Graettinger High School legacies urge town growth
Letter from Donald L. Swanson of Anaheim praises Graettinger High School pasts and urges local leadership to attract manufacturing, grow population, and invest in youth programs. He cites 1940s six man football champions Brown's Bombers and notes regional industry potential along with Des Moines River water and rail access. Funeral notice for Forrest G. Perdue included with Emmetsburg ties.
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Diane
G.H.S
G.H. S
Graettinger
Brown's Bombers
Iowa
Glen Shavers
Des Moines
Burial rites for local residents noted in obituary
Casket bearers named were Emmet Riley, Robert Schang, George Kliegl, W. L. Eagen, Gene Leonard and Tom Carrigan Jr as services concluded for two local individuals. The notice lists the pallbearers and related funeral details from the community obituary.
Obituary for Mrs Biery of Estherville area
Mrs Biery mother of former Graettinger resident Mrs Harold Johnson of Windom Minn died in a one car crash near Estherville Tuesday. Services Saturday at Union Baptist Church Estherville with Rev Frederick Glasser. Burial East Side Cemetery Henry Funeral Home Estherville in charge. Survived by husband Robert Biery one daughter Lorene Johnson four grandchildren two great grandchildren five brothers and five sisters. Preceded in death by parents first husband one daughter one granddaughter one grandson one sister and two infant siblings.
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Forrest G. Perdue
Emmetsburg
Assumption
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Alice
John
Fort Dodge
Julia
Doris Randa
Dennis Goeders
Joe Girres
Bill Gibson
Bill Curry
Pete Salis
Graettinger
Harold Johnson
Windom
Minn
Union Baptist Church
Frederick Glasser
East Side Cemetery
Henry Funeral Home
Estherville
Biery
Emmet County
Robert Biery
Harold
Lorene) Johnson
Elsworth Spencer Hanlontown
Glenn Spencer
Tulsa
Okla
Chester Spencer
Madison
Ill
Walter Spencer
van Nuis
Calif
William Spencer
San Francisco
Services Pending for Charley A. Burg of Graettinger
Charley A2 Burg, 77, Graettinger, died Tuesday April 6 at Holy Family Hospital Estherville after being taken there during the night. He leaves wife Katherine, five sons, two daughters, one sister and three brothers. Funeral arrangements are pending at Fuhrmann Funeral Home and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. A full obituary will appear next week.
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Charley
Burg
Graettinger
Fuhrmann Funeral Home
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Times
Holy Family Hospital
Estherville
Katherine
Pratt Running For Representative From 7th District
Mrs. Margaret Pratt, Republican from Emmetsburg, filed for nomination for State Representative from Iowa's 7th District. She has been active in Palo Alto and Kossuth counties in various educational programs for adults and youth in recent years.
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Margaret Pratt
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Mollenhoff to Speak at Buena Vista College Commencement
Mollenhoff, chief of the Des Moines Register Washington Bureau, will deliver the commencement address at Buena Vista College. The ceremony is set for Sunday May 16 at 2 30 p m in the Siebens Center.
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Clark Mollenhoff
The
Des Moines Register
Washington
Buena Vista College
Siebens Center
Bound Book of Times Presented During National Library Week
Graettinger Times presented the local library with a bound book of 1975 Times issues to honor National Library Week. Mrs Alta Resh accepts the hardcover edition from Times editor Diane Miner. display copies are at Graettinger Library.
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National Library Week
National Library
Graettinger Times
Localbrary
Times
Alta Resh
Graettinger
Diane Miner
State Historical Society
Des Moines
Rostskene
Graettinger Mbrary
Library Week
Graettinger Women's Club
Spencer Opposes Gulf Point Marina Plan In Iowa
Don Spencer member of the Iowa House Natural Resources Committee voices strong opposition to the Gulf Point Marina and State Park development on West Okoboji land. He argues the Iowa Conservation Commission failed to protect ecology after purchasing the site and questions the sale terms and ethics guiding public land use.
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Natural Resources Committee
Iowa
Gulf Point
Boy Scouts
West Okoboji
Town Conservation Commission
Iowa Conservation’ Commission
Prairie Gold Area Council of
Boy Scouts of America
I.C. C
Preservation plea on Lake Okoboji dam plan sparks letters
A letter from State Representative Sam Don W. Spencer outlines concerns about I C C funded marina and park development at Lake Okoboji. He cites environmental impact, sediment turbidity, and potential conflicts with DEQ and Sanitary District, urging balanced preservation and urging formal liaison. Also notes litigation threat from Okoboji Protective Association and reports a Buena Vista College federal grant for local long-range planning assistance.
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Iowa Conservation Commission
State Department
D.E.Q
State
Department of Environmental Quality
West
Okoboji
Lake Okoboji
Okoboji Protective Association
1. C.C
America
Buena Vista College
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Pratt
Business & Professional ™ Directory
Ted Knutson
Cabinet Shop
Graettinger Clinic of Chiropractic
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Thoreson
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Milford
Wm. K. Smithson
Equitable of Iowa Life Insurance
E. I. Sales, Inc
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Pocahontas
Paul Larsen
2Nd Ave
Owa
Cyrus Guinn
K.L. Johnson
J. J. Roberts
Optometrists
N. 6Th Street
Schealler’s Body Shop
Fur Co
A. H. Hobson
Optometrist
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Marina
Fred A Priewert
Iowa Conservation Commission Valley Bank
Gulf Point Marina
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Robert D. Ray
Iowa Conservation Commissioners Press
Conservation Commissioners
Marian Pike
RFD
J . Whiting
John C. Brophy
Lansing Co., Inc
E. Platt
Lansing, Iowa
Thomas A. Bates
Iowa Conservation Commissioner
Jefferson St. Bellevue
Carolyn T. Lumbard
W. Thornton
John G. Link
Burlington
John C. Thompson
Thompson Agency
St. Forest City
Herbert T. Reed
Circle B. Cashway
Winterset
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