Graettinger Class Of 1916 reunion fills Sunday schedule
Graettinger High School class of 1916 held a high anniversary reunion at South Bethel church with a noon dinner and an afternoon coffee hour. Five of the seven graduates attended, with several other members and relatives present. parents of class members were also guests. Letters from absent classmates were read and the event included a dinner and informal afternoon gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger High School
South Bethel Church
Esther Paulsen Anderson
West Des Moines
Gladys Guthbert Kennedy
Muscatine
Lorene Sheffield Housner
Knoxville
Mae Boyle Suss
Graettinger
Myron Fogde
Rose Mahian Jenkins
Storm Lake
Wiliam Mueller
Evelyn Harrison Perkins
Long Prairie
Minn
Lucile ‘Harrington Roush
Newton
Hertha Spies Frick
Mabel Hester Andersen
Marie Marian Dunlin
Evelyn Montgomery Pletcher
Pittsburg
Frances George Knox
Las Cruces
New Mexico
Ruth Osher Schooley
New Providence
New Jersey
Charles Spies
Cora Christopher
Tigmor
Elinor Weisprod Berke
Mary Evelyn Rose
Marilyn Frick
Hertha Frick
Whittemore hosts season finale softball game
The schedule lists Friday July 8 at 8 30 p m Whittemore Feeds as the last home game of the season. Other games include Tuesday July 12 Graettinger at Plover Sunday July 17 Graettinger at Fenton Tuesday July 19 Graettinger at Whittemore Elevator and Thursday July 21 Graettinger at Emmetsburg.
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Whittemore
Graettinger
Plover
Fenton
Emmetsburg
Milford PeeWee Baseball Friday Schedule
Milford No 1 PeeWees and Mites game scheduled for Friday July 8 at 6 00 PM. PeeWee teams also on the docket in the same evening with minor league action.
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Milford No. 1
PeeWees
Three $25 Buck Prizes Awarded Saturday Draws
Three winners earned $25 Buck prizes in the Saturday night drawing at participating stores. Floyd Eaton and Mrs. Curtis Tonderum did not claim their prizes from the recent drawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Eaton
Curtis Tonderum
Firemen Called To Laundromat Blaze
Graettinger firemen were summoned to the Graettinger laundromat about 9 40 Tuesday morning when a dryer overheated. Damage was limited to scorching of the immediate area and the dryer, with clothing in the dryer completely burned.
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Graettinger
Christian Crusaders Camp At Ingham Bible Camp
The Christian Crusaders Camp for ages 10 and up and those who attended earlier weeks will run July 10 to 15 at Ingham Lake Lutheran Bible Camp. Dean Rev. Victor Bader Schneider of Jackson Minnesota leads the event with Bible study by the Crusaders of Minneapolis and missionary Almer Fenner from Bolivia and Canton, North Dakota.
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Christian Crusaders
Ingham Lake
Heat wave lingers as Palo Alto County director resigns
Hot humid weather dominated the past week with daily highs near 98 degrees and overcast breaks Tuesday. John Johnson resigns as Palo Alto County extension director effective September 1 to become extension area director for a 10 county region in northwest Iowa covering Buena Vista Clay Dickinson Emmet Kossuth Lyon O'Brien Osceola Palo Alto and Sioux. Graetlinger Markets lists corn at 139 oats unknown beans 351.
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Amina
John Johnson
W. John Johnson
Palo Alto County
County Extension Council
Emmetsburg
Johnson
Cooperative Extension Service
Iowa State University
Palo Alto
Iowa
Buena Vista
Clay
Dickinson
Emmet
Kossuth
Lyon
O'Brien
Osceola
Sioux
Bloodmobile to Visit Emmetsburg West Elementary July 25 26
Red Cross volunteers schedule donors for veterans drive at Emmetsburg West Elementary from 1 PM to 7 PM on July 25 and 9 AM to 3 PM on July 26. National veterans groups aid recruitment. slogan urges donors to bring a friend as Buena Vista County boosts blood gifts.
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Emmetsburg West Elementary
Red Cross
West Elementary
Emmetsburg
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Red Cross Blood Program
Bethany Lutheran Church
Public Auction of LeRoy Olsen Estate Items
LeRoy Olsen estate to hold antique sale on Saturday July 9 near Wallingford one half north and three fourths mile east. The sale will feature many antiques including a 1913 Model T with personal property. See sale ad in this issue.
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LeRoy Olsen
Wallingford
Fireworks Draw Large Crowd At Evergreen Park Event
A big Prefourth ball ark benefit drew a large crowd to Evergreen Park Friday night. The Slangsters opened the program with an early game, followed by a band concert led by David Mitchell. Fireworks lit the sky as spectators lined nearby roads. Graettinger Aldgets and Terris teams split the bill. Graettinger won with Hoekstra and Reynolds in the winning battery and four Graettinger hitters. The Terri Midgets beat the local Midgets 3 1. The Graettinger Park Association thanked all who helped make the evening a success.
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Nagi
Evergreen Park
David Mitchell
Enwil
Crnwd
Gracitinger Aldgets
Terris
Hoekstra
Reynolds
Observed 95th Birthday of Graettinger Pioneer
P L Duhn one of Graettinger's oldest residents and pioneer, celebrated his 95th birthday Monday with friends and relatives visiting at his home to observe the occasion.
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P. L. Duhn
Graettinger
Quaker and Coop Grain Curtail Saturday Services
Graettinger Coop Grain Co and Quaker Oats Co announce Saturday afternoon curtailment of grinding crimping and bulk feed delivery starting July 9. Orders by 8 a m Saturdays handled the same day if possible to allow facility cleaning and servicing due to regulatory orders. Offices remain open Saturdays with Monday holiday exceptions. Lee ads in this issue provide details.
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Quaker
Coop Grain
Graettinger Coop Grain Co
Quaker Oats Co
Graettinger
Lee
Baseball Sectional in Progress Here Finals Wednesday District Next Week
Gene Sweeney announces Democratic candidacy for State Representative in Emmet and Palo Alto counties. A Cylinder grocer, he has served in the Navy and held local offices, with a family of four children. The district race pits him against incumbent Niels Nielsen. Legion meeting Tuesday is announced, and sectional tournament details for Graettinger area are outlined with dates and participating towns.
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Eugene
Gene) Sweeney
Emanuet-Palo Alto
Ole
Gene
West Bend
Th. Lukes
Vicloving Aircraft Co
Wichita
Kans
Ile
Gayle Farmer
Emmetsburg
Mark
Des Moines
Marcia
Downers Grove
Gwendolyn
Phoenix
Ariz
Robert
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cylinder Lions Club
Cylinder Town
Niels Nielsen
Ringsted
Emmet
Palo Alto
Leo Sanders
Estherville
Repubican
Services Here Tuesday For Lelah Rhoades
Funeral services were held at the Graettinger Methodist church for Lelah Rhoades 64 of Buckeye Jaws with Rev Ronald Swedberg officiating. Burial followed at Evergreen cemetery Emmetsburg. She died July 2 at the G O Engelson farm near Buckeye from an acute heart attack. Born August 2 1504 at Walnut Iowa she was daughter of Bert and Emma Flaming Rhoades. Survivors include four sisters Goldie Rucker Town Falls Mrs Harry Sloniker Graettinger Mrs Wm Leduc Graettinger and Mrs Lyle Moriland Fair Caul Minn and one brother Hiden Rhoades Cylinder Iowa. Preceded in death by her parents.
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Graettinger Methodist Church
Lelah Rhoades
Buckeye
Jaws
Ronald Swedberg
Evergreen Cemetery
Emmetsburg
G. O. Engelson
Lelan Virginia Rhoades
Walnut
Iowa
Bert and
Emma Flaming Rhoades
Ringsted
Atlantic
Powersville
Engelson
Inclde
Goldie Rucker
Town Falls
Harry
Elsie) Sloniker
Gladys) Leduc
Graettinger
Lyle
Louise) Moriland
Fair- Caul
Minn
Hiden Rhuiades
Cylinder
Northwestern Trail Riders Play Day Brings 17 Events Sunday
The Northwestern Trail Riders held their Play Day Sunday at their arena east of the ball park. Seventeen events featured kids and adults with results led by Joe Elbert and Bill Murray in Kids Pleasure, and numerous races and musical chairs across age groups, including Cindy Brighton and Virgil West excelling in multiple divisions.
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Northwestern Trail Riders
Avena
Ball Park
Kids Pleasure
Joe Elbert
Bill Murray
Darlene Uthof
Michelle West
Gary Sabin
Ray Blinkman
Bii Murray
Terry Aven
Cindy Brighton
Ted Alt
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Lucile Harrington Roush
Marie Maran Duhn
Myron Fudge
Miller's Clothing
Miller’s Clothing
Heinie
Flossie Miller
Ingham
Graetlinger
Red Cross and
James Coffey
Roof Garden
Matt Quinn
Frowis Warren
Gene Sweeney
Legion and Auxiliary
Graettinger American Legion and Auxiliary Misting
Sy. m
Legion Mall
Emmmetsburg
Everereen Park
Lincoln
Central
Logoom
Tonighthursday Ruthven
Torris
Grachtinger
S P.m
Lincol-Cenral Ringsted
Rutheen-Teeril
Manuay
Ayrshire
Havelock
Laurens
Mallard
West Bem
Rolfe
Fonda
Spain
Vonda
Monuary
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