Graettinger Pirates Take Second in County Meet
The Graettinger Pirates, defending 1958 champions, earned second place in this year’s county tournament. They beat Ruthven 76-48 and Emmetsburg B 48-38, then fell to West Bend 72-51 in the finals. Marilyn Egeland led scoring with 19 points, followed by Masters 11 Torrence 10 and Carter 6.
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Graettinger Pirate
Ruthven
Emmetsbure
Victin
West Bend
Darvin Schnell
Alan
Grachtinger
Emmetsburg
Rodman
Pirates
E-Hawk
Marylin Egeland
Masters
Torrence
Carter
Pirates Fall Short in Palo Alto County Final
West Bend defeated Gracttinger Pirates 72 to 51 on their home court to claim the Palo Alto county title. Gracttinger led early with strong defense but foul trouble and poor shooting, including many missed layups, allowed West Bend to pull away by halftime and extend the gap through the third quarter. Top scorers were Doyle with 26 for West Bend and Mistens with 22 for the Pirates.
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Pirates
Torrence
Carter
Gracttinger
West Bend
Bulldogs
Weat Bend
Marvin Ege
Larry Bachl Jand
Pi Chesty Mistens
Doyle
Pirate
Alan Masters
Dave Torrence
Leo Beschorner
Bruce Gjerde
Kay Carter
Marvin Egel
Powerful War Drama Pyaulein At Grasttinger Theatre
A moving war drama fronts Friday and Saturday at Grasttinger Theatre. Dana Wynter Mel Ferrer and Dolores Michaels star as a German girl caught in war's maelstrom. The film centers on the girl who assists a captured American officer amid turmoil in Germany.
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Pyaulein
Dana Wynter
Mel Ferrer
Dolores Michaels
Grasttinger
Germany
Gil
Fifty Dollar Buck Prize Draw Start This Saturday
Graettinger shopper Marian Bellcock failed to claim the previous $25 Buck prize. Drawing for the $50 prize will be held next Saturday at 3 p m in participating Graettinger stores.
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Marian Bellcock
Graettinger
Cgraettinger
Emmetsburg Man Purchases Lloyd's Tavern
Homer Hurley of Emmetsburg has bought Lloyd's Tavern here and took possession Tuesday. He and his wife have a son, Jerry, in the U S Army stationed in Alaska. Hurley bought the tavern inventory and leased the fixtures, per Lloyd Petersen, former owner and now local representative of the State Bond and Mortgage company of New Ulm Minnesota.
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Homer Hurley
Emmetsburg
Lloyd's Tavern
Annual Red Cross Meeting Friday Night in Graettinger
Mrs. George Singer 1958 chair announces the Graettinger Red Cross chapter annual meeting will be held Friday night January 30 at city hall at 7 30 p m Election of officers for the coming year is expected to be the main business March is National Red Cross Month and Graettinger residents are urged to attend to help plan the year ahead
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George Singer
Grachtinger
Pirates Head to Evea City Tuesday Race
Palo Alto county cage runners travel Tuesday for a non-conference doubleheader with the Swe City Trofaun featuring a first and second team matchup.
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Evea City
Palo Alto County
Plan Rites Friday For Joe Stearns 8 At Estherville
Funeral services are planned for Friday January 30 for Joe Charles Stearns eight son of Mrs Harold Stearns Estherville and grandson of Mr and Mrs A Christiansen of Graettinger killed at Estherville shortly before noon Tuesday. Services at Trinity Lutheran Church Estherville with Rev John Myers. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Funeral home hours and church times listed. Joe born December 30 1950. Survived by father Harold deceased previous year, brother James at home, Robert in Ida Grove, Thomas in Lynn Massachusetts, half-brother Robert in California, half-sister Mrs Carl VanHoven Montana. Also noted is accident location at 152 Joyce Lumber Co yard entrance.
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Joe Charles Stearns
Harold Stearns
Estherville
A. ©. Christiansen
Grachtinger
Trinity Lutheran Church
Funeral Home
Joyce Lumber Co
Histerville
Cecil Riggs
Mr. Stearns
James
Robert
Ida Grove
Thomas
Lynn
Mass
Robert W
California
Carl VanHoven
Montana
Joe
Harald Stearns
Services Friday For Wm. Blom Former Marshal Here
Wm. Blom 84 Graettinger resident died Tuesday in Iowa City after a long illness. He was born in Ackley Iowa in 1874 and served as town marshal multiple times, living in Ayrshire and Minnesota before returning to Graettinger. Survived by an adopted son LeRoy and four brothers in Independence IA, with numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Friday at Immaculate Conception church. visiting hours start after 3 p.m. today at Martin Funeral home.
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Wm. Blom
Graettinger
Lowa City
Towa City
Emmetsbure
Beath
Immacwate Cenenplion Church
Prieady
Martin Funeral Home
Minnesota
LeRoy
Independence
Iowa
Blom
Pal-Em Farm Loan Annual Meeting Set for Feb 4
The Pal-Em National Farm Loan Association will hold its annual meeting Wednesday February 4 at noon in the Emimersburg Methodist Church. Mr K Jones of the Federal Land Bank of Omaha will speak. Directors will be elected after dinner and entertainment follows. Members from Ommatana Palo Alto counties expected.
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K. Jones
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Pal- Em National Farm Loan Association
Alvin ©. Jolliffe
The
Asociation
Emimersburg
Ommatanil
Palo Alto
Auto License Deadline Fee Warns of Penalty Start
County treasurers warn motor vehicle owners who have not bought 1959 license plates face a penalty beginning Monday February 2. Owners must deliver 1958 plates for storage by January 31 to avoid penalties.
Open House at Graettinger Coop Grain Next Friday
Weather summary notes temperatures rising from 14 below last Friday to over 20 above midweek and light precipitation. Graettinger Coop Grain advertises an open house with pancakes and coffee at their office next Friday from 0:20 to 3:8 with details to follow.
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Graettinger Coop Grain
Tsmur
Graiitinger Coop Grain Company
Gee
Zeem Sale at Ray Dunn Farm Public Auction
Ray Divhn holds a complete closing out public auction of dairy cattle and farm machinery at the Ray Dunn Farm. sale near the farm location with 22 head of cattle and full line of machinery. Bort int and Brown act as auctioneers for Palo Alto County State Bank Ayire Wieford See ad for details.
Raymond Gramstad Public Auction Sale set for Feb 19
Raymond Gramstad will hold a complete closing-out public auction on the farm seven miles south, one mile east, and one and a half miles south of Emmetsburg on Thursday Feb 19. Items include farm machinery store building in Mallard and new and used appliances from his Mallard store, plus other items. Auctioneers are Bortyn and Arnold with Palo Alto County State Bank assisting. details to follow in the Times.
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Raymond Gramstad
Emmetsburg
Mallard
Bortyn
Arnold
Palo Alto County State Bank
Sea Ad
Speck's Farm Sale Auction Monday Feb 16
Albert Speck will hold a complete closing out farm sale on Monday February 16 at the farm one and a half miles south on Highway 17 and four and three fourths miles west of Gradlinger. Bortint and Brows will be auctioneers. Details of sale to appear later.
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Alr
Albert) Speck
Munday
Highway 17
Gradlinger
Bortint
Rosary Society Card Party Set at Immaculate Conception
Circles 7 and 8 of the Rosary Society will sponsor a card party at the church parlors Sunday evening February 1 at 8 pm. Chair ladies are Mrs. Ralph Madall, Mrs. John Wolfe, Mrs. John Hoffman, and Mrs. Arnold Girrea. Everyone invited.
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The
Rosary Society of Immaculate Conception Church
Ralph Madall
John Wolfe
John Hoffman
Arnold Girrea
Bake Sale by Catholic Daughters at Thoreson's Hardware
The Catholic Daughters of America of Immaculate Conception Church will hold a bake sale Saturday January 34 from 1 to 4 PM at Thoreson's Hardware. Your patronage will be appreciated.
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Catholic Daughters of America of Immaculate Conception
Boy Scout Meeting to reorganize Troop 55
Frank Weikel of Prairie Gold Area will speak at the reorganizational meeting for Graettinger Troop No. 55 to outline activities and plans. The Graettinger Fire Department sponsors the troop and Myron Sian has agreed to serve as Scoutmaster. event set for Tuesday night February 3 at 7 30 with parents and prospective scouts urged to attend.
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Frank Weikel
Prairie Gold Area
Griottinger
Weikel
Myron Sian
Graettinger Insurance Man
Graettinger Fire Department
Featured Speaker At Annual Creamery Meeting Saturday
Jim Yensing manager of the Grachtinger Farmers Creamery announces the annual meeting at the Legion hall this Saturday. A free lunch at noon precedes a business meeting with officer elections and reports. Leo Benson of Mason City will present slides on his Russia trip. directors include Ralph Gracttinger Henry Lammers Alfred Johnson Holger Jensen and Paul Frick.
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Jim Yensing
Grachtinger Farmers Creamery
Legion Hall
Leo Benson
Mason City
Russia
Ralph Gracttinger
Creamery Board
Henry Lammers
Alfred Johnson
Holger Jensen
Paul Frick
Creaminery
Pirates Split Wins At Bancroft Tuesday
Gracttinger's B team Pirates beat St. John's Bancroft reserves 43 26 in the opener at Bancroft Tuesday night while St. John's regulars won 67 55 over the Pirate quintet. The B team led 10 6 first quarter and 14 13 at halftime. St. John's led 38 31 at halftime and 48 43 after three quarters.
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Gracttinger
Pirates
St. John’s of
Bancroft
St. John's
Pirate
John's
Disney Adventure Film Shows Here Sunday and Monday
Jessica Tandy, famed for Blanche in Streetcar Named Desire, is lured back to film by Walt Disney for The Light In The Forest. At Guadtinger Theatre Sunday and Monday she plays Myra Butler, mother of a son raised by Delaware Indians, who is reunited with him amid tensions in Paxton, Pennsylvania.
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Jessica Tiindy
Blanche
Walt Disney
Guadtinger Theatre
Miss Tandy
Myra Butler
James MacArthur
Pennsylvania
Paxton
Farm agronomist J. D. Campbell to speak at Legion hall
Dr J D Campbell agronomist nationally known for farm chemicals will speak at the Legion hall Wednesday afternoon. The event is sponsored by Dels Farmers Supply with a luncheon served at the meeting. Further details appear in the week’s issue advertisement.
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J. D. Campbell
AK Herlay
The
Legion Hall
Del
Farmera Supply
Annual Girls Cage Benefit Pirettes Meet Corwith
The Graettinger Pirettes, undefeated in county and leading Palo Alto and Corn Ball conferences, host Corwith-Wealey on the Graettinger court Saturday night in the annual benefit game for local girls teams. Corwith-Wealey recently won their conference tournament and are among the area’s top squads. Proceeds aid local police, fire, and rescue organizations.
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Pirettes Vs
Corwith
Graettinger .Pirettes
Corwith-Wealey
Greettinger Court
Police Firet
Escend Team
Pirettes
Ieaders
Palo Alto
Corvnth-Wealey
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Chesty
Marvin Egeland
Jim Alger
Larry Baedke
Charles Witt
Richard Brighton
Tom Burg
David Torrence
Alan Heidecker
den Nelson
Red Cross Meeting
Joe Stearns
Stearns
Lake Township
Gracttinger Girls
Wallingford
Barney Hessel
Stan Young
John Reeves
Tod Glibaugh Sill
Pal-Em Farm Loan Annual Meeting
Zeem Sale
Ray Dunn
Ray Divhn
Bortint and
Brown
Ayire, Wieford
Seead
A. BR
SPECK
Nopice
Boy Scout Meeting
Graettinger Markets
Bette Girls
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