Underground cable to serve 750 Graettinger phones this year
Graettinger telephone system nears completion of 142 miles of underground cable with splicing in 2-3 weeks and testing to follow. Switchboard equipment arriving in October will enable all 750 phones to be connected. Rural routes use roadside trenching with pedestals for lines and boosters. System to be operational in early 1971. P&B Cable of Owatonna is contractor. Spirit Lake beats Graettinger 3-2 as Craven fans Pirate shutout Spirit Lake. lone 6-0 win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
P&b Cable Company
Owatonna
Minn
Jacobson- Westergard and Associates of
Estherville
R. A
Bud" Behrens
Corn Growers' Contest Deadline Set for July 31 1970
The Town Master Corn and Soybean Growers contest entry deadline is July 31, 1970, per Paul Edwards the local vocal instructor. Entries must be submitted to Mr. Edwards to qualify. An entry fee of $10 covers all contest costs. In sports, West Bend defeats Graettinger 6-5 after trailing early. key plays included Nelson, Jacobson, Naig, Bortini, Dawson, and a seventh inning rally aided by an error and a hit batsman.
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Paul Edwards
Edwards
Gracttinger
West Bend
Pirates
Dave Nelson
Dennis Jacobson
Graettinger
Bortini
Dawson
Naig
Nelson
Pirate Battery
Bleuer
Jones
ScheNhammer
Stiles
Terris
Evergreen Park
Joe Craven
Jacobsen
Stan Westergard
Westergard
Neil Lundgren
Craven
Steve Hanson
Mehan
Tim Kulow
Tom Rooney
Steve Moran
Hall Dawson
Arthur and
Strube
Steve Kulow
Holly Dawson
Lloyd Simonson Reelected Head of REC Board
Lloyd W. Simonson was reelected for a sixth term as president and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative at the June 18 organizational meeting. The cooperative, serving about 2,800 farm and rural consumers in Pocahontas and Palo Alto Counties, holds its 34th annual meeting and sources power from Corn Belt Power Cooperative of Humboldt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative
Lloyd W. Simonson
Rural
Emmetsburg
Simonson
G. A. Behrens
Palmer
Charles Stillman
Jn. Emmetsburg
Delbert Dogotch
Whittemore
Clyde L. Peterson
Laurens
Corn Belt Power Cooperative
Earl Kerms
Mallard
Robert Eckert
Emanuel G. Kraska
Pocahontas
Palo Alto
Com Belt Power Cooperative of
Humboldt
Free Red Cross swimming lessons registration details
Registration for free Red Cross swimming lessons opens Monday June 29 at the pool from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, per Kristi Orson, head lifeguard. Register by phone 859 3568 or in person. Classes run weekly July 6 to 17 with levels from Beginners to Intermediate and Lifesaving, plus adult night starting July 10 for six weeks.
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Red Cross
Kristi Orsbon
FFA Auto Safety Check Here Saturday
Graettinger FFA chapter boys will run a car safety check in Graettinger on Saturday June 27 at 1 p m on the street near the Methodist church Cars choosing to be checked will be stopped Lights hom glass seat belts and other safety items will be inspected The effort aims to inform motorists if their vehicle is in top working order and to promote safety for all.
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Graettinger
FFA
Spear Estate auction and nearby antiques sale Sunday
The Spear Estate will hold a public auction of 50 lake shore lots on Ingham Lake and many antiques at the same site on Sunday June 28. Auctioneers are Bill Brown Lloyd and Clair Clark with Graettinger State Bank as clerk. Crop prospects around here look good with corn well advanced. Greg Hoekstra of Ruthven earned a BA from Central College among 232 seniors. He plans to attend Chicago Theological Seminary after graduation.
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Spear
Ingham Lake
Bill Brown
Lloyd and Clair Clark
Graettinger State Bank
the Times
Pella
Lowa
Greg Hoekstra
J. E. Hoekstra
Ruthven
Graettinger
Central College
Donald W. Shriver, Jr
North Carolina State University
Raleigh
N. C
Hoekstra
Chicago Theological Seminary
Chicago
Good Guys And Bad Guys Movie This Weekend
Warner Bros Western stars Robert Mitchum George Kennedy and John Cardine with David in a shootout, plus Martin Balsam in his first western comedy role. Showings are Friday and Saturday at Graettinger Community Theatre.
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Warner Bros
Robert Mitchum
George Kennedy
Graettinger Community Theatre
John Carradine
David
Martin Balsam
Baseball Calendar Schedule for local teams
Listed are upcoming games and events for Ruthven Bancroft Terris Milford and Estherville groups from June 26 to July 7. Teams include Ruthven PeeWees Mites Midgets and high schools with locations specified as there or here plus a July 3 fireworks event.
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Ruthven High School
Terris
Bancroft High School
Estherville High School
Ruthven
Sectional Baseball Meet Set for July at Graettinger Park
Graettinger Evergreen park chosen for a summer sectional baseball tourney July 13 14 16 18 and 20 with finals July 20 at 8 p m The Graettinger and Spirit Lake sites share games Ayrshire Emmetsburg Estherville South Clay Laurens Puthven and Lincoln Central are listed for first round play July 3 14 16 18 schedule details include semifinals July 18 and finals July 20 Leland Stiles is tournament manager Entry teams include Everly Lake Park Milford Ocheydan Spirit Lake Tesril plus supporters and sponsors listed.
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Graettinger
Evergreen Park
Spirit Lake
Peck Valley
Sanborn
Ayrshire
Emmetsburg
Estherville
South Clay
Lincoln Central
Laurens
Puthven
Everly
Lake Park
Milford
Ocheydan
Tesril
Leland Stiles
School Budget Estimate Hearing Set For July 7
The Graettinger Community school district schedules a July 7 budget hearing at 7 30 p m at the schoolhouse. The 1970 71 budget shows expenditures up 3 4 percent, salaries rising 6 5 to 7 percent, and millage yet to be determined. Three grades combine in 3 4 with one less elementary teacher due to fewer students. Also noted are weather updates, band practice, Poppy Day totals, and obituaries including Kenneth Andre of Graettinger.
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Graettinger Community
R. T. Nane
$50 Buck Prize Draw Set for Next Saturday
A 3 pm drawing will award $50 in participating stores. Mildred Myers did not claim last Saturday's prize. Palo Alto County Beef Produc ers will host a cattlemen and businessmen dinner at the Palo Alto county fairgrounds on Monday July 13 starting at 6 pm. County businessmen invited to the barbecue beef dinner. Plans include a beef carcass evaluation and demonstration with the dinner. More details will appear later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Myers
Palo Alto County
Palo Alto County Fairgrounds
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Midgets
Lon Smith
Doug Naig
West Bend H. S. Nicks Pirates
Lloyd Simonson
REC
Marcella Beck
Vivian Sawyer
Dickens
Joleen Andre
Barb Thompson
Linda Bates
Einmetabrurg
Terril
Northwestern Trail Riders
Duane Hoffmeyer
Graver
Lanny Hoffmeyer
Yvonne Lepird
Lana Harris
Rick Rose
Billy Beck
Jolene Andre
Dean Brobst
Dre Lepird
Mike Thies
Jackson
Ron [Que
Randy Struthers
Darrel DeWall
Gary DeWall
Jackie Moffitt
Christy Soucek
Ronda Harris
Larry Bates
Ted Allen
Rudy Soucek
Don Dahlin
Billy Thompson
Sonja Dahlin
Grover
Jon Egland
Darrell DeWall
Michael Dahlin
Bruce Moffitt
Doug DeWall
Micael Dahlin
Mike Dahlin
Rhonda Harris
Poles
Escherville
Jim Newcomb
Spencer
Pacarc
Hans Appel
Curlew
Appel
Otto Appel
Grachtinger
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
DHIA
Dhia Board
Palo Alto County Extension Service
Harvestore
The
Palo Alto County Dairy Herd Improvement and
Terrace Park Dairy
Jorgensen
Harold J. Jorgensen
Holstein- Friesian Association of American
Brattleboror
Vermont
Graettinger Ffa
Bill Ellis
Gary Boecker
Paul Clasing
Greg Petersen
Alvin Luke
Roger Petersen
Steve Wegener
Norman Nicol
Gary Anderson
Steven Clasing
Kenneth Andre
Albert City
H. S
Graettinger High School
Kent Baldwin
GHS
Fenton
John Andre
Louis Lammers
Andre
James Jorstad
Hillsboro
N. D
Ronald
Cummings
Virgil Buchholtz
Michael McCormick
Rembrandt
Roger Mitchell
Mankato
Steven Mangold
Linn Grove
Graettinger United Methodist Church
Harlan Babcock
Wallace A. Palmer
Valley View Cemetery
Ringsted
Graettinger American Legion
Fuhrman Funeral Home
Charlie Beaver
Wayne Ohnemus
David Lcoft
Jimmy Krier
Bob Wright
Wm. Voigt
Moran
Bancroft
Chuck Moran
John Benda
George Lee
Griettinger
Lloyd C. Petersen
Beef Producers
ED Merk
Twin Falls
Idaho
Hanover
Kansas
Arnold Merk
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