Gmett inger Times column and local notes mix
A fragmented local page highlights a new column by Joe Gabrieleen titled Caxiex Talk, with casual hometown reflections and stray notes. Items reference perch fishing, yellowed pages, wage freezes, town street improvements, and a large Iowa State Fair 4-H schedule for Palo Alto County youths including singing, demonstrations, and livestock events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gmettinger Times
Joe Gabrieleen
Caxiex Talk
Joe
Gmettinger
State Fair Opens Tomorrow Amid Festive Iowa Show
The 115th Iowa State Fair opens Friday with grandstand acts by Glen Campbell and a full slate of livestock judging, marching bands, barber shopharmonies, and special guests like Dr Norman Borlaug. The event features cattle shows, poultry, rabbits, goats, and a talent contest with cash prizes, culminating in a Sunday finale.
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Des Moines
Campbell
Glen
Phoenix
Farmers of America
Amiles
Plymouth Rocks
Iowa
Bailiwick
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
Barber Shop Quartet
America
Plaza
Norman E. Borlaug
Fair Board
Borlaug
Wil
Grand Concorne
Jax of Harmony
Watermelon roast and Discover Mexico events at fair
Iowans enjoy a full day of cultural attractions at the fair with Mexican dances, aerial dances, and exhibits in the Discover Mexico program. Highlights include Lucha Villa songs, water sculpture, and a Grant Wood themed exhibit. Free soda and treats for residents aged 6 and up, plus antique displays and art showcases in Pioneer Hall.
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Illege
Mexico
Lucha Villa
Iowa
Fioneer Hall
Lowan
Grant Wood
Lows
Gracitieger Markets Tuesday August 17 Featured Corn and Beans
Market note lists old corn at 296 and new corn with unspecified price. Old beans at 3.07 and new beans at 2.94. Oats line appears incomplete with garbled text. Reflects a mid century rural market listing with pricing for grain and beans.
City Council Minutes July 12 1971 Regular Meeting
July 12 1971 7:30 PM City Hall regular meeting led by Mayor Potter with six council members present and one absent. June minutes approved. Pool concerns discussed with residents Herke Slonkker Jackson and Heller present. Claims approved across General Public Safety Sanitation Utilities Municipal Ent Recreation with multiple vendors and state and federal payroll items listed.
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City Hall
Potter
Missen
Bonstead
Stiles
Torrence
Frank Herke
Harry Slonkker
Gary Jackson
Vincent Heller
Motion
General Luck
Rosella Boblit
Petersen Ins
Graettinger Times
Graettinger Gas Co
Graettinger Man
Petty Cash
Graettinger Co-op Telephone
League of la
Treas
State of Iowa
FICA
Internal Revenue Service
PUB
Iowa Crime Comm
Graettinger Freight Lines
Rasmussen Ltd
Graettinger Mun
Melvin Nissen
Utilities
Brown Supply Co
Anderson Chemical Co
Graettinger Sand & Gravel
H. A. Elsenbast Agency
Graettinger Public Library
Ben Boecker
Recreation Masters Grocery
Graettinger Iowa Legal Notices and Town Treasurer Vote
Legal notice details city levies budgets and a town treasurer vacancy. Rosella Boblit resigns. Shirley Moran elected for remainder of 1971 term. Council approves permits for moving a frame dwelling and building additions and garages. hearing set for August 8, 1971. Led by Mayor and clerk Lloyd C. Petersen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fed. W.H
IPERS
Treas
State of
Council Chamber
Graettinger
Iowa
Stiles
Nissen
Rosella Boblit
Town Treas
Charlotte Alger
Shirley Moran
Ordell Mowry
Pat Tegels
Vincent Heller
Dwayne Lammers
Ray Johnson
Thomas Thomson
Bonstead
Thomas Thomsen
Elroy Kulow
Torrence
Terrence See
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Ingham
Covettieri Times
Nixon
Greettinger
Tng
Gea God Etti
Lake Okoboji
Palo Alto
Palo Alto County
4-H
Diane Schmidt
Mallard
Webster County
Nancy Needham
Peggy Nolan
Emmetsburg
John Hough
Keith Schmid
Joan Yoch
West Bend
Joan
Mark Andreason
Daniela Brown
Marilyn Molitor
Gwen Johnson
Ruthven
By Jim Wilson
U. S
Finele
Ford
Your Graettinger Times
James A. Wilson, Jr
James A. Wilson
Jackie Nockis
Bill Rieverts
Dickens
Gracitieger Markets
W. G. Rients Chiropractor
A. N. Kruse
Optometrist
Iowa Trust Band Savings Bank
Broadway
A. H. Hopson
Dr. Terry
Anderson
Emmetsburg, Iowa
North 7Th Street
Estherville, Iowa
K. L. Johnson JR
James J. RoBerts
Optometrists
Contact Lenses
North Sixth
Paul G. Larsen
Central Avenue
Estherville
B. G. Lousschheri
M. G. Louscher
10Th Street
Business
Graettinger Coop Grain Co
Top Knudtson
Cabinet
Fuhrman
Dial
Frank Fuhrman Graettinger
Council Proceedings
Wayne Potter
Lloyd C. Petersen
Roy Luhman
Central Pool
Ellis Electric
Andersson Chemical Co
Terry Cullen
Varcoe’s Inc
Wigdahl Hardware Treas
Graettinger Freight Line
Torreson Oil Co
Sun- Master Corp
Ess Const. Co
Gibbs-Cook Equip. Co
Employment Security Comm
Public Employees
Agency
GAS Fund Brown Supply Co
Graettinger Co-op
Sa-So Inc
Don Hall Co
Fisher Controls Co
Rockwell Mans. Co
Moise
Rasmussen Standard
All-American Transport
Northern Natural Gas. Co
Bonstead Plumbing & Heating
Emmeteburg Mun. Ubilities
Graettinger Light
City of Graettinger
Donation Street
State of la
State W. H
Dorwetler Park
West Bend, IA
Cliff Larson
Money Matters
State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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