Know Your School First Graders Share Reading and Visits
First graders complete pre primers and Basic Reading Tests with groups reading from Fun With Dick And Jane and Guess Who. Students study initial consonants from c to 6 and 1, paste home pictures, learn number writing, and count objects. They explored community helpers visiting creamery, depot, Times office, fire station, and post office. Names of visiting students listed. Mary Potter notes a December birthday.
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Jane
Cagers Split Bill At Marathon Friday
Graettinger and Marathon split a twin bill at Marathon Friday night. Marathon won 56 52 as Graettinger failed to finish a late rally. Marathon star Anderson led with 27 points, while Graettinger’s Larry West scored 23.
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Grachtinger
Marathon
Pirates
Pirettes
Pirate
Pat Rathman
Mary Alice Hanson
Sharon Gray
Linda Starkey
Marlene Schnell
Irene Schang
Carol Gjerde
Merry McGinnis
Bernadine Boecker
Joyce Kingery
Graettinger
Gary Park
Keith Norris
Larry Westfall
Park
Anderson
Local Students Attend State College of Iowa
Graettinger area students Patricia Watson Dietta Watson and Larry Herke are among 4451 state college enrollments in Cedar Falls this fall, a 12 percent rise from last year and about seven percent of Iowa’s total 587?96 students across colleges.
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Cedar Falls
Graettinger
State College of Iowa
Iowa
State College
Patricia Watson
Sam Watson
Dietta Watson
Ferman Watson
Larry Herke
Ed Herke
SGT Ronald Duhn in Central Germany Exercise Main Barge
SGT Ronald E Duhn of Graettinger Iowa and son of Mr and Mrs Soren W Duhn participated with the Sth Infantry Division in Exercise Main Barge V Corps field training in central Germany. A squad leader in Company D 26th Infantry Baumholder he entered the Army in 1959 and arrived overseas in 1960 after fort Riley service. The 25 year old graduate of Graettinger High School in 1955 is stationed abroad with regular duties in Germany.
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Lth
Germany
Ronald E. Duhn
Soren W. Duhn
Grachtinger
Iowa
Sth
Duhn
26Th Infantry
Baumholder
Fort Riley
Kan
Graettinger High School
Leaning On The Pitchfork News Note
Howard Gilman Vo Ag instructor Robin Winter bought 5 head of heifers for FIA project. Bill Girres chose a gift. Gary McQuown milks a dairy cow. Three freshmen boys have no projects yet. Soil samples offered free testing. Farm Management class starts Dec 11 focusing on record keeping and profit analysis. FFA bought a 166 Polaroid camera for project photos and activities.
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Robin Winter
FIA
Bill Girres
Gary McQuown
FFA
Social Security Contact Station Schedule
Emmetsburg courthouse operates 10 to 2 on Wednesdays December 13 and 27. Estherville city hall runs 10 30 to 2 on Tuesdays December 5 and 19.
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Emmetsburg Court House
Estherville City Hall
PACARC Fund Campaign Ends With Local Donations
The Palo Alto County Fund Drive for the Association for Retarded Children nears close as final reports come in from Cylinder Curlew Fairfield Township Freedom Township Rodman Vernon Township Independence Township Fern Valley Two Great Oak Two Graettinger and more. Chairmen urged to report by December 15 with final reports due by December 31. A Christmas party is set for December 16 at 7 30 p m in Freedom Township all near Emmetsburg with a program by Emmetsburg’s Special Education Room and grab bag gifts requested for each child in the family.
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Palo Alto County
Association For Retarded Children
Cylinder
Leo Kane
Curlew
Elmer Brumm
Fairfield Twp
Charles North
Freedom Township
Kerber Orsborn
C. J. Miller
Emmetsburg
Harlan Place
Pub
Chr
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F. M. Hartung
Supt
Mary Potter
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Ros
Graettinger Insurance Agency
Graettinger “Insurance
Venith
Bermuda
Air New
Space Command
Ponte
Zenith
Zenith TV
Lut
Rac
Eetores
Srogl
Pean Aed
State College OF
Estherville
Orange City
Spencer
Rock Rapids
Spirit Lake
Sibley
Hersleff’s Clothing
Ronald Duhn
Central
Howard Gilman Vo
Graetlinger State Bank
Hersleff's Clothing
State Bank
Hammerberg Drug
Wallingford Coop
Coop Grain Oop
Erickson Grocery
Graettinger Lumber
Farmers Creamery
Leo Beschorner
Paul Frick
Graettinger State Bank
Pacarc Fund
Ely
Coty
Dart Games
Sian
Tod
Don Budge
Bobby Shanta Weeebell
Aleve
Sam Huff
EFFAN
Amity
Geurjels
Jowelite
Sylvania
Timen
Weetelen Schick
Wiseley
Parker
Henson
Hammerberg
Rexall Drug
Graettinger Hammerberg Drug
Patronize Times Advertisers
Don Deane
Freddy Freddericks
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