Wallingford Community Notes And Visits
Wallingford residents share social visits and church circle duties across Estherville Graettinger and Sioux City. Trygve Larsen accompanies Brederickson to a Sioux City specialist. Florence Tostenrud and Stella McHenry move to Estherville. used Christmas cards sent to missions in Bolivia Taiwan and Hong Kong. circles discuss missions and devotions. families host gatherings and share prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trygve Larsen
Vernon Brederickson
Sioux City
Frederickson
Estherville
Ted Olesen
Gradfinger
Hilmer Larsen
Foreign Mission
Oscar Sunde
Norman Egeland
Amos Egeland
Marjorie Bly
Taiwan
Lillian Kramsdale
Bolivia
Angoth Fosmark
Hong Kong
Local Social Highlights From Monday Afternoon Gathering
Lunch was served as Elle Egertson returned home from a visit with her nephew Marane Atos and Ernest Egertson in Miniajulis. Birthday guests included Mr and Mrs Alan Merslett Cindy Todd Grauttinger Mrs Carl Thorson and others. after school callers were Mary Rasmussen Nancy Thompson and Barbarit Zutau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elle Egertson
Siamily
Marane Atos
Ernest Egertson
Miniajulis
Stena Herslett
Alan Merslett
Cindy and
Todd
Grauttinger
Carl] Thorson
Chet Torreson
Mia
Jars Thompson
Siena
Lily Jacobson
Nels Nelson
Rosy Mason
California
Mary Rasmussen
Nancy Thompson
Barbarit Zutau
S H Pedersen Observes His 100th Birthday
S H Pedersen marks his 100th birthday with a family gathering north of Ruthven attended by 52 relatives including all his children from Ruthven Emmetsburg Ayrshire MurthEVille and Storm Lake. Gifts and decorated cakes honored the great grandfather with a letter from Gov. Leo Hough and neighbors visiting on the birthday date. He raised chickens ducks and geese and helped shock outs last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet Rolfson
Rolly
Shelley
Shelley Rolfson
Bert Rolfson
Wallingford
Leo Hough
Pedersen
Graettinger High School Class Photo Reunion Highlights 1956 Group
A 1956 reunion photo shows six Graettinger class members present, including Dr. Elbert Harrington of Vermillion South Dakota, Henry Fogde of Estherville, Adolph Spies of Graettinger, Minnie Hermansen of Ruthven, Adeline Olson of Wallingford, and Thora Burkaloo of St Paul. The images bookend an earlier 1919 photo kept by Minnie Henningsen.
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Graettinger High School
Chiss of
Dakem
Ted
Minnie Henningsen
Hermanata
Ruthven
Iron
Otto Spies
Elbert Waverington
Thora 8Rekke
Henry Simonsen
Gladys Johnson
Henry Tordle
Adeline Sundvig
Arthur Myrhe
Adolph Spies
Vernon Dickle
Elbert W. Harrington
South Dakota U
Vermillion, S
Henry Fogde
Esthervile
Graettinger
Minnie Tenningsen
Hermansen
Ortline
Adeline Sandvig) Olson
Walingford
C. R
Thora Brekke
Burkaloo
St. Paul
Minn
Mildew era Graettinger council grants permits and parade license
In a September 1956 Graettinger Iowa meeting the council, after polling votes by telephone, approved a building permit for Howard Suss to build a cement block and steel one story structure on Lot 16, Block 8 and moved a frame garage from Lot 18 to Lot 17. A parade and horse show license for the Gruetinger Community Saddle Club was also approved for September 30 1856 with town liability waived. Additionally a drainage tile was approved at Lincoln and Olive, and Hargrave Construction Co was authorized to be paid 4000 for blacktop work pending measurement and acceptance. Mayor Thomsen presided with Craven DeVries Kirkegaard Olesen present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Susg
Howard Saga
Aye
Craven
DeVries
Hersleft
Kirkegaard
Olesen
R. C. Murray
Milford
Iowa
Thomsen
Hersleff
John DeVries
Howard Suss
Gruetinger Community Saddle Club
Lincoln and
Olive
Carried
B. Pilcher
Hargrave Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Thomsen
Gas Pocket Ignites Drilling Near New London Farm
Drillers on the Floyd Miller farm struck a gas pocket at 60 feet during water well boring near New London. Flames erupted but crew continued, eventually reaching good water at a depth of 320 feet.
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New London
Floyd Miller
Hog Attack Injures Trace Pershing Near Clarinda
Trace Pershing of near Clarinda was injured when a hog bit and mauled him, biting his leg and hip. Thirteen stitches were required to treat the wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trace Pershing
Clarinda
Palo Alto Co FRIT Talent Find ASO Talk Meet
Young People's Organization of Palo Alto County held a regular meeting in Cylinder. Topics included officers for LO5G-37 with Ken Bannart of Cylinder as chairman, Phil Stitman of Emmetsburg as vice chairman, Mary Murphy of Cylinder as secretary, Grace Naig of Emmetsburg as reporter, Ron Jensen from Ruthven as Inter County Social Activities, and Ken Poeppe of Emmetsburg as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te Palo Alto Co
Pali Bureau Young People's Organization
Cylinder
Ken Bannart
Phil Stitman
Emmetsburg
Mary Murphy
Grace Naig
Inter County
Ron Jensen
Ruthven
Ken Poeppe
Lightning strikes hit Ralph Hibbs home in Clarinda again
Lightning struck the home of Ralph Hibbs in Clarinda for the second time in 19 years. Only minor damage occurred each time and no fires were reported, according to local witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Hibbs
Clarinda
Bull Rescue After Near Cascade Bullfight
A bullfight near Cascade ended when Ray Kurt attempted to rescue a wounded, starving animal. An enraged bull was finally subdued and the rescue completed with the help of a bulldozer and tractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Kurt
Cascade
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Skattebo
Dale van Noy
Albert Christopher
Dybdahl
Mary Ann
Marlene Egeland
Vance Knutsen
Elgin
San Francisco
Calif
Aria
E.L.C. Tiome
Glen Young
Home Mission Circle
Clarence Olson
Dept
Dale Young
Mouli
Julienne
Thoreson’s
CTT
Remington Cladaedor
Graettinger Times
S. H. Pedersen
Mrs
Earnest Skattebo
Pelera
Valo Alto CO
ASO
Grein Electric
Rock Island
State of
Hawkeye State
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