Kindergarten Registration Urged For Fall Start
Schools request immediate registration for new kindergarten pupils to plan bus routes and opening day. Parents must provide name, age, birthday, birth certificate, and if an only child, county township and section of home. Return details to Supt. Manchester by August 6. Cub scouts meet at Legion hall next Saturday six pm to form a baseball team for Ringsted scouts at Evergreen Park next week. Graettinger Midgets beat Algona 11 1 and Pee-Wees won 3 0 in prelims as Masters struck out 11 and Felky led with hits.
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Supt
Manchester
Legion Hall
Ringsted Cub Scouts
Evergreen Park
Car Pickup Collision on Main Street Intersection
Monday afternoon a crash at the Main Street intersection involved Harry Murray driving a Murray cafe vehicle and Freddie Luhman in a farm pickup with trailer. Murray’s car was southbound and struck on the passenger side door. Luhman’s pickup sustained front fender damage. One person was seriously injured. a cafe passenger, Marjorie Kuyper, was shaken. Estimates put auto damage at about $200 and the pickup at $60.
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Harry Murray
Murray
Cafehery
Freddie Luhman
Thoreson’s Hardware
Main Street
Murray Auto
Luhman
Putney
Marjorie Kuyper
Ae Meee Cafe
Rev P M Dobberstein Grotto Builder Dies at ?
The Rev P M Dobberstein famed as the West Bend grotto builder died Saturday night in a Fort Dodge hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage He had been ill since Friday Most Rev Joseph Miller bishop of Sioux City led a 10 a m mass at St Peter and Paul church West Bend where he was pastor Matt Szerensce an assistant will continue the grotto project with an expected completion in eight to four years per Rev L H Greving
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P. M. Dobberstein
West Bend Grotto
Dobberstein
Fort Dodge
Joseph Miller
Sioux City
St. Peter and Paul
West Bend
Father Dobberstein
Matt Szerensce
Szerensce
L. H. Greving
Rainy Tuesday Night Douses Graettinger 1.4 Inches
Graettinger recorded 1.4 inches of rainfall Tuesday night with lightning and thunder. July-like heat persisted most days, high nineties. Last weekend brought 0.3 inch. farmers continue oats harvest and some threshing is expected. Corn outlook shows promise though army worm threat remains mild with spraying aiding control.
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Graettinger
1954 Rabbit Squirrel Hunting Season Set for Iowa
The Iowa Conservation Commission sets 1954 squirrel season September 15 to November 15 with a six squirrel daily bag limit and twelve possession limit after day one for fox and gray squirrels. The 1954 1955 rabbit season runs September 15, 1954 to January 31, 1955 daily 6 am to 6 pm with ten rabbits per day and no possession limit.
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Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Graettinger FFA names Labor Day event chairmen
FFA chairmen for Labor Day activities were named at the Graettinger Chapter FFA meeting held July 21 at the high school. Beef and Dairy show Paul Bonstead. Hogs Wayne Johnson. Sheep and Poultry Jerry Haisman. Grain Gene Twait and Dennis Graettinger. tractor driving Richard Herke and Lowell Platter. A food stand was approved for the celebration. Donald Rixvors vocational instructor and advisor.
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FFA
Graettinger
Futura Farmers of America
Paul Bonstead
Wayne Johnson
Jerry Haisman
Gene’ Twait
Dennis Graettinger
Richard Herke
Lowell Platter
Donald Rix
Graettinger youths held in custody in break-in case
Four Graettinger youths remained in the custody of Finmet county law enforcement after being implicated in an alleged break in at the Lyle Westfall home in Twelve Mile Lake township early Thursday morning while Westfall was away. Emmet County Attorney Dan Sanderson said preliminary informations were filed and hearings tentatively set in district court at Batherville. Sheriff Twitter arreste d Gerald Burg and Gary Alger, 20 and 18, while two other 16 year olds and two teen aged Estherville girls were also implicated and will appear in juvenile court.
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Graettinger
Finmet County
Lyle Westfall
Twelve Mile Lake Township
Westfall
Emmet County
Dan Sanderson
Batherville
Emmet
Twiter
Gerald Burg
Gary Alger
Estherville
First Lutheran Ladies Aid Ice Cream Social
The First Lutheran Ladies Aid will host its annual Ice Cream Social at the Clark building next Wednesday August 4. Service starts at three in the afternoon and continues through the evening. Menu includes barbecued ham burgers cake pie ice cream and coffee. The public is invited to attend.
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Aid
Clark Building
Herke Holwe
Methodist church W.S.C.S. rum mage sale notice
The ladies of the W S C S of the Methodist church plan a rummage sale on Saturday August 14 with lunch served both afternoon and evening. The sale location will be announced later.
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W.S.C.S
Methodist Church
School Board Signs Vocal Music Instructor for Grinns
Graettinger school officials announce Miss Gretchen Krieger has signed to teach vocal and general music in the high school for the coming year. The signing completes a 27-teacher faculty. Krieger, a graduate of Warhuro College at Waverly, brings vocal chorus experience from high schools and colleges. her home is Mason City where she directed playgrounds and led activities for children aged 5 to 14 over two summers.
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Graettinger
Gretchen Krieger
Miss Krieger
Warthuro College
Waverly
Mason City
Graettinger Midgets Meet Fenton Tonight at Evergreen Park
The Graettinger Midgets close their North Iowa league schedule with a game against the Fenton Midgets and Pee-Wees at Evergreen Park tonight. Graettinger to host its annual Midget tournament next week.
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Graettinger
North Iowa
Fenton
Evergreen Park
Visits With Grandfather While in Germany
Ruth Frick daughter of Mr and Mrs George Frick of Groettinger visited with her grandfather Fred Spies and his brother Carl recently while all were in Germany Fred and Carl Spies are visiting relatives in Germany and Miss Frick is in Europe while employed with the U S Army Education and Recreation program
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Ruth Frick
George Frick
Groettinger
Fred Spies
Carl
Germany
Fred
Carl Spies
Miss Frick
Europe
U. S. Army
North Iowa Midget Baseball Tourney slated for Aug 2 3 5 8
The 1954 North Town Invitational Midget baseball tournament is set for Evergreen Park from August 2 to 8. Hob Held names pairings including Bancroft versus Ruthven and Armstrong versus Rodman on Aug 2, Graettinger against Ringsted on Aug 3, with semifinals Aug 6 and finals Aug 8. Trophy medals will honor top three teams and winning players. Philip Johnson, owner of Grachtinger Nursery, suffered a severe stroke early Tuesday and remains at Holy Family hospital with condition unchanged.
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North Iowa
Evergreen Park
Philip Johnson
Grachtinger Nursery
Holy Family Hospital
North Town
Graettinger Park Association
Hob Held
Local TV Appearance Draws Complaints Over Cowgirl Attire
Miriam and Joyce Hyatt and Kathleen Relfson appeared on KGLO Mason City TV program the angle 8 last Wednesday in cowgirl outfits. Local viewers reported seeing the Grachtinger girls tortured as guests during the segment.
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Miriam
Joyce Hyatt
Kbwood Hyatt
Itheiy Gest
Kathleen Relfson
Lert Rolfson
KGLO
Mason City
Viiers
Grachtinger
Burg Tosses No-Hitter At Ringsted Monday
Tommy Bury pitched a no hit shutout at Ringsted Monday evening as the Ducal Midgets won 0-0. Burg struck out 18 in seven innings and Ringsted failed to hit a fair ball. Yip Kirkegaard led the locals with two doubles while a few Ringsted hitters were retired on stolen bases. The Graettinger Pee-Wees won 9-7 with Tody Murray and John Bonstead sharing pitching duties and Chesty Masters catching.
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Algona
Christensen
Sandvig
Jespersen
Thoreson
Burg
Kirkegaard
Masters
Felky
Tody Murray
Pee-Wees
Cheaty Masters
Tommy Bury
Ringsted
Ducal
Graettinger Pee-Wees
John Bonstead
Chesty Masters
Graettinger Two-Ball Golf Foursome Results
Graettinger golfing couples held the first of two planned two ball golf foursomes at Estherville Country Club last Sunday afternoon. A similar event is planned for Sunday, Aw Bowlch. Irene Heidecker and Paul Frick took first place in Sunday's event. R. T. Nase and Arlene Hamilton finished regulation with even score alongside Clara Andresen and Bud Hamilton for second. In the sudden death playoff the Nase Hamilton pair earned second place. Prizes were awarded to the top three couples.
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Graettinger
Estherville Country Club
Aw Bowlch
Irene Heidecker
Paul Frick
R. T. ‘Nase
Arlene Hamilton
Clara Andresen
Bud Hamilton
Nase-Hamilton
Neighbors Aid Clarence Christianson Farm Work
A group of neighbors gathered at the Clarence Christianson farm to help with haying oats harvest chores and other farm work. Mr. Christianson is recuperating at home after hospitalization at Holy Family hospital. Helpers included Wm Thompson Ernest Hendrie Fee Trek on Hiner Jensen Porter Thoraén Joe Lande Allan Lande Raymond Herum Chester Anderson Thomas Thomsen Nela Nelson Frank Christengen Olaf Rierson Wayne Scheller Martin Baedke Jr Ronald Kadlee Carl Sawyer Kenneth Davis Rudolph Christiansen. Ladies prepared or helped serve food for the men and furnished pop for the workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Christianson
Mr. Christianson
Af Holy Family Hospital
Wm. Thompson
Ernest Hendrie Fee Trekon
Hiner Jensen
Porter Thoraén
Joe Lande
Allan Lande
Raymond Herum
Chester Anderson
Thomas Thomsen
Nela Nelson
Frank Christengen
Olaf Rierson
Wayne Scheller
Martin Baedke, Jr
Ronald Kadlee
Carl Sawyer
Kenneth Davis
Rudolph Christiansen
Mesdames
Infant Albert Hickey Laid To Rest In South Walnut
Funeral services for Albert Michael Hickey infant son of Mr and Mrs Leo Hickey of Spirit Lake were held Tuesday at Martin Funeral Home Spirit Lake Rev F W Hilker officiated Burial followed at South Walnut cemetery The Hickeys formerly resided near Graettinger
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Leo Hickey
Martin
Albert Michael Hickey
Spirit Lake
F. W. Hilker
South Walnut Cemetery
Hickey
Graettinger
Home Mission Postpones Meeting to August 27
The Lost Island Home Mission postpones its next regular meeting planned for Friday and will now meet on August 27 at the home of Mrs C. Christiansen.
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Home Mission
Lost Island Home
Mra
A. C. Chriationsen
Groves Farms Auction announced for August dates
Twenty Groves farms in the Mack J. Groves estate totaling 2700 acres will be sold at public auction August 17 to 20. Administrators Marietta Groves and Clyde Sanborn announced the sale. Farms lie about 10 miles northeast of Estherville and 10 miles southwest of Armstrong. Estherville city lots from the estate were sold last week.
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Groves
Mack J. Groves
Marietta Groves
Clyde Sanborn
Agenaat
Estherville
Armstrong
Oral City
Fire erupts at Wm. Hamilton home near Graettinger
Graettinger firefighters rushed to the Wm. Hamilton residence about 4 PM last Friday. The basement blaze was fought by the family and neighbors before the fire department arrived. It started when flames from a gas water heater ignited fumes from a cleaning squid in the basement and remained confined to the basement.
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Graettinger
Wm. Hamilton
Hamilton
Credit Corrections for July Mailing Subscriptions
Subscribers are advised payments received at the Times office through Friday July 28 have been credited for this week. Check your mailing label for proper credit and report errors at once. Renewals after July 23 are credited in the record and will appear on the mailing label later.
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Times
The
District Holstein Show at Spencer Iowa August 5
The Northwest Town District Holstein Show will be held August 5 at 10 a.m. at the Clay County Fair Grounds in Spencer Iowa. Art Porter of Town State College will judge. Prizes include $25 for each winning 4 H and FFA team toward the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo. trophies for grand champion bull and cow. a valuable registered Holstein calf as a door prize. plaques for top 4 H or FFA entries. lunch on grounds.
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Northwest Town District
Clay County Fair Grounds
Spencer
Iowa
Art Porter
Town State College
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Banks
FFA
Spencer Chamber of Commerce
Clay County Fair Board
Spies&Lal of
Graettinger
Children Story Hour at City Library Saturday At Two
Misa Frances Kmutsen will read aloud at the children's weekly Story Hour in the library room at City Hall next Saturday afternoon starting at 2 oclock. Pre-school through third grade children are invited to attend.
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Misa Frances Kmutsen
City Hall
Harness change at Glidden sparks new hire plan
At Glidden the harness shop plans a move to hire a new harness-maker, Bill Pagier, after 64 years of service. The note highlights the transition and continued commitment to skilled craft in local industry.
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Glidden
Bill Pagier
Tad Shery
Iowans Save More Pigs Per Litter
Iowa State College expert E L Quaife reports factors boosting litters saved per farrow. Forage from cornfields during winter improves sow condition. heat lamps and electricity reduce chilling. Brooders and farrowing stalls aid pig survival. earlier weaning and synthetic milks aid orphan pig recovery. Hog producers are seen as highly efficient and likely to grow further.
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Iowa
E. L. Quaife
Iowa State College
Quaife
Vis
Winners Share Prizes in Wednesday Drawing
Twenty five Gracttinger Bucks were paid to two winners at the Wednesday evening drawing. Mrs Alfred McCombs claimed 10 Bucks and Dale Starkey claimed 15 Bucks. The 60 Buck jackpot award was un claimed by Dorothy Lavigne. Next week’s prizes will be 10 15 and 75 Bucks.
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Alfred McCombs
Dale Starkey
Dorothy Lavigne
Pirates Fall to Algona in Monday Legion Meet
Graettinger Pirates suffer a 5-3 defeat at Algona in a Monday game. The Pirates led until the fourth inning before Algona tied the score on a play that injured first baseman Paul Banstead, who left the game after a bad lip cut from a misplayed ball in twilight. Jacobson and Schnell were the Pirates’ battery.
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Graettinger Pirates
Algona Junior Legion
Pirates
Algona
Paul Banstead
Jacobson and Schnell
Pirate Battery
Walnut Homemakers Annual Picnic Held at Burg Home
The Walnut Homemakers met at Mrs. Charles Burg’s on Thursday July 22 with 12 members one visitor Mrs. Earl Bisgard and 12 children present. Mrs. Arnold Alesch led afternoon entertainment as President Kerr urged members to submit reading reports to library chair Herke and township chairmen to mail county reports as the year ends. Tea and Guest Day is planned with Mrs. Gladys Hankey on Sept 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Walnut Homemakers
Charles Burg
Earl Bisgard
Arnold Alesch
Kerr
Indies
Herke
Gladys Hankey
Community Club Plans Protest of Rock Island Rail Move
The Graettinger Community club will protest to the Iowa Commerce Commission the Rock Island railroad's plan to discontinue passenger trains 19 and 20 between Estherville and Cedar Rapids. Local residents and merchants are urged to send protest letters. Estherville Chamber of Commerce also plans correspondence. A depot notice in Rutherville Cedar Rapids area notes the change and a hearing is set for August 6.
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Graettinger Community Club
Iowa Commerce Commission
Rock Island Railroad
Estherville
Cedar Rapids
Commerce Commission
Rock Island
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Rock’ Island
Rutherville
Cedar ‘Rapids
Ccm
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CUB Scouts
First Lutheran Ladies Aid Ice Cream Social
School Board
Grandfather
Bancroft
Ruthven
Rodman
Pomeroy
Rossie
Bibo
Yip Kirkegaard
Rock Island Action
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