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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1956
Page
5
The 1956 census shows growth in all age groups. Preschool counts rise from 350 in 1954 to 363 in 1956, while ages 5 21 total 748 with 383 boys and 365 girls. For ages 7 16 the total is 468 with 247 boys and 221 girls.
Emmetsburg airport hosts its first flight breakfast Sunday morning July 22 from 7 to 10 a m. About 200 planes are expected to land plus Air Force jet overflight. Private planes also due. plates cost 50 cents with pancakes sausage and coffee offered. Gene Sewell serves as general chairman.
The annual ASC community elections by mail July 5 to July 13 yielded 822 ballots, 17 more than last year. Newly elected chairmen and vice chairmen will serve as delegates to the Emmetsburg convention July 28, where officers and members are chosen. terms begin August 1. Names list by township includes Emmetsburg Highland Lost Island and others with chairmen, vice chairs, and alternates.
Philgas defeated Legion 10 to 0 on Sunday night. Blue Ribbon won 22 against FFA IL. Friday night results show Lost Island against Legion and Philgas against Blue Ribbon in a series of matchups.
Eugene Jay McCarty 87 longtime Graettinger resident died 8:50 p.m. Thursday July 12 at his home after three years of poor health. Immediate cause of death stroke and old age. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church with Monsignor Mason officiating. Burial St Jacobs Cemetery. Survivors include wife Margaret and four sons Wilfred George Gene and Francis, six grandchildren, two brothers James and Dennis, a sister Anna. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
The Graettinger proposed budget appears in this week’s Times and includes a hearing set for August 6 at the town hall. The plan lowers the current millage to 21.00, 1.57 below last year’s levy and 2.39 below last year’s proposed amount. Last year’s actual millage was 22.57 and the prior proposal was 23.29.
The Northwest Iowa Hereford association will meet Monday evening July 23 at 7 p.m. at the Farm Bureau building in Spencer. Members are asked to bring a covered dish dessert and sandwiches for a pot luck supper per secretary Henry Moore.
Graettinger amidst nine errors falls 4-? to Bancroft in state district baseball meet opener as Bancroft capitalizes on miscues and timely hits while Paul Bonstead and Landvng push runs. Greenville Rosie downs Sanborn 5-1 in the other first round game.
Rev. Arthur Sorensen, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran in town for four years, will leave around October 1 to serve as pastor of Tabor Lutheran Church in Salt Lake City under the UELC Home Mission board. Tabor plans rapid expansion and new parsonage. St. Paul's will hold a special meeting next Monday to discuss a successor, with members urged to attend.
Wisconsin Lumber coordinates the Queen of the Furrow event with regional Iowa county winners traveling to Clay County fair for a nine stage contest. The winner, aged 16 to 21, will serve as hostess for the National Field Day and Plow Matches in Jasper County, then visit Chicago September 27 and stay at Ambassador East with a Field tour at Marshall Field.
The F H A girls from Grad linger school plan a summer picnic on Tuesday July 24 leaving the schoolhouse at 9 00 a m for Gull Point State Park Each girl should bring her lunch and 10e for bus fare per Mrs Margaret Pratt Attendees to confirm with Maureen Traver by July 23 The event marks a new summer activity for FHA with many girls planning to attend.
Charlie Weir wins a 100 dollar prize in the weekly drawing. Ed Herke takes a 10 dollar prize. Mrs. Joy Gubridgen and Harry Fink miss prizes of 75 and 15 dollars. Next week’s prizes are 10 4 and 100 dollars. The Grauettinger merchants shift the weekly drawing to Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. in participating stores starting next Wednesday, with summer hours and free movies previously offered on Saturdays.
Graetlinger Community club selects committees for Granttinger Labor Day on Monday Sept 4. 80th anniversary observance. George Nelson shows to supply street carnival concessions rides Ruth Oder acts return. Committees: Concessions Watson Rasmussen Erickson. Free Acts Watson Greth Ressell. Advertising Parl Meleysan Russell Jones Edgar rein. Band Heidecker Manchester. Benches and Stage Wikert Grady. Baseball Craven Brown.
Yarold Sampson, formerly employed in the Grachtinger Lockers, began operation of the Wallingford Lockers Monday. The Wallsingford Locker vision has been closed for over a year and redecorated by Mr Sampson. He and his wife and daughter Roxann have moved to Wallingford.
The high school baseball district final will be played tonight at Evergreen Park with Bancroft meeting Greenville-Rossie after yesterday’s rain postponement.
The agriculture department extended the deadline for signing goal bank contracts to July 27. A second deadline, July 32, was set for plowing or clipping crops under the program. Farmers who have not previously enrolled but wish to join should contact the county ASC office promptly.
The children's story hour at the Grachinger library is set for Saturday afternoon from 3 to 4 for preschool through third grade. Mrs. Robert Hell will read to attendees on Saturday, July 21.
The Times readers misidentified the six mile east and three and a half mile north farm near Grachtinger in the second In the Times farm photo series. Mrs Carrie Kruse, her sons Clifford Kenneth and Leonard operate the 160 acre farm with Arthur and family on adjoining land plus daughter Evelyn Jensen and late husband Fred Kruse.
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