Benefit Auction Sale Monday Night March 13 at Graettinger
A community benefit auction sponsored by the Graettinger Lions Club will be held Monday night March 21 at 7 30 pm in the school gym to raise funds for local projects including summer recreation and sight conservation. Items include livestock feed tools furniture and groceries with entertainment by FFA freshmen. Proceeds support the Lions club work and a parent son banquet.
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Gracttinger Lions Club
NFA
FFA
Graettinger
Lions Club
Iran
FRA
Mr. Hovenden
Worring
Lion's Club
Graettingers
Mr. Hoventen
Lion’s Club
Kim Tindall
Economy of Fertilizer Topic for Graettinger Class
Wednesday evening March 12 at 7 30 p m the Graettinger adult farmer class meets in the vocational agriculture room to discuss practical and economical aspects of fertilization. R L Schoenene Everly Plant Foods Inc and Lonnie Arthur Hartley Iowa a Virginia Carolina Chemical Corp rep will lead the discussion focusing on fertilizer economy and related questions arising at the meeting.
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Graettinger
R. L. Schoenene
Everly
Lonnie’Arthur
Hartley
Towa
Virginia- Carolina Q Chemical Corporation
Graettinger PTA Plans March 19 Meeting Speaker
The Graettinger PTA schedules its March 19 gathering at the school with Kenneth Edge of Spencer as speaker on communism. Rodger Madsen serves as program chairman as officials remind there are only two more meetings this year and urge parent attendance.
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Graettinger Pta
Kenneth Edge
Spencer
PTA
Blighton Farm Sale Saturday March 16 at 9:30
Clifford Blighton to close out auction of farm machinery and about 20 head of High Grade Holstein cows at the Graettinger area farm one mile east and two miles north. Sale details next week and listings for a community auction at Emmetton due by March 18.
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Blighton
Clifford Blighton
Graettinger
St Marys Circle Card Party Sunday at Parish Hall
St Marys circle No 2 of Immaculate Conception church backs a card party at the parish hall Sunday evening March 10 starting 8 p.m. Public invited. Mrs Leo Schang and Mrs Leo Stewart will be victamladics.
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ST. Mary's Circle
St. Mary’s Circle No. 2
Immaculate Conception Church
Leo Schang
Leo Stewart
Vitamladics
St Patrick's Dance at Legion Hall Sunday March 17
The Graettinger American Legion will hold a St Patrick's Dance on Sunday March 17 at the Legion hall. Jim Luchter's orchestra of Milford will furnish music for a modern and old-time dancing. Everyone is welcome.
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ST. Patrick’s
Legion Hall
Graettinger American Legion
The
Jim Luchter
Milford
Orders Open For 1962 63 School Annual
School officials announce that orders are now being taken for the 1962 63 annual. Anyone not contacted who wishes to purchase should call the school office or see Mr Roger Madsen at the school.
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Roger Madsen
All Sacred Concert Friday March 8 at Gracttinger School
The Gracttinger vocal music department presents an All Sacred Concert at the school Friday evening March 8 at 7 30. The junior high mixed chorus and the high school concert choir will perform under Mr Allen Zevenbergen with a free will offering for choir robes. The program includes pieces by Bach Williams Mendelssohn and Handel with solos by Kathy Hobfson Chris Stuart Jim Skattebo Steve Graettinger and others, plus readings by Merry McGinnis Sue Ruppert and Beverly Egeland and a double mixed quartet.
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Gracttinger Vocal Music Department
Allen Zevenbergen
Lavon Bisgard
Lord Bach
Bratton
O'Hara
Wilson
Kathy Hobfson
Chris Stuart
Jim Skattebo
Steve Graettinger
Vulplus
Merry McGinnis
Sue Ruppert
Beverly Egeland
Williams
Dawson
Burleigh
Onward Ye Peoples
Sibellus
Drake-Shirl
Whitings Dykes
Handel-D
God
James
Houston Bright
Israel Mendelssohn
Beautiful Savior
Christatsen
Noble Caln
Grazing likely prize details from Saturday event
Graetlinger's weekly Saturday prize offers 30 dollars in participating stores. Drawing at three o'clock. Bernice Oddson did not claim last week's 25 dollar award.
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Graetlinger
Bernice Oddson
St Patrick's Day Parade Planned in Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg will host a St Patrick's Day program and parade on Saturday March 16 as sister city to Dublin Ireland. Diane Herke will be grand marshal and the event includes a qué y contest with planned program details to be announced later.
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ST. Patrick's Day
Emmetsburg
Dublin
Ireland
Diane,Herke
Will
Be Graettinger
Mike Rock
Mena
Lela Ritzman 61 Dies Suddenly in Graettinger Iowa
Lela Ritzman 61 longtime Graettinger resident died suddenly from a heart attack Saturday about 3 30 p m at her home. Firemen responded to a request for assistance. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Graettinger Methodist Church with Rev. G F Curtis officiating. Burial was in Dumont Cemetery. Survivors include two sisters Flossie Freeland and Marie E Newberry and a brother C J Shaffer. Her husband W Ritzman died March 3 1962.
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Ar. ¢Lelai Ritzman
Graettinger
Waar
Othe Graettinger Methodist Church
G. F. Curtis
Dumont
Drymens Vavas Pallheavers
Frank Istensen
Alfred McCombs
Erickson
Lester Garber
Omer Gjerde
Otto Peton
Lehi Faye Ritaman
L.D. Shaffer
Guuler County
Dumont High School
State College of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Art W. Ritzman
Ritzman
Graettinger Iight
Gracttinger Methodist Church
The
Eastern Star
Gracttinger American Legion Auxiliary
Flossie Freeland
Oklahoma City
Okla
Marie E. Newberry
Allison
Iowa
C. J. Shaffer
Waverly
March Snows Hit Graettinger as Town Sees Snow
Snow began Tuesday morning with four inches across Graettinger area while heavier snowfall of over 10 inches occurred about ten miles south. Temperatures stayed moderate and Graettinger schools dismissed early Tuesday afternoon due to the winter weather.
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Maren
Graettinner
Graettinger
Top Performance By Music Department Delights Graettinger
Over 500 attendees flocked to Graettinger High School for a colorful evening titled swing into Spring presented by the Graettinger high school music departments. Tables on the gym floor, a fixed menu, and waiter service framed intermission refreshments as residents praised the show. Also noted are local phone trouble reporting contacts and a forthcoming legislative forum led by Senator Brown and Representative Kibbie at Assumption Parish center in Emmetsburg tonight.
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Graettinger High School
BROWN
Kibbie
John J. Brown
Palo Alto
John 2
Assumption Parish
Emmeteburg
Ity
1922 Graettinger Basketball Team Recalled by Joe Gabrielsen
Reading Hens memory stirred by 1922 Graettinger squad with a 12 of 17 record. Team photo shows players Floyd Masters Tom Sullivan Oscar Elsenbast Harold Harrington Joe Gabrielson Reuben Johnson and Supt. G W Gotke. Fans include George Frick and Bert Montgomery.
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Reading Hens
Times
Nia
Oscar Elsenbast
Colar Rapids
Harold Harrington
Ft. Collins, Cole
Joe Gabrelson
Graettinger
Reuben Johnson
Califonia
G. W. Gotke
Graettinger School Dismissal for Education Meeting
Graettinger school will release classes at 2 50 this Thursday afternoon to allow all faculty to attend the Graettinger Education Association meeting.
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Graettinger
Graettinger E Education Association
Graettinger FFA District Secretary Elected
Jim Dalen of Graettinger was elected District FFA secretary at the Northwest district meeting in Aurelia. A Graettinger Junior, he has served as local FFA secretary for two years and earned a gold and silver award. his gold award went to the state convention last year.
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Edwin Palmgren
Army
Nellis Apb
Edwin D.palmeren
Wilmington
N. C
United States Air Force
Thunderbirds
Palmgren
Crack
Mejor Palmgren
Joan C. Graettinger
Fred Graettinger
Graettinger
Korea
US. Navy
North Carolina State College
Air Force Commission
Iate
Her
Delta Sigmia Plapa Dheta Tau
Jim Dalen
FFA
Cwa
Aurelia
Jim
Morris Dalen
David Twal
Keith Norris
Jim Tindall
Don Reeves
Dale Holiman
Joe Mahan
Mark Mahan
Jerry Peterson
David Twain
District Sentinel
Iowa Farmer
Died Thursday Mrs Kenneth Root 34 Rites In Ruthven
Mrs Kenneth Root 34 died Thursday morning February 28 of a heart attack in Holy Family hospital She was born May 21 428 at Last Island and lived in Ruthven until moving to a farm near Perris ten years ago Survived by husband Kenneth three children Dennis 13 Diane 9 and David 2 weeks old father Oscar Christianson Ruthven brother Dean Christianson Gwinn Michigan and sisters Mrs Everett Roland Ruthven Mrs Harrison Way La Puente California and Mrs Floyd Wipperman Guymes She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church Terrill Funeral services were held Saturday at Terrill Immanuel Lutheran Church Rev E Belveal officiating Burial was in HI cemetery
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Kenneth
Ols) Root
Holy Family Hospital
Root
Oscar Christianson
Ruthven
Terrill Immanuel Lutheran Church
E. &. Belveal
Mus
Gear Canstanwen
Last Island
Kenneth Red
Lost Island Lutheran Church
Covey
Perris
Roy
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Tervi
Dennis
Diane
David
Dean Christianson
Gwinn
Mica
Everett Roland
Harrison Way
la Puenta
Calif
Floyd Wipperman
Douglas Everett New Scoutmaster for Graettinger Troop 55
Douglas Everett of Graettinger joins Troop 55 as Scoutmaster succeeding Rey Satory who resigned. The unit meets Wednesdays in the Library Firemen's room. Saturday hike began 6 a.m. from town, four miles round trip along the river with hot chocolate donuts and Scout activities. Attendees included Greg Iverson Darwin Olesen Leroy Mowry Don Mowry Loren Eldridge John De Vries Arthur Jones Vance Jensen Richard Roce Stuart Hansen.
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Douglas Everett
Graettinger School
Graettinger
Rey Satory
Everett
Greg Iverson
Darwin Olesen
Leroy Mowry
Don Mowry
Loren Eldridge
John de Vries
Arthur Jones
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Bob Davis
Square D
Fideting
Fheld
the Legion Hall
L. Dale ‘Purcell
Balstot-Puma
Palmeren
PTA Meeting
Emmeton Burga
Norman Bortiit
Otis Pleratt
Kevin Reeves
Tom Mehan
Immetsburg
Lela Ritzman
Graettinger ‘Telephone Company
Ron Struthers
Ronald Laudner
Nora Springs
Kenneth Root
Rites At Terris
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