Blue and Gold dinner honors Graettinger Cubs at Legion hall
Graettinger Cub Scouts and parents held their annual Blue and Gold dinner at the Legion hall on February 25. The group ages 8 to 11 received year yearly awards. Dens one through four posed for photos with den mothers Mrs. Lars Petersen and Mrs. George Mowry assisting.
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Graettinger
Legion Hall
Leonard Cornelius
Dick Petersen
Robbie Jensen
Douglas Nane
Jimmy Dalens
Greg Jensen
Donald Mowry
Vance Jensen
Larry Jensen
Richard Kuyper
Dale Nissen
Roland Kuyper
Lars Petersen
George Mowry
Grand Opening At Thoreson’s Allis Chalmers Dealer
Thoreson Hardware announces its appointment as an Allis Chalmers dealer with a grand opening this Saturday March 23. The event features display of the new D-14 tractor and a gas range car model, free coffee cookies and movies at 2:30 and 8:00. Clarence Egeland will lead tractor and farm machinery repair and service for the dealership.
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Allis Chalmers
Thoreson’s
Thoreson’s Hardware
Thoreson Hardware
Clarence Egeland
Egeland
Rouse Chevrolet and Implement
Thoreson
Graettinger Athletic Dinner Honors Teams
Graettinger residents will honor the Graettinger High School football and boys and girls basketball teams at an athletic dinner Tuesday night March 26. Athletic awards will be presented, with Gordon Strayer of the University of Iowa as featured speaker. Lions Club sponsors. tickets from Graettinger State Bank Jensen Drug or any Lions member. door sales the night of the dinner.
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Graettinger
Gordon Strayer
University of Iowa
Graettinger Lions Club
Graettinger State Bank
Jensen Drug
Lions Club
John Tindall Elected President of Park Board
John Tindall was elected president of the Graettinger Park Association board of directors at the group’s organizational meeting held Monday night. Cap Henderson was elected vice president by a 21 to 0 vote.
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John Tindall
Graettinger Park
Cigtion
Cap Henderson Wan
Annual meeting notice for Graettinger creamery
Farmers Creamery Co of Graettinger Iowa announces its annual meeting on Saturday March 23 1957 at the Legion hall in Graettinger A free lunch will be served at noon followed by a business meeting and program Alfred Johnson secretary
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Farmers Creamery Co
Graettinger
Iowa
Legion Hall
Gragettinger
Alfred Johnson
Wallingford Market Day Sale and Dinner Set for March 26
The annual Wall Ingford Market Day Sale and dinner sponsored by the Walling ford American Legion will take place on March 26. Interested consignors should contact Stanley Young or the auctioneers Grodland Bortint and Brown. The Grachtinger State Bank will clerk the sale. Details appear in this week's Times.
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WallIngford
Wallingford American Legion
Stanley Young
Grodland, Bortint and Brown
Grachtinger State Bank
Furnace explosion causes damage at Martin Furniture
An oil furnace exploded at Martin Furniture on Saturday afternoon blowing out fire bricks, doors, and piping. Employees contained the blaze quickly but the store suffered smoke and soot damage. the building will be assessed by an insurance adjustor after closing.
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Martin Furniture
Trapeze at Graettinger Theatre Heads to Local Screens
Burt Lancaster Gina Lollobrigida and Tony Curtis star in Trapeze a taut drama with a circus backdrop. United Artists release lists March 23 and 24 at the Graettinger theatre in CinemaScope and color. Directed by Carol Reed the Hecht Lancaster production is based on Max Catto novel The Killing Weast. Katy Jurado and Thomas Gommen lead the cast.
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Burt Lancaster
Gina Lollobrigida
Tony Curtis
Graettinger Theatre
United Artists
Hecht-Lancaster
Paris
Carol Reed
James Hill
Liam O'Brien
Max Catto
Katy Jurado
Thomas Gomnem
Cpat.s
Yearly Meeting Of Creamery Next Saturday
Officials of the Graettinger Farmers Creamery announce the annual meeting will be held Saturday March 23 at the Legion hall. A free lunch at noon opens the event followed by the business meeting with officer elections and reports. Directors include Ralph Graettinger Henry Lammers Alfred Johnson Holger Jensen and Minard Levi. All patrons and friends are invited.
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Holger Jensen
Minard Levi
Rites Held for Nettie Myhre 79 in Graettinger
Mrs Nettie Myhre 79 died Sunday at Good Samaritan Home Estherville after hip injury. Funeral at Martin Funeral Home Graettinger 1:30 pm with 2 pm First Lutheran Church service. Burial Lost Island cemetery. Survivors include six children and thirteen grandchildren.
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Martin
Nettie) Myhre
Gracttinger
Good Samaritan
Estherville
Martin Tuneral
Graettinger
First Lutheran Church
Norbert Jolivette
Martin Myhre
Myhre
First Lutheran
Lost Island
John
Norma) Kummerfeldt
Paton
Lloyd
Sylvia) Breitkreutz
East Moline
H. F
Yolenda) Reese
Milwaukee
Wis
Curtly
Bennett and Goodwin
Spirit Lake
Anton
Charlie Bonstead
Jake Nyborg
New London
Minn
Ernest. Molson
Dolliver
Albertine Thoreson
Louie Christensen
Pequot Lakes
Jens Kirkegaard Reelected President of School Board
The Graettinger Community school district board held its organizational meeting March 18. Jens Kirkegaard was reelected president for the coming year and committees were named including Building with all members as chair, Bus with Baker as chairman, and Finance led by Thompson.
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Graettinger Community School District Board of Education
Bill) Thompson
Jens Kirkegaard
Thompson
George Twait
Kirkegaard
Baker
Petersen
Petersen and Thompson
Baker and Masters
Masters
Baker and Maatera
Graettinger High School concert Friday night
Graettinger High School seniors and juniors will present a spring concert in the school gymnasium on Friday night March 22 at 8 15. The event showcases the school bands in a joint performance.
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Graettinger High School
Two Special Elections On Gas Here Next Week
Graettinger voters face two special elections on March 28 to grant Northern Natural Gas Company a 25 year franchise to build and operate a gas distribution system in Graettinger. Polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the town hall with results to be announced by The Times via phone after counting. The Graettinger Legion and Auxiliary host a county meeting March 26 at the Legion hall. all members urged to attend.
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Grachtinger
Northern Natural Gas Company
Proples Natural Gas Division
Graettinger
Iowa
Peoples Natural Gas Division
Times Office
Graettinger American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Dana College Band Goes On Spring Tour Concert
Dana College Blair Nebraska band of 33 members from 8 states performs a free concert at Graettinger High School Tuesday March 26 at 10 am as part of its annual spring tour with events in Iowa Minnesota and Nebraska. Public invited.
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Dana College
Blair
Nebraska
Graettinger
Iowa
Minnesota
Funeral for Harry Sampson 66 at Graettinger church
Harry C. Sampson 66, Graettinger cafe proprietor, died Tuesday after cancer illness. Funeral Friday at 1 30 p m at Martin Funeral Home and 2 p m at Graettinger Methodist Church with Rev George Pingle officiating. Burial Valley View Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Born October 30 1890 near Ruthven he married Edna Rustan March 26 1913. Surviving wife daughter Ruth Traver two grandchildren sister Mrs Andrew Meng and many relatives.
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Harry C. Sampson
Graettinger
Sampson
Eo & H
Martin Funen
Grachtinger Methodist Church
George Pingle
Valley View Cemetery
Ed Herke
Frank Herke
Ted Knudtson
Rolfe Lundgren
Elmer Maninen
Frank Weir
Martin
Mr. Sampson
Ruthven
Edna Rustan
Palo Alto County
Edna
Ruth Traver
Virgil Traver
Oakland
Nebr
Maureen Traver
Andrew Meng
Newton
Ruthven and
Baseball Players to Meet Monday Graettinger Hall
Baseball players of the area are invited to attend a meeting Monday night March 25 at 8 p m at the Graettinger town hall where plans for the coming season will be discussed. Members of the Graettinger Park association board of directors will meet with the players.
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Graettinger Town Hall
Graettinger Park Association
Vote on Municipal Gas Distribution System in Grachtinger
Voters will decide in a special election on March 26 whether to establish a municipal gasworks distribution system with a maximum expenditure of 165000 dollars to be paid solely from future net earnings as provided by the Code of Iowa 397.9 to 397.19. The ballot asks Shall the Town establish and erect such a system with NO as the response.
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Grachtinger
Code of Iowa
Polio Shots At Local School In Graettinger
The Palo Alto County Medical Society runs a polio immunization program at Graettinger Schools on Friday March 22 starting at 9 00 a m Dr Robert Dawson leads a team of registered nurses and about 326 students are expected to receive first second or third shots.
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Palo Alto County Medical Society
Graettinger
Robert Dawson
Free cancer show at Emmetsburg theatre announced
Helen Kirkegaard publicity chairman for Graettinger invites women from Graettinger and surrounding areas to a free cancer show at the Emmetsburg theatre on Wednesday March 27 from 2 to 3 o'clock A doctor will be present and the film will cover Breast Self-Examination.
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Helen Kirkegaard
Graettinger
Areas
Emmetsburg
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Randy James
Joe Gabrielsen
Randy Henderson
John de Vries
Cap Henderson
Don Oleson
Creamery
Nettie Myhre
Peoples Natural Gas
Legion
Harry Sampson
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Mary Alesch
Times
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