60th Annual Labor Day Celebration Here Monday
New teachers join the staff for the year Mrs LeRoy Rasmussen will teach second grade here this year. She is a Humboldt High School and Wartburg College graduate who taught at Strawberry Point and Spencer. Miss Beverly Worster will teach second grade in Graettinger schools, a Lawler High School and Emmetsburg Junior College graduate. Donald Gillmann will teach seventh eighth and ninth grade science, a Rock Rapids High School and Augustana College graduate.
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LeRoy Rasmussen
Humboldt, 5. D
Wartburg College
Waverly
Town
Strawberry Point
Spencer
Beverly Worster
Worster
Graettinger
Lawler High School
Emmetsburg Junior College
Donald Gillmann
The
Rock Rapids
Augustana College
Bus Routes And Drivers For Year List
School officials announced the coming year bus routes with mileage and ride times considered. All buses will make a preliminary Saturday run. Two new buses will be used on routes three and four. The first named family will be the first stop on the route. The schedule will be reversed at the start of the second semester.
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Akegrd
Graettinger School Year Opens With Big Faculty
Graettinger Community School district starts its 2956-67 term on Monday September 3 with classes from 9:00 a m to 11:15 a m The first lunch is scheduled for Tuesday September 4 A faculty of thirty instructors has been announced including Everett Manchester superintendent Donald R Bloss principal science Reynard Satory vocational agriculture Jack King instrumental music and others listed with custodians cooks and janitors (continued on page eight)
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Graettinger
Everett ¥. Manchester
Robert Vasey
Donald R. Bloss
Sub-District Meeting of W. C. S. Sept 5 at Graettinger Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service holds a sub-district seminar and officers training at Graettinger Methodist Church on Wednesday Sept 5. Registration starts 9 am, meeting begins 9:30. Luncheon is $1.00, no offering during afternoon session. Session ends with dismissal at 3:90. All members and friends invited.
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Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Graettinger Methodist Church
Oon
8-Game Pirate Grid Schedule Armstrong Here In Opener
Bob Held, coach and athletic director of the GrachtInger school, announced an eight game football schedule for 1956. The season opens at home Friday Sept 4 when Armstrong visits. Other games include Armatrong Here and Terrill There with several tentative homecomings and trips, culminating in a clash with Ruthven Here.
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Bob Held
GrachtInger
Armstrong
Held
Armatrong
Terrill
Weat Bend
Benefit Game For Roger Henningsen Friday Night
Two all star softball teams will meet at Evergreen park Friday night at 8 p.m. in a benefit game for Roger Henningsen who broke a leg in a prior benefit and who coached a Lakes league midget team. Managers will pick players from local loop teams Legion Blue Ribbon Lost Island and Philgas for the two rosters.
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Roger Henningsen
Evergreen Park
Roger
Graettinger
Dale Dammann
Rainford
Legion
Blue Ribbon
Lost Island
Philgas
Auction notices advertise farms and household items for sale
Zee Harold Niehtern schedules a pitch Hv auction on Thursday for his Improved 160 acre farm near Wallingford with barn house outbuildings and a well, Prudence Clark ard auctioneers. Mrs Claude Sanders holds a public sale near Graettinger with tools and household items. Details in Times.
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Harold Niehtern
Wallingford
Gaumettinger
Bortint and Clark Ard
English Exchange Youth to Visit Here for Week
John Williams, a youth from England, will arrive Friday for a week's visit in the community. He will stay at the Gilbert Reeves farm as a guest of the Gract group.
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John Williams
John Revs Williams
Gilbert Reeves
Gract
Labor Day Chicken Dinner At Methodist Church
The W.8.5 of the Methodist church invites all to a Labor Day chicken dinner in the church dining rooms on Monday Sept 3. Serving starts at 12:20 with fried chicken mashed potatoes gravy salad tomatoes string beans pickles rolls tea coffee. Tart prize winners are noted and next week's prizes planned.
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Methodist Church
May Make Listings On Band Parents Birthday Calendar
Officials of the Gracttinger Band Parents organization announce a community birthday calendar this year. To list former Gracttinger residents’ birthdays or anniversaries while visiting on Labor Day contact Mrs Ray Ruppert or Mr Geraidd Bonatead. Otherwise contact Supt. Manchester or the band students in September. No calendar booth on Labor Day. Listings cost 25 cents and the calendar costs five cents.
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Gracttinger Band Parents Organization
Gracttinger
Ahold
Ray Ruppert
Geraidd Bonatead
Supt
Manchester
Mystery Thompson Farm of Grac Inger Area Unveiled
Last week’s Times feature details the Thompson farm three miles west of Gractinger with improvements since 1929 purchase from Henry Webbe. Henry Duus recalls a fatal gas incident in 1900 when two Ruthven diggers died during a well job. one man was lowered to inspect progress, gas knocked him out, and both workers were pulled from the well after attempts near Graettinger. The Thompsons, married 1950, have five children and farm 220 acres with corn oats beans and grasses. they attend St Paul’s Lutheran and enjoy fishing. they keep a trailer at Chalstrom’s East Okoboji park for vacations.
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Wm. Thompson
Graclinger
Ruthven
Duus Farm
Henry
Graettinger
Burdick
Nelspn
Clara
Jim Jacobson
Mr. Thompson
Kirstin Nelson
Thompson
Melvin Dariones Book
Missouri Valley
Mra
Wayne
Mary) Scheller
Shir Ivy
Billy
Paul
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Chalstrom
East Okaboji
Thorp
Vons
Apd
Sondajew
Mre
Wa Apsnalier
Pelp
Labor Day in Graettinger marks 60th anniversary celebration
The northwest Iowa town of Graettinger hosts its 60th annual Labor Day celebration on Monday September 3 with FFA Grain and Livestock Show FHA Style Show and Drill Team events. Sunday features livestock and grain judging in the Clark building and outdoor lots, plus free acts by Ruth Orr and the Engfers with Paul Rogers emceeing. Special attractions include a 7 p.m. drill by Lytton FHA girls on Main Street and appearances by John Williams Exchange Youth from Great Britain.
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Iowa
Graettinger
PRA
FHA
Vlaitora
Grachtinger
FFA
Clark
Ruth Orr
Des Moines
Engfers
America
Marvela
Paul Rogers
John Williams
Great Britain
Young Farmer
Gracttinger
Lytton, Town
Cecil Wiseman Dies at 43 in Estherville
Cecil Wiseman 43 longtime Estherville resident died Tuesday night at Holy Family hospital Estherville after May surgery in Rochester and Aug 4 hospitalization Funeral services in Estherville at Wanin Methodist Church He was born Sept 7 1912 in Petersburg Illinois married Mildred Barseth May 1945 at Fairmont Minnesota and farmed in the Estherville area with two brothers LaRue Dwight and three sisters surviving include widow three children Robert 19 Judy 17 Jerry 11 and siblings in Ringsted Armstrong Fairmont and rural areas
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Cecil Wiseman
Estherville
Holy Family Hospital
Rochester
Holy Family
Wan
Richard Wiseman
Petersburg
Esthervile
Mr. Wiseman
Mildred Barsett
Fairmont’ Minn
Wiseman
Fort Defiance State Park
Robert
Judy
Jerry
LaRue
Dwight
Ringsted
Russell
Imogene
Love
Armstrong
Dorothy) Kollofaki
Fairmont
Arthur
Hermina) White
City Softball Title Games Sunday Night
The city softball championship and consolation final will be decided Sunday night as the Legion team faces Philgas for the title while Blue He Athle...
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Legion
Philgas
Blue Heathe
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Jack King
Mr. King
Clinton High School
Iowa State Teachers* College
Reynard Satory
Buena Vista
Iowa State College
Mondamin
Irwin
Marathon
Swea City
Titania
Sioux Rapids
Zee
Akrold
Lichtern
Claude Sanders
M. O. Grodland
Graettinger State Bank
Bonstead
Donald Moran
Emmetalbury
Jao Ann Paulsen
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