Ice safety tips and a holiday tale from the paper
The Iowa Conservation Commission warns outdoorsmen to judge ice strength before travel and explains factors affecting thickness and safe loads. A mountain trip near Boulder reveals a flat tire mishap with a six hole versus five hole wheel, followed by a lighthearted Christmas gift exchange anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Conservation Commission
Joan
Willard Herke
Carol
John Miller
Boulder
Bee
Graettinger Teams Shine At Jamboree And Local News
Graettinger High School basketball teams stood out at the Ruthven Conference Jamboree, with both girls and boys winning their opening games and remaining undefeated across four quarters. Girls beat Lake Center 7-6 and Gillett Grove 11-4, while boys defeated Ruthven 15-10 and Ayrshire 13-10. Also noted are postwar service updates for local veterans, a Graettinger–Algona league close 27-26 win for Graettinger, and local community notes including a clothing store change in Belmond and the death of Mrs. P. J. Paulsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Ruthven
Graettinger Girls
Lake Center
Gillett Grove
Ivy Murray
Jean Murray
Graettinger Boys
Ayrshire
Paul Frick
Reed Potter
Donald McWilliams
Frank Young
David Baumgartner
Algona
Berle Green
Dick Starkey
Joe Green
Dick Miller
Don Hartman
John Wood
Bill Voigt
Vance Knutsen
Snow Hauling Machines Improve Street After Heavy December Snow
Snow removal machines operated to clear streets as a heavy December 24 fall, the deepest in years, reaching 12 to 16 inches with Graettinger around 14 inches. Omer Gjerde, Robert Carter, Charles Sarazine, Myrtle Nissen serve as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Omer Gjerde
Robert Carter
Charles Sarazine
Myrtle Nissen
Secr
December 14 1970 Town Board Meeting Minutes
The Board met with all members present on December 14 1970. Minutes from the November 9 meeting were read and approved. A motion to pay listed bills passed. Salary increases of 106 per month effective December 1 1970 and three weeks vacation after 15 years were approved. Reimbursement of 4665.91 to the City for electricity used by street lights pump houses lift station city hall and pool in 1970 was approved. Meeting adjourned.
The Young Clementina by D E Stevenson preview
A brief notice highlights a prewar England set family chronicle novel The Young Clementina by D E Stevenson. It promises lively characters in a life fading before World War II. It mentions a kennel near Salem where Jezabelle the Old English Sheepdog produced 13 puppies last month, unusual for a normal seven.
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Clementina
D. E. Stevenson
England
Jezabelle
Salem
Myra Savage
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Iowa
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto County State Bank
Estherville
Spencer
Spirit Lake
Sheldon
Sibley
Court House
B. G. Louscher
M. G. Louscher
10Th Street
A. N. Kruse
Optometrist
Broadway
Iowa Trust and Savings Bank
A. H. Hobson
Terry I. Anderson
North 7Th Street
K. L. Johnson
James J. Roberts
Optometrists
North Sixth Street
Ost
Bratland Jewelry
Princess Diamonds
W. G. Rients
Fuhrman Funeral Home and Ambulance Service
Frank Furhman
Graettinger Coop Grain Coo
Ted Knudtson
Paul G. Larsen
Central Ave
Vincent James Boecker
Fort Des Moines
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Rhineland
Europe
Cpl
Virgil Olesen
Italy
North
Africa
Harvey Montgomery
Navy
A. Montgomery
Dale Starkey
Kenneth Starkey
A. P
Dutch) Thompson
Belmond
P. J. Paulsen
Robbins Avenue
al Capp
Kent Baldwin
Graettinger Man
Bureau of Reclamation
Leighton Supply Co
Crescent Electric Supply Co
Town Electric Supply Co
Electrical Materials Co
Shaver Mfg. Co
Petersen Insurance Agency
Graettinger Times
Motor Supply Co
Graettinger Lumber Co
Veterans Administration
Vermont Ave
Washington, D.C
Lorraine
Clara Mae
Dennis
Francis
Herman Graettinger
City Library
New Fiction
Kaye Starbird
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
the Graettlinger Times
T. Cody
Jane Knupp
Palo Alto County
James P. Hansen
Carl Klingaman
Colby Lowe
Emma Montgomery
Hilda Goff Nelson
Peter Jacob Peterson
Russell Steil
Mallard
SAVE
Graettinger State Bank
Ernie
Clara
Potter’s
Wayne
Mildred
Jens and
Helen
Thoreson Insurance Agency
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
L. H. Thoreson
Ted Erb
Lyle Anderson
Gerda Luhman
Northern Propane Gas Co
Elwood Hyatt
Bill Fade Irvin Wikert
Vincent Hughes
Bill Girres
Leo Hughes
Farmer’s Creamery Co
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