Public Meeting on Low Rent Housing in Graettinger
Residents of Graettinger and area are invited to a public meeting on Wednesday evening February 11 at 7 30 p m in the Firemen's rooms of the town hall. Glen Huntington of Dean Arter Associates Lincoln Nebraska will explain the low rent housing program and its possibilities. The town is considering a low rent housing project and councilmen seek a strong local turnout of interested residents.
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Graettinger
Glen Huntington
Dean Arter Associates
Lincoln
Nebr
Winter Sports Festival At Estherville This Weekend
Estherville hosts a multi day winter festival featuring the Iowa student ski championship at Holiday Mountain on Saturday morning, cross country snowmobile races, a New Christy Minstrels concert, snow sculpture and ice skating contests, a national ski patrol demonstration, Friday ski movies and Young People’s Ball, a Saturday banquet for Gov. Ray, plus ice skating and trapshoot events.
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Estherville
Iowa
Holiday Mountain
New Christy Minstrels
Field House
Emmet County Fairgrounds
VFW
Robert Ray
Mercury Weather Fluctuations Mark Weekend Extremes
Reports show temperatures rising above freezing then plunging Sunday evening to 19 below, with a wind chill over 60 degrees below zero by Monday. By Tuesday morning the wind eased and temps stood at 17 below. Groundhog day suggested six more weeks of winter as temps rebounded from a 50 degree drop to a 30 degree rise by Tuesday night.
Cathy Sieklocha Named Homemaker Of Tomorrow
Cathy Sieklocha of Graettinger High School has been named 1970 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow for her score on a December 2 exam. She becomes eligible for state and national honors and receives a silver charm. a state winner will be named in March with a $1,500 college scholarship and a chance at an all expenses paid Washington DC Williamsburg tour.
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Catherine Sieklocha
Graettinger High School
Betty Crocker
General Mills
District of Columbia
Washington
D. C
Colonial Williamsburg
Cathy
Sam Sjeklocha
Plan Ice Skating Rink At Fahnestock Park
Snow clearing was completed Wednesday for an ice skating rink planned at Fahnestock park near the Hawkeye building. Completion hinges on weather conditions and future forecasts.
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Fahnestock Park
Hawkeye Building
Graettinger Markets Midwest Prices February 4
Grain market update shows corn at 3.04 per unit and beans at 2.35, with regional pricing data from Graettinger markets. Market notes reflect commodity quotes for corn and beans.
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Graettinger
Cagers Have Two Home Games This Weekend
The Pirates and Pirettes host final home games at the local gym this weekend. Friday features Terris Corn Belt teams, while Saturday brings nonconference rival Ayrshire for a pair of games.
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Pirates
Pirettes
GHS
Terris
Ayrshire
St. Johns Bancroft Plays Graettinger February 14
Local fans to see St. Johns Bancroft boys at Graettinger on Saturday afternoon. The schedule has the second team game at 1 30 followed by the varsity contest.
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Bancroft
St. John’s of
Graettinger
Legion And Auxiliary Meet Tuesday Night
The Graettinger American Legion and Auxiliary will hold their regular monthly meetings Tuesday night at 8 p.m. at the Legion hall.
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Legion and Auxiliary
Graettinger American Legion and Auxilary Will
Legion Hall
Liberalized Food Stamp Benefits Begin February First
The liberalized Federal Food Stamp Program, announced by Secretary Clifford M Hardin, expands benefits starting February 2. It lowers the purchase outlay for many families and increases bonus coupons, with some very low income households seeing more than double the prior benefits. County Social Services, in cooperation with USDA, certifies eligible families and coupons can be used like cash at authorized stores.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Darrel D. Gibson
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
Gibson
County Department of Social Services
USDA
Four New Adult Education Classes Begin Tonight
Graettinger residents are reminded by adult education supervisor Leland Stiles to register tonight for four new classes offered with Iowa Lakes Community College. Courses include Parents' guide to post high school training with Ron Bartels, Bookkeeping with Darlene Joy, Modern math with the GHS instructor, and High school completion GED with Ward Scherer and Merlin Nieben. Four other classes were completed last week with about forty attendees learning typing sewing layman's law and more.
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Graettinger
Leland Stiles
Iowa Lakes Community College
Ron Bartels
Darlene Joy
GHS
Ward Scherer
Merlin Nieben
Norman Wegener Tops County In 1969 Master Corn Growers
Norman Wegener of Graettinger was county winner with a 165.61 bushels per acre yield in the Iowa Master Corn Growers contest. Tony Alesch of Graettinger topped the Graettinger IFA chapter with 15F.74 bushels. Wegener and Alesch will be honored by Pioneer Hi Bred at Winners Day in Des Moines on February 10. Wegener used cross 3570 at 26 000 population with 30 inch rows and relied on nitrogen and starter blends plus insecticide and herbicide. Alesch used cross No 39373 at 22 000 population in 33 inch rows with nitrogen and 6 24 24 starter and applied both herbicide and insecticide.
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Iowa
Norman Wegener
Graettinger
Emmetsburg Joyees
Tony Alesch
Graettinger Ifa
Wegener
Alesch
Des Moines
Corn Silage Clinic to be Held in Graettinger Feb 11
A corn silage and high moisture corn clinic will be held at the Graettinger American Legion Building on February 11 starting at 1 p.m. Livestock farmers in Palo Alto and Emmet counties are invited to learn from Dr. Nelson Gay of Iowa State University and Dean Barnes on maximizing nutrient value, maturity effects, and silage versus high concentrate rations. Afternoon refreshments will be served by Graettinger Coop Grain Go.
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Graettinger
Dean Barnes
Extension Services
Palo Alto
Emmet
Graettinger Vo-Ag
Graettinger Coop Grain
Christine Hurd 80 Dies in Dakota Former Area Resident
Christine F. Hurd 80 of Winner South Dakota formerly of Graettinger Iowa died January 27 after a lengthy illness at Gregory Community Hospital. Services were held Friday at United Methodist Church Winner with Rev. Earl Stucker officiating. Born September 27 1889 at Graettinger she was the daughter of Hans Duus. She married Tom Hurd in 1909 and they homesteaded in Winner where they lived most of their lives. Survivors include two daughters Margaret Novotny and Ruth Schieners a son Calvin four brothers and four sisters plus several relatives. Immediate attendees included Peter J Henry Duus Ernest Duus Emma Johnson and Anna Warre.
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United Methodist Church
Winner
Earl Stucker
Graettinger
Hans Duus
Tom Hurd
Sheldon
Hurd
Tony
Margaret) Novotny
Ruth Schieners
Calvin
Henry
Peter J
Andrew Pduus
Anna Warren
Laurens
Emma Johnnson
Estherville
Geo. Godfrey
Ames
Hannah Jensen
California
Henry Duus
Ernest Duus
Emmetsburg
Emma Johnson
Anna Warre
Services Held For Mrs Carrie Anderson In Graettinger
Funeral services were held Saturday February 2 at Bethel Lutheran Church for Mrs. Carrie Anderson 80, former Graettinger resident, who died after arriving at a Aberdeen hospital. Rev. O J Reitz officiated with burial in Valley View cemetery. Pallbearers were six grandsons. She was born January 21, 1889 in Osgood to Carl and (mother’s name unreadable) Hanson and married Bert Anderson November 11, 1909 at Wallingford. The couple ran a Graettinger grocery for 30 years. Survived by son Donald of Harlan five daughters Arlene Kerr Ruth Robinson Genevieve Christensen Lois Atkinson Verna Hanna 24 grandchildren and brother Clarence Estherville. Preceded by husband, parents, two children, sister and a brother.
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Bethel Lutheran Church
Bert
Carrie) Anderson
Graettinger
Aberdeen
S. Oak
O. J. Reitz
Valley View
Fuhrman
Robert Robinson, Jr
Richard Robinson
Dennis Robinson
Jack Christensen
Jim Christensen
Richard Feldman
Osgood
Carl Hanson
Bert Anderson
Wallingford
Anderson
Donald
Harlan
Arlene Kerr
Wilmington
Calif
Robert
Ruth) Robinson
S. D
Warren
Genevieve) Christensen
Larchwood
Kenneth
Lois) Atkkinson
Estherville
Carl
Verna) Hanna
Ruthven
Clarence
Harlan Tonderum Named Iowa Master Corn Grower
Harlan Tonderum of Maquox eta was named the 1969 Iowa Master Corn Grower after posting a record 189.47 bushels per acre. The contest drew 2,533 entrants from 145 Iowa groups or firms. Tonderum operates five farms, owns 240 acres, rents 535, and planted 550 corn acres and other crops in 1969. He serves in farm groups, 4-H, church work, and on the Jackson County hospital board. He and wife Evelyn have two sons, Lynn and Paw.
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Harlan Tonderum
Maquoxeta
G. M. Tonderum
Graetlinger
Iowa
Tonderum
Jackson County
Wallace
Farmer Magazine
Jackson County Farm Bureau
ASCS
Jackson County Hospital Board
Evelyn
Lynn
Paw
Petition to repair Highway 4 near Wallingford urged
Hundreds in Graetlinger Wallingford and Estherville sign a petition to the Iowa State Highway Commission to repair a two and a half mile stretch of Highway 4 south of Wallingford as an emergency measure. A local crash near the same spot left a car burned in the ditch and follows a previous two fatalities on the curve. Community letters to state lawmakers are proposed to push action.
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Highway 4
Wallingford
Marvin Leebach
Keith Vanderhoff
Estherville
Vanderhoff
Graetlinger
Iowa State Highway Commission
Graetanger
Highway Commission
Brownlee
Sanders Wold
Pirates Lose Heartbreaker To Everly Quintet
Graettinger hoops report shows Pirates fall 44-42 to Everly five in a tight contest. Tom Moran leads scoring with 16, Dawson 13, Moran and Dawson also top rebounders with eight. Everly seals win in final seconds despite Pirates solid game plan.
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Pirates
Everly
Graettinger
Pirettes
Tirates
Tom Moran
Pirate
Doug Naig
Dennis Bortini
Bill Dawson
Bob Rooney
Roskens
Moran
Dawson
Lynn Tindall
Naig
Rooney
Schmidt
Jolene Brown
Linda Clipperton
Paula Stuart
Kathy Wikert
Vicki S Ueve
Janet Scharberg
Twenty Five Dollar Prize Draw Opens in Graettinger
The three o'clock drawing next Saturday offers a $25 prize in Graettinger stores. R. H. McDonald claimed last week's prize.
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Graettinger
R. H. McDonald
Petition to State Targeted for Feb 17 Meeting
Graettinger Supt Paul Stuart relays Director Coupal and Chief Engineer Gunderson welcome a citizen delegation to present a petition at the Feb 17 Ames commission meeting. The commission will review the petition and arrange highway engineer inspection of the cited stretch before Feb 17. Emmet County officials report Chairman Derby Thompson has been alerted and will act.
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Joseph Copal
Howard Gunderson
Highway Department
Graettinger
Paul Stuart
Coupal
Ames
Coupal Sai
Emmet
Highway Commission
Derby Thompson
Petition for emergency repair of Iowa Highway 4 near Wallingford
Citizens of Emmet and Palo Alto Counties Iowa petition the Iowa State Highway Commission to urgently repair a two and a half mile stretch of Iowa Highway 4 south of Wallingford. The road is described as rough and frost heaved on a curve, a long term traffic menace especially in winter. continuation noted on January 15 1970.
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Emmet County
Palo Alto County
Iowa
Iowa State Highway Commission
Wallingford
Banks Observing Feb 12 Holiday
The Graettinger State Bank and all Palo Alto county banks will close on Thursday February 12 in observance of Lincoln's birthday. The post office department does not observe the Lincoln birthday holiday and will be open as usual Thursday.
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Graettinger State Bank
Palo Alto County
Lincoln
Post Office Department
Break In Reported At Wallingford Station
A break in at Dwight's D X Station in Wallingford led to the loss of 15 dollars in cash and unknown coinage from a vending machine. Report filed at 7:50 a.m. by owner Dwight Derrickson. Entry gained via back window after 12:30 a.m. Saturday. Emmet County Sheriff's Office investigating.
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Dwight
D-X
Wallingford
Dwight Derrickson
Emmet County
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Cagers
Christine Hurd
Dakota
Christine F. Hurd
Winner, S. Dak
Gregory Community Hospital
Gregory, S. Dak
Carrie Anderson
State Highway Commission
Bumpus
Bartels Lids
Banks
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