Wallingford July Fourth Plans Set With Speaker Dayton Countryman
Wallingford American Legion prepares for the annual Fourth of July celebration expected to draw large crowds. Town Attorney General Dayton Countryman is billed as the featured speaker. An afternoon parade opens the events, followed by a big stage show and other activities. The Graettinger and Estherville Midgets may meet in a baseball game. The evening will feature free fireworks. Details and schedule to appear next week in the Times.
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Wallingford American Legion Post
Wallingford
Dayton Countryman
Wallingford Legion
Graettinger
Estherville
Father Edward Sullivan Assigned to Cathedral Chapel Parish LA
Inglewood resident Thomas Sullivan reports Father Edward Sullivan has become an assistant pastor at the Cathedral Chapel Parish in Los Angeles after five and a half years as chaplain at Terminal Island Medical Facilities. The Sullivans, long-time Graettinger residents, now reside in Inglewood with family members in California.
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Thomas Sullivan
Inglewood
Calif
Edward Sullivan
Cathedral Chapel
Los Angeles
Sullivan
Terminal Island
Tom
Father Ed
Graettinger
John Sullivan
the Times
Sulls
John
Mary
Helen
Vivian
California
U.S. Navy
Hollywood
Lookout Mountain Air Force Base
Louis Grady 67 of Terril Dies in Sudden Heart Attack
Funeral services were held at St. Joseph's Catholic church Milford for Louis Grady 67 longtime Terrill resident who died Monday evening June 11 of a heart attack. Burial in Dickens Cemetery. Survived by son Louis Grady Jr and daughters Mrs LaVerne Johnson and Mrs Jack Morton plus six grandchildren and several brothers including Joe Grady and Leo Grady. He was a retired farmer.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Milford
Louis Grady
Terrill
Dickens
Grady
Thomas James
Winifrad Kelly Grady
Butler County
Elizabeth Smith
Louis Grady Jr
LaVerne Johnson
Terri
Jack Morton
Webster City
Estherville
Joe Grady
Omaha
Leo Grady
North Dakota
William Grady
Ruthven
Graettinger Night At Roof Garden Ad
Graettinger Night at the Roof Garden in Arnolda Park advertised as Graettinger Night with Don Shaw's orchestra featured for the event. Special guest tickets available from Graettinger merchants for the Thursday night program on June 3.
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Arnolda Park
Graettinger
Roof Garden
Don Shaw
Rock Canion
Lake Okoboji
Children model clay during craft activity in shade
A group is seen playing a pantomime game titled New Orleans What s Your Trade in a shaded area. In the background tables hold children busy with clay modeling and other handcrafts.
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Ture
New Orleans
Midget and Mites Open Home Season Monday Night
The Graettinger Midgets and Mites start home season next Monday at Evergreen park facing the Ocheysdan teams with Mites at 7 p m and Midgets at 8 16 p m The Graettinger teams also chase an undefeated run tomorrow night at Spirit Lake.
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Graettinger
Mites
Ocheysdan
Evergreen Park
Spirit Lake
Plan Bicycle Races For Youngsters At Evergreen Park
Evergreen Park hosts a Friday forenoon bicycle race event for youths aged 11 and over and under 11. Organizers announce races for boys and girls starting at 10 a.m. with varied distances.
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Evergreen Park
Ball Park
Graettinger People In Two Accidents
Two crashes near Graettinger and Spencer injure several residents. Mrs Richard Gray, 33, breaks a leg when the Graettinger bound car collides with an eastbound vehicle driven by Ralph Hatfield of Spencer who was fined $25 for an improper turn. Mrs Gray and her husband’s children Janet and Ricky escape serious harm, while Hatfield and a niece Jane Thompson suffer serious injuries in the second crash. A separate collision north of Graettinger involves Vergie Arlene Hempstead attempting a pass as Curt Larson turns into a driveway near the Rock Island pit, with damage to both vehicles.
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Richard Gray
Graettinger
Spencer
Highway
Hatfield
Jane Thompson
Emmet County
Toa Betty
Vergie
Arlene Hempistead
Curt Larson
Batherville
Larson
Rock Island Pit
Hempstead Auto
Take Part In Swim Program Kids Boost Summer Recreation
The summer recreation program drew 128 youngsters for swimming at the Estherville pool last Thursday amid heat. Over 40 baseball hopefuls joined Midget and Mite diamond activities at Evergreen Park supervised by high school coach Bob Held. The playground group near the water tower reached 28 ages 6 to 12, while the older school playground group peaked at 35. Sponsored by civic service and church groups, the program invites all youths to use the supervised facilities.
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Estherville
Evergreen Park
Bob Held
Rain Program fundraising under way in five county area
Local residents and farmers across Wal nut township Graettinger and surrounding territory joined a five county drive on Wednesday to fund a rain increasing program. Del's Farmers Supply in Graettinger was named as a collection point with Del Baker reporting 870 dollars pledged or turned in by late Wednesday night. About 60 attendees heard Denver Water Resources Development Corporation's Berentach explain the project as Farmers Evening School Council sponsors organized the effort and will keep records to repay if the program is not started. The five counties involved are Palo Alto Dickinson Clay O'Brien and Buena Vista.
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Walnut Township
Grachtinger
Northwest Town Ratn Association
Palo Alto
Dickinson
Clay
O’brien
Buena Vista
Del
Graettinger
del Baker
Berentach
Denver Water Resources Development Corporation
Farmers Evening School Counci
Counci
Open House for Mrs J A Spies on June 24
Mrs J Art Grandma Spies will observe her 90th birthday by holding open house at her home on Sunday afternoon June 24 from five to five o'clock. She will be 93 on Tuesday June 26. She extends a cordial invitation to all relatives and friends to attend.
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J. Art Grandma) Spies
Spies
Softball Loop Begins Play Sunday Night
A six team softball league in Graettinger and community opens Sunday at Silvergreen Park with two games at 7:30 p.m. Philyas faces Sovoy-Riverson and Blue Ribbon meets Legion.
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Jihayers
Graettinger
Atilvergreen Wark
Fire Bay
Ganes
Philyas
Sovoy- Rivrson
Lost Island
Blue Ribbon
The
Legion
FIA
Fay
Services Held Friday For Henry Smith
Funeral services were held Friday for Henry Smith 66 who died suddenly after a heart attack while working at his son Wayne s farm east of Graettinger Iowa Rev Henry Otten officiated with burial at Rush Lake cemetery near Mallard Pallbearers were nephews Peter Smith Frank Smith John Smith John L Smith Ben Smith and Russell Schuller Survived by wife Mina sons Albert Emmetsburg Wayne Graettinger stepson Glenn Smoot Royal a brother Peter Laurens two other brothers Andrew Maynard Minn and 12 grandchildren born February 15 1890 in Butler County Iowa he farmed near Havelock Mallard and lived in Mankato Mina and Bancroft before moving to the Graettinger farm two years ago.
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Henry Smith
Wayne
Grachtinger
Ztth Nvm
Weyns
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Emmetsburg
Henry Otten
Rush Lake Cemetery
Mallard
Iowa
Peter Smith
Cushing
Frank Smith
John Smith
Montevideo
Minn
John L. Smith
Fort Dodge
Ben Smith
Royal
Russell Schuller
Maynard
Butler County
Hie
Felka Smith
Mina Smoot
Havelock
Mankato
Mina
Bancroft
Smith
Graettinger
Albert
Glenn Smoot
Peter
Lauren
Light Plant Expands With Additional Engine Plans
In Gradlinger stores the weekly Saturday night drawing offers a $100 jackpot plus $10 and $15 prizes. I Cloyd Cornelius claimed $15 last Saturday. Mrs L H Thoreson did not claim $10. George Hoyt did not claim $75.
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Gradlinger
I. Cloyd Cornelius
L. H. Thoreson
George Hoyt
Graettinger Plans New 500 KW Engine For Power Plant
The Graettinger municipal light plant will add a 500 KW engine and brick building to meet rising electricity demand. Contracts with Carleton D. Beh Co of Des Moines and engineering firm Buell and Winter of Sioux City were approved. Current output is 600 KW with peak loads around 500 KW, and annual demand is rising about seven percent. The project may cost about 120000 and be funded partly from reserves and revenue bonds. Officials hope completion by next spring with bids for used engines also sought.
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Graettinger Municipal Hight
Board of Trustees
Carleton D. Beh Co
Des Moines
Board of
Aso
Buell and
Winter
Sioux City
Grachtinger
Melvin Nissen
Wramnarad
Nissen
Municipalight
Evergreen Park
Glenni F. Shaver
Lars C. Petersen
Mike Weinholzer
Auction at Wallingford Saturday sale of Petersen goods
An auction sale will be held of the household goods and tools of Mrs L P Petersen at Wallingford on Saturday June 23 The sale will be at the residence one block north of the Lutheran church at Wallingford See ad in side for details
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L. P. Petersen
Wallingford
Weekend Rainfall Douses Heat Wave in Area
Rains in the past weekend were spotty but heavy in nearby areas with some spots at two inches while town reported a half inch on Saturday and .2 inch on Sunday. Heat and humidity returned Tuesday with temperatures near 98 degrees.
Postal Box Rent Due July First
Postmaster R. T. Naas announces postal box rent due July 1. Box No. 1 costs 90 cents per quarter or 3.60 per year, No. 2 costs 1.10 per quarter or 4.40 per year, No. 3 costs 4.50 per quarter or 6.00 per year. Rentals may be paid quarterly or yearly from July 1, 1956 to July 1, 1957.
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Graettingsr
R. T. Naas
Jerry Rustan Four Dies at Fairmont
Word arrived of the unexpected death of Jerry Allen Rustan nearly four, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francia Rustan of Fairmont Minnesota. The Rustans formerly lived in this vicinity and moved to Fairmont about five years ago. He is survived by his parents a brother Ronnie 13 and a sister Julie 5 and he is a nephew of Mrs. Harry Sampson of Gractinger.
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Jerry Allen Rustan
Francia Rustan
Fairmont
Minn
Mrs. Rustan
Jerry
Ronnie
Julie
Harry Sampson
Gracttinger
Graettinger Pirates Hand Two Shutouts In Week
The Graettinger Pirates blanked Ruthven 15 0 on Monday night and beat Spencer 9 0 on Tuesday night. Tommy Burg pitched a no hit game at Ruthven with 12 strikeouts as the offense exploded for 13 runs in the first two innings. Leon Jespersen and Bartels paced the hitters with multiple hits while Bonstead and Spencer’s Thayer matched early pitching. Also note Lone Rock game set for Ever green Park next Tuesday and Roberta Simonsen has left for civil service work in Washington D C.
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Pirates
Ruthven
Spencer Here
Tommy Burg
Leon Jespersen
Pirate
Bartels
Grein
Ringley
Kirkegaard
Bonstead
Sandvig
Masters
Burg
Roland
Sevarson
Parka
Graettinger
Spencer
Thayer
Misa Roberta
Bobbie) Simonsen
Robert Simonsen
Washington, D. C
Simonsen
Bobbie
Dex Moines
Washington, D. A
Duane Johnson Accepts Oregon School Teaching Post
Duane Johnson, son of the late Philip Johnson, has accepted a teaching position at Denson High School in Portland Oregon. He will teach a physical science course at the all boys Polytechnical school there. Johnson has been a teacher in Seealte Oregon. Mrs Johnson Jane, daughter of Mr and Mrs John McDonald of Graettinger, is his wife.
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Duane Johnson
Philip Johnson
Denson High School
Portland
Oregon
Johnson
Jane
John McDonald
Graettinger
All Boys Polytechnical School
Seealte
Ate
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Father Edward Sullivan
Terril
Jean Graettinger
Cynthia Vasey
Rog Henningsen
J.A. Spies
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Philgas
FIFA
Wes Sevdy
Olaf Rierson
American Legion
Don Fuay
Pabst
Sevdy-Rierson
FFA
Sim
Funke
Jerry Rustan
High School
Gruettinger Pirate
Lone Rock High School
Bobsie Simonsen
Oregon School
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