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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1955
Page
7
The Woman's Society of Christian Service plans a pageant titled Women of the Bible at their regular meeting. It will be held Thursday November 17 at 2 30 p m at Methoudit Church with participants from the WSCS group.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Oleson were supper guests at the Porters Thorsons Monday. Saturday guests included Mrs. Charles Lande of Estherville Mrs. Levi Reese and Mrs. Fred Schmitgall of Hancock Minn. Lande is the Thorsons daughter and Reese and Schmitgall are cousins of Mrs. Thorson. Ellis Lundgren and family and Roy Lundgren and son LeRoy from Des Moines visited Mrs. Ellen Lundgren over the weekend. Lyal Bonstead and family of Spirit Lake were Sunday dinner guests and visited Charlie Bonstead. Charles Munson Yvonne and Tony of Omaha visited John Munson Sr Jr over the weekend. John Munson Sr attended weddings of Arlene Frost and Conrad Satern in Whittemore and Donna Wright and Bill Porter in West Bend. Dick Sorensen and family of Algona were Sunday dinner guests at Mrs. Lundgren’s.
Mrs. Sorensen visits relatives in this vicinity while Chicago arrives to join her father Dan Petersen. A gathering at Mallard hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Clarken precedes funeral attendees for Leo Counley, including family from Fort Dodge Ruthven Burling and Laurens. Capt. Eugene Voigt, son of William Voigt, will join Exercise Sage Brush at Clovis AFB New Mexico with F-100s F-86H jets and Matador bombers in a multi state air war drill.
Iowa City The State University of Iowa Scottish Highlanders led by director William L Adamson announce a return visit to Europe during the summer of 1956. The eight week tour will cover England France Holland Germany and Scotland with a schedule including Paris two weeks in London two weeks in Scotland and visits to Amsterdam Cologne and Koblenz. The group sails September 6 aboard the Queen Elizabeth from Southampton arriving New York September 11. Jonne Shiley drum majorette and daughter of Dr and Mrs C A Shiley of Graettinger is among the 81 travelers.
A note on reading urges pity for the lonesome man who cannot read. It recommends the books Little Britches and Man of the Family as delightful reads for those who have discovered them.
Ralph Moody praised addition includes We now have lis Fields of Hlome on shelf. New titles include Crazy Horse by Garst Broken Arrow by Arnold five Sports books and three Romances for Teenagers and Real Mother Goose. State library offers History of the Spirit Lake Massacre by Abby Gardiner Sharp for short-term loan.
Gravttinger school officials released the Tet quarter honor roll for the 1900-56 term. Names span 12th to 9th grades with several students listed per grade and division including secondary honor roll and honorable mention.
A list includes Craven, Joanne Johnson, Melvin Kempf, Beverly Linn, Mary Jo Martin, DeEFtta Meng, Myrtle Nissen, Alan Norris, David Torrence. No further context or details are provided to specify roles or event.
Gracttinger school officials released the 1955 56 first quarter perfect attendance list for grades 9 through 12. 9th graders include Agnes Abrahamson James Alger Judy Anderson John Craven Margie Anderson Jerry Bradley Charles Disworth Marlene Duus Clifford Egeland Lois Fry Larry Herke Joanne Johnson Mary Laubenthal Mary Jo Martin Alan Masters Joe Tindall DeHMita Meng Alvin Miller Jerry Murphy Myrtle Nissen JoAnn Reeves Shirley Thompson Patty Watson. 10th graders include Aileen Bisgaard Jo Ann Murphy Rosemary Craettinger Howard Hansel Gary Johnson Miriam Peton Karen Sevdy James Spies Karen Wolfe. 11th graders include Doris Alger Charles Carter Carol Laubenthal Roland Thomas Lois Mahan Helen Peterson Jane Swanson Norene Twait Catherine Westfall. 12th graders include Allen Bartels Denny Graettinger Jackie Howell Karen Manchester John Peterson.
A son named Robert Allen Bubb was born November 7 in Oakland California to Mr and Mrs Lyle Bubb weighing 5 pounds Moos. The mother Marilyn Iverson is the former of Graettinger. A daughter was born November 13 at Holy Family hospital to Mr and Mrs Ervin Wikert of Graettinger weighing 7 pounds. She has two sisters. Grandparents are Clarence Wikert of Graettinger and Dan Petersen on the maternal side.
Patients listed for care or tonsillectomy at Holy Family and Emmetsburg hospitals include Mrs. Joseph Rathman of Graettinger on Thursday Nov 10, Harold Christensen and Deborah Reynolds of Graettinger on Nov 12 and 10 respectively, Mrs J A Amundsen of Graettinger on Nov 13, and Dan O'Neil of Graettinger on Nov 15.
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