Northwestern Trail Riders Colt Show Results at Evergreen Park
The Northwestern Trail Riders held its annual colt show at Evergreen Park with broad turnout. Winners spanned classes from Shetland ponies to aged stock type and saddle bred colts, with top names including Kenneth Mammen, Sheryl Kulow, Connie Nolting, Keith Noll, Clarence Nelson Jr., John Prather, and George Freeman among others. A first place trophy and ribbons were awarded to winners.
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Northwestern Trail Riders
Evergreen Park
Kenneth Mammen
Graettinger
Vincent Lammers
Emmetsburg
Michael Miller
Roger Miller
Sheryl Kulow
Connie Nolting
Spencer
Art Kaltved
Estherville
Ricky Hanson
Lawrence McHugh
Dean Brobst
Greg Nolting
John Waly
Arlin Kulow
Keith Noll
Everly
Clarence Nelson, Jr
Sandra Prather
George Foles
Bill Orthel
Titanika
Don Brober
Tim Allen
Wallingford
George Freeman
Emmetabung
Dick Prather
BU Orthel
Adar
Lagpert Nolting
Epencer Lawrence
McHugh
Art Ka
Al Graettinger Wins 10th Iowa State Fair Checker Title
Al Graettinger, famed checker player, captured another state fair title at the Iowa State Fair. He went undefeated over two days, finishing with a 42 win 14 draw record across 36 games.
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al Graettinger
Lambert Hoffman Wins $100 Award At Local Shopper Event
Lambert Hoffman claimed the $100 Buck award during Saturday night activities at Lucky Graettinger, with stores hosting this week’s Labor Day weekend prize of $25. Pastor Mandolager and Mrs. Mandinger will present slides of their Holy Land trip at South Bethel Lutheran church parlor at 2:30 this Thursday. last week’s issue misreported their appearance as Wednesday.
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Lambert Hoffman
Graettinger
Mandolager
Mikkel Mandinger
Holy Land
South Bethel Lutheran Church
Rites Held Monday For Ellen Petersen 87 Pioneer Resident Here
Funeral services were held Monday for Ellen Petersen a Graettinger area pioneer. She died Thursday after a stroke at Holy Family hospital. Burial was at South Walnut cemetery. Survivors include daughters Ruby and Alice Petersen, four sons Elner Roy Walter Lares, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Ellen Petersen
Graettinser
Holy Family Hospital
North Gothel Lutheran Church
O. J. Reitz
South Walnut Cemetery
Fuhrman
Bill Rasmussen
Ralph Masters
Leo Thompson
Jorgen Larsen
Jack Platter
Art Duhn
Petersen
Palo Alto County
Lare
Cecelle Christensen
Walnut Township
Peter Petersen
Emmetsburg
Racine
Wis
Walnut Townsip
Graettinger
Elner
Sunland
Calif
Roy
Phoenix
Ariz
Walter
Los Angeles
Lares
School board candidate nomination deadline and filings
The filing deadline for school board candidate nomination papers is Friday noon for the regular election on September 9. Papers filed with Secretary Henningsen by noon Wednesday include Harvey Anderson Earl Erickson and Ralph Graettinger. Two terms expiring this year are held by Harvey Anderson and Earnest Skattebo. Additionally the region experienced very high humidity and near normal temperatures with weekly rainfall totaling 1.31 inches on August 22 and 0.22 inch on August 27.
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Gept
Henningsen
Harvey Anderson
Earl Erickson
Ralph Graettinger
Bie Graettinger Board of Education
Earnest Skattebo
No School Here Monday Labor Day Notice
There will be no school here Monday Sept 2 in observance of Labor Day. Classes will resume at the normal time Tuesday morning.
Opening Enrollment Of 615 In Graettinger School
Graettinger school opens enrollment for 615 students as the district prepares for the new term. Wallingford Auxiliary changes September meeting date to September 17, not September 3, per secretary Mrs Claude Shaffer. Guy Victor Sturdevant, recently teaching in Spencer, earned his bachelor’s degree from Buena Vista College on August 17 and will teach in Spencer again.
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Graettinger
Wallingford Legion Auxiliary
Wallingford American Legion Auxiliary
Claude Shaffer
Guy Sturdevant
Buena Vista
Guy Victor Sturdevant
Spenrar
Buena Vista College
Storm
Spen
Enrollment Climb At Graettlinger Community School
Opening day figures show total enrollment at Graettlinger Community School reaching 616, slightly above last year. Most gains appear in the high school with 175 students, 10 more than last year’s 165.
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Graettlinger
67th Labor Day Celebration Caravan Arrives Friday
A caravan of cars and Labor Day boosters will form Friday evening at Gravitinger and travel to nearby towns to advertise the 67th annual event. Anyone may join the caravan at the street in front of the theatre shortly after six o clock. all are invited to boost the Labor Day celebration.
Graettinger three day event features kiddies day and horse show
A three day event at Evergreen park Graettinger includes kiddies day and a Sunday horse show opening at 1 p m with a grand entry. The event, approved by the Iowa State Saddle Horse Association, offers 16 events with trophies ribbons and cash prizes. Virgil Potts of Storm Lake will judge with ringmasters Dean Brobst Clifford Brighton and Ron Struthers and Normat Bortvit as announcer. A lunch stand will be on site.
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Northwestern Trail Riders of
Graettinger
Evergreen Park
Iowa State Saddiek Horse Association
Virgil Potts
Storm Lake
Ringmasters
Dean Brobst
Clifford Brighton
Ron Struthers
Normat Bortvit
Buffalo Head Found In River Bank Near Gillett Grove
A buffalo head, possibly over a century old, was found by Freddie Beschorner and others while hunting near the Little Sioux River by Graettinger. The head is well preserved, about three inches between its horns, with additional buffalo head fragments nearby. No definite display plans yet, but may be shown during Labor Day events in Graettinger.
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Freddie Beschorner
Grachtinger
Francis Beschorner
Leo Beschorner
Larry Keg
Little Sioux River
Gillett Grove
Graettinger
GHS Class of 1923 Reunion Slated for Sunday Evening
The Grauttinger High School class of 1923 will hold its 40th anniversary reunion Sunday evening September 1 at the Cardinal Cafe in Estherville. The reunion will begin with a supper at 6:30. The group includes 14 members. WM. KETCHEN, a former shop teacher in Emmetsburg, now substitutes in Emmetsburg and resides at Arnolds Park.
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Grauttinger High School
Cardinal Cafe
Estherville
WM. Ketchen
Emmetsburg
C. V. Carter
Ketchen
Arnolds Park
Changes in 1963 Feed-Grain grazing and plowing dates
Lawrence D. Brennan of the Palo Alto County ASCS announces updated grazing and plowing dates for the 1963 Feed-Grain Program. Diverted acres may graze after Oct 1, 1963, instead of Nov 1, 1963, improving northern areas and forage. Plowing dates were advanced to Aug 26 for green manure or seeding payment recipients, from Sept 15, with certain exceptions for producers who plowed earlier or on vegetable cover. M. Levi wins Holstein honors at the Iowa State Fair, with Graettinger residents now in Maynard, Iowa.
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Lawrence D. Brennan
Palo Alto County
ASCS
Iowa State Committee
Graettinger Labor Day Gala Promises Family Fun
Graettinger will host its 67th Labor Day celebration for three days starting Saturday with Klein Amusement shows and rides and a Kiddies Day. Two free bicycles, one boy and one girl, will be drawn Monday evening during Kiddies Day. Free stage shows include KQTV dancers on Monday night and the Graettinger swing band Sunday at 7 30. A homecoming register will be outside the Times office Monday. The FFA will oversee grain and vegetable shows at Our Own Hardware. Other events include Northwest Trail Riders Horse Show Sunday, a river road motorcycle hill climb, and a town team game Monday afternoon. The Vandels headline the Legion hall Teen Hop Monday night. The Iowa Conservation Commission traveling fish and wildlife exhibit will be on display Sunday and Monday.
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Grachtinger
Klein Amusement Company
Graettinger
Times Office
Lee
KQTV
Bain
South Bethel Lutheran Church
Circle Ladies
Legion Hall
FFA
Our Own Hardware
Northwest Trail Riders
River Road
Ruthven
Evergreen Park
Vandels
Main Street
Iowa Conservation Commission
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Mos
Kevron Currans
Todd Edward
Hugh Thompson
Inalee
Rhonda
Dwayne Lammers
Debby
Allen Zevenbergen
Sheree
Linda
Deari
Mrs. Dwayne Lammers
Michael Allen
Connie Rose
Richard Jacobson
al. Gaettinger
Trail Riders
Ghost Chasers Motorcycle Club
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Indonesia
Arabia
Labrador
Burma
Thailand
Haiti
Ceylon
Sarawak
Oman
India
Matt Furniture
Buffalo Head
GHS
MD. Levi
M. J
Minard
Levi
Des Moines Register
Jaudby
Maynard
Iowa
Aera Radae den Nitary Carvice Avianpe
Ana
Arita
Mal Jay
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