Phone Company Announces Local Rate Readjustments
The Graettinger Telephone Company announces a rate readjustment effective January 1, 1956. The plan eliminates inequities, keeps party line rates the same, and cuts extension rates by 75 cents while raising business rates by 1 dollar. New monthly private residence 3.50, party 3.00. extension 1.25, farm business 5.00, business extension 1.25. Town subscribers may choose party or private service due to new line installations.
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Graettinger Telephone Company
Board of Directors
Grachtinger Exchange
Weather Maintains Icy Grip In Local Area
The region endures a prolonged cold spell with morning lows from 12 below last Sunday to 2 above Wednesday. After a brief thaw to 28 degrees with clouds Tuesday, frigid conditions resumed with zero or near zero readings on Thursday and Thursday morning.
Kenneth M Combs Resigns as West Bend Creamery Manager
Kenneth McCombs resigns as manager of the West Bend creamery effective January 1, 1956. He will join State Brand Creameries of Mason City as a salesman and will continue to live in West Bend with his family. The West Bend Journal cites his eight years of service and the plant’s growth. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Alfred McCombs of Grac tinger.
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Kenneth M'Combs
Kenneth McCombs
West Bend
McCombs
Mason City
West Bend Journal
Kenneth
Alfred McCombs
Gracttinger
County purchases new Caterpillar for county needs
The Palo Alto county board of supervisors bought a new Caterpillar D-7 to serve in multiple districts. An eight year old Caterpillar unit was traded in for the upgrade. Attorney Robert F. Culver of Semmersburg was named Palo Alto county representative to the State Junior Bar section of the Towatate Bar association. Mrs. John Galleger, former Emmetsburg resident, died in Cedar Rapids after services there Tuesday. she was sister in law to Mrs. John Sullivan of Graettinger.
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Palo Alto
Robert F. Culver
Semmersburg
Palo Alto County
Towatate Bar Association
John Galleger
Cedar Rapids
Emmetsburg
Galleger
John Sullivan
Graettinger
Return of Christmas Seal Letters Praised by Manager
Mrs. Oscar Oleson Graettinger chairs Palo Alto county Tuberculosis association campaign and reports first reminder cards were not mailed due to strong local response. She thanks residents for supporting the annual Christmas Seal sale and saving funds.
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Oscar Oleson
Graettinger
Oleson
Palo Alto County Tuberculosis Association
Watson announces sale of theatre and Dairy Sweet equipment
Sam Watson sells the Watson theatre and Dairy Sweet equipment to George Basta of Alexandria Minnesota. Basta about 45, married with five children, will take possession March 1 1956. Sale includes all equipment furnishings and fixtures for both properties and also includes a 240 acre farm Basta previously farmed near Alexandria. Watson plans to stay active in business and maintain a downtown office.
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Sam Watson
Watson Theatre
George Basta
Alexandria
Minn
Watson
Times
Basta
Community club to sack Christmas candy tonight
Graettinger community club members are urged to attend a town hall meeting tonight to sack candy for the annual youngsters Christmas treat. An oyster supper will be held for workers. Members should meet at 6 15 p m to begin the task.
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Town Hall
Graettinger
Post Office Opens All Day Saturdays Before Christmas
Graettinger Postmaster R U Nane announces the local post office will be open 8 a m to 6 p m on the two Saturdays before Christmas. It will operate full day Saturday Dec 17 and Saturday Dec 24, with Dec 24 extended to 6 p m for parcel post and Christmas mail distribution. Farmers may check noon star routes. last north star route reaches at 4 p m and last south route at noon. The office closes Christmas Day Sunday and Monday Dec 26 as a national holiday.
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Graettinger
R. U. Nane
Watson Theatre
Santa
Stork Delivers Baby At Home In Surprise Visit
Mrs Joyce Green answered a 1 30 am doorbell to find an expectant father needing help for a quick birth. Nurse Mary Grady and ambulance staff arrived with the mother and baby soon after, and both were en route to Estherville hospital with the newborn doing well. Mr and Mrs James Loring of Emmetsburg are the new parents, their second child.
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Joyce Green
Don Green
Green
Joyce
Dr. Green
Estherville
Mrs. Grady
Larry Des Combez
Mrs. Green
James Loring
Emmetsburg
Mother
Baby
Still Time To Help Retarded Children
It is not too late to send your contribution to the Emmet County Association for Retarded Children Estherville Iowa to aid the work in the community and in furthering research on this handicap which strikes three out of every hundred children born today Jerry Madsen is president of the Emmet County Association for Retarded Children Mrs Ralph Rinders is vice president Mrs John tile Johnson is secretary and Merl Flint is treasurer
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Emmet County Association For Retarded Children
Estherville
Iowa
Jerry Madsen
Emmét
Graettinger Cagers On Two Games Away This Week
Graettinger schedules two away games this week with a Friday night trip to Manson for a twin bill and a Tuesday December 20 doubleheader at Armstrong for the Pi rates and Pirettes. Also noted, Holy Family hospital Esther Ville and Palo Alto Memorial Emmetsburg are listed as eligible for Ford Foundation grants, with grants of 35200 and 16100 respectively as part of a half billion dollars to be distributed to private colleges and hospitals nationwide.
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Graettinger Cagers
Graettinger
Manson
Pirates
Pirettes
Armstrong
Holy Family Hospital
Esther Ville
Palo Alto Memorial Hospital
Emmetsburg
Ford Foundation
Iowa
$75 Bucks In Prizes Here Saturday And Wednesday
Graettinger school officials announce Christmas vacation for pupils and teachers starting Thursday, December 22 with early 3 p.m. dismissal. Classes resume Tuesday, January 3.
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Graettinger
School To Present Christmas Concert Wednesday Night
The Graettinger High School plans a Christmas concert in the school auditorium on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Performances include girls and mixed choruses with solos and instrumental numbers, plus a junior and senior choir lineup. Local shoppers can enter two more $75 street drawings on Dec. 17 and 21 as community events offer early Christmas activities.
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Graettinger High School
Mary
C. Wesley Anderson
Max Reger
Tyrle
Tyrlow
Heary Willan
Tche
Cynthia Vasey
Betty Lundgren
Bob Reeves
Paul Bonstead
Hugo Jungst
Gracttinger
Emmetsburg Man Sam Drew Dies after Illness
Sam Drew 175 a well known Emmetsburg resident died in Palo Alto Memorial hospital last Thursday morning after a long illness. Funeral services were held Saturday morning at Assumption Catholic church in Emmetsburg.
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Sam Drew
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto Memorial Hospital
Assumption Catholic Church
Funeral Held for Mrs Henry Currans at Ruthven Church
Sacred Heart services were held Monday in Ruthven for Mrs Henry Currans a well known Emmetsburg woman who died Thursday in Algona after a long illness Burial took place at Ruthven.
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Henry Currans
Bruthven
Sacred Heart Church
Ruthven
Henry Currana
Emmetsburg
Algona
Appel Farm Near Graettinger Tied to Denmark Roots
A Times parcel identifies Mr and Mrs Otto Appel of Graettinger as owners of a 200 acre farm four miles south and 1 ¼ miles west, once Ole C Olesen’s. Their son Einer runs it while Ebner manages related acreage. The couple, born in Denmark, moved there in 1955 after two years in town. They improved drainage, built a chicken house and sheds, and updated the modern home. Their family includes five sons and plans for military service for Paul. They are Farm Bureau members and St Pauls Lutheran adherents. Otto Appel, famed horse trader, recalls once keeping up to 40 head of horses.
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Otto Appel
Graettinger
Eineer
Appel
Ole C. Olesen
Appels
Denmark
Otto
Bathilde Hansen
America
Hans
Henry
Curlew
Wisconsin
Ingvert ‘Fe
Einer
Paul
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Stork
Couple
Norman Nissen
Ted Gilbaugh
George T. Geersema
Wm. Blom
al “Murray
R.W. Nufiamalhe
Harland Felkey
Frank Weir
P. J. Peterson
Frank Payton
Kenneth Sorensen
Harold Nichtern
H. M. Jorgenson
Albert Norris
Lester Martinson
Grace Brobst
Paul Peton
Curtis Thoreson
Graettinger Markets
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