Support Our Firemen Benefit Ball In Graettinger
Tickets go on sale for the Graettinger volunteer fire department benefit ball on Wednesday night April 24. Don Keenan orchestra will provide music and tickets cost 1.00 each. Tickets may be paid at Graettinger State Bank Jensen Drug Store or at the dance, or donors may mail contributions to the fire department. The event honors local firemen and helps cover department expenses. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brenser arrive to live with the Spies family and join local work crews. Brensers are war brides' relatives.
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Grachtinger
Graettinger
Don Keenan
Bud Hamilton
Henry Brenser
Allendorf
Germany
J. A
Elisabeth Spies
Wm. Berven
Estherville
The Opposite Sex at Graettinger Theatre Next Week
Next week Graettinger Theatre presents The Opposite Sex featuring June Allyson Joan Collins Dolores Gray Ann Sheridan and more in a CinemaScope production filmed from New York City to Reno locales. The Power and the Prize follows on April 23 24 starring Robert Taylor Burt Ives Charles Coburn and Elizabeth Mueller.
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My Gam
Graettinger Theatre
June Allyson
Joan Collins
Dolores Gray
Ann Sheridan
Ann Miller
Leslie Nielsen
Jeff Richards
Charlotte Greenwood
Agnes Moorehead
Joan Blondell
Sam Levene
Harry James
Art Mooney
Dick Shawn
Jim Backus
New York City
Reno
Grachtingsr Theatre
Robert Taylor
Burt Ives
Charles Coburn
Elizabeth Mueller
Pirate Nine Opens Season With Two Wins
In 86 degree weather the Pirates began their 1957 spring baseball slate against West Bend with a 14 to 1 victory. The long first inning included five runs as Rooms, Ganding, and others supplied key hits to seize early control, with the Bulldogs unable to recover.
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Pirates
West Bend
Pirate
Bulldogs
Tt West
Rooms
Cancer Drive Here Next Week
Mrs Helen Kirkegaard Graet Unger chairman of the annual Cancer drive for funds has announced that the local drive will begin the first of next week. Volunteer workers are being assigned to districts of business and residential areas and residents are urged to cooperate with the volunteers to complete the drive quickly and efficiently. The American Cancer Society urges Fight Cancer With a Checkup and a Check. Emphasizing health checkups as cancer insurance the piece urges people to give to the ASC and take a checkup.
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Helen Kirkegaard
Graet- Unger
American Cancer Society
ASC
Peter
Paul
Pirates To Play Ruthven Here Tuesday
The Grachtinger Pirates host Ruthven at Evergreen Park on Tuesday April 23. First pitch is scheduled for 3 30 in the afternoon.
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Pirates
Ruthven
Grachtinger Pirates
Evergreen Park
Tuesquay
Longtime Wallingford resident Knute Gunderson dies at 76
Knute Gunderson 76 a Wallingford resident died Sunday at Holy Family hospital Wallingford after a three week coronary illness He was born Sept 29 18480 farmed near Wallingford and worked as a mechanic tiler and at various jobs He was not married and leaves two brothers Hans Wallingford Andrew Chicago and four sisters all in California Funeral services were held Wednesday at Wallingford Lutheran Church with Rev Norbert Jolivette officiating.
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Knute Gunderson
Wallingford
Holy Family Hospital
Wallingford Lutheran Church
Norbert Jolivette
Andrew Gunderson
Emmet
Chicago
Gunderson
Hans
Andrew
J. C. Foley
Alley Heucux
Hila Cipe
Fiich] Newhouse
California
Nine teachers resign from local faculty
Monday April 18 marked contract-signing day as nine of Graettinger’s 28 teachers resigned. Names include band instructor Jack King and Mrs Paul Frick, with several others leaving positions such as H S principal Donald R Bioss and Jr High leaders Herbert Weber and Jack Sohemmiel.
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Jack King
Paul Frick
Donald R. Bioss
H. S
Jack Sohemmiel
Herbert Weber
Jr. High
Weber
J. B. Young
Davenport
Donald Gillman
Mary Mortenson
Death of Annette L Butts noted by Times office
Word arrives of the sudden death of Annette L. Butts, 1891 birth, formerly Annette Dalen and Graettinger resident. Survived by husband H. C. Butts, two children Barbara Ann Parkhurst and Donald Butts, four grandchildren in Minneapolis, and several Noble/Dalen siblings. Born near Cylinder, Iowa, she moved as an infant to Graettinger.
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Times
W. H. Noble
Annette L. Butts
Annette Dalen
Graettinger
H. C. Butts
Barbara Ann Parkhurst
Donald Butts
Minneapolis
Bertha Anderson
Seattle
Wash
Verna Graham
Pomona
Calif
Albertine Noble
Banning
Roscoe Dalen
Omaha
Nebr
Waldo Dalen
Alhambra
Annette Dalen Butts
Cylinder
Iowa
Grachtinger
School PTA Questionnaire Sent to All Parents
A letter to all school parents explains a PTA questionnaire and urges requests for a resend if not received. It notes the local PTA work and its link to the national Parents and Teachers organization.
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Atuy Denta
Studants Themaclvea
Atete
Easter Vacation Notice for Gracttinger Community School
Supt E V Mans chester announces Easter break at Gracttinger Community School starting Thursday April 18 at 3 pm with dismissal. No school Sunday April 19 or Monday April 22. Classes resume 8 am Tuesday April 23.
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E. V. Manschester
Gracttinger Community School
Thursaday
Mrs. John Nichtern 81 Died in Madeira Minnesota
Mrs. John H. Nichtern 81, a long time Graettinger area resident, died Tuesday evening in Madeira Minnesota after illness. Funeral services set for Friday at 2:30 PM at the Church of Christ in Madoulia. She is the mother of Harvey Nichtern of Wallingford and the couple formerly farmed east of Graettinger. An obituary will appear later. Officials of Graettinger Co operative Grain announce their annual meeting will be held Saturday evening April 27 at 7:30 PM at the Graettinger Legion hall. More details will appear next week.
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John Nichtern
John H. Nichtern
Gruettinger
Madeira
Minn
Church of Christ
Madoulia
Graettinger Cooperative Graln Company
Graettinger Legion Hall
Registrations For Kindergarten Here Week Of April 22 27
Sept BE Manchester announces kindergarten registrations for the coming year. Only in the superintendent’s office during the week of April 22 to 27. Required: child name address father's name birth date month day.
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BE. V. Manchester
Good Friday and Easter services listed this week
Local stores and businesses will close noon to 3 p m on Good Friday April 19. Postal service operates normally except window service, rural carriers deliver as usual, Gractinger State Bank closes at noon. Sept Manchester reports no school Friday, with classes dismissed at 3 p m Thursday for vacation. Rev Pingle announces Good Friday services and Holy Communion at Methodist church Friday evening. St Paul’s Lutheran and First Lutheran plan three hour Good Friday service with seven words and prayers, featuring pastors Petersen Fjelstal and related music. Wallingford Lutheran will join Hathervine Lutheran for the service. Master schedules for Immaculate Conception Catholic church outline Holy Week events including Masses, Stations of the Cross and confessions. Easter lilies from Miles Mahan of California decorate the church. Firemen respond to grass fire at city dump with no damage.
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Creaottlanzer
Gracttinger State Bank
Manchester
Pingle
Methodist Church
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
H. Irving Petersen
St. Paul's Lutheran
South Walnut
C. T. Pjolstul
First Lutheran
Lost Island
Detorsen
Lyev
Fjelstal
Petersen
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Maynard
Elisabeth Spies Hossack
Adolph Spies
Msgr. Bauer
Sioux City
Miles Mahan
Immaculate Conception
Immaculaty Conception Catholic Church
California
Father Maynard
Mr. Mahan
GrachtInger
San Marcos
Calif
Mahan
Hinster Lilies
Kenneth Dalen Wins $50 Jackpot in Weekly Drawing
Kenneth Dalen claimed the 50 prize in the weekly drawing on Wednesday afternoon. Nee Wilson and Darrell Jespersen did not claim the 10 and 15 prizes. Next week's prizes are 10, 15 and 25.
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Kenneth Dalen
Nee Wilson
Darrell Jespersen
Torre family runs Graettinger area farm with handicap courage
Don Torre son and Theo Torre son own a 200 acre Graettinger area farm five and a half miles south and one half mile west. The farm, once Benson farm, was purchased in 1941 by Theo Torre son from a land company. Don lost all fingers on his right hand in a corn picker accident in 1952 but has adapted to manage cattle hogs and poultry with determination.
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Graettinger
Don Torreson
Don
Theo, Torreson
Benson
Theo
Torre
Deag
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