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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1959
Page
3
Margaret Ann Sowers of Ban croft broke her nose while attempting a new style dive from a high board. Her nose struck a knee seconds before water impact, causing the injury.
Mary Jo Heller of Dunlap sustained a gash above her eye when another youngster struck her diving from the board at the pool. John Roth of Boyer Valley suffered a broken leg a bruised shoulder and other bruises when a tree limb broke during removal at land being bulldozed during instruction work.
Members of the Graettinger High School class of 1949 and their families gathered August 2 at Pike’s Point State Park for a noon picnic and afternoon program. Darwin Rasmussen emceed as class members gave brief updates on marriages, children, jobs, and current homes. Twelve of 31 members attended. a reunion every five years was planned. Notables present included Bill Voigt, Avery Bonstead, Darlene Glazier, Darwin Rasmussen, Francis Larsen, Harold Feye, Joe King, Richard Cunningham, Willis Voxland, Howard Pedersen, Harold Rustad, and Dorothy Anderson, with greetings from others in Iowa and Minnesota.
Casey Sloniker’s Graettinger town team extended its winning streak with a 14 to 6 victory over Cylinder at Evergreen Park. Roger Henningsen earned the win, facing four innings, as Jim Christensen and Dultsman closed out the game. Larry Baedke caught for Graettinger while Cylinder started Mark Sweeney and was relieved by Johnson in the second inning. Arnold Cody was Cylinder’s catcher.
Ruby Laidley of Panora caught a five pound two ounce crappie measuring 19 inches on the east bank of Spring Brook Lake near Guthrie Center. The catch is the largest on this latitude and nearly matches the world record of 514 pounds.
An old barn on the Donald and Jim Orr farm near Fayette collapsed under age and weight. About 5,000 bales of hay and straw stored inside were lost. the barn was estimated to be at least 100 years old.
The 1958 pheasant and quail season will begin at 9 a.m. on November 7 as per the State Conservation Commission. Opening time was shifted to 10 a.m. last year for pheasants as an experiment. The plan sets varying dates by county zone for pheasants and quail, with additional counties added to short sessions. Raccoon season runs October 4 through February 10.
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