Sectional Baseball Tournament Opens Next Week Here
Evergreen park in Graettinger hosts a sectional baseball opener on Monday April 29 at 6 30 p m as part of the spring tournament. Pirates face Ringsted in the opener with Ringsted noted for strong pitching. Local pairings list Ringsted Graettinger winner to meet Armstrong on May 1 and Gruver versus Dolliver, with a Friday finals at 7 30 p m. A merchants drawing awarded no prizes this week. next week prizes rise to 10 15 and 25 dollars.
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Evergreen Park
Graettinger
Pirates
Ringsted
Mra
Ervin Wikert
Harold Christensen
Jamie
Wallingford Scouts to Host Pancake Supper Saturday
Stan Richey scoutmaster of Wallingford Boy Scout troop No 32 says the Wallingford Scouts will serve a pancake supper Saturday from 4 to 7 30 p m at the Wallingford Legion hall. Pancakes sausage and coffee will be served.
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Wallingford
Stan Richey
Wallingford Boy Scott Troop No 32
Wallingford Legion Hall
Pirates Defeat Cylinder 8-2 In Spring Tilt
Graettinger Pirates win their third straight spring game 82 at Cylinder after a five inning burst gave them a 7-2 lead. Jim Christensen had two hits in the big fifth while Arnold Cody homered for Cylinder and Dave Sandvig retired 16 in a row after the second.
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Pirates
Cylinder
Graettinger Pirates
Pirate
Jim Christensen
Arnold Cody
Arnie
Dave Sandvig
Chesty Masters
Bob Reeves
Leon Jespersen
Tom Greln
Gary Johnson
Eo Beachorner
Chuck Witt
Marvin Egeland
John Bonstead
Ao Meier and
Sweeney
Graettinger Nine Wins 34 Over Ruthven Here Tuesday
Graettinger Pirates came from behind to beat Ruthven 84 at Evergreen Park Tuesday afternoon. Ruthven jumped to a 3-0 lead on Roger Gard’s homer, with further Ruthven runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth. Pirates tied it 5-5 in the fifth, then moved ahead 6-5 before Ruthven’s Keittekamp homered to knot 6-6. In the bottom of the sixth Cheaty Masters stole second and third, then scored on a muffed ball as Pirates surged to the winning runs. Pitchers: Leon Jespersen five innings, Gary Masters two for Graettinger. Kettlekamp went the distance for Ruthven.
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Graettinger
Ruthven
Pirates
Keitlekamp
Ruth- Ven Hatter
Pirate
Cheaty Masters
Jim Christensen
Sandylg
Masters
Christensen
Leon Jespersen
Gary Masters
Kettlekamp
Chesty Masters
Dave Sandvig
Bob Reeves
Ices
Tom Grein
Gary Johnson
Leo Beschorner
Gary ‘Masters
Marvin Egeland
John Poland
Abbh Iverson
Botes
Parks
Open House and Builders Clinic at Graettinger Lumber
Graettinger Lumber sponsors an open house and builders clinic on Saturday April 27 from 9 am to 6 pm at their offices and yard. Free coffee and cookies 10 am to 4 pm, door prizes, and gifts for every family. Registration all day with prize drawing at 5:30 pm.
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Graettinger Lumber Company
Clvnic
J. 3d. Grady
Estherville Auction Schedules Friday Evening Sales
Rag announces summer schedule shift to Friday evenings for weekly auctions in Estherville. First evening sale set for Friday April 26, moving from afternoon to night sessions.
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Hestuerville
Estherville
Rag
Social Security Man in Emmetsburg May 1 Visit
A Fort Dodge Social Security field representative will be in Emmetsburg on Wednesday May 1 to accept applications for old age and survivors insurance benefits and answer questions. He will be in the courthouse basement from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Emmetsburg
Mult
George Reptogla
Fort Dodge Social Security Office
Court House
Rites Held Friday At Madelia For Mrs J H Nichtern
Funeral services were held Friday at the Madelia Church of Christ for Mrs. John H. Nichtern 81 who died Tuesday night at her daughter’s home in Madelia. Burial was at Mt Hope cemetery St James with six grandsons pallbearers. Surviving are eight children and a large number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Family members from the area attended the service.
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Madelia. Minn
Church of Christ
Madelia
Minn
John H. Nichtern
Arthur Shrke
Mt. Hope Cemetery
St. James
Nichtern
Granttinger
Madeira
Vernon
Torrington
Wyo
Arthur
Gora) Howden
Harry
Riverton
Harvey Nichtern
Wallingford
Harold Nichtern
Sharman
Terrill
Leland Knudigan
Gracttinger
Ralph Weir
Ringsted
Knute Sorensen
Gunnar Thim
Rodney
Ruthven
Cleve Race
Estherville
Ralph Long
Suparlor
Guess Who's At Graettinger Theatre This Weekend
Elvis Presley makes screen debut in Love Me Tender at Graettinger Theatre on Saturday and Sunday April 27 and 28 with Richard Egan Debra Paget Robert Middleton William Campbell and Neville Brand in prominent roles. The Civil War era Western tale follows the Reno brothers and a dramatic love triangle in Texas.
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Richard Egan
Debra Paget
Elvis Presley
America
Srastlinger
Robert Middleton
William Campbell
Neville Brand
Texas
Reno Brothers
David Weisbart
Robert Webb
Maureen O'Hara
John Forsythe
Tim Hovey
Universal-International
Graettinger Coop Grain Annual Meeting At Legion Hall
The Graettinger Coop Grain Company will hold its annual meeting Saturday evening April 27 at 7 30 p m in the Legion hall. All shareholders and patrons are urged to attend. A Farmers Elevator Service speaker from Fort Dodge will attend and a film on the Des Moines five million dollar elevator construction will be shown. Free lunch will be served after the meeting. Election of directors will fill expiring three year terms. Directors include Pete Duus Elmer Iverson Forrest Sipes Henry Jensen Wm Herke Jack Platter Frans Swanson. The company plans to pay the balance of the 1982 dividend with a 44 cents per bushel dividend to shareholder patrons and 93 percent on merchandise. A patron dividend of 3 7 cents per bushel will be paid on government grain handled. Windy weather and scarce rain plagued the area with only a trace last Friday and about .2 inch total so far this spring. Historical drought context noted from 1955 and last April.
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Graettinger Coop Grain Company
Legion Hall
Farmers Elevator Service
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Pete Duus
Elmer Iverson
Forrest Sipes
Henry Jensen
Wm. Herke
Jack Platter
Frans Swanson
Resealing Program Set for 1955 56 Corn Loans
United States Department of Agriculture approves a resealing plan for farm stored 1956 corn under compliance or non compliance loans and purchase agreements by May 31 plus 10 1955 corn on reseal. Palo Alto county ASO chair Broderson notes no extension for 1953 1954 reseal loans.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wao
Broderson
Palo Alto County
ASO
Band Parents Meet Monday At Graettinger School
The Grachtinger Band Parents will convene Monday evening April 20 at the Graettinger school. Jack King will perform on several band instruments. This is the final meeting of the year and all members are urged to attend.
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Grachtinger Band
Jack King
Local Boys Injured In Auto Overturn Crash
Allan Hocke 18 and Tont Burg 17, of Gracttinger, and Dale Int 68, of pural Jemimetsburg, hurt when a 195 Bel-Air Chevrolet veered off Highway 17 18 near Emmelsburg. Hocke severely cut face head and possible internal injuries. others bruised. Car toppled, halted at Murray's station driveway. driver unidentified. vehicle owned by Fillat.
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Allan Hocke
Tont Burg
Gracttinger
Dale Int
Pural Jemimetsburg
Weore
Tate
Bel-Air
Chevrolet
Emmelsburg
Hockett
Atl
Palo Alto Memorial Hospital
Grachtinger
Lewis
Wio
Fillat
Murray's Station
Second Polio Shot For Local Students Friday Morning
The second series of Polio shots is scheduled for Friday morning April 26 at 9 00. AN students who received the first shot at school last month may now get the second shot and those who missed the third shot last time may now receive it. A payment of 1.00 is required before the shot is given, with Dr Robert Dawson of Gracht inger Will in charge.
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Robert Dawson of
Grachtinger
School Calendar For Remainder Of Year
School timetable lists events from April 25 to May 29 including PFA and FFA conventions Cedar Rapids. sectional baseball at multiple sites. vocal music and band contests. senior events. baccalaureate. commencement. exams. and final days for students and staff with notes on inventory and check-out.
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PFA
Cedar Rapids
FFA
Alta
Vocal Spring Concert To Be Held Tuesday Night
Junior and senior high vocal students perform spring concert on April 20 at 8 00 p.m. in the school gymnasium. Chorus groups include junior and senior high girls and boys choruses mixed chorus and small groups. Admission is fifty cents for adults and twenty five cents for students.
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Synnasium
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Graettinger Lumber
Grady
Ugting
J. H. Nichtern
Graettinger Theatre
Tim
Miss O'Hara Playa
Forsythe
Graettinger Coop Grain Annual Meeting
Gravttinger
Starve
Eversole
Gilbert Gweny Stueve
Rarat Ruthven
Mira
Donna Eversole
Don Fay
Grachtinger High School
Doss
Giraettinger
Bode
Baadall
Ayrshire
Welshea
Ames
Oegood
Thomas
Punks
Ledug
Witiner
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