Graettinger Junior High Gridders End Season at 1 2 Mark
The Graettinger Junior High team finished their season with a 1-2 record. Proceeds from the Junior High basketball benefit and magazine sales funded the new junior high salts. A photo shows players Billy Beck to Danny Murphy in the front row and coaches including Douglas Everett in the back row.
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Graettinger
Billy Beck
Vance Jensen
Richard Rose
Michael Stuart
Harvey Jannsen
Ronald Moran
Michael Schang
Danny Murphy
Greg Iverson
Alan Peterson
Tim Murphy
David Swanson
Steven Bonstead
Dean Petersen
LeRoy Mowry
Stephen Jensen
Paul Bisgard
Charles Moran
Douglas Everett
Graettinger Plans Friday Parent-Teacher Conferences
No regular classes in Graettinger on Friday November 9 due to all day Parent-Teacher conferences. Conference schedules were mailed to parents. some kindergarten conferences set for Thursday forenoon. Emmetsburg also switches to direct dial. exchange number 852 plus four digit lines. Matt Furniture Graettinger announces Harvest sale with special values, see ad in this issue.
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Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Matt’ Furniture
P. Knutsen
Matt Furniture
Graettinger Markets Wednesday November 7
Graettinger markets report shows a price of 2.28 for beans and a 65 count for cats in the market note dated Wednesday November 7.
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Graettinger
National Book Week Sets Dates and Library Highlights
National Book Week runs November 11 through 17 with free library cards and two week loan periods. The notice lists several new adult titles including Lilies of the Field, Charles by Lincoln, A Thousand Springs, The Rich Nations and the Poor Nations, A Fall of Moon Dust, The Voyage to Santa Fe, and early mentions of children and young adult picks.
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Barrett
Charles
Lincoln
Charles Dickens
Anna Chennault
Claire Chennault
Flying Tiger
Ward
Clarke
Savanna Air
Santa Fe
Janice Holt Giles
Hannah Fowler
WSCS Bazaar and Chicken Dinner Tonight at Graettinger
The WSCS of Graettinger Methodist church invites the community to a bazaar and chicken dinner in the church dining rooms. Sale items include fancy work, rugs, baked goods, and candy. dinner begins at 5:30 with baked chicken, dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, salad, corn, pickles, relish, rolls, pie and coffee. Everyone welcome.
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WSCS
Graettinger Methodist Church
Graettinger Area Banks and Post Office Observe Veteran's Day
Graettinger State bank and postoffice will be closed all day Monday in observance of Veteran's Day, with county banks and some establishments also closing. The post office will have no window or rural service but mail will be collected and sent out at 5 p.m. Postmaster R. T. Nane confirms the schedule, and Graettinger Coop Grain and Quaker Oats Co. will also close all day Monday.
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Graettinger State Bank
Postoffice
R. T. Nane
Graettinger Coop Grain
Quaker Oats Co
PTA MEETING NOTICE AND FATAL FARM ACCIDENT
Local residents are reminded of the November PTA meeting on Tuesday Nov 20 in the school community room. The Graettinger PTA reports strong membership uptake while detailing the year’s slogan Join your PTA and help build the kind of world you want for children. Francis Shubert 62 of Emmetsburg was fatally injured on a Terris farm when his clothing entangled in a tractor PTO while unloading corn. The weekend was described as cloudy chilly with light rain and winds and a low of 18 degrees.
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PTA
Francis Shubert
Emmetsburg
Ernest Kelp
Terris
Shubert
Miles F Riley 58 Rites Held Here For Death
Miles Francis Riley 58 of Dubuque Iowa former area resident died at Xavier hospital Dubuque Friday afternoon funeral held Monday at Immaculate Conception Church here burial in St Johns cemetery Emmetsburg Pallbearers named Survivors include brother Emmett Riley Ringsted and four sisters Believed lifelong stationary engineer at St Francis Home in Dubuque for 26 years with prior St Francis Home residence Funeral arrangements handled by Didesch in Dubuque and Fuhrman locally
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Miles F. Riley
Dubuque
Iowa
Xavier ‘Hospital
Immaculate Conception Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Emmetsburg
Melvin Weishaar
Jerome Payer
Dale Heddinger
Dale
Pete Hamilton
Wm. Hamilton
Miles Francis Riley
Fergus
Margaret Germain Riley
St. Francis Home
Didesch Funeral Home
Fuhrman Funeral Home
Emmett Riley
Ringsted
William
Lorena
Turkey Days Bargains Planned in Graettinger Stores
Graettinger businessmen plan annual Turkey Days with money saving in-store bargains. Free turkeys will be given away on Tuesday November 26. Registration in local stores the weekend of November 15 16 and 17. Christmas shopping events planned after Thanksgiving.
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Graettinger
Mrs. Alice Thompson Dies At Charter Oak
Mrs George Alice Thompson 72 of Charter Oak sister of Mrs Glenn Shaver and Clarence Jenkins of Graettinger died Sunday at an Iowa City hospital after a broken hip and extended illness Funeral services were held Wednesday at Ida Grove with burial there She lived most of her life in the Ida Grove and Denison areas Survived by one son and three daughters
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George
Alice) Thompson
Charter Oak
Glenn Shaver
Clarence Jenkins
Graettinger
Iowa City
Ida Grove
Denison
M. E. Carnahan Dies At Spirit Lake
Merrill E. Carnahan, 62, Spirit Lake former Graettinger resident, died Friday evening of a heart attack. Associated with Electrolux, he was well known in the area. Funeral services were held Monday at Spirit Lake with burial at Superior. Pallbearers included Gilbert Reeves of Graettinger and Kermit Reeves of Emmetburg. He is survived by his wife and three daughters.
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Merrill E. Carnahan
Spirit Lake
Graettinger
Carnahan
Electrolux Company
Superior
Gilbert Reeves
Graetiinger
Kermit Reeves
Emmetaburg
Ben H. Leary
West Des Moines
McLaren
West Des Moinen
Resthaven Oriery
Mr. Leary
Avary Starkey
Peoria
Gracttinger
West Des Moines Sand Co
Minnie
Clifford
Clinton and
Lée
Des Moines
Andrew Prine
Grimes
Dan Bell
Dale Benton
Avery Starkey
Phoebe Norville
St. Louis
William
Charlottesville
Teenagers Night at Grace Baptist Church
Grace Baptist announces a Teenagers Night on Friday November 9 at 7 30 p m Rev and Mrs J Stiliter of Armstrong and their accordion and guitar will perform Details appear in the adPotential readers urged to attend for a night of music and fellowship at the church hosted by local families.
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Grace Baptist Church
J. Stiltler
Armstrong
Acconlan
Squared Farm Supply Dinner Feeder Meeting Wednesday
Local cattle feeders invited to a dinner-feeder meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the R&B Cafe. Dale of the Ralston Co will overview the event and headlining topics.
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Bob Davis
Square D
Grachtinger
Aingen
Purina | Géaler
Dale Ae
Ralston‘Co
Nat
Referee sale and multiple farm closings near Graettinger
A Sioux Valley area notices a Referee sale of Elizabeth Tindall’s 240 acre farm five miles east and one mile north of Graettinger at Emmetsburg courthouse 10 a.m. November 17. Also listed: Hannah Landvig household goods sale 1:30 p.m. at west of Farmers Creamery. Albert DeWall closing out farm sale November 19. Thomas Thomson closing out farm sale November 20 near Graettinger. D C Barringer Estate and Francis Beschorner closing out farm sale November 27 northeast of Graettinger. Details to follow.
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Elizabeth Tindall
Graettinger
Emmetsburg Court House
H. C. Helgen
Kimmersburg
Smith & Hanson
Hannah Landvig
Farmers Creamery
Albert DeWall
Lale
Thomas Thomson
Highway 17
D. C
Legion And Auxiliary Meeting Tuesday Night
The Graettinger American Legion and Auxiliary will hold their regular meetings Tuesday night at 8 p.m. All members are urged to attend.
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Legion and Auxiliary Meeting
Graettinger American Legion and Auxiliary
Sanight
Legién Tial
Grace Baptist Church Special Services Tonight and Sunday
Special services are held each night at 7 30 p m at Grace Baptist church. Sunday services are at 11 a m and 7 30 p m. Life Lifting Services feature Dr B A Rust of Britt and Rev D F Neumann of Estherville with special music at the services.
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Grace Baptist Church
B. A. Rust
Britt
D. F. Neumann
Estherville
Pheasant Season Opens Saturday Across Iowa
Iowa State Conservation Commission reports a strong pheasant crop for opening on November 10 with good carryover from a harsh winter. Populations are highest in multiple central regions though some young birds lag in areas of heavy rain. Hun gary partridge also abundant. two new counties, Cherokee and Buena Vista, opened to hunting. Open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to December 14 with limits of three cock pheasants daily and six in possession, Hun bags two daily and four possession. Hunters urged to follow regulations.
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Iowa State Conservation Commission
Cherokee
Buena Vista
Kibbie and Phillips Win In County Elections Contests
The election results show Kibbie and Phillips reelected in Palo Alto county races with narrow margins in the first district supervisor contest. Walnut township results highlight Kibbie and Phillips tallies amid broader turnout of 5,087 county votes. Lounging details include Harvest Ball queen Lavon Bisgard and Des Moines area notices amid broader county election coverage.
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Kibbie
Phillips
Walnut Township
Walnut
John Kibbie
Jack Phillips
Palo Alto
Wm. Bargman
Albert Runneberg
Wm. Herke
John Carney
Ralph Graettinger
Emmet County
Nels Neilson
Ringeted
Leo Sanders
Estherville
David Fitzgibbons
Max Pelzer
Luchtel Resigns as City Gas System Manager
Graettinger municipal gas system manager Enis Luchtel resigns effective Friday November 9 after serving since April 1 1962. Town council accepts the resignation, hires a temporary manager, and will seek applicants. Luchtel and family plan to move to Royal where they will stay temporarily.
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Enis Luchtel
Graettinger
Luchtel
Lauchtel
Graettinger Residente
Cihe
Luchter
Royal
Graettinger Saturday Night Prize Draw Announced
Graettinger offers a $100 prize this Saturday as a special attraction for shoppers. Participating stores will feature the weekly drawing with chance to win. Last week Arnold Springer did not claim the $875 prize.
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Graettinger
Arnold Springer
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Wallingford American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Wallingford
Alice Thompson
M. E. Carnahan
Grace Baptist
Lavon Bisgard
FFA
Lavon
David Twait
Lois Bisgaard
Susan Alesch
Sue Ruppert
Joan Ruppert
Tony Alesoh
Leo Mahan
Larry Tindall
Jim Dalen
Jim Tindall
West Bend
Palo Alto County
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Smith
Hughes
Erbe
Hoeven
Murray
Duhn
Kibble
Haugh
Kibie
Philips
Vernon Township
U. S
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Mooty
Vai. Wolf
Lynhurst
Dever
Akers
Bbs Conner
Abrahamson
Coe
Gillette UD
Liddy
Crawford
Hultman
Reo
Scalise
Soret
Eaaene Hoeven
Phillipe
Yoon
Barlow
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Runneberg
City Gas System
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