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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1958
Page
5
Parents Scout officials and guests honored Graettinger Cub Scouts at the annual Blue and Gold dinner held Monday evening February 24. Achievement awards were presented to several Cub Scouts. In the front row Richard Rose Leroy Mowry and a Times Photo and Engraving credit note appear.
Plans progress on Palo Alto County centennial with local and Emmetsburg committees coordinating. Shaving permits cost 3 dollars and local shops sell them. centennial hats and apparel will be sold at Hersleff's. Committees for dams, centennial queen, float, kangaroo court, antiques, and old photos are forming. contact Norman Bortint or other members to serve. The four day observance will be held in Emmetsburg on July 2, 21, 22 and 28 with further details to follow.
Jane Langehough of the Pranttinger Piretteetball team won first place in the district free throw competition at Spencer last week with 22 of 25 successful attempts. She will not compete in the state free throw contest.
Mrs. Robert Carter and Mrs. Ernie Andresen co chaired a completed Heart Fund drive reporting a total of 224.37 contributed by Graettinger real donors. Volunteer workers included numerous co chairs and helpers such as Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Andresen, Mrs. Garber, Mrs. Simonsen, and others who thanked donors and supporters for their cooperation.
The 1958 Easter Seal Campaign opens with colored seals delivered to homes in Palo Alto County led by County Chairman Mrs. Alden Hermansen. The drive runs through Easter Sunday April 6 as the nation marks 37 years of service by the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Proceeds aid rehabilitation and services for crippled children and other handicapped individuals across 48 states and territories.
Postmaster R. J. None announces plastic containers and coils of 100 three cent stamps are on sale at the local postoffice. Each unit costs 3.05 with the coil sold separately for 300. The program, already used in larger offices, is now offered locally for convenient stamp sal on.
Mrs George Singer named chairwoman for the annual Red Cross fund drive in March. The drive will begin once volunteers are secured and all residences and business places will be contacted.
The Faber Construction Company of Algona won the Palo Alto county road grading contract with a low bid of 26,394 dollars. Eight firms bid. grading to start immediately and finish by August 1, with work across Independence Fairfield Silver Lake Highland townships. Other bids ranged up to 41,562 dollars. BASLL Carpenter Candidate for Clerk. Baall Carpenter, 32, Emmetburg, filed for Democratic nomination for county clerk. He works as a coute wateaman for Curtien Candy.
Lowell Kiehl announces a closing out farm sale 24 miles west of Graettinger on pavement Tuesday March 11 at 12:30. Machinery includes Uni-Picker Shelter a corn shelter five tractors and more from the A Bortini and Brown team. Graettinger State Bank will clerk. Sale details in this week’s Times.
Nomination papers circulate for Russell Peterson as Democratic candidate for Fourth District supervisor in the June primary. Peterson, a Gracttinger Implement associate, challenges incumbent Republican W. H. McConnell who holds the post.
A lively crowd gathered for a benefit basketball jamboree to aid travel for Pirates and Pirettes to state tournament games. In the curtain raiser, faculty women defeated junior high girls 27 to 18 amid some fouls for sideline coaching, while the high school girls edged the faculty men 40 to 39 in a brisk, open game.
Services conducted at Ralph J. Wittich Funeral Home for Mrs. F W Englund 67 of Muscatine Iowa who died suddenly of a heart attack. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Born July 13, 1800 at Graettinger she resided in Muscatine 44 years. Survived by husband two daughters a brother and several grandchildren.
MOVIE SCHEDULE: MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT 2 Warner Bros Black Patch shows Friday and Saturday March 7 and 8 at the Gracttinger Theatre. George Montgomery stars as the title character with Diane Brewster Tom Pittman Sebastian Cabot and Leo Gordon. Black Patch marks George Montgomery Productions debut. A tale of a returned prisoner of war with a patch over an eye the story centers on a frontier town and secrets from his past. Sunday features Interlude with June Allyson and Rossano Brazzi in cinemascope technicolor. Firemen were called to the Orval Petersen farm four miles west of Graettinger to extinguish a corn crib blaze causing minor damage.
Carl Knapp of Graettinger is the sole candidate for the Graettinger Community School District board vacancy held during the March election. Polls open 12 noon to 7 pm March 10 at Graettinger city hall. terms run three years. Other current directors are Jens Kirkegaard William Thompson Lars Petersen Del Baker, with Dwayne Lammers serving a two year treasurer term.
Airman Robert H. Prather of Graettinger and parents H. A. Prather were at Offutt Air Base Nebraska when he earned the Outstanding Airman Achievement Award from Colonel Richard R. Mitchell. Squadron Commander Captain Martin L. Deere oversaw the selection from six weekly honorees over six months.
Graettinger High School seniors Arleen Bisgaard and Sue Shiley will be featured on the Graduation Sweetheart tele vision program on Station KQTV channel 21 Tuesday evening March 11 at 6 oclock. Arleen will perform a piano solo and Sue a clarinet solo. photos advertised in this week's Times. program sponsored by Suas Electric, Dumont television dealer in Graettinger.
The Gracttinger FFA chapter hosts its annual spring dinner next Sunday March 9 in the school community room. Service runs from noon to 1 50 pm. Roast beef is on the menu. Tickets are sold this week and at the dinner. Open to the public.
Graettinger residents with Graettinger Bucks are asked to turn them in to community club secretary Helen Potter by the first of April. The deadline is needed to end the current drawing series and was announced after a Monday night community club meeting.
The Quaker Oats Co elevator invites all to a free pancake sausage and coffee event on Wednesday March 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Manager Cap Henderson extends the invitation to attend and eat all you can. See ad in this week’s Times for details.
A spring like spell gives way to wet snow in the morning. About two inches covered the ground on Wednesday morning before melting by evening as mild temperatures continued through the week.
Wayne Cooley, a Lions club member, will speak at the Graettinger Lions athletic dinner on Thursday March 20 in the school community room. The event honors Graettinger boys basketball teams and the 1957 boys football team with advance tickets available at local businesses and from Lions members.
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