Annual Ball Park Shareholders Meeting Tuesday Night
The Gracttinger Park Association will hold its annual meeting Tuesday night March 21 at the R and B Cafe starting at 7 30. Yearly reports and officer elections plus plans for the coming year will be discussed. Ed Herke’s three year board term expires and will be filled. Other directors are Cap Henderson George Frick Sam Watson and R T Nane. The board seeks strong attendance to address business matters.
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Gracttinger Park Association
Ed Herke
Cap Henderson
George Frick
Sam Watson
R. T. Nane
Ibusiness
Ipossible
Tax Payment Deadline Notice by Palo Alto County Treasurer
Friday March 31 is the last day to pay the first installment of real estate and personal property tax. A three fourth percent penalty is added for April and each month thereafter. Taxpayers should provide property descriptions or bring old tax receipts, and may mail or contact their local bank if visiting Emmetsburg is inconvenient.
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John F. Phillips
Palo Alto
Phillips
Emmetsburg
Patty Watson pledges Phi Sigma Phi at ISTC
Patricia Watson, a sophomore at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls, has pledged the Phi Sigma Phi sorority. The intersorority team began rushing at ISTC at the start of spring semester with open houses and sorority parties during three weeks of rush, climaxing in a Preferred Party.
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Patricia Watson
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Phi Sigma Phi
ISTC
Gable And Day Star In Saturday Sunday Film
Clark Gable and Doris Day headline the Paramount release Teacher's Pet at Graettinger Theatre showing Saturday and Sunday. Star songwriter Joe Lubin wrote three new songs for the Vista Vision romantic comedy about a city editor who attends night school to woo his journalism teacher. Gig Young and Mamie Van Doren co star with Van Doren performing nightclub numbers while Day parodies her routine.
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Graettinger
Joe Lubin
Perlberg- Seaton Paramount
Vista Vision
Gig Young
Mamie van Doren
Doris Day
van Doren
Pleasant Weather After Blizzard Sees Mild Week
After last week's blizzard conditions, temperatures have been mild this week with significant snow melt. Nighttime freezes help curb runoff while rivers and creeks were bank full earlier in the week.
Graettinger Junior High Band Shines in WN Iowa Contest
Graettinger Junior High and grade school bands competed at the Northwest Iowa event held at Buena Vista College Storm Lake. Among 650 students from three area schools, Graettinger earned seven 1 ratings and five 2 ratings with no scores below 2. Local students earned multiple top ratings across seventh and eighth grades, led by band director Don Perrine and accompanists Mrs. James Voigt and Mrs. Donald Oleson.
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Graettinger
Iowa
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Northwest Iowa Bandmasters’ Association
Janet Rustad
Ann Westfall
Donna Suss
Marsha Olesen
Luplus
Jim Oleson
Mary Tindall
James Skattebo
Diana _ Bortint
Martha Beck
LaVon Sbisgard
Jean Harris
Janiece Brighton
James Voigt
Donald Oleson
Don Perrine
Graettinger School
Graettinger to install dial central office system
Graettinger Telephone Co sign ed a contract with Stromberg Carlson for a dial central office plant with 270 line capacity serving 700 stations and 12 toll trunks. The system enables direct distant dialing with exchanges also equipped, and cut over is planned about March 18, 1962, following Spencer toll center completion.
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Graettinger Telephone Company
Stromberg-Carlson Equipment Company
Graettinger
United States
Spencer
Graettinger Exchange
Prize Draws Highlight Graettinger Weekend
Graettinger residents can win 50 dollars next Saturday in the 3 o'clock drawing. Last week’s $25 prize was not claimed by Olvin M. Peterson of Graettinger.
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Graettinger
Olvin M. Peterson
Miller Barbershop Opens Thursday Afternoons This Week
A town notice states Millea Barber shop will open Thursday afternoons beginning this week. Tom Millea recently purchased Jensen Barber shop and Gordon Hall is employed there.
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Millea
Tom Millea
Jensen
Gordon Hall
Former Supt Here Receives Doctoral Degree in Education
Everett V. Manchester, assistant professor of education and director of student teaching at Adams State College, will receive a Doctor of Education degree from Colorado State College during the winter quarter commencement in Greeley on Friday March 10. His dissertation is titled A Study Concerning Identification of Potential Leaders Among Classroom Teachers.
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Colorado State College
Greeley
Everett V. Manchester
Adams State College
Alamosa
Colo
Bake Sale Notices From Local Churches
Good Will circle of the Methodist church plans a bake sale at Thoreson Bonstead Hardware on Saturday March 18 starting at 1 pm with coffee and cookies. South Walnut Church women announce their annual breakfast and bake sale on Thursday March 23 at the church beginning at 9 am.
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Good Will Circle Bake Sale
Good Will
Methodist Church
Thoreson-Bonstead Hardware
South Walnut
South Walnut Women of the Church
Graettinger Bowling League Standings at March Meet
Standings from Imperial Lanes Estherville through March 8 show Witt's Tavern leading with 68 wins, Wallingford Coop 63, Graettinger Lib 62, Hammerberg Drug 61, Junior's Tavern 58, Herslof's Clothing 56, Graettinger Coop 55, Graettinger St Bank 50, Lew's Foodlandee 46, Block & Tile 0. High team series 2301 by Witt's Tavern. Individual highs: Rich Masters 490, Richard Duhn 483, Bud Juhl 482. high team game 825 by Witt's Tavern. top games Bud Juh 211, Avery Bonstead 197, Richard Duhn 185.
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Walh Wit.'s
Wallingford Coop
Graettinger Libr
Hammerberg Drug
Junior's Tavern
Herslof's Clothing
Gracttinger Coop
Gracttinger St. Bank
Lew's Foodlandee
Block & Tile
Witt’s Tavern
Rich Masters
Richard Duhn
Bud Juhl
Bud Juh
Avery Bonstead
Town Team Suits Returned For Cleaning Request
Gracttinger Park association directors again ask community men with town team baseball suits to return them to Cap Henderson, president of the mboank, for immediate cleaning.
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Gracttinger Park Association
Cap Henderson
Mboank
Estherville concert opens community membership drive
International Male Quartet headlines the Estherville Community Concert Association campaign kickoff this Sunday March 19 at 3 pm The concert features a broad program from religious and romantic works to Gershwin medleys and folk pieces from other lands Membership sales run one week only and admission is by membership only Contact Mrs Quinten Jensen to buy a concert ticket for Estherville residents The board has lined up The Vagabond King in costume Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus next season and twin pianists Jeffrey and Ronald Marlowe who have played with major orchestras A fourth program item will be selected after the drive
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Estherville
Quinten Jensen
Association
Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus
Southwest
Jeffery
Ronald Marlowe
New York Philharmonic
Philadelphia
Pittsurgh
Boy Scouts To Meet Next Tuesday Night
Graettinger Troop 55 will meet Tuesday night March 21 at 7 p m in the Firemen's club rooms city hall. All scouts are urged to attend. The local troop is sponsored by the Graettinger volunteer fire department.
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Graettinger
Vocational Agriculture Department
Graettinger Boy Scouts
Firemen’s Club
Graettinger Volunteer Fire Department
Graettinger High Band Delights Crowd With Winter Concert
Over 200 local residents attended the Graettinger concert band winter concert at the school auditorium Tuesday night directed by Mr. Perrine. The program featured the Impressario Overture Goofin and South Pacific selections with a strong encore drawing applause.
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Graettinger
Perrine
Joe Gard Announces Grand Opening of Joe's Place
Joe Gard who recently purchased Junior's Tavern here announces a grand opening event for Joe's Place on Monday night March 20. Local patrons are invited to attend as the new name begins operations.
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Joe Gard
Junior
Regular PTA Meeting March 21 in Graettinger School
The Graettinger PTA will hold its regular meeting Tuesday night March 21 in the school community room. The annual PTA fundraising event has been postponed to April. A reminder notice will be sent home with children detailing the meeting program. A coffee hour closes the night.
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Graettinger Pta
PTA
Gordon Johnson 12 Dies After Lengthy Illness Rites Today
Gordon Ronald Johnson 12 son of Earl Johnson of Graettinger died Sunday at University Hospital Iowa City from acute lymphatic leukemia after about nine months of illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Graettinger Methodist Church with Rev. R O Grote officiating. Burial at Summit Hill Cemetery Pocahontas. Martin Funeral Home handling arrangements. Pallbearers are cousins Oscar Nelson Jr Harley Smith Jerry Forbes David Johnson Eldon Clark Bill Schossow. Gordon, ill since June, spent six weeks at Iowa City hospital and required intravenous feeding at times. His mother stayed with him in the hospital room. family visited often. He was known for courage and a fighting spirit. Born June 20 1938 in Pocahontas County, he moved with family to a Graettinger area farm two years ago and attended Pocahontas County Schools and Graettinger Community School. Surviving: parents four brothers Duane of Skagway Alaska Glen Loran Marlin of Graettinger and eight sisters Donnabelle Isaacson Fort Dodge Janet Lou Newell Alice Susan Elaine Sharon Gloria Jean Debbie Kay all at home. A brother Randy Lyle preceded him in death.
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Gordon Ronald Johnson
Earl Johnson
Graettinger
University Hospital
Iowa City
Graettinger Methodist Church
R. O. Grote
Summit Hill Cemetery
Pocahontas
Martin Funeral Home
Oscar Nelson, Jr
Harley Smith
Jerry Forbes
David Johnson
Eldon Clark
Bill Schossow
Gordon
Pocahontas County
V-Store Dollar Days In Progress At Jensen's Store
The V-Store Dollar Days sale is in progress at the C A Jensen store. Mr Jensen says V Store group buying lets individual stores pass savings to customers during this big Dollar Day event. See ad for details.
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V-Stores
C. A. Jensen
Rites Held Here Saturday For Annie McCarty 90
Funeral services were held for Annie McCarty 90 who died Wednesday at Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis. Burial was at St Jacobs cemetery. Pallbearers included Emmet Murphy Gene Leonard and others. She was born January 6 1871 in McGregor Iowa and had taught in Graettinger before moving to St Paul and later Minneapolis. She is survived by a brother Dennis McCarty and a sister in law, plus nephews in Graettinger and Pomeroy.
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Fairview Hospital
Minneapolis
McGregor
Iowa
Graettinger
St. Paul
Jim
Dennis McCarty
Helsler
Alberta
Canada
Jay McCarty
George
Gene
Wilfred McC
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Dorothy) Sjeklocha
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