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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1958

Page

5

Graetlinger Pirettes Open County Tourney In Mallard

In County Tournament action next week the Graetlinger Pirettes meet Cylinder in the first round at Mallard Monday night January 18 at 7 30 p m Also scheduled first round games at Mallard include West Bend versus Ruthven at 6 p m and Rodman against Ayrshire at 7 p m The Pirettes roster lists Trudy Rierson Marge Anderson Jane Langehough Susan Shiley Mary Ellen Graven Karen Reeves front row and Mary Kay Thorson Shirley Thompson Ann Langehough Aileen Bisgaard Ai leen Bisgaard Joann Johnson JoAnn Murphy coached by Leo Steffen.

Graetlinger Pirettes Palo Alto County Cylinder Sextet Mallard West Bend Ruthven Rodman Ayrshire The Pirelles Trudy Rierson Marge Anderson Jane Langehough Susan Shiley Mary Ellen Graven Karen Reeves Mary Kay Thorson Shirley Thompson Ann Langehough Aileen Bisgaard Joann Johnson JoAnn Murphy Leo Steffen Co. Supt's Gracttinger Ruthven Mallard Cylinder West Bend Ayrshire Rodman Cylinder Grachtinger Ayrshire Mallierd Tuthven

Palo Alto County Supervisors name 1958 board chair

Arthur Cody of Cylinder was named chairman of the Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors for 1958. W M Bargman Walter High and others were named to districts and committees. Fred Short reappointed county engineer with J Q Jameson as assistant. Marguerite Calkins reappointed overseer of the poor and courthouse custodian John Thompson retained. Gracttinger Times Emmetsburg Reporter and Democrat named official county papers for 1958.

Palo Alto W. M. Bargman Walter High Amymetebure Wiliam McConnell Northwest Alatcet Mid Fred Short J. Q. Jameson Marguerite Calkins John Thompson Social Welfare William McConnell Milo Josefik Floyd McCain Gracttinger Times Emmietsburg Democrat

Tax millage rises in Graettinger and Palo Alto towns

Tax millage increases are reported in all Palo Alto county towns except Ayrshire and Curlew. Graettinger’s millage increase from 1957 is 3.48 mills, per county auditor Martin Thompson. Also notes a table comparing 1958 payments. South Walnut Sunday School collected 602 coffee strips for Christmas, designated to the Blam at Elkhorn, per superintendent Miss Christine Hoss.

Palo Alto Ayrshire Curlew Graettinger Martin Thompson South Walnut

January Clearance Sales At Hansen and Hersloff's

Local stores Hansen's Hardware and Hersloff's Clothing in Grachtinger host January clearance sales this week as advertised in the Times. Bee ad on page five carries details.

Hansen’s Hardware Hersloff’s Grachtinger Times Bee

Miss Fettes Named Sixth Grade Teacher at Dibley

Miss Rachel Ann Fettes of Dibley will teach the sixth grade, taking over from Margaret Forey. She starts at the beginning of the second semester on January 20, bringing two and a half years of college study at Briar Cliff in Broux City.

Fettes Rachel Ann Fettes Dibley Margaret Forey Miss Fettes Briar Cliff Broux City

Leon Jespersen Named To All America Prep Grid Team

Leon Jespersen a Graettinger Iowa high school senior has been nominated to the Sporting News All-America Prep football team announced by the magazine. He led state gridiron scorers with 1831 rushing yards in a six game schedule and scored 130 points with 18 touchdowns. he also threw for 662 yards and 24 completions with only three interceptions. Local residents applaud the honor as the town notes his performance and a cold snap lingers with a dip in precipitation earlier in the week.

Leon Jeapersen Graettinger High School Sporting News Jespersen St. Louis Leon Jespersen Jegpersen Leon

Ruthven Cagers To Play Here Friday Night

Local basketball fans can see Ruthven Pirates and Pirattes return home Friday night January 10 for a Palo Alto conference doubleheader. Both games are expected to be close with evenly matched teams in boys and girls actions.

Pirates Pirattes Ruthven Palo Alty

Progress on the 1958 Soil Bank Program at ASC Office

The 1958 Soil Bank program moves forward at the ASC office in Emraetsburg under L. D. Brennan. Farmers will receive allotment notices and payment rates in a few days and are urged to submit 1956 and 1957 cropping histories. The county office will set soil bank bases, with options to place acreage in reserves or grow crops, under first come, first served signups starting Jan 20 and ending March 7.

ASC Emraetsburg L. D. Brennan

The Young Stranger and Boy on a Dolphin at local theatre

Graettinger V Theatre screens The Young Stranger Friday and Saturday Jan 10 11 starring James MacArthur in a teen drama about understanding family dynamics with Kim Hunter James Daly. Also showing Boy on a Dolphin Sunday Monday Jan 12 18 with Alan Ladd Clifton Webb Sophia Loren. Arnie Rouse injured in tractor accident. chimney fire damages home. St Vincent’s Hospital Sioux City.

RKO Radio Pictures Graettinger V Theatre James MacArthur Kim Hunter James Daly MacArthur Stuart Millar John Frankenheimer Robert Dozier Dozier Frankenheimer Millar William Wryler Kim Plunter Stella James’ Daly Billy Mitchell Miss Punter U. S Greece Alan Ladd Clifton Webb Italy Sophia Loren Twentieth Century-I Fox de Luxe Samuel G. Engel David Divine Miss Loren Gly Acgeaan Ladd Webb

Gilbert Stuve Farm Sale January 13

Gilbert Stuve will hold a closing out public sale of farm machinery and livestock on Monday January 13 at 1 30 PM on the farm two miles south and eight miles west of Graettinger. Included are two tractors, two milk cows, saddle mare, Shetland pony, 60 feeder pigs, hay and straw, plus household goods. Auctioneers Bortlint and Brown. Graettinger State Bank sale clerk.

Gilbert Stueve Grachtinger Bortint and Brown Graetting

Dana College Choir To Appear Here Sunday Night

Dana College Choir directed by Professor Paul E Neve will perform sacred music at Gratt inger High School at 8 pm Sunday Jan 12 The choir part of a long choir tradition has toured the Midwest and coast in past decades Tickets on sale through St Pauls Lutheran Church.

Dana College Choir Paul E. Neve Navy Dana Neve School of Music Northwestern University Anch George Howerton Barrett Spach Dana College Grarttinger Graettinger Mid-Continent Europe United States Canada Lauritz Melchier St. Paul's Lutheran Choir

Town Council Names Committees For Coming Year

Graettinger town council organizational meeting appoints committees Finance Hersleff DeVries Kirkegaard Cemetery Nissen Olesen Heraleft Water and Sewer Olesen Hers Jeff Nissen Playground Kirkegaard Nissen DeVries Roy Nissen replaces Bud Craven John De Vries named Mayor Pro-tem James Hansen named to library board vacancy Graettinger State banks named depository monthly meetings set 7 30 PM Garbage contract renewed with Gud Harris Luther Harrick caretaker of city dump grounds

Graettinger Thomas Thomsen Hersleff DeVries Kirkegaard Nissen Olesen Heraleft Hers- Jeff Roy Nissen Bud Craven Thomsen John DeVries Lowa James FL Hansen Public Library Board Wilma Murray Grachtinger State Banks Gud Harris Luther Harrick

Wallingford School Broken Into Sunday Night

Emmet county sheriff Linn Federberg reports a Sunday night break in at Wallingford schoolhouse with minor damage. Vandals are believed responsible after entering by a broken window and tampering with a refrigerator causing two cases of milk to freeze.

Wallingford Emmet Linn Federberg Federberg

Meeting of Parent-Teacher Group Wednesday Jan 15

The regular monthly meeting of the parent teachers organization will be held in the school community room on Wednesday evening January 15 at 8 p m Mrs Joseph Erpelding district president of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers will speak on the group work The Gracttinger officers are Cel Bonstead President Mrs Gregory Elbert Vice President Miss Arnold Relnitz Secretary and Doe Grady Treasurer The public is invited and refreshments will be served after the program

Joseph Erpelding National Congress of Parents and Teachers Estherville Gracttinger Organization Cerl Bonstead Gregory Elbert Misa Arnold Relnitz Doe Grady Vtlaayél

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Cody Orayer South Walnut Sunday School Ayrshire Curlew Emmetsburg Graclinger Madlard Redman Ruthven VLTA Ruthven Cagers Brennan Soil Bank Arnie Rouse Sioux City Vernon Rouse St. Vincent's Hospital Arnie Arnold Rouse St. Vincent Hospital Town Ray Haag Gilbert Stulve Graetfingers Tsakson Ervin Rierson Arul Donald Girres Carol Petersen Key Petersen Lost Island Township Alfred Westergard Westergard Thompson County Board of Supervisors
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