Registration for Gradlinger Saturday Drawing Aug 21
Gradlinger shoppers will register on Thursday Friday and Saturday August 12 13 and 14 for the weekly Gradlinger Saturday Drawing. Registrants must be 15 or older. The drawing from new registrations will occur Saturday August 21 and old registrations will be destroyed. Stores list include Bonstead Hardware Buds Service C A Jensen Christy Drug City Meat Market Farmers Creamery Graettinger State Bank Graettinger Theatre Graettinger Lockers Graettinger Tractor Parts Hansen Gas Appl Heidecker's DX Hotel Tavern Lastine Hardware Lucky's Super Market Mari es Tavern Masters Grocery Millers Clothing Murray Variety Rasmussen Standard Service R B Cafe Ray's Cafe West Jind Tavern and more. Myron Jean Fogde will speak Sunday at Bethel Lutheran.
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Graettinger
Bonstead Hardware
Bud's Service
C. A. Jensen
Christy Drug
City Meat Market
Farmers Creamery
Graettinger State Bank
Graettinger Theatre
Graettinger Lockers
Graettinger Tractor Parts
Hansen Gas
Convict Prowler Pleads Guilty in Emmetsburg Court
John Joseph Carro, with no permanent address, pleaded guilty in Justice of the Peace R Hand's court to trespassing. He prowled Cyrus Guinn farm near Graettinger three weeks earlier, seen by the Guinn children entering the house and taking meat. Hand sentenced Carroll to 30 days in the county jail.
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Emmetsburg
John Joseph Carro
Court of Justice of Peace
R. Hand
Cyrus Gulnn
Graettinger
Carroll
Guinn
Gunn
Welcome Rain Boosts Wheat Prospects Amid Drought Relief
The article notes a welcomed rain week improving crop prospects after dry conditions, with reports of moisture aiding light soil. Despite variable results, many reporters see potential relief, though some areas still face drought stress and uncertain yields.
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Gould
Charlie Rich
Saturday Night Prize Draw Has Two $50 Awards
The weekly drawing offers two $50 prizes this Saturday night while last two weeks saw seven winners. No $23 prizes at the 9 o'clock event this week. Last week's $23 winners were Vergie Hempstead, Atbeve Schealler and Stena Her sleff. A. H. Ragness did not claim the fourth prize.
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Vergie Hempstead
Atbeve Schealler
Stena Hersleff
A. H. Ragness
Former Graettinger Resident Graduates From State College
Mrs Sloward Pedersen of Hampton a former Graettinger resident graduated at State College of Town Cedar Falls on Friday August 6 She received a Bachelor of Arts degree and will teach in the fourth grade at Stampton this current school year Mrs Pedersen is the former Wilma Duhn daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Duhn of Graettinger
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Sloward Pedersen
Hampton
Graettinger
State Colles
Cedar Falls
Teen Hop Features The Captives This Friday Night
The Graettinger Youth Center hosts a Friday night teen hop featuring local band The Captives. Dancing runs from 9 to 12 with admission set at the door.
Winners Of Soil Conservation Award Named In Des Moines Contest
Kenneth Kassel announced the Des Moines Register-Tribune Soil Conservation Achievement Awards. William Thompson of Grattiger won in the owner-operator division. Otto Appel and Einer Appel, both of Grattiger, won the tenant-operated division. Ervin Gehling of Emmetsburg won the new district cooperators division for 1963 or later. All three farms have complete conservation plans and will receive certificates and possible regional competition. Palo Alto Soil Conservation District commissioners recognize outstanding farmers annually. A separate note reports vandalism Sunday near Grachtinger, with broken glass jugs left along a mile and a half of pavement west of Spies' corner, creating a traffic hazard and requiring cleanup by road crews.
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Kenneth Kassel
Palo Alto Swill Conservation District
Hag Ane
Des Moines Register-Tribune
William Thompson
Grattinger
Otto Appel
Einer Appel
Ervin Gehling
Emmetsburg
New Soil Conservation District
Kassel
Palo Alto
Spies’ Corner
Grachtinger
A J Bonstead Household Goods Auction Preview
A J Bonstead will hold a public auction of household goods appliances and furniture on Saturday August 14 at 1 30 PM at his home the third house south of the DX Cafe on Highway 17 at the west edge of Graettinger The ad appears in this issue.
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A. J. Bonstead
Highway 17
Graettinger
Services Held Here for Mary Leduc 83
Well known resident Mary Leduc died Wednesday morning after a long illness. Funeral Saturday at Immaculate Conception with burial at Graettinger. Survived by four sons William Ted Vincent Herman and three daughters Agnes McCarty Lester Davenport and Adeline Davenport and two sisters and a brother. Grandchildren and great grandchildren numbered 33. Previously lived on a Graettinger farm since 19th century move. Burial details and pallbearers listed in church notice.
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Favier
Centeftieidig
Gurlal
Enyneisfhe
Barman
Puneralome
Sharpe
Arriunte- Mierts
Bey Lives
Ben Burviser
Lei Robinoodiorves
Batlpat
Goodwill Truck Visits Graettinger August 17
The Goodwill Truck comes to Graettinger on August 17 at the east door of the Methodist church. Donors should bring usable and repairable items to support the program run by Mrs. C. C. Wikert, with handi capped workers earning and learning repair skills for resale.
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Graettinger
C. C. Wikert
Goodwill Industries
Graetlinger Softball Friday Night Matchups
In Ey Een Park Friday night action Christs Adults aim to halt Moran's Packers undefeated run at 9. Juhl's Gems clash with James' Outlaws at 7. Monday fates see Packers and Addicts contest Wallingford foes. Gems edged Addicts last week while Packers beat Outlaws in a doubleheader. Graetlinger league standings follow.
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Graetlinger
Eyeen Park
Christs
Moran
Packers
Juhl
Gems
James’ Outlaws
Wallingford
Othe Packers
Outlaws
Mrs Skattebo Named Graettinger Fifth Grade Teacher
Graettinger school announces the appointment of Mrs Larnest Skattebo of Wallingford as the new fifth grade instructor for the coming year. She succeeds Mrs Wiglet Fisherbeck who has resigned.
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Graettinger School
Afriends
Larnest Skattebo
Wallingford
Wiglet Fisherbeck
Firemen summoned to Christensen farm blaze near Graettinger
Graettinger firemen were called to the Harold Christensen farm northeast of Graettinger about three o'clock Wednesday afternoon to extinguish a fire in the farmyard. A cob pile smouldering from drying conditions and the wind ignited nearby grass, threatening the hog house and crib.
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Graettinger
Harold Christensen
Palo Alto Plans Polio Immunization Clinic Saturday
Dr C C Moore of Emmetsburg reports one polio case in Palo Alto County and similar in Des Moines. A countywide Sabin type polio clinic will be conducted with vaccine available at family physicians offices.
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Palo Alto
C. C. Moore
Emmetsburg
Moore
Des Moines
Palo Alto Medical
M. Rutgers
Bur
Ubon
Tie Foval Puysman
Northern Pacific All Stars At Evergreen Park Saturday
The Northern Pacific All star softball team from St Baul Minnesota will meet two all stars from the Grachtinger league at Evergreen Park Saturday evening August 14. The first game of a twin bill begins at 6:30 PM.
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Northern Pacific
St Baul
Minn
Grachtinger
Evergreen Park
Bridge Built at Evergreen Park Gateway Entrance
A drainage ditch along the north side of Evergreen park was cleaned out and a plank bridge was constructed at the park entrance. The work occurred over the past week.
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Evergreen Park
Palo Alto County Conservation Queens Chosen
Two girls from the county, Joan Berkland and Donna Egeland, were named Palo Alto county soil conservation queens at the county fair. They will compete with queens from 12 counties in the regional contest at Gravttinger on Linden Day. Joan and Donna are daughters of Clarence Berkland and Tilman Egeland respectively.
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Joan Berkland
Donna Egeland
Palo Alto County
Information On School Election Nomination Papers
Nomination papers for royal regular school board candidates may be obtained from Arnold Henningsen after Aug. 1 and filed by Sept. 3 at 12 noon. Nomination papers for county board of education member seats may be filed with the county superintendent WLTL Young until the close of office on Aug. 21. Terms expiring this fall include members of the Etlinger Community School district and Wm. Vandervelde of Finmersburg on the county board of education.
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Royal Regular School Board
Arnold Henningsen
County Board of Equaition
Young Eny
Auloss
Etlinger Community School
Uis
Henry Jensen
Wm. Vandervelde
Finmersburg
County Board of Education
Rules For Tractor Pulling Contest September 4
The notice lists rules for a tractor pulling contest on Sept 4 with entry fee 83 and open to farmer owned tractors only. It notes location along Cre street west from the old lumber yard and mentions chair AGM Spits and organizer Travers. A complete rules packet and entries are available at the Gaattinger Chup Gian qumpary and in the Times office.
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Knive
Patchhuiks
Grae
CIA Agm
Trail Riders Horse Show set for Labor Day Sunday
The Northwest Trail Riders of Graettinger host their annual Labor Day show at the Trail Riders arena across from the ball park. Grand entry at 1 p.m. features 15 events with trophies, ribbons, and cash prizes. Don Beaver judges, Clifford Brighton ringmaster, Norman Bortint announces. Prizes include a volt and a Shetland pony saddle.
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Northwest Trail Riders
Graettinger
Trail Riders
Ball Park
Don Beaver
Clifford Brighton
Norman Bortint
Pleasuy
Grachtinger Markets Wednesday August 11
Market brief indicates corn at 1.00 dollars and oats at 2.46 dollars. Prices reported for Wednesday trading, with no additional context on volume or other commodities. The note records a simple snapshot of grain prices for that date.
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Grachtinger
Graettinger School Opens August with Workshops
Graettinger announces the 1963-66 year begins August 26 and 27 with teacher workshops. Physical exams and insurance will be issued August 17 at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. Equipment issuance, shoe sales August 18, and initial drills August 20. Fee schedule includes book rentals 3 to 5.50, typing rental 3 per semester, lunch tickets 5 and 1.25, milk tickets 20 cents, and semester or full-year payment options.
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Pirate Grid
Leg Marshall
Graettinger Grid
Graettinger
Graettinger High School 1955 Reunion This Saturday
The Graettinger High School graduating class of 1955 holds its tenth year reunion Saturday night at the Sky One club. The Class of 1953 counted 37 members.
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Graettinger High School
Sky One Club
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Gradlinger
Dy. Myron Jean Fogde
Bethel Lutheran
Verde
Protos
Roselend
Reitz
Pakteria
Betiel Llotin
Graetlings
State College
Thompson, Otto and
Einer
Appel
Soil Conservation
Register and Tribune
Russell Peterson
Good Will
Wi Packers
Addiets
Outhaws Cree
Skattebo
Christensen Farm
Fort Richardson
Alaska
Army
Navy
U. S. Naval Academy
Danny E. Schuder
Gary A. Wiker
U.S. Military Academy
Schuder
Arthur&. Schuder
CWO
Jearler
U. S. Army
27Rd Infantry
172Nd Infantry Brigade
Roland Wikert
Iowa
Phobos
Ball Park Gateway
Donny Egeland
Trail Riders’ Horse
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