Pirates Claim Sectional Title With 2-0 Win
The Gracttinger Pirates shutout Arnolds Park 2-0 at Evergreen Park on Wednesday. Lenny Cornelius pitched a two-hit complete game, Sang single runs in the third and fifth. Graettinger meets Schal ler sectional winner in district meet Saturday at 3 p.m.
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Graettinger Pirates
Iowa
Evergreen Park
Gracttinger Pirates
Eve Green Park
Pirates
Lenny Cornelius
Graettin
Doug Wane
Mark Reynolds
Graettinger
Schaller
Marathon
Arnolds Park
South Clay
Andrson
Krusche
Batte
Hall
Chuck Moran
Doug Nawe
Randy Tenderson
Len Cornelis
Alan Greeninger
Larry Jensen
Mi Reynolds
Ayrshire
Gin Mhirsd
May Is Iowa Beef Front in Town Observance Proclaimed
May Is Iowa Beef Month proclaimed by the Town Bevel Producers Association and Palo Alto County Beef Producers Association to promote Iowa beef. Edwin Draman of Emmetsburg is president and Arnold Alesch of Graetlinger is vice president with a board including Dan Fogarty Rodmar Bill Baxter J Mallard Maurice Drew Lloyd Simonson Ray Montag and Kenneth Kassel across several area towns.
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Edwin Draman
Emmetsburg
County Group
Arnold Alesch
Graetlinger
Draman
Alesch
Dan Fogarty
Rodmar
Bill Baxter
J. Mallard
Maurice Drew
Cylinder
Lloyd Simonson
Ray Montag
Rodman
Kenneth Kassel
Ayrshire
District Tourney Here Saturday And Monday Might
A district baseball tournament opens at Evergreen on Saturday May 8 with two first round games at 1:30 and 3 p.m. The district final is set for Monday May 10 at 7:30 p.m. Pairings list Algona Garrigan winner against Melvin winner at 1:30 and Grachtinger winner against Schaller winner at 3 p.m.
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Evergreen Pab
Algona-Garrigan
Melvin
Grachtinger
Schaller
Sturdevant Named State Director Of Corrections
Earl Sturdevant, former Fort Madison resident and longtime Iowa corrections official, is appointed assistant director of corrections for Iowa with headquarters in Des Moines. He started in 1937 at Fort Madison and has held roles including industrial manager at the prison industries program.
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Earl Sturdevant
Fort Madison
Iowa Sie Industries
State Penitentiary
Towa
Sturdevant
Grachtinger
John Carlson
Des Moines
Iowa
Weekend Heat Lifts Over Sumer With Warm Weather
Summerlike temperatures swept the area Saturday and Sunday as sunny skies sent thermometers toward the high eighties. Farmers prepared fields for corn planting while oats sowing faced delays from wet spots. Gradlinger logged .76 inches of rain with thunderstorms and light hail Tuesday night.
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Gradlinger
Gractlinger Announces City Dump Hours
Gractlinger officials remind residents the city dump is open on weekdays from 8 a.m. to noon and again from 1 to 5 p.m.
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Gractlinger
Andersen and McCombs Elected Coop Directors
At Graettinger Coop Grain annual meeting and dinner, Lloyd McCombs won a three year term and Harvey (Harvey) Aislerson was elected to a three year term. Directors include Voigt Norris Race Leonard and Duus. The year’s financials show sales of 542,425.83 and assets of 271,218.60. Bridget Quinn, STO student, won a district speech contest. The event featured the Cope lives and Graettinger FPA boys with a smorgasbord dinner and Legion Auxiliary help.
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Cand Padrons
Graettinger Coop Grain Annaat
Graettinger Community School
Hathid of Directors
Wm. N. Voigt
Lioyd McCombs
Tiarvey Aislerson
Voigt
Albert Norris
Ray Race
Joe Leonard
Ernest Duus
Elmer Iverson
Bridget Quinn
St. John's of
Bancroft
FUDA
Browls
de Parkines
Eneertainment
Prezrany
Cope Lives
Randy Jones
Jerry Wikes Lien Wankey
Bob Jace
Grachtinger Fpa
FIA
Jim Iverson
Merle Jenser
M. J. Leonard
Twilla Thu
Estherville
Gradlinger Legion Auxiliary
County Banks Closed All Day Friday Outlined
The Graethneer State bank and all Palo Alto county banks will be closed all day Friday May 7 for the Northwest Iowa bankers Group L meeting. The gathering will be held at Ohkopoji.
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Graethneer State Bank
Palo Alto County
Group L
Northwest Iowa
Ohkopoji
Che Graeinger
American Legion and Auxiliary
At &P.m
Legion Hall
First Tomato Report Of Year Surprise Home Crop
Mrs. Jorgen Jaulsen of southwest of Ciaettinger planted tomato seeds in a flower pot near Christmas. Neighbors report three tomatoes about egg size and one ripe, signaling an early harvest despite uncertain spring weather.
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Jorgen
Mary) Jaulsen
Ciaettinger
Graettinger Band and Choir Spring Concert Wednesday Night
Graettinger high school will stage a spring concert in the school auditorium at 8 p.m. Wednesday May 12 under directors Allen Zevenbergen and Myr. Gary Pease. The event will include the annual high school music awards. About 500 attended the junior high operetta Friday evening and instructor Allen Zevenbergen thanks the community for support.
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Graettinger
Allen Zeyenbergen
Myr
Gary ‘Pease
Allen Zevenbergen
Town hires engineers for preliminary disposal survey
At a Monday night town council meeting, the council hired engineers DeWild Grant Rickert Stevens of Rusk Bay to conduct a preliminary survey for a disposal plant. The state department of heart ordered the survey, which will assess sites size and type and other factors before any construction. No cost estimate exists due to multiple determining factors.
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Counccil
Combedl
DeWild
Grant
Rickert
Stevens
Rusk Bay
Grachtingey
State Department of Heart
First Communion Held At Immaculate Conception Church
First Holy Communion was celebrated at Immaculate Conception on Sunday May 2 at the 8 am mass. Rosary Society hosted a communion breakfast. Communicants include Mary Joleen Brockshus, William Shamus Grown, David Duane Cox, Julie Theresa Gomeiny, Paul Dulin, and others such as Robert Emmett Tughes, Jon Marie Jensen, Virginia Mare Klivegl, Michelle Anna Kulow, and more.
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Immaculate Conception
Immaecnlaly Conception Catholic
The
Rosary Society
Vincent Beavom
Mary Joleen Brockshus
Willian Shamus Grown
David Duane Cox
Julie Theresa Gomeiny
Paul Dulin
Constancve Griettinger
Runalid Alantan
Robert
Pioneer Resident A. C. Christiansen Dies at 36
A. C. Christiansen known as Abe, longtime Graettinger resident and founder of the town’s labor festival, died Wednesday after weeks in Hely Family Hospital. Funeral plans tentatively set for Saturday at Berhet Lutheran with burial in St. Paul’s Cemetery. Survivors include eight children and numerous relatives.
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A. C
Abe) Christiansen
Gradttinser
Hely Family Hospital
Berhet Lutheran Church
St. Paul’s Cemetery
Fahrman
Christiansen
Granttinger
Heo
Graettinger
Tie
Denmvark
Graettinger Coon Caain Co
Yous Cod
Anthony
Newxico
Fern) ‘Thomsen
Sault Ste. Maurie
Ontario
Canada
Harry
the) Probst
Torri
Ilarold
Ruth) Stearns
Mstherville
Gordon
Melvin Christiansen
Festherville
Floyd Christiansen
Gradlinger
Aml
Arnold Chelstizmsen
Sioux City
Chris. Hansen
Island of the Blue Dolphins at Graettinger theater
Universal’s color film Island of the Blue Dolphins screens Saturday and Sunday at Graettinger theatre. Parts were filmed along the rocky brush covered Pacific coast near Anchor Bay about 175 miles north of San Francisco.
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Universal
Graettinger Theatre
Pacific
Anchor Bay
San Francisco
Weekly Drawing Time Changes To Saturday Nights At 9 00
Dr Virgil Lagomareine, director of teacher education at Iowa State University Ames, will be commencement speaker for Graettinger high school class of 05 graduation exercises on Monday May 24. Services planned for Sunday May 3 with details to follow. GOODWILL TRUCK HERE NOVEMBER 24 will be at the east door of the Methodist church to collect donations of usable items via Mrs CLO Wikert local representative.
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Virgil Lagomareine
Virgil Ligronyareiine
Iowe State University
Ames
Graettinger Hligh
Coodwilh Industrie
Clo. Wikert
Services Held At Lost Island For Carl Jensen
Carl Bernhardt Ekstrom Jensen 73 died Thursday morning April gy at his Ruthven home after a cancer illness. Services were held Saturday at 2 p m at the Lost Island Lutheran church with Rev Hird Bestul officiating. Burial followed in Lost Island cemetery. Survivors include two sons, two sisters, a brother and numerous nieces and nephews. Born November 27 1891 in Copenhagen Denmark he came to America at 16 and lived in Emmetsburg before settling in Palo Alto county then Ruthven. He married Clara Jensen May 17 1916. He was active in community and church affairs and served as director of the Pocahontas Trust for 15 years.
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Carl BL Jensen
Lenawar
Frank Duha
Marvin Dunn
Melvin Rasmus SO
Carl Bernhardt Ekstrom Jensen
Copenhagen
Denmark
Caroline
Christopher Jensen
America
Betty
Emmetsburg
Louis
Tullian
Violet Wiffin
Rulleven
Chorkt “Whomson
LaPorte City
Rane
Rund Ruthven
Ifemry
Betty Duh
Eine Motsburg
Chico
Local $75 Buck Award Draw Shifts to Saturday Night
Grackfinger's regular Saturday drawing moves to 9 p m this week as spring time change takes effect. The $73 Buck prize goes to Swalrding oteht, while Wiott Larsen of rural Retthyver did not claim last week's $50 Buck award.
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Grackfinger
Swaldrding Oteht
Wiott Larsen
Ronald Bartels Named Counselor At Graettinger School
Ronald Bartels will join Graettinger schools as junior high and high school counselor and assistant football and boys basketball coach. He is completing a Master’s in counseling and education at the United Training Regiment in Mortix New Jersey and plans to move from Dix in May. He is married with two children.
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Graetlinger School
Ronald Bartels
Bartels
Utest
Mortix
New Jersey
Tie
Orb Dix
Desree
South Dakota
Uy Te
Whuealien
Lyl
Services Held Monday For M. O. Smith 78
M O Smith 78 of Emmetsburg former Quaker Oats Elevator manager at Osgood died Friday in Emmetsburg hospital after a long illness cancer. He managed the Osgood elevator 25 years retiring in 1953 moving with his wife to Emmetsburg where they lived since. Funeral held Monday at First Methodist church Emmetsburg burial Evergreen cemetery. Survived by wife and three sons Opville of Ter villain Maurice Minneapolis and Dr Gerald Waterloo. A fuller obituary to follow.
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M. ©. Smith
Emmetsburg
Osgood
Oxgood
First Methodist Church
Jmmetsburg
Evergreen Cemetery
Emmetsburgr
Hoy Scouts Collect 132 Bags in Good Turn Drive
Graettinger Boy Scouts under Scoutmaster Merk Clipperton collected 132 bags on Good Turn Day. Bags were sent to Sioux City for processing and distribution to those in need.
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HOY
Merk Clipperton
Graettinger
Graettingnow
Sioux City
Opening Pike Season Promises Good Fishing at Local Lakes
The Iowa walleye and northern pike fishing season opens Saturday with high lakes Ingham and High offering strong prospects. Local anglers report solid bass and bluegill catches and expect good walleye fishing on opening day. daily limits are five walleyes and three northerns.
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Ingham
High Lakes
Iowa
Soe
Ligham
Jligh Lakes
Wigh
Ingham Lakes
Ingham An Tigh
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Leroy Mowry
Leonard Nicol
Jim Boblit
Leland Stiles
Randy Henderson
Dale Munson
Doug Nane
Alan Graedttinger
Greg Hoekstra
Leonard Cornelius
Arthur Jones
Pirate
H.S
Senate
A. C. Christiansen
Blue Dolphins
Lost Island
Carl Jensen
Graettinger School
M. 0. Smith
Legion and Auxiliary Meeting
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