Rural mail carriers win safe-driver awards
Graettinger postal workers Dwayne Lammers and Forrest Peterson received safe-driver awards for no preventable accidents. The honors were presented by the National Safety Council in cooperation with the Post Office Department.
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Graettinger
Dwayne Lammers
Forrest Peterson
National Safety Council
Post Office Department
The
Safety Council
Postal Department
R. T. Nane
Summers
Peterson
Summerfield
G. Stewart
Dr Dawson To Head Graettinger Lions Club
Dr Robert Dawson will be president of the Graettinger Lions club for next year with John DeVrica as first vice president. Officers were elected at last Thursday’s meeting and take office July 1, succeeding Glenn Shaver. Other results include Harold Elsbury as second VP Jim Lensing as third VP P T Gody as secretary H A Elsenbast and Francis Heidecker as tailtwisters Rev R O Grote as hon tam er and directors Robert Carter Adolph Spies Arnold Alewch and Jim Iverson.
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Robert Dawson
Graettinger Lions Club
John DeVrica
Dawson
Glenn Shaver
Harold Elsbury
Jim Lensing
P. T. Gody
H. A. Elsenbast
Francis Heidecker
Trail Riders Sponsor Play Day Tennis Court Benefit
Officials of the Northwestern Trail Riders Graettinger plan a Play Day horse show on Sunday June 7 at Evergreen Park. Proceeds will go to the local Tennis Court fund with additional details to follow.
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Trail Riders
Northwestern Trail Riders
Graettinger
Evergreen Park
Graettinger Clads Finish Fifth in Loop Meet
Graettinger trackmen placed fifth with 2314 points at the Corn Belt meet in Ruthven. Terrill won with 9614 points, Sioux Rapids second with 9014. Graettinger finishers: Heidecker 4th high jump, LBeschorner 3rd broad jump and 3rd football throw, Carter 3rd high and 3rd low hurdles, Boecker 3rd discus, Sevdy 5th mile, Murphy 5th 880. Team results show 4th in 440 and 5th in 880 and mile relay.
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Graettinger
Ruthven
Terrill
Sioux Rapids
Alan Heidecker
Leo Lbeschorner
Kay Carter
Tom Boecker
Sevdy
Murphy
Three New Teachers Signed To Faculty
Supt. F. M. Hartung announced three new teachers for the coming year. Howard Gilman of Stuart Iowa will be the Vo-Ag instructor while Charles Curtis of Waverly joins as high school English and science teacher. Miss Etta Woodcock of Algona is named fifth grade teacher succeeding Miss Farrow, with graduation from Mount St Clair college in Clinton in June.
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F. M. Hartung
Howard Gilman
Vo-Ag
Gilman
Stuart
Iowa
Iawa State College
Armed Services
Charles Curtis
Waverly
Wartburg College
Etta Woodcock
Algona
Misa Farrow
Blue Barron at Skyline Sunday at Batherville Club
Skyline Club Batherville presents Blue Barron and his orchestra Sunday evening May 37. Due to the special event there will be no Sunday service on May 17, with serving resuming on May.
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Skyline Club
Batherville
Blue Barron
Carl Spies and Daughter Tour Germany This Summer
Carl Spies and his daughter Linda Appleton plan a summer trip to Germany to visit relatives in Obendorf and nearby areas. They depart from Macon City by plane today and fly to West Point New York to connect with Linda’s husband Dr. Lloyd Appleton. On June 12 they fly from New York to Frankfurt and travel to Obendorf to visit family, with a return by ship in early August. Linda’s niece accompanies them on the return to attend college in the United States.
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Carl Spies
Linda Appleton
Germany
Mr. Spies
Linda
Macon City
Mrs. Appleton
West Point
N. Y
Lloyd Appleton
West Point Military Academy
New York
Frankfort
Obendorf
Appleton
Carl
Spies
United States
Rural Mailbox Improvement Week Observed May 18 23
The Post Office Department announces Rural Mailbox Improvement Week from May 18 through May 23. Patrons are urged to provide suitable boxes, erect and maintain them for easy access and weather protection. Names should be on the box, boxes kept painted, and boxes visually neat as the front door of the home.
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Rural Delivery Service
Postal Department
Restless Years at Graettinger Theatre this weekend
Teresa Wright co stars with John Saxon and Sandra Dee in Universal International CinemaScope drama To Restless Years. She plays the mother in the moving story of a mother’s problem with teen age love. The drama debuts Saturday and Sunday at the Graettinger Theatre.
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Teresa Wright
John Saxon
Sandra Dee
Universal-International
Graettinger Theatre
Teresa
Graettinger High Baccalaureate and Commencement Dates
Graettinger High School sets Baccalaureate for Sunday May 24 at 8 p m in the school auditorium with Rev R O Grote as speaker. Commencement exercises follow Tuesday May 26 with Arthur Carpenter as main speaker. Supt F M Hartung notes more graduation details to come next week. Eighth grade promotion and awards are May 25 at 8 p m and school ends May 28.
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Arthur Carpenter
F. Im. Hartung
Seniors To Present Play Friday Night
The public is invited to attend the Senior Class Play Friday night May 16 at the High School auditorium. A three act comedy The Thread That Runs So True will be presented. Curtain time is 8 pm. Details of cast and plot appeared in a previous Times issue.
Des Moines Good Will Tour in Graettinger
About 100 men from Des Moines manufacturers and wholesalers and Des Moines Chamber of Commerce visited Graettinger on Tuesday afternoon. They paraded Main Street by special train, met retailers, and were greeted by town and chamber representatives. The Graettinger high school marching band accompanied the parade. Richard Gray and Harold Prather of the Northwestern Trail Riders rode horses and carried flags in the parade.
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Des Moines
Greater Des Moines
Chamber of Commerce
Graettinger High School
Richard Gray
Harold Prather
Northwestern Trail Riders
Lia
Grades to Present Program May 22 at Grachtinger School
Grachtinger grade school children will present a program of games and folk dances on Friday May 22. The public is invited to attend the outdoor event. If rain occurs the program will be moved to Monday May 25.
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Grachtinger
The Last of the Fast Guns opens at Graettinger Theatre
Universal International presents The Last of the Fast Guns filmed in color and CinemaScope. Starring Jack Mahoney, Gilbert Roland, and Linda Cristal, the film begins Tuesday and Wednesday, portraying a search for a missing American in Mexico and marking Miss Cristal's American film debut.
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Mexico
Universal-International
Jack Mahoney
Gilbert Roland
Linda Cristal
Graettinger
Miss Cristal
Mexico City
Bank to close Friday May 22 for bankers meeting
The Grachtinger State bank will be closed all day Friday May 22 for officers and staff to attend a Group II bankers meeting at Okoboji. All county banks will be closed that day as Palo Alto county bankers host meetings with eleven other counties.
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Grachtinger State Bank
Bankers
Okoboji
Palo Alto County
Summer recreation committee announced for the year
Chas Henningsen announced the summer recreation committee members Ray Heag Clifford Blighbon Mrs Wes Sevdy and Man Wm Rasmussen. The committee will run the summer program for community youngsters and welcomes suggestions for improvements or additions to the program.
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Chas. Henningsen
Ray Heag
Clifford Blighbon
Wes Sevdy
Man. Wm. Rasmussen
Vo-Ag Instructor Named for Grachtinger School
Howard Gilman of Stuart Iowa will be the Vo-Ag instructor at the Grachtinger school next year. He is a graduate of Iowa State College.
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Howard Gilman
Stuart, Ia
Vo-Ag
Grachtinger
Iowa State College
Walnut Homemakers Rummage and Bale Sale at Weinholzer Building
The Walnut Homemakers will hold a rummage sale and bale sale on Saturday May 23 at the Weinholzer building. The sale will start at 1 p.m. Coffee and donuts will be served.
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Walnut Homemakers
Weinholzer
May Crowning at Immaculate Conception church
Father A M Conton announced May Crowning will be held at Immaculate Conception Church Sunday May 2 at 2 30 p m. Father Fisch of Estherville will deliver the sermon. Religious Vacation School starts June 1 with Sisters from St Ellen's Hmmelsburg in charge. First Holy Communion set for Sunday June 7 for 25 children.
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A. M. Conton Hhas
Immaculate Conception
Father Fisch
Estherville
Father Conton
St. Ellen’s School
Hmmelsburg
First Holy Communion
Saturday Night Prize Soars to 125 Bucks in Local Draw
The weekly 9 p.m. drawing in Graettinger offers a prize up to 125 dollars next Saturday. Clayton Duhn did not claim last week’s 100 dollar prize per drawing officials. Local merchants promote shopping and trading as values with seasonal and staple items.
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Wvill
Clayton Duhn
Graettinger
Memorial Day observance planned by Graettinger American Legion
The Graettinger American Legion and Auxiliary are arranging the standard Memorial Day services for Saturday May 30. Details of the program and observance will be published in a future Times issue.
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Graettingar American Legion and Auxiliary
The
Times
Delores Winter Assigned to Foreign Service Post
Delores Winter of Washington DC arrived last week to visit Fort Dodge relatives and friends. She works for the State Department and will serve two years in the U S Embassy at San Salvador, Central America.
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Delores Winter
Foreign Service
Central America
Washington, D. C
Fort Dodge
State Dept
Washington
U.S
San Salvador
Witt and Egeland to Attend Hawkeye Boys State
Charles Witt and Marvin Egeland two Graettinger High juniors are chosen to attend Hawkeye Boys State Camp in Des Moines from June 7 to 13. Marvin, son of Amos Egeland, was selected by Wallingford American Legion post and Charles, son of Wilfred Witt, by Graettinger post. About 720 boys from across Iowa will attend.
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Charles Witt
Marvin Exeland
Graettinger High School
Hawkeye
Des Moines
Charles
Wilfred Witt
Graettinger
Marvin
Amos Egeland
Wallingfford
Wallingford
Two Graettinger Area Car Crashes Reported
Two recent Graettinger area accidents left three youths and one driver with minor injuries. Chuck Ditsworth’s 1955 Ford overturned on a gravel curve southeast of Graettinger near the Howard Hinzman farm. Linda Folkey Ann Towrence and Bill Mammen were treated for cuts and bruises. In a separate incident Robert Kuyper’s car went over a hill and turned over near Graettinger two miles north and three east, with $350 damage.
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Graettinger
Chuck Ditsworth
Howard Hinzman
Linda Folkey
Ann Towrence
Bill Mammen
Dawson
Gib Stueve
Robert Kuyper
Gracttinger
Emmet
Gracettinge
Boy Wins Palo Alto County Essay Prize for Mixer Wish
Danny Murphy, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Murphy of Graettinger, won the Rural Electric Cooperative Mother's Day essay contest. Stockdale said 82 entries were received. Danny's was titled Why I would like to give mother an electric mixer for Mother's Day.
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Danny
Emmet Murphy
Graettinger
Palo Alto County
The
Rural Electric Cooperative
George Stockdale
Stockdale
Two Killed in Crash Near West Bend
Harlan J. Pompe, 28, of Algona, and Mrs. Joseph Esser, 58, of Whittemore, died in a two car crash at a Kossuth County road intersection about one mile north and east of West Bend at 1 50 p m Saturday. Seriously injured were Mrs. Pompe, Joseph Eager, and Donald Sanders, 17, of West Bend. They were transported to a Fort Dodge hospital for treatment. The Pompe Chevrolet car was traveling south on Komuth County road.
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Harlan J. Pompe
Algona
Joseph Esser
Whittemore
West Bend
Pompe
Joseph Eager
Donald Sanders
Fort Dodge
Daser
Chevrole
Komuth County Road
Graettinger Proposal Would Add 5.25 Dollar Year Tax
Graettinger voters will decide a special city bond plan for remodeling and building an addition to the town hall to provide housing storage for fire equipment and a public library. Bonds not to exceed 24000 dollars with a maximum 4 percent annual millage over 12 years. Estimated impact shows average home owner paying about 5.25 dollars yearly for 12 years, based on a 1500 dollar assessed home value and current taxes. Weather notes follow with rainfall and cool temperatures.
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Graettinger
Grachtinger
The
Times
FFA Chapter Installs New Officers in Graettinger
The Graettinger FFA chapter held its May 5 meeting to install new officers. Officers include Jim Mahan president Benny Tonderum vice president Kenny Jacobsen secretary Rodney Thim treasurer Ronald Christiansen reporter and Lennis Hurd sentinel. The group counted 40 members as the Pirate pennant sales and pins and rewards point requirements were discussed.
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Graettinger Ffa
Jim Mahan
Benny Tonderum
Kenny Jacobsen
Rodney Thim
Ronald Christiansen
Lennis Hurd
Sentinel
Pirate
Dime Dance Saturday at Central Ballroom Ampkis Park
Central Ballroom at Ampkis Park hosts a Dime Dance on Saturday night May 16 with the Art Kirmse Orchestra providing the music and door prizes offered. Bee ad in this issue.
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Ampkis Park
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Lions Club
R. O. Grote
Graettinger Methodist Church
Nedea
Bbebevede Beseiessisseen
Satoese
Charles Witt and
Marvin Egeland
Boys State
FFA Chapter
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