Doyle 74 Dies From Farm Fall Rites Saturday
T W Doyle 74 longtime Graettinger resident dies from injuries after a fall while changing grain spouts at his farm southwest of Graettinger He fell about 16 feet to a concrete floor suffering two broken neck vertebrae scalp lacerations and internal injuries Funeral services set for 9 30 a m Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Survivors include wife Anna two daughters Elizabeth Beck and Marie Allen and several siblings An obituary to follow in a later issue Also notes on a budget hearing for Graettinger Community School District unclaimed prizes from a local drawing softball schedule a fire at a farm and a library story hour event.
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T. W
Tom) Doyle
Graettinger
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Martin Funeral
Doyle
Anna Graettinger
Robert
Elizabeth) Beck
Marie) Allen
Phoenix
Ariz
FHA Picnic Postponed to July 31
The FHA girls picnic is postponed from July 24 to Tuesday July 31. A school bus will depart the school house for Gull Point State Park, per FHA Instructor Mrs Margaret Pratt.
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FHA
Gull Point State Park
Margaret Pratt
Jackson Roller Queen Coronation Sunday
The Jackson Roller Rink in Emmetsburg announces the 1956 Roller Queen will be crowned Sunday night July 20 with a Coronation Night floor show featuring many skaters and a square dance on skates. Willetta McConnell is Graettinger’s Roller Queen candidate. the public is invited.
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Jackson
Emmetsburg
Willetta McConnell
W. H. McConnell
Graettinger
T He Jackson
Orland Paulson Named FFA Future Farmer of the Month
Orland Paulson a Graettinger high school senior and FFA secretary was named Future Farmer of the Month by the FFA executive committee. He has three years in FFA with beef steers corn and purebred hogs projects. He holds multiple FFA offices and earned a gold treasurer’s book award. He acted in school plays and participates in clubs and sports. Orland is son of Mary and Patsen Paulson of Graettinger.
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Orland Paulson
Graettinger
Future Farmers of America
Orland
Depres and Si
Cooperative Activities Committee
FFA
Luthor League
Wallingford
Ais
Palo Alto
jMry
Av Patsen
Crachtinger
Osher family visit highlights in Morocco trip
Lt Col Ernest Osher and wife Betty with their four daughters Sandra Janice Susan and Laura visited the area at his mother Mrs G B Osher's home. Osher recently returned from French Morocco where he served as deputy base commander at Sidi Slimane. The family shared slides from North Africa Italy and Spain during a Lost Island center school gathering. He noted climate variations with hot days and cool nights frost rare and described Arab and French communities and farming methods. The piece ends noting ongoing political unrest in Morocco.
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Ernest Osher
Sandra
Janice
Susan
Laura
Osher
Mra
G. B
Kate) Osher
U. S. Air Force
United States
French Morocco
North Africa
Sidi Slimane
Lost Island Center
Betty
Italy
Spain
Cairo
Aras
Morrcco
Oshers
Times Office
French Morrcco
Morroco
Col. Osher
FFA Boys to Hold Camping and Meeting at Town Lake
Thirty three Grachtinger Chapter FFA members will camp at Town Lake Sunday night July 20 with a 4:00 p m departure from the school and 4:00 p m return Monday. The group will camp, fish, and hold July meeting to set Program of Work budget and meeting schedule. Supervisors include Don Rix advisor Elmer Masters Arnold Masters Martin Baedke Ronald Duhn.
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FFA
Grachtinger
Town Lake
Bob Reeves
Gary Johnson
Richard Haalsman
Richard Rick
Orland Paulson
Don Rix
Elmer Masters
Arnold Masters
Martin Baedke
Ronald Duhn
Emmetsburg Airport Hosts First Flight Breakfast
A large crowd near 1500 attended Emmetsburg's inaugural flight breakfast as about 185 planes landed Sunday morning. Planes began arriving at 5 45 and continued into late morning while jet interceptor aircraft from Bronx City circled over the field.
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Emmetsburg
Bronx City
Sth District Legion Baseball Tourney Here Next Week
A 15 year old, Leo Beschorner, son of Mr and Mrs Francis Beschorner, fell from a hoghouse roof onto a wooden partition at the Beschorner farm near Graettinger. He was treated in Emmetsburg and reported improved. The Gradlinger American Legion picnic will be held Aug 18 at Soper park Emmetsburg with a pot luck noon dinner.
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Sth District Legion
Leo Beschorner
Francis Beschorner
Beschorner Farm
Graettinger
Gradlinger American Legion
Soper Park
Emmetsburg
Legion
AHL Legion
12 County Winners To Meet In Midget Tourney At Evergreen Park
A week long Eighth District American Legion Midget tournament begins Monday at Evergreen Park with 12 county champs. Denison faces Stratford in the opening round as Graettinger and Carroll clash, with finals set for Sunday Aug. 5. Top teams from Bancroft district meet later in the week as trophies are displayed in Graettinger.
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Evergreen Park
Legion
Eighth District
American Legion
E. E. Lampright
Algona
Bob Held
Graettinger
Garner
Hancock County
Fort Dodge
Webster County
Stratford
Hamilton County
Kuemipler
Carroll
Carroll County
Estherville
Emmet County
Nora
Cravttinger
Kuemper
Carrall
Legion Baseball
Rev Norbert Jolivette Accepts Call To Wallingford
The Rev Norbert L Jolivette accepts a call to the Wallingford Lutheran church and plans to begin about November 1. He is 33, born in Greenwood Wisconsin, with a BA from St Olaf College 1950 and Luther Seminary 1953, ordained May 24 1953. He will succeed Rev Gunderson who resigned last month.
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Norbert L. Jolivette
AlMont
Werurdane
Wallingford
St. Olaf College
C. T. Luther Seminary
Greenwood
Wisc
Jolivette
Co. B. Gunderson
Mystery Graettinger farm owned by Lammers family
Last week’s Times feature centers on Mr and Mrs Laula Lammers who farm 160 acres two miles east and 1.5 miles south of Graettinger. They bought the property in 1938 from the Ormsby Loan Co and built the buildings themselves. They lease and farm an additional 90 acres across the road, grow corn fats and beans, raise hogs sheep poultry including ducks and Canada geese, and run a bus owned by their son Milo equipped as a mobile living quarter with its own electric system and a prep kitchen. The Lammers are active in the Graettinger Methodist church and have six children: Darlene Bij Tenborg, Madeline Andre, Milo, Eunice, Sharon, and Maxine.
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Laula Lammers
Grachtinger
Lammers
Ormsby Loan Co
Cleo
Clege Anderson
Oskland
Calif
Ingham
Henry Lamers
Bij
Darlene) Tenborg
Anacortea
Wash
Kenneth
Madeline) Andre
Fenton
Milo
Newell
Eunice
Sharon
Maxine
Graettinger Methodist Church
Lammo
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Olvin
Lillian) Peterson
Dan Peterson
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Blue Ribbon
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Lost Island
ED Bradley
Graettinger Library
Lee Robinson
Jackson Roller
Graeltinger
Legion Fourney
Denison
Eastherville
Jefferson
Pocahontas 'S
Kossuth County
Winnebago County
Calhoun
Bancroft Cops
St. John's
Bancroft
Greenville-Rossie
Clark and Schiltz
Norbert Jolivette
Wallingford Lutheran
Graetlinger Markets
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