Hansen Corrects City Manager Ordinance Remark
Councilman Merle Hansen today clarified his December 11 1975 comments in the Graettinger Times about the City Manager Ordinance. He retracts any claim that adoption would cede all powers, says Attorney Charles Barlow did not deem the ordinance legally wrong, and states the drafted ordinance by Francis Fitzgibbons is legally correct but unsuitable for Graettinger due to two year City Manager tenure and Board hiring powers.
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Merle Hansen
Graettinger Times
Hansen
Graettinger
Francis Fitzgibbons
Sanford T Olson obituary from Emmetsburg and Graettinger area
Sanford Thomas Olson 63 of Emmetsburg died December 7 1975 at Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg. Funeral services were December 9 at Bethel Lutheran Church Graettinger with Rev Otto Reitz and Rev Erling Hansen officiating. Burial in Valley View Cemetery Graettinger conducted by Martin Bails Funeral Home. Surviving are wife Beaulah and two brothers William V Olson Zumbrota Minnesota and Robert Olson San Jose California. He was born December 6 1912 in Chicago Illinois and was a World War II Navy veteran. He had lived in Emmetsburg two years after moving from Pasadena California. He worked as a salesman for Colson Equipment and owned a Graettinger clothing and grocery store. Burial arrangements included casket bearers Robert Olson John Olson James Olson Richard Knudson Ben Reeves and Andrew Wood. Organist was Mrs James Park.
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Sanford T. Olson
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto County
Sanford Thomas Olson
Bethel Lutheran Church
Graettinger
Otto Reitz
Erling Hansen
Valley View Cemetery
Martin Bails
Robert Olson
John Olson
James Olson
Richard Knudson
Ben Reeves
Andrew Wood
James Park
Sanford Olson
Chicago
Ill
William
Sadie Olson
Beaulah McQuown
Olson
Pasadena
Calif
Colson Equipment
California
South Pacific
Public meeting on utility billing and staffing needs
Mayor Poland convened a special meeting with Council members Harris Nissen Bonstead and Hansen to address utility billing problems. The Light Plant Board, Russell Jones and Francis Heidecker, discussed consolidating billing and collection, staffing gaps when Mrs Erb is unavailable, a back–up trained clerk, and a drop box option. They planned quarterly joint meetings and scheduling ahead of City Council meetings.
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Poland
Harris
Nissen
Bonstead
Hansen
Spies
Russell Jones
Francis Heidecker
Light Plant Board
Erb
Dan Elwood
John Foland
Call from Hawaii Sunday
Phil and Michiko Johnson called Mrs. Margaret Johnson from their Honolulu home on Sunday December 14. The article notes an all time low of 59 degrees while elsewhere it was minus 5 degrees that evening.
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Phil and
Michiko Johnson
Margaret Johnson
Honolulu
Hawaii
Funeral rites for Pearl Peterson at Wallingford church
Funeral services for Pearl Peterson age 69 of Wallingford were held at Wallingford Lutheran Church with Rev. Brodin officiating. Burial followed at High Lake Cemetery. She died Tuesday at Good Samaritan Center in Fisherville. Born April 5 1906 in High Lake Township she lived all her life in Emmet County. Survivors include her brother Maynard of Estherville and several cousins. Preceded in death by her parents and one brother.
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Pearl Peterson
Wallingford
Wallingford Lutheran Church
Brodin
High Lake Cemetery
Good Samaritan Center
Fisherville
Miss Peterson
High Lake Township
Emmet County
Peter B. Peterson
Local Farm Supply Ad Lists Multiple Rural Vendors
An advertisement fragment lists seeds fertilizers grinding grain and petroleum products with contact numbers for Graettinger Wallingford Terril Milford and Estherville Iowa. It includes an optometrist and a contact lenses shop, with addresses on North 7th Street and 6th Street and hours 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Merle T Hanson appears as a local name.
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Graettinger
Wallingford
Terril
Milford
Enlistment in Iowa Army Raises Roll of Draftees
Servicemen's News notes Eugene Hirdler Gra ettinger and other Iowa youths enlisted in the United States Army during the first week of December 1975.
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Mail
Eugene Hirdler
Graettinger
Iowa
United States Army
Hospital News Admits and Dismissals Summary
Admitted Monday Jill Elen Lyons Wallingford Gregory Thu Graettinger dismissed Friday Admitted Sunday Daniel Skattebo Wallingford dismissed Tuesday Mr and Mrs George Larson Wallingford Thursday Greg Thu Graettinger 1111 Lyons Wallingford Sunday Mrs Laverne Sichnell Graettinger Damell a Graettinger High School junior active in football basketball golf and music class officer National Honor Society
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Jill Elen Lyons
Wallingford
Gregory Thu
Graettinger
Francis Warren
Daniel Skattebo
George Larson
Greg Thu
Lyons
Laverne Sichnell
Damell
Graettinger High School
Board Raises Substitute Pay at December Meeting
The school board voted to increase substitute teachers pay from 20 dollars to 25 dollars per day at the December 8 meeting. The action was omitted in last week’s report.
Local youth named page named by state senator in Iowa
State Senator Bert Priebe announced the appointment of Darnell Pettengill of Graettinger as a Page in the Iowa Senate. Pettengill, son of Mr and Mrs Donald Pettengill, was among 11 Pages chosen from 250 statewide applicants after final selection by the Senate Administration Committee.
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Bert Priebe
Algona
Damel Pettengill
Graettinger
Iowa Senate
Darnell
Donald Pettengill
Senate Administration Committee
Early Closings Planned Web
Several local businesses notify the Times of early closings for Christmas Eve next Wednesday December 24 Graettinger State Bank will close after noon and reopen 9 am Friday December 26 Graettinger Public Library will close December 24 and 31 per library board secretary Mrs Mildred Warren Happy Hour Cafe will close at 5 30 pm next Wednesday while the Lounge stays open Other establishments may announce hours later
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Graettinger State Bank
Graettinger's
Mildred Warren
Library Board
Happy Hour Cafe
Dinner Date Committee to Choose Manager Friday
The Dinner Date ad hoc committee will meet Friday morning December 19 to select a site manager for the program starting January 6 at Graettinger Senior Citizen Center. One formal application has been received. area residents interested in the part time job should apply at the Graettinger Times or by mail before 10 a.m. The committee includes Rev Otto Rietz Armel la Comelius Carol Tindall Jolene Petersen Shirley Revitz and Mr and Mrs John Poland. Dinner Date operates under Title 7 to provide senior citizens a hot meal with friends three days weekly, filling a void left by the Meals on Wheels program ending January 1, 1976.
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Graettinger
Otto Rietz
Armella Comelius
Carol Tindall
Jolene Petersen
Shirley Revitz
John Poland
Graettinger Picnic in California
The 41st Graettinger Picnic is set for January 4, 1976 at Santiago Park Santa Ana California. All former Graettinger residents are invited to reconnect and meet old friends. Social hour runs from noon to 4:00 p.m. For information contact Betty Jor Benson at 1312 Adland Apt C Garden Grove California Phone 1 714 537 6238.
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Graettinger
Santiago Park
Santa Ana
Calif
Betty Jor- Bensen
Adland Apt
Garden Grove
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Jerry Wiseman
Diane Miner
Palo Alto, Clay, Dicknson & Emmet Commuer
Beaulah
William V. Olson
Zumbrota, Minn
San Jose
Dept.social Services
Business & Professional Directory
Ted Knutson
Graestinnger
Rients
Jends
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Neon
Thurs
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Thoreson
Farmers Mutual Ins
Association Mobile Home Insurance Surety Bonds
L.H. Thoreson
Boone Jewelry
Amond
South 6Th Street
Estherville
Owa
Wm. K. Smithson
Equitable of Iowa Life Insurance
E.J. Sales Inc
Emmet
Sunset Drive
Pocahontas PLC
Paul
Larsen
2Nd Ave
Terry Anderson
North 7Th Street
Cyrus Guinn
K.L. Johnson
J.J. Roberts
Optometrists
N. 6Th Street
Merle T. Hanson
A.H. Hobson
Optometrist
Hospital News
Web
Graettingers
American Legion Hall
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