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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1966
Page
5
The flu bug and bad weather halted Graettinger Woman's Club cancer fund drive Monday night. Some volunteers covered the area and others will complete the drive in the next few days.
Mrs Olaf Nelson aged 83 formerly of Ruthven, born 15 1883 in Killeberg Sweden, died last Wednesday. She came to the United States in 1901, married Olaf Nelson in Ruthven in 1905, and is survived by her husband two daughters Mrs Alfred Westergard of Graettinger and Mrs Gale Kessler of Minneapolis five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Fifteen young boys and girls will receive the First Communion at Immaculate Conception Church during the 10 a m Mass on Sunday April 24 led by Father Ridher Vincent Beacem. The list includes Lily Boblit Ricky Didi Catharine Elsesivbarst Gateier ib Me and Mas, Linoyn dotfight, That man ela beudowe Charsegrteer Dr rN Plpan barton Pad Voliasen, and others. After Mass, the Rosary Society hosts a cafeteria style breakfast for the new communicants, their families and parishioners.
Absenteeism at the Grachtinger Community School reaches a record with 83 students missing due to flu amid reports of illness among teachers and adults in the community. Daily tallies show varying numbers across upper grades and elementary, with additional cases of mumps and general flu symptoms noted. Nearby areas, including Estherville, report similar spikes in school absence.
Don Fay will hold a public auction of household goods on Saturday April 30 at his place. Details of sale will appear later. The fragment mentions a separate closing pub auction Monday April 25 at a farm near Wallington with hogs and other items but details are unclear.
Republican party officials announce precinct caucuses for May 2 under the new law, listing township and village locations for caucus meetings and noting required positions to be elected, with county chair Joseph L. Manson urging all Republicans to attend. Temperatures cooled after a sunny weekend, with light drizzle and fog halting spring work. rain gauge recorded .21 inch.
Graettinger band parents hold a meeting Monday night April 25 at 8 p.m. in the school lunch room. All members urged to attend. The meeting will include election of officers.
Scouts plan a Saturday pickup in Graettinger for Good Turn Bay bags to be stored at CGoerwill Industries. They request donations of clothing bedding and shoes and ask residents to place items on front steps by noon.
An April event to support Graettinger firemen’s fund is announced. Tickets priced via Graettinger State Bank Christy’s Drug Store or at the door. proceeds fund firemen’s equipment, meeting stipends, and community projects. Tickets help keep the department ready and supported.
Mayor John Poland and Leland Boblit join Graettinger officials at a Jamesburg informational meeting for the county Economic Opportunity Act project. They present tentative elder and youth center plans with similar proposals from other towns. The county board will study the plan later. Peter Hart leads four county EOA projects.
Graetlinger's Suacuelis prize event will switch to Saturday nights at 9 PM beginning April 30. The change aims to maintain consistent weekly prizes, drawing viewers with a steady schedule and familiar timing.
Daylight saving time goes into effect Sunday at 2 a.m. Local events are scheduled in daylight saving time. The period runs until the last Sunday in October. Town law previously tied time to Memorial Day through Deter Day, and clocks should move forward one hour Saturday night.
Fragmented text mentions Hoekstras resigning from local faculty. The remaining content is garbled and unclear, with few readable names or dates to anchor additional facts.
Graellinger's Saturday after new prizes will total 100 bucks with four 25 dollar Buck Prizes in the event next Saturday. Lester Martin and son each claimed their 25 dollar prizes last Saturday as games were called. Others named but not claimed included Walter Tindall Mrs Morris Dalen and Mrs Edwin Tindall.
Rolland Peterson, WINAK farm editor, speaks at the Graeitinger Future Farmers of America parent son banquet attended by about 100 members and guests. Chapter president Steve Jensen opens the program, with remarks by Bill Gradlinger and Dale Backhaus.
A town notice asks dog owners to keep dogs at home or on a leash from May 1 to July 31 after complaints of dogs going through garbage and damaging gardens. The notice poses the question which residents love more their neighbors or their dog.
The spring music program by Gracttinger High School band and choir, set for April 15, is postponed to Wednesday, April 27. The delay is due to a flu epidemic among students. The event will start at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium.
Graebtinger Telephone completed underground cable installation last week and began hooking up customers on the west side as rain delays slowed both underground hookup and cable splicing. Some work occurred under a tent during the day’s rain while east line splicing was planned to resume.
James Garner stars in Ross Hunter's Technicolor comedy The Art of Love showing Saturday and Sunday at the Graettinger theatre. The film trades romance for slapstick with Garner mixed up in farcical escapades.
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