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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1969
Page
5
Graetunger volunteer firemen host an annual benefit dance at Legion Hall on Friday night. Miller's Orchestra will provide music. Tickets may be bought in advance or at the door to support the firemen and related community programs.
Norman Iverson to hold a closing out farm sale on Thursday April 10 at the Graettinger area farm three miles east four north one east and a mile north. Clark and Bortvnt will be the auctioneers.
Elmer and Viola Masters observe ten years of Masters Grocery in Grachtinger. The ad lists door prize registration, special values, and details of the tenth anniversary observance in this week's issue.
Rebecca Spear, 1968 GHS graduate and daughter of Mir and Ms. Wim, has been selected girl of the month by the office education class at Iowa Lakes Community College. She received gifts from Estherville firmup, with Georgia Voigt as office education coordinator. Spear holds three college jobs as junior high guidance secretary, bookkeeper for Estherville Millwork, and secretary for Neal Armstrong, college instructor and Grover Presbyterian Church minister.
Graettinger Community School signs two new instructors for the coming year. Airs. Joe Darlene Jayce will teach business education. Mrs Joyce, a Ledyard High School and Augustana College graduate, arrives after two years at Round Lake Minn and two years at Sentral of Fenton. Mrs Robert Ness from rural Estherville is hired for a primary teaching position with grade details pending.
Jane Myers, GHS home economics instructor for the past two years, has resigned to pursue a similar post at another school. All other teaching contracts were returned signed at the regular board of education meeting Monday night.
A state Class C small groups music contest will be held in Graettinger Friday and Saturday April 11 and 12. Over 400 students from 14 area schools are expected to participate in vocal and instrumental contests. Vocal and instrumental events run Friday 6 to 10 p.m. at four centers two in the Graettinger School and two in the Graettinger United Methodist church. Saturday activities begin at 9 a.m. and continue to 5 p.m. The Graettinger band parents will serve lunch at the school Saturday. Participating schools include Ayrshire Arnolds Park Havelock Plover Harris Lake Park South Clay Merathon Lincoln Central Terrill West Bend Mallard Sioux Rapids Rembrandt Ruthven and Graettinger.
$150 Buck Drawing Saturday Ed Anderson of Graethinger reports the death of John Anderson 80 a former resident of Graethinger Harbor City California. He died Monday after years of ill health. He was a World War I veteran. Survived by a son and daughter in California, another brother Frank of Des Moines, and sisters Mrs. Roy Dorothy Miller of Cleveland and Mrs. Alma Branberg of Jober.
Graettinger businessmen plan an April 12 drawing on Main Street at 3 PM with five $10 prizes two $25 prizes and one $50 prize from redeemed stamp book covers. Names must be present to win and either spouse may claim if drawn. each family may win once. Otto Peton claimed last Saturday's $50.
Water rose near the Des Moines River bridge with six inches to the 1953 and 1965 records. Depth gauges showed 13.8 feet while sandbagging continued along the highway. Officials planned cross-ditching to protect the pavement and warned of basement seepage as the region braces for possible record crest.
Graettinger town council approved pool board recommendations at the April 7 meeting. The swimming pool opens June 7 and closes August 2 with rates for family and individual season passes, daily admissions, and age-based fees. Hours are daily 1 to 5:30 and 7 to 9:30 p.m., weather permitting. Head guard is Jacqueline Jackson of Bloomington with several local guards and substitutes named. Leland Stiles chairs the pool committee with other members listed.
Pastor Ronald Swed berg announces new Sunday times at the Methodist Church. Sunday school now begins at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 30 a m each Sunday to accommodate his preaching duties at Huntington Methodist Church.
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