Eldridge funeral held for 95 year old farmer
Charles Eldridge 95 longtime Lake Center area farmer died Feb 23 at his son Donald's home. Funeral Thursday at Ruthven Methodist Church with Rev F G Samek officiating. Interment Crown Hill Cemetery Ruthven. Survivors include wife Alma five sons one daughter 19 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Eldridge
Ruthven Methodist Church
F. G. Samek
Crown Hill Cemetery
Ruthven
Keith Capener
Russell Sampson
Lester Zielstra
Raymond Olson
Bob O'Neil
Leo Sampson
Eldridge
Lake Center Area
Donald
Charles J. Eldridge
Warren
Mary (Smith) Eldridge
Waterloo
Iowa
Alma J. Sampson
Spencer
Lake Center
Sunset Apartments
Alma
Harvey of
Services Here Wednesday For E. A. Dobbins, 76
Funeral services were held at the Graettinger United Methodist church for Ernest Alonzo Dobbins 76 of Wallingford after two years of ill health. He married Iva Needham in 1918 and farmed in the area before moving to Wallingford. Surviving are his wife, a daughter and three sons, plus grandchildren. Joe A. Lynch announced township feed grain sign up dates through April 8 1971 with a 20 percent diversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger United Methodist Church
E. A. Dobbins
Wallingford
Harlan Babcock
Riverside Cemetery
Fuhrman
Clarence Helgeson
John Carlin
Ervin Matheason
L. H. Thor
Joe A. Lynch
Palo Alto County
ASCS
Forenoon
Booth
Ellington
Emmetsburg
Fairfield
Fern Valley
Freedom
Great Oak
Highland
Graettinger Faculty Resignations Headline Board Meeting
Mitchells and Rand family members resign from Graettinger Community School faculty effective year end. Four resignations include Jan Mitchell Virginia Mitchell Wayne Rand and Kathy Rand. Salary talk eyed raise to 6900 with 5.5 to 6 percent overall increase. Bus bids approved and Career Motivation Day set for March 25 1971 inviting seniors toward teaching or therapy careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Jan Mitchell
Virginia Mitchell
Wayne Rand
Kathy Rand
Ward Scherer
Ron Brockmeyer
Bob Reed
Work Begins On Library Addition Here
The Graettinger public library starts a 14 by 37.5 foot expansion using the south half of the former fire station for added space. The north half will house town vehicles. The new area will serve as an adult section while the existing room focuses on young people. The library reports high patron flow with 21 on display at a Saturday peak and a 1955 loan total of 1495 books, rising to a peak of 21,500 volumes over time. Graettinger libraries lead Palo Alto and Emmet counties outside Estherville and Emmetsburg in circulation.
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Graettinger Public Library
Graettinger
Estherville
Emmetsburg
Gra~ettinger
Palo Alto
Emmet
Palo Alto Park Producers Dinner And Don Chapel Show
Palo Alto County Pork Producers plan their annual dinner on Tuesday March 9 at Cylinder School with Don Paulson as guest speaker and Mona Bellman 1971 Park Queen giving a talk on pork promotion. Swine Show winners will be announced and four directors elected. Tickets from directors or Extension Office in Emmetsburg. The event starts at 6 30 p m served by Dorcas Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto County Pork Producers
Cylinder School
Don Paulson
Minnesota Pork Producers
Ladies of the Dorcas Society
Mona Bellman
West Bend
Association
Emmetsburg
Linus Solberg
Cylinder
Rodney Meyer
Mallard
Ray Brown
Jerry Conlon
Ruthven
Kenneth Kassel
Ayrshire
Gary Klepper
Wayne Davis
Wesley Nielson, Jr
Fifty Buck Prize Draw Set for Next Saturday
Next Saturday afternoon's prize in the three o'clock drawing will be fifty bucks in participating stores. Mrs Martin Norris did not claim last week's twenty five buck prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Norris
Legion Plans Labor Day Meeting Prompting Member Attendance
Legion members are urged to attend Tuesday’s meeting to discuss Labor Day plans held by Elroy Kulow, commander of the Graettinger American Legion post. A $25 Savings Bond door prize is offered to boost turnout, with the Auxiliary also meeting at 8 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Elroy Kulow
American Legion Post
Kulow
Doty Elected Graettinger Fire Chief After Trustees Meeting
John Doty, Graettinger Coop Grain Coe assistant manager, was installed as Graettinger fire chief by the Graettinger Benefited Fire District board. He succeeds Annie Masters, who did not seek re election. Offiers elected include Elroy Kulow. Avery Bonstead assistant chiefs. Alan Norris first deputy. Russell Lastine secretary. Temperatures near zero. warming trend forecast. Graettinger high school annuals available at 5 and 5.50 with name imprint. drive March 2 to 12. Senior government class visited the Iowa legislature in Des Moines with instructor Mrs. Helen Brennan and principal Joe Ferrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Doty
Graettinger
Graettinger High School
Des Moines
Iowa Legislature
Helen Brennan
Princ Cipal Joe Ferrell
Richard Herke Tops Local Corn Growing Contest
Eighteen Graettinger area farmers entered the Iowa Master Corn Growers contest with Richard Herke achieving the highest yield of 139.3 bushels per acre. William Voigt, LeRoy Wikert, Doug Herke, and Dick Clasing followed with strong shows as local yields exceeded 100 bushels per acre in most entries. A plaque will be presented to Herke, with the observance of Area II day planned at Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville including a ground breaking ceremony and a 6:30 p.m. dinner at the Veterans of Foreign Wars building featuring Dr. Freeman H. Beets and local representatives. Tickets are available at area chambers, college buildings, and at Dr. Eighteen Graettinger area farmers participated in the contest sponsored locally by the Graettinger FFA chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger Ffa
FFA
Graettinger Fha
Stan Westergard
Wayne Smith
Rev. Babcock
Randy Nicol
Mark Knutson
Marvin Thiesse
ILCC
Emmetsburg
Thiesse
Dale Hoffman
Star Greenhand
Jerome Brown
Ivan Janssen
Norman Nicol
Greg Petersen
Andy Groos
Colman
S. Cal
Iowa Lakes Community College
H. Edwin Cramer
Estherville
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Freeman H. Beets
Splice of Commerce
Fpollege
Graettinger
Iowa
Richard Herke
William Voigt
LeRoy Wikert
Doug Herke
Dick Clasing
Butch Reeves Public Auction Tuesday March 9
Glenn Butch Reeves will hold a complete closing out sale of farm machinery Tuesday March 9 on the farm located one mile east one mile north and a half mile east of Graettinger. Sale time is 1 p.m. Brown and Bort int will be the auctioneers and the Graettinger State Bank will clerk. See sale ad in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn
Butch) Reeves
Graettinger
Brown and Bortint
Graettinger State Bank
Connie Tuininga Advances To State Free Throw Tourney
Connie Tuininga a Graettinger junior and Pirates squad member placed second in the girls district free throw contest at Spencer. She tied for second with 22 of 25 and made 8 of 10 in the shoot off. She will represent Graettinger at the state girls basketball tournament in Des Moines next week Friday March 12 at 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Tuininga
Spencer
Graettinger
Des Moines
Connie
Sandorn
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Chas. Eldridge
France
Graettinger Theatre
New York
Jean Gabin
Alain Delon
Lino Ventura
Irina Demick
Amedeo Nazzari
Sydney Chaplin
Panavision
Auguste le Breton
Iowa State University Extension Service
Iowa Public Service
Maregaret Pratt
Extension Home
Ron Howing
Ingham Lake
Howing
Star
Mr. Edwards
Colman, S. Dale
Mitchells
Rands
Chevrolet Co
Misse Bus and Equipment Co
Lincoln
Nebr
Pacarc
Association For Retarded Children of
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Mr. Brockmeyer
Graettinger School
Palo Alto Park Producers
Don
Highlander
Don Chapel
Metrocountry Recoming
Donna Chapel
Highlander Club
Mike Chapel
Mike
Donna
Tammy Wynette
United States
Canada
England
Germany
Chapel
Wesley Culhane
Pocahontas Rec
Lloyd Simonsen
Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative
Rural Electrification Administration
Hud
Brad
Hawkeye Theatre
Margaret George Johnson
Edith George
Fred Spies
Ms C. Larsen
John O'Connor
P. H. Hession
P. J. Paulsen
C. Ss George
Ed Thompson
H. G. Harrison
John Grae
Shelley Rolfson
GHS
Shelley
Cherokee
Wilma Hansen
Tom Rooney
Carol Wicks
Kathy Graettinger
Connie McQuown
Lois Fries
Gayle Hyatt
Hansen
Palo Alto Hospital
Brockmeyer
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
The
Legion Auxiliary
Fire Dept
Roger Swanson
Rick Hanson
Paul Osher
Bruce Scangy
Dave Kinnett
Mike Mammen
Dan Voigt
Butch" Reeves
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