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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1970
Page
4
GHS graduates received Gold Honor Chords for GPAs of 3.5 or higher and Silver Honor Chords for averages between 3.25 and 3.49 during Monday night commencement exercises.
The St. Johns of Bancroft nine visit Evergreen park on Wednesday for an 8 p m game with the Pirates, the second game of their season after an Emmetsburg tilt earlier in the week.
A summer schedule starts this weekend at Graettinger community theatre for Friday and Saturday night showings. The Southern Star, an adventure film set in Africa, features George Segal Ursula Andress Orson Welles and Ian Henry in the cast.
Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative schedules its 34th Annual Meeting for next Wednesday evening at the Pocahontas Community School auditorium. Events include a 7:30 p.m. concert by the Palmer Community School Concert Band directed by Erwin Jones, with registration at 7:00 p.m. Lloyd Simonson will preside. Clyde L. Peterson and Charles Stillman Jr. will report on finances and operations. Four directors to three year terms will be elected, with nominating committee led by Floyd Peterson. Entertainment features a duet from Emmetsburg, Ruth Hand and Shirley Pico, who sing and play guitar before the meeting. Lunch follows the program. the cooperative serves about 2,750 rural members across Pocahontas and Palo Alto counties on 1,266 miles of REC lines and has repaid over 59 percent of its Rural Electrification Administration loan.
Summer baseball practice starts June 1 with separate schedules for Midgets Mites and PeeWees. Midgets meet daily 12:30 to 2 p m June 1 5 then Mondays and Wednesdays 12:30 thereafter. Mites meet 2 to 3 30 p m June 1 5 then Tuesdays and Fridays 2 p m onward. PeeWees meet 3 30 to 5 p m June 1 5 then Tuesdays and Fridays 2 to 3 30 p m. Bus times and away game details included.
Dennis Bortint a GHS senior receives an Iowa tuition grant of 930 dollars and qualifies for a federally insured student loan per Wartburg college Student Aid and Scholarship committee in Waverly. He aims to major in teacher education, may coach, and will try out for choir and baseball at Wartburg. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Norman Bortvit.
John Doty of Graettinger Coop Grain suffered severe injuries when a clutch on a high boy exploded while he was riding a sprayer at the Norman Wegener farm west of Graettinger. Metal pieces breached his left calf and a small bone broke. he was in serious condition but improved the following week. The issue notes Emmetsburg Community College summer classes running June 8 to July 10 with a schedule in an advertisement.
The Red Cross bloodmobile will be at the United Methodist church in Emmetsburg to collect blood from Palo Alto donors on June 1 from 1 to 7 p.m. and June 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mary Christianson reports 23 locals registered to give. Also notes Iowa trade mission led by Governor Robert Ray departs June 3 for Europe, with visits to London Brussels Copenhagen The Hague Frankfurt and optional Paris Berlin. Polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for primary in Palo Alto and Emmet counties. many races listed. Firemen’s meeting in Cylinder noted.
The Graettinger community marks Memorial Day with services at Fahnestock park led by the Legion and Auxiliary. A parade starts at 9:45 from the school, with flags, band, Cubs, and ex servicemen joining. Names of local war dead appear in this issue.
Graettinger stores will stay open Friday night for weekend shoppers ahead of Memorial Day. A Friday 3 p.m. weekly drawing selected Hannah Nissen for a $25 Graettinger pool season ticket. The Circle 6 Rodeo Assocation hosts an open amateur rodeo at the Trail Riders arena May 30–31 starting 1:30 p.m. each day. Commencement honors 44 Emmetsburg CC graduates including John Hankey. Pool season tickets go on sale May 29 at town hall. pool opens June 6 with family tickets at $25. G. E. Rhines of F W Davenport Co. installed a burglary alarm at Graettinger State Bank, featuring a loud interior bell and reinforced vault protections.
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