This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1957
Page
5
James K. Nelson about 80 died at his home here early this morning after a lingering illness. He was a longtime local resident and formerly employed by the postal department to haul mail from the depot to the local post office. Martin Funeral Home will handle arrangements. details incomplete.
The Gracttinger Midget and Mite teams open in the Northern Iowa Junior league with Burt mites facing Cylinder Teener on June 14. Coach Held notes about 50 youngsters attended first practice, including 17 Midget candidates. The 14 game schedule is listed.
The summer recreation committee plans swimming instruction to begin Monday June 17. Local youngsters will be transported to Estherville pool with meet at the school grounds. Interested participants should register with Russell Lantine, secretary. A baton-twirling class and girls softball may be added if turnout is enough. Committee members invite ideas and include Chas Henningsen, Mrs. Clifford Brighton, Mrs. Robert Held, Mrs. Wesley Sevdy, and Russell Laatine.
The district meeting for the new Boy Scout district uniting Clay Pals Alto Dickingen Emmet and Kossuth counties will be at Grasttin gar in the school community room Monday evening June 10. A banquet at 6 30 will precede the meeting with about 200 scout teachers and parents expected. Tickets priced at 1 25 are on sale from Carl Bonstead or Leo Janssen and may be bought at the door. District officers unit awards and other recognitions will be part of the program.
The annual vacation Story Hour for youngsters runs each Saturday afternoon from 2 to 3 p m at Graettinger library during the summer months. The reader for Saturday June 8 will be Mary Jo.
The Wednesday night prizes were claimed by Mrs Ed Westfall for $10 Gregory Elbert for $15 and Mrs Henry Thiel for $75. Next week's prizes will be $10 $15 and $25. Last week no winners. drawn names include Everett Johnson $10 Mrs Warren Christensen $15 Gilbert England Wallingford $50.
The Home Economics adult education council met to outline fall offerings. Plans include courses in crafts leather and copper tooling children’s clothing tailoring upholstery recreation exercises posture grooming diet and more. Registration on Sept 24 requires at least ten students, with classes every Tuesday in October and November and a final session on Dec 2.
Forrest Frosty Peterson was appointed secretary of Graettinger Community School District at a Tuesday night board meeting. He will be sworn in and begin duties on July and succeeds Robert Murray, who resigned effective July 1. The board offered contracts to custodians L. J. Alger and Kenneth Gilbaugh and hired Basil Jacobson as junior high instructor for the coming year. A bid on a new school bus was tabled.
Funeral services were held Friday morning at Martin Funeral Home for 76 year old S. T. Tobe Shiley who died suddenly from a heart attack in an Estherville rest home. Rev. B. S. Maynard officiated with burial in St. Jacob's Cemetery. Survivors include his son Dr. Crena A. Shiley of Graettinger and a brother, with other relatives named in the obituary.
Eugene Kresl of Crawford Nebraska will direct the Graetlinger school band next year. He holds a B A from Midland College Fremont and an M M from Vandercook School of Music Chicago. Kresl has four years of teaching experience and has leased an apartment in the H T Miller complex, arriving this week to start the summer band program next week.
The Riverdale Ranch will present a two day rodeo this weekend with performances Saturday night and Sunday afternoon near Emmetsburg at the ranch on Highways 17 and 13. Events include bareback and saddle bronc riding, Brahma calf riding, a cloverleaf race for girls, brahma and bull riding, plus a calf scramble for kids. Kevin Reeves, owner, aims to attract more spectators with a Saturday night show and large purses drawn by the added event. Otis Pleratt of Emmetsburg is rodeo director. John Reeves of Estherville and Duke Van Arm of Sac City are pickup men. judges Marge Barnes, Bi Merrit, Timers Dr. Warren Marka and Maurice Partridge. announcers Buck Vandy and Faul Swain. secretaries Dorothy Zange and Marge Vandy.
Gracttinger Theatre presents The Girl Cant Help It on Saturday and Sunday June 8 featuring Tom Ewell Jayne Mansfield and Edmond OBrien with a star rock n roll lineup in Cinema Scope and Deluxe color. Fire crews responded to a curry residence blaze caused by cleaning fluid igniting a rug, smoke extensive but no home damage.
Circle No 7 of St Pauls Lutheran church will serve beet burgers baked beans potato salad pie cake and coffee on Wednesday June 12 at East End cafe. Serving begins 2 pm and continues through the supper hour and evening with all welcome.
Graettinger Coop Grain directors hired Jim Iverson of Forest City as manager to begin around July 1, succeeding Arnie Masters who resigned last month. Iverson, 32, married with two children Pamela and Greg, has been assistant manager and bookkeeper at a Forest City elevator and previously worked six years at Buffalo Center. He is a World War II Navy veteran and active in local civic groups. The note also urges careful disposal of litter at area cemeteries to keep grounds attractive and avoid damage to property.
High school coach Bob Held announces Graet Inger high school nine summer schedule. On Friday night June 7 Cylinder plays here and next Monday night St. Joan's of Bancroft will play here. Game time set for 8 p.m.
The summer Mass schedule is in effect at Immaculate Conception Church per Rev. EB S Maynard. Sunday Masses are 7:30 and 9:30 a m. weekday Masses 7:00 a m. The Grachtinger American Legion Auxiliary ran poppy day on May 25 with Anna Jorgensen as sale chairman, and thanks are extended to all helpers and contributors including Me Cody and Edgar Grein.
The Graettinger Lions Club installed new officers at a ladies night dinner at Emmetsburg Country Club. Arnold Alesch was named president with officers Bel Baker, Francia Heidecker, Glenn Shaver, Bud Hamilton, P. T. Cody and H. A. Elsenbust. Directors include Howard Hanson, Robert Carter, John DeVriva, Dr. Robert Dawson and J. J. Grady. Past presidents honored included Elsenbust, Carter, Heidecker, Spies and Grady. Members and wives attended the event.
Fagre Construction of Estherville won the building addition bid for Graettinger municipal light plant. Bunn of Clarion won the mechanical piping and engine installation bid, Heetland Electric of Laurens won the electrical work bid. Project targets August engine install and October completion.
Delbert Jacobson, son of Martin Jacobson, operates a farm five Yalles southeast of Grasttinger. The site, also linked to Ed Anderson who ran it for 45 years, drew Randy Reeves as the first reader to identify it. Kenny Jacobson won free theatre tickets in a related drawing.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.