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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1966
Page
5
Four $25 buck prizes await at participating stores next Saturday night. Drawing is at 9 pm with last week’s winners Art Duhn Dee Ann Hurd and Darrell Jespersen named.
Social security payments totaling 1 665 943 annually are now issued to about 2063 residents of Palo Alto county. Cliff Swedlund cites 13 percent rise from last year due to 1965 amendments. includes increases for widows and dependents, students, and 60 year olds.
A summer schedule for Sunday services goes into effect Sunday June 6 at Bethel Lutheran and Martins Methodist churches. Services are at 8 and 10 30 a.m. with Sunday school at 9 15 at Bethel Lutheran and 9 00 at Martins Methodist church in Sandpoint.
Gradlinger residents paid tribute at Memorial Day exercises in Pahnasteel Park. The parade included Legion units, the High School band, Boy Scouts and a Waco contingent. Don Moran led the program after readings of war dead names and wreath presentation. Attorney Hanson urged civic engagement and concern over government, noting Vietnam era combat and citizen apathy as issues. The crowd appeared smaller than in prior years.
Funeral services for Hattie Herem 96 a former Estherville resident were held at Fuhrman Funeral Home. She died Sunday morning at home from complications of advanced age. The Rev. Roy Hendrickson officiated. Burial was in Union Cemetery. Survived by four daughters three sons 18 grandchildren and 83 great grandchildren.
June is Dairy month with recognition across local state and national levels. The Farmers Creamery and Royal Creamery highlight dairy’s role, delivering milk and cream to a wide area. Staff include manager W J Woodiwills and bookkeeper Leo Hughes with directors Elsenhast Johnson Vreeland Tonderum and Graettinger. Community ads supported by local firms. Also: Tri-County league note as Graettinger loses to Ayrshire 11 2 with Beschorner homering twice. Christy Drug to stay open until 8 p m on weekdays starting June 6, extended hours.
Mrs Alfred McCombs announces Lorraine Hankey will attend Hawkeye Girls State representing Gravitinger American Legion Auxiliary. Hankey, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Hankey, is active in Lucky Star club chorus band and vocal speech. attends Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. The event runs June 6 to 12 on the State College of Iowa campus in Cochnor Falls. three hardtreed and four Iowa high school girls will participate.
County extension service estimates show total population dropping from 15 891 in 1950 to about 12 448 by 1970 with a slight further decrease ahead. Younger age groups shrink while older residents rise, impacting schools churches and health services. per capita income growth could raise overall demand for goods and services.
Leo Monk Jensvold 38 longtime Emmetsbury resident and PCA manager died in an accidental drowning when the aluminum outboard boat capsized on Lake Emmetsbury near Stony Point. His nephew Harry Jacobhberger, 27, assisted in recovery as 1,000 spectators watched. Dr. W J Morrison ruled accidental drowning. Jensvold, a former University of Town athlete and All American candidate, was married to Elizabeth Soper and survived by his twin Lloyd, brothers Gulbrand and Lleswd, a stepmother, and business ties to Emmetsbury. Funeral services set for Thursday at Bethany Lutheran Church in Lemmotebury.
Plover softball team faces Grinet in a Tri County league game at Evergreen field Thursday. The locale hosts another home game when Penta visits for a league encounter. Teen Dance Friday night at Letien Dial with music by The Senders.
Harlin Hanson, a UNC Wilmington graduate, has taken a director role in the Orange Seminole planning department in Orlando Florida. The move follows family relocation from North Carolina to Florida. Mrs Leo Sohany returned Saturday from St Josephs hospital in Omaha after arm surgery. A 4 H girls meeting announced for Emmetsburg June 7 at the high school gym at 7 p.m.
The Graettinger area announces summer baseball for High School, Midget, Mite, and PeeWee divisions with season tickets at three dollars and family tickets available through Graettinger Park Association directors. Coaches Leo Marshall and Paul Frick lead teams with opening games planned from June 6 to June 10 against Milford, Arnolds Park, and Spirit Lake, followed by away contests listed for June and July. Plans for a new swimming program at Emmetsburg pool are also mentioned with signup details to come.
Palo Alto County farms host a Labor Day Soil Conservation Queen contest for local girls ages 16 to 21. Prize includes B250, a wrist watch, a cane, and awards. regional and state contests lead to the National Soil Conservation event. Contest details and entry information available from the Palo Alto Soil Conservation District office in Emmetsburg, Iowa.
Market notes from Graettinger for Wednesday June 2 show corn at 1.10 per bushel and oats at 63 cents. Prices reflect local grain trading activity and commodity values for the period.
Janet Rolfson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Byron Rolfson Graettinger, is Graettinger Community School’s queen for the North Iowa Band Festival. A senior active in band mixed chorus pep club annual staff softball girl track and basketball teams. Father works for Palo Alto county.
Graettinger High School elected its six new cheerleaders by the student body on Thursday May 26. Selected are Sandy Rolfson Jacki Carter Diane Graettinger Jean Wikert Nan Cella Smith and Kathy Poland. Alternates are Yvonne Oleson and Beverly Laatine.
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