Bank Presents Large Desk To Library
A handsome oak birch 12 ft rounded corner desk was put into use at the Graettinger Library last week. City librarian Alta Resh is shown checking records after a busy Saturday. The desk, with birch top and oak frame, was built by local cabinet-maker Albert Suys and donated by Graettinger State Bank. The library board notes the desk is the only furniture owned by the library as most fixtures are borrowed and they will use funds for books rather than furniture. They welcome further donated items such as reading tables chairs dictionary stands stools blinds and shelving for the south wall.
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Grachtinger Mbrary
Alta Resh
Albert Suys
Graettinger State Bank
Library Board
Baseball Calendar Broadens Local Youth Action
Friday June 8 Arnolds Park Midgets visit Graettinger. Monday June 6 Milford Pee Wees and Mites play Graettinger. Tuesday June 7 Terris Midgets play Graettinger. Wednesday June 8 Graettinger PeeWees and Mites host Arnolds Park. Sunday June 5 Graettinger town team plays Wibittemore.
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Arnolds Park
Graettinger
Milford
Terris
Wibittemore
Mrs. Lorin Luchsinger Claims $50 Buck Award
Last Saturday night the $50 Buck drawing prize was claimed by Mrs. Lorin Luchsinger of Graettinger according to drawing officials. Next Saturday night the prize drops to $25 in participating stores at nine o clock.
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Lorin Luchsinger
Grachtinger
Summer schedule at Methodist Church announced
The Rev. R. O. Grote announced a summer schedule for Sunday services at the Methodist Church with church school at 8:30 a.m. and morning worship at 9:45 a.m.
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Methodist
R. O. Grote
Methodist Church
Legion Auxiliary County Meeting Held June Event
The Palo Alto County American Legion Auxiliary announced a county meeting on June 8 at the Fireside room of the Methodist church in Emmetsburg. The agenda includes installation of officers and a memorial service.
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Legion Auxiliary County
Palo Alto County
American Legion
Maynrigg
Methodist
Emmetsburg
Graettinger Plans Summer Band Concert At Park
Graettinger High School summer band opens Saturday at Fahnestock Park at 7 30 p m with lights installed in the park center. Mr Perrine invites former members and new players to join, rehearsal June 8 at the school band room. Weather notes: farmers catch up after May rains, corn and beans delayed, water stands in fields. Loyd and Jolene Petersen announce sale of West End tavern to Gene Domek of Emmetsburg. Domek began operating last Friday.
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Graettinger High School
Fahnestock Park
P. m
Loyd
Jolene Petersen
West End
Gene
Pete” Domek
Emmetsburg
Domek
Memorial Day Observance in Graettinger
Bright Memorial Day sunshine highlighted Graettinger services as residents honored fallen soldiers. Attendance was lighter as farmers worked the fields under perfect weather, with a parade, band, and flag placement at Fahnestock Park. Father Flannery gave the address, urging peace and guidance while praising sacrifices of the honored dead.
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Graettinger
Fahnestock ‘Park
Lawrence Thomsen
Father Clement Flannery
Father Flannery
Wheat Growers Vote July 21 On 1961 Program
Wheat growers in Palo Alto County will vote July 2 1960 on a marketing quota referendum for the 1961 wheat program. The measure asks if growers want to market their 1941 crop under a quota system, proclaimed by the Secretary of Agriculture when supplies exceed 20 percent above normal. Quotas take effect if at least two thirds of voters approve.
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Palo Alto
Secretary of Agriculture
Living memorials in Palo Alto past year
Cancer society officials announced that friends and relatives of Palo Alto county residents who died in the past twelve months established living memorials in their names. The memorial contributions were given to the Iowa Division of the American Cancer Society in memory of Frans Swan son, Gertrude Kibbin, and Clean Hand.
Graettinger Graettinger FFA Honors Two Chapter Farmers
The Graettinger Chapter RA selected two honorary chapter farmers Roy A Gilman and Gordon Loucks of Stuart and Graettinger Iowa. Gilman aided with the grains show and taught the boys about parliamentary procedure while taking five boys to Albert Lea to judge pigs and helping with the district convention at Maard. Loucks helped open the gym and supervise the recreation period during grain show day and officiated the FFA basketball game among members.
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FFA
Graettinger
Roy A Gilman
Gordon “Loucks
Stuart and Graettinger
Iowa
Gilman
Albert Lea
Smith
Maard
Loucks
FFA Stocel
Light Plant Report In This Week’s Issue
The Graettinger Light plant shows an operating profit of 24360.86 for 1958 with 9000 toward bond principal and 7004 paid as interest. Wages total 17530.00 for local employees. electricity use rose to 2 176 million KWH from 2 147 million. Plant assets are listed at 914590.18 as of December 31 1959. full balance sheet appears in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grachtinger
Graettinger
Graettinger Markets Wednesday June 1
The Graettinger market report lists grain prices for Wednesday June 1 with corn oats and bran quoted. Prices reflect local trading, no higher figures provided.
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Graettinger
Primary Election Set for Monday June 6 Nominees Named
Incumbent W oH McConnell seeks the Republican nomination for fourth district county supervisor in the upcoming primary. Wo J Herke, longtime graettinger farmer, also seeks the Republican nod for the same seat. Russel Peterson, Graettinger businessman, is unopposed for the Democratic nomination. The fourth district includes Walnut Vernon and Lost Island townships.
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W. Oh. McConnell
Wo. J. Herke
Graettingera
Repul Can
Russel Peterson
Graettinger
Walnut
Vernon
Lost Island Townships
Russell Peterson
William J. Horke
Graettinge
William H. McConnell
Palo Alto Voters Set On County Conservation Board
Palo Alto county voters will decide in a June primary on establishing a county conservation board. If approved, the board would levy 0.25 to 1.0 mill, fund outdoor recreation, and operate without salaries. Five members would be appointed within 60 days for staggered five year terms.
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Palo Alto County
Board of Supervisors
Conservation Board
Palo Alto
State Conservation Commission
DeKalb FFA Award Bestowed on Rodney Thim
Rodney Thim, son of Mr and Mrs Gunnar Thim of rural Graettinger, is named this year’s DeKalb Award winner. A senior in high school he served as treasurer of the Senior FFA and is active in vocational agriculture with projects including beef calves feeder pigs and corn. His practices include cribize building repair weed control and fence improvement with eight supplementary practices. Selection criteria emphasize scholarship supervised farming and leadership activities.
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Rodney Takn
Gunnar Thim
Graettinger
DeKalb
Rodney
FFA
Healay
Jan Dekelb
Midgets Open with 3-0 Loss at Ruthven
The Gracttinger Midgets were blanked 3-0 by Ruthven in the league opener Tuesday night. Ruthven scored in the second, third and fourth innings on two hits while Gracttinger had three hits but never crossed the plate. Ron Bachke fanned 12 Ruthven batters. Spurlock and Neilson were the winning battery with Spurlock tallying 14 strikeouts.
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Gracttinger
Ruthven
Ron Bachke
Bob Vasey
Spurlock
Neilson
Stille
Loren Jemison Named FFA Star Greenhand 1960
Loren Jemison son of Mr and Mrs Maxwell Jamison of rural Grmaellinger has been chosen star Greenhand for 1960. A junior FFA reporter and high school freshman, he is active in vocational agriculture with projects including a P B Landrace sow and litter and a grade one. Pasture improvement rodent control weed and fly practices are among his activities.
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Loren Jamison
Iowa June primary polls open statewide on Monday
Voters in Walnut township and nearby areas will cast ballots from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on June 6 as Republicans and Democrats nominate candidates for the November election. Polling places include the Legion hall in Graettinger and town halls in Bayamot, Vernon, Lost Island, and Ruthven. Local races feature two Republican supervisors in the fourth district, McConnell and Herke, with Petergon unopposed for the Democratic nomination. sheriff candidates Beatty and Girres. and other unopposed county offices. Contact number 83 for returns, likely after 10 p.m.
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Iowa
Legion Hall
Grachtinger Avill
Walnut Township
George Killigl
Township
Bayamotsburg
Vernon
Lost Island Townships
Ruthven
Highland Township
Supervisors
W. H. McConnell
Wm. Herke
Russell Petergon
Hay Beatty
Joe Girres
Emmetsburg
R. O.miller
John J. Brown
Max Soeth UR
Estherville
Jack Kubble Jr
Ayrshire
Martin Simonson
Pee-Wees and Mites Sweep Terril Nines in Opener
The Gracttinger Pee Wees and Afia nines swept both ends of the season’s opening doubleheader at Evergreen Park over Terril Nines. In game one the Pee-Wees won 7-2 behind pitchers Greg Iverson Jim Boblit and Charlie Hartung with Von Jamison catching. Game two saw the Mites win 3-0 as Leo Leonard Cornelius hurled and oe Jasnen Park provided defense behind a 20? This summary notes unclear fragments but confirms two wins.
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Pee Wou
Afia
Evergreen Park
Tern
Mhen Pee-Wees
Greg Iverson
Jim Boblit
Charlie Hartung
von Jamison
Mites
Leonard Cornelius
Oe Jasnen Park
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Bank
Baseball Calendar
West End Tavern
Don Perrine
Voice OF America
the Storm King
Elambeau Overture
Finlayson
Cacavas
Brighton Beach
Rodgers Luther
W. HL. McConnell
Wm. J. Herke
FFA DeKalb Award
Rodney Thim
Loren Jemison
Greenhand
Loren Juntison
Francis Hughes
Emmets
Armand Larson
Raymond Heatty
Dick Miller
Olerek
Alma Burns
Francis (Sars) McNally
Melvin Sampson
Alice Yoch
Charles Barlow
Lester Johnson
Cylinder
Ervin Schmeting
Arthur Cody
Clarence Underwood
A. BP. Ricklofs
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