County Board Of Review In Session In Palo Alto County
The Palo Alto County Board of Review meets December 2 to January 3 to hear protests from property owners about valuations. Protests must be filed by December 30 1968, with notices guiding whether an oral hearing is desired. The 3 percent valuation increase affects urban residential property. agricultural and other categories await no adjustment. Gene Allbaugh chairs with Arnol Alesch and Scotty McCartney as members.
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Wol Borst
Palo Alto County
Board of Review
Iowa Dept. of Revenue
Palo Alto
Department of Revenue
Enlists In Navy Left Tuesday For Duty
Vance Jensen son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Jensen recently enlisted in the Navy and left Himmersburg Tuesday for Des Moines for induction into service He planned to depart Des Moines Wednesday for Navy training possibly at San Diego California
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Vance Jensen
Kenneth Jensen
Navy
H Immersburg
Des Moines
San Diego
Calif
Arnolds Park Cagers Here Friday Night
Arnolds Park cagers will be here Friday night for a non conference doubleheader with the Graettinger teams. The girls game is set to begin at T p m. Graettinger opens its Corbell conference schedule Friday night Dec 13 at West Bend.
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Arnolds Park
Graetlinger
Graettinger
West Bend
Palo Alto Beef Producers Dinner Monday Night
The Palo Alto County Beef Producers annual meeting and dinner are set for Monday evening December 9 at 6 30 PM at Assumption Parish Center Emmetsburg. J Marvin Shadburg Extension Economist will discuss Cattle Marketing Problems Past Present and Future. Four directors will be elected Richard Chising heads the board with Eugene Berkland Fad Draman Maurice Drew Dan Fogarty Warren McCreery Ray Montag and Ron Fisher listed. Tickets available from any director or the Extension Office Emmetsburg.
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Palo Alto County
Assumption Parish
Emmetsburg
J. Marvin Shadburg
Town State University
Richard Chising
Eugene Berkland
Fad Draman
Maurice Drew
Dan Fogarty
Warren McCreery
Ray Montag
Ron Fisher
Thanksgiving Weekend Weather News Brief
Thanksgiving Day featured mild conditions and pleasant weather for outdoor plans. Sunday brought unsettled skies with snow light rain and a drizzle. Temperatures stayed near freezing over the weekend while Monday saw about three inches of snowfall accumulating in spots.
B Teams Split Wins With Ruthven Clubs
The Pirette B team edged Ruthven Gut the Pirate Bo 32 30 with a late burst in the final seconds while Ruthven Biscat Ruvaven posted a 38 23 victory. Grachtinger Rinks improved to 2 0 in the season. In the girls game Linda Clipperton led with 15 points, Vicki Mammen 13, Connie Tuininga and Kathy Wikert, Vicki Stueve and Laura Stuart formed the backcourt for the Pirettes. Alvin Lake led rebounding and scoring with seven points. Craig Gibaugh and Joe Craven added six each. Norman Nicol added three and Jeff Duhn one.
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Pirette
Ruthven Gut
Pirate Bo
Ruthven Biscat
Grachtinger
Linda Clipperton
Vicki Mammen
Connie Tuininga d
Kathy Wikert
Vicki Stueve
Laula Stuart
Pirettes
Pirate
Alvin Lake
Craig Gibaugh
Joe Craven
Norman Nicol
Jeff Duhn
Rites Monday For Esther Peebles 70 Rural Emmetsburg
Esther Peebles 70 of rural Emmetsburg died Friday in an Iowa City hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were Monday at Martin Funeral Home Emmetsburg with Rev. B A Rust officiating. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery. Pallbearers were Russell Ruby Roy Luhman Wm Voigt Virgil Johnson Joseph Bersehman and Marvin Rinden. She lived most of her life in the rural Emmetsburg area and is survived by four sisters and three brothers.
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Esther Peebles
Emmetsburg
Edith Lubman
Graettinger
Iowa City
Martin
Rev
B. A. Rust
Evergreen Cemetery
Russell Ruby
Roy Luhman
Wm. Voigt
Virgil Johnson
Joseph Bersehman
Marvin Rinden
Pvt Thomas Fries Training At Fort Rucker
Pvt. Thomas Fries son of Mr and Mrs Tym Fries of Graettinger completed basic training at Fort Lewis Washington. He finished a dayeek aircraft maintenance school and is now attending a door gunner school at Fort Rucker Alabama.
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Pvt
Thomas Fries
Tym Fries
Graettinger, Ha
Fort Lewis
Wash
Fort Rucker
Ala
Iowa Deer Season Opens December 7 8 9 Des Moines Area
The statewide shotgun and muzzleloader deer season runs December 7 8 9 with shooting hours from morning until 430 pm. Permitted weapons include 10 to 20 gauge shotguns with rifle slugs and .45 to .775 caliber muzzle loading muskets. The bag limit is one deer of any age or sex, and blaze orange clothing is required in the field to enhance safety.
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Towa
Holy Family Hospital Closes Geriatrics Ward
Residents from Holy Family Hospital geriatrics ward moved to Rosewood Manor Nursing Home in Estherville as the hospital discontinues its geriatrics ward. Patients include Miss Margaret O Connor, Sara Kender, Mrs Louis Boyle, Mrs Harriet Fitzpatrick, Mrs Edward Arca tchell, and Mrs Edith Ball all of Estherville.
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Holy Family Hospital
Rosewood Manor
Estherville
Holy Family
Margaret O'Connor
Gracttinger
Sara Kender
Ruthven
Louis “Boyle
Harriet Fitzpatrick
Ped. Arca Ttchell
Edith ‘A
Mrs Julius Dexheimer 92 Travels to Germany for First Visit
The Dexheimer family announces that Mrs. Julius Dexheimer, 92, former Graetlinger resident now of St. James Minnesota, left for Germany on her first trip home. She is accompanied by her daughter Mrs Freida McNaught of St. Paul. They plan a three week visit extending to Ludwigshafen after attending a grandson’s wedding in Germany.
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Julius Dexheimer
Germany
the ‘Times
Dexheimer
Graetlinger
St. James, Minn
Freida McNaught
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Frankfort
Ludwigshafen
Cagers Split With Burt Teams in Home Openers
Graetdnger cagers opened their home season with a non conference double header against Burt. The Pirettes won 57 to 52 while the Pirates fell 73 to 418 due to Burt’s fast break. The Pirettes led 36 to 24 at halftime and maintained 51 13 by the third quarter.
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Graetdnger Cagers
Burt
Pirettes
Pirates
Burt Five
Mear
Pirate
Sol Madrid at Graettinger Theatre This Weekend
Explosive undercover narcotics thriller screens Saturday and Sunday detailing a tense chase to crack the Mua fia smuggling network across the U S Mexico border. David McCallum leads a star cast including Stella Stevens Telly Savalas Rip Torn Pat Hingle Paul Lukas Ricardo Montalban in this modern drama of danger and deception.
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Muafia
United States
Bower
Graettinger Theatre
MGM
David McCallum
Stella Stevens
Telly Savalas
Rip Torn
Businessmen Meet Tonight at Graettinger Café
Graettinger businessmen are urged to attend a meeting at Hanna's Cafe tonight to discuss routine matters and plans for pre holiday drawings. Anyone with direct or indirect interest in Graettinger should be present.
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Graeting
Top
Graettinger
Night of Song at School Promises Holiday Cheer
Elementary and junior high pupils present A Night of Song in the school auditorium on Tuesday night December 1 at 7 30 p m The program features a German folk song Santa Claus Will Soon Be Here by Kindergarten classes an operetta The Christmas Trail by grades 1 through 6 a one act Christmas journey through the forest plus performances by the junior high band and choristers The event is open to the public directed by Mrs Janet Norris and Mr Gene Wibden
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Santa Claus
Janet Norris
Gene Wibden
Palo Alto Association For
Emmetsburg High School
Emmetsburg
Santa
Volleyball Organizational Meeting Planned December 19
School principal Wesley Epling reports strong interest in forming an adult volleyball league in the Grachtinger community. Any civic group church group farmers group or business may sponsor a team six-man teams favored. An organizational meeting at the high school gym Thursday evening December 19 invites all interested, regardless of prior athletic ability, to join for recreation and friendly competition.
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Wesley Epling
Grachtinger
Farmers’ Group
Epling
School Calendar Highlights for December Events
December school calendar lists Jr High basketball at Ringsted and Arnolds Park, elementary and high school programs, Christmas events, assemblies, and dances. Activities include B basketball at Lincoln Central, Jr High party, FHA FFA events, and adult recreation nights scheduled through December 21.
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West Bend
Lincoln Central
Mallard
Hunting Fishing And Trapping Licenses Expire December 31
Des Moines area notices remind residents that hunting fishing and trapping licenses expire December 31 1968 under state conservation commission changes. Licenses shift to calendar year with December 31 expiry to align administration and sales with county records.
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Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
General Assembly
Tillage and Planting Meeting December 10 at Emmetsburg
A one day meeting on tillage and planting will be held December 10 at St Pauls Lutheran Church Emmetsburg starting at 9 30 a m. Extension engineers and crop specialists will show soil and land forces on tillage tools and discuss wind erosion prevention and reduced production costs. Sponsored by Palo Alto County Extension Service with public attendance invited.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Emmetsburg
Sais Harald Heykes
Palo Alto
Band And Vocal Winter Concert At Graettinger High
Graettinger high school bands and vocal departments present their annual Winter Concert on Thursday December 12 at 7 30 pm in the school auditorium. The program features The Music Man selections by the band a modern America arrangement the a capella choir sings Elijah Rock and Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah. The Tonics perform a barbershop routine and the Triple Trio offers two contemporary carols. The Madrigal Swing Choir closes with a medley of favorite carols and the public is urged to attend early.
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Graettinger High School
America
Elijah Rock
Madrigal Swing Choir
Plan Santa's Visit Free Movies Here In December
Plans are being made for Santa Claus to visit Graettinger and give free candy to youngsters. If jet plane connections work, Santa will be at the theatre Saturday December 21. The first free movie for youngsters is set for Saturday December 14 at the Graettinger theatre, and a second free movie will follow on Saturday December 21.
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Santa Claus
Graettinger
Santa
Graettinger Theatre
Saurday
Died Nurse Alice Nyborg 77 Services Set In Graettinger
Alice Nyborg 77 of Graettinger died Monday night at Holy Family hospital after declining health. Services Thursday at 2 p.m. at Fuhrman's Funeral Home in Graettinger with Rev. Denzil Neumann of Estherville officiating. Burial Lost Island cemetery. Survivors include brother Jake Nyborg of Jackson Minn and sisters Juletta Johnson Estherville Mrs Chris Norris Estherville and Mrs Cora Thorson Laurens, plus many nieces and nephews. She was a registered nurse trained in Joliet Illinois and worked in Los Angeles before returning to Graettinger in 1963.
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Alice Nyborg
Graettinger
Holy Family Hospital
Fuhrman
Denzil Neumann
Estherville
Lost Island Cemetery
Lester Nyborg
Calvin Nyborg
Richard Nyborg
Lowell Nyborg
Delmer Christensen
John Maisby
Emington
M. C. Nyborg
Lost Island Township
Joliet
Los Angeles
Calif
Jake Nyborg
Jackson, Minn
Juletta Johnson
Chris Norris
Cora Thorson
Laurens
Legion Auxiliary Christmas Party Date Moved to Monday
The Graettinger American Legion and Auxiliary host their annual Christmas party Monday night at the Legion hall on December 9. All members and families invited. bring a die gift for adults and a 35e gift for children.
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Graettinger American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Legion and Auxiliary
Goose Season Closes December 6
Goose hunting enthusiasts are reminded by the Iowa Conservation Commission that the season on all species of geese closes at sunset December 6.
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Iowa Conservation Commission
Shoplifting Cases Rise in Local Stores
Local merchants report unusual shoplifting activity with teens among the offenders. No arrests yet. Estherville cases cited as a warning to Graettinger. juveniles ordered to repay stolen items. Emmetsburg to host Christmas party for retarded children with Santa and a “Citizen of the year” award.
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Estherville
Graetinger
Graettinger
Wayne Potter
Public Farm Machinery Auction Near Terril
Russell Earl conducts a public sale of farm machinery on his Terril area farm three and three fourths miles west of the north edge. The event is set for Thursday morning December 5 with bidding starting at 9:30 A M.
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Sale West OF Terril
Russell Earl
Terril
Graedttinzer Markets Wednesday, December 4
Market notes show corn oats and beans traded on Wednesday with mixed quotes. Prices for corn and oats appear thin while beans quote around two dollars and change.
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Graedttinzer
$25 Buck Prize Draw At Crepe Stores Next Saturday
A $25 prize will be awarded next Saturday in the three o clock drawing at participating Crepe stores. Mary Christ appeared in a participating store last Saturday to claim the prize.
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Partic Pating
Mary Christ
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Palo Alto Beef Producers
Iowa
Cagers
Sue Studer
Prudy Tuininga
Vickie Mammen
Connie Tuininga
Joleen Brown
Marcia Rise
Vickie Stueve
Becki Kruse
Jayne Larsen
Dennis Bortiit
Mike Boblit
Bill Dawson Rene
Jerry Dawson
Neil Lundgren
Tom Bablit
Jack Christenson
Craig Gilbaugh
Alvin Luke Sees
Stanley Westergard
Norman Nicola
Tom Rooney
Wayne Laurenz
Howard Batt
Burt Ring
SOL Madrid
Jr. Hi
B. Terris
Pacarc Christmas Meeting
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