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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1967
Page
5
Gradt tinger town issues a notice asking residents which they love more neighbors or dogs. It requests dog owners to keep pets at home or on a leash from May 1 to July 31 after complaints about dogs rummaging through garbage and damaging gardens.
Graettinger trackmen set two Milford Relays records and finished fourth with 41.5 points. The Pirate mile relay team clocked 3:37.32, breaking last year’s Milford mark. Individual top finishes included Greg Iverson winning the 110 yard dash and Dan Murphy placing in multiple events.
Art exhibit at Morningside College features PAC students with paintings on display. Pane Robinson and Richard Fensen of Graedlinger are among participants at the Estherville Junior College event, part of the five state art show with representation from a junior college.
A parent-son banquet was held Saturday April 22 with 92 in attendance. FRA president Craig Dobbins presided while Keith Norris offered remarks. Pastor Reitz gave the invocation and Steve Jensen offered passing remarks. Slides by Andy Groos highlighted the year’s activities and Groos presented awards. Phillip Guinn, Rodney Torreson, and Craig Dobbins received Silver Point awards. Foundation awards went to Brian Juht, Craig Dobbins, Rick Dalen, and Philip Guinn for various farming and farm mechanics achievements. Steve Jensen earned the DeKalb award for outstanding contribution. Martin Noves received the Honey Chapter top honor for service to the chapter.
Coop Grain Co announces its annual stockholders meeting for Monday evening May 1 at the Graettinger school. A Blue Mound turkey supper will be served to stockholders who return reservation cards. Dinner starts at home and business will follow. Officers and year outlook to be discussed. list of officers includes Lloyd McComis, Hay Hose, Don Petersen, Richard Therke.
Graettinger concert band earned a division I rating in Class C at the state large group music contest in Estherville with all three judges giving No 1 ratings. The mixed chorus received a division T rating, while the girls Glee Club also placed, and a third Graettinger entrant earned a No II rating. David Mitchell is band instructor and Gerald Walker vocal instructor. Virginia Barringer of Palo Alto county welfare office will speak at the Graettinger Methodist church basement in Walnut Township Farm Bureau Homemakers meeting today at 2 pm on the new food stamp plan and welfare program. All interested persons are invited.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Wallingford Lutheran church for Ellen Irene Kinnard Thomsen 59 of Wallingford. Death was attributed to heart attack discovered by husband upon returning home Wednesday night. Burial was in East Side cemetery. Pallbearers included Chester Anderson Jo Rasmussen Henry Jensen Forrist Jack Platter Ralph Borchirs. She was born April 17 1908 in Estherville and lived in Emmet County. Survived by husband Lars Thomsen two sons Lawrence and Robert three daughters Dorothy Andersen Ruthy Boye and Nancy, three brothers and one sister. Preceded in death by parents one son and two sisters.
Local sponsoring groups for a corn growers contest in Palo Alto County include Ruthven Coop Elevateur Grivetlinger FEA West Bom PRA Mallar Produce and Federal North Iows Grain Co of Malta. Entry blanks and full contest details may be obtained at the county extension office in Palo Alto.
Gerald Stueve of Graectinges announces the launch of Stueve Construction Company to run general farm building with offices in the Brink building Emmetsburg. He buys an interest in the Chemical Erection and Equipment Company, run by Fret L. Evi, to install complete fertilizer blending plants warehouses and storage tank terminals for liquids. Evans will manage the Chemical Erection and Equipment Company which will operate as a division of the Stueve Company. Stueve, former manager of the Home and Farm Building division of Sterling Lumber Co., is a Palo Alto County building contractor.
Scouts from Loy Troop, led by Scoutmaster Aryn Peterson, prepare for Good Turn Day on Saturday April 29. Bags left on porches by 8 50 a m will be collected with bell ringers. Usable clothing, bedding, shoes, and household items for those in need are requested. newspapers and furniture are excluded.
Albert DeWall attended to display his $25 Buck prize in a drawing Saturday afternoon. More $25 Buck prizes will be awarded in participating stores at three o clock. Names drawn include Miss Yha Edith ilsenbastadil Alen Reeves among others listed in the unreadable segment.
Fragmentary weather notes describe cold spells and rain with unclear place names and dates. The text mentions morning conditions, snowfall hints, and night precipitation reports, but many terms are garbled, leaving an uncertain sequence of days and locations.
Park Board directors schedule a meeting for next Monday. President Sian Watson of I Sroellince outlines ballpark access and roadway aspects while Nas calls a meeting with Vise Bonne for Monkey. AM session details were not fully clear.
Graettinger proclaims April 28 to May 5 as cleanup week with free trash pickup May 5. Mayor Wayne Potter urges residents to beautify the town, check homes for hazards, and clear oily rags, cords, and abandoned items to prevent accidents and fire risks. Community merchants are asked to spruce up the business district.
The notice reminds readers that daylight saving time starts at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, April 30, and runs through the last Sunday in October, October 29. All local event times, including church schedules, will be in daylight time.
Graettinger Lions Club voted to sponsor the Boy Scouts unit and will appoint a new seat committee to oversee the charter. The action establishes the Lions Club as sponsoring organization for the local scout program.
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