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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1961
Page
5
Pre Easter shoppers in Graettinger have a chance at a $100 prize this Saturday afternoon at 3 p m during the regular drawing in participating Graettinger stores. Last week's $75 prize remained unclaimed by F M Hartung of Graettinger.
The Graettinger Adult Farmer Class sponsors a Corn Production course with first class in April and sessions from April to October. Eight topics cover hybrids fertilizers weed control seedbed preparation planting soil management diseases and insects harvesting. Limited to 15 farmers with no charge. Contact the school to enroll.
Graettinger high school hosts its annual athletic dinner Monday night April 10 honoring girls and boys basketball teams football and baseball. Lions club sponsors with Fernie Saggan of Storm Lake as main speaker. Awards will be presented. Tickets available at Hammerberg Drug Graettinger State Bank or the school office.
Graettinger Coop Grain Co. announces closure Saturday morning for inventory. It will reopen Saturday afternoon.
Graettinger Community School will dismiss Thursday at 2 30 for the Easter break. There is no school Friday and classes resume Monday morning at the usual time.
A community fund raising box social at Graettinger school on Tuesday night April 4 aims to retire the debt on the local tennis court and ice skating rink. Box lunches are auctioned to the highest bidders with proceeds going to debt retirement. all ages are invited to participate. The Graettinger Lions Club sponsors the event with a high school pep band performing at 7:30 and the auction starting at 8 led by Norman Bortint and Wm. Brown.
Graettinger instrumental music students will perform a selection of pre contest numbers at a public concert Wednesday evening April 5 at 7 30. The local students will participate in the state Class C contest at Ruthven April 7 and 8.
M Miley Tindall longtime Graettinger resident died Wednesday at Lauritsen rest home Estherville age 87 death due to old age He was born January 22 1874 in Rock Island County Illinois He married Elizabeth Bosold at Graettinger later farming in Jack Creek township and South Dakota Survived by ten children fifty five grandchildren eleven great grandchildren a sister Esty in California a sister Myrtle in Illinois and a brother Joe in Illinois Funeral services Monday at 9 30 a m at Immaculate Conception Catholic church Friends may call after 3 p m Sunday with rosary at 8 p m Sunday A fuller obituary will appear next week.
Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church at 2 p.m. Saturday for Mrs Grace Gammon Barkley a 90 year old former Graettinger resident who died Sunday night in California. She had lived in San Marino and Pasadena, Calif. before moving to a rest home in Pasadena. Martin Funeral home is handling arrangements with viewing Friday evening. Burial will be in Valley View cemetery. Active pallbearers are Adolph Spies Charles Spies Nels Nelson Dr Olene Jacobson Pete Duus Henry Larsen. Honorary pallbearers include Herman Elsenbast Carl Spies D C Barringer Frank Christensen Chris Norris and Earl Erickson. Mrs Barkley formerly Grace Kent came to Graettinger as a girl and worked as a milliner. She was married to Jim Gammon then to Charles Barkley. Survivors include two sons Calvin Kelly Gammon and James Gammon both in California a writer Mrs Sam Reynolds of chton and a cousin Joe Oake of Ringsted. She was predeceased by a daughter Genevieve and sons Charles and David. A fuller obituary will follow.
Thomas Thomsen was elected to the Graettinger ball park association board of directors at the annual meeting. He succeeds Ed Herke who did not seek re election to the expired term. The meeting also covered yearly reports and routine business. At the reorganized meeting Watson was elected president of the board and Sap Hansermon named vice president.
Graettinger businesses will close from noon to 3 pm on Good Friday March 31. The post office window will be closed 12 to 1:30 pm while rural mail delivery continues. The state bank will close at noon for the remainder of the day.
A horse and pony sale will be held at the Emmetsburg Sale barn on Sunday April 9 starting at 1 p.m. A good number of horses are listed and a strong run is expected. For details contact Norman Bortiit Graettinger auctioneer Frances Murphy Emmetsburg office manager or Kevin Reeves Emmetsburg ringman. Further details to follow.
Services took place Tuesday at Lost Island Lutheran Church for Mrs. Caryl Larson 26 of Des Moines who died Friday in an Iowa City hospital. Rev. C. T. Fjelstul officiated and burial was in Lost Island cemetery. She was born Rose Marie Jensen January 7, 1935, in Lost Island township. She married Caryl Larson April 1, 1955, and lived in Des Moines. Immediate survivors include her husband, her father Carl Jensen, four sisters Fern Lillian Violet and Gloria, two brothers Dale and Ronald, and several nieces and nephews.
Four year old Brian Anderson of Karlstad Minnesota died instantly when crushed under the tractor steering wheel driven by his uncle Irvin Clemitson at the Clemitson farm northeast of Emmetsburg about 11 am Thursday. Clemitson, a former Graeltinger farmer, was severely injured and later listed in good condition at Emmetsburg hospital. The incident occurred as the boy rode on the tractor in the farm yard during a visit with his parents returning from a trip to California.
Good Friday and Easter services announced by local churches. St Paul’s Lutheran Luther League sponsors an Easter breakfast at 7 a m after the sunrise service with prices: adults 60 cents, children under 12 40 cents. All are invited to attend.
Albert A. Christiansen 72 died suddenly of a heart attack. Funeral services Thursday at 2 PM at South Walnut Lutheran Church, Rev H Irving Petersen officiating, burial in St Pauls cemetery. Pallbearers named. Born Nov 7, 1888 in Lost Island township, he farmed nearby and served in WWI in France. Survived by two sisters Mary Paulsen Ruthven and Millie Jacobsen Emmetsburg, and brother Clarence H. Huron SD.
Funeral services were held at First Lutheran for Mrs. A. C. Mathilda Christiansen 78 with Rev. C. T. Fjelstul officiating. Burial was at St. Pauls cemetery. Rev. Wm. Bohi spoke. Ollie Nasby sang two solos, one in Norwegian. Active and honorary pallbearers included Don Oleson and others. She died Wednesday March 22 after a week of illness. death due to heart ailment and stroke. Obituary had appeared last week.
Area churches release a schedule for Holy Thursday Good Friday Easter events including Immaculate Conception at 6 30 PM Holy Thursday 2 30 PM Good Friday 8 PM Holy Saturday Easter 7 AM and 9 AM Low Mass First Lutheran Lent services 8 PM Thursday and 10 45 AM Easter Lost Island Lutheran 9 AM Faster service St Pauls Lutheran 730 PM Thursday Easter Sunrise 6 30 AM Festival 9 AM Easter film 10 15 plus South Walnut Lutheran 9 15 Easter film 10 AM Festival 10 AM Joint Good Friday 12 noon to 3 PM at St Pauls Lutheran with Holy Communion 730 PM Thursday Methodist 2 PM Good Friday 6 30 AM MYF Sunrise 6 30 and 10 30 AM church services
Miles Mahan of Montebello California sent 120 Easter lilies and greenery to Immaculate Conception Church for the 18th year. The flowers arrived this week and will decorate the church altars and interior during Holy Week. Mahan, a former Graettinger resident, is thanked by church officials for his remembrance of his home parish.
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