Support Our Firemen Benefit Ball Tickets On Sale Saturday
Graettinger residents can buy tickets for the annual Firemen's Benefit Ball on Saturday, April 17, for the April 26 Legion hall event. Don Shaw orchestra will provide music, with ticket sales handled by firemen on Graettinger streets and at Jensen Drug or Graettinger State Bank. Donations welcome by mail to the fire department.
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Graettinger
Legion Hall
Don Shaw
Jom Grady
Jensen Drug
Howard Hanson Heads Ball Park Board
An organizational meeting of Graettinger park association elected Howard Hanson as board president with William Herke as vice president and George Frick in charge of concessions. P T Cody was named secretary. Robert Held hired to supervise Midget baseball. Thursday nights designated Midget night. Board members include Hanson, Herke, Frick, Jack Wolfe, and Lars Thomsen.
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Graettinger Park Association
Howard Hanson
Wm. Herke
George Frick
Robert Held
Hanson, Herke, Frick
Jack Wolfe
Lars Thomsen
Graettinger Girl Chosen Band Queen Candidate
Maryanna Spies, popular high school senior, is selected by Graettinger band members to represent Graettinger at the Mason City Band Festival on June 8, 1954. She will march in the parade as Miss Graettinger and then compete for North Town Queen during a day of festivities sponsored by the Mason City chamber of commerce.
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Maryanna Spies
Graettinger
Mason City
Iowa
Weather warms as oats seedings near finish at local lakes
Temperatures near 80 and a high of 89 degrees pressed farmers into fields with oats seeding nearing completion. Fields are prepared for seed beds as spring advances. High and Ingham lakes see bull heads biting and boat liveries open, with Harry Waldeck's boat livery opening Sunday after a Wednesday night shower.
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High
Ingham Lakes
Harry Waldeck
Coop Elevator Plans Annual Meeting
Arnold Masters manager of Graettinger Coop Grain Co announces the annual meeting to be held Saturday evening April 24 at the Legion hall. A business meeting will include election of officers and other matters. A free lunch will follow. More details to appear next week.
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Arnold Masters
Graettinger Coop. Grain Co
Ita
Legion Hall
Dr Bert Osher Dies in Florida
Dr. Bert T Osher aged 78 died last Wednesday at Lee Hospital Fort Myers Florida after a heart attack while vacationing with his daughter Helen Funeral services were held in Estherville He practiced dentistry nearly 60 years in Estherville and Graettinger born May 19 1875 in Highdrnk township South of Wallingford His marriage on December 10 1902 to Jodie Elien Jones ended with her death in 1943 He retired in 1948 Survived by son Dr J B Osher Estherville daughters Helen and Harriet Hinrichs of Mankato a sister Mrs Anna Pember of Anaheim and several other relatives
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B. T. Osher
Lee Hospital
Fort Meyers
Fla
Helen
Estherville
Osher
Uatherville
Graettinger
Bert T. Osher
Highdrnke Township
Wallingford
Presbyterian Church
Masonic Lodge
B.P.0
Etka
J. B. Osher
Wilbert
Harriet) F. Hinrichs
Mankato
Anna Pember
Anaheim
Calif
S. Clark
J. W. Thomas
Minneapolia
Catharine Luey Hester
Graettinger Ar
Immaculate Ceneration Church
Coaettinger
Maynard
James Mr. Duhige
Joseph Nooney
Seremn
St. Jacob's Cemetery
Oraettinger
Matt Murphy
W. L. O'Connor
Art Thompson
A. Jensen
Mike Weinholzer
Kurt Spies
L. Jensen
Leo Thompson
Thomas Milles
Francia Fieidecker
Georgeson
William McBreen
Spirit Lake
Heater
Jamen Andersen
Pomeroy
Ohio
Catharine Lucy Fell
John Henry Heater
Hester
Chicago
St. Catharine's
St. Patrick's Church
Catholic Daughters of
Altar and Rosary Society
James
Mabel) Andersen
Graetlinger
Alex (Lyda) Burek
Blanche Hester
Steve Heater
Orval Clark
Eutherville
Clark
Herter
Grace ‘Raymer
Mathias
Johanna Fell
Grace Raymer
Gayle Thompson Resigns as Graettinger Band Instructor
Gayle Thompson, band instructor in Graettinger Schools for the past year, filed his resignation with the local school board last week. The board also announced that a newly purchased school bus has arrived and Don Dalen, student driver, will operate bus No. 9 for the district.
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Gayle Thompson
Graettinger
Board of Educction
Don Dalen
Community club meets Monday in Graettinger
The S Graettinger Community club holds its regular April meeting next Monday at 6 30 PM with dinner at Murray's cafe. Secretary Coan says preliminary Labor Day plans will be discussed along with other business matters.
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S Graettinger Community Club
Murray's Cafe
Coan
St Pauls Youth to Present Easter Play Sunday
St Pauls Lutheran Church hosts an Easter play titled The Magdalene performed by a youth cast under the direction of Arthur Sorensen. The one act play features Ruth Layman Kocher, with a three scene structure and supporting church choir numbers.
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ST. Paul's
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Flower Sale and Shop Hours At Local Churches and Stores
The Intermediate class of the Methodist church will hold an all day flower sale on Saturday April 17 at Hansen Hardware in Graettinger. For special orders call Mrs Donald Moore or Mrs Chet Lundgren 4 8 2. Jensen Barber Shop and Millen Barber Shop reopen at 3 p m April 16. On Good Friday after church services stores observe noon closing.
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Methodist Church
Hansen Hardware
Graettinger
Donald Moore
Chet Lundgren
Jensen Barber Shop
Millen
Rosary Society Bake Sale At Weinholzer Jewels Store
The Rosary Society of Immaculate Conception church will hold a bake sale at the Weinholzer Jewels store Saturday afternoon in April. Your patronage will be greatly appreciated.
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Rosary Society of the Immaculate Conception
Weinholzer Jewels
Fire at Blaine Wolfe Farm Brought Under Control
Wind driven cornstalk fire jumped the gravel road onto the Blaine Wolfe farmyard threatening a large barn and crib and damaging a hog house. Graettinger and Wallingford departments fought the blaze with water from multiple sources. livestock were safe.
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Blaine Wolfe
Graecttinger Fire Department
Wallingford Fire Department
Wolfe
Mrs. Wolfe
Graettinger
Graattinger
Wallingford
Palo Alto Cancer Fund Campaign Opens Appeals
The first appeals for contributions to the 1954 cancer crusade in Palo Alto are being made. Merrill C. Clark is drive chairman for this county, and a team of solicitors will canvass the area to contact every adult with life saving information and ask for support in the fight against cancer. One in five may develop the disease, so all communities should contribute.
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Iowa
Palo Alto Goring
American Cancer Society
Merrill C. Clark
Inehude
ACG
Cancer Control
Faye
Good Friday Plans Close Stores and Services Noted
Good Friday plans close local businesses at noon with postal service partially altered. Graettinger institutions, including St. Pauls and First Lutheran, host joint and extended services from 12 to 3 pm with speakers on the Seven Last Words. Easter church details appear in this week’s Times.
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Gractlinger
R. T. Nane
Graettinger State Bank
Graettinger
St. Paul's Lutheran
First Lutheran Schuretias
Neighbor Envelopes Used in Cancer Drive Graettinger
Graettinger and Graettinger county launch a novel cancer fund drive method led by Merrill C. Clark. Town divided into 13 districts. each district receives a typed envelope with residents listed. Donations pass along the chain from name to name until all have contributed. Business district canvassing continues as usual.
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Cancer Fund
Graettinger
County Fund
Merrill C. Clark
Strive
Clark
Talent Night Next Tuesday at Graettinger High
The Gruettinger Band Parents present annual talent night in the high school gym at 8 p m. Proceeds go to buy band equipment. Featured acts include Hungry Five and Mrs Jacobs dance group. The event is noncompetitive with no prizes. Public urged to attend.
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Gruettinger Band
Hungry Five
Graettinger Women’s Club
Public meeting outlines Grastting blacktop plan details
About seventy five residents attended the Graettinger meeting to hear details of a proposed asphalt coating program. A representative of Hargrave Construction Co. estimated 400 dollars per block with four to five years of maintenance, possible seal coat later at about one third original cost. Finances discussed included general obligation bonds funded by state gas tax refunds, with 60 streets likely to be affected and bids to be sought.
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Grachtinger
Grastting
C. FH Pitcher
Hargrave Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
Pilcher
Allender
Carlton Beh
Des Moines
Groettinger
Grasttinger
S. Conn
Sale Notice of Einer Petersen Estate Auction
Public auction of the Einer Petersen estate set for Saturday May 1. Details of sale will appear later in The Times.
Del's Farmers Supply Holds Open House May 1
Del Baker owner announces open house at Del's Farmers Supply in Graettinger on Saturday May 1 to mark the shop's first anniversary with all day events, free coffee and cookies, door prizes, and other attractions. Details to appear in the Times.
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del Baker
Del's
Farmers Supply
Graettinger
Rouse Implement Named New Holland Dealer for Territory
Rouse Implement has been appointed New Holland dealer for the area and will handle New Holland farm implements, New Idea and Allis Chalmera tools. Hay and forage tools are featured, with New Holland hay balers highlighted in this week’s Times advertisement.
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Ball Park Board
Coop. Elevator Plans Annual Meeting
Bert Osher
Florida
Eville
Blaine Wolfe Farm
Palo Alto Cancer Fund Campaign
Council
Bar’ Long
Marle Chadwick
A. D McWilliams
McWilliams
Wbarl Christiansen
Fisie Larsen
Harry
Margaret Murray
Gary Jensen
John Hester
Rock Island
John Poland
Poland
Arkansas
Nina
Ayrahire
Rodman
Pirates
Cylinder
Evergreen Park
Myville Daily News
Miz, John Hester
Rouse Implement
New Holland Line
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