Weekly Drawing Friday Night This Week at Gractingers
Graettinger stores shift Labor Day weekend hours with five $25 prizes drawn Friday at 8 30 p m. No mail Monday and bank closed all day. Some shops plan Monday morning hours. no milk delivery by Farmers Creamery. Names drawn last Saturday included Mary Jean Tindall Sharon Tonderim John Simington and Mrs Frank Jacobsen.
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Mary Jean Tindall
Sharon Tonderim
John Simington
Frank Jacobsen
Graettinger Stones
Graettinger State Bank
Farmers Creamery
Graennger
Plow Cleaner Demonstration Friday Near Gravtthiger
Moore Trash-Away plow cleaner demonstration set for Friday September 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Brownlee quarter section six miles east and two miles south of Gravtthiger. Orville Nivol of Moore Mfg firm Minnesota Lake Minnesota serves as local representative.
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Moore
Brownlee Quarter
Gravtthiger
Orville Nivol
Moore Mig
Miinesota Lake
Minnesota
Start Opening Of Pavement West Of Town
The new pavement west of Graettinger to Ruthven was opened yesterday and will extend further as conditions permit. Two miles west and six miles south from the old road, the 22 foot wide pavement costs about 35000 per mile with 160000 state funded and 160000 federal funded. Quad Cities Construction Co. built it and will start work on highway 17 south of Emmetsburg.
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Don Westergard
Grachtinger
Russell Petersen
Graettinger
von Ruthven
Gyachtinger Town Council Meets Tuesday Evening
The Gyachtinger town council will meet Tuesday evening September 5 at 7 30 p m in the town hall council chambers. The meeting shifts from the regular Monday slot which falls on a Saturday.
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Gyachtinger Town
Parade Entrants Gather Saturday For Labor Day Parade
Graettinger hosts its first annual Labor Day celebration with a parade meeting at 10 near the schoolhouse. entrants include saddle clubs motorcycle clubs antique car owners and local groups with prizes awarded in three age divisions preschool seven years over 12. Graettinger marching band will participate.
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Wilma Murray
Murray
Graeetunger
Graettinger
Donald Fisher Public Auction Near Graettinger
Donald E. Fisher will hold a public auction Friday on the farm seven miles east and 1 3 4 miles north of Graettinger. The sale features 97 head of hogs 1H machinery and other items starting at 1 p.m. Benson Bortini and Brown are auctioneers Cylinder State Bank acts as clerk.
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Donald E. Fisher
Graettinger
Benson, Bortini and Brown
Cylinder State Bank
Labor Day Celebration and Library Hours Scheduled
The 71st annual Labor Day event begins with a tractor pull and western riding contests at the Northwest Traut Riders grounds in Plano. Highlights include musical chairs, western pleasure, and pony events, with prize lists and age divisions. The public library will close all day Saturday for the holiday and will not open Saturday evenings thereafter. regular season hours start 2 to 3 pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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Ettinger
Oraway
Cipagenin
Grachtinger’s
Alee Ronald Twait Returns From Vietnam Duty
Alee Ronald Twait, son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Twait of rural Cieranges, returned home from a year of Air Force duty in Vietnam. His wife Nancy and family welcomed him. SPA Jim Twit, another son, is serving with the Army in Vietnam after six months there.
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Ronald ‘Twat
Mas Bernant
Weather recap shows late summer pause after furnace rain
Gramtinger reports a stretch of pleasant late summer weather at the week's start following a cold spell. Last Wednesday brought 0.45 inches of rain and Friday night plus early Saturday added about 0.5 inches, pushing August total to 2.35 inches.
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Gramtinger
Gractinger
Graettinger High School Class of 1922 Reunion
The Graettinger High School Class of 1922 will hold a reunion at the Cardinal Cafe in Estherville Sunday afternoon, Sept. 3. The meeting will begin at 12:30.
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GHS
Cardinal Cafe
Graettinger High School
Estherville
Four Ballots In School Election Monday Sept 11
Four ballots to vote on this year include local school board, county board of education with Graettinger and at large seats, area vocational school with Emmetsburg Graettinger and West Bend districts, and a three fourths tax mill levy. Unopposed candidates are Lloyd C. Peterson Graettinger for district member and Wm Vandervelde Emmetsburg for county at large. James Coffey Emmetsburg is unopposed for area three position. Voters will cast ballots on the levy.
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Poon
Twal Ve Wall
County Board of Education
Graettinger
Atlarge
County Board
Lloyd C. Peterson
Graattinger
Wm. Vandervelde
Emmetsburg
Area
James Coffey
West Bend
Area Vocational School
Uniform Period Set For Electing ASCS Community Committees
The ASC announces a uniform voting period of September 19 for electing community committeemen nationwide. About 75,000 committeemen in 25,000 rural communities will be chosen to support county committees in ASCS farm programs. Eligible farmers may vote and run, with petitions due August 25, and new procedures ensure fair, transparent elections and observer access.
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ASC
Joe A. Lynch
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Iowa
ASCS
ALCS
Lynch
Orville Nicol Seeks Board Vacancy Nomination Deadline
Nomination papers may be filed with district secretary Arnold Henningsen until September 2 for one final year vacancy on the board. The notice appears in Northwest Iowa’s Original Observance Friday Saturday edition with limited readable fragments.
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Northwest
Iowa
Rte
Orville Nicol
Arnold Henningsen
Labor Day Grain Vegetable and Flower Show
Labor Day events feature grain vegetable and flower exhibits on September 1 and 2 in the Prather Produce building. Entries close Friday with judging Saturday morning and public viewing Saturday from 10 am to 9 pm. Prizes include ribbons and cash awards. judges include Paul Forey, Keith Norrh, and Mrs. Joe Girres. Also a Friday teen dance at Legion hall sponsored by the Graettinger Youth Center.
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Prather Produce
Graettinper
PRA
AML Res. Vente
Divusion LH
Chass TV
Paul Forey
Coop
Keith Norrh
Joe Girres
Emmetaburg
Senn Menn
Greettinger Youth Center
Legion Hall
Labor Day Weekend Parade and Events in Graettinger
Graettinger plans a Labor Day weekend with a 10:30 a.m. Saturday parade including kiddie divisions, antique cars, and motorcycles. A Saturday afternoon tractor pulling contest follows, plus a Graettinger FFA show at Prather Produce. The schedule features theater shows, a chicken dinner, teen hop, dances, and a $300 color TV giveaway on NL Street Saturday night.
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K&k
Ees
Dieter Tasso
Artit Jugeder
Circus
World Tour
Ed Sullivan
Toby
Graettinger Ffa
Prather Produce
Graettinger
Methodist
WSCS
Drug Store
Main Street
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Graettinger Theatre
Hier
Graetuager
NL Street
Graettinger School Enrolment Totals 577 This Year
Opening Graettinger Community School enrollment reaches 577, up from 568 last year. Grade by grade counts show kindergarten to eighth totaling 407 and high school 170, with changes noted across all grades from prior opening figures.
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Graettinger
Firth
Geuaeuane Community School Labor Day Closure
No classes in the Geuaeuane Community School on Monday September 4 for Labor Day. Classes will resume the next day.
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Geuaeuane
Ciaamee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Tasso
Donald Fisher
Tha Wena
Taetar
Alee Ronald Twait
Vietnam
ASC Elections
Dale
Poland
Francis Schealler
Loew School Board
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