Christmas party crowds fill Watson theater for youngsters
A large crowd of youths packed the Watson theater last Saturday for the annual Christmas show. Sam Watson estimated the attendance near the 600 mark, noting it was the largest ever for the event. Children filled seats and lobby, many sharing space to accommodate all. After a two hour cartoon program, youngsters received candy sacks and a chance to meet Santa, in a party sponsored by the Graettinger Community Club.
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Watson Theater
Sam Watson
Watson
Sil
Santa
Grachtinger Community Club
Graettinger appoints King marshal and Murray town clerk
The Graettinger town council and Mayor Thomas Thomson met in special session to appoint Dale King as town marshal and street commissioner to replace Leo Courney. Robert Murray was named town clerk to fill the vacancy from Sullivan Doan’s death. King starts January 1, 1955, and Murray begins immediately.
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Dale King Marshal
Robert Murray
Graettinger
Thomas Thomson
Dale King
Leo Courney
Sullivan Doan
Mr. King
Joyce
Danny Joe
Timmy Dale
Ed Westfall
Block
Tile ‘Co
Leo Counley
Algona Police Department
Former resident injured in train accident near Cloverdale
Wm. J. Hively of Estherville and former Graettinger resident suffered brain concussion and neck injuries when the Sibley Des Moines passenger derailed near Cloverdale. He is in a Sibley hospital and is reported to be improving. His sister-in-law and relatives from Graettinger and Emmetsburg visited him.
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Wm. J. Hively
Estherville
Graettinger
Sibley
Des Moines
Cloverdale
Sibley Hospital
Hively
James P.hansen
Graattinger
Hugh Markley
Wm. Hively
Gibley
Christmas Play at St Pauls Lutheran Sunday Evening
The one act play No Room In The Hotel will be presented by the young people of St Pauls Lutheran Church on Sunday evening Dec 26 at 8 00 p m The play written by Dorothy Wilson directed by Mrs Alan Herleff and Mrs Arthur Sorensen features a cast of ten Merle Jensen Martyn Johnson Jim Levi Calbert Jensen Lowell Platter Curt Larson Nona Wikert Carol Torreson Gregory Rogge and Marcella Jensen Congregation members and community friends are invited to attend.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Dorothy Wilson
Alan Hereleff
Arthur Sorensen
Merle Jensen
Martyn Johnson
Jim Levi
Calbert Jensen
Lowell Platter
Curt Larson
Nona Wikert
Carol Torreson
Gregory Rogge
Marcel
Graettinger Winners Named in Christmas Prizes
The Graettinger Community held the last of its special Christmas drawings. Five Buck prizes went to Robert Beck John J Anderson Kenneth Peterson Walter Graettinger Mrs Elroy Kulow and JoAnn Reeves. Ed Hurd and Lars Petersen won ten buck prizes and Harold Nichtern took the twenty five buck prize. The regular Wednesday jackpot drawing is set to resume next Wednesday at 3 pm with prizes of 10 16 and 100 Bucks.
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Robert Beck
John J. Anderson
Kenneth Peterson
Walter Graettinger
Elroy Kulow
JoAnn Reeves
Ed Hurd
Lars Petersen
Harold Nichtern
Prominent Businessman Coan Dies At 52 In Gractlinger
Funeral services were held Wednesday for Sullivan Coan a prominent Gractlinger grocer and city clerk. Born December 14 1802 in Washington Indiana he traveled widely before settling in Gractlinger with his wife Coy Southard Coan who survives along with a large family. He died Saturday at Holy Family hospital after months of illness. Meticulous civic leader he served as community club president secretary and city clerk while operating Caan’s Grocery. Burial followed at Valley View cemetery.
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Sullivan Coan
Grachtinger
Coan
Holy Family Hospital
Washington
Ind
Princeton
State Teacher's College
Mingstaff
Arizona
Coy Southard
Aurora
Nebr
Caan
Gracttinger
Masonic Lodge
Cooper
Wyo
Eastern Star
Houston
Texas
Sane
Estherville
Emmetsburg
Griettinger Methodist Church
R. E. Hodgkin
Valley View Cemetery
Graetlinger
Leo Cotinley
James P. Jonsen
Sam Watson
Dale Schnirring
Thomas’ ‘Thomsen
Everett Manchester
Martin
Coy
Graehtinger School
Jeanne
U. S. Waves
Hawaii
Mary Coan
Bert
Charlotte
County cage pairings set for Palo Alto venues
Palo Alto County boys tourney at Graettinger January 17 19 21 and 22 with Graettinger drawing Cylinder in round one. Semifinals Friday January 21 and finals January 22. Girls tourney at Mallard January 10 14 and 15 with Mallard facing Ayrshire and Cylinder meeting Graettinger in round one. Officials include Heathman brothers and supt E V Manchester.
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Palo Alto County
Graettinger
Mallard
Cylinder
Cylider
Rodman
Weet Bend
Curlew
Ruthven
Ayrshire
Unseasonably Mild Winter Continues In Area
Winter began officially on Wednesday but the past week kept mild weather in the region with above freezing readings most days. Light fog clouds Tuesday marred a bright and sunny Wednesday with no snow reported locally.
Leonard Powers Dies After Short Illness At 73
Leonard L Powers 73 of Os good died Saturday at Palo Alto Memorial hospital Emmetsburg after a brief illness Funeral services were held at Gradlinger Methodist church with Rev Modkin officiating Burial was in Dillavon cemetery Ralston Iowa Survivors include a brother Whitney Powers of San Diego a sister Mrs Minnie Chase of Castana two nephews seven stepchildren and many friends Powers was a painter interior decorator and lived in Clinton Emmetsburg and Os good before moving to a farm north of Emmetsburg in 1928 where he farmed for ten years
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Teonard L. Powers
Osgood
Palo Alto Memorial Hospital
Emmetsburg
Gradlinger Methodist Church
R. EK. Mod¢kin
Dillavon Cemetery
Ralston
Iowa
James Currans
Ed Werke
Rolfe Lundgren
James Mahan
Merte Hankey
Gilbert Osher
Martin Funeral Home
Powers
Leona McCelland
Clinton
Ospood
Whitney Powers
San Diosgo
Caill
Minnie Chase
Castana
Towa
Elbert Powers
Emmetabury
Eimer Powers
Marshalltown
Stepcchldren
Lea Grover
Phoenix
Ariz
Giadys
Lewis
Robert McClelland
Praneees Parryman
Alma McDaniel
Allela
Pope
Juanit Deluse
Funeral Held Saturday For John Jacobsen
Funeral services for John Jacobsen 4 were held Saturday December 18 at St. Pauls Lutheran Graettinger with Pastor Arthur Sorensen officiating. Interment was at South Walnut cemetery. Jacobsen born January 22 1890 in Denmark married Dorthea Olaen in 1912 and moved to Ruthven Graettinger area later farming. He survived by his wife seven children twenty two grandchildren and many siblings in Denmark and the United States.
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John Jacobsen
Ruthven
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Graettinger
Arthur Sorensen
South Walnut Cemetery
Martin Funeral Home
Henry Petersen
Walter Petersen
Jorgen Knutsen
Bloyd Eaton
Art Rasmussen
Lee Moore
Mary Anderson Named Deputy Clerk of Court in Palo Alto
The Palo Alto board approved Mary HB Anderson of Joburg as deputy clerk of court beginning in 1855. She has ties to Arthur Anderson Abstract Co. in Emmetsburg and will serve under Lloyd W. Frost, the current district court clerk. Ed M. Thompson previously held the post and sought reelection.
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Mary Anderson
Palo Alto
James E Kennedy Emmet County Attorney Elect Dies
James E Kennedy 30, elected Emmet County attorney in November, died Sunday night at St Josephs Mercy hospital in Sioux City after surgery revealed a malignant brain tumor. A Estherville attorney and decorated WW II veteran, he is survived by his widow and four children. son of Francia J Kennedy and the late wife in Estherville.
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James E. Kennedy
Emmet
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Sioux City
Kennedy
Estherville
Eatherville
Mra
Francia J. Kennedy
Christmas Worship Hours In Graettinger Area Churches
Local churches announce Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services across St Pauls Lutheran South Walnut and Wallingford Immanuel. Catholic Immaculate Conception plans midnight mass and day masses with confessions listed. Graettinger Methodist hosts evening worship and guest speaker. Free Watson Theater show runs today with Racing Blood and Marry Me Again double feature for all audiences.
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Christmais
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
A. W. Sorensen
South Walnut Church
the Lawn Church
South Walnut
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Maynard
Monsignor Bauer
Sioux City
Wallingford Lutheran Church
C. B. Gunderson
Watson Theater
Obituary: Joe Anderson 71 of Graettinger
Joe Anderson 71 of Graettinger died after a sudden December illness. Funeral services were held at Rose Grove Lutheran Church near Jewell Iowa with Rev Hanson officiating. Burial was at Liberty Township Cemetery near Graettinger. He was born July 22 1883 in Illinois to Brick and Mrs. Anderson and moved to Iowa as a child. He lived in several places including Jewell Swea City and Graettinger in Iowa and Minnesota and Dakota. He had resided in Graettinger the past three years. He died after a stroke at Holy Family Hospital in Emmetsburg on December 11. He is survived by four brothers John of Brainerd Ett of Swea City Lock of Blairsburg and Bert of Graettinger. His parents and seven brothers preceded him in death.
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Dee
Joe Anderson
Grachtinger
Rose Grove Lutheran Church
Jewell
Iowa
Hanson
Liberty Township
Tere
Martin Funeral Home
Joseph B. Anderson
Illinois
Brick Anderson
Liberty Two
Hamilton County
Ing
Ainee
Swen City
Minnesota
Dakota
Anderson Lved
Graettinger
Holy Fam Uy
Ibherville
John
Brainerd
Ett
Swea Cly
Lock
Blairsburg
Bert
Sraettinger
Harriet Miller Runs Cafe in Graettinger Location
Mrs Harriet Miller of Graettinger started Harriet's Cafe in the former Murray's Cafe between Jack's Supermarket and Hansen Hardware. She will open daily 630 am to 8 pm, not Sundays yet, with her daughter Joan and Mrs George McCarty assisting. Helen Yeager, former owner, may join operation again. Harry Murray may stay in Graettinger.
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Harriet
Marvin) Miller
Graeettinger
Murray's Cafe
Jack’s
Hansen Hardware
Graettinger
Miller
Miller, Slater
Helen Yeager
Helen
Grachtinger
Pocahontas Man Named Temporary County Engineer
Palo Alto board of supervisors named Richard Love as temporary acting county engineer, succeeding the late T. R. Martin. Quentin Jameson remains as assistant engineer.
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Pocahontas
Palo Alto
Two Cage Games Here Next Week
The Gracttinger High boys and girls cage teams host two home games next week. On Tuesday December 28 Gruver boys and Gruver girls will play on the local court and on Thursday December 28 Everly teams visit for a double bill.
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Gracttinger High
Gruver
Everly
Merlin Norris Appears With Luther College Chorus on TV
Merlin Norris son of Mr and Mrs Martin Norris of Decorah is a member of Luther college chorus and will perform the Messiah on Christmas Day at 4 30 p m over KROC channel 10 Rochester Minnesota The 400 member chorus appearance was filmed recently and Merlin arrived to spend the holidays with his parents.
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Merlin Norris
Martin Norris
Luther College At
Decorah
KROC
Rochester
Minn
Messiah
Merlin
Graettinger Merchants Send Holiday Greeting Ad
Graettinger merchants, professionals, and other business leaders publish a season's greetings advertisement in this week's Times. They thank local patrons for support over the past year and extend good will to Graettinger and surrounding communities.
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Graettinger
Usiness
Local Legion post to sponsor New Year’s Eve dance
Graattinger American Legion post announces a New Year Eve dance at the Legion hall with Jum Ewoldt and his Mlawvest Combo band. Public invited for a good time.
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Legion Post
Graattinger American Legion Post
Legion Hall
Jum Ewoldt
Mlawvest
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North Pole
Times
Grachtinger State Bank
County Cage
Leonard Powers
Civaecttinger
Grachtinger School
R. T. Nane
Bud Hamilton
RB. & K. Dairy
Wallingford
Wwe
Wient Luthesin
Our Savior’s Church
Paul G. Tolo
Phutor
Our Savior’s
First Lutheran Church
Harriet Miller
Luther College Chorus
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