Senior Honor Society Members And Their Awards
List of students with class averages and multiple awards across activities and scholarships. Notable items include National Honor Society, Honor Roll, Speech Club, Student Council, athletic honors, and several $100 and $450 scholarships. Teendance event at Graettinger Legion hall announced for May 28 hosted by Groettinger Youth Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Crocker
ISU
Ames
Palo Alto County
Graettinger American Legion
Graettinger Legion Hall
Zero Tech
Groettinger Youth Center
Graettinger State Bank
National Honor Society
ISA
Maxine Henningsen
$50 Buck Prize Promised Next Saturday Drawing
The Saturday drawing offers $50 in participating stores. Don Westfall did not collect the prior week's prize. Graettinger Coop Grain will hold its annual meeting Monday evening June 7, with a Blue Mound turkey dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the school lunchroom followed by a business meeting and entertainment by Bobby and Dee Awe and the Country Ave-Stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Westfall
Paul Forey
Graettinger Coop Grain Company
Bobby and
Dee Awe
Labor Day Committees To Meet Tuesday Night
Graettinger group planning the Diamond Jubilee Celebration will hold a Tuesday night meeting in the Friendship Room of the United Methodist Church. General chairman Harlan Babcock urges attendance by all committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Friendship Room
United Methodist Church
Harlan Babcock
Services Here Thursday For Dr. Jacobson 73
Dr Olene Jacobson 73 Graettinger veterinarian since 1928 died May 24 at Holy Family hospital death due to heart failure after surgery. Services Thursday 10 a m Fuhrman Funeral Home Rev O J Reitz. burial in Jewell cemetery. Born Aug 29 1897 Jewell educated at Jewell schools DVM Iowa State Univ. Practiced in Burt Round Lake and Graettinger. Survived by wife Eleanor daughter Madge Barnes son Daniel two brothers two sisters. Burial details and public rites noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olene Jacobson
Graettinger
Holy Family Hospital
Fuhrman Funeral
O. J. Reitz
Jewell, Iowa
Dr. Jacobson
Jewell
Iowa
Theodore Jacobson
Iowa State University
Burt
Round Lake
Minn
Eleanor
Kenneth
Madge) Barnes
Chicago
Daniel
Bonn
Germany
Louis Jacobson
Tanner Jacobson
Walker
Carl
Ella
Queensland
Claude
Emma) Campbell
New Library Hours Begin Next Week
Graettinger public library announces new opening hours starting Wednesday June 2. Beginning next week the library will be open 1 to 5 p m on Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger Public
Queen Contestants Named for Graettinger Jubilee Queen
Connie McQuown 17 GHS junior and Becky Starkey 16 GHS junior are the Graettinger Education and American Legion Jubilee Celebration Queens candidates for the Labor Day crowning on Sept. 6. McQuown is active in FHA speech club NHS chorus and plans to attend Oklahoma Baptist University to study Christian Education. Starkey is FHA track manager student council secretary and church youth leader with interests in horseback riding and swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie McQuown
GHS
Graettinger Education Association
Graettinger
Miss McQuown
Leland McQuown
FHA
Calvary Baptist Church
BYF
Estherville
Awana
Becky Starkey
Graettinger American Legion
Starkey
Dale Starkey
Diamond Jubilee Buttons Ballots On Sale Soon
Graettinger Labor Day committee plans to begin sale of Celebration buttons, queen ballots, barbecue meal, and Diamond drawing tickets next week. A button buys a beef barbecue meal ticket and a queen ballot, plus a Diamond drawing stub. Minimum $1.00 donation, more accepted, funds celebration events and expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Memorial Day Observance Closes Graettinger Stores
General memorial program will be held Monday May 31 with stores and businesses closed in Graettinger. Post Office window service will be unavailable and rural mail delivery will not operate on Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Memorial Day Ceremony in Graettinger Park Parade
Graettinger Community to honor war dead with Memorial Day services at Fahnestock park. Legion and Auxiliary lead program with colors advance, prayer, band, flag placing by children, reading of names, firing squad, taps, benediction and retirement of colors among planned events. Parade starts 9 45 AM, meet at the school 9 AM, open to ex servicemen and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Fahnestock Park
Legion and Auxiliary
Legion
Lumber Yarder
Smen
Main Street
Poppy Day Observation Planned in Graettinger
Graettinger residents are urged to wear crepe paper poppies on Saturday May 29 as Poppy Day honors war dead. Lillian Barringer Ida Christensen and Hilda Luke lead the American Legion Auxiliary drive with Mayor Wayne Potter declaring the day. Funds support veteran rehabilitation and welfare for families of disabled and deceased servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Lillian Barringer
Ida Christensen
Hilda Luke
Cochairmen
America
Wayne Potter
Summer Baseball Schedule For High School And Midget Nines
High School and Midget teams led by coach Leland Stiles unveil a 26 game high school slate and 18 game Midget schedule for summer action. The schedule features Corbett conference and Lakes League play with home games starting at 8 PM and Midget doubleheaders at 6:30 PM followed by the high school game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Ruthven HS
Pool Tickets To Go On Sale Saturday June 5
Graettinger pool committee urges parents to buy season tickets early. Tickets go on sale opening day at the pool on Saturday June. A drawing from ticket stubs will award a free family season ticket an adult season ticket and a under 18 season ticket with winners refunded their original purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger Swimming Pool Committee
Graettinger Swimming Pool
Open house and municipal light plant report in this issue
Northern Propane Gas of Graettinger hosts an open house on Friday May 28 with coffee and refreshments from 9 a m to 6 p m. The issue also features the Graettinger Municipal Light Plant annual report including the auditor's report and operation figures from the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Propane Gas of
Graettinger
Municipal Light Plant
Memorial Day Services Planned at South Walnut Cemetery
Memorial Day services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday May 31 at South Walnut cemetery with Rev. Krishen Persaud of Lost Island and Little Sioux churches conducting. Lunches will be served all afternoon with a hot dish at noon after the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Walnut Cemetery
Krishen Persaud
Lost Island
Little Sioux
Ayrshire Woman Killed In Crash Near Graettinger
Miss Karen Moodie 23 daughter of Mr and Mrs Harland Moodie of Ayrshire was killed in a one car crash five miles south of Graettinger on Highway 4. John Peterson 23 of Ruthven suffered critical injuries and was flown to Rochester Minnesota. he later was listed in satisfactory condition. Police found right wheel tire tracks off pavement 100 feet from the bridge abutment. Moodie graduated from Tennis High School and Mankato Commercial College and worked for Spencer Printing Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Moodie
Harland Moodie
Ayrshire
Graettinger
Highway 4
John Peterson
Ruby Peterson
Ruthven
Don Peters
Rochester
Minn
Palo Alto County
Dick Fellin
Peterson
Vietnam
Morrell Company
Estherville
Miss Moodie
Walter Holman
Alton
Harley
Navy
Holy Loch
Scotland
Gary
Tennis High School
Mankato Commercial College
Spencer Printing Company
Pocahontas REC Annual Meeting Set for June 3
The Pocahontas REC annual meeting will be held Wednesday evening, June 3. The Graettinger high school concert band will rehearse Tuesday evening, June 1 at 7 30 p m in the band room in preparation for the Pocahontas REC concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas Rec
Graettinger High School
Summer Baseball Practice Schedule at Evergreen Park
Summer baseball practice starts next week at Evergreen park under high school coach Leland Stiles. The Midgets 14-15 year old group trains May 31 to June 23 daily 12 30 to 2 p m and Mondays and Wednesdays 12 30 to 2 p m. The Mites 12-13 year olds train May 31 to June 4 daily 2 to 3 p m and Tuesdays and Fridays 12 30 to 2 p m. Members include listed players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evergreen Park
Leland Stiles
Dave Ennen
J. R. Brown
Tim Kulow
Jerome
Mites
Mike Masters
Rusty Harris
Jerry Boblit
Rickie Hanson
Matt Guinn
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Phillip Sousa
U. S. Marine Corps
Legion Hall
Barbara Graettinger
Neil Lundgren
Patricia Schany
Julie Gjerde
Sheryl Dobbins
Gloria Haack
Linda Clipperton
Barbara Petersen
Graettinger Coop Grain
Eleanor Chambers
Bethel Lutheran Church of
Albert
William Theodore
Bethel Lutheran Church and
Luther League
High School Nine
Emmetsburg
Marathon
Sp. Lake
Soo Valley
Bancroft HS
West Bend HS
S. Rapids
Mallard HS
Sp. Lake HS
Milford HS
Soo Valley HS
Eville HS
Marathon HS
Terrill HS
Ays Park
Craig Schacherer
Lori Schacherer
Marsha Herke
Pat Brobst
Kelly Peterson
Ruth Dalen
Joe Weis
Bob Forey
Laurie Miller
Michael Spear
Joice Ennen
Sandy Loder
Rhonda Frerichs
Pam Rients
Graettinger Business
South Walnut
H. S
Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative
Pocahontas Community School
Graettinger Community School
Kent R. Baldwin
Lloyd Simonson
Delbert Dogotch
Whittemore
Charles Stillman, Jr
Emanuel G. Kraska
Delbest Dogoth Whittemore
Oleg Gunderson
Rodman
H. M
Jack) Pohlman
Laurens
Lloyd W. Simonson
Dale Johnston
Pocahontas
LeRoy Bornstetter
West Bend
Harold Haag
Ervin Alderson
Cylinder
Charles North
Joel Reding
H. M. Pohlman
Dewayne Gus
U. S
United States Capitol
Washington, D. C
Capitol
Margaret Skattebo
Washington
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