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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1961
Page
5
The Graettinger High School annual boys and girls athletic dinner will be held Monday April 10 sponsored by the Groettinger Lions Club. Speaker will be Bernie Saggau of Storm Lake a renowned athletic official with national sports connections.
The Walnut Merry Maids 4H club reports $141.34 raised by 149 donors in the local March of Dimes drive. The club thanks residents for cooperation. Readers in charge included Mrs. Byron Rolfson Mrs. Kenneth Knudteon and Mrs. Norman Bortint.
A family friendly film starring Richard Baschart Stu Enwin Arthur Shields Rex Allen and newcomer Damny Bravo shows Saturday and Sunday at Graettinger Theatre. The orphan Mike loves animals and his church guiding injured creatures back to health with help from the village doctor. The boy cares for an eagle baby deer goats lambs rabbits a puma a dog and a horse in a heartwarming northern town tale.
Mild temperatures dominated the past week with daytime readings in the forty degree range. Sunny days helped melt much of the snow cover as springlike conditions settled in.
Ayrshire and Ruthven clash at Graettinger gym Friday night for the 1961 sectional championship and a chance at district tourney play. Graettinger meets Lake Center for sectional consolation at 7 with the final at 8 20. Sharon Hynes led Ayrshire with 46 points in a 68 52 semifinal win, while Ruthven toppled Lake Center 67 51 behind Kirschbaum's 34 and Rautbel 10.
Graettinger area churches publish Lenten schedules with Mass and service times. Immaculate Conception offers weekday 7 a.m. Masses and Friday 7 p.m. Masses plus sun and Wed devotions at 7:30 p.m. St Paul’s Lutheran holds Thursday 7:30 p.m. services. South Walnut Lutheran and First Lutheran list Wednesday 7:30 p.m. and Thursday 8 p.m. services respectively. Lost Island Lutheran has Sunday 8 p.m. Lent services. Graettinger Methodist offers Sunday 7:30 p.m. Lent services.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Iversons car was stolen in front of First Lutheran Church on Sunday while they attended services. A 15 year old Grachtinger youth later drove the car to Storm Lake and turned himself in. Juvenile officers held him for hearing. the car was unregistered and the alarm had been broadcast after the disappearance.
Palo Alto Memorial Hospital Auxiliary holds general meeting Saturday Feb 18 at 2 30 p m in the Nurses Lounge Emmetsburg with a 2 00 p m board session preceding. President Mrs Roger Langer to preside. L L Platt of Algona speaks on modern concepts of cancer treatment. Sondra Miller of Hammersburg performs. coffee and a collection will be served. public invited.
The Groetting or Adult Farmer class will hold its last meeting of the current series next Wednesday night February 22 at 7 30 in the Ag Room. The topic will be How To Cut Farm Costa. These are the cul prita that eat into your income. Many of them you dont even real ize they are cutting your profits. Plan to attend and see how you can cut your costes and increase your net income.
Rites conducted at Elsworth-Buiter funeral home for O C Lounsberry 81 longtime Emmetsburg area resident who died February 7 at his Palmer home from a heart attack. Burial was in Evergreen cemetery Emmetsburg with pallbearers named and survivors including his widow four daughters two sisters and five grandchildren.
The Gracttinger Pirates travel to St. Johns at Bancroft for their last regular season game. The match was moved from the original site to Bancroft due to the local sectional tournament.
The Graettinger PTA will meet Wednesday night February 21 at 8 p m in the school community room. A panel discussion on What and How We Learn in the Graettinger Community School features Mrs Irving Petersen Mrs Raymond Rose Miss Cora Christopher Harvey Anderson Francis Hei decker Rey Satory and Supt Hartung with RK Grote as moderator. School vocal groups will present music contest numbers and a coffee hour will follow.
The Graettinger State Bank and all Palo Alto County banks join the postal service in observing Washington's Birthday on Wednesday February 22 with all day closing. Rural mail delivery is canceled but rural route service remains normal and mail will be dispatched at usual times with no window service.
Ed Gleason King and Mrs Gleason Queen of Charles City Mardi Gras ball sponsored by Knights of Columbus Fair received trophies and prize money. Gleason lineage noted with Hoy Gilbaugh and A J Weir connection mentioned.
The Palo Alto County chapter of the American Cancer Society announced Mra. Jack Cook of Emmetsburg as Cancer Crusade chairman. The countywide drive will take place in April with plans for fundraising pending completion.
M. J. Lein & Son Web announces 36 registered Holstein cattle to be sold at auction Wednesday in West Des Moines Iowa. Jens Flint plans a closing-out farm sale Friday near Osgood. Kenneth Knudtson to hold a farm machinery selling out sale on Saturday March 4 with Claude Hansen selling machinery and items at Grachtener lot.
Margaret Mommen claims a $75 Buck award after being present at the Saturday drawing. Next week's prize returns to the $25 starting level with drawings at three o'clock in participating stores.
Announcement reports the sale of Jensen Barber Shop to Tom Millea. Millea pays for the business and takes immediate possession. Gary Jensen accepts a position at Am's Barber Shop in Denver, Colorado, and will work at Millea's shop until he moves to Denver.
Graettinger Bowling league standings list Imperial Janes Estherville through Fab and Witt's Tavern. Teams include Wallingford Coop Hammerberg Drug Graettinger Lhr Junior's Tavern Graettinger Coop Graettinger Bank Lew's Foods and 66 Block and Tile. Highs: team series Witt's Tavern 2207. individual series M Michelson 621 Frick 513 Eversole 510. team game Witt's Tavern 820. individual games Eversole 234 KH Skat 204 Sjelocha 208.
Ruth Violet Sampson Traver of Graettinger died Thursday night at Holy Family hospital after a heart condition worsened. Funeral services were held Monday at Greatlinger Methodist Church with Rev. R. O. Grote. burial was in Valley View Cemetery. Survived by son Virgil of Los Angeles and daughter Maureen of Sioux City, plus her mother Mrs Edna Lampoon of Graettinger and a granddaughter Lori Ruth. Her husband Lincoln Traver and her father preceded her.
Emmetsburg superintendent John Smith of Palo Alto County has been named a member from Iowa on the National Education Association board of directors, following the Iowa State Education Association delegation in Des Moines. Smith, teaching and administration veteran since 1925, holds a Manitoba university degree and a Minnesota master’s. he serves as county superintendent and holds multiple local health and education posts.
Local market ad shows Walnasxlay listing 15 corn oats and beans in OCR text. Readable items include corn oats and beans offered by Graettinger market, with unclear spellings indicating a simple grocery notice.
The World Day of Prayer event will be held Friday February 17 at Lost Island Lutheran Church starting at 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. The observance marks the seventh anniversary with theme Forward Through the Ages and is organized by women from Lost Island Lutheran South Walnut St Paul’s Lutheran Grachtin gar Methodist and First Lutheran churches.
Graettinger seeks revenge against Armstrong as the Graettinger Pirates face Armstrong in a Class A sectional first round at Gruver next week. The Graettinger-Arnstrong game is set for 8 15 Monday night with Lakota and Ledyard to play at Gruver that same evening.
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