Gruelinger Midgets finish season with 18 wins and 5 losses
The Gruelinger Midgets close the season with 18 victories and 5 defeats, posting a 6-4 record in Border League play. Front row lists Keith Norris Gary Parks Jerry Sloniker Bob Vasey Ron Baedke Larry Westfall Buddy Schnell Larry Sorensen. Back row includes Larry Bardke Jim Alger Chuck Witt Roy Carter Bruce Gjerde Marvin Egeland Darrell Slottiker Don Miller. Other Midget players not present for the photo.
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Gruelinger
Keith Norris
Gary Parks
Jerry Sloniker
Bob Vasey
Ron Baedke
Larry Westfall
Buddy Schnell
Larry Sorensen
Larry Bardke
Jim Alger
Chuck Witt
Roy Carter
Bruce Gjerde
Marvin Egeland
Darrell Slottiker
Don Miller
School Plans For Gracttinger Community Year Start
Gracttinger Community School begins the 1958 term on Wednesday August 27 at 8 30 a m under Supt F M Hartung. The district aims to meet State standards and has already made improvements including a new library study hall on the high school ground floor, a relocated Junior High to the top floor with new rest rooms, and centralized senior high offices. Class times shift to 43 minutes for stronger math and English study, with adjusted lunch and dismissal times to fit a 54 5 hour day. Kindergarten moves to half days with noon transportation and a special noon route. Bus schedules retain morning routes with minor changes and a 3 25 p m dismissal.
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Gracttinger Community School
Ff. MM. Hartung
Scobell
Engilah
Board of Education
Stores discontinue Friday night openings this week
Gracttinger stores end Friday night hours starting this Friday as Community club members decided. They will stay open Wednesday nights this month but halt Wednesday nights from Sept 8, and the Friday night free movie showings are also cancelled.
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Gracttinger
Grasttinger
Grachtinger
FFA Entrants Lead at Palo Alto County Fair
Graettinger FFA members dominate county fair with Richard Brighton earning grand champion market lamb and lone blue ribbon in market lamb pen. Teammate Bob Reeves wins blue ribbons for Purebred Berkshire pen boar and sow.
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Graettinger
FFA
Palo Alto
Richard Brighton
Bob Reeves
Mrs Anka Riersen Dies At Home In Town
Mrs. Tinker Anna Riersen 48 longtime resident died at 6 15 PM Wednesday after illness she had been bedfast a few days Funeral services planned for Saturday at Lost Tarn Lutheran with Martin Funeral home in charge Survived by daughter Mrs Duane Phyllis Kiner Estherville Her husband died three years ago and she later moved from the farm west of town to Graettinger An obituary to appear next week in Timas.
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Tinker
Anna) Riersen
Lost Tar and Lutheran Church
The
Martin Funeral Home
Duane
Phyllis) Kiner
Estherville
Riersen
Graettinger
Novena at Immaculate Conception Church Scheduled
Rev. E. S. Maynard announces a nine day novena at Immaculate Conception Church from August 14 to 22. Masses begin daily at 8:00 a.m with additional services on August 15 at 7:30 a.m and 9:30 a.m. Confessions are set for 4:00 to 6:00 p.m and 8:00 to 9:00 p.m.
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Tiemaculate Conception Church
E. S. Maynard
Graettinger urges return of Midget Mite baseball suits
The Graettinger ball park association board asks all Graettinger Midget and Mite players to turn in their baseball suits to George Frick at the Graettinger theatre. Suits should be washed before storage. The board also requests town team suits not to be used this year be turned in at the theatre.
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Graettinger Ball Park Ansociation Board of Directors
Graettinger
George Frick
Graettinger Theatre
Park Board
Del's Farmers Supply to Build New Warehouse
Del Baker owner of Del's Farmers Supply plans a 30 by 74 foot warehouse north of the Rock Island depot. The straight side shed iron structure will store feed fertilizer and supplies and will house delivery trucks.
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del Baker
Del
Farmers Supply
Purina Feed
Rock Island
Children Story Hour at Local Library Wednesday
Mrs. Alice Perdue reads at the Grachtinger pwolie library on Wednesday afternoon April 20 starting at 3 30. Old Yeller shows at Graetlinger theatre Friday Saturday and Sunday August 15 16 17 starring Dorothy McGuire and Fess Parker.
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Alice Perdue
Grachtinger Pwolie
Old Yeller
R Gardner Dies At Estherville With Rites Saturday
R Gardner 85 of Estherville died at Holy Family hospital after a heart condition. Funeral services set for 2 p m at the First Methodist Church Estherville with Rev William R R Nolan officiating. Burial at Hill Cemetery. Survivors include Ruby E Noble wife four daughters three sons 14 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The family moved from Graettinger to Estherville in 1936 after farming in several towns.
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OR. Gardner
Estherville
Graeltinger
Holy Family Hospital
Firs Methodist Church
William RR
Noland
Sternburg Funeral Home
Hill Cemetery
Mr. Gardner
UN Fountain
Tad
Sarah Gardner
Toledo
Mary
Ruby E. Noble
Salem, &. D
Belvidere
Gracttinger
Istherville
Gardner
Ferd
First Methodist Church
Hytherville
Prent
Inn of
Crystal Lake
Bloyd
Esthervilly
Stanley
van Nuys
Calif
Kenneth
Vesta) Harding
Marvin
Byrtha) Greb
Remodeling Library Facilities This Week
Remodeling work at Grauttinger library is under way this week at city hall and the library will close early this Saturday. Books due this week will be carried over automatically by one day with the new date. Storage space will be doubled as shelf space is added to meet rising demand and new books. In early 1958 book borers total 1200 more than same period in 1955.
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Grauttinger
Methodists to Sponsor Reception for Rev Grote
Graettinger Methodist church Evangelism group will host a reception in honor of Rev. R. O. Grote at church parlors Sunday evening August 17 at seven o clock. The event celebrates his recent reappointment as pastor.
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Graettinger Methodist Church
R. 0. Grote
Plans Nearly Complete For 62nd Labor Day Celebration
The Good WIN Industries truck will visit Graettinger on Wednesday August 20 for a Labor Day event. Donated items may be left at the east door of the Methodist church for pickup by the truck.
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Good Win Industries
Graettinger
Graettinger Labor Day Two Day Celebration Plans
Plans progressing for the 62nd Graettinger Labor Day, a two day event Sunday August 31 and Monday September 1. Highlights include Ruth Orr troupe variety show IPFA tractor rodeo livestock and grain show high school band concerts midway rides and dinners and Legion supper. Sam Watson chairs the event with committees led by Earl Erickson Edgar Grein and Bud Craven. The Bis D amusements carnival rides arrive from a new company bringing clean family entertainment. See Times next week for more details.
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Ruth Orr
Bud Craven
de Baker
H. A. Eisenbast
P. T. Cody
Geo, Frick
Ed Herke
Crp Henderson
Oral Bonstead
Lars Thomsen
Gracttinger
Labor Day
A Man Called Peter at Grachtinger Theatre
The film chronicles Rev. Marshall who came from Scotland, became a minister in Washington DC, and served as Senate chaplain. It portrays his work with Washington youths and his battles to overcome church prejudices and tartan motions during his ministry.
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Peter
Grachtinger Theatre
Marshall
United States
Scotland
President's
Washington, D
Washington
$100 Buck Prize Draw in Booster Club Saturdays
Large Cradlinger shopping crowds return for the Booster Club drawing. The weekly prize reaches 100 dollars as no one claimed the 73 dollar prize last Saturday. Shoppers may register at Booster Club stores. Drawing occurs Saturday nights at 9 30 p.m.
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Cradlinger
Laubenthal
Booster Club
Drouth Worsens Local Crop Prospects
The two weeks of sun and extreme heat keep drouth damaging crops in the area. Much of the tender corn and bean crops are declared a total loss on lighter soils while heavy soil corn shows drought stress. Rain totals remain about half an inch since July 28 with no major rainfall since July 7.
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Drouth
Cararet
Theronth
Grid Candidates To Check Out Equipment August 23
Gradttingur high school coach Robert Hell announced that 1958 Pirate grid candidates will check out football equipment from 66 p m onward Saturday evening Aug 23 at the school house. Physic alMinations for grid candidates will also be given that eve ning by Dr. Dawson. Hell invites all high school boys wishing to come out for football to be present for equipment check out and physical examination. The first grid practice is scheduled for Monday Aug 25.
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Gradttingur High
Robert Hell
Pirate Grid
Dawson
Hekl
Citizens of Tomorrow photos feature Graettinger youth
The Times presents a Citizens of Tomorrow photo series by Waltz Studios Des Moines. April portraits show young residents including Debra Heller of Graettinger and children of Clark Estherville Frick Lammers Guectlage with captions naming ages and parental members.
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Times
Citizens of Tomorrow
Young Stern
Graettinger and Vicinity
Waltz Studios
Des Moines
The
Merril Clark
Estherville
Debra
Mos
Vincent Heller
Graettinger
Jonathan
Paul Frick
Linds
Sheree
Deax
Dwayne Lammers
Guectlage
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Ron Bachke
Mark Reynolds
Jerry Anderson
Kerry Jensen
Randy
Iowa
State Department of Public Instruction
Anka Riersen
Timas
Immaculate Conception
Del’s Farmers Supply Building
R. Gardner
Methodists
Grote
Sam Watson
Earl Erickson
Francis Heidecker
Alan Herslett
Edgar Grein
Ole Ressell
Ian Watson
FP. T. Cody
Eugene Kreal
Supt, Hartung
Jim Iverson
Gerald Stuave
Clarence Wiltert
Cap Henderson
Rolfe Lundgren
Harvey Anderson
Orville Nicols
Geo. Neilson
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