Miles Mahan III Keeps Family Name Across Generations
A Graettinger reader recounts a long line of Miles Mahans from his grandfather to the present, notes Miles Mahan III living in Montebello, California, and recalls a 60 year old poem recited at a Christmas tree party. The letter also mentions Wallingford mayoral write-in votes, a football season recap, Lake Park editor Bragg’s silver-dollar brag, Del Baker starting a farm column, and a note on wedding ring tradition.
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Miles Mahan III
Miles Mahans
Ripley
Mr. Mahan
Miles Mahan
Stork
Graettinger
Miles the 3Rd
Miles
Reppeto
Montebello
Calif
California
Mahan
E. C. Kent
Santa Claus
Ruthven
Sioux Rapids
Graettinger-Ruthven
Pirates
Ruthven Rams
Rams
Lions Club heads coroner supervisors with Hyde Jones and Spies
In a noted gathering Carl Spies and Dr J BR Hyde Jones were listed as Coroner Supervisors while Lions Club officials chaired the session led by President Hyde Jones and Supervisor Spies in a civic meeting.
Center of Faith: The Resurrection Core of Christianity
A 1957 lesson argues the center of Christian faith is a person, Jesus, with the resurrection shaping belief more than the crucifixion. It notes New Testament emphasis on resurrection, its role in forming the Church, and the hope of life beyond death through Christ who lives.
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Christ
Jesus
Paul
U.S. A
Community
Palo Alto County Sheriff Election Leads The Ticket
Bert Montgomery was elected sheriff of Palo Alto county with a majority of 883 over Willingham. Gracttinger voted 444 for Montgomery and 178 for Willingham, while Vernon gave Butch a 100 vote margin and Lost Island narrowly opposed him by 11.
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Bert Montgomery
Gracttinger
Palo Alto County
Willingham
Montgomery
Butch
Vernon
Lost Island
Down Library Lane by Dorothy Pitkin finds new life
Dorothy Pitkin recounts a widow’s pivot after loss. She moves into a New Hampshire farmhouse and spends a year living alone, facing nights and repairs, learning to notice and savor life beyond family, and embracing time as a gift. The book appears in the 1957 58 Farm Bureau Reading list.
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Dorothy Pitkin
New Hampshire
Farm Bureau
Weekly Reading Sessions City Schedule
Community calendar lists reading sessions on Mondays in Estherville and Orange City, Tuesdays in Emmetsburg, Wednesdays in Spencer, Thursdays in Rock Rapids, Fridays in Spirit Lake, and Saturdays in Sibley with morning times only.
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Estherville
Orange City
Emmetsburg
Spencer
Rock Rapids
Spirit Lake
Sibley
Boyden man suffers finger crush on pulley belt
Richard Van Diepen injured two fingers while guiding a belt on a pulley. He used a stick, the belt caught his hand, and his fingers were crushed as they were pulled along the pulley. The item ends with a phone number for contact about printing needs.
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Richard van Diepen
Boyden
Keep This Ad for Arthritis Medicine
Advertisement promises relief for over 20,000 arthritis and rheumatic sufferers. Claims the medicine is inexpensive and usable at home. For free information send name and address to P O Box 826 Hot Springs Arkansas.
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P. O
Hot Springs
Arkansas
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the Graettinger Times
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Gardston
Eatherville
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Olene Jacobson, D.V.M
Iowa
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Graettinger, Iowa
Times Office
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Leo Hughes
Bud Craven
Alan Hersleff
Virgil
Albert Jensen
John DeVries
Jens Kirkegaard
Olesen
Municipal Light Plant
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G. F. Shaver
Mike Weinholzer
Lars Petersen O
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Richard Miller
Alice Yooh
Melvin
Sampson
Carl Spies
J. BR. Hyde
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Walter High
Arthur Cody
Wm H. McConnell
A. P. Rickless County
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J. E. Smith
Immaculate Conception
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Rev. H. Irving Petersen
Wallingford Lutheran
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Directory OF Graettinger Organizations
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Dei Baker
Woman's Club
Esther Rasmu
AM. Legion Auxiliary
Arlene Brighton
Pres
Lions Club
American Legion
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Robert Dawson
A. H. Hobson
Optometrist
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G. H. Frye
Terry JI. Anderson
Emmet CO
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Jackson Farm
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Jake Leduc
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Anthony Ruddy
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Fred Wolfe
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Price Hotel & Cafe
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Croppy
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Osher
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the Times
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