Graettinger Retail Sales Rise Led by County Totals
Graettinger quarter ending Sept 30 1970 shows a $436082 gain in retail sales over the same period in 1969 led Palo Alto County where total sales reached 13408634, second to Emmetsburg. Emmetsburg rose 97780 while Pocahontas and Emmet counties faced declines. rural towns with under 500 population gained 421622. Upcoming local events and personnel news follow.
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Graettinger
Iowa
Palo Alto County
Ruthven
West Bend
Emmet
Pocahontas
Palo Alto
Emmetey
Reception Honoring Leona Leonard at Parish Center
A community reception honors Leona Leonard retiring after nearly 50 years in local education. The event Sunday from 2 to 4 pm at Immaculate Conception parish center spotlights her teaching from 1922 across Leonard, McCombs, Lounsberry, and McConnell schools before joining Graettinger Community in 1952. She is tied to the Leonard family of Graettinger and studied at Buena Vista college.
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Leona Leonard
Graettinger
Immaculate Conception Parish
Leona
Leonard
McCombs
Lounsberry
McConnell
Graettinger Theatre to Close for Summer Break
The Graettinger community theatre will close for the summer with plans to reopen in fall showing Disney films. Low attendance is expected due to many summer activities. Painting and repairs are scheduled during the break.
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Graettinger
Tribute Paid To Honored War Dead Memorial Service
Graettinger area residents honored war dead with a Memorial service at Fahnestock Park on Monday. The Legion firing squad honor squad and GHS marching band led a parade from the school to the park. The program included a prayer by Elroy Kulow, reading of names, flag placements, taps, and closing prayers by Fred Kulow.
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Graettinger
Fahnestock Park
Legion Firing Squad
Legion Honor Squad
Legionnaires
GHS
Legion
Elroy Kulow
Fred Kulow
Legion Auxilary
Park Association Annual Meeting Set for Wednesday Night
The Graettinger Park Association will hold its annual meeting Wednesday night June 9 at the Graettinger Legion hall. All shareholders and others interested in the park and its summer baseball program are urged to attend.
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Graettinger Park Association
Graettinger Legion Hall
Margaret Andre 88 Dies in Illinois Services Planned
Margaret Andre 88 longtime resident of Graettinger died at 9 p m Tuesday at her daughter’s home in Marseilles Illinois She had lived there since last December Arrangements are pending at Fuhrman Funeral Home Services will be at Graettinger United Methodist Church with burial in Evergreen Cemetery Emmetsburg Immediate survivors include son John of Graettinger daughters Willard Anna Fewell of Marseilles NE Susie Ring of Minneapolis MN The GHS class of 1931 plans a 40 year reunion on Saturday July 24 with a Bethel Lutheran church gathering and a 7 pm dinner at the Holiday Inn at Chamberlin?
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Margaret Andre
Willard
Anna) Fewell
Marseilles
Tll
Fuhrman
Graettinger United Methodist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Emmetsburg
John
Graettinger
Anna) Few
GHS
Bethel Lutheran Church
Choboji
Selective Service in Palo Alto County Adds Registrars
Colonel Henry J. Fleischacker announced new office hours for the Palo Alto county local board in Emmetsburg and authorized county registrars to register any young man unable to visit the board. Registrars will register at their places of employment in Emmetsburg Ruthven and Mallard during normal work hours.
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Henry J. Fleisbacker
Palo Alto County
Selective Service Local Board
Emmetsburg
Fleischacker
Edward C. Norland
Iowa Trust and Savings Bank
Edward L. Holst
Iowa Lakes Community College
Richard O. Carpenter
Ruthven State Bank
Ruthven
Sixth Graders Band Concert Wednesday Evening
Graettinger community school sixth grade band will present a concert on Wednesday evening June 9 at Fah nestock park starting at 7 30 p m The ensemble under Mr Kent Bald win rehearses Monday June 7 at 7 p m in the school band room The program features Tango Festival Holiday Castles In Spain Safari Fascination On Top Of Old Smokey En trance of the Mikado Song of the Night and other numbers
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Graettinger Community School
Fahnestock Park
Kent Baldwin
Piato
Erickson
Spain
Playbar
Fascination
Arr
Kinyon
Old Smokey
Gilbert and Sullivan
Olivadoti
Graettinger Lions candidate for Jubilee Queen title announced
Connie Tuininga 16 a GHS junior is named Graettinger Lions Club Diamond Jubilee Queen candidate for Labor Day Sept 6. She is active in track basketball band chorus madrigal groups and has won multiple free throw contests and trophies.
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Connie Tuininga
GHS
Graettinger Lions Club
Graettinger
Tuininga
Clarence Tuininga
Spencer
Des Moines
Famous Artists School
United Methodist Church
Mary Petersen
Miss Petersen
Lloyd C. Petersen
FHA
Immacudat Conception Church
Diamond Jubilee Buttons On Sale For Labor Day Festivities
Graettinger buttons promote the 75th Labor Day celebration with a $1 minimum. Button buys include a beef barbecue meal ticket queen ballot and a Diamond drawing stub. Proceeds fund park projects and a public address system, with a Pinto prize from the American Legion drawing.
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Graettinger
Graettinger American Legion
Legion
Evergreen Park
Mrs Rich Alyward services held in Pequot Lakes Minn
Funeral services for Mrs Rich (Margaret) Alyward 87 of Pequot Lakes Minn were held May 24 at St Alice Catholic Church. Interment in Evergreen cemetery Brainerd. Survived by two sons Hershel Las Vegas Nev and Richard Oyster Bay NY. four daughters Mary Nolan Pequot Lakes Margaret Bentley Nisswa Fay Rundquist Bowie Md Lucille Farley Santa Clara Calif. 24 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren. Graettinger firemen fought a bin fire at Marion Belix farm Saturday morning from tractor exhaust. damage minor. Graettinger received .31 inch rain Monday total May 2.43 inches, one of the lowest May rainfalls since 1968.
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Rich
Margaret) Alyward
Pequot Lakes
Minn
Graettinger
St. Alice Catholic Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Brainerd
Alyward
Emmetsburg
Iowa
St. Alice
Herschel
Las Vegas
Nev
Richard
Oyster Bay
L. I
N. Y
Henry
Mary) Nolan
Roland
Margaret) Bentley
Nisswn
Don
Fay) Rundquist
Bowie
William
Lucille) Farley
Santa Clara
Calif
Graettinger Coop Grain Company Annual Meeting Next Monday Night
Graettinger Coop Grain Company set an annual meeting for Monday evening at the Graettinger Community school. A Blue Mound turkey dinner will precede business as officers are elected to fill two board seats. Directors, elevator and petroleum sales staff listed. entertainment by Bobby and Dee Awe and the Country Ave Stars.
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Graettinger Coop Grain Company
Graettinger
Tony Alesch
Willard Herke
Darrell Jespersen
Bob Schany
Walter Ulrich
Wm. Brown
Robert Schany
Donald M. Petersen
James Voigt
Bernard Elsenbast
Max Jamison
Paul Forey
John Doty
Leo Mahan
Leland Boblit
Bill Tindall
Butch Reeves
Joe Green
Mick Leonard
Merle Jensen
$50 Buck Prize And Pool Plans For Graettinger Season
The Saturday drawing offers $50 in participating stores while Mrs. Ernest Duus did not claim last week's prize. Graettinger’s pool opens Saturday at 1 p m for season passes and daily hours 1 to 5 30 pm and 7 to 9 30 pm with free swimming for all ages noon.
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Ernest Duus
Graettinger
Stephanie Frick
Jane Varcoe
Emmetsburg
Jill Hobson
Terry Cullen
Ken Shaffer
Ruthven
Kathy Schealler
Mary Potter
Leland Stiles
Gerda Luhman
Jan Reutter
Orville Nicol
Tom Millen
Graettinger Pool
Pool Opens Saturday With Season Ticket Draws
The pool bathhouse opens Saturday and season tickets go on sale until 5 PM. At 4 PM on June 6 a drawing awards full cash refunds for each category. Tickets bought before 4 PM June 6 qualify. winners need not attend. PeeWee and Mite games start 6:30 and 8 PM with a June–July home and away schedule including Milford Arnolds Park Spirit Lake Ruthven Estherville Terril and Estherville Terril etc.
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Estherville High School
Bancroft High School
West Bend High School
Sioux Rapids High School
Milford High School
Wallingford
Spirit Lake
Spencer Bowl
Langdon
Fenton
Fra. Me
Graettinger Mites
Milford
Arnolds Park
Ruthven
Estherville
Terril
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Vincent Heller
Darrett Reeves
Richard Swalve
Larry Jensen
Gary Jackson
Wayne Knutson
Arlin Kulow
Lawrence Thomsen
Cording
Graettinger Public Library Board of Directors
James Hanawalt
Voc-Ag
Larry Henderson
McCallsburg
Paul Edwards
Mr. Henderson
NESCO
Ellsworth Junior College
Iowa State University
Ames
Henderson
FFA
James Oleson
Weat Point
University of Northern Iowa
Don Oleson
5Th Army Band
Chicago
West Point Military Academy
West Point
C. F. Leonard
Joe
Gene
Jesse
Graettinger Hi School
Buena
Illinois
William Nissen, Daniel Brown
ISU
Daniel Brown
William Nissen
Roy Nissen
Daniel
William Brown
Sheree Lammers
Connie McQuown
Linda Oleson
Becky Starkey
Betty Brown
Rhonda Jacobson
Janet Guinn
Denise Tindall
Michelle Neilson
Lois Fries
Joan Dawson
Rich Alyward
Belix Farm
Marion Belix Farm
Crisco’ Trophy
Dwayne Lammers
Crisco
Sheree
Dawson
Graettinger High School
Legion and Auxiliary
Graettinger American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Bobby and
Dee Awe
PeeWee
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