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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1955
Page
5
Graettinger Consolidated school district board of education approved an across the board raise of $100 plus 3 percent of 1954 55 contracts for the 1955 56 school year. The measure aligns with similar statewide increases. Individual contracts were not discussed but will be taken up at a board meeting next week.
Friends here report the death of Alfred Thompson a retired African missionary who spoke at St. Pauls Lutheran church and was widely known in Grachtinger residents He passed away last week at his Los Angeles home California.
A Thursday minor accident at the intersection one-half mile south of Graettinger involved a pickup driven by George Graettinger from the west on a gravel road and an auto driven by A. E. Keiber of Estherville coming from the north. No injuries were reported, and the auto ended in a ditch with rear fender and wheel damaged while the pickup sustained front-end damage.
The Intermediate Sunday School class of the Methodist church will hold their annual Easter flower sale at Hansen Hardware store on Saturday April 9. Mrs Frank Herke will hold a public auction on Saturday April 2 at her property near the Rock Island tracks offering a 16 by 28 barn steel posts wood posts wire oil burner stove and many miscellaneous items. Sale begins 1 30 PM at the property one block east of the tracks and four blocks north at the end of the street. Estherville Auction Co runs Friday sales at the Estherville sale barn with buyers and sellers urged to mark dates.
The Teen-Age Drivers club will hold its regular meeting Monday night at 8 p.m. in the Community room at Rolfe High School. The group meets on the first Monday of each month. Mrs. E. J. Christensen called to Washington by death of mother. Mrs. Addie Kerr, aged 94, a former Rolfe resident, died in Longview, Washington. Dr. S. J. Christensen and family were notified. Elvina Christensen returned home with them after visiting Mrs. Kerr.
Ellen Lundgren of Graettinger named by northwest Iowa nomination committee as one of two regional candidates for Iowa Mother of 1955. The 70 year old Sweden born mother of 10 and grandmother to several others, active in church and American Legion Auxiliary, joins 11 other nominees statewide with final selection due first Sunday in April and a ceremony April 20 at Hotel Savery Des Moines.
About 70 residents have signed up as volunteer observers for a local Ground Observer Corps post. Supervisor Joe Grady says roughly 175 volunteers are needed. Sgt Fitzgerald explains GOC aims to track aircraft and relay reports to Des Moines filter center. Anyone 12 or older may volunteer. over 40 pupils from Grachtinger school already joined.
Adolph Spies announced leased space in his Spies building to Graettinger Block and Tile Co. and Shaver Mfg. Co. They will relocate on April 1 or soon after. Helen Helgeson resigned after years in the Spies office, and Mrs. Forrest Perdue will assume the position. Helgeson’s resignation is effective April 15.
The Drake University concert band, a 72 piece ensemble, will give a program at 2 p.m. in the school auditorium. The event is sponsored by the Grandtinger Band Parents Organization.
R Stanley Miller claimed the $100 Buck award and Mrs Ray Haag claimed the $15 prize. Mrs Ann Iverson of Wallingford did not claim the $10 award and Donald C Moran of Emmetsburg failed to claim the $50 prize. Next week's prizes will be $10, $16 and $75.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for Richard Warren Cameron 35 a Graettinger resident who died after a prolonged illness at Holy Family hospital Estherville. The service at the Methodist church included solo performances by Mrs. Robert Jensen. Burial followed at Valley View Cemetery.
Rev A W Sorensen announces a three hour Good Friday service at St Pauls Lutheran church from noon to 3 p m. Seven guest pastors from the area will speak on the Seven Last Words from the Cross. Attendees may join any portion of the service.
The joint choirs of First Lutheran and St. Paul’s Lutheran churches will present the cantata Man of Sorrows at 7 p m at the First Lutheran church Sunday evening A colored film of the Passion story will also be shown The public is cordially invited
Health authorities plan a spring program to vaccinate all first and second grade pupils at Grachtinger school under supervision of Palo Alto Medical Society. The effort, supported by National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, aims to deliver the three inoculations before schools close and the polio season peaks. Written parental consent is required and forms were sent with a April 1 deadline.
Martin G Jensen of Grayttinger area dies at home after strokes, age 69. Survived by wife, son Merle of San Antonio, two daughters Arlene Ainsworth of South Pasadena and Ruth Brennen of Emmetsburg, two sisters, one brother, and seven grandchildren. Born June 1, 1885, he lived in the area all his life. Funeral plans tentative for Saturday at St Pauls Lutheran. friends may call Friday afternoon at Martin Funeral Home. full obituary to follow next week.
Graettinger stores and shops will close from 12 noon on Friday April 7 in observance of Good Friday. The Graettinger State Bank and the post office will be included in the general closing hours with no window service from noon. Mail will be sorted and dispatched as usual.
The Watson advertises weekly movie calendars in the Times. Readers are reminded to check the classified section for this week's cinema schedule and theatre news including lucky number calendars.
The week started with shirt-sleeve warmth as spring loomed, following record low temperatures of zero that hit the coldest in 60 years. By Monday and Tuesday the mild readings in the fifties and sunny skies melted most of the recent snowfall.
Graettinger high school student Paul Kirkegaard took the Division T prize in the district speech contest held in Denison last Saturday. He advances to the state contest scheduled for April 21 and 22.
Mrs Rierson born January 25 1859 in Norway immigrated to North Dakota in 1888 and later lived on a Lost Island farm near Ruthven. She died March 19 at age 96 after long illness. survived by sister Bigrud Sporand in Norway. Funeral services were held March 22 at home and Lost Island church with Norwegian music.
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