Local headlines recap from Graettinger 1958 year
A year in review highlights Graettinger Times headlines including deaths Allen Murray and Glenn Young, local elections and school board changes, bank leadership shifts, sports wins by Piratte teams, fire damage to Frank Jacobsen horn, pipeline hearings, and cultural notes such as Scott choir visits and the Dana College choir. The item also mentions New Year movie listings for Sing Boy Sing at Graettinger Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Murray
Graettinger
California
Leon Jesporaen
Pirate Grid Star
Dana College
Graettinger State Bank
Grace Baptist Church
Piratte Cagers
Mallard
Pirates
Pirate
John Osher
Sweets
Cloyd Cafe
Glenn Young
Wallingford
Ingham Lake
Ed Duhn
Carl Knapp
Elmer Masters
Frank Jacobsen Horn
Harold Elsbury
Allis Chalmers
Hartung
Kirkegaard
Palo Atte Centennial Committee
Wm. McConnell
al Graettinger
Mike Weinholzer
George T. Georgema
Jo Ann Murph
Cancer Society
Boys County Cage Meet at West Bend 1959
The Palo Alto county boys basketball tournament will be held at West Bend the week of January 19 1924. Graettinger Pirates defend title. First round Monday January 18 matches Cylinder vs West Bend and Mallard vs Rodman. Semis January 23 and finals January 24.
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Palo ‘Alto
West Bend
Graettinger Pirates
Cylinder
Mallard
Rodman
Ayrshire
Emmetsburg
Grachtinger
Ruthven
New Year's Day Mass at Immaculate Conception Church
Feast of Circumcision services to be held New Year's Day at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Masses at 8 and 10 a m Reverend E Maynard reports the schedule for the observance.
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Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Rev
E. &, Maynard
Two Home Games On Tap Mallard Friday And Grover Tuesday
Graettinger High School basketball returns to home court with a Friday January 2 double bill against Mallard in a Palo Alto county and Corn Belt conference matchup. The Mallard girls seek a strong home win as they challenge the Ducks top records while Gruver visits January 6 for a non conference contest featuring high scoring forward Coltvet and a prominent Gruver girls team.
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Mallard
Grover
Graettinger High School
Graettinger
Palo Alto County
Corn Belt
Ducks
Pirettas
Gruver
Gruver Sextet
Coltvet
Break-in and Robbery Investigated at St. Paul’s Lutheran
Palo Alto county sheriff Dick Miller and deputy Jim Bisenius investigated a break-in at St. Paul’s Lutheran church study where a considerable amount of money was taken from an envelope in a steel filing cabinet. Rev H Irving Petersen discovered the theft and said the funds were memorial money temporarily kept there. Petersen took responsibility for the money kept in the study. part of the envelope’s cash remained inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto County
Dick Miller
Jim Bisenius
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
H. Irving Petersen
St. Paul's Lutheran
Petersen
Walter Brennan stars in Friday and Saturday film
Walter Brennan leads the Batjac Warner Bros. feature Good bye My Lady at Graettinger Theatre Friday and Saturday January 2 and 3. The heart warming drama follows an old man and a boy with a dog as the boy makes a life decision. Brandon de Wilde and Phil Harris also star under director William Wellman.
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Lady
Warner Bros
Walter Brennan
Phil Harris
Brandon de Wikle
Graettinger Theatre
Brandon de Wilde
William Wellman
Publisher John Sullivan Dies After 36 Years In Graettinger
John J. Sullivan a longtime Graettinger Times publisher for 36 years died in Inglewood California on December 25. He was born January 1 1887 in Hardy Iowa and started in newspapers in 1900. He is survived by his wife Helen five children and several siblings. The family held services in California and he left the Graettinger Times to the present owners in 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Sullivan
Gracttinger Times
Inglewood
California
Helen
Vivian
Edward J. Sullivan
Helen) Werberger
Thomas
Mary
Tim
Frank
Joe
Tom
Mayme O'Brien
Catherine Heirers
Margaret O'Brien
Hardy
Iowa
Timothy Sullivan
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Sullivan
Hammetsburg
Democrat
Hardwick
Minn
Graettinger Times
The
Times
Bank Year End Closing At Noon on Dec 31
The Gracttinger State bank will close at noon Wednesday December 31 to allow staff to complete year end work. The bank will reopen Friday January 2 after the New Year holiday. All county banks have adopted this year end closing policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gracttinger State Bank
Ebank
Peyton Place on Local Screen Sunday and Monday
Local showings present Jerry Wald's CinemaScope De Luxe Color drama Peyton Place at Grastlinger theatre Sunday and Monday January 4 and 5. Cast includes Lana Turner Hope Lange Leo Philips Lloyd Nolan Diane Varsi Arthur Kennedy Russ Tamblyn Terry Moore with David Nelson Barry Coe Betty Field Mildred Dunnock in this Twentieth Century-Fox drama about small New England community morals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peyton Place
Jerry Wald
Grastlinger Theatre
Jr Small
New England
Lana Turner
Hope Lange
Leo’ Philips
Lloyd Nolan
Diane Varsi
Arthur Kennedy
Russ Tamblyn
Terry Moore
David Nelson
Barry Coe
Betty Field
Mildred Dunnock
California Christmas Weather Report Passes In Mild Sunshine
Extremely mild and sunny weather graced California during Christmas with temperatures near fifty degrees. Residents, including children who received sleds and skates, enjoyed clear skies on Wednesday Christmas Day and again on Friday.
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Bante
Pirettes Lead Palo Alto County Hoops Standings
Graettinger Pirettes top Palo Alto county standings with a 4-0 record as of December 26. Pirates sit in middle of the table at 2-2.
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Pirettes
Palo Alto County
Graettinger Pirettes
Pirates
Annual Graettinger Picnic in California Sunday
Graettinger stores close all day for New Year’s Day. Palo Alto all county band festival set for Wednesday January 7 at West Bend with a 7 p.m. concert. Graettinger High School band members named in the all county band participate in the massed band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bend
Palo Alto
Hell
P. m
Grachtinger High School
Hugene Kres
Gracttinger
Shirley Thompson
Kathryn Hartung
Donna Elbert
Larry Baedke
Brian Duus
Ronald Baedke
Bob Fanning
Shirley Bonstead
Saturday Prize Increases To Seventy Five Dollars
Bucks offered to Graettinger shop patrons in the 3 p m door prize at participating stores. Last week's prize of 60 dollars was not claimed by Mrs. Wm Hughes of rural Terris, booster club officials report.
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Graettinger
Wm. Hughes
Rural
Terris
Booster Club
Pirettes Slated in Gruver Sectional
Pairings for the girls sectional tournaments were released with Gruver hosting six teams. Games run February 8 12 and 14 with upper bracket action featuring Grachthoger vs Arnolds Park at 8:30 Feb 8 and Superior facing the prior winner on Feb 9 at 6 30. Lower bracket pairs Graver versus Dolliver and Yervil meets the winner on Wednesday. Consolation and final set for February 12. The 96 sectional winners advance to district play starting February 29, with 10 district winners reaching the state meet in Des Moines March 10 through 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grachtinger Pirecttes
Grachthoger
Arnolds Park
Superior
Graver
Dolliver
Yervil
T Pie
Bebb
Des Moines
Spring Ends as Cold Spell Returns to Region
A brief warm spell labeled spring in December ended Sunday evening as the temperature dipped sharply. After a weekend with temperatures around 70 to 80 degrees, readings dropped to nine degrees by Monday morning and to 1 degree below zero Tuesday morning.
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Mercury
24th Annual Gathering For Graettinger Folks In California
The 24th Graettinger picnic will be held Sunday Jan 11 at Sycamore Grove Park Los Angeles between Avenue 50 and 46 on Figueroa Street near Highland Park. Attendees bring their own lunch. The event, started in 1936 for former residents and visitors, draws over a hundred people and details will be printed in the Times 48 when available.
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Graettinger
Fin Sycamore Grove Park
Avenue 50
Avenue 46
Figuero Street
Highland Park
Los Angeles
Calif
Louis Christensen
California
the Times
Jorgensen Heads Palo Alto County Holstein Association
Harold Jurg pmen of Walnut township was elected president of the Palo Alto County Holstein Breeders Association for 1959 at a dinner meeting in Emmetsburg K P Hall. Henry Jensen was named vice president and Jim Depenbusch secretary treasurer. Martin Jacobson will serve as county representative on the State Association Board. A club committee of Ronald Chapman Jim Depenbusch and R W Ashby was named. Dick Matthews spoke on the National Holstein Association and its activities. Norman Barkve's boys provided music during the dinner. The association invites new members noting interest in Holsteins and ownership as qualification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto County
Harold Jurg Pmen
Walnut Township
K. P. Hall
Emmetsburg
Henry Jensen
Jim Depenbusch
Martin Jacobson
State Association
Ronald Chapman
R. W. Ashby
Dick Matthews
Hal Stein-Friesian Mieldman
North Central
National Association
Norman Barkve
Community cheers as $326.60 donated to Boy Scout drive
Residents of Graettinger and surroundings contributed a total of 326.60 to the local Boy Scout fund drive. Carl Bonstead, drive chairman, thanks contributors and volunteers for their efforts. Funds support the Scout camp at Lake Okoboji and local Boy Scout work. Sponsoring group is the American Legion. Graettinger Fire Department backs local Scouts. Volunteers include Ray Rose, Forrest Peterson, Lloyd Cornelius, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grachtinger
Carl Bonstead
Lake Okoboji
Boy Scout Administration
The
American Legion
Graettinger Cub Scouts
Graettinger Fire Department
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Tommy Sands
Twentieth Century-Fox
Grachtinger Theatre
Lili Gentle
ST. Paul’s Lutheran
Inglewood Calif
Mr. Sullivan
Mrs. Sullivan
Ingle Wood
Hare
Catholic Church
Modern Woodmen of America
Democratic Party
Ruthven West Bend
GracttiInger Ayrshire
Jorgensen
Palo Alto County Holstein Association
Boy Scout
Ray Rose
Forrest Peterson
Lloyd Cornelius
R. T. Nase
Jim Iverson
Karl Erickson
Beryl Henderson
Russell Jones
Melville Olesen
Edwin Tindall
Kenneth Jensen
Roy Nissen
Donald Lammers
Harry Dobbins
Binimet Murphy
Don Nelson
Jal Peterson
Don Petersen
Roy Stats
Don Oleson
C. Tulnings
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