Holiday closures mark Veterans Day in Graettinger area
On Wednesday November 11 Veterans Day, Graettinger State Bank, the Graettinger Post Office, and Graettinger municipal utilities shut down. County banks observe the holiday. mail service ceases at the post office with star-route dispatch. Legion meeting Tuesday at 8 pm includes a $25 bond door prize for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger State Bank
Postoffice
Graettinger Municipal Utilities Office
R. T. Nane
Graettinger American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Legion
Graettinger Drive Seeks Donations for County Children
Palo Alto County Association for Retarded Children kicks off fund drive in Graettinger on Friday November 6 with Graettinger Woman's Club volunteers canvassing the town for contributions. The drive to close by November 21 aims to support local and county children in need.
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Woman’s Club
Palo Alto County
Lions Club Plans Light Bulb Sale in Graettinger
Graettinger Lions Club president W. G. Rients announced a light bulb sale set for Monday evening November 6. Members meet at the hardware building at 5 30 p m and a Lions dinner follows at Hanna's cafe. Each eight bulb pack costs 2 00, with proceeds funding community projects.
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W. G. Rients
Graettinger Lions Club
Lions Club
Hanna's Cafe
Grachtinger
Palo Alto 4-H members to be honored in Emmetsburg event
Palo Alto County 4 H'ers gather at Emmetsburg Junior High Auditorium Saturday evening November 7 at 7 30 to receive recognition for the past year's work in 4 H. Some will receive certificates for five or more years and others may get record book checks from Iowa Trust and Savings Bank. Leaders with long service will earn pins, and two top 4 H members will receive special awards. Kerber Milling Co funds a 4 H clock for the outstanding boy in memory of R W Curly Ashby.
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Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg
Iowa Trust and Savings Bank
R. W
Curly" Ashby
Palo Alto
Melvin Anderson Public Auction Saturday Nov 7
Melvin Anderson will hold a farm machinery and household goods morning auction on Saturday November 7 at the farm two miles south of the Y south of Estherville on Highway 4 to the electric transformers then three fourths mile west and one mile south. Sale time 9 15 a m Burns and Clark will auctioneers See ad in this issue. World Community Day will be held Friday Nov 6 at Bethany Lutheran church in Emmetsburg beginning at 9 am Local residents wishing a ride to Emmetsburg should be at the Graettinger United Methodist church at 8 30 am.
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Melvin Anderson
Estherville
Burns and Clark
Bethany Lutheran Church
Emmetsburg
Graettinger United Methodist Church
Parent Teacher Conferences At Graettinger School
Conferences are in progress this week with afternoon sessions on November 4 5 and 6 starting at 145 p m Classes dismiss at 130 and no kindergarten Thursday or Friday Students have a conference schedule Elementary teachers will hand out report cards in their rooms The high school principal will issue junior high and senior reports in the lobby Test results will be issued and report cards are for parents only If parents cannot attend they may arrange with the principal to pick up their child s report card
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Graettinger
Pheasant Season Opens November Fourteenth in Iowa
Iowa opens pheasant hunting on Saturday November 14 and runs to January 3 1971. Shooting hours are 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Daily bag limit is three cocks with a six bird possession limit. Most birds in southwest and east central areas. Iowa expected higher hunter success after a strong nesting season and 50 percent more birds than last year. The open area excludes southeast Iowa bounded by Highways 5 92 218 and 34.
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Iowa
Fred A. Priewert
State Conservation Commission
Priewert
Pirates Host Terril Friday At Evergreen Park
The Pirates face the undefeated Terril Tigers at Evergreen Park in a 7:30 p.m. home game. Graettinger seeks rebound after an 18‑6 defeat at Everly as Terril brings an 8-0 record and a 26-0 win over Sioux Rapids, while Graettinger sits 4-4 in conference play.
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Pirate
Terril Tigers
Evergreen Park
Graettinger
Everly
Terril
Sioux Rapids
Terris
Pirates
Local Students Attending ISU Record Enrollments Released Names
A record 19 620 students enrolled at Iowa State University Ames and the college released names of local students with Graettinger addresses: Diana Beschorner Leo F Beschomer Daniel Brown Craig Dobbins Diane Graettinger John Graettinger William Graettinger Constance Hankey Vickie Mammen William Nissen Catherine Sjeklocha Joy Ulrich Thomas Voigt The 1970 Christmas Seals were unveiled in Palo Alto County with director Mrs Walter Fisher noting the seals will aid tuberculosis emphysema and air pollution fights and bring holiday gaiety in a Jerry Snyder townscape design
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Iowa State University
Ames
Graettinger
Diana Beschorner
Norman Bortint
Leo F. Beschomer
Alma Beschomer
Daniel Brown
Wm. S. Brown
Craig Lee Dobbins
Harry Dobbins
Diane Graettinger
Ralph Graettinger
John Graettinger
William Graettinger
Edwin Graettinger
Constance Hankey
Laurence Hankey
Vickie Mammen
Kenneth Mammen
William Nissen
Roy Nissen
Catherine Sjeklocha
Sam Sieklocha
Joy Ulrich
Walter Ulrich
Thomas Voigt
Engineering
Eugene Voigt
Palo Alto County
Walter Fisher
Jerry Snyder
California
Pirates Fall 18-6 to Everly in Slippery Gridiron
Everly dominated on a wet field, ripping through the Pirates with a grinding offense. Craven and Jacobson connected for a 56 yard TD but a holding penalty nullified it. Everly answered with an 8-6 halftime lead and pulled away 18-6 on a late safety. Gary Anderson led with 20 tackles and strong blocking as Everly outgained 17 first downs to four for Graettinger.
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Pirate
Everly
Graettinger
Pirates
Craven
Dennis Jacobson
Jacobson
Saboe
Webb
Cattle Feeders
Schoenene
Gary Anderson
Gary Boecker
Steve Kulow
Craig Gilbaugh
Dave Nelson
Bob Carter
Jeff Duhn
Dave Kiner
Irvin Janssen
Tom Rooney
Lon Smith
Roger Rose
Kempf Receives Air Force Medal for Meritorious Service
Sergeant Francis A. Kempf son of Mr and Mrs Frank Kempf Graettinger has received the U S Air Force Commendation Medal for meritorious service at Phu Cat AB Vietnam He was presented the medal at McClellan AFB Calif where he serves with a unit of the Aerospace Defense Command The sergeant is a 1967 graduate of Graettinger Community high school His wife Beryl is the daughter of Mrs Lorraine Reed of Spring Valley Minn
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Sacramento
Calif
Francis A. Kempf
Frank Kempf
Graettinger
Phu Cat AB
Vietnam
Kempf
McClellan Afb
Aerospace Defense Command
Graettinger Community High School
Beryl
Lorraine Reed
Spring Valley
Minn
Beef Producers Dinner Set for December 7 in Emmetsburg
The annual Beef Producers Dinner Meet ing will be held Monday December 7 in Emmetsburg. Warren McCreery, County Beef Producers President, confirms the date. Guest speaker will be Robert Turner from the U S Department of Agriculture in Sioux City. The event recognizes outstanding 4-H beef club members and includes the election of four directors.
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Emmetsburg
Warren McCreery
Robert Turner
Sioux City
Buck Prize Draws $25 Next Saturday
The 3 pm drawing offers a $25 Buck prize in participating stores. Mrs. James Mahan won last week's prize. Greta Meyer, RN, of Algona, has been hired as the Head Start nurse for the Upper Des Moines Opportunity nine-county area. She began October 21 and will oversee health services for 360 Head Start children across O Brien Osceola Dickinson Clay Buena Vista Emmet Palo Alto Pocahontas and Kossuth counties. Centers are in Spirit Lake Spencer Alta Estherville Emmetsburg Laurens Bancroft and Algona, with Osceola and O Brien centers planned. Morris Kirchhof heads Head Start. Meyer reports to him. The program includes immunizations emergency medical care dental services parent health education and home visits.
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Greta Meyer
R. N
Algona
Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc
O' Brien
Osceola
Dickinson
Clay
Buena Vista
Emmet
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Kossuth
Spirit Lake
Spencer
Alta
Estherville
Emmetsburg
Laurens
Bancroft
O' Brien County
Morris Kirchhof
Meyer
Thompson Edges Three in Palo Alto County Treasurer Race
Kathleen Thompson won the Palo Alto county treasurer seat in an off year by totaling 1,637 votes, with Albert Neary at 1,548 and Sherwood Potter at 1,290. Wirtz defeated Morgan for state representative, while incumbents Berkland and Yoch were reelected unopposed.
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Kathleen
Kathy) Thompson
Cylinder
Palo Alto County
Thompson
Albert Neary
Sherwood Potter
Jim Wirtz
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Ray Morgan
Fonda
Wirtz
Morgan
Pocahontas County
Roger Berkland
Alice Yoch
Wiley Mayne
Fred Moore
Spencer
Ray
Walnut Township
Fulton
Dilley
Doderer
Jepsen
Congress
Moore
Mayne
Graettinger Farmer Paul Twait Dies Unexpectedly
Graettinger farmer Paul Twait, 30, died Tuesday night at Veterans Hospital in Sioux Falls South Dakota after being taken there earlier that day. Immediate survivors include his wife six children nine brothers and sisters and his parents Bernard and Mrs Twait of Graettinger. Funeral services were pending Wednesday morning.
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Paul Twait
Graettinger
Veterans Hospital
Sioux Falls
S. Dak
Bernard Twait
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Angie Dickinson
Graettinger Community Theatre
Graettinger Theatre
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Unicef
Bethel Lutheran
United Methodist
Sther Aerts
United Nations Children's Fund
Gary Jackson
Graettinger Cooperative Telephone Association
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Rochester
New York
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Air Force Medal
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James Mahan
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Robert Fulton
Gov. Ray
Joe Gabrielsen
George Neilson
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