Graettinger records lowest per pupil cost in county
County data show Graettinger had the lowest per resident pupil cost for the 1956-57 term at 3258.22 with 47 elementary and high school pupils and a 29 member faculty. Emmetsburg followed at 290.30, while Mallard led in cost at 431.19. County totals list 8,522 pupils enrolled, 3,421 this term, and 182 teachers paid $681,422.89.
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Smith
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Mallard
Rodman
Palo Alto
Curlew
Ayrshire
Cylinder
Ruthven
West Bend
Deadline Today for Soil Bank Sign-Up
February 20 is the last day for farmers to complete applications for the 1958 soil bank acreage reserve program, per J. D. Brennan, Palo Alto county ASC manager. Many producers already have approvals and are ready to sign. those wishing to participate must sign up before the county committee. If Congress adds funds, all participants must have signed agreements. Feb. 20 also ends cancelations of existing soil acreage reserve agreements.
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Soil Bank
J. D. Brennan
ASC
Brennan
Palo Alto
Congress
Local Mail Carriers Receive Safe Driver Awards
Graattinger rural letter carriers Forrest A Peterson and Dwayne L Lammers received Safe Driver Awards from the Graattinger Post Office. The National Safety Council through the Post Office Department awards recognize drivers with no preventable accidents over a set period. Peterson earned a five year award and Lammers a two year award.
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Graattinger Rural
Forrest’ A. Peterson
Dwayne L. Lammers
Graattinger Post Office
National Safety Council
Post Office Department
Peterson
Mr. Lammers
Weeklong Cold Spell Grips Area With Frigid Readings
The past week saw temperatures plunging to 24 below zero on Sunday and Monday, 15 below on Saturday, 12 below on Tuesday, 5 below on Wednesday, and 12 above zero on Thursday. Five weeks of cold weather with no notable precipitation and light winds produced largely sunlit but treacherously cold conditions.
Volunteer Firemen Reelect Officers at Graettinger Department
The Graettinger volunteer fire department reelected its leadership at the regular Monday meeting. Wayne Bud Hamilton was reelected as fire chief, Jack Wolfe as assistant fire chief, and R. T. Naas was reelected as secretary and treasurer.
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Graettinger
Wayne
Bud) Hamilton
Jack Wolfe
R. T. Naas
Petersen Promotes Forman Ford Paint Line in Times Ad
Lars C Petersen of Graettinger, a veteran painter, is advertised as a dealer for Forman Ford Grade 1 paints in a Times feature launching a series of ads. The notice notes Petersen has over 25 years of exterior, interior, and sign painting experience and introduces Forman Ford Grade 4 paint as part of a national marketing push.
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Lars C. Petersen
Graettinger
New Forman
Ford
Times
Petersen
Forman
Ford Company
Waera
Henry Poppinga Farm Auction Today
Henry Poppinga sells a closing out public auction of farm machinery and items on Thursday February 20 at the farm location seven miles east two miles north and a half mile east of Gractinger. Brown and Grachtin ger State Bank act as auctioneers and clerk. Items include two tractors a combine a picker a Dodge pickup and a full line of farm machinery plus household goods.
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Henry Poppinga
Gracttinger
Bortoll and Brown
Grachtinger State Bank
Run of the Arrow And Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter At Theatre
Graettinger theatre presents Run of the Arrow Friday and Saturday February 21 22 with Rod Steiger Sarita Moonteil Brian Keith and Ralph Melke. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter Sunday and Monday February 22 24 stars Jayne Mansfield Tony Randall Betsy Drake and Joan Blondell. film differs from play with Mansfield as the Hollywood blonde and Randall’s secretary Betsy Drake.
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Graettinger Theatre
Rod Steiger
Sarita Moonteil
Brian Keith
Ralph Melke
Miss Mansfield
Tony Randall
Betsy Drake
Joan Blondell
Tashlin
Jayne Mansfield
Hollywood Blonde
George Axelrod
Randall
Jayne
John Williams
Henry Jones
Li Gentle
Niete
Mickey Hargitary
New York
Cub Scouts Blue and Gold Banquet planned for Feb 24
Graettinger Cub Scouts and parents hold their annual Blue and Gold Banquet Monday night at 7 in the Legion Hall basement. Special guest Palo Alto county Game Warden Veil E Holmes of Emmetsburg will give a gun demo and discuss hunting and fishing rules. Wayne Smith and daughter Marcella will entertain with musical numbers. Many Cub Scouts will receive awards after the banquet.
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Graettinger
Legion Hall
Palo Alto County
Veil &E. Holmes
Emmetsburg
Wayne Smith
Marcella
Girls Sectional Tourney Draws Large Crowd at Graettinger
Nearly 7 000 attend the Girls Sectional tournament at Graettinger last week. A total of 1894 paid admissions were recorded with 45 adults and 9 students. The peak crowd came Saturday night with 69 sales. Group receipts totaled 839.15, with Graettinger to receive 20 percent for running the event for the Girl's Union. The school thanks helpers from the Lions Club and faculty for their time at the gym entrance.
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Grachtinger
Sdulta
Lions Club
Lenten Services Announced at Immanuel Lutheran
The Rev. Benjamin Colivet, pastor, announced midweek Lenten services will be held Wednesday nights at 7 30 at Immanuel Lutheran.
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Immanuel Lutheran
Benjamin Colivet
Immanuel ‘Lutheran Church
World Day Of Prayer Observance Friday At Methodist Church
The World Day of Prayer observance will be held at the Methodist church on Friday February 21 at 3 PM with the theme The Bread of Life. All women of the community are invited to attend as prayers from Australian and nomadic tribes women form the basis of the service used in observing the global event across 144 counties and 60 languages in 24 hours.
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Methodist Church
Methodist
W. F. Baoumiunk
Min O
N Craettine
Bread of Life
Continent
Melbourne
Tonga Islands
St. Lawrence Island
Bering Sea
School Board Nomination Papers Filed For Carl Knapp
Nomination papers for Carl Knapp farmer northeast of Graettinger were filed at the Graettinger Community School district secretary’s office for a three year term on the district board of education. Knapp is the sole candidate to fill the vacancy as Elmer Masters’ term expires this March.
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Graettinger Community
Carl Knapp
Graettinger
District Board of Education
Knapp
Board of Education
Elmer Masters
Regular school election date set for Monday March 10
The Times lists Monday March 10 as the regular school election date with polls open noon to 7 p.m. Voters will elect a city director for a three year term to succeed Elmer Masters whose term ends.
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Elmer Masters
Gruver and Ruthven Girls Reach Spencer District Play
Gruver and Ruthven, winners of the Armstrong Graettinger sectionals, advance to the Spencer district tournament. Gruver faces Royal at 8 30 Tuesday Feb 25 while Ruthven meets undefeated George at 7 pm the same night in a separate bracket. Inwood and Lake Park receive byes in their respective Ruthven and Gruver brackets.
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Gruver
Ruthven
Armstrong and Graettinger
Royal
Rockettea
George
Inwood
Lake Park
Langehough Wins Free Throw Contest For Pirates
Jans Langehough, junior forward for the Pirates, won the regional free throw meet last week with 36 makes out of 45. Wanda Schrader of Fenton placed second with 30 of 45, advancing to district tournaments in the northwest.
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Jans Langehough
Pirate Sextet
Wanda Schrader
Fenton
Iqwa
Notich Circles to Hold Card Party at Im Maculate Conception
Circles six of the Rassury Society will host a card party Sunday evening February 23 at the Im Maculate Conception church in Nall Lunch will be served. Mrs Jim Mahan and dirs BM Pude are chair. The public is cordially invited. BAND PARENTS MEET MONDAY NIGHT Graettinger Band Parents to hold regular meeting Monday February 24 at 8 p.m. in the school community room. All members urged to attend.
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Notich
Rassury Socity
Graettinger
Pastor Named For New Grace Baptist Church
Leonard Uliebscher has been named pastor of the newly formed Grace Baptist Church. He was voted pastor at a recent business meeting and attends Pillsbury Baptist Bible College in Owatonna Minnesota, planning to graduate in June and commute from Grachtinger. He and his wife plan to move after graduation.
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Leonard Uliebscher
Bec
Grace Baptist Church
Mhuebscher
Pillsbury Bunatist Bible College
Owatonna
Minn
Grachtinger Andi
Tes
Missionary Helen Danielsen to Speak at St Pauls Lutheran
Miss Helen Danielsen on her third furlough as missionary to Columbia South America will speak at morning services next Sunday at South Walnut Lutheran Church and at St Pauls Lutheran. Her education work often requires extended travel by mule and jeep through mountainous terrain. Her mission is supported jointly by the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the United Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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Helen Danielsen
Columbia
South America
South Walnut Lutheran Church
St. Paul's Lutheran
Miss Danielsen
Evangelical Lutheran Church
United Evangelical Lutherans Church
UELC
Florida
Beryl Rupp Named Crusade Chairman for Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg resident Beryl Rupp was announced today as crusade chairman for the 1958 cancer control program in Palo Alto County. State Cancer Society officials said the volunteer will lead local efforts for fundraising and awareness during the county drive.
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State Cancer Society
Beryl Rupp
Emmetsburg
Crusade
Cancer Control Program
Palo Alto County
Washington's Birthday Bank and Post Office Closure
Graettinger State Bank and Graettinger Post Office will close all day Saturday February 22 in observance of Washington's birthday. All county banks will close. No rural mail delivery on February 22 a postal holiday. One star route each direction Saturday per Postmaster Naac. Local mail will depart northbound at 9 30 a m. Outgoing mail must be posted by 3 30 p m to be dispatched on the southbound star route. No window service Saturday.
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Graettinger State Bank
Graettinger
Washington
Postal Department
Naac
Wim de
Lenten Schedule at Immaculate Conception
The Rev. E. S. Maynard announces Lenten Devotions on Sunday afternoons at three and Friday evenings at eight with weekday Masses at 8 p m starting next Monday.
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E. S. Maynard
Emmetsburg attorney expects word in May on gas ruling
Emmetsburg city attorney said he expects word on the natural gas ruling after May 5. Federal Power Commission proceedings involve Northern Natural Gas and the Emmetsburg case as it nears final stages with briefs filed by March 24 and reply deadlines around May 6.
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Emmetsburg
Joseph J. Hanson
Federal Power Commission
Hanson
Francia L. Hall
Washington, D. C
Northern Natural Gas Company
Commission
Hall
Grachtinger
FPC
Pirates Face Spirit Lake In Armstrong Sectional
Graettinger Pirates beat Milford 77-64 to reach the Class A Armstrong sectional semifinals. They meet Spirit Lake tonight at Armstrong's new gym, with Buffalo Center vs St. John’s Bancroft in the other semifinal. Spirit Lake beat Swea City 59-50 in the first round.
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Graettinger Pirates
Armstrong
Milford
Pirates
Smooth Lakes
Spirit Lake
Armatrong
Buffalo Center
St. John's
Bancroft
Spirit Leake
Swea City
Coach Held
Dave Sandvng
Jon Christensen
Pirate
Clive
Jim
Dave Torrence
Langehough
Reeves
Boustead
Johnson
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John E. Smith
Henry Poppinga Sale
Cub Scouts
Spencer
Jane Langehough
Kame
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Washington’s
Graettinger Markets
Wallingford
Emmet County
Dickinson County Line
Emmet
Dickinson County
Timothy Ray Brobst
Dean Brobst
Ostherville
Holy Family Hospital
Timothy Ray
Harold Brobst
Ralph Schacherer
Floyd Brobst
Oslweth
Grace Brobst
Susan ,Mofffitt
William H. Schacherer
Estherville
Florence Lang
Boone
Sternholtz
St Patriot’'s Catholic Church
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