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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1966
Page
5
The Graettinger Band Parents sponsor a candy sale from February 1 to February 14 to help pay the loan on new band uniforms. Band members offer four varieties of Pearson's candies at 1.00 per box with the group receiving 0.40 per box. community support is appreciated.
The region endured extreme cold with multiple subzero readings from Thursday through Sunday. Temperatures fluctuated from 40 below in a rare record, to above zero briefly, then back to as low as 30 below, with a groundhog event noting six to ten more weeks of winter.
The Adult Farmers Education class meets Monday Feb. 7 at 7 30 p m in Graettinger School lunch room with Safe Handling of Agriculture Chemicals as the topic Also on Wed Feb 9 at 7 30 the discussion is Narrow Rows in Corn and Soybeans and Corn Management Films start at 7 30 with Hawaii the 50th State Monday and Alaska the 49th State Wednesday Instructor Mr Andy Groos leads the sessions Coffee and doughnuts follow. all welcome.
The Graetlinger American Legion and Auxiliary will hold a meeting Tuesday Feb at 8 p.m. in the Legion hall. All members are urged to attend.
Funeral services were held in Estherville for John H Morrice 92 longtime Wallingford Graettinger area resident who died Tuesday at Good Samaritan Home He was born August 9 1873 in Aberdeen Shire Scotland and lived most of his life in Wallingford He managed the Farmers Elevator Co Wallingford and the Wallingford Telephone Co He was a member of the Estherville Elks Lodge and affiliated with Estherville First Presbyterian Church Survivors include two sons LeRoy Milwaukee and Victor Waterloo plus nieces and nephews The Emmetsburg Federal Land Bank Association will hold its annual stockholders meeting February 16 in Emmetsburg with director elections and speaker Walter W Peterson of Chappel Nebraska Registration at 1130 am in the Methodist church followed by a dinner and entertainment
The Graetlinger chapter of Future Farmers of America sponsors the 14th annual Northwest Iowa Crop Judging contest at Graetinger school Saturday forenoon Feb 5. About 15 teams from surrounding schools expected to compete in crop judging weed identification and a crops general knowledge test. Plaques and ribbons will be awarded to top teams and individuals per FIFA advisor Andy Groos.
A total of 125 dollars in five 25 Buck prizes will be Graettinger’s Saturday afternoon prize this week in stores participating in the 3 o clock drawing. Louis Lammers attended to claim his 25 Buck prize last week. Other names drawn included Leo Wikert, Mrs. Lloyd McCombs, Donald Lammers, and Mrs. Julius Daiker.
The last of four fox hunts will be held here Sunday with all hunters welcome. They will meet in front of the Legion halt at 12 30. An oyster show is slated after the hunt.
Area residents tracked Stratojump No 2 as parachutist Nicholas Piantanida rose in a helium balloon from Sioux Falls for a 122000 foot ascent and 117000 foot free fall before automatic parachute. Weather pushed the jump to noon Wednesday and reports indicated a nonstandard landing near Estherville. Crowd watchers on Main Street saw the balloon traverse the sky as conditions caused the jump to be canceled and the craft to land near Swe City. A soil conservation speech contest announced by Kenneth Kassel will be held March 28 for Palo Alto district students.
The Graettinger school will present a joint Junior Band and Junior High Chorus program on Tuesday night Feb 8 at 7 20 PM in the school auditorium under directors Kenley Zwiefel vocal instructor and Gary Pease band director. Public invited with no admission charge.
Public farm auction notices list Frank Kempf Alvin Poppinga and the Voigt estate with sale dates on February 15 17 and 19 in Graettinger and Wallingford. Funeral services were held for Magdalene Gunderson 87 longtime Wallingford resident with burial in Riverside cemetery. She taught in Emmet county for 54 years and was a longtime member of Wallingford Lutheran Church.
The calendar lists Feb dates for basketball games against West Bend Ayrshire Graettinger Rembrandt Sioux Rapids Bancroft Ruthner and Ayrshire with tip times. It also notes events such as local speech contests library consultant visit 4 H practice and junior high vocal and instrumental program with a play and music by Estherville Junior College.
Greellinger residents contributed 227.00 to the 1965 Christmas Seal campaign by the Tuberculosis and Health Association. Thoresen Graellinger chaired the effort and thanked many contributors for aiding eradication of tuberculosis and control of respiratory diseases.
Mari Tardy of Sioux City Miss Iowa will attend Quaker Oats Seed and Supplier Day in Graettinger on Wednesday Feb 9 Representatives from Ful O Pep Feed Division L Teweles Seal Co Agrico Nutra Mo Thompson Hayward Woodbury will discuss feed seed crop fertility with discounts and door prizes. Public invited. Cap Henderson Quaker Oats manager invites attendance.
Thora Sorensen 82 a longtime Gradlinger resident died at Holy Family hospital from age related complications. Funeral at Bethel Lutheran North with Rev Reitz officiating. Burial at St Paul cemetery. Survivors include son Harvey and five daughters plus siblings and many relatives.
The Knights of Columbus held their January meeting at Immaculate Conception Church and Hotel election of officers. William Brown was elected president, Chuck Stillman vice president, Leland Bobbl secretary, and IL A. Wisenbust treasurer.
Graettinger hosts West Bend Friday in a Palo Alto county and Corn Belt doubleheader as both teams are undefeated in county play. A Pirate win would tie for second in the Corn Belt and Saturday's Ayrshire game ends the home schedule for the Pirettes.
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