Junior Class Play Tomorrow Night Willoughby Adams grows up on stage
The Junior Class presents The Inner Willy a three act comedy by Betty Knapp Friday at 8 00 p m in the High School with Willoughby Adams Roger Tonderum Aunt Hester Jo Ann Murphy Aunt Olga Karen Wolfe and inner Willy among the cast. The production features Prompters etc and Kathryn Bailey as director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willy
Betty Knapp
Willoughby Adams
Roger Tonderum
Hester
Jo Ann Murphy
Olga
Karen Wolfe
Loulge
Susan Shiley
Francis Murray
Stanley Clark
Jim Spies
Mike
Dave Sandvig
Marybelle
Karen Levdy
Trudy
Marilyn Stolta
Janet
Marjorie Johnson
Carol
Aileen Bisgaard
Rosemary Graattinger
Jo Ann Fay
Judy Clemenson
Jim Christensen
Gary Johnson
Jim Levi
Bob Reeves
Delbert Jensen
Marilyn Peton
Grant Wilson
Gary Smith
Howard Hansel
Dennis Lautine
Bob Girres
John Bonstead
Claris Thu
Bernice Cole
Miriam Peton
Janet Anderson
Arleen Bisgaard
Regina
Irene Bradley
Kathryn Bailey
Bank and Postoffice Observe Veterans Day
The Graettinger State Bank will close Monday November 12 for Veterans Day with Sunday November 11 observed and no Monday business. The post office will close November 12 with no rural route delivery. Mail will be sorted and dispatched from star routes at 10 am and 4 pm per schedules.
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Graettinger State Bank
Palo
Ako -Catuity
Bank
Drawing prizes posted for next Wednesday after noon
Unclaimed prizes from this week totaled 50 dollars across categories. Robert Sturm of Wallingford claimed 10 dollars yesterday, Ed Westfall received 15 dollars, and Mrs. Amos Mammen did not claim the 25 dollar prize. Next Wednesday after noon, prizes will be 10 dollars, 15 dollars, and 50 dollars.
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Robert Sturm
Wallingford
Ed Westfall
Amos Mammen
Public Auction of 160 Acre Farm Near Graettinger
The estate of John Vogel will hold a public auction at the farm one and a half miles east of Graettinger on the pavement Saturday November 10 at 2 p.m. The 160 acre property includes a 3 room house a large barn grain bin corn crib and other buildings. Auctioneers are Foshter Bortint and Clark with Walter Vogel administrator.
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John Vogel
Graet~tinger
Foshter, Bortint and Clark
Walter Vogel
Holte Stuve Auction To Liquidate Graettinger Farm Partnership
Karl Holte and Gilbert Stueve dissolve their partnership and hold a public farm sale next Tuesday November 13. The sale features 35 cattle with 19 cows and 16 heifers and steers, 60 summer pigs, plus hay and straw. Auctioneers Bortint and Brown and the Graettinger State Bank as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bortint and Brown
Grauttinger State Bank
Doyle Farm Sale Auction Notice At Grachinger Farm
Mrs T W Doyle hosts a closing out auction on Thursday November 16 at the farm near Grachinger. Sale items include Holstein dairy cattle farm machinery tractor combine corn picker chickens hay straw and household goods. Auktioneers Bortini and Brown and Palo Alto County State Bank will serve as clerk.
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T. W. Doyle
Grachtinger
Bortini and Brown
Palo Alto County State Bank
Appointment of Christmas Seal Sale Chairmen
Mrs. Walter Fisher announces the appointment of town and township Christmas Seal chairmen to run the charity drive from November 15 to December in Palo Alto County. The Christmas Seal Sale funds the county tuberculosis relief efforts.
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Walter Fisher
Cylinder
Palo Alto
Information Needed Immediately By County ASC Office
The 1957 Corn Allotments are to be mailed to the farmers by December 3, 1958 according to Chairman Wm. Brodersen. The County Office must have the following information immediately to set up records for 1957: any splitting or combining of farms for 1958, any added cropland that has been in crop one year, and new owners or operators for 1957. Bring this information to the county office this week if possible.
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Wm. Brodersen
Pancake Day at Wallingford by American Legion
The Wallingford American Legion hosts Pancake Day on Saturday November 10 at the Legion hall serving pancakes from 8 a.m. to evening. A town hall variety show at 8 p.m. features a one act play musical and novelty acts with door prizes and drawings. Public invited.
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Wallingford American Legion
Legion Hall
Wallingford
Town Hall
Reed Potter Named Equitable Life Insurance Agent
The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa announces Reed Potter as appointed agent for the area effective November 1. Potter previously worked with Royal Guarantee Inc. of Estherville and is the son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Potter of Graettinger.
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Equitable Life Insurance
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Iowa
Reed Potter
Potter
Toyal Cuarantse Inc
Estherville
Reed
Wayne Potter
Graettinger
Rock Island Station Agent Appointed Here
Arnold Springer of Owatonna Minnesota has been appointed Rock Island station agent here and will assume duties in a few weeks. He succeeds R W Vasey Sr who died recently. Springer, formerly a night operator at Owatonna, is married and has leased Herb McKenna's house in north Graottinger.
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Arnold Springer
Owatonna, Minn
Rock Taland
R. W. Vasey Sr
Mr. Springer
Owatonna
Herb McKenna
North Graottinger
Mystery farm operated by Ernest and Mrs Gjerde near Graattinger
Last week Timea mystery farm was run by Mr and Mrs Ernest Gjerde five miles east and two miles south of Graattinger. The farm, owned by Mrs Gjerde’s parents Mr and Mrs B J Torkelson, spans about 260 acres with a 140 acre lease nearby. The Gjerdes run dairy cattle hogs poultry and tillage. Mrs Reeves won a cash prize in a weekly drawing from identifiers. Bethany Lutheran Church in Emmetaburg is their church affiliation.
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Ernest Gjerde
Graattinger
Gava
Gjerde
B. J. Torkelsoni
J. Taorkelson
Mee Gjepid
Olejerde
Emmetaburg
Mra
Meet Alta
J. Torkelson
Tha Gjerde
Gib. ‘Reeves
Mrae
J. Ic
Mrn
Merle Hankey 53 Rites Held Here Wednesday
Funeral services were held Wednesday for Merle Hankey of Osgood who died Saturday evening at the Veterans hospital in Sioux Falls. Death blamed on nephritis and other ailments. Burial at Evergreen cemetery Emmetsburg. Survivors include sister Edna Shoquist Clinton Minn sister-in-law Gladys Hankey and seven nephews. Hankey served in Army Air Force in World War II and belonged to Leonard Rae O’Brien American Legion post Emmetsburg.
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Merle Hanley
Osgood
Veterans’ Hospital
Sioux Falls
Graettinger Methodist Church
George Pingle
Evergreen Cemetery
Emmetsburg
Rolfe
Army Air Force
Leonard Rae O'Brien
American Legion
Emmetsaburg
Robert
Edna) Shoquist
Clinton, Minn
Gladys Hankey
Nice
Rites Friday At Estherville For Harry Lewis
Harry Lewis 53 of Estherville a former Graettinger resident died at 1230 a m Wednesday in Holy Family hospital Estherville after months of illness and brain surgery last summer for a brain tumor Funeral services will be Friday at 2 pm at Sandin Funeral Home Estherville with Rev Dawes Methodist pastor officiating Burial will be in East Lawn cemetery He was born in Guthrie county and married Lora Dresback at Jefferson Iowa He lived in Guthrie county Graettinger and Estherville where he worked at a packing plant Survivors include his wife four children Grace Stegman Estherville Edmund Hurke Osgood Gerald Lewis Estherville and Harold Lewis Michigan ten grandchildren his parents Willard and Mrs Lewis Scranton Iowa and eight brothers and sisters Claude Lewis California Vera Powers Emmetsburg Mae Huss Peton Bonnie Pearson Kansas Winfred Lewin Clinton Duane Kiner Graettinger Gal Lewis Scranton Ruby Plum Kansas.
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Harry Lewis
Estherville
Grauttinger
Holy Family Hospital
Iowa City
Dawes
East Lawn
Lewis
Guthrie County
Lora Dresback
Jefferson
Iowa
Graettinger
Grace Stegman
Edmund Hurke
Osgood
Gerald Lewis
Harold Lewis
Michigan
National Retarded Children Week Observed in Palo Alto County
Palo Alto County will observe National Retarded Children’s Week from November 11 to 22. Jack Benny will present a special program on KGLO TV Mason City at 1:00 p.m. November 14 and on KQTV TV Fort Dodge November 16. Mentally retarded children represent a small but significant portion of births and require varying levels of supervision, care and facilities.
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Palo Alto County
Jack Benny
Kglo-Tv
Mason City
Kqtv-Tv
Fort Dodge
Adéme
Helen Kotler
Eee Avot
Barringer and Duhigg Lead in Walnut County Race
Walnut township cast 738 ballots with Eisenhower winning 390 to 338 while county races lean Democratic, except for the sheriff contest. Arey Barringer led state representative by 108 votes over Edward Norland. Duhigg reelected county attorney as Merrilh Clark carried Walnut by 31 but lost county. Korean Bonus passed in Walnut. supervisors’ margins favor Bargman, High, and Ricklefu. write-in Wayne Potter received 82 votes for justice of the peace.
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Walnut Township
Eisenhower
Palo Alto County
Palo Altto County
Loveless
Arey Barringer
Edward Norland
Norland
Merrilh Clark
Graettinger
Duhigg
Coad
Ridout
Wayne Potter
Ray Tindall
John Carney
Wm. Herke
Albert Jensen
Stevenson
Sazy Ford
Hickenlooper
Evans
Hoegh
Nicholas
Mally
Sir Dolliver
Coat
Lin
Dewel
Barringer
Thompson
Richter
Sampson
Frost
Miller
Girres
Leah
Clark
Yoch
Hyde
Pheasants Season Opens Saturday in Iowa
The 1986 Iowa pheasant season opens Saturday November 10 and runs through December 8. Cont page 9 for details on regulations and hunts.
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Iowa
Cage season opens here Wednesday
The 1956 57 Graettinger Pirates begin play next week with Graettinger boys and girls facing Gruver on Graettinger court Wednesday evening November 14. On Friday November 16 Himmelsburg Witt team plays Graettinger boys here.
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Graettinger
Gruver
Graettinger Court
Himmelsburg High School
Witt
Graettinger Boys
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Postoffice
Christmas Seal Sale
ASC
Rock Island
Bethany Lutheran Church
Merle Hankey
Walnut
Dolliver
W. H L. Bargman
Fred Goodchild
Walter High
Joe Joyce
A. P. Ricklefa
M. M. McCusker
Walnut, Lost Island
Vernon
Emmoetsburg
Palo Alto Supervisors
Doe Joyce
Bargman
A. P. Ricklefu
Emmet
Dewasl
Koan
Dawel
Phease
Graettinger Markets
Eamesnatennenes
Tentannsng
Petae Oocessas Toons Ee
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