Local Paving Project Approved For 7 Mile Stretch
The county approved Hallett Construction Co. of Crosby Minnesota to pave seven miles of concrete roads this year for 207 027 80 dollars including shoulders. Two stretches start east of GraetLinger and from Spies corner at Grachtinger northwest edge. Work to finish by late August with bids lower than 1956 project.
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GraetLinger
Spies Corner
Grachtinger
Hallett Construction Co
Crossey
Minn
Palo Alto
Fred M. Short
State Highway Commission
Hallett Construction Company
Be, M, Dusenberg, Inc
Clear Lake
Booth and Olson
Sioux City
Board of Supervisors
Emmetaburg
Short
Aiwo
Emmet
Highway 9
Iowa Roail Building Co
Fairmont
Graettinger Students Earn 11 Division I and II Contest Ratings
Graettinger High School instrumental and vocal contestants earned 11 Division I and Division II ratings at the state Class A music contest held last Friday and Saturday. About 908 contestants from 20 schools participated in the two day event. Instrumental ratings include multiple Division I and II recognitions for solos, duets, trios, and quartets led by Graettinger performers such as Susan Shiley Karen Wolfe Mary Jo Martin and Bruce Gjerde. Vocal results list several Division I and II honors across solo and group categories with accompanists noted. Band Parents chapter reported net proceeds of 203.70 from hot lunch room dinners served during the contest.
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Graettinger High School
Graettinger
Susan Shiley
Karen Wolfe
Mary Joe Martin
Ronald Bavdke
Bob Fanning
Acclo
Margaret Fude
Bruce Gjerde
Karen DeVries
Larry Baedke
Brian Duus
Helen Peterson
Ronald Baedke
Alan Heidecker
Betty ‘Masters
Brian Petersen
Arleen Bisgaard
Grachtiiger Mudente
Pvielon
Bob Reeves
Marilyn Stoltz
Helen Potsveon
Maureen Traver
C. A. Shiley
Thanks to contest workers at Gravttinger centers
L would Ike to take this oppor tunity to thank the people who served as workers at the centers of the music contest recently held in Gravttinger. Your efforts are sincerely app ecated and without your help, the contest could not have been the success that it was. Supt. E. V. Manchester.
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Ike
Gravttinger
Methodist Church
First Lutheran Church
St. Paul's Church
Supt. E. V
Manchester
Merwin Coad to Speak at Fort Dodge Friday Evening
Congressman Merwin Coad is scheduled to speak at the 4-H Building in Fort Dodge on Friday evening, delivering remarks to local residents and 4-H attendees.
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Merwin Coad
Fort Dodge
Merwin “Coad
4-H
Graettinger Shops Set Good Friday and Holiday Closures
Graettinger stores will close from 12 noon to 3 p m on Good Friday under an agreement by the Graettinger Community club made at their regular Monday night meeting. Local shops will also close all day on Memorial Day May 30, and there was discussion about possibly starting Wednesday night openings on May 29 for the summer season.
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Graettinger
Mystery Farm 90 Identified as Howard Beaver Farm
Times readers correctly identified mystery farm No 80 as Howard Beaver’s, located northeast of Wallingford. Identifications came from Edgar Iverson, Mrs Otto Larsen, Wm Ellis, Ted Gilbaugh, Forrest Perdue, Hilmer Larsen, Mrs Henry Petersen, Mrs Louis Isaackson, Lawrence Thomsen, Mrs Chester Anderson, and Marvin Herrem. Hilmer Larsen won two free theatre tickets in the weekly drawing. The Times thanks readers, especially those near Wallingford, for prompt identifications.
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Howard Beaver
Times
The
Wallingford
Edgar Iverson
Otto Larsen
Wm. Ellis
Ted Gilbaugh
Forrest Perdue
Hilmer Larsen
Henry Petersen
Louis Isaackson
Lawrence Thomsen
Chester Anderson
Marvin Herr
Weather stays cool with nightly freezes and brief midweek moisture
Past week brought persistent cool temperatures with freezing nights. A brief snow flurry on Wednesday gave way to clearing skies and light rain later that day. Farmers await warmer, dry conditions to resume field work and expect full activity on the first warm dry day.
Graettinger Theatre Screenings Include You Can’t Run Away From It
Graettinger Theatre presents Columbia Pictures version of You Can’t Run Away From It starring Juny Allyson and Jack Lemmon in CinemaScope and Technicolor on Saturday and Sunday April 13 and 14. The Last Wagon, a Western from Twentieth Century Fox with Richard Widmark and Felicia Farr, plays Tuesday and Wednesday April 16 and 17 in CinemaScope and outdoor drama setting, praised for landscape and action. Times readers are told to check page five for the full movie calendar for the coming month.
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Columbia Pictures
Juny Allyson
Jack Lemmon
Graettinger Theatre
Clark Gable
Claudette Colbert
Columbia
Twentieth Century-Fox
Richard Widmark
Felicia Farr
Shane
William B. Hawks
Great
Southwest
Times
Wardens Recepre
Opening Baseball Game Here Friday
The spring baseball season begins here tomorrow April 12 at Evergreen park with the Gracttinger Pirates opening against West Bend High school. Game time is 3 30 Friday afternoon.
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Evergreen Park
Gracttinger Pirates
West Bend High School
Barringer to Guest on Turnabout TV Program Friday
Palo Alto county state representative Arley R. Barringer will appear on Turnabout at 7 30 Friday evening April 18 on KQTYV Ed Breen will moderate a discussion on school problems taxation apportionment and other legislative issues likely before the session
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Arley R. Barringer
Palo Alto County
KQTYV
Ed Breen
Local High School Awards Letter Winners in Athletics
Boys basketball letters awarded to seniors Tom Grein Gary Masters Ron Fellicey and others with juniors Leon Jespersen Bob Reeves sophomores Alan Masters Dave Torrence Girls basketball letters given to Maureen Traver Sharon Larson Cynthia Vasex Witrotta McConnell Doris Alger and Susan Shiley Maureen Traver named MVP and co captain with Sharon Larson Student managers Shirley Bonsteac Bruce Gjerde and Charles Witt Also reports on Graettingur volunteer fire department 1957 Firemen's Benefit dance details and Dixieland band music information
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Robert Held
Tom Grein
Gary Masters
Ron Fellicey
Leon Jespersen
Bob Reeves
Jim Christensen
Dave Sandgig
Alan Masters
Dave Torrence
Tomi Grein
Gary Meullens
Charles Carter
Richard Haisman
Leon Jrapersen
Gary Johnson
Delbert Jensen
Francis Murray
Roger Tonderum
Dave Sandvig
Maureen Traver
Sharon Larson
Shirley Bonsteac
Bruce Gjerde
Charles Witt
Postoffice hours may be changed by federal ruling
The Graettinger post office faces Saturday service cuts if federal action delays. Rural route deliveries will stop on Saturdays and the window opens at 8 30 p m instead of current hours. Officials warn the changes hinge on a federal appropriation request and could start this Saturday if not notified otherwise.
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Summerfield
Postal Department
Gracttinger
R. T. Naac
Graettinger
Wednesday prize draw doubles payout as 10 15 and 60
The weekly drawing next Wednesday after noon offers prizes of 10, 15 and 60 dollars. Mrs. Ed Herky claimed the $15 prize this week. Shirry Fink did not claim the $10 prize and Skattehould not claim the $25 prize, leaving the remaining awards unsettled.
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Ed Herky
Oate
Shirry Fink
Last Rites for L. Fay Held at Emmetsburg
Funeral services for L F Fay 73 who died Thursday at Cherokee hospital were conducted at the First Methodist church in Emmetsburg with Rev Ernest Marlin presiding. LaFayette Franklin Fay born February 4 1832 in Albany was married December 16 1903 to Margaret Reardon. Surviving are his wife ten children including Bart Fay East Olaina Minn Mrs Raymond Myethas Schumacher Winthrop Leslie Fay Sormersburg Donald Fay Gravitinger Mrs Charles Illicit Marsh Washington D C Robert Fay Estherville Lorraine Fay Emmetsburg and Mrs Lawrence Janva Hough Emmetsburg. a sister Mrs C M Page Dodge City Kans 40 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
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L. F. Fay
Cherokee
First Methodist
Emmets- Yur
Ernest Marlin
Oparsen
LaFayette Franklin Fay
William and
Diadem Clutter Fay
Albany
Emmetsburg
Markorel Reardon
Arthi Sorensen
Clare
Ane Eicle
Bart Pay
East Ohalna
Minn
Raymond
Myetha Schumacher
Winthrop
Leslie Fay
Sormersburg
Donald Fay
Gravitinger
Charles
Charles@ilcent Marsh, Washington, D. C
Robert Fay
Estherville
Lorraine Pay
Lawrence
Janva Hough
C. M. Page
Dodge City
Kans
Public invited to water conservation meeting Friday
James W. Hudson of Pocahontas will speak on water conservation and water rights at a public meeting in the High School community room Friday evening, April 12 at 7 p.m. All residents urged to attend to hear a discussion on this important topic.
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James W. Hudson
Pocahontas
Itis
William Ellis Named Ford Sales Representative
In this week’s Times Jensvold Motor Co of Emmetsburg announces Wm. (Bill) Ells former near Gracblinger as its Ford sales representative in the Grac linger and Wallingford area. Details promised by the dealer.
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Jensvold Motor Co
Emmetsburg
Bill) Ells
Gracblinger
Grachlinger and
Wallingford
Fore
Mercury
Sevac
Readers Favor Elimination of State Income Tax
Times readers voting in a March 28 ballot favored a 3 percent sales tax and elimination of the personal state income tax. About 75 percent supported option No.1, 2 percent supported option No.2, and a single ballot showed option No.3 with a property tax. Results were sent to State Representative Barringer and Senator Dunns Dowel.
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Times
The
Barringer
Dunns Dowel
Mystery farm near Graettinger linked to Fred Brown ownership
Last week's Times feature describes a five miles east and three and a quarter miles south location near Graettinger as the Brown farm owned by Mr and Mrs Fred Brown. Fred Brown has lived there about 69 years. The property shows improvements including new cattle and machine sheds and a remodeled house with a utility room. Wayne Brown, stationed in Albuquerque NM, is a son in the Air Force. Fred is active in Farm Bureau and KP lodge. His hobby is raising ponies with about 15 head on the farm.
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Graettinger
Fred Brown
Fred Ia
Mra
J. J., Brown
Wayne
Air Conpa
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Mr. Brown
Farm Bureau
KP Lodge
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Maureen
Destination Heaven
Les
Minneapolis
Gravttinger High School
First National Bank
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Wadresay
Sue Shiley
Cynthia Vasey
Wilretta McConnell
Bob Herves
John Craven
Jim Spies
Bo Fanning
Lea Beschorner
Kay Carter
Larry Herke
Larry Masters
Gary Smith
Karen Bergea
Mary Kay ‘Thorson
Marlys Hyatt
Girls
Mary Jo Martin
Arleen Bilsgaard
Repr
Graettingur Volunteey Fire Department
Legion Hall
Don Kornan
Dixieland
I. Bay
Father
Bill) Ellis
Ford Sales
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