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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1972
Page
4
The Graettinger State Bank and Graettinger Coop Grain Company sponsor a Farm Family of the Week profile. The piece highlights a local farming household, its operations, and community involvement in Graettinger.
Mr and Mrs Leroy Oddson are noted for raising 600 to 1,000 hogs annually and training horses shown in area parades. Leroy, born near Graettinger, farmed after helping his mother, later homesteaded in Bernice. They hosted a celebrated horse show during Graettinger’s diamond jubilee Labor Day event.
Clarence O Wikert born October 28 1894 in Abbot Iowa died February 18 at Holy Family Hospital aged 77 in Graettinger. He married Emma Luhman May 9 1917 at Graettinger and farmed then ran trucking shelling and hog buying businesses. Survived by wife two sons two daughters eleven grandchildren one great granddaughter two brothers and one sister. Funeral February 21 at United Methodist Church Graettinger, Rev Harlan Babcock officiating, burial Valley View Cemetery.
Lois Fries profiles Ron Brockmeyer, Graettinger Community School guidance counselor, girls basketball and track coach, detailing his career path from Lake Denneter to Hartwicke LaDora Victor, community work, education at UNI and Minnesota, and his family of six.
Norman L. Olesen 64 of 7262 Sterling Ave San Bernardino died January 29 in a local hospital. Born in Iowa he lived 33 years in California and 20 years in San Bernardino. He inspected aircraft engines at Norton Air Force Base and belonged to Ells Lodge 789 Pomona. Survivors include daughter Norma Conger and four brothers and four sisters. Graveside services held at Pioneer Memorial Cemetery.
Lois Lundgren did not claim last week's prize. Next Saturday at 3 pm a drawing will award $50 in participating stores.
Mrs. P J Toft of Spencer reports her son in law James Conover has been advanced to full professor in the Department of Comparative Arts at Ohio University Athens He earned his BA at St Ambrose College Davenport IA MA and PhD at Northwestern University He has lectured at Royal Holloway College London for four summers He is a member of the Ohio University Faculty Senate and the State of Ohio Faculty Senate Helen Conover holds an MA from Ohio University and teaches speech therapy at Tri County High School and Vocational College Athens County Ohio She is the daughter of Ruth Toft and the late Max Baumgartner Graettinger IA and niece of Mrs Francis Warren also of Graettinger.
Lois Lee Fries of Graettinger Iowa has been admitted as a freshman for the next academic year to Morningside College in Sioux City Iowa. The liberal arts college educates about 1400 students and offers a four year program in liberal arts and pre professional studies.
Farmers and area agribusinessmen are invited to a Graettinger clinic on Thursday March 2 at the American Legion Building starting at 10 am. Iowa State University crop recommendations will be presented by Dean Barnes and Harold Heykes with a noon lunch provided by Graettinger Coop Grain Co.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a dated market brief mentioning oats and beans with figures like 3.01 and 065, but the readable portion is limited and lacks clear names places or full context.
Navy Petty Officer First Class Larry L. Kummerfeldt, son of Mr and Mrs Carl Kummerfeldt of Ruthven Iowa, graduated as Honorman from the Aviation Machinist Mate School in Memphis He is a 1957 Ruthven High School graduate Aviation Machinist Mates maintain aircraft engines and related systems Earl Lehigh dies suddenly former Grettinger resident died Monday February 21 en route to Corpus Christi Texas more details next week
It was learned Tuesday that Gary Jackson's father Leonard Jackson of Palmer Iowa died Monday February 21 at Pocahontas hospital. He was 63. Funeral services were held at the Lutheran church in Palmer on Wednesday afternoon.
Funeral services were held Friday February 18 at Fuhrman Funeral Home Graettinger for Maude Brown 86 born March 14 1885 near Curlew Iowa. Burial at Rush Lake Cemetery Curlew. Survivors include daughter Gertrude Hansen Wallingford granddaughter Marion Mayon Spencer and two sisters.
Nineteen Graettinges High School students were chosen to represent the school in nine events at the District Speech contest. The lineup includes Linda Lammers Sue Osher Joe Ferrell Jr Tom Rooney Brian Guess Lois Fries Debbie Funk Carol Knutson Mary Bortivii Sue Stroud Kathy Graettinger Sherri Westergard Esther Hawke Lynn Guess Connie McQuown Eileen Peton Mary Potter with absent Kathy Wikert Jeff Anderson and Brian Helmick. Students are urged to wish them luck for the Spirit Lake contest on Saturday February 26.
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