Mystery duck headlines and misprints at local Times
The community buzzes over a mystery duck linked to the Alger family amid reported sightings and a joke about duck dinners. A correction notes Graettinger library circulation rising from 8 to 700 volumes in January 1955, and A Spies leads Lions club ticket sales for the March 26 athletic dinner, with Mayor Thomson buying the first pair of tickets.
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Ares
Donald
Charlotte Alger
Times
Graettinger
A. Spies
Lions Club
Thomson
Spies
Henrietta
Down Library Lane and Hangman's Cliff Featured in Readings
The entry highlights Down Library Lane at City Hall with weekly hours and introduces Black William by Robert Neill set in England 1714 amid Jacobite unrest. It promotes Hangman’s Cliff about a Dover family menaced by smugglers and murder. Readers’ Honor Roll lists Ruby Harris and Emma Jean Harris, both fourth graders.
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City Hall
Black William
Robert Neill
England
Lovely Maly Lawry
Sir John
Neil
Dover
Ruby Harris
Bud Harris
Emma Jean Harris
Emmet Harris
Easter Seal Month Proclaimed in Graettinger
Mayor Thomas Thomsen proclaims March 15 to April 21 as Easter Seal Month to support the Society for Crippled Children and Adults known as the Easter Seal Society. He urges citizens to contribute to financing rehabilitation and treatment efforts for handicapped children and adults.
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Society For
Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Easter Seal Society
Thomas Thomsen
Graettinger
Special Graettinger Council Meeting Forms Gas Committee
A 28 February 1957 Graettinger council special meeting established a Citizens Committee to help present information on natural gas service. Eight residents were named to serve, with a plan to meet March 4 and discuss a community meeting set for March 7 at the schoolhouse.
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Council
Graettinger
Nels Petersen
Joe Grady
Palmer Cody
A. A. Spies
Clifford Thomas
Russell Jones
Garry Jensen
Roy Nissen
Glenn Shaver
Lloyd Cornelius
Mervin Olesen
Tom Millen
D. C. Baker
Lars Petersen
Bob Carter
E. S. Maynard
Frank Christensen
E. €. Andresen
Lloyd Petersen
Robert Dawson
Avery Bonstead
Richard Gray
Quinentin Jensen
Forrest Petersen
Dwayne Lammers
George Frick
Gerald Stueve
Duane Kiner
Herman Elsenbast
Quentin Jensen
BE. C. Andresen
IL Hach Chemical Co
Man
Citizens’ Committee
City Council Meeting in Graettinger Iowa March 4 1957
Mayor Thomsen presided as council members Craven DeVries Kirkegaard Olesen attended. Minutes from February meetings read and approved. Permits granted for cigarette and beer licenses to local residents. Several bills paid from General Street and Public Safety funds including insurance, supplies, and repairs.
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Hal
Graettinger
Iowa
Thomsen
Craven
DeVries
Kirkegaard
Olesen
Hersleff
Roy Nissen
Glenn Shaver
Lloyd Petersen
Dbd. C. Baker
Lloyd Cornelius
Bob Carter
Quentin Jensen
Citizens’ Committee
R. L. and
Mear Cloyd
Wayne Hamilton
Graettinger Volunteer Firemen's Association
Jack Wolfe
Henningson-Durham & Richardson, Inc
Thomas Thomsen
Telephone Co
Matt Parrott & Sons
State Bank
John Frerichs
Easter Seals Society Seeks Volunteers For Crippled Children
Meeting notes mention volunteers urged to aid crippled children and residents of the corporation, with Easter Seal Society appeals. Statements reference mayor and officials, urging contributions to Easter Seals.
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Corporation
Econ
Thomas Thomaen
Robert C. Murray
Clorte
Crippled Child Receives Chance as UILery Master Trials Begin
A crippled child gains a chance at progress as UILery Master trials open. Officials oversee adjustments and supporters rally around the program, aiming to show these efforts can unlock potential and opportunity for participants with disabilities.
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Belline
Emmetsburg
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James Way
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Council Proceedings
Potter Insurance Agency
Thoreson's Home
Ira Schultz
Olson
Struthers Tractor Co
Public Safety Fund
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Rent Rasmussen Ltd
Potter Ins
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Naire
Hultop Laboratories
Del’s
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Lowa
Robert Simonsen
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Strong Bank
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