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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1967
Page
7
Attend the open house in honor of a wedding anniversary on Sunday Sept 2 at Bed Farm Hone. Five invites east and dine and a fourth suiles south at Urgettinger Vests. Hostesses are five children and their families with no crowd limitations.
Continued horse show coverage lists competitors in Ladies Western pleasure events with riders Ever Struthers Aili Severson Hone We Beterpen Low Reineseh Musical chatter and participants Cindy Brightan Terry Campbell Gary Sabin Pun Campbell in a bustling page one relay of results and notes.
The article lists numerous riders and handlers across stockhorse events including pole bending goat tying and other rodeo ledgers. Names such as Jon Kehind Bol Lowe Elden Sa bin and Raymond dlinkmian appear alongside Saddleware and Helden entries with multiple competitors noted in each category.
Event notes show a windy contest page with names from Estherville to Sioux City and results snippets like Millis clocking 110. The fragmented list includes participants Beth Anderson Ben Sohomaker Rhoda Sieun ity Kecket etc, suggesting a local fair or wheelie and lathe events with mixed spellings and unclear outcomes.
Readers glimpse a list of competitors across weights and classes from Des Moines to Ft. Dodge and nearby towns. Names include Akers, Fitch, Paley, Hasmaimourd, Mulrony, Pederson, Beach, and Anderson, with various clubs and locales such as Humboldt, Lake View, and Altoona represented.
Grain Show continues with class by class entries for vegetables fruits and dried materials. Notable contestants include John Hartman Gus Baedke Chink S and Ed Graettinger with red varieties in cucumbers squash and cantaloupe plus Carla Graettinger and Diane Graettinger among the cabbage potatoes and pumpkins entries.
Fragmentary OCR lists several personal names and labels without coherent event. Mentions include Graetlinger, Mrs Orville Nerds, Heli Glitter lining, Mrs asi Nivals, Invision IV Novelty, Mary nistessen, Hleney Lammers, Agnes McCarty and Debbie Bink. No discernible action or context.
Mr and Mrs Richard Brighten and their son from South Rocknedll City visited during a day dinner at the Angturson residence, sharing hospitality with local hosts.
Loyal Workers circle will meet Friday at the Mae home with hostess Juger Zittevich ou.
Wallingford residents record Labor Day visits with Jensen Egeland and Glaser families, Rochester trips, and hospital updates. Hosts include the Gelwein August ipho Darlene, Miss Odella Anderson, and Chet Paulson circle. Evanson family from Lemmon and Minnesotan travelers attend gatherings at Cardinal Cafe and nearby homes. The report notes Elaine Prange’s work schedule, a 1909 confirmation link, and wedding shower plans announced by Mrs Vernon Torerson.
The text notes Mr. Carr and Mrs. Silaa Lundy at a funeral and college attendance, with others traveling from Dovanda Wisconsin and visiting relatives in Chicago. It mentions Mr and Mrs John DeLawyer departing after a long visit since August 25, and Mr and Mrs Gi. Nese visiting their daughter Bernice Holyroyd and family in Chicago.
A roster of new enrollees includes Mark Reynolds, Lomane Hankey, Jim Girres, Cheryl Rose, Olaf, Diana forQiG, Randy James, Gerald Wikert, Ruth Bisga ard, Ronald Peter, Evian Duus, Jeanne Wikert, Stephanie Frick, Ila Brown and many others from Northern U, Cedar Falls, Brookings, Sioux Falls, Estherville Junior College, Lava Likes Community College and Mount Marty College. Other enrolls will be published when further information is received.
Gloria Lines of Nashua earned a third place trophy at an international festival in Topeka Kansas last month. She placed in the organ accordion category among 13 contests in the event.
The column notes births and relatives in Graettinger and nearby areas. Teb son of Oran C Peters of Ft. Smith Arkansas born Sept 4. Monica Genevieve daughter of Char Saramine of Graettinger born Aug 31. Grandparents listed include Orval Potepason and A Staten, with great grandparents in Graettinger and Mobile. Also mentions Larry Buntreck family in San Diego and Groton South Dakota with newborns and extended kin across multiple states.
A candidate declares they run to challenge incumbents over school board votes. They outline six guiding principles: seek parental input on controversial matters, invite outside advice when needed, avoid sentiment or favoritism in decisions, require scrutiny of teacher applicants, set salaries by conditions and credentials, and recognize education as a life phase to be both enjoyed and endured. They urge voters to choose them to serve the community better.
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