Night school and PTA meet next Tuesday at local school
The first in a series of adult night school classes will run 7 to 8 pm before the PTA meeting on Tuesday Jan 22 at the local school. Exchange student Peter Kreppel from Germany will speak, with a Q and A session to follow. Courses include upholstery cooking sewing crafts and business subjects.
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PTA
Peter Kreppel
Estherville
Geramany
Lloyd Cornelius
Wight
Times
Estherville High School
Germany
Week Of Frigid Sub Zero Temperatures
The first week of 1963 brought heavy snow and extreme cold. Graettinger reported 10 below zero Saturday, with temperatures sinking to 15 below by Monday. Through the week, daily lows hovered well below zero, warming briefly on Wednesday afternoon before slipping again. Roads drifted Friday but remained passable with poor visibility creating hazards.
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Graettinger
University of South Dakota Glee Club Debuts Publicly
Vermillion South Dakota January 10 the University of South Dakota Men's Glee Club made its first public appearance with the USD band. The 18 member glee club includes Brian Petersen son of Mr and Mrs Lars Petersen of Graettinger Iowa.
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Brian Petersen
Vermillion
S. D
University of South Dakota
Clee Club
USD
4Imenther Glee Club
Lars Petersen
Graettinger
Ranger trainee Kirkegaard suffers 50 foot fall during training
Lt Paul J Kirkegaard son of Mr and Mrs Jens Kirkegaard of Graettinger underwent Ranger training in the Dahlonega mountains when the cable car linking failed and he fell 50 feet onto rocks sustaining a broken right arm and an injured hip He underwent surgery to remove a bone sliver and was flown by helicopter to Martin Army Hospital Fort Benning Ga Recovery is expected to take at least six weeks delaying a March assignment to Germany His brother Capt Larry Kirkegaard is stationed in Augsburg Germany ahead of his return to duty.
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Paul Kirkegaard
Jens Kirkegaard
Graettinger
Dahlonega
Paul
Martin Army Hospital
Fort Benning
Germany
Paul J. Kirkegaard
Ft. Benning
Kirkegaard
West Point
M. L
Larry) Kirkegaard
Augsburg
Shoe service pickup at Millers Barber Shop
The Emmetsburg Shoe Service announces Millea's Barber Shop is now an agent for shoe repair pickup. See ad in this issue for details.
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Shoe Service
Miller
Emmetsburg Shoe Service
Millea's
Pervide
Painting and washing contract awarded at Palo Alto courthouse
Lars Petersen of Graettinger wins the contract to paint and wash portions of the Palo Alto county courthouse in Emmetsburg, as announced by the Palo Alto county board of supervisors.
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Court House
Lars Petersen
Graettinger
Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
Trail Riders Elect Officers
The Northwestern Trail Riders at Graettinger elected officers at their regular meeting at the DX Cafe. Dean Brobst was named president, Dick Prather was elected vice president, Kathryn Mammen became treasurer, and Gwen Stueve was reelected.
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Northwestern Trail Riders
Bf Graettinger
Dean Brobst
Dick Prather
Kathryn Mammen
Gwen Stueve
Merle
Clittond
Brightan
Witt Couple Invited to Inaugural Ball in Des Moines
Mr and Mrs W H Witt have received an invitation from the Inaugural Committee to attend the Inaugural Ball honoring Gov Harold F Hughes and Lieut Gov W L Mooty at the Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines this Thursday evening. They plan to attend if weather and road conditions permit.
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W. H. Witt
Harold F. Hughes
W. L. Mooty
Veterans Auditorium
Des Moines
Lost Island Lutheran Annual Meeting Held January 8
Members of Lost Island Lutheran church held their annual meeting on Tuesday January 8 at 10 am. A congregational dinner was served by the South circle. Officers were elected including John Simonson as president Richard Kropf and Donald Snavely as deacons and trustees. The church installed a new furnace this fall.
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Lost Island Lutheran Church
South Circle
John Simonson
Ruthven
Richard Kropf
Lief Rierson
Maxwell Jamison
Donald Snavely
Ronald Jensen
Olaf Rierson
Eliot Larson
Harry Nelson
Board of Education
Don ‘Hermanson
Ludvig Boehmer
Norman Thoresen
L. H.thoreson
Merle Suss
Leonard Osher
Dale Jensen
Harry
Kibbie Named To Several Iowa House Committees
Representative Kibbie of Palo Alto county was appointed to multiple Iowa House committees as the Sixtieth General Assembly opened January 14. He joins the Schools Libraries State Educational Institutions Agriculture County and Township Affairs Fish and Game Military and Veterans Affairs Tax Revision and Claims. Representative Kibbie and family moved to Des Moines, residence listed as 1905 Des Moines Street.
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Palo Alto County
John P. Kibble
Iowa House of Representatives
House
Kibbie
Des Moines
Gary Wikert Named Candidate for U S Military Academy
Gary Wikert, Graettinger high school senior, has been nominated as a candidate for admission to the United States Military Academy in 1963. The Adjutant General J C Lambert confirms the appointment via letter. He earned the nomination through Congressman Coad of Iowa's 6th district and must pass entrance exams at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Feb 27 to March 2. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Roland Wilkert.
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Gary Wikert
Graettinger High School
United States Military Academy
J. C. Lambert
USA
Gary
Coad
Sixth Congressional District
Iowa
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Roland Wilkert
Cagers Trek to Sioux Valley Friday Night
Graettinger cage teams head to Sioux Valley for a Corn Belt conference double header. The next home appearance for the locals is the Terris double header on Friday January 23.
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Sioux Valley
Graettinger
Terris
Leaders Listed In 000 And Bridge Card O Rama
The first quarter results for Community Card-O-Rama show 500 and bridge scores. Top 500 leaders after December are Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McCombs, 8340, followed by Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Elen bast, 7960, and Mr. and Mrs. Barley Higley, 7890.
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Lloyd McCombs
Bernard Elenbast
Barley Higley
Farmers Creamery Co Annual Meeting in Graettinger
The annual meeting of the Farmers Creamery Co of Graettinger Town will be held at the Legion Hall in Graettinger on Saturday January 26 1962. A free lunch will be served at noon and the business meeting and program follow. Alfred Jolenson Secretary.
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The
Farmers Creamery Co
Graettinger
Town
Legion Hall
Two Young Men Go to Induction From Emmetsburg
Ronald Graettinger and Robert Miller left Emmetsburg land for army induction and will receive basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Raymond Fuller of Emmetsburg also departed for induction with the local group of young men.
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Ronald Graettinger
Ralph Graettinger
Robert Miller
Marvin Miller
Emmetsburg
Army
Fort Leonard Wood
Raymond Fuller
Graettinger Band Calendars Remain Undelivered Contact Erickson
Graettinger Band Parents urge residents who bought band calendars not yet delivered to contact band instructor Warren Erickson. Calendars are available for purchase by those who did not order and wish to buy one now. Mr. Erickson handles calendar purchases.
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Graettinger Band
Warren Erickson
Erickson
Harding Rites Held Saturday
Funeral services were held at First Methodist church in Estherville for Kenneth Harding 65 of Estherville longtime Graettinger area resident. He died Jan. 9 at Holy Family hospital after moving to Estherville in 1947, worked in farming and insurance, served as Emmet county supervisor for two terms, and is survived by his widow two daughters five grandchildren a brother and three sisters. Burial was at Oakisland cemetery with Sandin Fuhrman Funeral Home in charge.
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First Methodist
Estherville
Kenneth Harding
Dormer
Graettinger
Mrr
Harding
Holy Family Hospital
Mr. Harding
Emmet County
Grachtinger
Emmet
West Liberty
William Harding
Vesta Gardner
Graettinger-Ringsted
Highway 9
Methodist Church
Glenn
Marvis) Lundgren
Ringsted
Worthie
Helen) Usher
la Verne
Lester
Fayetteville
N. C
Wright Marshall
West Salem
Til
Bryan Evans
Leander
Texas
Norris Shyrock
Wm. R. Noland
First Methodist Church
J. H. Miller
Graettinger Methodist Church
Oakisl Cemetery
Sandin-Fuhrman Funeral
Reelect Directors And Officers Of Graettinger State Bank
Graettinger State Bank stockholders held their annual meeting on Thursday afternoon January 10 at the Legion hall. C A Jensen and George M Graettinger were reelected to the board with H A Elsenbast Francis Warren and Thomas Thomsen. Elsenbast was reelected cashier and Warren assistant cashier. Jensen was named president and Graettinger vice president. The board transferred 25000 of undivided profits to surplus increasing the loan limit per borrower.
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Graettinger State Bank
Legion Hall
C. A. Jensen
George M. Graettinger
H. A. Elsenbast
Francis Warren
Thomas Thomsen
Co.a. Jensen
Geo. M. Graettinger
The 300 Spartans at Gradlinger Theatre Saturday Sunday
A film recounts the Battle of Thermopylae with Leonidas portrayed by Richard Egan and encounters with Athens ruler portrayed by Sir Ralph Richardson. Xerxes is the Persian force as 300 Spartans defend the pass with historic tactics and sacrifice.
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Thermoplane
Gradlinger Theatre
Leonidas
Richard Egan
Athens
Sir Ralph Richardson
Greece
Xerxes
David Farrar
Leondas
Thermopylae
Brennan Gives Details Ot 63 Feed Grain Program
ASCS official Lawrence Brennan outlines changes to the 63 feed grain program with fact sheets mailed to township committeemen and information meetings to be scheduled later this month. The loan rate and other details follow the program as reported earlier in the Times. Also noted is the appointment of Rev. Wm. G. Bohl as pastor at Newell Methodist Church effective January, with prior service in Graettinger Swea City Grant Havelock Pocahontas area. SP4 Don Weir of Graettinger returns home after an honorable Army discharge.
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ASCS
Lawrence Brennan
Times
Boh
Newell Church
Wm. G. Bohl
Graettinger
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Trail Riders
Lost Island Lutheran
Military
Jake Jensen
Jensen
Mr. Jensen
Denmark
United States
Craettinger
Avith
Tr. Jensen
Graettinger Public
Jake Jansen
Sare
An Franek
Alfreid Jolenson
Spartans
Brennan
Baht
Havelock
Ware
Pocahontas County
Bon Weir
Don Weir
Avs
A. J. Weir
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