Baseball Band Fireworks At Ball Park Friday July 1
Tin craft from Gr anger waste opraFPorrth fire works festival features baseball jamboree, band concert led by My Dies Mitchell at Evergreen park. PeeWee and Mite games start about 9 15, Milget vane and high school game follow fireworks after the band concert. Proceeds aid ball park summer program and park operations fundraising. An obituary note for Mrs. Rather wn appeared in last week’s Times.
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Ball Park
Granger
Yer Free Park
Milget Vane
My Dies Mitchell
Evergreen Park
Gradlinger
Ball Park Sociation
Lamachote
CagevpMenehapytye
Rather Wn
Gravette
Hier
Wiel Ae Vinway
Suri
Is Abate
A. Ben Dome
James Sis Toeuaid Dakin
Reher Loyle
Francis Doyle Mark Mahon
Donald Matan
Times
Graettinger Buck Prizes Paid Out Saturday Night
Two shoppers Fred Luhman and Mrs Elwood Hyatt claimed $25 Buck prizes on Saturday night in Graettinger. Other drawn names included John Clemenson and Mrs Paul Mahan. Next week three $25 Buck prizes will be awarded, with three 25 Buck prizes totaling $75. The town stores were crowded and parking near downtown was scarce as farmers enjoyed the traditional Saturday night in town.
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Graettinger
Fred Luhman
Elwood Hyatt
John Clemenson
Paul Mahan
Graettlyger
Summer Begins With Hot Weather Arrives Early
Summer started officially on Tuesday afternoon while the region felt heat and humidity ahead of schedule with temperatures rising beyond expected levels Monday afternoon and again Tuesday afternoon.
Softball Calendar Entries Prompt Local Schedule
Softball calendar lists games with teams Gravettinger Gravitinger and Gruettinger. Dates include Thursday June 23 and Tuesday June 28 with venues Estherville and Hamum's. The March 302 cylinder notation appears as a scheduling fragment.
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Hamum's
Estherville
Gruettinger
Rev Swedberg reassigned to North Iowa Methodist conference
The Rev Ronald Swedberg, pastor of the Gruetuinger Methodist church, was reassigned to the local church at the North Iowa Methodist conference last week. He will attend the Youth Conference at Cornell College Mount Vernon Iowa from Thursday June 33 through Saturday June 25.
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Ronald Swedberg
Gruetuinger Methodist Churen
North Iowa Methodist
Swedberg
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Wm Marley 73 Dies in California Former Graettinger figure
Word has been received of the death of Till Marley 73 at 208 W Anaheim Long Beach California. He died Thursday June 16 of a heart attack. He operated a hotel in Long Beach and formerly ran a tavern in Graettinger. Survived by wife Mary a son Pat of North Sioux City and three married daughters Ursula Leavenworth Kans Wilma Billie and Joyce all of California.
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Till Marley
Anaheim
Long Beach
Calif
Grachtinger
California
Graettinger
Mary
Pat
Sioux City
Ursula
Leavenworth
Kans
Wilma
Billie
Joyce
Miss Iowa Contest This Weekend At The Roof Garden
The Miss Iowa Pageant will be at Arnolds Park on Saturday and Sunday, June 23 and 26. On Saturday contestants are judged in formals and costumes on beauty, figure, poise, and personality with judges Diane Tremmel, Lloyd A. Miller, and Eve Rubenstein. Sunday features a 1:30 p.m. parade through the Amusement Park and a 2:30 p.m. crowning on stage as the winner rides across from the Roof Garden.
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Arnolds Park
Roof Garden
Diane Tremmel
Minneapolis, Minn
Lloyd A. ‘Miller
Shell Oil Co. of Canada Limited
Taranto
Canada
Eve
Blanche Young Retires A Charles City Teacher Honored
Miss Blanche Young a junior high social science teacher in Charles City retired this spring after 38 years in the district. About 80 friends and colleagues honored her at a 6:30 dinner at the Elks Club. She is a Graettinger native and has held numerous education and community roles.
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Blanche Young
Charles City
Elks Club
Miss Young
Graettinger
Alfred McCombs
Roy Young
Lewis Larsen
Kennewick
Wash
Estherville
Cornell College
U. of Iowa
Iowa
Minnesota
Colorado
San Jose College
Charles City Community Education Association
Hus
Edith Lippold Estate Land Auction Details
The Edith Lippold Estate conducts a 160 acre farm land auction on Tuesday June 28 at 2 p.m. at the farm. Henry Fury Wegorate and auctioneers will handle the sale with Matt Guinn as contact and Francis Warren executor for the July 9 sale of 280 acres located 11 miles south and one mile west of Graettinger at 2 p.m. Details of sale to appear in later notices.
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Edith Lippold
Clark, i mM
Matt Guinn Fara
Matt Quinn
Graettinger
Bartyit and Brown
Francis Warren
Antique Auction Near WallingfordSaturday July 16
Mrs. LeRoy Olsen estate holds an antique sale at her farm home near Wallingford. Featuring a 1913 Model T and many treasures, the event takes place Sunday July 16 at one and three quarters miles east and one half north of Wallingford. See sale ad in the Times.
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Wallingford
LeRoy Olsen
Sanucay
Times
Tater
Walnut Merry Maids Hold All Day Workshop
The Walnut Merry Maids 17 club will conduct an all day workshop at Graetlinger Methodist church from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Members are asked to bring a sack lunch.
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Walnut Merry Maids
Walnut Merry Maids #17
Graetlinger Methodist Church
Band Concert Friday Next Week at Evergreen Park
The second band concert of the season will be held at Evergreen park on Friday night July 1 in connection with the big pre Fourth of July ball park benefit at the ball park.
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Evergreen Park
Ball Park
Dan Christensen Heads Lions Club
Dan Christensen was elected president of the Gracitin eer Lions club and installed at the club's annual Ladies Night dinner at the Emmetsburg County club Tuesday night June 1. Christensen succeeds Robert Cavs ter.
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Dan Christensen
Lions Club
Istengen
Gracitineer Lions Club
Emmetsburg Country Club
Christensen
Robert Cavster
Spies
DeVries
Second View
Howard Hanson
Third View
H. A. Elsenbast
Adolph Spits
John Poland
Tamer
Merle Clipperton
Br.t. Nane
L. H. Thoreson
Lion Saver
Robert Carter
Junior Camp This Week At Ingham Bible Camp
Junior camp at the Ingham Lake Bible camp runs June 26 to July 1 for grades four five and six with Rev Arthur Gronberg of Badger as camp dean Rev Don Sarl of Sioux City will teach Bible and Mrs Leo Lelleird of Madagascar and Maywood will assist
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Ingham Lake
Arthur Gronberg
Badger
Don Sarl
Sioux City
Pete Peterson 48 Dies Suddenly in Graettinger Rites Held
Pete Peterson 48 of Estherville died suddenly at Holy Baptny Hospital after work in Graettinger. Rites were held Monday at the Methodist church in Emmetsburg. He was buried in Cylinder Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Truth of Estherville, two sons Larry and Lyndon, a daughter Linda, a brother Marvin, half brothers Berger Joe Maig and Silas Pealy, two sisters Esther Egland and Bertha Johnson. Services noted his World War II service with the US Army.
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Sopviers Wert
Mosternoon
Hus
Mitherville
Uri
Jolurs
Cylinder
Bert ‘Thelen
Vincent Satern
Omer Giorde
Ralph Payton
Maurice Drew
Percy Randa
Pel Sigvald Peterson
Delavan
Minn
Edward Peterson
Rush Dannewite
Bakersfield
Air Peterson
Depen Watt
Asthes Ville
Emmetsburg
Herty
Suss
Caettiner
Ths
Perevaun
Truth
Estherville
Linda
Larry
Air Force
Japan
Lyndon
Marvin Peterson
Hyattsville
Berger
Philadelphia
Joe Maig
Whittemore
Silas Pealy
Seattle
Wash
Pirates Edge Spirit Lake in 12 Inning Tie Breaker
The Graettinger Pirates outlast Spirit Lake 8-7 in 12 innings at Evergreen Park Tuesday night. The Mites lost 7-1. Pirates led 3-1 before Spirit Lake tied it in the seventh. Baseball calendar lists upcoming games at Arnakis Park and Milford with Mites and PeeWees scheduled.
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Pirates
Spirit Lake
Graettinger Pirates
Evergreen Park
Mites
Arnakis Park
Sursday
Milford
Open Swimming Begins Today At Emmetsburg Pool
Open swimming starts today at 1 30 pm at the Emmetsburg pool for Graettinger youths. Weekly sessions run Thursdays with fees 25 cents for ages 12 and under and 35 cents for ages 13 to 18. Free Red Cross lessons offered July 5 to 15 from 9 10 to 10 20 am with bus transport provided by local groups and churches.
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Graetlinger
Sammersburg
Loom
Christy Drug
Emmetsburg
Red Cross
Graettinger
Grachtinger School
Immaculate Conception Church
Water And Soil Conservation Week In Palo Alto County
June 1926 marks Water and Soil Conservation Week with Palo Alto County farmers adopting new soil and water practices. The county reports its first farm pond, first bench type terrace, first tile intake for terraces, and the first dug pit pond alongside more conservation plans than ever. Fifty-five farmers prepared plans including soil inventories and schedules for applying conservation practices per Henry D. Tordoff of the USDA Soil Conservation Service, who notes ongoing efforts to adapt farms to soil capabilities and improve terrace systems with modern bench type terraces replacing obsolete two row setups.
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Palo Alto County
Palo Altto County
Henry D.tordoff
Usda Soil Conservation Service
Bordoff
Lloyd Simonson
Henry D. Tordoff
Graettinger
Mr. Simonson
Palo Alto
LCS
Soil and Water Conservation Week Observance Highlighted
June 19 to 26 is Iowa's 29th annual observance of soil and water conservation work. Gov. Hughes proclaims this week to honor conservation districts and the development of Iowa land and water resources through soil and water practices. The issue features the observance and advertising from firms supporting conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Gov. Hughes
The
Times
Firemen Called To Cut Fire Saturday Night
Graettinger firefighters were summoned Saturday night to extinguish a small fire in the back seat cushion of a 1959 Dodge parked east of the bank. The cushion was destroyed but the firemen limited total damage to the seat cushion. OMITTED FROM HONOR ROLL In the Gramlinger school roll the name Tom West fell inadvertently omitted from the honor list.
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Graettinger
Jeffrey Olson
Gramlinger Seriuul
Tom West
Graettinger Markets Report Corn Oats Prices
Local market notes list Wednesday figures with corn at 112 and oats at 48, along with related grain prices. Dated entry shows exchanges and bundled prices for the Graettinger area.
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Graettinger
State Summer Baseball Sectional And District Tourneys Here In July
Graettinger Evergreen park hosts the Town High School sectional and district baseball tournaments in July. Lincoln Central opens July 6 against Ringsted at 8 p m with Ruthven facing Terris July 7 and Graettinger Emmetsburg meeting July 9. Semis July 11, finals July 13. district play July 15 to 18 across Graettinger Foila and Fonda.
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Gradlinger
Evergreen Park
Supt
Paul Stuart
Lincoln Central
Ruthven
Terris
Graettinger
Mallard
Ayrshire
Havelock
Laurens
West Bend
Rolfe
Foila
Fonda
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Kate Mahan
Gravettinger
Graver
Rev. Swedberg
Wm. Marley
Iowa State Education Association
Aimes
Town Council of Geographic Education
First Methodist Church
DAR
AAUW
Board of Education
Ingham Bible Camp
Pete Peterson
Pete
Esther Ville
PSN
Buikenge
Graettinzer
Holy Bacnny Hospital
Graettin
Hosta
Tiseai
Llois
Yordoff
SCS
Merle Suss
Clara Suss Nelson
LSCS
Satuday
Graett Inger
Lincoln Central-Ringsted
Ruthven-Terri
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