetery in Graettinger. Born December 16, 1890 in Ruthven, she married Martin Jacobsen in 1923. he preceded her in death in 1973. Survivors include three children, nine grandchildren, one great grandchild, and one brother. Burial arrangements by Martin Ball Funeral Home.
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Frank W. Bannon
Waterloo
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Kenneth Ryan
Mt. Olivet
Mr. Bannon
St. Francis Hospital
Frank Bannon
Graetttinger
Iowa
Patrick
Bridget Donegan Bannon
Juanita Miller
Bannon
Hall Oil Co
William
Rober
Judy) Faktor
Davenport
Joseph
Robert Care Center
Leo
Lutheran Home
Oppold
Palo Alto County
Palo Alto County Hospital
Bethany Lutheran
Erling A. Hansen
South Walnut Cemetery
Graettinger
Martin-Ball Funeral Home
Millie Jacobsen
Ruthven
Jens C
Elsie Christensen
Martin Jacobsen
Willmar
Minn
Herbert
Armstrong
Lowell
Delbert
Emmetsburg
C. H. Christensen
Huron
Martin
Frank Jacobsen
Thorvald Jacobsen
Carl Sorensen
Norman Olson
Gerald Bonstead
Clarion Paulson
Dr Rex Jones Named To Iowa Committee
Graettinger Iowa resident Dr Rex Jones has been appointed to Palmer College of Chiropractic program duties in Davenport Iowa as part of the New Era Fund committee. The announcement highlights Jones as a leading practitioner in chiropractic care and notes the Davenport based Palmer College as a pioneer in the field. The committee role signals ongoing support for chiropractic education and community outreach through the New Era Fund initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Rex Jones
Graettinger
New Era Fund
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Davenport
Stag Night Here Thursday at Hillcrest Golf Course
Stag Night begins tonight at Hillcrest Golf Course with steaks and chops as in previous years. Two man leagues are planned for Tuesdays from 4 to 6 pm starting in June, with the course closed to public golf each Thursday evening. Ladies Day has started, with public golfing closed until 4 pm every Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillcrest
the Times
Jim Haegele
Country Club Board of Directors
Haegele
Charlotte Alger
Spirit of '76
Happy Hour
Red Room
Graettinger
Des Moines
Jackie Kulow
American Legion Auxiliary
Palo Alto County
Lucky's
West Bend
Palo Alto County Legion Auxiliaries
Legion Hall
Pirate Press
The
Times
Weiner
Diane Miner
Rosary Society
Immaculate Conception Parish Center
Richard Herke
Gene Studer
Birthday Honor for Dora Ressell At Wallingford
Mrs. Dora Ressell celebrated her 85th birthday with thirty six guests at a weekend gathering for coffee. Attendees included Clara Olson Ron Herum Porter Thorson Vernie Jacobsen and many others. A Sunday breakfast at Wallingford Lutheran honored confirmands and graduates from high school and college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeson
Karen Natterstad
Gary Henricksen
John Huynh
Estherville
Paul Osher
Bert Ressell
Graettinger Fligh School
Bill Larson
Jeff Felkey
Steve Herum
Brookings
Marcia Peterson
Waldorf College
Ames
Dora Ressell
Clara Olson
Ron Herum
Porter Thorson
Vernie Jacobsen
Gladys Fogde
Albert Norris
Julia Duus
Elwood Hyatt
Clifford Egeland
Elmer Andrews
Chester Paulson
Chester Anderson
Olga Ness
Wes Brodin
John Drew
Silas Lundy
Fred Fitzgerald
Bob Lundgren
Myrtle DeWall
Violet Berkland
Elsie Gunderson
Helen Nielsen
Adelia Walden
Merlyn Clark
Mae Egeland
Bernard Osher
Glendon Thu
Arlene Larson
Mable Jorstad
Nina Jorstad
Byron Rolfson
Donna Clark
Helen Olson
Terril
Confirmands
Wallingford Lutheran Church
Lynda England
Tom Hanson
Dennis Herum
Jacque Herum
Dave Mathewson
Rhonda Peterson
Lisa Tor
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Rutger
Marglobe
Mount Rushmore
California
Glen Lundgren
Gib Reeves
Mary Tindall
Sally Currans
Catholic Daughter of America
Dubuque
Bishop Byrne
St. Raphael's Cathedral
C.D
C.D. of A
Mrs. C. L. Girres
Angel Girres
Bob
Jim Girres
Agnes Girres
Cedar Falls
Elaine Bruns
Jerry
Hicksville
Ohio
Bert
Susan Osher
Paul
Wesley Brodin
ALCW
Miriam Circle
Artis England
Maree Tindall
Helen Matheason
Darlene Logan
Marilyn Dallman
Church Council
BY Joe Gabrielson
Erling Hansen
Donald Moore
the Peace United Church of Christ
Minnesota Lake
Minnesota
St. Joseph Hospital
Mankato
Helen
L. H. Garber
Lutheran Lakeside
Elvin Tindall
Orville Nicholas
Lloyd Cornelius
Bill Brown
Maurice Jacobson
Don Lammers
Business & Professional” Directory
Ted Knutson
Cabinet Shop
Graettinger Clinic of Chiropractic
Rients
Jones
Thoreson
Farmers Mutual Ins
Association Mobile Home Insurance Surety Bonds
H. Thoreson
Boone Jewelry
South 6Th Street
Wallingfor
Milford
Wm. K. Smithson
Equitable of Iowa Life Insurance
E. J. Sales Inc
Palo Alto
Emmet
Sumset Drive
Pocahontas
Paul Larsen
2Nd Ave
Body Shop
Fur Co
Cyrus Guinn
K.L. Johnson
J. J. Roberts
Optometrists
N. 6Th Street
A. H. Hobson
Optometrist
Owa
Stag
Graettinger & Wallingford
South Walnut
St. Paul's
Fuhrmans
Funeral Home Phone
Cow-Bells
Farmkist
Prunes
Carton
Lucky's Super Market
Owatonna
All
Hormels
Chiffon
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