Pocahontas REC Annual Meeting June 1 in school auditorium
Pocahontas County Rural Electric Cooperative schedules its 24th annual meeting in the Pocahontas Community School auditorium on Wednesday evening June 1. The program begins with a 7:00 concert by the Graettinger Community School band, registration starts at 6:30, and reports from president, treasurer, and secretary will be presented. Directors will be elected for terms of three and two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Alvin T. Johnson
Pocahontas
G. A. Behrens
Palmer
George M. Stockdale
Graettinger
Pocahontas Rec
Future Farmer Of The Month Richard Kempf Named
Richard Kempf son of Mr and Mrs Frank Kempf of Graettinger chosen as future farmer of the month for May. He is a Graettinger high school sophomore on the B Honor Roll enrolled in vocational agriculture and a member of the Chapter Program of Work. His projects include three boat steers four fonder pigs and ownership of five saw and otters. Improvement work covers window and door repair fence repair and wood control with nine supplementary practices for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kempf
Frank Kempf
Graettinger
Haseen
Richard
Graettinger High School
Ollown
Sila Yaar
Wallingford Memorial Services Slated for Sunday
Wallingford American Legion post will hold memorial services Sunday May 28 at 2 30 p m at Riverside cemetery and at 3 p m at High Lake cemetery Rev N L Jouvette of Wallingford will be the speaker
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Wallingford
LeRoy Oddson's Heaviest Hog Champion At Sioux City
LeRoy Oddson of Grachtinger ships an 875 pound white boar that won the heaviest hog contest at Sioux City stockyards. The hog remains on display before the Livestock Exchange building until a heavier entry arrives. A $100 bonus awaits if no challenger appears by the Park Fair on June 4. The current record surpassed Ray Schulz's 860 pound entry from Elk Point, D. The event runs through June 4 with Pork Fair details elsewhere in the issue.
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LeRoy Oddson
Grachtinger
Sioux City
Oddson
Ray Schulz
Elk Point
Saturday Night Prize Draw Announced for $50 Bucks
The nine o'clock drawing this Saturday will award a $50 prize in participating stores. Last week the $25 award went unclaimed by Mrs. Anna Henningsen per drawing officials.
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Grachtinger
Michigan Family Unhurt In Accident
Mrs. Gerald C. Nagy and year-old g20on of Centerline Michigan escaped injury when their car totaled in a collision three miles north of Graettinger at 730 Saturday evening. The other driver Gary Rouse of rural Catherville left the scene but later surrendered to police. The Nagy vehicle struck a telephone pole and overturned after being forced into a ditch during an attempted pass.
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Gerald C. Nagy
G20on
Centerline
Mich
Graettinger
Gary Rouse
Catherville
Nagy
Marmet
Highway 17
Poppy Day Set For Graettinger On May 28
Graettinger hosts annual Poppy Day on Saturday May 28 with American Legion Auxiliary volunteers distributing memorial crepe paper poppies to honor veterans from World War I World War II and the Korean conflict. A poppy display will be in Murray Variety window chaired by Mrs Anns Jomgenaen. Proclaimed by Gov Herschel Loveless May 28 as Poppy Day in Iowa funds support veterans families and scholarships while employing disabled veterans.
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Graettinger
American Legion Auxiliary
Herschel Loveless
Towa
Overkera
America
Murray
Anns Jomgenaen
France
Belgium
Jorgen Paulsen 72 Dies. Rites Planned Friday
Jorgen Paulsen 72 longtime Grantlinger resident died suddenly Sunday at home after years of illness. Funeral services with the Rev CT Pyelstul officiating will be Friday at two in the afternoon at First Lutheran Church. Burial will be Lost Island Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Elva a son Lesroy five daughters and a sister. He was active in road maintenance 44 years and operated a county road crew nearly 40 years. Paulsen born October 15 1887 in Chicago moved to Graettinger area as a child. He married Elva Halverson in 1920 and lived in Graettinger since.
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Jorsen
PL Paulasen
Grantlinger
Sue Dons
Jol
Mirst Tuethera Church
Pyelstul
Lost Island Cemetery
Paulsen
Lost Island
Vernon
Walnut
Palo Alto
Jorgen Peter Paulsen
Chicago
Jorgen
Maria Paulsen
Elva Halverson
Graethinger
S. O. Sands
Grachtinger
South Walnut Church
First Lutheran
Elva
Lesroy
Topeka
Kans
Thomas
Minerva) Russell
Lakewood
Caull
Bill
LaVonne) Nelson
South Gate
Calif
Delores LaMont
Callif
Virgil
Helen) Westfall
Cable
James
JoAnn) Sohoning
Andrew Duus
Graettinger
Heavy rains delay spring planting and raise lake levels
Continuous showers last week push rain totals to six inches locally and swell High Lake over 25 inches as farmers report 40 to 50 percent corn planting completed. MS fund drive underway in Palo Alto county with Mrs. Nedson and Wm. Kebhhen chairing efforts to raise money for research, therapy, and patient care.
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Ami
High Lake
Perry Rod and Gun Club
Palo Alto
Clara 8. Nedson
Graettinger
Wm. Kebbhen
Emmetsburg
Adl
National
Multiple Sclerosis Society For Research and
Eixty
Left
Annual Memorial Day Programs and Closings Noted
Memorial Day observances affect local businesses and services with C Grachtinger stores Bank and Post Office closing all day Monday May 30. No Star Route service or rural mail delivery reported. South Walnut Church Women plan Memorial Day dinner at 11:30 am serving ham loaf escalloped potatoes peas salad reliv plate tea biscuits pie and coffee for 1.00 adults 50 cents under 12. Public invited.
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Grachtinger
Mie Grachtinger State Bank
Souti Walnet
South Walnut
Parade Program Here In Forenoon
The Grachtinger community will pay annual tribute to its war dead May 30 with Memorial services at Fahnestock park and a Memorial Day program at the Legion hall. The American Legion will oversee services at the park and the Legion Auxiliary will run the program afterward. The outdoor program includes opening prayer, flag placements by children, name readings, firing squad salute, a period of silence, and remarks by Rev. Clement Flannery. The Legion hall program follows with color advance, music, pledge of allegiance by Joan Harris, band selections, prayers, Father Flannery address, and readings by Sandra Rolfson and Susan Stafford, followed by benediction and color retirement. All children wishing to carry flags and march should report to the school grounds at 9390, and all veterans are invited to join the parade, meeting there at 9:30 to form the march at 9:45. The route runs from the school grounds east to the Jumiber yard corner, north to the post office.
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Grachtinger
Mllanding
Fahnestock Park
Legion Hall
American Legion
The
Legion Auxiliary
Clement Flannery
Immaculate Conception Church
Karen DeVries
Mma Joan Harris
Rev. C. T. Prolstul
Father Flannery
Manders Field
Sandra Rolfson
Susan Stafford
Legion
Jumiber Yard
Iposteffdice
Graettinger Insurance Agency Buys Nelson Agency
Lloyd C. Petersen of the Graettinger Insurance Agency announced the purchase of the Clara S. Nelson insurance agency this week. He said the merger would allow offering additional services coverages and plans. Mrs. Nelson will continue as an agent for County Mutual and Town Tornado insurance.
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Graettinger Ins
Clava S. Nelson
Lloyd C. Petersen
Graettinger Insurance Agency
Clara 8. Nelson Insurance Agency
Petersen
Grachtinger Insurance Agency
Nelson
County Mutual and
Town ‘Tornado Insurance
Twin Brothers Die In Monday Night Crash Near Estherville
Twin brothers 63 Purl and Percy Butson of Estherville and Hampton respectively were killed in a head on collision with a seed corn truck on Highway 17 a quarter mile south of Gratiotner just after 10 p.m. Monday. Wm Kuhn of Algona, driver of the truck, suffered minor injuries and the wives of the deceased were seriously hurt. The Butsons were returning from Fort Worth Texas after a wedding. Investigators found no skid marks and noted the Butson car swerved slightly before impact. the car was headed north and the truck carried a loaded load. Purl Butson, longtime Estherville resident and former Gruver school superintendent, died at the scene. Parl Butson died while en route to the Martins ambulance. Dr Canyon was called to the scene.
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Furt Butson
Estherville
Percy Butson
Hampton
Grachtinger
Wm. Kuhn
Algona
Holy Family Hospital
Butsons
Purl Butsons
Fort Worth
Texas
Butson
Thipsway
Jorgen Varsen
Parl Butson
Martin
Canyon
Ares
Purl Butson
Gruver
Meet The Greenhand Leo Mahan of Graettinger
Leo Mahan son of Mr and Mrs James Mahan of rural Graettinger is a freshman in high school and serves as sentinel of both Senior FFA and Junior FFA. He belongs to Vong and keeps one saw and sitter for his productive project. He works on repairing farm aids, replacing and repairing fence and partitions in his house as improvement practices, with supplementary practices also noted.
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Leo Mahan
James Mahan
Graettinger
Leo
Sentinel
FFA
Vong
Drive-In Service to Start at D X Cafe
The D X Cafe will begin drive in service Sunday May 29 and run each evening 6 to 11 except Wednesday. See ad for details.
Horse and Pony Sale Planned at Emmetsburg Barn
The second monthly horse and pony sale will be held at the Emmetsburg sale barn on Sunday afternoon May 29. Over 70 head of horses have already been consigned.
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Emmetsburg
Making Plans For Adult Night School
The general adult education council met to outline plans for the night school classes next fall. The schedule begins Wednesday October 12 and runs weekly through December. George Twain was chosen council chairman and Ray Rose as secretary. Members may suggest class offerings by contacting the school for discussion at the next meeting.
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General Adult Education Council
Dee
George Twain
Ray Rose
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Mary
Lorin Luchsinger
Grachtinger High
Twila. Thu
Twila
Clarence Thu
Karen E. Reeves
Karen
Gilbert Reeves
REC
Ayrshire
Graettinger Qidgeta
Ruthven
Terri Pee- Wees
Mites
Thoreson's Hardware
Suss Electric
Farmers Creamery
Erickson Hardware
Graettinger Coop Grain
Graettinger Lumber Co
Grein Electric
Graettinger State Bank
ED Bradley
Richanl Kempf
Daiwa
Michigan
Jorgen Paulsen
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