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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1962
Page
5
Virgil Westfall, president of the picnic group, stands with the oldest men present. Ole Olesen, Miles Mahan, and Trena Thorsnese, aged 81, are noted among the eldest attendees. The caption highlights the aged attendees at the Graettinger community event.
The 26th Graettinger picnic in California drew a good turnout under sunny skies and 84 degree heat at Middleton Park in Huntington Park. Ole Oleson, 83, honored as the oldest Graettinger attendee, received a gift. Trena Thorsness was the oldest lady present.
A series of closing out farm and household auctions scheduled around Graettinger and nearby towns. Listings include dates February 2 to February 20, with sales near Terril Emmetsburg Crippen Corner and Brown, featuring livestock, machinery, and household goods. Auctioneers include Lortvit Toopmer Bortvit Olson Finn Clark and others, with Graettinger State Bank as clerk.
Sirrine T. Sampson 75 of Wahpeton Iowa died Friday from a heart attack. Services were Monday at Union Memorial church in Mitford with burial at Crown Trill cemetery Ruthven. Survivors include wife Beda two daughters Kathryn Zahrt and Carl Beanord a son Thomas Eldon and four sisters. Pallbearers were nephews including Robert Russell Melville Harvey Marian and Donald Eldridge.
Jim Christensen, 1958 Graettinger High alumnus and Mankato State College student, a business administration and sociology major, starts for the Mankato State Indians basketball team this season. He averages 18.5 points per game and leads the squad in assists while earning recognition as a top performer. He is also named as one of five finalists in a separate competition.
Mrs. Helen Swanson of rural Emmetsburg won a $150 prize in Graettinger on Saturday. This week the prize restarts at $25 in participating Graettinger stores with drawings at 3 p.m.
Roland D. Hovenden of Shenandoah will become the new Vo-Ag instructor to replace Howard Gilman, with duties starting about February 26 after his Iowa State University graduation. Gilman has resigned effective at week’s end. Bob Barringer of Graettinger will serve as substitute starting Monday, January 29.
Bethel Lutheran Church of Graettinger held its first annual congregational meeting at the school auditorium Monday night to approve the transfer of membership real and personal property and funds from the merging First Lutheran and St. Pauls churches. The combined body lists 707 baptized members with 500 confirmed and 450 voting members. transfer details include 327 baptized 226 confirmed and 193 voting from First Lutheran and 392 baptized 274 confirmed and 275 voting from St. Pauls. North Bethel will use Goway Road as its address and South Bethel the former First Lutheran building. two Sunday services at 8:30 and 11 a.m. will alternate over up to six months, switching times monthly between North and South Bethel churches.
Rosary Society St Rita circle No 1 will sponsor a card party in the parish hall at Immaculate Conception church Sunday evening Jan 28 Euchre and Five Hundred begin at 8 p m Special tables for the young people chairs Mrs Onry Theil and Mrs Lawrence Thomsen. Center Circle to hold soup and chili supper Last Island Lutheran Center Circle will hold a supper Wednesday evening Feb 1 at 5 30 p m Menu includes soup chili sandwiches pie cake and coffee pay as you wish. South Walnut Lutheran farewell service for Rev H Irving Petersen and church closing vote Feb 1 at annual meeting. South Walnut to merge with St Pauls and First Lutheran in Graddin ger Bethel Lutheran. About 22 active families remain. some join Lost Island Lutheran others join other local churches of the ALC.
Farmers Creamery plans a meeting at Legionshall next Saturday afternoon featuring Ralph Towne of the American Dairy Association of Iowa. Towne, a merchandising doctor, will discuss dairy merchandising projects and market needs for farmers. The association runs year round nutrition education, research, advertising, and merchandising with the aim of expanding milk and dairy product consumption.
The Gradlinger Farmers Creamery will host its annual meeting Saturday January 27 at the Local Legion Hall with a free lunch at noon. A business meeting and program follow, including officer elections and a slide presentation by a speaker from the American Dairy Association of Town. Door prizes will be awarded to creamery patrons. Directors and officers listed include Paul Frick, Alfred Johnson, Holger Jensen, Bernard Ellsenbast and Harvey Anderson. The creamery reports record patronage and sales for 1961 at 394,152.94 dollars, up from 330,360 in 1960, with plant upgrades like a new boiler and bulk tank truck and four route trucks serving patrons over a wide area.
Lions club members and wives attend the charter member dinner with President Herb Hammerberg presiding after the meal. District Gov Maddox spoke as the world’s largest service organization highlights sight conservation and aid to the blind. Lions run a Des Moines rehab center for the blind, an eye bank in Town City, and support medical research and student aid.
Tom Boecker, 1960 Graettinger High School graduate and son of Mr and Mrs Tom Boecker, was among 106 athletes awarded last week at Iowa State University Ames. He received one of 48 freshman football numerals as a member of the undefeated yearing grid squad.
Graettinger High School mathematics department will participate in a radio program Saturday morning January 27 at 9 15 over station KUGA.
The Gradlinger band calendars have been delivered, according to Don Perrine, local band instructor. If you did not receive yours or want to buy one, call the school office.
The Pirates beat Ayrshire 62 to 46 in the Palo Alto county tournament first round at Ruthven. A late surge by Stiles’ five after a deadlock at 46-46 with six minutes left vaulted the Pirates ahead as Ayrshire went six minutes without scoring while the Pirate defense harried their shooters.
The Grachtinger High cagers travel to Ayrshire Tuesday night for a Palo Alto conference doubleheader. It will be the final county conference game for both teams.
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