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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1956
Page
2
Local notices list rendering services with contact numbers in Wallingford and Gracttinger areas. D X Service advertises removal for dead stock with phone UN 7 3400, while Heidecker's D X Service provides Gracttinger contact 91. Farmera Rendering Service operates in Ea therville Ta with T 10 T tt A bee.
The Moss Creek area extends thanks for kindness shown to Merle Hankey and family after his hospital stay and death, with thanks to ladies who provided meals at the funeral. Parakeets suffocated in a Leo Hanson farm fire near Masonville. A herd of cattle escaped near Silver City, 10 killed by a Wabash freight train. Mrs Ella Norris of Stanwood marks her 24th presidential election, at age 97.
Local residents and relatives gathered for the funeral of Agerie Hankey. Attendees included Gustave Schulle and family from Egan. Milford Rothermel of Leaf River. Ivan Rothermel of Mount Morris. Glenn Piper. Clair Shoquist of Clinton. Ronald Shoquist of Minneapolis. Lawrence Shoquist of St Peter. Walter Wile of Truman. John Conway of Dougherty. Spencer Jacobson of Petone. visits from Petone to McConnell home. neighboring moves and hospital news noted alongside plans for Thanksgiving. The Times invites readers to share local news items by phone or in person as family gatherings loom for the holiday.
Mrs Olaf Michaelson now runs the Trowbridge Motel southeast of Marshalltown and traveled here last weekend. Mrs Edwin Dalen and son Gregory joined Olaf and returned with him. The group visited Iowa City for a hospital checkup while in town. Dwayne Lammers and family dined with Edwin and Mrs Tindall on Sunday. Harold Johnson and wife from Estherville leased the Hertha Frick farm east of Graettinger, formerly run by Carl Bonstead, with two children Diana and Larry. They previously lived in Graettinger and now operate the Howard Hanson and Myrtle Moris farm near Gruver.
Readers are urged to call The Times at 154 for letterheads envelopes or other printing needs. The short notice emphasizes quick service and local availability for business printing requirements.
At Hawarden the Gearhart Insurance agency recently celebrated its thirteenth anniversary. A fire near Inwood at the Walter Tijstra farm destroyed nearly two thousand bales of hay, apparently starting from an electric fence device.
Mrs. Tommy Boecker correctly identified last week's Times mystery farm and Jens Kirkegaard won the weekly cash prize from identifiers. Others who named the farm include Wayne Potter, Karen Wicks, and Punk Leduc.
Admitted Wednesday and Thursday lists include Edwin Dulin and Catherine Graettinger of Graettinger Mrs John Swift and Mrs Hugh Bradshaw of Wallingford Mrs Ro bert Sampson of Graettinger and Mrs Herman Herke of Walishpford Dismissed on Wednesday includes Mrs Ro bert Sampson and others from Graettinger The notices reflect patient movements at Holy Family Hospital during mid November.
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