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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1955
Page
5
Residents report multiple beaver activity along the river as a dam stretches about three-fourths of a mile north of the Graettinger river bridge. Water flow remains visible around the dam with a second dam noted south of the bridge.
Graettinger merchants plan another Christmas shopping season jackpot drawing Saturday evening Dec 3 at 9 pm with prize amounts of 10 15 75 and 100. No prizes claimed Wednesday Nov 30. several prizes carried over and unclaimed entries listed. A first of four big street drawings to award 75 in prizes occurs 3 pm Saturday Dec 10 with six 5 awards two 10s and a 25. Additional drawings set for Dec 14 17 and 21. Community club hosts cartoons at Watson theatre Dec 24 with Santa and free candy for children. stores stay open Dec 19 20 21 22 23 and close early Christmas Eve
World Book Encyclopedia announces Margaret George Johnson of Graettinger will lead nine northwest Iowa counties as District Manager. Since joining in 1949 she earned four promotions and will continue serving schools libraries and homes while hiring and training new reps. She is widow of Philip Johnson and mother of Herbert Lancaster and Phil Johnson.
The Csehy musical messengers will present special music at Graettinger Methodist Church from December 1 to December 11. An evangelistic preaching mission with nightly services at 7 50 p m (except Saturdays) will be sponsored by the local church. Miss June Mattheiss soprano will perform solos and Rev J A Amundsen the church pastor will give a sermon each evening. The public is invited to attend all services.
Thoreson's Hardware advertises a public baking demonstration on Saturday, December 3, featuring modernistic baking on a Roper gas range by a company representative. Free coffee and cookies will be served from 2 to 8 p.m.
Wilmer Fieseler dissolves partnership with Carl Klingaman and sells 85 head of livestock including 16 cattle and 69 hogs, plus farm machinery, poultry, hay, grain, and house goods at the farm four miles south and a quarter mile east of Grachtinger on Tuesday December 6. Auctioneers Bortini and Brown. See Times for details.
A warning notice from Oscar Hauge states that two local boys who tipped over the speaker’s car on Wednesday and Saturday nights are known and nearby. The note cautions that property damage is against the law and asks the youths to stop their tricks.
Judy Rolfson and Donna Anderson, daughters of local families, plan to open the Oriental Beauty Salon in the new Woolworth building upstairs in Estherville. The shop will showcase modern equipment. both graduates of Americana University of Beauty in Des Moines. Anderson previously worked in Spencer. Rolfson in Des Moines. Further details to follow.
Mrs. Oscar Oleson, chairwoman of Palo Alto County TB and health Christmas Seal Sale, says reminder cards are being mailed to those who have not answered their Christmas Seal letter. She notes many intend to buy Seals but press of Christmas activities delayed responses. Seals fund TB prevention and heart disease programs through education, films, and community services.
Roger Tonderum of Graettinger High School earned the grand champion state award for a ten ear corn sample at the Newton state contest after top five placement at a local show and reserve champion at Spencer district. The sample did not travel to the Chicago International Hay and Grain show.
Funeral services were held Monday for James Robert Brown 84 of Vernon Township who died Thursday afternoon after a long illness. Masses were said at Immaculate Conception Church with local priests and a large pallbearer group. He was born January 22 1871 in Clinton Iowa and lived most of his life near Ruthven and Vernon. Surviving are eight children twenty grandchildren two brothers a sister and a son who died in infancy.
Community members are reminded of changes in rehearsal times and location for the Messiah at First Lutheran Church. Rehearsals occur Thursday at 8 15 p m and Sunday at 2 36 p m with all participants urged to note the new venue this week.
Temperatures fell to a low of 6 degrees below zero here Wednesday morning, the season’s lowest reading. A high wind and some past weekend snow produced frigid conditions with drifting and ground drifts. Sunday night and Monday morning brought readings down to three below zero.
Ruthven boys and girls basketball teams meet Graettinger in a twin bill at Graettinger gymnasium next Tuesday night Dec 6 in Palo Alto county conference play. Also notes next week's schedule lists Graettinger at Rodman Mallard at Cylinder Ayrshire at West Bend Curlew at Havelock Ruthven at Graettinger Ayrshire at Mallard and Terrill at Rodman. Paul W Goff Ruthven farmer is appointed Farm Bureau insurance agent for Walnut Vernon and Independence townships.
Mrs Minnie Nelson 60 dies Tuesday morning at Holy Family hospital after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at St. Pauls Lutheran with Rev. Arthur Sorensen officiating. Burial in South Walnut cemetery. Survived by husband Nels Nelson, mother Mrs John Nelson, four brothers, five sisters, and many relatives.
Don Rix of Graettinger and president of the state vocational ag association travels Wednesday to Atlantic City for the American Vocational Ag Association convention. He is accompanied by Geo Swearinger of Sigourney R F Hauttman of Mt Ayr and Pete Duin of Spencer.
Readers may donate Butternut coffee strips by December 10 to Bess Hamilton. Strips will be sent to a charitable address for Christmas gifts for orphan children.
Mr and Mrs Art Duhn own a 120 acre farm one mile north of the Graettinger Rock Island depot. They bought it in September 1953 from the Jacob Brekke estate, moved in March 1955 after nine years on the Jorgen Larsen farm, remodeled the barn and house, and raise sheep hogs and cattle. They married in 1928 and are Farm Bureau members and St Pauls Lutheran parishioners.
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