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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1963
Page
7
Friends neighbors and relatives called on Mrs Carrie Halverson at her home Thursday November 14 to honor her 89th birthday She received many cards and gifts Merle Suss brought a birthday cake the 15th consecutive cake for Mrs Halverson's celebrations After an informal social after-
Graettinger Woman's Club hosted by Loretta Spies featured a style show and sewing talent. Members and children modeled garments from baby outfits to wedding dress with needlework displays. Current Events talk on longer school years. fundraising notes for cancer drive. Christmas gifts planned for Woodward home and mental hospital.
Wallingford residents Mr. and Mrs. Amos Egeland Marvin Egeland and Bob Gunderson traveled to Sioux Falls S Oak on Monday. Marvin left by plane for an Air Corps base in Nevada after a 30 day furlough with his parents Roy Gunderson and Bob Gunderson who arrived Saturday from Chicago and Bloomington Ind. Bob is on furlough after completing a language course in Bloomington. Paul Peterson and Nathalie Nielsen joined Mr and Mrs E K Skatitebo to Waldorf College Forest City for an all day workshop on worship and church music.
LaVon Bisgard wed James Park on Nov 15 at Bethel Lutheran with Rev. Reitz officiating. Attendants were Beverly Egeland and Gary Park. A reception followed at the Bisgard home. The Parks reside on a northeast Graettinger farm. Also celebrated was Willard and Willard Lewis’s 63rd wedding anniversary with a potluck dinner at Elbert Powers’ home, attended by many local families from Graettinger Estherville Scranton Lawrence Desoto and Downieville. Catholic Daughters of America held initiation at Immaculate Conception parish hall with new members Jean Elser Bast Jane Elsen Bast Rosalie Jacobson Patricia Kleigl. Guest speaker Father Vincent Beacom.
Mr and Mrs Lee Gossman of Buffalo Center raised a 92 pound squash at their farm. The couple also produced several other squashes weighing more than 70 pounds showcasing a productive harvest season for the family.
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