18 Jun 1959
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1959
Page
1
The Wallingford American Legion post plans the annual Fourth of July celebration drawing families to a classic Bet and entertainment. Norman Erbe, the town attorney general, will speak. The program may include a parade with bands and floats, ball games, and other events. Details and schedule to follow next week in the Times.
Construction begins this week on a new 20 by 11 foot addition with a basement on the south side of Graettinger Coop Grain offices. The block structure will house the Graettinger Olesen Bros. as contractors, while the existing space will be remodeled with new rent rooms and other improvements noted by coop manager Jim Iverson.
The summer recreation swimming program began with over 140 registered for free transport to the Desherville pools each Monday and Wednesday forenoon and Friday afternoons. Children meet at Cahoor grounds at 8 30 for Morning Swim and at 1 pm for Friday sessions. Baton changes begin next Tuesday for area girls. Twenty eight had registered early in the week.
Mrs Anna M Jorgensen of Graettinger joined 74 other attendees at Town State college in Ames for the 12th annual school lunch course. The 75 participants were organized into groups led by 180 home economics staff members who analyzed short course menus and each day a group prepared a meal for attendees.
Joe Camery aged 61 from Wappeilo will replace Fred Short as Palo Alto County engineer. Board selected Camery at June 1 meeting. he starts June 18. Camery has 21 years as an Lotisa county engineer and previously worked for an Ames hearing service. Short resigned to join Humboldt concrete products. resignations effective June 1. Camery is married with four children, one married.
Janet Leigh stars opposite Tony Curts in The Perfect Furlough a Universal International Army romance showing Saturday and Sunday at the Gractinger Theatre Janet plays a lieutenant who outtalks her rank while her husband a corporal shocks Army life with a spunky Washington view amid 104 GI lovers The onstage war of words keeps the last word for the woman even when a general could be imagined
Graettinger town council met with Mainurm and Wieeman Hort Modge architects to review plans for a town hall addition housing a fire station and library. Library board and firemen recommendations were considered. final sketches will be prepared for council approval, then bids, bonds, and contracts follow, with a possible fall completion barring delays.
R W Ashby of Palo Alto County Extension describes yellow dwarf oats disease and suspected corn borer risk. He notes stunted yellow leaves from a viral infection and warns farmers northwest of Emmersburg about possible European corn borer, with a twilight field meeting planned Wednesday June 4 near Chuck's Dad’s farm north of the grove. directions provided.
Aurelia educator Eric Radke to lead high school science next year after two years teaching in Nebraska. He brings experience from Nebraskan schools and joins QGaraettinger District amid curriculum expansion.
The Graettinger Midgets and Mites swept Border league action at Lake Park on Monday night with a Mites 10-7 and Midgets 13-10. Mites rallied with a seven run third inning as Larry Jenser pitched early trouble before Leonard Cornelius relieved him. Larry Bachke led Graettinger with a homer and a double while catcher and infielders contributed six runs batted in. Midgets, trailing 7-4, surged with timely hitting as Alan Heklecker started and Leuce Grende finished strong.
Town team scheduled to host Lone Rock at Ivergrem Park on Wednesday. unreadable OCR fragment mentions Diane Rae and a game summary line with unclear details about location and time.
Officials from Northwestern Trail Riders of Grachtinger report that the Play Day horse show raised 81.75 dollars for the tennis court ice skating sink fund. The event occurred Sunday, June 7, at Evongree Park.
L. D. Brennan announced township ASC elections by mail from June 25 to July 7 in 16 townships. Ten nominees per township vie for chairman, view chairman, board member, and alternates. Voters will receive ballots June 2. Area candidates include Vernon, Walnut, Lost Island, Summetsburg, and Highland townships with listed hopefuls. Governors Ball at Central follows.
Supt F M Hartung asks interested applicants to submit written applications for school bus driver positions for the coming year. Some of last year's drivers may return, but there will be vacancies. Applications should be mailed or brought to Supt Hartung at the school office.
A special meeting of the martnas of the Gracttinger Community is set for this Thursday at the town hall starting at 2 p.m. The purpose is to vote on amendments to the Articles of Incorporation, including a proposed name change to Graattinger Chamber of Commerce per president Jim Iverson.
Gracttinger hosts Saturday night prize drawing at 9 pm promising 125 dollars this week. Frank Gordons, former Gracttinger resident now in Wisconsin, failed to claim a 2100 dollar prize last week. Many shoppers attend the traditional Saturday opening as rural communities join neighbors in local Gravt tinger stores.
The Des Moines firm Dynafor will demonstrate a mosquito control fogging machine for a town wide distribution. Dates depend on weather. originally set for Wednesday or Thursday morning this week. The gun type device uses jet propulsion to emit a heavy non toxic fog that settles with light wind drift. The insecticide reportedly leaves no residue and is non harmful to plants fabrics and paints.
Temperatures rose into the mid nineties with 97 degrees on Tuesday afternoon and 86 on Wednesday. Rain remains scarce with only about 0.1 inch from last Friday’s shower and an 0.18 inch total in Grettinger area. Corn prospects appear favorable for the Fourth of July, despite uneven rainfall.
The Gracttinger Mites will play the Curlew Mites Friday night with intra squad games to follow under coach Roger Henningsen. About 60 miles away daily practice reports aim to boost local youth action while Emmetsburg Midgets were scratched from Friday’s schedule.
Leslie Garon and Dirk Bogard star in The Doctor's Drama, a film version of Bernard Shaw's play, showing at the Grachtinger theatre. It follows Jennifer Dubedat as she loves a dying artist, while London's physicians uncover his unprincipled traits.
A Gracttinger double mixed quartet received a letter inviting them to audition for Tod Mack Amateur TV. Talent scout Venita Rich extends the invite for a show at Emmet county gate with a New York appearance for the winner. Quartet members include John Craven Lanry Henke Karl Peterson Bob Fanning Mar ten Duus Karen Reeves Karen Devries and Patty Watson.
Concrete work finished by Olesen Bros. on Graedttinger’s tennis court. Court nearly ready for use, with minor delays from shipment of steel posts delaying installation.
County Engineer office says a Thursday morning construction setting at the Palo Alto County courthouse will proceed on three bridges. Plans include a 60 by 20 foot pony truss in Nevada township two miles southeast of A and a 30 by 24 foot concrete structure between Great Oak and Rush Lake townships near Curlew, plus an 80 by 20 foot rebated span between Emmeteburg sections 27 and 3 near Eynmeteburg.
The Grestlinger Pine summer baseball team has two games on tap at Evergreen Park. Tonight the Pirates host Ayrshire with Fort Bodge slated to visit Tuesday for another matchup.
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