Services Held Here Wednesday For Aletta Jacobson
Funeral services were held at South Bethel Lutheran church for Aletta Randina Jacobson 75 who died Sunday in Hofstad er Nursing home after months of declining health. Rev O J Reitz officiated with Fuhrman Funeral home in charge, burial in High Lake cemetery. Pallbearers Elmer Iverson Alvin Johnson LeRoy Oddson Omer Gjerde Thomas Thomson and Norma Iverson. Born September 29 1888 in Masfjorden Norway she married Baste Jacobson January 6 1931 and moved to Palo Alto county March 21 1931. They farmed near Graettinger until 1988 then moved to Ingham Lake area. She was survived by seven stepchildren and two sisters. She was preceded by her husband three brothers and four stepdaughters.
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South Bethel Lutheran Church
Aletta Jacobson
Hofstader Nursing Home
O. J. Reitz
Fuhrman
High Lake Cemetery
Elmer Iverson
Alvin Johnson
LeRoy Oddson
Omer Gjerde
Jacobson
Graettinger
Normany
Bethel Lutheran Church
Lewis
Cove Junction
Oregon
Carl
Compton
Calif
Blanchard
Guido Horswell
Lomita
Oscar
Myrtle
Myrtle) Levi
Watson
Minn
George
Mildred) Miller
Oxnard
C. A
Olga) Jove
Torrence
Louisa Nelson
New Rockford
N. Dak
Gudrun Carlson
Bergen
Norway
First Bullheads of Season Reported at High Lake
Local anglers Frank Herke Fred Nissen and Norman Nissen fished High Lake last weekend before ice fully left. They reported slow bites but managed about a dozen bullheads using steak bait. Graettinger Markets notes corn oats and beans prices on Wednesday March 18.
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Frank Herke
Fred
Norman Nissen
High Lake
Easter Vacation At Graettinger School Next Weekend
Graettinger Community School will be closed Friday March 27 and Monday March 30 for Easter vacation with classes resuming Tuesday March 31. An additional closure is planned Monday April 6 for Northwest District Teachers Convention in Sioux City, with school returning Tuesday April 7. Dismissal at 1 30 p.m. Tuesday April 14 for an In service meeting for county teachers at Emmetsburg.
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Graettinger
Northwest District
Sioux Ciy
Emmetsburg
Parent Teacher Conferences Slated Thursday March 26
Graettinger school will hold parent teacher conferences Thursday March 26 with no classes that day. Afternoon kindergarten is canceled Wednesday March 25 for kindergarten conferences. a times schedule has been sent to parents.
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Graettinger
Funeral set for Jerry Murphy of Fenton
Jerry Murphy 88 of Fenton died Wednesday morning after a stroke six weeks earlier at Algona hospital. Funeral services Friday at 10 p.m. at St Michael's church Whittemore with Rosary Thursday night at Thomas funeral home Fenton. Surviving: widow? no. daughter Gertrude Elizabeth Murphy of Penton. son James of Fenton. son George of Texas. daughter Mrs Emmet Murphy. sisters Mrs Camilla McCullah Garner and Mrs Francis Murphy Emmetsburg.
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Jerry Murphy
Fenton
Emmet Murphy
Graettinger
Algona ‘Hospital
St. Michael's Church
Whittemore
Thomas Funeral Home
Gertrude Elizabeth Murphy
Penton
James
George
Texas
Camilla McCullah
Garner
Francis Murphy
Emmetsburg
Lions club benefit auction seeks saleable items
Graettinger Lions club calls for saleable items for a March 30 benefit auction at the school. Organizers, led by Arnold Alesch and Bob Davis, urge residents and farm families to donate or arrange pickups. Proceeds fund the summer recreation and swimming programs, eye care, and other Lions projects.
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Lions Club
Graettinger Lions Club
Graettinger
Arnold Alesch
Bob Davis
Square D
Gerald Stueve
Howard Hanson
R.T. Nane
John de Vries
L. H. Thoreson
Glenn Shaver
Bob Carter
Adolph Spies
John Poland
Jim Spies
Francis Heidecker
Dan Christensen
Elmer Masters
March of Dimes
Iowa Lions and Lions International
Graettinger Club
PTA Meeting at Graettinger Welcomes Irish Heritage
Over 100 attend the March 17 PTA meeting at Graettinger school with group songs and Irish themed activities. Guests of Irish descent receive green shamrock name cards with blarney stones while attendees perform songs and listen to speeches about the district’s speech department and events. An exchange student from Mantova Italy spoke, a question-answer session followed, and sixth and fourth grades tied for the book prize with 23 guests each.
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PTA
Graettinger School
God Bless
America
James Voigt
Robert Carter
Cullen
Ashburn
K. IX. Skaitebo
J. E. Ilovkstra
Toui
Carroll
Gradlinger
Lions Club
Merry McGinnis
PLA
Donna Suss
Karen Wicks
Carter
Bill Brown
Ralph Graettinger
C. V. Wing
Merle Clipperton
Graettinger
John Munson
R. T. Nane
Lloyd Cornelius
Doug Everett
Coy Coan
Christine “Hess
Tachens
Gladys Scobell
Emmetsburg
Giorgio Tormene
Mantova
Taly
Italy
Po River Valley
R. T. Nané
Ba rabbas at Graettinger Theatre Sets World Film Event
A major release from Columbia Pictures titled Ba rabbas headlines a star heavy production directed by Dino De Laurentiis. Anthony Quinn leads the cast with Silvana Mangano Arthur Kennedy Katy Jurado Harry Andrews Vittorio Gassman Jack Palance and Ernest Borgnine in a multi thousand strong ensemble acclaimed as a motion picture masterpiece worldwide.
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Dino de Laurentiis
Barabbas
Graettinger Theatre
Columbia Pictures
Anthony Quinn
Silvana Mangano
Arthur Kennedy
Katy Jurado
Harry Andrews
Vittorio Gassman
Jack Palance
Ernest Borgnine
Baedkes Named to Mid American Intercollegiate Band
Seven Buena Vista College students earned spots in the 85 member Mid American Intercollegiate Band to perform at Iowa State University Ames on March 21. Representing institutions include Coe St Olaf Cornell SCC Iowa State Knox Luther ISU ISU BV. Notably elected are Larry Baedke trumpet and Ronald Baedke trombone both from Graettinger Iowa, sons of Mr and Mrs Martin Baedke.
Fifty Dollar Buck Prize Draw Here Saturday
Graeitinger's store hosts a three o’clock drawing this week with a $50 Buck prize. Participating locations will award the prize Saturday afternoon. Mrs Roy Gilbaugh did not claim last week's $25 Buck award.
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Graeitinger
Roy Gilbaugh
Stores Close Noon To 3 On Good Friday In Graettinger
Graettinger stores and businesses will close from noon to 3 PM on Good Friday afternoon. Local church services are scheduled during these hours. Details of Holy Week services in local churches may be found in the church news columns on page eight of this issue.
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Graettinger
Reminar
Local Men Attend First Public Finance Workshop in Spencer
Robert Carter and John Poland joined 35 other Palo Alto County residents for the first of three all day workshops on Financing Public Services. The session ran from 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m at the Stubs Ranch House, Spencer, with ISU extension specialists Dr Robert Thomas and Chuck Dornhowe leading the group.
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Robert Carter
John Poland
Cooperative Extension Service
Ames
Stubs Ranch House
Spencer
Palo Alto
John Johnson
Iowa State University
Robert Thomas
Chuck Dornhowe
Bob Carter
Graettinger
Archine Perti
George Thatcher
Bill Peterson
West Bend
Gene Sweeney
Cylinder
James Ausland
Curlew
Charles Hughes
Vincent Donahue
Joseph Morrow
Bery
City Dog Licenses Due April 1 Notice
City officials remind residents licenses must be renewed by April 1 under ordinance No 14 with a 50 cent penalty per license after that date. Licenses available from Marshal Gib Stueve or Mayor John Poland. A new floor was installed at the post office area behind the window counter and postal boxes by Wayne Potter the building owner.
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Marshal Gib Stueve
John Poland
Wayne Potter
Wallingford Market Day Sale to Open at 1 P M
The 52nd annual Wallingford Market Day sale begins Saturday at 1 p m, sponsored by the Wallingford American Legion. Details will follow. On Monday April 6 William H McConnells public auction will be held on the farm one mile north of Osgood with details to appear later.
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Wallingford
The
Wallingford American Legion
Tex
Wm. H. McConnell
Osgood
Final Adult Night Class To Be Held Tuesday March 31
The Graettinger adult night school closes with a final session on Tuesday March 31. No classes during Holy Week. A chill and oyster stew lunch marks the finale with classes meeting at 7 30 and adjourning at 8 45. summaries from each class will review the work done.
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Graettinger
Current Leaders In Card-O-Rama Play
February entries incomplete but leaders announced. In bridge portion Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ashburn lead with 18 400 points, followed by Orville Nicol pair at 17 300 and C Andresen with A Shiley at 15 420. In 500 play Howard Hangen and Al Graettinger tie for 13 370, Cody pair 13 150, Bernard Elsen pair 12 390. Herke pair未 yet played February match.
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Bob Ashburn
Orville Nicol
C. Andresen
A. Shiley
Howard Hangen
al Graettinger
P.T. Cody
Bernard Elsenbast
Edmund Herke
Local teachers' pay raises range from $150 to $300
Graettinger Community School board issued contracts to faculty with raises of 150 to 300 dollars based on training and experience. A March 23 return date governs acceptance or rejection. Officials plan a shared salary schedule and shared staff roles with Lincoln Central and Ruthven schools, approved by all boards as economical cooperation.
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Graettinger Community
Lincoln-Central School
Con
Ruthven
Su J
Tiree
Grass Fire Spreads South of Osgood Sunday Noon
Grass fire swept an area southeast of Osgood around noon Sunday, spreading northeast through the section from a grove near the John Simon farm. Firemen from Graeditinger and Emmetsburg battled for over an hour with two trucks from each department, tractors with discs and plows stopping the blaze at the road on the northwest edge. Power, Merk and Simon farm buildings were saved, while billowing smoke drew hundreds of motorists causing a traffic jam.
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Osgood Graeditinger
Emmetsburg
Osgood
John Simon
Merk and Simon
John Carlson 92 Dies. Rites Set In Graettinger
John A. Carlson aged 92, longtime Graettinger resident, died Monday at Lauritsen Nursing Home in Estherville after a long illness. Services will be today at 2 p.m. at Graettinger Methodist Church with Rev. Curtis and Rev. Neu man officiating. Fuhrman Funeral Home in charge. burial in Evergreen Cemetery Emmetsburg. Survived by Grace Sturdevant Carlson his wife. an adopted son George Carlson of Staples. stepsons Earl Sturdevant of Fort Madison and Guy Sturdevant of Ruthven. stepdaughter Mrs Emory Scranton of Tule Lake, California. He was born October 17, 1871 in Sweden and came to the United States as a youth. He married Grace Sturdevant in Emmetsburg on September 19, 1928. The couple farmed near Graettinger before retiring. He was a member of the Graettinger Methodist Church. Proclaimed in death by his parents and one brother Cav.
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John A. Carlson
Graettinger
Lauritsen
Estherville
Giettinger Methodist Church
Roy Young
Matt Sigler
Jrank Christensen
Thomas Thomsen
Elmer Iversen
Ed Bradley
Mr. Carlson
Sweden
John Carlson
United States
Grace Sturdevant
Emmetsburg
Methodist Church
George Carlson
Staples, Minn
Earl Sturdevant
Fort Madison
Guy Sturdevant
Ruthven
Emory Scranton
Tule Lake
Calif
Cav
Deadline Nears For 1964 Feed Grain Signup
The ASCS county chairman urges farmers to file by Friday March 27 for the 1964 feed grain program covering corn, grain sorghum, and barley. With six working days left, signups run March 23–27, and diversions impact payments and price support loans. Participation is expected to match 1963 levels.
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Joe A. Lynch
ASCS
Deadline Nears For First Half Tax Payment
Emmetebure tax payers face March 31 deadline to pay the first installment on real estate and personal property taxes. A three-fourths percent penalty applies for April and each subsequent month. Taxpayers should bring a property description or old receipts, or write to the county treasurer.
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Times
Palo Alto
John I. Phillips
Phillips
Emmetebure
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