New Catechetical And Parish Center Underway
Construction on the Immaculate Conception parish and catechetical center is advancing on the east block side. The brick and steel building features brick and stone exterior, multiple classrooms, a large dining and assembly area, a modern kitchen, and storage all under one roof.
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Graettinger
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Immaculate Conception Church
Immeaculate Conception Parish
Immavabile Conception Church
Vincent Beacom
Andersen Construction
Emmetsburg
General Contractors
Emmetsburg, Electric
Rodgers Phurabing
Floating
Estherville
James M. Duffy
A.L A
Sioux City
Marj Vandervelde Wins Three Firsts At Press Meet
Marj Vandervelde of Emmetsburg, Times columnist and feature writer, received three first place awards and a second place honor at the Town Press Women annual meeting in Des Moines. She presented a talk titled Free Lancing for Pleasure and Potatoes and was cited for best news story in a daily paper, a feature about a deaf boy and his lamb in the Fort Dodge Messenger, juvenile prose and fiction, a Panama Pix layout, and her Times weekly column World At Our Feet in the best weekly newspaper columns category.
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Marj Vandervelde
Emmetsburg
The
Times
Town Press
Des ‘Moines
Vandervelde
Fort Dodge Messenger
Panama
Graettinger Market Prices Include Corn, Oats and Beans
Graettinger market listing shows corn at 12 dollars per unit, oats at 70, beans at 2.61. The brief price sheet notes a small livestock or commodity union reference. Prices appear as terse quotations with minimal additional context.
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Graettinger
Services Held Saturday For Abe Christiansen Pioneer Resident
A C Abe Christiansen 86 died Wednesday at Holy Family hospital after months in care. Funeral services were Saturday at South Bethel Lutheran with burial at St Paul’s Cemetery. He was born in Denmark December 20 1878 and lived in Lost Island and Graettinger areas, farming and later working at Graettinger Co op Grain Co. He married Mathilda Josephsen in 1903. He retired to Graettinger and was employed there before passing.
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South Bethel Luthers Wharch
A.C. Abe Christiesen
Holy Family Hospital
O. J. Reitz
Seri
St Paul's
Eeme
Don Olesen
Omer Gjerde
Russelline
Arnold Masters
Russell Peterson
Lloyd «. Petersen
Wyn. Rasmussen
Francis Warren
Palmer Cody
Pete Duus
Glenn Shaver
Ted Knudtson
Fuhrman
A. C.abe, Christiansen
Denmark
Jens Peter Christiansen
United States
West Branch
Christiansen
Herbert Hoover
Christiansens
Lost Island Township
Abe
Mathilda Josephsen
Lost Island
Neary DeMaster 76 Buried At St Jacobs
Henry DeMaster 76 of Estherville died Wednesday May 3 at Holy Family hospital. Services were at St Patrick church Estherville with burial in St Jacob cemetery Graettinger. Born February 7, 1889 in Carterville he married Gertrude Spoo January 23, 1915 in Murphysboro. They moved to Emmet county in 1936. he worked for Tobin Packing and John Morrell in Estherville. Survived by wife and one brother Sam Bratenville. preceded by parents and four siblings.
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Henry DeMaster
Estherville
Holy Family Hospital
St. Patrick's Church
St. Jacob's Cemetery
Graettinger
Carterville
James DeMaster
Murphysboro
Gertrude Spoo
Emmet County
DeMaster
Tobin Packing Co
John Morrell and Co
Sam
Bratenville
Pirates Drop 4-3 Thriller In District Final
Graetlinger Pirates lose 4-3 to Floyd Valley in district final as Valley ties 3-3 in the seventh and scores the decisive run in the eighth. Pirates clinging to a slim margin, runners on second and third with two outs before the final hit. Continued on Page Five.
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Pirates
Graetlinger Pirates
Floyd Valley of Akten
Engveve Vna Tone Ly
Loyd Valley
Special Music Awards At Spring Concert
Grachtinger high school music students received awards at the spring concert on Wednesday night. Vocal awards went to Marsha Oleson and Rose Ann Tuininga. Jim Skattcho earned Outstanding Senior Vocalist. Marsha Oleson received Musita Excebium and the Zevenbergen Award, first presented here and voted by students as most valuable choir member Meg. John Phillips Sousa instrumental awards were given to Jim Oleson and Jim Skattebou by Gary Pease.
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Grachtinger High
Alken Zovenbergen
Marsha Oleson
Rose Ann Tuininga
Jim Skattcho
Zevenbergen
Mivs Oleson
Meg
Gary Pease
John Phillips Sousa
Jim Oleson
Jim Skattebou
Ruth Ann Bisgaard Named Miss Graettinger Queen Candidate
Ruth Ann Bisgaard, a Graettinger senior, will compete as Miss Graettinger and serve as queen candidate at the North Iowa band festival in Mason City on June 15. She has four years in the Graettinger bands and choirs, four years in FHA with leadership roles, and five years as a cheerleader, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Bisgaard.
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Ruth Ann Bisgaard
Graettinger
North Iowa
Mason City
Ruth Ann
FHA
Mar
Mrs
Arnold Bisgaard
Light Plant Annual Report In This Issue
The Graett Municipal Light Plant reports 1964 operating income of 31182.98, about 5000 higher than 1963, with 81000 of bond principal and 6655 interest paid from profits. Electricity use rose by 72585 KWH, total plant value 257151.33, and Federal power purchases began December 1963. Plant staff and board members are listed.
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Graetti Municipal
Dogogees
Graetlinger
Typas AeVven
Focal Light
Federal Bureau
Tha
Ensy
Purcasing Federal Power
Idenneth Jensen
Ed Fall
Stanley Reinlineman
Myrtle Nissen
Goodwill Truck Visit May 25 At Methodist Church
Gooodwill Industries truck will be here Tuesday May 25 and all usable and repairable articles to be donated should be brought to the east door of the Methodist church per local Goodwill representative Mrs C O Wikert.
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Goordwill Industries
C. O. Wikert
County Notice To Destroy Noxious Weeds
Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors publishes a notice in the Times for destroying noxious weeds by cut or harvest on specified date ranges 1965 for weed groups including leafy spurge, Canada thistle, field binky etc. Deadlines vary by group with follow up actions and other court notes on page six.
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Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors
Times
Edmund Herkes Win 100 Card-O-Rama Title
Edmund Herkes and partner won the top spot in the 500 card-o-rama with a total of 20 170 points across six matches. Kenneth Jensen pair took second with 17 030 and Bernard Elsenbast pair was third with 14 230. Mrs John Tindall led the 500 card-o-rama standings among players. Bridge card-o-rama play was not yet completed and results will follow.
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Edmund Herke
Kenneth Jensen
Bernard Elsenbast
John Tindall
Cn Allady
Winter Kill Triggers ASCS Regulation Changes
Palo Alto county faces winter kill losses prompting the Disaster Board to weigh changes in conservation rules. Estimates show about 50 percent loss on conservation acres. Lawrence Brennan, ASCS officer, explains permitted plantings on conservation acres and timing for green manures. Farmers await Washington guidance on emergency crops and silage permissions. diverted acres not affected.
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ASCS
Palo Alto
Brennan
Wushington
Kennan
Services At Estherville For Elma Peterson
Elma Thorena Peterson former Estherville resident dies aged 68 after two weeks in Holy Family hospital. She suffered a stroke a year ago and had been in failing health. Burial was at Wallingford cemetery. Born February 3 1895 NW of Wallingford she married John Peterson May 1 1915 and farmed in Wallingford Graettinger area before moving to Estherville 18 years ago. A Lutheran parishioner.
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Estherville
Luther, Anchurch
Elma Thorena Peterson
Wallingford
John Peterson
Graetlinger
Graettinger
Peterson
Lutheran Church
Wallingford Lutheran Church
Esther
Mary Williams Vedder
Myron Pogde
Holy Family Hospital
Ste
Reese
Ton. J. Fogde
Moline
Wmn. Noland
Wwast Side Cemetery
Frank Vedder
Verlyn Vedder
Wayne Hfuntsinger
Fayligeins
Ieneth Jacobson
Raymond Jluse
Chawghter
Orville
De-Mita Williams
Tush Lake Township
Palo Alta County
Sie Vedder
Emmetsburg
Shey
$100 Buck Prize Drawn in Local Stores Saturday Night
The 9 p.m. weekly drawing offers $100 prizes in participating stores. Veldiv Peterson did not claim last week's $75 prize.
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Aettinger
Veldiv Peterson
Clifton Johnson 65 Dies in Indiana
Clifton H. Johnson aged 65 of New Market Indiana died May 5 after years of ill health and a heart related condition with cancer complications. Funeral services were held May at Reeves Funeral Home New Market with Rev Walter Porter officiating. Burial took place in Crawfords ville Masonic Cemetery due to his sister’s illness. Survived by wife Viola Johnson formerly of Grachtinger.
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Clifton Johnson
Indiana
Clifton H. Johnson
New Market
Reeves Funeral Home
Walter Porter
Johnson
Masonic
Crawfordsville
Jolson
Methodist Church
Viola Johnson
Grachtinger
Unebiane
Gractlinger Prom Night Schedule Details
The Gractlinger Junior Senior banquet and prom are set for Saturday May 15. Banquet at 6 p.m. in the school all purpose room with invoca tion welcome and a skit, then the prom 9 to 11 30 p m aboard the Empress on Lake Okoboji followed by return by 12 45 a m. All students and dates must ride buses to Arnolds Park and back.
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Gractlinger
Mr. Backhaus
Sheila Brown
Jim Skatteho
Greg Hoekstra
Arthur Jones
Lake Okoboji
Waigh School
Dale Backhaus
Arnolds ‘Park. Com
Graellinca
Arnolds Park
Graettinger
Ruckus
May Crowning at Immaculate Conception Church
Annual May Crowning ceremony set for Sunday evening at Immaculate Conception Church with over 100 students in grades three through eight participating. Father Vincent Beacom says the program includes floral offering, blessing, crowning of the Blessed Mother, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, Rosary and Litany of BYM.
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Immaculate Conception Church
Vincent Beacom
Pirates win Corn Belt Meet at Spencer in track haul
Graettinger Pirates top Corn Belt Conference track meet in Spencer with 6244 points led by Terris second with 55, as Sioux Rapids Mallard Sioux Valley West Bend Marathon and Suthven fill out order. The team shows depth with four firsts and strong relay and field event placings from Hoekstra, Skattebo, Cornelius, Murphy, and Swanson.
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Graettinger Pirates
Spencer
Terris
Sioux Rapids
Mallard
Sioux Valley
West Bend
Marathon
Suthven
Pirates
Jake Hoekstra
Greg Hoekstra
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Abe’ Christiansen
Neary DeMaster
St. Jacobs
Edmund Herkes
Elma Peterson
Pirate
Thinckids
Jim Skattebo
Len Cornelius
Tim Murphy
Dan Murphy
Skattebo
Cornelius
Rich Rose
Clipperton
Hoekstra
Greg Iverson
Don Schnell
Vance Jensen
Clint Blum
Allan Peterson
David Swanson
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