Pork Appreciation Day events in Palo Alto County
Palo Alto County Pork Producers host the district Pork Appreciation Day in Emmetsburg at the Assumption Parish Center starting 6 30 p m Thursday June 18. The program includes a pork supper an educational program the district pork queen contest and a pork merchandising clinic. Ann Marie Schany will represent Palo Alto County in the District II Pork Queen contest. District meetings for pork producers and Porkettes will be held. Emmet Stevermer will speak on pork trends. Representatives from national and state pork groups will discuss sales projects. Three northwest Iowa businessmen join a European trade mission led by Governor Ray visiting The Hague Frankfurt Copenhagen Brussels and London with a White House meeting preceding departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto County
Linus Solberg
Palo Alto
Ann Marie Schany
Bill Schany
West Bend
Ann Marie
Iowa
Emmet Stevermer
National Pork Producers Council
Iowa Pork Producers Association
Hague
Netherlands
Europe
Robert Ray
Nixon
White House
Frankfurt
Germany
Copenhagen
Denmark
Brussels
Belgium
London
England
Northwest Town
John de Vries
Shaver Manufacturing Company
Graettinger
Aero-Dyne Manufacturing Company
Emmetsburg
DeVries
Merle J. Heider
JET Company, Inc
Humboldt
Humboldt, and Mrs. Heider
E. W. Maser
First National Bank
le Mars
Maser
Annual REC Meeting at Pocahontas Draws 900 Attendees
The 34th Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative annual meeting at Pocahontas Community School drew about 900 attendees on Wednesday evening June 3, with 322 members officially registered. Officers reported improved kilowatt hour usage, strong finances, and long range plans for generation and transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative
Pocahontas Community School
Emanuel G. Kraska
Palmer High School
Erwin Jones
Lloyd W. Simonson
Emmetsburg
Clyde L. Peterson
Laurens
Chas
Stillman, Jr
Simonson
Clyde Peterson
Chas. Stillman, Jr
U. S
Prize Draw Adds Fifty Dollars Next Saturday
Next Saturday afternoon in participating stores the three oclock draw will award fifty dollars. Ray Ruppert did not claim Saturday’s prize. Roger S Knutson of Graettinger earned a four year Army ROTC scholarship for college entry in 1970. He joins 1,242 recipients chosen from over 4,000 applicants and will attend 273 colleges with tuition, textbooks, fees paid and a fifty dollar monthly subsistence allowance. He will receive half pay for six weeks during a summer camp. In local sports, Coach Stiles Pirates edged Emmetsburg 11 to 10 in eight innings at Evergreen Park, with Emmetsburg taking a lead late before Graettinger tied it and won in the bottom of the eighth. The Pirates benefited from two doubles by Naig and Westergard, plus key RBIs. Earlier, St. John’s of Bancroft routed the Pirates 15-0, then West Bend beat Graettinger 5-2 behind productive first innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Kraska
Simonson
Richard Buckner
Corn Belt Power Cooperative
Buckner
Corn Belt
Duane Arnold
Palo
G. A. Behrens
Palmer
Robert Eckert
Mallard
Clyde L. Peterson
Laurens
John Swanson
Ayrshire
Mureen Reeves
Emmetsburg
Delores Peterson
Fonda
Washington, D. C
Des Moines
Washington
Ruth Hand
Shirley Pico
T.T.T. Society
Pocahontas
Roger S. Knutson
Wayne Knutson
Graettinger
Knutson
Stiles Pirate
Evergreen Park
Pirates
Stan Westergardnd
Joe Craven
Fogarty
Bortini
Westergard
Craven
Neil Lundgren
Doug Naig
Naig
Dawson
Lon Smith
Lenny Witt
Dave Nelson
Witt
Nelson
Darrell Vaske
Mike Fox
Dave Wollner
Bill Dawson
June Dairy Month Feature Sparks Rural Ads
June is National Dairy Month highlighting the dairy industry's role in rural economy with local ads promoting dairy events and products in this issue.
Graettinger pool to host teen and adult nights
Graettinger pool announces adult night on Fridays and new teen night on Thursdays. Kristi Orshom, head guard, says events run 7 to 9 30 p m with 13 to 19 year olds welcome. Attendance tops 250 opening day as Red Cross lessons start July 6. Midget baseball, FFA, and community notices also appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kristi Orshom
Graettinger
Miss Orsham
Eugene Baedke
Phylis Lastine
Red Cross
Plan Pre Fourth Fireworks And Baseball Jamboree
Graettinger officials announce the annual pre Fourth fireworks and baseball jamboree planned for Friday evening July 3 at Evergreen Park. Fireworks funded by Graettinger businessmen. youngsters play baseball with Milford Midgets and high school teams. GHS band also participates, drawing large crowds.
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Graettinger Ball Park Association
Evergreen Park
Graettinger
GHS
Milford
Four FFA boys return from western states trip
Four FFA members and advisor Paul Edwards completed a weeklong summer trip visiting agricultural points of interest and sites such as the Black Hills Badlands Yellowstone Tetons Salt Lake City and Rocky Mountain National Park. The travelers were Lynn Tindall Tony Petersen Alvin Luke and Norman Nicol.
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FFA
Paul Edwards
States
Black Hills
Badlands
Yellowstone Park
Tetons
Salt Lake City
Rocky Mountain National Park
Lynn Tindall
Tony Petersen
Alvin Luke
Norman Nicol
McConnell Household Goods Auction June 13 Near Osgood
Wm McConnell will hold a public auction of household goods and appliances at the Mc Connell farm home a mile north of Osgood on Saturday June 13. Sale begins at 1 30 PM. He has sold his farm and bought a mobile home. See sale ad in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. McConnell
McConnell
Osgood
Memorable Heidi Shows This Weekend At Local Theatre
The Graettinger community theatre hosts a new film version of Johan Spyri's Heidi on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p m. Eva Maria Singhammer stars as Heidi with an international cast in this Swiss Alps filmed classic. Local auction news notes LeRoy Show and Alan Norris bidding on Main Street and nearby parcels, with miscellaneous items auctioned from 6:30 p m. to past midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johanna Spyri
Heidi
Graettinger
Swiss Alps
Eva Maria Singhammer
LeRoy Show
Suss Electric
Main Street
Alan Norris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Palo Alto Pork Producers
Iowa State University
Farmland Industries of
Kansas City
Richie Mfg
Conrad, Iowa
Pres. Nixon
Herbert Lancaster
Herbert G. Lancaster
St. Paul, Minnesota
Walston & Co., Inc
Daniel J. Cullen
William D. Fleming
Mr. Lancaster
Graettinger High School
Grinnell College
Wharton School of Business and Finance
Harold E. Wood & Co
St. Paul
Herbert
Margaret Johnson
Joe A. Lynch
Palo Alto Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
ALCS
Julie Gjerde
Esther Hankey
Doreen Helmick
Linda Lammers
Kris Poland
Susan Stroud
Pat Schang
Pacarc
Palo Alto County Association For Retarded Children
Blaine Hoskins
Howard Garton
Gene Herbers
Vincent Donahue
Gerald Norland
Cylinder
Waterman
Harold Schneider
Ray Ruppert
West Bend High School
Dennis Bortint
Dennis Jacobsen
Pirate
Roger Knutson
Francis Kempf
Vietnam
U. S. Air Force
Mre
Frank Kempf
12Th
Phu Cat
Air Force
Beryl Reed
Lorraine Reed
Spring Valley
Minn
St. Ignatius Catholic Church
Sacramento
Calif
Sgt. Kempf
ILCC
Iowa Lakes Community College
H. L. Holst
College Drive
Estherville
the Times
Spirit Lake
Estherville High School
Arnolds Park
FFA Project
Ruthven
Rams
Tim Kulow
Steve Moran
Holly Dawson
Steve Kulow
Ted Lundgren
Kirk Duus
Tom Rooney
Rosacker
Grange
Ruehle
Ruthven Hoben
Jacobsen
Ball Park Ass’n Names Board of Directors
George Frick
Sam Watson
Paul Frick
R. T. Nane
Dennis Essing
Denis Essing
Maryanna Sarazine
Betha Lukmaan
Life Guani Kristi Orsborn
Maryanna and
Gemda
Boar
FFA Boys
Western States
WM McConnell
PeeWees
Mites
Jim Petersen
Tommy Kulow
Terry Masters
Mike Elsenbast
Randy Brobst
Mike Masters
Matt Guinn
Mike Nissen
Ricky Kulow
Chris Petersen
Kirby Herslett
Steve Dawson
Finnegan
Norris
Suss
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