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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1952
Page
5
Neighbors and families organized four husking bees to aid farmers injured in corn picking accidents this fall. At Andersen Torressen farm 86 men and 32 pickers harvested 100 acres, then 85 acres at Torreson farm. Volunteers provided meals for over 150 people. The effort shows strong community support after recent losses of two men’ s right hands.
Mayor Thomas Thomson urges locals in a Times display ad to note City Ordinance No 13 restricting loitering and its enforcement by city marshalls. The ad also prints sections seven eight and twenty six of Ordinance 12 in the sid.
Duck hunting hours listed for the upcoming week. Friday November 7 from 7 to 4 07, Saturday November 8 from 6 30 to 4 06, Sunday November 9 from 6 31 to 4 05, Monday November 10 from 6 32 to 4 10, Tuesday November 11 from 6 33 to 4 03, Wednesday November 12 from 6 85 to 4 01, Thursday November 18 from 6 83 to 4 01.
The stagnant weather pattern continues with unseasonably warm days and cool nights. Temperatures dipped to 17 degrees early in the week, while no rain has fallen and the drought persists into a third month.
Barringer and Rupert Keily hold a farm sale to dissolve partnership located two miles east, three miles north and eleven miles east of Graettinger on Monday November 10. The sale offers farm machinery, hay, straw, seventy five head of cattle pigs and other livestock, as listed in the Times.
The American Legion Auxiliary will host a bake sale in the Legion Hall basement on Saturday November 8 with chicken sandwiches pie and coffee served in the afternoon and evening from 10 to 2.
The Graettinger American Legion and Legion Auxiliary will hold a regular meeting next Tuesday evening November 11 at the Legion hall at 8 o'clock.
The Wallingford Lutheran WMF will hold its annual Norwegian lunch and bazaar at Wallingford church. Cafeteria lunch begins at 5 p.m. offerings include coffee, rosettes, kringla, krumkake, fattigman, lefse, potato cakes, pies and cakes, doughnuts, and hot chicken and tuna sandwiches with the bazaar opening at 8:00 p.m. The public is invited.
City authorities this week praised residents for orderly Halloween behavior last Friday night. Peace officers report little property damage and harmless pranks, a tribute to Graedttinger's younger residents compared with nearby towns.
The marching band roster lists Carol Torreson as Drum Major and includes sections such as Color Guard with Curtis Larson Mar cella Jensen Theresa Ann Tindall and Delbert Jensen Majorettes Patty Andresen Doris Dalen Karen Eldridge Wilretta Mc Connell Patsy Christensen and others. It covers woodwinds brass and percussion with multiple named players and non playing members noted.
Wallingford hosts its annual Pancake Day sponsored by the American Legion on November 11. Pancakes and sausage served 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with pheasant hunters invited. A fowl catching contest at 7:30 p.m. opens the evening program. From 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. amateur hour and talent show at the town hall. Legion auxiliary runs a carnival 8 p.m. to midnight with fortune tellers and a fishing pond among attractions.
Daily News profiles Dubby Gilbaugh in a Graettinger area feature recounting his adventures along the Mississippi river route from Missouri to New Orleans. The piece notes his houseboat life, river pilot lore, and a long voyage built around river commerce and spirits of old-time captains.
Marine Corps releases Sgt Donald C Rasmussen son of Mr and Mrs William A Rasmussen Graettinger was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Air Medal for meritorious acts during serial flights against the enemy while with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Korea from March 21 to August 3, 1952. He completed flights 76 through 150 in direct support of United Nation forces, undertaken in hazy weather with uncertain forecasts and limited navigational facilities to deliver vital supplies.
The 1952 red Double-Barred Cross seal, a half century symbol against tuberculosis, will be shown by Palo Alto county Seal Sale chairman. Sheets will be delivered to homes on November 17, opening the drive that runs through Christmas Day to fund 1953 tuberculosis control work by the Palo Alto County Tuberculosis and Health Association.
At a County Board of Education meeting in Emmetsburg, John Hall was appointed as a member-at-large, succeeding John Bondhus who was disqualified due to residing in a consolidated school district after Graettinger’s consolidation election. Other board members include Mrs. Ted Hermanson Ruthven, Mrs. Carl Vohs West Bend, George Freeman Cylinder, and George Frick Graettinger.
The Walnut township Farm Bureau will hold its regular meeting next Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jens Kirkegaard. The meeting will begin at 8 o'clock with a box social and entertainment planned after the business. The program includes an rat control and eradication demonstration by the Graettinger school FFA boys under instructor Dale Schnirring.
Lloyd McCombs son of Mr and Mrs Alfred McCombs and former standout at Graettinger High was named Star of the Week by the Omaha World Herald sports department for his football performance at Dana College in Blair Nebraska. His selection placed him on the State College Hall of Honor list.
Voters in Walnut Vernon Lost Island and Palo Alto townships cast about 775 ballots with Eisenhower leading Stevenson 492 to 280 in Walnut, 172 to 75 in Lost Island, and 76 to 124 in Vernon. Unofficial Palo Alto county returns show Eisenhower 4605 and Stevenson 2992 for president, with margins in governor and other races and several county offices reflected in the sample tallies.
Paul Voronieff, Russian author and lecturer, will speak at Gruettinger High School gym Friday November 7 at 8 p m. His talk titled the truth and facts of life behind the Iron Curtain will be illustrated with pictures. Born in Russia, educated at the University of Moscow, he lived in Soviet Russia thirteen years before escaping and becoming an American citizen.
The Gracttinger State bank will not be open on Armistice Day as banks across Palo Alto County observe the legal holiday. The closure aligns with a general banking shutdown in the county for Armistice Day.
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