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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1950
Page
4
Graettingey now sits in fifth place in the North Central Iowa League after a 9 to 0 loss to Pocahontas on Thursday night. A Tuesday game against Algona was postponed due to heavy rain. Three teams are tied for fifth. Pocahontas leads. Upcoming games are listed in the weekly schedule.
League games run July 20 through Aug 20 at various locations including Grove Humboldt Ruthven and Round Lake with night starts and a $350 gate at Gage. High School Baseball features Everly July 23 and other listed matchups. minor league style notices for July 21 through July 27. Mr and Mrs A C Jacobson return from a town visit. Plus an ad for Let Right Be Done in the American Weekly insert.
East Osgood and St. Pauls both posted wins Thursday night. Ray Kischer led East Osgood’s team past the Hotel squad 31 to 2. Don Moore pitched for the Mast Siders and Joe King had a strong night. East Osgood edged Thoreson's 14 to 13 in nine innings with two extra frames. The Farm Service team beat the Elevator team and St. Pauls defeated Lost Island on Monday evening.
Whittemore Presentation Academy won the local high school baseball tourney by edging Estherville 1 0 in eleven innings at Evergreen Park Friday night. It was a pitchers duel with both teams using multiple hurlers due to seven inning rules. Whittemore defeated three tough opponents each by one run, finishing the event with dramatic late drama.
Young America in action as the Newell Midgets clash with the Graettinger Midgets, dubbed the Little Pirates, at Evergreen Park Friday at 7 30. A softball game between Ossond and Wallingford Legion follows. weather pending, the feature is youth baseball with plenty of fun and comedy.
More than 500 attendees at the 4th annual festival at Graettinger under clear skies. Over 800 contestants competed across 40 events with Fern Valley leading team scores and Lost Island edging Fairfield 8 to 2 in the featured game.
Local notes list visitors to Graettinger from Ayr, Belmond, Blue Earth and Cylinder across Friday to Monday. Mrs C A Brown visits daughter in St Paul. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Robert Carter at Holy Family Hospital. Congratulations extend to Frank Haatinga and family in Scranton and to Emmett Murphy's family.
A daughter Kathryn Louise was born to Lieut and Mrs B L Spies Sunday July 16 at Fitzsimons General Hospital Denver. The Times congratulates Mr and Mrs E P Knutsen who recently stopped at Selmer Nelson lake resort in Minnesota and sent greetings to Graettinger friends. The Knutsens vacationed and returned home last Friday. Fred Stolte and family visited from Pipestone Minnesota and stayed with Mrs Lucy Kerr. A reunion occurred at Ingham Lake last Sunday. Kenneth Tangen Dorothy Bisher Isabelle Bunn and others from Leonard North Dakota joined Mr and Mrs Ole Tangen at Mrs B S George’s apartment this week. Dinner guests included Harald Daniels family from Ashland Kentucky Nichi Yorks city and Mrs Soh Gallagher among others who had been at Emmetsburg. Jorgen Andersen led a group to Randall Sunday and Riverside Bible Camp. return trip included a stop with his brother in Clarion Tev and Mrs E W Quamn and Mary Margaret joined the Story City parents. Roy Young hosted Miss Blanche Young Glenn Young Alfred McCombs C W Ostheimer and son Charles with visits from San Bruno California and Iowa City students Leo and Sam Young also present.
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