Apology for Name Mixups and Local Sports Updates
The columnist apologizes for misnaming individuals and incorrect spellings in recent columns and notes corrections for Howard Jones Don Helmich Flossy Miller Ken Jensen Virg Henrickson and Birg. He mentions a camera mistake for Greettinger High photos and highlights free physical exams for 450 county athletes at Palo Alto County Hospital and 320 girls tested for athletics. He previews fall sports, football meetings, and Labor Day Home Talent Show details with a call for participants to meet in the library basement on Monday Aug 4 at 7:30 pm.
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Howard Jones
Howard Green
Green
Labor Day Committee
Don Helmich
Don
Flossy Miller
Ken Jensen
Ken Jesperson
Virg Henrickson
Birg
Palo Alto County Hospital
Emmetsburg
Chris West
Ali
Graettinger Plans 79th Labor Day Celebration Schedule
The Labor Day Committee finalized Graettinger’s 79th event slate with activities across three days. Saturday features a tractor pull, archery show, and bingo on Main Street. Sunday includes bingo, water fight and Civil Defense show, and a talent show at the Graettinger School. Monday lists Legion Kids contests at Fahnestock Park and more bingo on Main Street.
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Graettinger
Main Street
Legion
Fahnestock Park
UMC
Busines
American Legion Hall
Hillcrest Golf Courses
FFA
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Graettinger Freight Lines
Helmer Jesperson
Times
Rock Island Lines To Be Upgraded
The Iowa Energy Policy Council approved a railroad aid plan to upgrade 177 miles of Rock Island branch lines in northwest central Iowa. The project totals 2.3 million dollars with 1 million state funds, 1.2 million from shippers, and 100 dollars in used rails from the railroad. The meeting occurred in Clear Lake last Saturday.
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Rock Island
Iowa
Iowa Energy Policy Council
Clear Lake
Rock Island Shippers
Three Nominees Filed For Graettinger School Board Posts
As of Tuesday noon nomination papers were filed for William Voigt Einer Appel and Mrs Richard Marjorie Tindall candidates for two Graettinger Community School Board director seats in the Sept 9 election. Papers are available from R T Nane and due by 5 p.m. July 31.
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William Voigt
Einer Appel
Richard
Marjorie) Tindall
Graettinger Community School Board
R. T. Nane
Ralph Graettinger
Arlin Kulow
Special Legion Meeting Monday
A special American Legion meeting is scheduled for Monday at p.m. on August 4. Officers will be elected, Labor Day plans finalized, and the Legion Picnic and flag presentation to the Boy Scouts arranged. Lavenne Hoffman will speak about his trip to Boys State.
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American Legion
P.m
Lavenne Hoffman
Boys State
Water Carnival Planned at Graettinger Pool
A Tuesday August event begins 7 p.m. at Graettinger Community Pool with Lenny Witt announcing relays disrobing egg free style and partner races. Notable attractions include a challenge swimming race with Witt Bates Dykhuizen and Harris and signups at the pool office.
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Graettinger
Lenny Witt
Witt
Rick Bates
Joe Dykhuizen
Rusty Harris
Transfer Station Contract Approved in Palo Alto County
Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors approved contracts for equipment at the Emmetsburg transfer station. An Anchorpac P-60 stationary compactor was set at 16500 dollars and a T-75 Push-Out Transfer trailer at 29702 dollars. Bonds from Merchants Mutual Bonding Co for Yarnes Construction Co and Will and Associated Inc for Silver Lake Township were approved for grading projects. The semi-annual settlement report and treasurer Kathleen Thompson’s semi-annual report were approved, along with homestead tax credit applications Nos. 1 through 3104 and military exemptions Nos. 1 through 08L for 1975 76.
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Sanitary
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
Merchants Mutual Bonding Co
Yarnes Construction Co
Vernen
Freedom
Silver Lake Township
Will and Associated, Inc
Kathleen Thompson
Palo Alto County
Drowning of Former Graettinger Student at Emmetsburg
Jerry A. Johnson 19 of Wallingford, a former Graettinger High School student, drowned Sunday afternoon in a gravel pit east of Emmetsburg while attempting to swim across. Rescue divers from Emmetsburg and nearby units assisted after Johnson began thrashing and called for help. Body recovered around 6 p.m. by an Algona rescue boat. Johnson is survived by his parents, two sisters, and grandparents. Funeral services set for Graettinger Bethel Lutheran Church.
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Jerry A. Johnson
Wallingford
Graettinger High School
Emmetsburg
Boggess Concrete Materials and Construction Company
Brian Culver
Pat Eagan
Johnson
Donnie Goeders
Tom Pico
Irv Beiter
Algona Fire Department
Bob Moats
Estherville
Iowa
Conservation Commission
Algona
Palo Alto County
Young Johnson
Alvin Johnson
Graettinger
Bethel Lutheran Church
Wesley Brodin
High Lake Cemetery
Jerry Alvin Johnson
John
June) Nitchals
Jean
Johny Johnson
Ethel Wilson
Harvest Singers At UMC Saturday in Graettinger
The Harvest singers a six member group four women and two men from Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and New York will present folk ballads and contemporary sacred songs at the United Methodist Church in Graettinger on Saturday August 2 at 7 30 p.m. The group students of Westmar College LeMars Iowa are on a Midwest tour with more than 70 appearances in seven states. The church invites the community to attend with no charge and a free will offering will be received.
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Graettinger
United Methodist Church
Mary Hardin
Mahtomedi
Minnesota
Cindy Woods
Rushville
Nebraska
Kathy Marty
LeMars
Iowa
Nancy Warren
High Falls
New York
Steve Jobes
Melvin
Dave Motta
Palatine
Ilinois
Westmar College
Midwest
Odell
Palo Alto
Pork Producers
All Lakes Area
Roxanne Mohn
Jackie Guenther
Carol Johnson
Jeannie Dugdale
Iowa Lakes Community College
Labor Day Celebration Information Sought by Times Office
Request for information and photographs related to past Labor Day celebrations. Readers are asked to contact the Times office with any details, images, or memories relevant to previous observances.
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Times Office
Lakes Caucus for Women Formed in Estherville
Newly organized Lakes Caucus for Informed Women plans programs on rape, ERA, child behavior from brain injury, and women in politics. The non partisan group, linked to state and national caucus, seeks members and aims to rotate meetings among area towns.
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Lakes Caucus For Informed Women
Estherville
Women's Political Caucus
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the Times
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Rock Island Lines
Iowa Falls
Terminal Co-op
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Dows
Forest City
Palmer
Royal
Paul Forey
Redman
Forey
Special Legion Meeting
Happy Hour
Jim Bates
Randy Tindall
Cliff Harris
Gary
Harris
William Herke
Graettinger State Bank
Harvest’ Singers
Lakes Caucus For Women
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