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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1957
Page
5
The Pirate and Pirette cheerleaders work to instill a winning spirit in both boys and girls teams during tournament weeks. Leaders include Kathryn Burg, Patty Watson, Karen Wolfe, and Norene Twait spanning freshman to senior.
Graettinger faces Mallard and Rodman meets Ruthven in Friday semifinal games at Palo Alto county tournament. Rodman plays Ruthven at 7 00 p m and Graettinger faces Mallard at 4 30 p m with consolation at 7 30 and finals at 9 00 Saturday. Ruthven beat Cylinder 51 47 and Rodman crushed West Bend 79 36 to surge as favorites. Mallard beat Ayrshire 54 40 and Graettinger edged Emmetsburg B 54 46 in first round action. Cylinder led early against Ruthven before Ruthven’s height advantage turned the game.
The Graettinger telephone company held its annual meeting on Monday January 21 at the Legion hall. Yearly business matters were discussed and a board of directors was elected. Re elected for one year were Robert Jensen H M Jorgensen John Wolfe Wm S Brown and Merrill C Clark Newly elected directors for one year were Ralph Graettinger and Robert Carter Retiring directors are John DeVries and J W Knutsen The board will hold an organizational meeting later.
Jim Lein a Graettinger High School junior and FFA member was named January Future Farmer of the Month by the FFA executive committee. He shows Yorkshire hogs, ribbons, and championships across Palo Alto, Spencer, and Iowa State fairs. He participates in basketball, track, leads Walnut township 4-H, and serves on committees.
Tryln Dalen to hold public auction of 28 Holstein cattle and full line of farm machinery on Thursday February on the Gracttinger farm three miles west and one fourth mile north of Gracttin ger with Bortyit and Brown as auctioneers and the Gracttinger State bank as clerk. Details to appear in next week's Times. Ed Anderson farm sale set for February 14 with closing out auction. details to follow in Times.
A community notice lists a card party at Immaculate Conception parish hall Sunday night January 27 at 8 p m with hairladies named Mrs Maurice Drew Mrs Wm Brown Mrs Richard Gray and Mrs Al Graettinger. Also Band Parents meet January 28 at the school from 8 to 3 p m with important matters and a March of Dimes auction underway. Delbert Luke leaves Estherville January 15 for Omaha induction and January 17 to a training camp near San Francisco with wife Dorothy employed at Graettinger State Bank.
The Graettinger Community Theatre schedules two top movies this weekend. Saturday and Sunday showings feature The Solid Gold Cadillac starring Judy Holliday and Paul Douglas in technicolor. Tuesday and Wednesday, January 30 and 31, present The Proud and Profane with William Holden and Deborah Kerr, co-starring Thelma Ritter and Dewey Martin in Vista-Vision.
Funeral services were held Sunday at Ringsted for Freddie Neet 83 a former local resident and brother of Charlie Neet of Graettinger The Ringsted Presbyterian church heard the Rev James Warren before burial in Ringsted cemetery Neet born October 18 1883 in Marian county son of Archiballd and Freddia Nueet married Mille Sampson December 16 1912 they lived on farms in Emmetsburg Ruthven Graettinger areas and in Dakota before moving to Ringsted in 1946 Survivors include his wife seven children Hazel Jensen Ringsted Dorla Truog Mallard Ione Pedersen Ringsted Archie Beatrice Neb Lowell Fort Dodge Harold at home Melvilla Ind a daughter Lola Maxine preceded him in death Also survive brother Charlie Neet Graettinger half brother Hooverd Mason Ruthven and sisters Mea Alfred Jensen Take Park end Mrs Lawrance Toorman Des Moines
Cadet Larry Kirkegaard, from the two upper classes at West Point, attended Monday's inauguration events with cadets marching in the Eigenhower Inaugural parade and visiting inaugural halls. Next Sunday night he will join the West Point Academy glee club, slated to perform on the Ed Sullivan TV show.
The notice outlines a fundraising event with cakes and auction items to support polio relief. Rev. Paul G. Tolo of First Lutheran and Lost Island Lutheran will preach farewell sermons this Sunday at Lost Island 9:30 and First Lutheran 11:00 before moving to Twin Valley Minnesota. A farewell reception at First Lutheran follows at 2:30 with a family night at Lost Island in the evening. An All County NFO meeting is set for Emmetsburg at the courthouse Thursday night January 24 to elect officers and discuss business.
A fund raising jamboree and auction to support the March of Dimes polio campaign will be held Monday night in the local gym. Items donated by merchants and residents will be featured, with a variety program including musical numbers and performances before the auction begins at 7 p.m. The Pythian Sisters drill team and high school vocal and instrumental acts will perform, as Lions Club members organize the event and local auctioneers oversee bidding.
The Graettinger picnic is rescheduled for Sunday February 3 at Sycamore Grove Park Los Angeles due to heavy rainfall on January 20. Mrs Louis Christensen of Pasadena says the event draws many former Graettinger residents and California visitors.
Mr and Mrs Leslie Waldee son of Mr and Mrs Largs Waldee from near Wallingford visit parental home after three years in government service abroad mainly Iran and Jordan in International Cooperation Administration post World War II Mrs Waldee advises in home economics in foreign countries they plan to present slides Friday night at Wallingford Lutheran church at 8 pm open to public no admission charge details note evacuation notice from Embassy context continues on page eight.
A farm four and a half miles east and one mile north of Graettinger is linked to Ted Leduc and his wife. The property, owned by Ted’s mother Mary Leduc, has seen improvements including a chicken house, corn crib and machine shed. Ted and Mary Leduc have lived there 23 years with ties to Ted’s parents Jake and Mary Leduc. The couple are members of St Paul’s Lutheran Church and Ted’s daughter is a recent military dischargee.
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