Services Held Wednesday For Bert Masters, 90
Bert Masters 90 longtime resident of Graettinger died early morning at a local hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Graettinger Methodist church with Rev C F Curtis officiating. Burial followed in St Jacobs cemetery. Fuhrman Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers were M F Gilbaugh Kenneth Gilbaugh Roy Shniker Ben Boecker Tom Luitjen s Emmet Harris. He was born December 20 1874 in Brandon Iowa son of Simon Edward and Martha Jane Masters. He married Kathryn Girves January 20 1897 in Emmetsburg. He farmed west of Graettinger before retiring and moving to town thirty years ago. He belonged to the Graettinger Methodist church. Survived by daughter Pearl Ericson of Waterloo three sons Floyd Earl and Albert of Graettinger two brothers Fred Masters of Graettinger and Frank Masters of Fairmont Minnesota and one sister Mrs Kate Caldwell of Crock California. He was preceded by his wife in 1935 a son Ralph who died a year ago and a tangenten Cora who died in Wt.
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Lonsu Rk
Gravitingia Methodist Church
C. F. Curtis
St. Jacob’s Cemetery
Fuhrman
Joseph Bert Masters
Brancon
Iowa
Simon Edward
Martha Jane Masters
Brandon
Kathryn Girves
Emmetsburg
Graettinger
Pearl Ericson
Waterloo
Floyd and
Earl
Albert
Fred Masters
Grachtinger
Frank Masters
Fairmont
Minn
Kate Caldwell
Crock
Calif
Ralph
Cora
County Health Nurse Attends School Health Education Workshop
The Iowa State Department of Health announced that Mrs. JoAnn Rutgers of Palo Alto County received a scholarship to attend a two week School Health Education Workshop at the University of Iowa in Iowa City from June 21 to July 2, 1963. The program aids teachers, school nurses and administrators in improving health teaching and the overall school health program. Participants will conduct research and prepare health course units tailored to their grade level.
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Iowa State Department of Health
JoAnn Rutgers
Public Health
Palo Alto County
Hhas
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Farmers Get Chance for Steady Field Work
Farmers in the area could get a full week of field work after a rainless period last week. Showers occurred on Saturday with only a light sprinkle reported in Graettinger.
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Graeitinger
Optometrist Fred Fish Returns to Practice in Ogloud
Former loyal resident Dy. Fred Fish is now practicing as an optometrist in Ogloud, Towa. He previously held a local role and has shifted to eyewear health care, aiming to serve the community with redirected professional focus.
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Fred Fish
Atted Oak de
Fred T. Fish
Ogloud
Towa
Woomera
Avag Prinedpsd
Pirates Rally Past Algona In Milford Game
Algona trailed but tied the score in the bottom of the fourth before a Pirates rally. Garrrigan drove in two, Moran Jensen and Reynolds formed the battery for the Pirates, while Graettinger and Algona each produced multiple hits. PeeWees lost 8-1 and Mites fell 6-3 at Milford Monday night.
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Aigona
Bhoy
Pirates
Garrrigan
Moran
Jensen
Reynolds
Pirate Battery
Pothsfl
Bleich
Muller
Graettinger
Algona
PeeWees
Milford
Mites
Midgettes Triumph 17 8 Over Milford In League Play
Graettinger Midgets defeated Milford 17 to 8 in a league contest as Milford hurler Albert allowed nine hits and Pirate errors aided the visitors. Box score details remain sparse but the Pirates fell 5 to 2.
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Milford
Pirates
Wallismers
Piraties
Isis
Albert
Free Red Cross Swimming Lessons For Local Youths
Local youngsters in the Graettinger area may register by June 23 at Christy Drug for July 5 to 16 Red Cross swimming instruction at Emmetsburg pool. Open swimming starts June 24 on Thursday afternoons with buses at 1 p.m. from the school ground. lessons run 9:10 to 9:40 a.m. for beginners and intermediate. Fees: 25 cents grade children, 35 cents high school, 50 cents adults. Transportation funded by Graettinger clubs and churches. life-guard lessons offered July 5 to 27 at 7:30 a.m.
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Grachtinger
Emmetsburg
Christy Drug
Red Cross
Graettinger
Gruettinger
Randy Sprout
Phone Company Demands $25 Hookup Deposit for Delinquent Accounts
Graettinger Telephone Company announces a $25 hookup deposit on next service reconnection for delinquent accounts with disconnected service. The deposit will be refunded if the account is paid up at the time of moving or disconnection.
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Graettinger Telephone Company
Baseball calendar entries from June 21 mixed names and places
A fragmented calendar page lists baseball matchups on Monday June 21 with obscure team names such as Abideeks at Telus dune and Ya Vd sepool at Bellerville, along with PoodVius Codi Mites at Dickens and scattered garbled locality cues. The readable portion provides few clear teams or venues.
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Bellerville
Dickens
West Bend 4 H elects new state president for 1966
Bog Hleeted Shute dH becomes Iowa 4 H Boys state president designate after 1963 state IL conference at Iowa State Ames. He will lead club programs statewide from June 1966, with Fern Valley member from West Bend son of Avs Joe Fogarty. Delegates and chorus participants from Palo Alto, Emmetsburg, Ruthven and West Bend attended.
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West Bend
Shue Gli Buys
Lhens Tramev
Towa
Towa State University
Ames
Bill
Palo Alto
Iowa
Sbis
Bil
Fern Valley
Avs
Joe Fogarty
Palo Alto Reraty
Dill
Pam Randa
Cylinder Lyndeh
Soyer Yack
Wretchbood
Conan Mtar Curia Vous
Mar Tautin
Wrestfall
Emmetsburg
Mike Noonan
Ayrshire
Dennis Berkland
Ray Brown
Roger Molitor
Ruthven
Jim Stillman
David Fehr
Marsha Gracher
Alyce Jones
Lucky's Su Marks Fifth Anniversary Sale Event
Lucky's Supermarket operated by Lorin and Cathryn Luchsinger hosts a fifth anniversary sale this weekend. The store urges readers to check the issue ad for sale details and observance events at the anniversary. City officials installed a traffic stop sign at the Evergreen park entrance to prevent dangerous congestion of pedestrian and vehicle traffic at the gate.
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Lucky's
Lorin and
Cathryn Luchsinger
Grachtinger
Evergreen Park
Golden Gaslight Theatre Opens July 1 At The Park
Arnolds Park announces the Golden Gaslight Theatre opens July 1 with vaudeville styled post show gaieties. Margaret Robinson returns as manager Ronald’s wife performing solo and with him. Plays run 8:30 pm with gaieties at 10:30 pm. separate admissions and child rates noted.
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Golden Gaslight Theatre
the Park
Arnolds Park
Golden Gasipht
Cits Park
Margaret
Gaslight
New York
Dracula
Golden Gaslight Museum
Mr And Mrs Al Graettinger Win Bridge Card-O-Rama
The Graettingers won first place in a local bridge card competition. The event drew community members with several complaints about noise from youngsters using the bleachers. Organizers urged crowd control and moved to restrict bleacher access to adult ticket holders to reduce disturbance.
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al Graettinger
The Lively Set Rolls Into Me Gratttinger Theatre
Universal’s color film The Lively Set draws crowds with fast cars and young stars. Two college romances unfold as racing sequences and musical numbers keep pace from the first scene with James Darren and Doug McClure to the final fadeout showing Darren and McClure wed to Pamela Tiffin and Joanie Sommers. A university student plot threads through with an automotive engineer seeking advancement, and the film showcases the Chrysler turbine engine in a cross country race.
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Universal
Gratttinger Theatre
James Darren
Doug McClure
Darren
McClure
Pamela Tiffin
Joanie Sommers
Michigan Tech
Hold Teen Hops Every Friday Night
Teen hops sponsored by the Stinger Youth Center are held each Friday night at the Legion hall. A door prize is given every evening, with activities running from 7 to 9 30 p.m.
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Stinger Youth Centur
Legion Hall
FELCO Lakes Workshop At Vacalion Village
Tsiker Oksaboji and Michael Leonard attend the Felco Lakes Workshop at Vacalion Village on Lake Okuboji shores. The annual event, sponsored by FELCO of Port Dodge, aims to provide cooperative employees with job information through group discussions lectures and panels. Catherine Leonard joins the concurrent ladies program.
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Tsiker Oksaboji
Dawa
Michael Leonard
Gaadtinger
Eo Tad
Gall
Feleg Lake
Vacalion Village
Lake Okuboji
Firmen Elevator Service Company
FELCO
Port Dodge
Tawi
Leonard
Graettinger Coop Grain Co
Catherine Leonard
Bonstead Named Civilian Personnel Officer at Sierra Depot
Carl A Bonstead former Graet tinger resident named civilian personnel officer at Sierra Army Depot Harlong California. Depot employs over 900. He comes from Sioux Army Depot Sidney Nebraska where he was promoted as phased out. The Bonstead family moved to 503 Lakewood Way Susanville California.
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Carl A. Bonstead
Graettinger
Sierra Army
Harlong
Calif
Sierra
Carl
Sioux Army
Sidney
Nebr
Sioux
Bonstead
Lakewood Way
Susanville
Soil erosion woes prompt new terrace conservation plan
In Palo Alto county farmers face soil loss from 13 to 20 tons per acre and rising costs from gullying and runoff. Contour farming terracing and modern terrace designs offer erosion control, enabling better water management, wider cropping, and lower equipment costs. contact soil conservationists Shary D. Tordeff and Roger Will Haye for guidance this year aiming at 21,120 Sect.
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Kennneth
Mars
Ouy Vons
Minsiel
Lig
Towa
Palo Alto
Maud Row
Shary D. Tordeff
Roger Will Haye
June 20 27 Soil Conservation Week Observance
June 20 27 marks soil and water conservation week proclaimed by Gov Hughes to promote soil conservation districts and resource development in Iowa. Palo Alto County district commissioners Kommeth Kessel chairman Dale Dense and Eugene Povey. Klenry Tordoff and Roger Will listed as conservationsists.
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Java
Gov. Hughes
Iowa
Sever
The
Times
Sai
Gov
Hughes
Bank Pledges $1800 For New Hospital Room
The Gracttinger State Bank of Gracttinger pledged 1800 dollars to the Palo Alto county hospital memorial drive. Henry Willingham announced the bank’s board approved the donation to equip one room in the new Emmetsburg hospital opening this fall. Funds seek to supplement a 850000 countywide issue approved in October 1963 and federal aid.
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Gracttinger State Bank of Gracttinger
Palo Alto County Hospital
Emmetsburg
Henry Willingham
Willvehiem
H. A. Elsenbast
Wich
Graettinger Market Prices for Wednesday June 16
Corn 1.16 oats 0.68 beans 2.70. Prices reflect railed market values for Graettinger and are listed for per bushel. No additional commodities or regional adjustments provided in the fragment.
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Graettinger
State Summer Baseball Sectional And District Tourneys Here In July
Grachtinger will host the state summer sectional and district baseball tournaments at Evergreen park in July with Paul Stuart as tournament manager. The sectional games run July 7 through 14 featuring Armstrong versus Sentral and other matchups, leading to semifinals July 12 and 14 and finals July 14 at 8 p.m. The district tournament follows July 16 through 19 with winners from Algona Everly and Graettinger advancing to the final Monday July 19 at 8 p.m.
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Grachtinger
Evergreen Park
Paul Stuart
Armstrong
Fenton Sentral
Ayrshire
Swea City
Apnotts Park
Spirit Lake
South Clay
Gillet Grove
Ruthven
Milfacel
Arnolds Park
Algona
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Bert Masters
Bert Masato
Sid
Craettinger
Earke
Roy Luhman
Boand
Board of Review
Gene Albhaugh
Donald McCartney
Grover Chism
Cylinder
Denver
Barbara Fish
John A. Fish
Maxwell, Iowa
Iowa State University
Denver, Colo
Barbara
Aly
Fred Graettinger
Dickens Peg
Tighaehoalad
Midherad
Abideeks
Telus
Lucky
Asi
MCC
Uae
Felco Lakes
Sierra Army Depot
Palo Alta
Einer Appel
Appel
Ringsted Vs
Ayrshire Swea City
Gruettinger Vs
Armstrong-Sentral
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