Dairyman Walt Barnhart Dies at 77 in Graettinger
Henry Walt Barnhart 77 of Graettinger died Tuesday afternoon at Emmetsburg Hospital after years of ill health. Funeral Friday at 11 a.m. at Graettinger Methodist Church with Rev. C F Curtis officiating. Burial in High Lake Cemetery. Survived by sister Rose Weir of Graettinger and brother Charles of Sandstone Minn. Burial details and prior residence notes included.
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Henry
Walt) Barnhart
Graettinger
Emmets‘burg Hospital
Grachtinger Methodist Church
C F. Curtis
High Lake Come
Crg
Henry Walter Barnhart
Grafton
Samuel Barnhart
Ringsted
Charles Weir
Charles
Rose) Weir
Sandstone
Minn
May Crowning Ceremonies Held At Immaculate Conception
The annual May Crowning will take place Friday night at Immaculate Conception church starting at 8 p.m. with about 100 parish school students. Father Vincent Beacom notes the program includes junior choir hymns, Rosary by grade groups, the Crowning of the Blessed Mother by Nancy Elbert, and Benediction.
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Immaculate Conception Church
Vincent Beacom
Blessed Mother
Nancy Elbert
Lorraine Hankey
Mary Jensen
Gradinger Markets Report Corn and Bean Prices
Market notes show corn at 28 cents per bushel and a price of 2.39 for beans. The report lists apm and FOE as identifiers or abbreviations in the commodity row.
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Greettinger
Pocahontas REC Plans 27th Annual Meeting June Five
Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative set the 27th annual meeting for next Wednesday evening June 5 at the Pocahontas Community school auditorium. Program begins 7:00 p m with a Havelock Plover Community School Band concert directed by Gary Yocum. registration opens 6:30 p m. John Swanson of Ayrshire gives president's report, Lloyd Simonson presents minutes and secretary report, manager addresses business and operations with E J Schmuecker former extension director now farming near Marengo to speak. note 25th anniversary of the first electric meter. Fort Dodge Civic Glee Club directed by Donald A continues on back page.
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Pocahontas
Rural Electric Cooperative
Pocahontas Community School
Havelock-Plover Community
Gary Yocum
John Swanson
Ayrshire
Fort Dodge
$25 Prize Here Saturday Night
Mrs. Roland Wikert claimed last Saturday nights $25 award. This weeks prize will again be $25 in stores participating in the weekly nine oclock Saturday night prize event.
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Roland Wikert
Youth Center Teen Hops Begin Here Friday Night
Youth Center announces Friday night teen hops at the center. Activities kick off this week with music and dancing options for local youths. Volunteers from the community help supervise and coordinate events for the evening.
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Sees Youth Center
Rida
Wilk
Cabinet Shop Sold To Pete Peterson And Berger Naig
Pete Peterson of Estherville and Berger Naig of Ambler Pennsylvania bought the Cabinet Shop from the late Albert Suss. The deal includes the building and equipment. They plan cabinet work general construction and repairs. Peterson has worked in Estherville and Naig in Pennsylvania. A firm name will be announced later. They are half brothers from Depew and Cylinder. Peterson starts this week Naig arrives mid June. Both husbands with three children plan to reside here once housing is arranged.
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Pete Peterson
Estherville
Berger Naig
Ambler
Albert Suss
Peterson
Naig
Pennsylvania
Depew and Cylinder Area
Mr. Peterson
Mr. Naig
John DeVries Elected President of Graettinger Lions Club
John DeVries has been elected president for the 1963 44 club year and will take office July 1. Other officers named include Gerald Stueve as first vice president Howard Hanson as second vice president Glenn Shaver as third vice president Adolph Spies as lion tamer Jim Spies as tail twister P T Cody as secretary FR T Munac as treasurer and Herb Hamber beng Dr CA Shiley Arnold Alesch John Tindall and Bob Davis as directors. A ladies night dinner at Emmetsburg Country Club on June 6 will install the new officers.
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John DeVries
Graettinger Lions Club
Gerald Stueve
Howard Hanson
Glenn Shaver
Adolph Spies
Jim Spies
P. T. Cody
FR. T. Mnunac
Herb Hammerbeng
C.A. Shiley
Arnold Alesch
Chadwicks Buy Witt's Place Begin Monday Operation
Mr and Mrs W H Witt announce sale of Witt's Place to Chadwick couple. New owners take over business Monday and plan to operate the tavern. Witt family to move to Rock Rapids by late June. Witt had managed the VFW Canteen previously.
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Chadwicks
Witt’s Place
W. H. Witt
Grand Opening Of Amusement Park At Arnolds Park
Arnolds Park amusement park will hold its grand opening of the summer season on Memorial Day with all rides and concessions in operation. The event promises 45 minute shows on selected nights and additional activities.
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Arnolds Park Amusement Park
Lawrence
Henningsen Named Basketball Coach At Odebolt High
Roger Henningsen, longtime track coach and assistant basketball coach at Odebolt High, is named head boys basketball coach for the coming year. A 1934 Graettinger High graduate, he will also continue as head track coach as his team claimed five championships this spring including conference and district titles.
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Roger Henningsen
Odebolt High School
Odebolt
Roger
Graettinger High School
Arnold Henningsen
Grachtinger
Achievement Night Honors At Graettinger High School
Graettinger Community School held its annual achievement night in the school auditorium on Friday May 24 issuing numerous awards for scholastic merit and FFA activities Principal Bob Ashburn awarded valedictorian Ron Baedke and salutatorian Gary Wikert with honor roll and attendance honors for Baedke and Wikert Mrs Satory gave the Women’s Club English Award to Wikert while Mr Logan named Baedke for the Bausch and Lomb Science Award Other scholastic honors included the Buena Vista and West Point appointments for Wikert and Baedke respectively Da vid Twait received the Alcoa agricultural scholarship and Maxine Henningsen Memorial Award went to Marlene Schmell for leadership and basketball excellence The Maxine Henningsen award is sponsored by the Graettinger High School class of 1961 and includes a plaque and memorial certificate The girls basketball suit No 15 is being retired in memory of Maxine Henningsen a former standout player
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Graettingsr Community School
Bob Ashburn
Ron Baedke
Gary Wikert
Kathy Duus
Carol Jensen
Satory
Logan
Ashburn
Buena Vista
Alcoa
David Twait
West Point
Zevenbergen
LaVon Bis- Rard
Jim Skattebo
Erickson
John Phillip Sousa
Mrs. Frederickson
PHA
Kathy Rolfson
Hovenden
FFA
Jim Dalen
Dale Hoffman
Andl
DeKalb
Dorseth
IDPA
Donna Suss
Ive
Pirelli Aguiad
Maxine. Hemmingsen
Saat
Pt Ak Bre
Memorial Day Closures and Local Scramble Races
Graettinger stores observe Memorial Day with general closing on Thursday May 30 and the Graettinger State Bank post office and rural mail service also closed. Ghost Chasers Motorcycle Club will sponsor races May 30 at river road club grounds starting at 2 p.m. with entrants from Minnesota and Iowa and public address system for announcements. Hannah Circle Bake Sale set for Saturday June 1 at Our Own hardware building starting 3 p.m. patronage appreciated.
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Graettinger
Graettinger State Bank
Ghost Chasers’ Motorcycle Club of
Northwest Iowa
River Road
Minnesota
Iowa
Hannah
Bethel Lutheran ‘Alow
Our Own Hardware
Dick Petersen to Hawkeye Boys State
Graettinger High Junior Dick Petersen will represent the Graettinger American Legion at Hawkeye Boys State at Camp Dodge Des Moines June 28. About 700 boys from across Iowa attend a week of citizenship training in municipal county and state government with emphasis on honor courage loyalty scholarship and service.
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Dick Petersen
Graettinger
Graettinger American Legion
Hawkeye
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Lars Petersen
Iowa
Lays
Schoolboy suffers severe facial injuries in door accident
Gary Nicol thirteen son of Mr and Mrs Orville Nicol sustained severe facial lacerations when cut by a glass school door Friday morning. He was taken to Holy Family hospital where eighteen stitches closed the wounds from forehead to chin along the left cheek. An eye operation lasting two and a half hours was performed Sunday by a Fairmont eye specialist. Doctors reported the eye injury's full extent unclear but his condition was lightly improved Monday night.
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Gary Nicol
Orville Nicol
Ile
Holy Family Hospital
Fairmont
Showers Bring Needed Moisture to Graettinger Area
Monday brought a day of showers and drizzle, boosting topsoil moisture in Graettinger after a dry spring. Rain amounts varied with 1.55 inches in Graettinger from 6 am to 5 pm, plus light drizzle and an additional 0.12 inch Monday night into Tuesday morning, totaling 2.81 inches for May. April rainfall was 1.05 inches. Crop damage from last week's frost appears lighter than expected. corn wilt and soybean loss are limited, while alfalfa and clover show frost effects and some garden plants were damaged. Apple trees likely suffered heavy damage. Dandelions declined but recovered quickly after the freeze.
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Gracttinger
Grachtinger
Graettinger
Mrs. Powers 77 Dies Buried at St Jacobs Graettinger
Mrs. Kate Powers 77 of Ringsted died in her sleep early Tuesday morning at Wolstader Nursing in Estherville. Rites were held Sunday at St Marys Catholic Church Arm Strong. Burial in St Jacobs cemetery at Graettinger. She was born March 28 1886 in Fonda and married to William Powers. Survived by daughter Mary Maxine of Sacramento California son Leo Powers Ringsted sister Mary Hamilton and brothers Leo William Hamilton all of Emmetsburg.
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Isunday
St.Mary's Catholic Church
Armstrong
Kate) Powers
Ringsted
Wolstader
Estherville
St. Jacob's Cemetery
Graettinger
Fonda
William Powers
Emmetsburg
Gradanger Community students avoid Saturday report day
Gradanger Community students will not report on Saturday June 1 for report cards as previously announced. Principal Bob Ashburn says report cards will be mailed to families.
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Gradanger Community School
Bob Ashburn
Memorial Day honoring 93 war dead in Graettinger
Memorial services for 93 deceased war veterans in Graettinger start at 9:45 a.m. Thursday May 30 with a parade and programs at Fahnestock park and the Legion hall. Children should assemble at 9:30 at the school grounds to carry flags and join the parade. Ex servicemen are invited to march. Parade proceeds from the school grounds to the lumber yard corner, post office corner, then main street to Rahmestork park where a flaglighted tribute will occur. Outdoor program includes prayers, flag placement, name readings, band, firing squad, taps. Legion hall program follows with colors, prayers, choir and band, address, pledge, benediction, and retirement of colors.
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Graettinger
Fahnestock Park
Legion Hall
Legion
Lawrence Thomsen
Lumber Yard
Post Office
Rahmestork Park
Crogere
Wadmentay
Graettinger Band
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Fuhrman Funeral Home
Shirley Fredericksen
Goodwill Industries
Graetdiinger
Sioux City
C. O. Wikert
Dale Jorgensen
WOI TV
Dale
Walter Jorgensen
Town State University
Ames
Jorgensen
Boone
Seriool
Pocahontas Rec
Fort Dodge Men’s Civic Glee Club
E., J. Schmuecker
Abee
Lions Club
Wm. Powers
St. Jacob’s Cemetery
Rev
C. F. Curtis
America
O. J. Reitz
Rev. C.F. Suri
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