Pocahontas REA Substation Energized Near Gruettinger
The Pocahontas REA substation east of Gruettinger began service last Wednesday at 1 30 pm. Lloyd Rennie of Emmetsburg closed the switch with Don Hobbs of Pocahontas supervising. The Corn Belt Cooperative lines feed 69 000 volts to the plant, distributing 12 500 volts to three phase farm lines serving about 400 farms north of Lost Island Lake toward Emmetsburg, Five Island Lake area, and Depew. The upgrade promises better service and reduced outage lengths for the region.
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Pocahontas Rea
Gruettinger
Lloyd Rennie
REA
Emmetsburg
Corn Belt Cooperative of
Humboldt
Lost Island Lake
Emmetaburg
Five Island Lake
Depew
Hobbs
Emmetsburg and Estherville Loom in Sectional Showdowns
Local gym hosts Glew B sectional semifinals with four Class B teams vying Friday for spots in Saturday finals. Terrill faces Mallard and Emmetsburg Catholic clashes with Arnolds Park at 7 and 8:30 p.m. Class A final pits Emmetsburg against Estherville at 8:30 p.m. after earlier results include Arnolds Park and Emmetsburg wins. Red Cross kickoff meeting set for March 1 at 6:20 p.m. in Granttimer Fifth School with Mrs. DeVries and Rusty Gill coordinating memberships.
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Emmetsburg
Estherville
Terris
Arnolds Park
Mallard
Emmetteburg
Rodman
Superior
Lake Center
Gracttinger
Ayrshire
Emmetsburre
REN Crnss Npive
Red Cross
Granttimer Fifth
John DeVries
Rusty) Gill
Membhership Drive
Red Crows
Estherville Midgets Outpace Pirates 71 62 in Sectional
Estherville Midgets, long-shot cellar dwellers in Lakes conference, surged in the third quarter to overturn a 28 26 halftime deficit and defeat the Gracttin ger Pirates 71 62 in the Class A sectional game Monday. The Pirates, below par, clung to a halftime lead before the Midgets heated up after intermission.
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Eastherville
Pirate
Pirates
Two Winners Claimed $80 and $35 Prizes in Drawing
Mrs. Lawrence Hankey won the $80 Buck jackpot and N. Sherman took the $35 prize in Wednesday's drawing here. Mrs. Leater Grace was set to claim the $10 prize, with next week's prizes listed as $10 $10 and $35.
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Lawrence Hankey
N .M. Sherman
Leater
Grace’ Y
Jensen Drug Partners in State Child Safety Program
Jensen Drug and other Iowa pharmacists join a safety drive to safeguard families from accidental pediatric poisoning. The program offers 42 free Universal Antidote boxes and a free booklet What’s the Answer? to guide prevention and emergency steps. Quinten Jensen, owner, notes frequent calls for urgent advice on overdoses, hoping the campaign lowers home accident rates.
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Jensen Drug
Iowa
Towa
Quinten Jensen
Town Druggiata
Soil bank advertisement in this week's Times
Times readers this week have a chance to study phases of the Eisenhower soil bank plan. The Grachtinger Times is among Iowa weeklies carrying a full-depth page supporting the bank plan.<!--
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Times
Eisenhower Soil Bank
Grachtinger Times
Iowa
Eisenhower ‘Bank Pla
Yearly Meeting of Creamery Scheduled for Saturday
Officials of the Grachtinger Farmers Creamery announce their annual meeting will be held Saturday February 25 at the Legion hall. A free lunch will precede the business meeting at noon with reports and officer elections. Myron Fogile is president, Fred McCombs is vice president, Alfred Johnson secretary, with Arnold Biswaard and Holger Jensen as directors.
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Grachtinger Farmers Creamery Company
Legion Hall
Myron Fogile
Creamery Board of
Alfred McCombs
Alfred Johnson
Arnold Biswaard
Holger Jensen
Creamery
Doctor Slated Here in July
Dr. Robert Dawson, 26, intern at Broadlawns hospital in Des Moines, arranged to lease the local doctor's office and plans to begin general practice here in July. He is a graduate of Iowa U Medical College, married with three sons. Rites held here Thursday for Mrs. Fred Masters.
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Robert Dawson
Broadlawns Hospital
Des Moines
Dawson
Iowa U. Medical College
Fred Masters
Graettinger
John Amundsen
Graecttinger
Pete Duus
Andrew Duus
Wm. Rasmussen
Elmer Iverson
Herbert Bryan
Estherville
Otis Hauge
Highway Commission Rebuffs Paving East of Gruettinger
The State Highway Commission rejected a petition to extend pavement two miles east of Gruettinger to connect with old Highway 17 north of Emmetsburg. Officials cited cost-cutting policy and limited farm-to-market funds, foreseeing future blacktop plans over concrete. The Palo Alto Supervisors task engineer James Riggs with a 14 mile blacktop program for 1957, arguing it serves more people sooner at lower cost.
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State Highway Commission
Gruettinger
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
Hmmeteburg
Ayrshire Road
Card Party Notice at Immaculate Conception Church
Circles No Two and Three host a card party in church parlors on Sunday Feb 26 at 8:30 p m following Lenten services. Five Hundred will be played with door prizes. chairs named Mesdames Al Grachtinger Richard Gray Sam Stecklowcha Russell Jones. Methodist Women cancel Feb 26 meeting. next on March 15. Cub Scout Pack dinner Feb 27 at 7 p.m. Legion Hall marks 46th Scouting anniversary. invite boys 8 to 11 and parents. contact BR T Naac or Den Mothers Marie Reeves or Joe Grady by Feb 17.
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Immaculate Conception Church
al Grachtinger
Richard Gray
Sam Stecklowcha
Russell Jones
Methodist Women's Society of Christian Service
Legion Hall
Ass’t
BR. T. Naac
Marie Reeves
Joe Grady
Graettinger Dogs Must Have City Licenses
Graettinger town officials announce 1956 dog license tags are available and all dog owners must buy city licenses and display tags. Tags may be obtained from the Graettinger town marshals. Marshals recently disposed of several unclaimed dogs creating a nuisance around town.
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Graettinger
Free Show At Watson Next Week
Residents are invited to a free movie at the Watson theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday February 28 and 29 as thanks for local support. The theater has been sold to George Basta of Alexandria Minnesota who will begin operation next weekend. The Basta family moved here and are living at the Spices farm home north of Grachtinger on Highway 17. Details will appear in next week’s Times.
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Watson Theatre
Watson
George Basta
Alexandria, Ming
Basta
Spices Farm
Grachtinger
Highway 17
School Board Sets March 28 Date For Special Election
Nomination papers filed for Del Baker of Del's Farmers Supply and for G. O. Bonstead seeking three year terms on Graettinger Community School District board. Incumbent Reeves not seeking reelection. Regular election March 12 at city hall. Special election March 28 at Graettinger city hall to vote on $20,000 bonds for a bus garage to serve ten district buses. Polls 12 noon to 7 pm. This notice appears in Times.
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del Baker
Del
Farmers Supply
District Board of Education
G. O. Bonstead
Gilbert Reeves
Gonstend
Reaves
Graetlinger Community School District
Graettinger Community
Emmet
Palo Alto
Iowa
Stove Blast Knocks Out Windows at Clayton Apartment
A gas range explosion in the Mrs Agnes Clayton Watson building apartment caused two windows to shatter in the living room area. No injuries reported. salt poured on flames stopped any fire. Cause undetermined though oven use shortly before is suspected to release gas into the heated oven.
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Clayton
Agnes Clayton
Watson
Sam Watson
St Pauls Men Sponsor Farm Problem Program
St Pauls Lutheran Church sponsors a farm problem discussion in the town church basement at 8:00 p m. Local teacher Donald Rix will moderate with Bobbie Reeves introducing. Speakers include R M Spike Evans Arnolds Park U S Department of Agriculture candidate for Congress Francis Johnson Spencer Okoboji Hybrid Seed Co State Tax Evaluation Commission Max Soeth Estherville ASC member. Refreshments to follow.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
St. Paul's
Donald Rix
Bobbie Reeves
FFA
R. M
Spike) Evans
Arnolds Park
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Congress
Francis Johnson
Spencer
Okoboji Hybrid Seed Co
State Tax Evaluation Commission
Max Soeth
Estherville
ASC
Mystery Knutsen Olson Farm Near Grachtinger Described
Last week's Mystery farm is the Mr and Mrs BH P Knutsen farm run by Mr and Mrs Harley Olson located five and a half miles west of Grachtinger. The Olsons moved there last March 3 after their marriage and will relocate to the Bob Eisenbest farm east of Grachtingers Marght and Carl Rasmuseh an Olson relative will move to the Knutsen farm. Ernie Knutsen bought the farm in 1951 from H H Sandvik estate. Sandvik family long resided there. Harley Olson is son of Ordein Olson of Wallingford. Shirley Olson is daughter of Jens Rasmussen of Wallingford. they have daughter Linda Jean. They belong to Farm Bureau and Wallingford Lutheran Church. The 190 acre farm grows typical crops such as corn oats and beans.
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BH. P. Knutsen
Harley Olson
Grachtinger
Mrs. Olson
Sinice
Olsen
Bob Eisenbest
Grachtingers Marght
Carl. Rasmuseh
Olson
Knutsen
Ernie Knutsen
H. H. Sandvik
Ordein Olson
Wallingford
Shirley
Jens Rasmussen
Linda Jean
Farm Bureau
Wallingford Lutheran Church
Pong
Hava
Railic Consi
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Jensen
Soil Bank
Highway Commission
Lowell Kiehl
Kiehl
Graettinger City Hall
Dstrict
St. Paul’s Men
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