George Winter 71 Died Suddenly at Graettinger
George Winter died Friday at Spencer Municipal hospital after a heart attack. Funeral Monday at St. Pauls Lutheran Graettinger. Burial Evergreen Emmetsburg. Survivors include wife and eleven children. The story also notes his German Lutheran service, migration history, and community club meeting details.
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George Winter
Spencer Municipal Hospital
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
A. W. Sorensen
Evergreen Cemetery
Emmetsburg
Martin Funeral Home
Russell Lastine
Dan Miller
Lloyd Skaitebo
Leyi Olson
Emil Firkins
Dale Kubrick
Germany
Augusta Laughpion
United States
Havelock
Nebraska
Winter
C.B. Q
German Lutheran Church
Towa
Graettinger
John
Selma) Lukas
San Diego
Calif
Gordon
Otellia) Pratt
Bernard
Emmat Pratt
San Lorenzo
Mra
Jack
Minna) Estes
Falls Church
Virginia
Russell
Ruth Ann
Denmark Jr
Loren
Dorothy) Vreeland
Dolores Winter
Fort Dodge
Robert
Spencer
Walter
Lincoln
Nebr
Theodore, Graett Myer
Oraetiineger
FHA Open House and Style Show Set for May 8
The Graettinger Chapter of Future Homemakers of America will host its annual Open House and Style Show in the school Community Room on Tuesday afternoon May 8. Mothers of 54 Vocational Home Making girls in grades nine, ten and twelve are invited, along with eighth grade girls and their mothers. Invited are also interested community friends. The program and viewing continue on page eight.
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Graettinger
Future Homemakers of America
Rain and Snow Strain Town Roads After Week of Weather
Early Thursday rain reached .85 inch at 7 30 am as soaking showers continued. A spring blizzard Sunday dumped about six inches of snow with .75 inch moisture, hindering town and farmyard traffic on slick surfaces. Cool weather persisted over the weekend and into the new week, delaying spring crops.
Wheelchair athlete Noeline Jensen shines at Woodrow Wilson School
Noeline Jensen, daughter of Albert and Mrs. Jensen of Getinger, attends Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation School in Fishersville Virginia. She pursues shorthand typing and bookkeeping after a May 1953 spinal injury from a school locker. The snapshot shows her shooting in a girls wheelchair basketball game. She was a former forward at Grachtener High School and appears in cheerleading attire with fellow cheerleaders. The group was highlighted in the Virginian daily for adding color and inspiration to boys wheelchair basketball games at the school.
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Noeline Jensen
Albert Jensen
Getinger
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation School
Fishersville
Virginia
Noeline
Nocline
Noeling
Grachtinger High School
L Eft
Virginian
Senior Play by Gracttinger class on May 11 at High School
The Gracttinger Senior class presents You Cant Take It With You a three act comedy by Hart and Kaufman on Friday May 11 at 8 pm in the High School. Cast includes Sycamore family Kirby family and love interest Tony Kirby with numerous roles and a full production crew led by Stage Manager Karen Manches ter Director Kathryn Batley and assistants.
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Mons Hart
George Kaufman
Sycamore
Kirbys
Tony
Kirby
Alice Sycamore
Sycamore House
Penelope Sycamore
Betty” Lundgren
Esafe
Carol Torreson
Rheba
Theresa Ann Tindall
Paul Sycamore
Paul Bonstead
Mr. de Pinna
John Peterson
Easie
Allan Bartele
Graettinger Town Council Grants Permits and Appoints Fire Chief
In a special session the Graettinger town council issued two water permits and two sewer permits to Douglas Brennan for buildings north of the Shaver Mfg. Co. plant. Jens Kirkegaard, agent for Farm Service Co., received a building permit to raze the Farm Service station and buildings in northwest Graettinger. The council elected Robert L. Jansen as fire chief of the Graettinger volunteer firemen, and reviewed and approved the financial and auditor reports of the Gypoltinger Municipal light plant.
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Graattinger
Douglas Brennan
Shaver Mfg. Co
Jens Kirkegaard
Farm Service Co
Graettinger
Robert L. Jansen
Herke and Platter Elected to Elevator Board
Nearly sixty Grachtinger Cooperative Grain shareholders attended the annual meeting at the Legion hall on April 28. Wm. Herke and Jack Platter were elected to three year terms on the board, while Thomas Thomson and Elmer Masters saw their terms expire. Officers were elected and financial reports reviewed as routine business was conducted. The directors will hold their organizational meeting Saturday evening.
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Grachtinger Co- Operative Grain Company
Legion Hall
Wm. Herke
Jack Platter
Thomas Thomson
Elmer Masters
Hanson Moving Cleaning Shop to New Location
Merle Hanson moves his cleaning business this week from the main street site beside Jensen Barber shop to the building north of Shaver Mfg Co. The relocation provides more space for equipment and adds living quarters for the Hanson family in the same building.
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Hanson
Dame
Substitute Clerk posts open at Graettinger Post Office
Civil Service announces May openings for substitute clerk in Graettinger with starting pay 1.82 dollars per hour. Written test required. delivery area residency or post office patronage may apply. No age limit for veteran preference. Obtain forms from Graettinger PO or Ninth U S Civil Service Region in St Louis. Applications due May 1966. Examination date to be announced. exam in Spencer.
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Graettinger
Civil Service Commission
Grachtinger Post Office
Gracttinger Post Office
Ninth U. 8
Civil Service Region
New Federal Building
St. Louis
Missouri
Bullatin
Spencer
Spies Receives White House Reply On Farm Bill Telegram
Adolph Spies of Graettinger sent a telegram to President Eisenhower voicing disappointment at the farm bill veto. A White House letter from Gerald D. Morgan dated April 26, 1956 explains the veto, stating it would hurt more farmers in the short term and all farmers in the long run.
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Adolph Spies
Ihenown
Graettinger
Hisenhower
Spies
Benson
The
Times
Mr. Spies
Light Plant Report Shows a Successful Year
The auditor's report for Grach tinger Municipal Light Plant was approved by the city council. Copies of the financial report will be distributed to patrons and published in this week's Times. The plant shows total income of $59,627.41 and operating expenses of $42,330.70, leaving a profit of $17,286.71.
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Grachtinger
Lunch and supper at St Pauls Luther an church May
Circle No. 7 of St Pauls Lutheran Church will serve lunch and supper Saturday at the Elsenbast building, formerly Coan's grocery. Serving starts 2:30 PM and continues through the afternoon and evening. Menu includes beefburgers, potato salad, pie, cake and coffee. Everyone is welcome.
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Circle No. 7
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Elsenbast
Coan’s Grocery
Notch The Grachtinger American Legion Meeting Notice
The Grachtinger American Legion and Auxiliary will meet at the Legion Hall Tuesday evening May 8. All members are urged to attend.
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Graettinger Community Club
D-X
Grachtinger American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Curb Service Suspended Saturday May 6 Due To Music Contest
The curb service will not be offered Saturday night May 6 as staff attend the high school music contest. Patrons are invited to use curb service every Wednesday and subsequent Saturday nights.
Candy Sale by Circle No 2 at Green Electric
St Pauls Lutheran Ladies Aid Circle 2 to hold candy sale Wednesday evening May 9 at Green Electric. Sale begins at 6 30 pm and the public is invited to patronize.
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Circle No. 2
St. Paul's’ Lutheran Ladies Aid
Green Electric
Patroniae
Drawing Next Saturday Night in Local Stores
Graettinger merchants host a weekly drawing for shoppers on Saturday May 5 at 9 p.m. The event mirrors the past Wednesday drawings and offers prizes of 10, 15, and 75 dollars. Stores will stay open Wednesday and Saturday evenings through summer with free movie sponsorships for local youths.
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Lucky Graettinger
ANNE
Graettinger
Plans Progressing Toward Graettinger Summer Recreation Program
A Graettinger community meeting with 17 civic and church groups advanced plans for a two month summer recreational program from mid June to mid August. Activities will span baseball softball swimming crafts and storytelling with a recreational leader to supervise. An executive committee was elected including Pastor Sorensen Betty Gjerde and Robert Jensen.
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Graettinger
Park Association
Wm. Brown
Thomgen
Mary Ann Jengen
American Legion
Bud Craven
Lions Club
A. W. Sorensen
Leyton
Clifford Brighton
Riverside Club
Gee. Mowry
Fire Department
Robert Jensen
Woman's Club
Bess Hamilton
First Lutheran Church
Betty Gjerde
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Leo Vita
Lammers Farm Ties Deep in Graettinger Area History
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lammers, longtime Graettinger residents, operate a 410 acre farm on the east edge of town. Since 1947 they have modern buildings, irrigation grounding, and a 600 head sheep and lamb operation with milk cows hogs and poultry. Their five children include Dwayne and Dwight and they observe an 85th wedding anniversary from March 1921.
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Henry Lammers
Grachtinger
Mra. Lammers
Carl Spies
Spies
Sples
Lammers
Flannery
Edyth Gasigili
Lamers
Lammera
Henry
Mra. Lammerd
Inn
Evelyn Kerr
Glenwood
Wis
Dwight
Lynwood
Calif
Dwayne
Graettinger
Edwin (Carroll) ‘Tindall
Donald
Graetinger
Ivan
Farmerg Creamery
Mel. Lammers
Graet- Unger
Nals Mink
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Lowell Platter
Martin Vanderhoft
Paul Kirkegaard Allen Sycamore
Marcella Jensen Henderson
Willard Herke
Tony Kirby
Richard Wolfe
Boris Kolenkhor
Dennis Gracttin
Hugh Thompson
White House
Gerald D. Morgan
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