Wallingford Plans All Day Fourth of July Celebration
Wallingford prepares for the annual old fashioned Fourth of July celebration sponsored by the Wallingford American Legion post. Thousands are expected to attend the indoors and outdoors program with picnics at noon and supper time. Norman A. Erbe Iowa attorney general will speak at 2 30 p.m. at the ball park. Activities open with a 10 30 a.m. baseball game Estherville versus Graettinger Midgets, followed by a noon picnic and a large parade at 1 30 p.m. with floats bikes bands and riders. The Mortinwestern Trail Riders of Graettinger perform a flag drill at 2 p.m.
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Wallingford
Wallingford American Legion Post
Norman A. Erbe
Towa
Ball Park
Estherville
Graettinger
Iamilice
Mortinwestern Trail Riders
Midgets and Mites to Ocheyedan Monday
On Monday evening July 6 the Midget and Mites baseball teams will travel to Ocheyedan for a Border League doubleheader.
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Focal
Ocheyedan
Leon Christiansen Joins Vinton Blind School Band
Leon Christiansen son of Mr and Mrs Gordon Christiansen of Estherville and grandson of Mr and Mrs A C Christiansen of Graettinger left Sunday with the Vinton school for the blind band to appear at the Lions International convention in New York. The band, made up of Vinton students, received a $4,000 donation from Lions for the trip.
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Leon Christiansen
Bins
Gordon Christiansen
Estherville
A. C. Christiansen
Graettinger
Vinton School For the Blind
Lions
New York
Vinton School
Lions Organization
Barber shops open Thursday and car wash fundraiser July 3
The Millen Barber Shop and Jensen Barber Shop will open Thursday afternoon, July 2 due to the Saturday holiday. St Pauls Lutheran and South Walnut Luther League sponsor a car wash Friday, July 3 from 2 to 7 pm across from St Pauls church. $1 per car. Pickup service available for town residents. Call 86L to have your car washed. Your patronage appreciated.
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Millen
Jensen
St. Paul's Lutheran and
South Walnut Luther League
St. Paul's Church
Hundreds search for Westfall dog after collie found dead
Leroy Westfall's brown and white collie Shep was found dead near a gravel pit two miles east of the Westfall farm. Alan Hackett found the dog, and the family planned to ship Shep's head to Ames to test for rabies. Betty Joam, six, was reportedly bitten by a dog in the Westfall yard last Monday night, prompting concerns over rabies if the dog cannot be located by Wednesday. About 50 similar dog reports circulated, stretching up to 70 miles, but were ruled out.
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Leroy Westfall
Shep
Westfall Farm
Alan Hackett
Ames
Westfall
Grachtinger
Betty Joam
Westfalls
Jim Shaker
Betty Jean
Westfall Yard
Betty
Shaller
Ailr
Times Early Publication Advances For Week
The Times will publish earlier this week with the July fourth holiday shifting the date. The paper will reach 60 neighboring towns Thursday morning. Graettinger stores will stay open Friday night to accommodate readers.
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Times
Graettinger
Traffic Red Alert Weekend Aims to Cut Toll
Five states Iowa Indiana Kentucky Wisconsin Illinois join a weekend Traffic Conditioned program starting 6 p m Friday to curb holiday deaths. Safety officials urge drivers to obey laws, slow down, and be prepared for dangerous conditions on highways this weekend.
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Town
State Safety Department
Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois
Wame
Frank Ulishaad
Ulish
Rites Held Monday At Estherville For Mrs Ernest Peton
Funeral services were held in Estherville for Mrs. Ernest Peton 94 former Graettinger resident who died Thursday night at Holy Family hospital after a lingering illness. Rev William Hemline officiated at Sm Manuel Lutheran church Graettinger arrangements were by Martin Funeral home. Pallbearers were grandsons Donald Arnold and Clifford Beton Ralph Payton Lester Payton Verlyn DeWall. Burial was in Graettinger city cemetery. She was born April 23 1865 in Germany and married Ernest Peton in 1889 in Chicago. The family farmed near Graettinger until his death in 1936. Surviving are four sons and five daughters and 43 grandchildren 47 great grandchildren. Also two sisters Martha Moltz Orchard and Anna Moltz Cameron Wis.
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Estherville
Ernest
Bertha Dahlke) Peton
Grachtinger
Holy Family Hospital
Sm- Manuel Lutheran Church
William Hemline
Martin Funeral Home
Gracttinger
Donald
Arnold
Clifford Beton
Ralph Payton
Emmit
Hofstader
Paul
Frank
Otto
Albert
Fergus Falls
Minn
Albertina Jorgensen
Olympia
Wash
Alvina Shoenbeck
Prospect Heights
Otis
Esther
Masters
Waterloo
Matilda Petun
Rudoph
Ida) DeWall
Martha Moltz
Orchard
Anna Moltz
Cameron
Wis
Peton
Hher
Tavo Eous
Charles
Theodore
Mia
Lizzie Molz
Martha Johnson
Charles Dahtke
Lake Center High Plays Here Thursday Night Baseball
Lake Center High school fans will see a four game night with Graettinger Pirates at Evergreen Park. Graettinger Highs will meet Laurens in the first round of the summer sectional tournament at Ruthven on Monday evening July 6.
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Lake Center
Holiday Schedule At Central Ballroom
Central ballroom manager Chuck Stevens announces a gala holiday lineup at Amnolds Park. July 1–2 feature Don Deane with a floor show of the xid erables. July 3 offers a battle of modern music vs rock with Don Deane and the Cats. July 4–10 spot Cell Block Seven, TV artists and veteran acts. lead floor show by Seller and Bebold with the Six Adaptables. A separate note covers Graettinger youths Ivan and Eddie Lammers planning a 4000 mile Alaska Canada camping trip.
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Central Ballroom
Chuck Stevens
Amnolds Park
Don Deane
the Central
D. J. and
The
Cats
Spike Jones
Tope of Music
Ewact Music
Seller
Bebold
Spies 88th Birthday Celebrated At Open House
Large turnout attended the open house at Mrs J A Spies home Friday to honor her 88th birthday on June 26. A photo shows Mrs Spies with daughter Elisabeth and son Adolph. another son Charles of Emmetsburg was absent. Amatuer talents auditioned at Es terville city hall Monday night for the Emmet County Fair talent show which leads to a Ted Mack Amateur Hour audition in New York. Participants include Maurice Drew Robert Reeves John Craven the Knapp dancing trio Linds Ronald and Donald the Suedes Phil Jonnzon Roger Douglas Jim King, school mixed quartet with John Craven Bob Fanning Patty Watson Marlene Intus Karen Reeves Karen DeVries Larry Herke and Karl Petersen.
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J. A. Spies
City Hall
Estherville
Venita Rich
Ted Mack
Emmet County
Donald
Suedes
Phil Jonnzon
Graettinger
Roger Douglas
Jim King
Emmetsburg
John Craven
Bob Fanning
Patty Watson
Marlene Intus
Karen Reeves
Karen DeVries
Larry Herke
Karl Petersen
Reappointed Pastor Keeps Graettinger Charge
The Rev Ralph O Grote was reappointed to the Graettinger Methodist parish after two years serving there The North Iowa Methodist conference in Mason City made the announcements Also named were Rev W G Bohr to Havelock Ware Rev Arthur Rasmussen to Harcourt Rev E F Martin to Emmetsburg and Rev W M McLaughlin to Ruthven parish
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Ralph O. Grote
Graettinger Methodist Church
Graettinger
North Iowa Methodist Conference
Mason City
W. G. Bohr
Havelock-Ware
Arthur Rasmussen
Harcourt
E. F. Martin
Emmetsburg
Rev. W. M. Mclaughlin
Ruthven
Fireworks Night At Evergreen Park Friday Schedule
The Grattinger Midgets and Mites start Friday night July 3 at Evergreen Park. Mites meet Lake Park Mites at five o clock and Midget Border League game begins at six. Gunettinger town team faces Ayrshire after the games, followed by a fireworks display.
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Lake Park
Grattinger
Evergreen Park
Aix
Gunettinger
Ayrshire
Pa Fhwayorks
Ayrshire Town Team Benefit Game and Fireworks Show
Ayrshire locals will watch the Ayrshire nine meet Graettinger in a town benefit at Evergreen Park Friday night. Proceeds fund new seats for the town team as spectators enjoy a postgame fireworks display after an 8:00 to 8:30 start. Admission is 75 cents for adults.
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Ayrshire
Ayrshire Nine
Graettinger
Evergreen Park
General Closing July Fourth Stores Open Friday Night
Graettinger stores will be closed all day Saturday July 4 in observance of Independence Day. They will open Friday night for shoppers and the weekly drawing will be at 8:00 p.m. to allow residents to attend events at Evergreen Park. The post office and Graettinger State Bank close. no rural mail delivery on the Fourth. Farmer’s Creamery milk delivery continues. Saturday garbage pickup will occur Friday. Richard Kempf finds shiny mass of material in cornfield linking to a Radcliffe Iowa sighting.
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Graettinger
Bop
Evergreen Park
Graettinger State Bank
Farmera Creamery
Richard Kempy
Richard Kemps
Frank Kempf
Kempfa
Richard
Des Molines
Radcliffe
Iowa
Kempf ‘Farm
Weekly Drawing Friday Night At 8 O'Clock
Graetlinger stores offer a weekly prize of 175 bucks with the drawing set for 8 p.m. Friday night. The time was moved up a day for the Saturday holiday and earlier due to a ball game and Evergreen Park fireworks. Don Park of Graetlinger did not claim last week's 150 prize.
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Grachtinger
Evergreen Park
Don Park
Graetlinger
Hansen Gas Deploys Two-Way Radio System in Service Area
FCC approved a short wave frequency for Hansen Gas and Appliance of Graettinger to operate a two way link. Claude Hanson or Nelva Hanson monitor from a base in the Hansen home, with a 120 ft tower aiding coverage across Graettinger Mason City Titonka and Clear Lake. The system features four trucks with receivers transmitters and a base station KAM-43, enhancing service and reducing mileage.
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Federal Communications Commissions
Washington, D. c
Claude Hannon
Hansen Gas and Appliance Company
Graettinger
Haneon Gas
Bill Haneon
Philgas Gay
Bul Pam
Bil
Dale Christensen
Don Holmick
Miltia
Northwest Craettinger
Hansen Home
Claude
Nelva
Hansen
Mason City
Titonka
Caisfion
Clear Lake
Tisonka
FCC
Woo
ASC Ballots Mailed Last Week in Palo Alto County
The county ASC mailed ballots to about 3,000 farm owners and operators for township committee elections. Three ASC committeemen and three alternates will be elected for one year. Eligible voters must mark and return ballots by July 7 to the Hammetsburg ASC office. Government prepaid envelopes will be provided for returning ballots. Voters who did not receive a ballot should contact the county ASC office before July 7.
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ASC
Palo Alto County
Nio
Hammetsburg
June Ends In Cool Wet Weather With 2.5 Inches Rain
After a slow start June brought 2.2 inches of rain from Friday onward, with heavy showers Saturday night delivering .6 inches and Monday's all day rain adding 1.1 inches. Temperatures dipped below 80F Tuesday morning and furnaces returned to use. In town results, Graettinger tops Lakefield 5 to 3 in Minnecotans league play as Dave Sandvir struck out 17, Witt and Wirkagaand shared catching duties, and Graettinger scored in the fourth and fifth innings with hits and walks.
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Lahkefield
Graettinger Town
Lakefield
Minn
Minnecotans
Dave Sandvir
Witt
Wirkagaand
Qgraaettinger
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Ernest Peton
Lake Center High
Iwan Lammers
Eddie Joe Tindall
Alaska
van Lammers
Canada
Anchomgs
Wairbanks
Ivan
Eddie
Fay
Spencer Reporter
Grote
Methodist Church
Hansen Gas
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