Bill Olson Plans Retirement After 25 Years In Same Store
Bill Olson aged 78 plans retirement after a 60 plus year mercantile career and 23 years with the Versieff Clothing store in Graettinger. He began in Morris and Chicago, ran a Dolliver store until a 1925 fire, then moved to Graettinger in 1936 and to the present shop in the Hersleff building in 1938. He and wife Sadie have three sons and remain active in community life and Red Cross first aid notes.
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Bill Olson
Bil Olson
Versieff
Bill
Max Baumgartner
Hersleff
Sanford
Morris, I
Morris
Chicago
Hub Clothing
State and
Jackson Streets
Dolliver
Estherville
Olsons
The
Graettinger
Hhis Son
Dutch Thompson
Matt's Furniture Launches February Storewide Sale
An annual February sale is now in progress at Matt's Furniture in Emmetsburg. The promotion highlights discounts across items storewide as shoppers browse tiers and deals during the February event.
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Matt's Furniture
Emmetsburg
Weiland Heads County Conservation Board
Arthur Weiland of Emmetsburg was elected president of Palo Alto County Conservation board at the annual meeting. Other officers include B. G. Berkeland of Fenton as vice president and Harry Duhn of Ruthven as secretary and treasurer, with board members Earl Erickson of Graettinger Eddie Dowerwiler of West Bend and LaVerne Fisher of Ruthven serving.
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Weiland
Arthur Weiland
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
Prize Draw At Graettinger Saturday At Three
Graettinger announces a fifty dollar prize at the three o clock drawing with Bucks awarded in participating stores. Forrest Peterson did not claim last week's twenty five dollar Buck award. Woolgrowers are reminded that 1962 payments to be made this summer apply to wool and unshorn lambs marketed before March 31, 1963 and applications for such payments under the 1962 wool program must be filed before the end of April 1963.
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Graettinger
Forrest Peterson
Neee
Joe Lynch
Palo Alto
ASC
Bake Sale Saturday at Bonstead Hardware
St Catherines circle of Immaculate Conception plans a bake sale Saturday February 9 starting at 9 30 at Bonstead Hardware. Chairladies are Mrs James Mahan and Mrs Tom Boecker. Also Graettinger American Legion and Auxiliary set meeting Tuesday Feb 12 at 8 pm at the Legion hall.
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Bonstead Hardware
St. Catherines Circle
James Mahan
Tom Boecker
Graettinger School Dismissal For Teachers Workshop
Graettinger school will dismiss at 2 30 Friday afternoon February 8 to allow faculty to attend a teachers workshop at Emmetsburg IA.
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Graeitinger
Emmetsburg
Two Graettinger Sisters Die in Dubuque Obituary Note
Mrs. Josephine Martin age 83 and Mrs. Loretta Kennedy age 78 sisters of Mrs. Geo Graettinger died in Dubuque. Mrs. Martin died December 29 and Mrs. Kennedy January 24. Daughters of the late Mr and Mrs Pat O Rourke former Graettinger residents. Survived by Mrs Graettinger five sisters and one brother.
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Geo. Graettinger
Dubuque
Josephine Martin
Loretta Kennedy
Martin Ted Dec
Kennedy
Pat O'Rourke
Graettinger
Rites Held Monday At Fairfax Mina For Leo Johnson
Leo Johnson aged 57 of Fairfax Mina died Thursday night January 31 after long illness due to heart condition. Funeral services were held Monday morning at Fairfax. Survivors include his wife and four children, his mother Mrs. Louis Johnson of Graettinger, brothers Dr. Kenneth Johnson Estherville Maynard Eyota MN Emmet Denver Melvin Montana Gene Kansas Glenn Omaha and sisters Mrs Bernice Elwood Mrs Marie Gilman and Charlotte Johnson.
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Leo Johnson
Fairfax
Mina
Louis Johnson
Graettinger
Kenneth Johnson
Estherville
Maynard
Eyota
Minn
Emmet
Denver
Melvin
Montana
Gene
Kansas
Glenn
Omaha
Bernice Elwood
Eather Wille
Marie Gilman
Embretsburg
Charlotte Johnson
Graettinger FFA Crowns Winners in Eleventh Crop Judging Contest
The Graettinger FFA Chapter held its eleventh annual crop judging contest on Saturday February 2. Competitors from CyUnder Swea City Greenville Roussie Lytton Everly Sibley Mallard Palmer Spencer Marathon Odebolt and Laurens vied for top honors. Laurens Odebolt Marathon Spencer and Palmer finished as the top five teams. Individual weed and seed identification leaders were Dean Wabben Sibley Eugene Habben Palmer Richard Johnson Odebolt Dennis Anderson Marathon and Laurence Hamiester Lytton with Wabben first at 47 correct IDs.
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Graettinger
FFA
CyUnder
Swea City
Greenville- Roussie
Lytton
Everly
Sibley
Mallard
Palmer
Spencer
Marathon
Odebolt
Laurens
Doyle Herrig
Ron Alexander
Steve Ball
Monte Cristo Drama at Graettinger Theatre
Warner Bros presents The Count of Monte Cristo with Louis Jourdan in the title role at the Graettinger theatre showing Saturday and Sunday. Filmed in color in France and the Mediterranean, the tale follows Edmond Dantes unjustly imprisoned for 17 years and his quest for vengeance against those who wronged him. Also stars Yvonne Furneaux Pierre Mondy and Franco Silva.
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Chateau d'If
Yvonne Furneaux
Pierré Monday
Franco Silva
School Honor Roll And Attendance List For First Semester
Palo Alto county weed commissioner post notice and 1943 cutoff announced. The county auditor will accept applications until 4 pm February 14.
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Grachtinger
Palo Alto
Francis Hughes
Bob Reeves Joins Ralston Purina Sales Team
Bob Reeves, son of Gilbert and Mrs. Reeves, has accepted a position in the sales promotion division of Ralston Purina. He will cover southwest Iowa and all of Nebraska from Atlantic, Iowa. Reeves is an Iowa State University graduate with a BJA in Agronomy earned in November.
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Bob Reeves
Ralston-Purina CO
Gilbert Reeves
Ralston Purina Company
Iowa
Nebraska
Bob
Atlantic
Iowa State University
Ames
Lorraine Beschorner Named Graetlinger Homemaker of Tomorrow
Graetlinger high school senior Lorraine Beschorner has been named Homemaker of Tomorrow at the local level for the 1963 Betty Crocker Search. She scored highest on a December 4 knowledge and attitude test among senior girls and advances to state level with other winners. The selection uses a Science Research Associates test plus personal interviews. 410,466 girls in 12,964 schools participate nationwide. Lorraine is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis Beschorner.
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Lorraine Beschorner
Rites Today for Mrs Susan Moffitt 82 Former Area Resident
Funeral services are set for 2:00 PM at First Methodist Church Estherville for Mrs Susan Moffitt 82 a former resident of the Graetlinger and Ofseed area Burial will follow at Eastside Cemetery Estherville She moved to Emmet county in 1939 and had been ill for years Death attributed to heart ailment and complications Survivors include four daughters three sons 27 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild The Palo Alto County Association for Retarded Children meets Monday February 11 at 8:00 PM at Bethel Baptist Church Emmetsburg All are invited for nominations for State Awards
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First Methodist Church
Estherville
Susan Moffitt
Graetlinger
Ofseed
Eastside
Emmet County
Fulieman Mineral Home
Art
Alt) Juhl
Cylinder
Airs
Gordon
Mildred) Philips
Midland
Migh
Kareld F Alyces Brobst
Nina Moffitt
Clarence
Marvin
Fran Ws
Palo Alto County
Gagers Finish Regular Season Play At Mallard Friday
Graettinger boys and girls travel to Mallard for a twin bill closing regular season. The Pirettes compete in the Graber sectional while the Pirates enter the Arizona district meet and state tournament pairings.
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Gagers
Mallard
Graettinger
Corn Belt
Palo Alto
Pirettes
Pirates
Arizona
Graettinger High School Quartet Sets Northwest Iowa Meet
The Graettinger high school mixed quartet will join the Northwest Iowa choral association Saturday February 9 in Cherokee. Members are Kathy Rolfson Lavonne Olesen Larry Cornelius and Ron Baedke with Alien Zevenbergen as local vocal instructor. Concert starts at 8 p m in the Washington High Auditorium amid participation by about 80 schools.
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Graettinie Nigh School
Northwest Iowa Choral Association
Cherokee
Kathy Rolfson
Lavonne Olesen
Larry Cornelius
Ron Baedke
Alien Zevenbergen
Washington High
Graettinger Telephone Annual Meeting Set for Monday
Graettinger Telephone stockholders will hold their annual meeting Monday February 11 at 1 30 PM in the Legion hall Graettinger Reports and business matters will be discussed Elections will fill terms of John Carney Robert Carter Ralph Gracttinger and Henry Doerning Other board members are Harold M Jorgensen Dr G H Frye and Alpert Norris
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Graettinger Telephone Company
Legion Hall
Graettinger
John Carney
Robert Carter
Ralph Gracttinger
Henry Doerning
Harold M. Jorgensen
G. H. Frye
Alpert Norris
March of Dimes Fox and Rabbit Hunt Attracts Forty
About 40 hunters took part in a Sunday fox and rabbit hunt for March of Dimes in this area. They bagged 13 jackrabbits and a fox. Coffee served at Ed Herke farm by Mrs Herke, John Spices and Andrew Vandervelde. Shells provided by Emmetsburg and Graettinger firms including Bonstead Hardware and Our Own Hardware of Graettinger.
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Ed Herke
Lincoln Birthday Bank Holiday Observed Tuesday
The Graettinger State bank and Palo Alto county banks will be closed all day Tuesday February 12 for the Lincoln birthday observance. The post office will be open as usual and star routes plus rural deliveries will operate on normal schedules.
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Graettinger State Bank
Palo Alto County
PTA Reports On Activities And Projects In Gracitinger PTA
Gracitinger PTA officials report the local group participated in several projects this year. A free will offering for CARE at the grade school Christmas program totaled 58.93 with allocations to several countries and kits. Paul Appel, a dentistry student at the University of Iowa, received a student loan from the PTA loan fund, with no fundraising planned this year due to low participation. Girls basketball tournament at Gruver next week features Gruver, Armstrong, Graettinger, and Lincoln Central in the upper bracket, with Ringsted Ruthven in the lower bracket and Terrill earning a bye. finals set for Saturday Feb 36 at 6:80 p.m.
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PTA
Philippines
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Greece
Mexico
Paul Appel
Dentistry College of the State University of Iowa
Graettinger Pta
Gruver
Lineon al
Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union
Armstrong
Graettinger
Lincoln Central
Cgraettinger
Ringsted
Ruthven
Terrill
Ringsted- Ruthven
Consola
Axe
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Stangeland
Olson
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Red Cross
George Singer
Mercury
Graettinger Pareets Ys Oats
Ron Baedko
Loarraine Beschorner
Kathleen Rolfson
Gary Wikert
Seimester
Carol Jensen
Janice Anderson
Loren Jamison
Bill Fude
Jim Girres
Steve Graettinger
Paul Olesen
Dick Petersen
Bernadine Boecker
Jim Dalen
Donna Lammers
Lois McGown
Diane Mitchell
Gerald Anderson
Martha Beck
Jerome Fude
Doug Nanc
James Olesen
Ron Petersen
Cheryl Rose
Chris Stuart
Jim Skattebo
Beverly Egeland
Ruth Fry
Rosa Guinn
Doug Nane
Lawrence Swalve
Lavon Bisgard
Diane Felkey
John Tindall
Diana Borivit
Bardy James
Pam Robinson
Mary Rolfson
Melvin Thompson
Rose Ann Tuininga
Secon
Bill Graettinger
Jerry Wikert
Jim, Bobbt
Sally Ells
Dale Hoffman
Bob Jacobson
Larry Jensen
Arthur Jones
Marcia Juhi
Rose Ann Tuminga
Mary Weir
Sheila Brown
Linda Anderson
Joseph Mahan
Craig Stewart
Shelley Ashburn
Paul Bisgard
Steven Bonstead
Charles Moran
Billy Nissen
Shirley Sampson
Nancy Elbert
Pamela Petersen
Robert Bisgard
Gary Dalen
Leroy Mowry
Jane Senderson
Lorraine Thunkey
Benjamin Hankey
Rayanne Gulak
Renee Thompson
Gloria Swalye
Pamela Vetereson
Darwin Qlesen
Gary Nico
Jackie Carter
John Graettinger
Mary Graettinger
Tony James
Susan Jensen
Richard Rose
Michael Stuart
Wynette Graettinger
John Hankey
Barbara Olesen
Brl Beck
Linday Murray
Dan Murphy
Ronnie Miler
DonNita Neilson
David Petersen
Michael Schang
Marcelia Smith
Rebecca Spear
Vance Jensen
Leonard Nicol
Graetlinger High ‘Homemaker of
Lorraine
Beschorner
PCARC
N. W
Iowa Choral Association
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