Labor Day two day celebration planned in Graettinger
The Labor Day program spans two days with a kiddie carnival, rodeo events, hill climb and motorcycle campout, a Saturday night road run, horse show, tractor pull, grain and flower show, water fights, dances, parades, antique car display, and theater presentations. Community groups organize a chicken dinner and various youth activities, with multiple venues including FFA grounds, Fahnestock park, and the Legion hall.
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Ghost Masers’ Motorcycle Club
Wall Pre
Graet
Pom
Fleki
Pre Labor Day Clean Up Urged in Tamitae Town
Residents of Girawet Heer Pemoad prepare for Labor Day by tending yards mower weeds and removing trash from properties. Officials urge cooperation to ensure a safe orderly community celebration with cleanup efforts and waste removal before the holiday.
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Vos Ween
Girawet- Heer
Paes
Millea Family Views Astronaut Parade in Chicago
Tom Millea and family from Graettinger witnessed the astronauts parade in Chicago from a front line spot. They vacationed with relatives in Cedar Falls and Cresco then toured Chicago sights including Brookfield Zoo and a White Sox game. The trip included visits with Ohrtman and Heman families, sisters of Tom.
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Aml
Tom Millea
Milleas
Tom
Hilary Millea
Ron Newkirk
Cedar Falls
Chicago
Eileen Millea
Carpentersville
Tony Lynch
Hoffman
Jean Millen
Brookfield Zoo
White Sox
Millens
Cresco
Carl Ohrtman
Bob Heman
Osage
Ohrtman
Heman
Wayne Davidson Public Auction Monday August 25
Wayne Davidson to hold a public farm machinery and property auction on Monday August 25 at the Graettinger area farm eight miles east and 0.25 mile south. Sale starts 12 45 pm with Clark Clark and Benson as auctioneers and Emmet County State Bank as clerk. See sale ad in this issue.
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Wayne Davidson
Graettinger
Clark, Clark
Benson
Emmet County State Bank
Robert G. Alten
Ron Christianson Receives Scholarship at UNT Cedar Falls
Ronald Christianson son of Mrs. Mary Christianson of Graet Sareen receives 585/300 science foundation scholarship at the University of Northern Texas in Cedar Falls. He began work on his Masters degree this week, following three years at SS Coder Rapids School.
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Ronald Christianson
Mary Christianson
Graet- Sareen Eetr
Science Foundation
UNT
Cedar Falls
Coder Rapids
Graettinger Native Louie Graettinger Dies in California
Louie Graettinger 75, former local resident, died Thursday in Pasadena California from emphysema and complications. Born January 21 1894 in Graettinger he farmed there before moving to Pasadena with wife Hattie Markland Bosold in 1916. Survived by wife four sons two daughters twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren and a sister. Funeral in Pasadena with burial at Resurrection Cemetery San Gabriel California.
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Louie Graettinger
Pasadena
Calif
Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary Church
Resurrection Cemetery
San Gabriel
Graettinger
Blasius and
Kate (Godel
Martelo
Williard
Huntsville
Alabama
Donald of
Richard
Cheshire
Estherville
William
Fred
Pool To Close On Labor Day
Graettinger pool will stay open through Monday September 1 weather permitting Kristi Orsborn pool manager says September 1 is the last swimming day The pool opens at 3 30 p m on Wednesday Thursday and Friday of next week with regular hours on Saturday Sunday and Monday School starts August 27
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Methodist
WSCS
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Graettinger ‘Legion Post
Graettinger ‘Legion Post Monday Evening At ‘the Legion ‘Hall
Eddie Miller
Graettinger Theatre
James Deary
Doug A
Side’ of the Mountain
Teddy Eccles
Theodore Bikel
Graettinger
Kristi Orsborn
Graettinger Markets Update for Wednesday August 20
Graettinger markets report the bean price, corn at 2.52 and oats at 1.12 while noting a brief listing for Wednesday. The entry records commodity quotes with no extra context or breakdown of buyers or sellers.
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Graettinger
Services Here Thursday For Mrs. L. H. Garber
Leona Garber 75, Graettinger resident, died Monday at Malo Alto Memorial hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services Thursday at 2 p.m. at Graettinger United Methodist Church with Rev. Harlan Babcock officiating. Furdman Funeral Home in charge. Burial Valley View cemetery. Active pallbearers include Maurice Jacobson, William brown, Ernest Andresen, Arnold Tasters, Orville Nicol, Ed Serke. honorary pallbearers Nets Nelson, George Singer, Nicol, William Rasmussen, C. Jensen, Frank Christensen. Born December 16, 1893 in Grandview near Spencer Indiana to the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hutchinson. Married L. H. Garber at Dale, Indiana, in 1912. Lived in Illinois, Story County, moved to this area in 1926, retired to Graettinger in 1935. Active in Ladies and its Women's Society and Walnut Homemakers club. Celebrated 33rd wedding anniversary with husband Lester H. Garber. Survived by husband, two sons Burton Garber of Lake Oswego, Oregon and H. Dale Garber of rural Emmetsburg. daughter Mrs. Don (Helen) Moore of Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota. 13 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents and two sisters.
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L. H
Leona) Garber
Graettinger
Malo Alto Memorial Hospital
Graettinger United Methodist Church
Harlan Babcock
Furdman
Maurice Jacobson
Wm. Brown
Ernest Andresen
Arnold “Tasters
Orville Nicol
Ed Serke
Nets Nelson
George Singer
Nicol
Wm. Rasmussen
Jensen
Frank Christensen
Leong Hutchinson Garber
Grandview
Actunity
Spencer
Indiana
Irs
Samuel Hutchinson
Dale
L. H. Garber
Illinois
Story County
Graettinger United Methodist
Lues
Graettinger School Faculty Listing Correction
In last week’s Times a faculty listing omitted Christine Hess art instructor. The Graettinger school confirms her position and role.
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Graettinger School
Christine Hess
FFA Grain Vegetable Flower Show Planned Here Labor Day
Local FFA chapter hosts a Labor Day show in the Chadwick building on Main Street. Entries due Aug 31 for grain and vegetables, Sept 1 flower exhibits. judges named from Graettinger Coop Grain and Emmetsburg. Grand champion ribbons and cash prizes awarded in each class.
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FFA
Chadwick
Main Street
Graettinger
Graettinger Ffa
Paul Edwards
Paul Forey
Gene Bobbit
Graettinger Coop Grain
Joe Girres
Emmetsburg
Wetsbelog
Daerah Hagatte
FFU
Ben
Graettinger School Opens Wednesday Morning Aug 27
Graettinger High School year opens August 27 with a full day of classes and a teacher workshop on August 25 26. The Graettinger FFA will host a Labor Day tractor rodeo September 1 near the swimming pool with registration at 9 am and events for adults and high school students. Judges are listed and multiple ribbons awarded in each division.
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Graettnger Ffa
Date Hoffman
Wesley Epling
Paul Eo Bwarce
Grachtinger
Sehaor
SLS
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Jr. Hi
H. S
H.S
Ingvall Dies From Accident Injuries
John Clifford Ingvall 61 of High Lake died Saturday morning at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital Spirit Lake from injuries suffered in an August 10 auto crash east of Spirit Lake on Highway 9. Funeral was Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Grover with Rev. Morris Ulring officiating. Burial at East Side Cemetery Estherville. Pallbearers listed. Surviving include wife Ethel Pearl, his father, three children, eight grandchildren, four great grandchildren, one brother and seven sisters. Preceded in death by mother and one brother.
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John Clifford Ingvall
High Lake
Dickinson County Memorial Hospital
Spirit Lake
Highway 9
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Grover
Morris Ulring
East Side Cemetery
Estherville
Virgil West
Wm. Tindall
Alvin Johnson
Leonard Barrett
Harold Nitchall
Verne Baas
GraettingerRain Totals See Varying August Additions
Graettinger recorded .2 inch of rain Tuesday morning, far less than the two inch totals reported to the south and west. The town had 1.5 inches on Monday and, with a half inch on Aug 9, August totals reached 9.3 inches by Tuesday noon. Light showers continued Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday forenoon.
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Graettinger
Legion Picnic at Evergreen Park on August 24
The Graettinger American Legion and Auxiliary announce their annual picnic on Sunday August 24 at Evergreen Park. Veterans and the public are invited to a pot luck meal with the Legion providing beverages and ice cream. If rain occurs the event moves to the Legion hall.
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Graettinger American Legion
Evergreen Park
Legion
Legion Hall
Farmers Invited To Research Station Tour
Ed Herke, local Pioneer representative, invites area farmers to visit the Pioneer Corn Expo at the station. The invitation includes a demonstration of bag handling and storage methods.
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Ed Herke
Ear
Tan &Tation
Bag al Saormane
Band uniforms to be issued Aug 25 26 at Graettinger High
Graettinger high school band instructor Gene Wibben announces uniform issuance for band members on Monday and Tuesday evenings August 25 and 26 from 7 to 7:30 p.m. at the school.
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Graettinger High School
Gene Wibben
Nomination Papers Filed For Five For School Board
Five candidates filed nomination papers for the Graettinger Community School Board of Education. Incumbents Ralph Graettinger and Lawrence Thomsen are joined by Dennis Essing Wayne Knutson and Dora Potter. Two three year terms expire this year, those of Graettinger and Thomsen. Regular election is Monday Sept 8 with filing deadline Aug 19. Serving unexpired terms are Paul Frick Francis Schealler and Harry Nelson. No election for school treasurer as Clara Thoreson’s term does not expire until 1971.
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Paul Frick
Francis Schealler
Harry Nelson
Trail Riders Amateur Rodeo Sunday August 31
Northwestern Trail Riders present an amateur rodeo at the Trail Riders arena with two performances at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Eight events include bare back riding calf roping tail riding barrel race bulldogging kids calf riding pole bending and a wild cow milking contest. Special attractions feature clown acts and a wild Brahma cow event.
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Northwestern Trail Riders
Trail Riders
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Don
Helen) Moore
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