Large Crowd Attends Graettinger Creamery Meeting
About three hundred patrons and friends of the Farmers Creamery filled the Graettinger venue for the annual meeting. A tasty free lunch was served by American Legion Auxiliary members. Ralph Towne of the American Dairy Association of Iowa spoke and displayed dairy promotion slides before a routine business session and director elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Creamery
Graettinger Creamery
American Legion Auxiliary
Ralph Towne
American Dairy Association of Iowa
Henry Lammers
Paul Frick
Bernard Elsenbast
Holger Jensen
Alfred Johnson
Ed Merk
Henry Jensen
Finer Dalen
Donald M. Petersen
Herman Jensen
Graettinger Knights of Columbus elect new officers
Francis Schealler was named president of the Graettinger Knights of Columbus at a meeting held at the Immaculate Conception parish hall Monday evening. Other officers elected for the coming year include Forrest Sipes as vice president Don Perrine as secretary and Avery Bonstead as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Schealler
Knights of Columbus Club
Graettinger
Immaculate Conception Parish Hall
Forrest Sipes
Don Perrine
Avery Bonstead
Graettinger set for final home games with Sioux Rapids and Sentral
Graettinger boys and girls host Sioux Rapids Friday Feb 2 and Sentral Tuesday Feb 6 in final home games of the season. Sioux Rapids games are Corn Belt conference matchups. Graettinger hosts central cams Tuesday. Bethel Lutheran invites members to choir with first practice tonight at North Bethel 8 PM directed by Alan Hersleff. youth junior choir rehearsal today at 3:45 PM at South Bethel directed by Mrs Hersleff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Sioux Rapids
Sentral
CYO to Sponsor Francis of Assisi Film at Local Theatre
The Catholic Youth Organization of Immaculate Conception church will sponsor the showing of Francis of Assisi at Gracttinger theatre on Feb 7 and 8. Advanced tickets are sold at the theatre. Net proceeds go to the local C&O. the film stars Bradford Dillman and Dolores Hart in a biographical story of conversion from adventurer to saint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CYO
Catholic Youth Organiztion
Immaculate Conception Church
Francis of Asslal
Gracttinger Theatre
C&o
Bradford Dilman
Dolores Hart
1962 Feed Grain Signup Next Week
The 1962 Feed Grain Program will sign up next week in Palo Alto County per ASC office manager Lawrence D. Brennan. The program mirrors 1961 with higher national farm income and reduced feed grain acreage. Signups offer half of earned payment upfront as a certificate redeemable in grain or as a cash sight draft, with advance payments in signup order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence D. Brennan
Palo Alto County
ASC
Booth
Eington
Enmetsbureg
Fairfield
Fern Valley
Page concert advance ticket sale gains momentum
Advance ticket sale for a Page concert featuring Bill Page of the Lawrence Welk band shows strong regional interest with several area schools buying blocks. The Graettinger band will back Page in a Monday evening performance on February 12, with tickets offered on a first come, first served basis until seating is filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Bill Page
Lawrence Welk
Graettinger
Alhough
Elmer Olson 82 Dies Suddenly in Grattinger Area
Elmer Lawrence Olson 82 died suddenly at his Graettinger area home early Wednesday of a heart attack. Funeral services Friday at 2 p.m. at South Bethel church, Rev. N L Jolvellc officiating, burial Valley View cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, six grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, sisters Mary Artindale and Mina Gleason, brothers John Olson and Arthur Olson, plus many nieces and nephews. He had retired from farming in 1951 and was longtime custodian of First Lutheran church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winner L. Olson
Gratttinger
Art Thompson
Olson
Wire
South Bethel Church
N. L. Jolivellc
Wallingford
Valley View
Arnold Bisgaard
Omer Gjerde
Elmer Masters
Lloyd ‘Petersen
Clifford Brighton
Wm. Rasmussen
Fuhrman
Elmer Lawrence Olson
Oslo
Norway
Chris Olson
Osage
Iowa
Emma Christensen
Lost Island
Fred
Frances) Graettinger
Graettinger
Art
Effie) Aanonson
Estherville
Julius
Erma) Hansen
Ringsted
Mary Artindale
Calgary
Canada
Everett Evans
Pine River
Minn
Mina Gleason
Charles City
John Olson
St. Cloud
Arthur Olson
Orange City
Oregon
Edgar Grein Dies Suddenly While Vacations In New Mexico
Edgar Grein aged 45, well known Gractinger businessman, died suddenly likely of a heart attack while vacationing at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. He owned Gractinger TV Cable and partnered in Our Own Hardware. formerly ran Grein Electric. Survived by wife Mae, son Thomas in service, and a sister in Phoenix. Funeral plans ahead with Fuhrman Funeral Home. obituary to appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Grein
New Mexico
P. J. Duus
Grachtinger
Carlsbad Caverns
Mrs. Gren
Mr. Grein
Gracttinger TV
Harvey Christiansen
Our Own Hardware
Grein Electric
Mae
Thomas
Phoenix
Ariz
Tom
Fort Carson
Calo
Grein
Morris Darnell
Estherville
Greins
Fuhrman Funeral Home
Square D Farm Supply Announces Grand Opening Date
Bob Davis of Square D Farm Supply announces a grand opening in the former Barringer garage building. The event on Saturday February 16 will feature free lunch door prizes and special discounts on food seed and fertilizer. Davis recently purchased the Barringer building. See ad for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Davis
Square D Farm Supply
Grachtinger
Barringer
Davis
Kay Carter Leaves for Navy Training
Kay Carter son of Mr and Mrs C V Carter left this week for Des Moines for induction into the U S Navy. He expects to receive basic training in San Diego California. Kay a 1959 Graettinger High School graduate has been attending junior college in Estherville and was employed part time at the Thee office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Carter
NAVY
C. V. Carter
Des Moines
U. S. Navy
San Diego
Calif
Kay
Graettinger High
Soheal
Estherville
Thee
RSG Informational Meeting Planned
The Palo Alto county ASC committee and manager L. D. Brennan will hold an information meeting on the 1962 Feed Grain program at Graetiinger school Monday evening February 5 starting at 7 p.m. All farm operators landowners and other interested parties are invited. The meeting will be held in a location without a school gymnasium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto County
ASC
L. D. Brennan
Graetiinger
P. m
High Lake Opens to Promiscuous Fighting Controversy
Fragmentary report claims High Lake will permit promiscuous dishing immediately per Miles Camery in a conservation area. Text is garbled and lacks clear entities, dates, or verifiable specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Lake
Miles Camery
Fae Anea
Camary
Sith
Center Circle Soup and Chili Supper at Lost Island Church
The Lost Island Lutheran Center Circle hosts a soup and chili supper on Thursday evening February 1 at the church parlors with serving starting 5 30 p m. Menu includes vegetable and chicken noodle soups chili sandwiches pie cake and coffee with pay as you wish. Goodwill Industries truck from Sioux City will pick up materials February 7 at the east door of the Graettinger Methodist Church per Mrs C O Wikert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Circle
Lost Island Lutheran Church
Lost Island Church
Goodwill Industries
Sioux City
Graettinger
Methodist Church
C. O. Wikert
Prize Drawings Offer $50 This Saturday Afternoon
A local notice advertises a $50 prize drawing this Saturday afternoon in Graettinger stores. It notes next Saturday's 3 PM drawing and mentions that Chris Jokamsen did not claim the previous week's $25 award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Chris Jokamsen
Elliott Larsen Named Chairman of Palo Alto NFO
Elliott Larsen of Ruthven was named chairman of the Palo Alto county National Farmers Organization chapter at the Emmetsburg courthouse on Wednesday evening January 24. Officers elected include Wilbur Janssen vice chairman Frank Dulin secretary Harry Stowell treasurer Arla Dulin district representative Wade Tigh trustee three year term Mrs Elliott Larsen publicity chairman and Mrs Wade High assistant publicity chairman. A separate note covers the county farm bureau reading program run by Mrs Nd Herke Palo Alto library chairman encouraging participation with a reading plan of five books for the annual library tour or dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliott Larsen
Ruthven
Palo Alto County
Elliott Larsen
Wade High
Emmetsburg
Nd Herke
Palo Alto Coun
Lyarriteau Ubrary
Arm Bureau
Herke
County Vocal Music Festival Monday At Ruthven
Palo Alto county vocal music festival is set for Monday in Ruthven with a mixed chorus girls glee group boys glee group and solo numbers from county schools. Guest conductor is Mr R H Pfalsgraff of Storm Lake. Highlights include Coming Through the Rye Deep River A Rejoice Ye Christians Sleigh Ride Battle Hymn of the Republic O Celtic Lullaby With a Voce of Singing Early One Morning Climbin Up the Mountain and Franz Schubert Holy Holy Holy. A mixed quartet will perform Glory and Honor Are Before Him conducted by Allen Zevenbergen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthven
Palo Alto County
RH. D. Pfalsgraff
Storm Lake
Roy Ringewald
Fred Waring
Franz Shubert
Allen Zevenbergen
Graettinger
Ins Vites
Obarge
New Pastor At Lost Island Lutheran Church
The Reverend Harald B. Bestul of Milford will begin as pastor at Lost Island Lutheran Church on February 1 and will lead services there at 9:00 a.m. each Sunday while continuing duties at Little Sioux Lutheran Church. He was chosen after the vacancy created by the merger of First Lutheran and St. Paul’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harald B. Bestul
Milford
Lost Island Lutheran
Little Sioux Lutheran Church
Lost Island
Fjelsty
First Lutheran
St. Paul’s
Gale College
Galesville
Wis
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Luther Theological Seminary
St.Paul
Minn
Ettrick
Limon
Colorado
Helen Fedde
Fowler
Colo
Toronto
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Wisconsin
Bestul
Sand Creek
Dodgeville
Matt Furniture February Storewide Sale Underway
Matt Furniture holds its annual February sale with storewide reductions on all items. E P Knutsen manager notes ongoing discounts and directs readers to the issue ad for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Furniture
E. P. Knutsen
Farm auctions charted around Graettinger area
A series of estate and farm sales are listed with auctioneers and clerks. Items include the Ole Gjerde estate sale near Emmetsburg with administrator Idriest Gjerde and Norman Bortvit as auctioneer, Alvin Petersen’s closing out at Crippen Corner, Ted Winter and D. C. Barringer Estate gate sale six miles east and north of Graettinger, Gerald Bolmott’s sale near Cylinder, and Howard Hanson’s closing out near Graettinger. See ads and times in the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hleuachold
Ole Gjerde
Emmettsburg
Idriest Gjerde
Norman Bortvit
Alvin Petersen
Crippen Corner
Bortint
Finn
Graettinger State Bank
Ted Winter
D. C. Barringer
Graettinger
Bortint and Clark
Dancers
Ste Ad
Times
Gerald Bolmott
Cylinder
Howard Hanson
Bortint and Brown
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Creamery Board of
Jim Lensing
Bernard Elsentast
Halger Jensen
Sacers
Freedom
Great Oak
Highland
Independence
Lest Island
Nevada
Rush Lake
Silver Lake
Vernon
Walnut
West Bend
Elmer Olson
Bethel Lutheran
S T. Paul's Lutheran
Lethel Lutheran Church of
C. T. Fjelstul
Russell Lastine
St. Paul
Gob
Square D
Farm Supply
RSG
Harald Bestul
Palo Alto Nfo
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