Robert Carter Named To Head Planning Board
Robert Carter was elected temporary chairman of Graettinger’s newly formed Community planning board. Wm Thompson as vice president and Mrs Adolph Spies as secretary join an executive board with many members, including Clara Suss John DeVries and E V Manchester. The group aims to draft a constitution and charter for long range community planning with about thirty residents and six student members from local clubs and youth groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Carter
Wm. Thompson
Adolph Spies
George Larson
Everett Manchester
Graettinger
Clara Suss
John DeVries
E. V. Manchester
Robert Jensen
Wm. Herke
Frans Swanson
Wm. McConnell
Clarence Christianson
Francis Heidecker
Frank Elsenbast
Howard Hanson
Don C. Green
Jens Kirkegaard
Joe Grady
Wm. Brown
Otis Hauge
Edna Norris
George Root
Carl Knapp
Lars Petersen
Funeral Here Saturday For Former Resident Gerton Franklin
The remains of Gerton Franklin, over 60, will arrive Friday from Montello Wisconsin. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 pm at Martin Funeral Home officiated by Rev Hodgkins of Graettinger Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the local Methodist Cemetery east of town. Friends may call after 2:30 Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerton Franklin
Montello
Wis
Martin Funeral Home
Hodgkins
Graettinger Methodist Church
Grachtinger
Benjamin Franklin
Cancer Kick Off Meeting at Mallard Tuesday
Mrs Ralph Lightle chairing the American Cancer Society Palo Alto county announces March 30 for the annual Cancer Crusade kick off at Mallard Legion hall. Luncheon served by Auxiliary. Miss Wanda Rex field director will speak and show film One in Five. Don Silvey to perform music. fund chair Merrill Clark notes Palo Alto county funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Lightle
Ruthven
American Cancer Society
Palo Alto County
Cancer Crusade
Mallard
Legion Hall
Ladies of the Auxiliary
Wanda Rex
Don Silvey
Atty
Merrill Clark
Graettinger
Quam Twins
Emmetaburg
Joan Stewart
Elvira Hammes
Alto
Lightla
Einer Petersen Dies on Birthday in Graettinger
Funeral services were held Monday at St. Pauls Lutheran for Einer Petersen retired local well driller who died Thursday evening on his 69th birthday. Cause of death bronchial pneumonia and coronary occlusion. Interment at South Walnut cemetery with pallbearers named. Petersen born March 18 1885 in Denmark. survived by brother Edward and many nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Einer Petersen
Graettinger
Holy Family Hospital
Petersen
Arthur Sorensen
St. Paul's
South Walnut Cemetery
Albert Jensen
Elmer Mammen
Don Fogde
Dan Petersen
John Johnson
Frank Christensen
Martin Funeral Home
Einer Alexander Petersen
Jerslev
Denmark
Jens C. Petersen
United States
Edward
Old Point
Sidney
Montana
Pearce River
Canada
Grachtinger
Malina Duhn
Hanna Filertson
Anton
Nels
Christen
Peter
Ed Duhn
J. C. Duhn
Bill Duhn
W. Duhn
Art Duhn
P. G. Petersen
Ray Glazier
Lara Petersen
L. G. Sevatson
Wallingford
Mary Jengen
Jackson
Minn
Witnessed Flight of Wild Geese Over Iowa Lake
Mr and Mrs Alfred McComba and Mr and Mrs George Singer observed a large flock of wild geese near a small lake along the Onawa Blencoe route on Sunday. About 10 000 birds gathered, then after an hour and a half the geese rose and headed north in a solemn flight. A conservation officer said the flock would be tracked to the Minnesota border where more officers would join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred McComba
George Singer
Onawa
Blencoe
McCombs
Minnesota
Weather turns cloudy with light rain and snow
The past few days of clear pleasant weather ended Wednesday as clouds brought light rain and some snow in the morning. Forecasters predict more rain and possibly snow for this area this weekend.
Volunteers Help Find Missing Two Year Old
Volunteer firemen aided in locating two year old Shirley Schlinz of Danbury after she wandered from home. Her parents summoned the fire department to assist in the search and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Schlinz
Danbury
Mrs Elsie Latson to Open East End Cafe
Mrs. Elsie Latson announced plans to open the East End Cafe this weekend with redecorating finishing first. The cafe, once run about 20 years ago, will offer home cooking and homemade pastries at the Graettinger location known as the East End cafe, pending final dates Friday or Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Latson
East End
Latson
Elsewbere
Graettinger Cub Scouts Meet Next Monday Night
Graettinger Ci Scouts plan meeting for Monday March 223 at 7 30 p m at the Legion hall to renew the local charter and seek large attendance. Re enrollment fees are due at the next meeting for interested scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger Ci
Monda
Legion Hag
Community Club Holds Membership Drive
Graettinger Community club members attended a breakfast meeting at the D X cafe to organize a final drive for 1954 membership dues. Teams were assigned areas in town to complete the drive and publish a complete list of members in the Times. secretary Sullivan Coan urged any overlooked members to leave dues with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger Community Club
The
Times
Sullivan Coan
Duhigg Announces Candidacy for Palo Alto County Attorney
Jay Duhigg, an Army officer stationed in Japan, announces his Democratic bid for Palo Alto County Attorney in the June primary. He is the sole Democratic filing so far. Republicans include Robert Culver of Emmetsburg and Merrill Clark of Graettinger. Leslie Prichard will not seek reelection. Duhigg, son of the late Charles and Grace Duhigg of Emmetsburg, is a Drake alum and Drake Law graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Jay) Duhigg
U. S. Army
Japan
Palo Alto County
Robert F. Culvert
Emmetsburg
Merrill Clark
Grachtinger
Leslie A. Prichard
Duhigg
Charles Duhigg
Grace Duhigg
St. Ellen’s Academy
Tricycle Battered By School Bus. Child Uninjured
Four year old John Ostby escaped serious harm when his tricycle was crushed by a school bus on Robbins Avenue hill. The boy, son of Mr and Mrs Moger Ostby, rode the tricycle toward a street when the bus failed to stop on the steep grade. The bus driver Don Dalen reported he felt nothing until his rear tires ran over the trike. John wandered home unscathed except for a scratched leg and later visited a physician for a check. No eyewitness details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ostby
Otter Appel
Robbins Avenue
Little John
Moger Ostby
Don Dalen
Little Johnnie
Johnnie
John
Trike
Kindergarten Pupils Enrolled For Spring Session
The FFA benefit dinner will be held in the high school dining hall Saturday night with family style dinner starting at five o'clock The local FFA chapter will present no free program featuring FRA contest events The public is invited to attend the program starting about 7 p m following the dinner The dinner was postponed from March 13 to March 27 due to bad weather the 13th
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Kindergarten Enrollees Set for April 12 Start at Graettinger
The Graettinger School plans kindergarten for 56 students, with enrollment ongoing and new registrants urged. A mothers meeting is scheduled April 6 at 2:00 p.m. in the Vocational Building Dining Hall, where Dr. D C Green and the District Health Nurse will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grachtinger School
Pamela Robinson
Steven Osby
Ann Westfall
David Kadlee
Donna Suss
Francis Hughes
Mary Margaret Weir
Connie Grethen
Dale Anderson
Sheila Brown
Rolland Kuyper
Connie Sandvig
Ronald Wilson
Robert Jacobson
Carolyn Jean Christensen
John Jamisen
Toren van DeWalle
John DeVries
James Wikert
Iva Allsup
Decann Hurd
Frvin Janssen
Maureen Moore
Sharon Grooms
Arlys Graettinger
Janet Ann Rolfson
Nancy Jane Green
William Graettinger
Randy James
Marcia Juhl
Wilma Hackett
Carole Duhn
Jerald “Wikett
Dean’Peterson
William Tindall
Linda Jean
Knapp
Jerry Peterson
William Whitney
James Lee Roblit
Randy Henderson
Ilene Fries
Mary Lou Swarve
Susan Qleson
Mark Mahan
Brian Root
Diana Bortvit
FFA Boys In Two Contests This Week
Graettinger FFA judging team to compete in a four state livestock judging contest at Sioux City stock yards with Merlin Norris Arnold Madsen Allen Thu and Paul Bonstead representing FRA. Also entering state district competition at Newell are Richard Huisman Jerry Huisman James Suss Wayne Johnson and Virgil Traver. Over 1500 attended Graettinger State Bank free movie at the Watson in celebration of the bank’s twentieth anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Graettinger
Sioux City
Richard Huisman
Jerry Huisman
James Suss
Wayne Johnson
Virgil Traver
Graettinger State Bank
Watson
School District Purchases New Kindergarten Bus
Graettinger consolidated school district announces a new Chevrolet bus for kindergarten use to begin service at the start of spring, with nine buses in daily use. Osgood post office closes March 31, and Emmetsburg will serve Osgood mail patrons on Route Two from April 1, with Mrs. Garvin Mills as postmaster since 1935 and Mrs. Gladys Hankey acting during Mills’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ddndergarden. Desion
Graettinger
Osgood
Emmetsburg
Garvin Mills
Mra
Gladys Hankey
Mra. Mills
Murray's Cafe Opens In Graettinger Former Helen's
Mr and Mrs Harry Murray lease Helen's Cafe and reopen as Murray's Cafe in Graettinger Iowa with same menus, steaks and pastries. Open 5 am to 10 pm daily, past 12 am on event nights. Murray and wife formerly from Fredericktown MO, he WWI veteran born and raised in Graettinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Murray
Helen
Fredericktown
Margaret) Murray
Murray
J. W. Murray
Harry
Agraige
U. B. Army
Three Candidates Seek State Representative Post
Lou Phillips, known as a third farmer and former car supervisor from the second district, announced his candidacy for state representative of Palo Alto County seeking the Democratic nomination in the June primary. Nomination papers also filed for Edward Norland. Cylinder farmer runs on Republican ballot. Frans Swanson, Ayrshire farmer, had announced earlier his bid for the Republican nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bass’ McNally
Emmetsburg
Francia ‘Saas’ McNally
Palo Alto
County Auditor Mart
Thompson
McNally
Harry Brown
Lou Phillips
Emsnets
Second Distribag
Palo Alto County
Edward Norland
Cylinter Farmer
Frans Swanson
Ayrshire
Republican Rally at Lost Island Center School
Martin Simonsen, Lost Island township republican committeeman, announces a rally at Lost Island center school Friday evening March 26. The event invites all to attend to select township committeeman and committeewoman and delegates to the county convention. Mrs Viola Masters is the current committeewoman from Lost Talurdl township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Simonsen
Lost Island Township
Lost Island’s
Simonson
Delates
Viola Masters
Lost Talurdl Township
Council Weighs Asphalt Seal Coating For Graettinger Streets
Graettinger city council held a special session to discuss street work this summer with Hargrave Construction Co. of Cedar Rapids and C B Pitcher of Fort Dodge. Mayor Thomeun and council considered asphalt seal coating and planned a community meeting to gauge residents needs for street improvements in Graettinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chacttinger
C. B. Pitcher
Fort Dodge
Hargrave Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
Thomeun
Greattinger
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East End Cafe
Pirate
Kay Hamilton
Wayne Hamilton
Letty Lundgren
Rolfe
CUB
Community Club
Jay’ Duhigg
Jay
Durigg
Graettinger School
Allnty
Athven
William Clyde Donald I
Ane Thomsa Thomson
Leduc
Calvin
EFA
Harry Murrays Open Cafe
Helen's
Lost Island Center
Council
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