Eighth Grade Graduation Tuesday Night
Eighth grade graduation and high school class night will be at Graettinger school next Tuesday, May 22. Diplomas will go to the eighth graders and awards to high school students for activities. Candidates listed include Daryl Bartels, Kathleen Burg, Kay Carter, Mary Ellen Craven, Karen Ann DeVries, Brian Duus, Marlene Egeland, Marvin Egeland, Mary Ann Egeland, Patricia Elbert, Faith Gabrielsen, Bruce Gjerde, Maxine Lammers, Sandra Lee, Maxine Luke, James Mahan, Gary Nissen, Marilyn Masters, Janice Miller, Glenn Reeves, Karen Reeves, Trudy Biergen, Patricia Ruppert, Rodney Thim, Pauline Schang, Mary Kay Thorson, Twilla Thun, Bennet Tonderum, Donald Weir, Charles Witt.
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Graettinger
Daryl Bartels
Kathleen Burg
Kay Carter
Mary Ellen Craven
Karen Ann DeVries
Brian Duus
Marlene Egeland
Marvin Egeland
Mary Ann Egeland
Patricia Elbert
Faith Gabrielsen
Bruce Gjerde
Maxine Lammers
Sandra Lee
Maxine Luke
James Mahan
Gary Nissen
Marilyn Masters
Janice Miller
Glenn Reeves
Karen Reeves
Trudy Biergen
Patricia Ruppert
Rodney Thim
Pauline Schang
Mary Kay Thorson
Twilla Thu
Bennet Tonderum
Donald Weir
Charles Witt
Deadline Near For Substitute Clerk Civil Service Exam
The Graettinger Post Office will hold a Civil Service exam to fill a substitute clerk position. Applicants must apply by May 31, 1956. Details available at the local post office or from the Director Ninth U S Civil Service Region in St. Louis Missouri.
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Post Office Department
Graettinger
Nane
Ninth
U. S. Civil Service Region
New Federal Building
St. Louis 1
Missouri
Graettinger Telephone Buys 100 Miles Of Wire
Officials announce the Graettinger Telephone company has purchased 100 miles of new wire from Terry-Durin Supply to replace aging line wire on rural service. The purchase aims to upgrade lines serving rural customers and improve reliability.
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Graettinger Telephone Company
Terry-Durin Supply Company
Fishing season opens with strong walleye catches at Ingham Lake
Reports from Ingham Lake show limits on walleyes as the fishing season opened. Spirit Lake yielded solid catches early Saturday and again late Saturday night. Bullhead fishing was best at Virgin Lake south of Ruthven with encouraging reports.
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Ingham Lake
Spirit Lake
Virgin Lake
Ruthven
Summer School At Immaculate Conception Set
Rev. E. S. Maynard announces a parish summer school for youngsters at Immaculate Conception Church the week of May 28 through June 1. Sisters from St. Ellen's School Emmetsburg will conduct the program.
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Immaculate Conception
E. S. Maynard
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
St. Ellen's School
Emmetsburg
Lutheran Bible School Begins May 28
Graettinger area Lutheran churches hold concurrent vacation bible schools the weeks of May 28 to June with sessions 9 am to 3 pm daily at Graettinger Community School and Lost Island Lutheran Church No school on Memorial Day Closing program June 8 at 1 30 pm invitations extended to mothers and younger children Teachers named for both locations and lists of needed supplies Children to bring Bibles pencils colors scissors and glue Vacation Bible School also to be held at Wallingford Immanuel Lutheran and Maple Hill beginning the week of May 28 Details in church news columns.
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Lutheran Bible School
Graettinger
Loat Island
Tome
Nina Sevdy
Fred Adams
Hiner Blagard
Darlene Paulsen
Mavis Waigon
Alfred Westergard
Lost Island Schoal
Clarence Oleson
Christine Hess
Wallingford
Utheran
Immanuel Lutheran
Maple Hill
Church
Ruthven Brothers Depart for Army Induction
Kenneth Simonsen and Clarence Wels Jr. left Emmetsburg for Des Moines to begin induction into the army. They will receive basic training at Camp Chaffee Arkansas and fill Palo Alto county’s May draft quota.
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Ruthven
Kenneth Simonsen
Clarence Wels, Jr
Emmetsburg
Deg Moines
Army
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Palo Alto County
Graduation Exercises Held For 31 Graettinger Seniors
Graettinger High School awarded diplomas to 31 seniors during Tuesday night commencement in the school auditorium. Baccalaureate services Sunday featured Rev. J A Amundsen. Ray C Cunningham, retired YMCA director at Iowa State College, gave the commencement address. Valedictorian Jacqueline Howell. salutatorians Dennis Graettinger Karen Manchester Nona Wikert. Musical numbers by students. Supt Manchester and school board president Jena Kirkegaard presented the class.
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Graettinger High School
J. A. Amundsen
Ray C. Cunningham
YMCA
Iowa State College
Jackquelyn Howell
Dennis Graettinger
Karen Manchester
Nona Wikert
Public sale notices halt at Watson theatre site
The Watson theatre and nearby Dairy Sweet shop furniture and equipment faced a public sale after notices posted Saturday. Johnny Kalina of Glenwood, holder of a $2,620 chattel mortgage, bid $3,950 at the sidewalk auction conducted by Wm Brown of Graettinger. Attorneys Prichard and Kennedy and Clark questioned the sale's legality.
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Watson Theatre
Dairy Sweet Shop
Johnny Kalina
Glenwood
Minn
George
Estella Basta
Minnesota
Dairy Sweet
Katina
Wm Brown
Graettinger
Prichard
Emmetsburg
The
Spastas
Merrill Clark
Kennedy and Clark Law Firm
Kalina
Pirates Win Sub-State Baseball Meet
Pirates claim sub state victory and advance to the state tournament in Des Moines on Saturday. Photo shows front row Tommy Greln, Tody Murray, Paul Kirkegaard, Dave Sandvig, Bob Heeves, Jim Christensen, Alan Masters. Back row lists coach Bob Meld, Leon Jespeman, Gary Masters, Gary Johnson, Tom Burg, Alan Bartels, Paul Bongtead, and assistant Gerald McGreevy.
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Pirates
Des Moines
Tommy Greln
Tody Murray
Paul Kirkegaard
Dave Sandvig
Bob Heeves
Jim
Slated To Play Saturday In State Tourney In Des Moines
The Rosary Society of Immaculate Conception Catholic church hosts a bake sale on Saturday May 19 at Thorogon's Hardware with sale beginning at 1 p.m. A household goods auction by Rev. J A Amundsen is set for Saturday afternoon at the Methodist parsonage, details inside. Also advertised are two farm houses for sale by Adolph Spies on May 26 near Graettinger. Three Graettinger schoolhouses—Blue Bottom Anderson and Egeland—to be auctioned Saturday May 19 with details inside. Gracuttinger American Legion Post meets Tuesday nights May 22 and 29 to plan Memorial Day observance.
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Rosary Society of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Thorogon’s Hardware
J. A. Amundsen
Methodist Parsonage
Spies
Graettinger
Blue Bottom
Anderson
Egeland
Pete James
American Legion Bost
Extreme swing in weekly temperatures with frost and storms
The past week saw temperatures swing from the high eighties to the low thirties with Saturday near 90 and Sunday dropping about thirty degrees in hours. Nights were cool with light frost in northwest Town Wednesday morning. Thunderstorms Thursday brought inches of rain and .25 inch over the weekend as dust storms and high winds dried topsoil.
Del's Farmers Supply Open House Announcement
Del Baker owner of Del's Farmers Supply in Grachtin ger invites patrons to the fourth annual anniversary open house all day and evening Saturday May 19. Door prizes gifts for the ladies and free coffee and cookies. Door prize drawings at 9 30 p m with registration all day. Further details in the ad elsewhere in this issue.
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Times del Baker
Del
Farmers Supply
Grachtinger
REA Members Invited to Demonstration in Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County REA invites its members to an electricity demonstration at Grachingter Legion hall on Monday night May 21. An interesting program is promised and prizes will be awarded. Seek details from Svead.
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REA
Pocahontas County
Grachtinger Legion Hall
Svead
Change in Arnolds Park to Fort Dodge bus schedule
A schedule change for the Arnolds Park to Fort Dodge route affecting Graettinger times. The southbound bus now departs Jensen's Drugstore at 8 50 a m and the northbound at 7 25 p m. The Emmetsburg to Fort Dodge route now travels east from Emmetsburg to Algona before heading south to Fort Dodge.
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Arnolds Park
Fort Dodge
Graettinger
Jensen's Drugstore
Emmetsburg
Algona
Rev Amundsen resigns as Methodist pastor here
Announcement says Rev J A Amundsen pastor of the Graettinger Methodist Church since last August has resigned effective May 20 and will deliver his farewell sermon on Sunday May 20. He and Mrs Amundsen and family will leave next week for New York to visit parental homes and have not announced definite plans beyond going to New York.
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J. A. Amundsen
Graettinger Methodist Church
Amundsen
New York
Bank To Be Closed All Day Tuesday
Officials of the Gradlinger State bank announce the bank will be closed all day Tuesday May 22 due to a meeting at Spencer of Group 2 of the Iowa Bankers association. Banks in several counties including Emmet and Palo Alto will also be closed that day.
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Gradlinger State Bank
Spencer
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Emmet
Palo Alto
Graettinger Markets Report May 16 Prices
Market notes for Graettinger on Wednesday May 16 show corn at 1.34 and oats at 2.95 with location 57414. Beane listed among commodities.
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Graettinger
Graettinger Pirates Earn First State Bid With Remsen Win
Graettinger narrowly defeated Remsen 4 to 3 to clinch a spot in the state tournament Saturday. Bonstead, Sandvig, Burg, and Jespersen fueled the offense as Remsen rallied in the seventh. Burged injury paused play while Bonstead and Sandvig starred on the mound and at the plate for a 4-3 sub state victory.
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Graetlinger Pirates
Bes Moines
Graettinger
St. Mary's
Remsen
Pirates
Rhe Graettinger
Bonstead
Sandvig
Burg
Pirate
Paul Bonstead
Nacke
Jespersen
Kirkegaard
Schroeder
Miller Farm Mystery Near Graettinger Highlights Family Ties
Last week's Timas mystery farm is run by Mr and Mrs R Stanley Miller five and a half miles west of Graettinger. They have lived on the 160 acre farm since 1950 and operate dairy farming with seven cows. The property is owned by Mrs Miller's mother Mrs C J Carbon of Batberville, who has owned it for many years. The Miller family moved from Polk County and attend Union Baptist church in Estherville.
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Rhoades
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Seymour
Mia
Wm. Leduc
Harry Sloniker
Gracttinger
Golde Rucker
Iowa Falls
Lyle Mortland
Marshall, Minn
Selah Rhoades
Eldon Rhoades
Cylinder
Iowa
R. Stanley Miller
Polk County
Mr. Miller
Eva’ Miller
Altoona
Miller
Virginia
C. J. ‘Caslgon
Estherville
Jay
James
Farm Bureau
Union Baptist Church
Millsry
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary Westfall
Edward Westfall
St. Joseph’s Nurses’ School
Sioux City
Heslan Audtorium
Misa Westfall
St. Joseph's
Watson
Special Legion
Bert Rhoades
Bert
Emma) Rhoades
Centerville
Martin Funeral Home
Emmetsburg Methodist Church
E. F. Martin
Alger
L. J. Alger
Ralph Masters
Clara M. Bonstead
Del’s Farmers Supply
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