Graettinger FFA Boys Win Top Honors In Palo Alto Fair
Graettinger FFA dominates Palo Alto fair with six grand champion and four reserve ribbons. Demonstration team members Dennis Graettinger and Gene Twait win first on The Proper Care and Fusing of Electric Motors. Other top results include first place in demonstration and high scores in judging. Induction notices report Danny Jacobson and Ronald Berkland leaving for Camp Chaffee as Selective Service volunteers.
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Graettinger Ffa
Palo Alto
Graettinger
Future Farmers of America
West Bend
Ayrshire
Mallard
Cylinder
Ruthven
County Fairgrounds
Dennis Graettinger
Gene Twait
Bob Reeves
Gene Kadlee
Dennis Lastine
Graettinger Lions Club
Adolph Spies
Ruthven Lions Club
Ayrshire Commercial Club
Ayrshire Ffa
Danny Jacobson
Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg
Des Moines
Armed Services
Ronald Berkland
Selective Service
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Jacobson
Qlene Jacobson
Graettinger High School
Iowa State College
Ames
Ronald
Amos Berkland
Vernon Township
Local Entries Win at Cedar Rapids Livestock Show
Local livestock entrants in the Cedar Rapids All-Iowa fair performed well on Tuesday. Don Jorgensen earned first in the senior yearling junior champion Holstein class. Jim Levi claimed first in the senior heifer calf and reserve junior champion Holsteins. Spies and Levi took grand champion bull and first in junior get of sire.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Jorgensen
Jim Levi
Spies & Levi
Firemen Battle Grass Fire Near Felke Residence
Grachtinger fire department responded Wednesday afternoon to a grass fire near the Felke residence. No damage occurred though several small structures were endangered by the blaze.
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Grachtinger
Felke
Thoresons buy Spirit Lake resort and cottages
Bennett and Evelyn Thoreson acquire Frank's cottages on Spirit Lake's east shore and run the small resort known as Thoreson's Lakeview Court. The property includes a summer home and two rental units.
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Spirit Lake
Bennett
Evelyn Thoreson
Frank
Ag Thoreson
Lakeview Court
Graettinger Night at Majestic Roller Rink Arnolds Park
An advertisement in the Times announces Graettinger Night at the Majestic Roller Rink in Arnolds Park for Thursday August 18. Special Graettinger tickets are available at local merchants.
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Graettinger
Majestic Rink
the Majestie Roller Rink
Grauttinger
Majestic Roller Rink
Arnolds Park
Weather Strains Crop Yields as Drought Lingers
Hot spell returns this week with only 10 traces of rainfall in the area. Crop yields for corn and beans decline as temperatures reach the nineties on Tuesday and Wednesday. Some fall plowing has begun, but most farmers await moisture to start the annual fall task.
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Drouth
Injured in Freak Accident Victim Named Eugene Merrill
Eugene Merrill aged 27 suffered facial injuries in a freak accident last Thursday afternoon at the Neville Implement shop in Estherville. A rim of a truck tire he was changing blew apart and struck him in the face causing lacerations near the eye and a fractured facial bone. Merrill is employed by Rouse Chevrolet and Implement of Graettinger.
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Eugene Merrill
Merrill
Rouse Chevrolet and Implement
Grachtinger
Neville Impl
Estherville
Loan Rate Set At 1.49 Bushel for 1955 Corn
The 1955 corn loan rate in Palo Alto County will be 1.49 a bushel, four cents under last year’s rate, announced by William Brodersen, county A&C chairman. Emmet County also sets 1.49. Rates reflect 87 percent of parity. noncommercial areas at 75 percent of that portion. Eligibility depends on acreage allotments and storage. loans and purchase agreements run from harvest through next May 2 and mature July 31.
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Palo Altto
William Brodersen
A&c
Emmet
Towa
ASC
Death of Bertha Halverson in Lost Island area
Miss Bertha Halverson aged 58 died about 8 p m at Spencer hospital after brief illness. She fell and cut her thumb while farm work Sunday Aug 7. Funeral planned Saturday afternoon at Lost Island Lutheran church with Martin Funeral home in charge. Survived by mother Carrie Halverson brother Henry and several sisters from nearby towns. An obituary to be published next week.
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Bertha Halverson
Spencer Hospital
Paul G. Tolo
Wibaux
Mont
Lost Island Lutheran Church
Martin Funeral Home
Miss Halverson
Lost Island Township
Carrie Halverson
Henry
Esther Simonsen
Jorgen
Erva) Paulsen
Grachtinger
Orville
Lillian) Lufkin
Aberdeen
Mack
Gertrude) McKean
Armstrong
Corwin
Myrtle) Warren
Altoona
R. A Halverson
Donkey game lineups announced for Graettinger event
Evergreen park hosts a donkey softball match Sunday Aug 21 with a trained mule act followed by a game between local Legion and Lions clubs. Legion lineup includes Avery Bonstead and David Clemensen. Lions lineup features Cap Henderson and Gerald McGreevy. Team managers Kenneth Jensen and William Brown have not set first teams.
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Graettinger American Legion Post
Iy Alding
Legion
Avery Bonstead
David Clemensen
Kenneth Hansen
Roland Wikert
Virgil Olesen
Dick Prather
Don Potter
John Bartels
Lars Petersen
Robert Prather
Arnold Masters
Bob Schang
James Brown
George Crown
Don Graettinger
Orville Jorgensen
Melvin Nissen
James Voigt
Dale Christensen
Wilber Witt
Kenneth Jensen
The
Wm. Brown
Lions
Softball Jamboree Set for Evergreen Park Friday Night
A Friday night softball jamboree is planned at Evergreen Park on August 10. Local players will mix to form two games including the area married men versus the single men and the Graettinger girls team versus a dads team. A large crowd is expected for entertainment.
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Evergreen Park
Graettinger
Midgets defeat Estherville 14 to 4 at Evergreen Park
Graettinger’s 16 year old led the downed Midget team to a 14 4 victory over Estherville at Evergreen Park on Monday night. Five first inning runs sealed the win. the teams meet again Friday night in Estherville.
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Estherville
Graettinger
Evergreen Park
Two Big Tackpots With Worthwhile Draws Set Next Week
Next week's Wednesday evening drawing line will offer two big tackpot awards, 75 dollars and 100 dollars, plus the usual 810 and 15 Buck stages. Frank Payton claimed the S10 award Ip at night. Mrs Ed Hurd did not claim the 16. Also unclaimed were the 50 by Allen J Hickland and the 100 by Mra Bryl Wilkens.
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Frank Payton
Ed Hurd
Allen J. Hickland
Mra
Bryl J. Wilkens
Stachtinger announces eight game football schedule
Coach Bob Held reveals an eight game slate for Stachtinger schools with non conference opener at Gilmore City on Sept. 8 and home league game against Terrill on Sept. 16. Games include Gilmore City Sept 9 Ruthven Oct 21 Sioux Rapids Oct 28 and other road and home dates through Oct 28. Physical exams set for Aug 22 at 7 p.m. at the schoolhouse. Northwest Iowa Hereford Association meets Aug 22 at Spencer Farm Bureau Building with pot luck supper.
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Bob Held
Stachtinger
Gilmore City
Terrill
Northwest Iowa Hereford “Association
Farm Bureau
Spencer
Iowa
Local School Begins Aug 29 With Faculty List
Everett V. Manchester Superintendent and Donald R Bloss Principal oversee the return of staff. The roster includes science, English, vocational home economics, band, vocal music, government, junior high, and grade teachers. Bus and custodial crews are listed with substitutes provided for the new school year.
Registration brings near record enrollment for new term
August 25 and 26 mark the registration days as a high school enrollment near 166 with a large freshman class of 61. Kindergarten has 54 enrolled. total school population expected close to 640. Book rent 3 dollars yearly, typing 3 dollars per semester. Open house Aug 25 for kindergarten, buses to transport 387 students, hot lunches begin Aug 30 at 25 cents. Story hour at library Saturday 3 to 4 pm.
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Atting
Mystery Farm Ten Owned by Borchers Family Near Graettinger
Mr and Mrs Ralph Borchers own Mystery Farm Number 10 located two miles north and two miles west and half a mile north of Graettinger It was purchased in 149 from Gib Osher who moved to Graettinger in 1960 They had lived on the Lippert farm across the road since 1927 The farm includes a new quonset machine shed and granary Major crops are corn oats and beans Kathryn Lippert Borchers is a daughter of the late John Lippert Ralph has served as trustee of 12 Mile Lake township and is a Farm Bureau member The Borchers have two Maine coon cats and sons Ralph and Robert
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Ralph Borchers
Graettinger
Borchers
Kathryn
John Lippert
Ralph Haa Bagn
Mie Lake Township
Farm ‘Bureau
Phlei Romaine
Robert
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Hugh Thompson
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Dan Jacobson
Cap Henderson
Gerald McGreevy
John Tindall
R. T. Nase
Howard Hansen
Don Green
Francia Schealler
Richard Gray
P. T. Cody
Arnold Aleych
Joe Grady
Bud Hamilton
Don Hix
John DeVries
Adolph Spins
Everett Manchester
Bob Jensen
Ed Herke
Wm. McConoell
Rev. Sorensen
Don Bloss
Terrill, Here
There
Swea City
Here
Titania
Ruthven, Here
Sioux Rapids
Hereford
Graettinger Markets
Everett V. Manchester
Robt. Vases
Donald R. Bloss
Prin
Science
Donald Rix
You
Agri
Margaret Pratt
Voc
Homenak
John DeVolder
Mary Mortenson
Robert Held
Charles Carter
Ind
Arta
Tre
Kathryn Bailey
Jack Schemmel
Catherine Wells
Herbert Weber
H. S. Govt
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Coy Coan
Christine Hess
Cora Christopher
Margaret Forey
Kathleen Conlon
Gail Kuyper
Garnett Reekers
Mavia Wilson
Leona Leonard
Arnola Rovittz
Betty Stoulp
Bette Schutz
Darlene Paulsen
Ellen Olson
Virginia DeWalt
Bessie Hamilton
Anna Jorgensen
Margie Masters
Hazel Petersen
Grace Brobst
L. J. Algera
Kenneth Gittaugh
Elma Coleman
Francis Schealler
Howard Hinzman
J. W. Knutsen
Andrew Duna
Russell Lastine
Lloyd McCombs
Henry Miller
Leland Knundtson
G. O. Bonstead
Elden Swenson
Ray Hang
Lowell Platter
Dan Rix
Sally Heidweker
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