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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1955
Page
5
Postmaster R. T. Nane announces no rural mail delivery and no window service on Friday November 11 in observance of Veterans Day. Mail received on the star route at noon will be sorted into boxes. outgoing mail must be sent by 3 45 p m as this is the day’s only dispatch.
A C Abe Christiansen completes 16 years with Graettinger Coop Grain Co and retires from active duties. Born in Denmark he came to the United States as an infant and later lived near Graettinger Iowa. His family once lived near ex-president Herbert Hoover in West Branch. The piece notes his Board of Directors past and farm life in Palo Alto County with a first-hand look at local origins.
Graettinger Iowa declares November 13 through 23 as Retarded Children's Week through the Emmet County Association for Retarded Children with Legion Auxiliary help. Funds support National Association for Retarded Children research and programs, with 15 percent sent to NCRAC. films available via Jerry Madsen, president. Mayor Thomas Thomsen commends efforts and urges community financial and moral support for the local fund drive.
The Graettinger State bank will remain closed Friday November 11 in observance of Veterans Day following Palo Alto county banking policy.
In Tuesday's town election 88 ballots were cast and all incumbent town officials were reelected without opposition. The tally shows write in votes for Sam Watson and Francis Schealler. Officials will start two year terms in January.
The Palo Alto County Tuberculosis and Health Association will mail over 300 letters to Graettinger residents this Saturday. Postmaster R T Nane voices pride in handling the Christmas Seals and urges readers to consider increasing their donations to support medical research and the fight against tuberculosis.
Leo Counley 39 longtime Graettinger marshal and street commissioner died suddenly Tuesday in Algona from diabetic coma. Funeral Friday at Graettinger Methodist Church with Rev. Amundsen. He served 1950 to 1955 before joining Algona police. Survived by wife Viola two children Dennis and Linda, parents, siblings, and a late son John. Burial at Valley View Cemetery.
Special spiritual emphasis services at St Pauls Lutheran begin November 20 with Rev Jack Jacobsen of Marcus Iowa as guest speaker. The series opens with Sunday morning Thanksgiving Festival Services and more information will be published later.
Everyone is invited to take part in the Messiah presentation by local church choirs. Rehearsals are at the Methodist church Thursday 8:15 to 9:15 pm and Sunday 2:30 to 4:30 pm.
The 1955 pheasant season begins at noon Saturday November 12 replacing Veterans Day opening. The season runs through December 5 with daily shooting hours from 12 noon to 4 30 pm and a bag limit of three cock birds. Biologists report bird populations up about 30 percent from 1954, quail and rabbits also higher though cover is sparse.
An advertisement in this week's Times announces that 20th Century Studios will be at Grein Electric store on Friday November 18 to take photographs of local children. Further details are available in the ad.
A public auction of the Richard Peters estate is scheduled today at the farm nine and a half miles east of Graettinger. The sale details include the estate property and its location for bidders.
Boyd Ayres will hold a complete closing out public auction sale of a full line of good farm machinery and livestock on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Sale will begin at 12:30 at the farm, located six miles south and one mile east of Graettinger. Bort Int and Finn will be auctioneers and Graettinger State Bank will clerk. Included in the sale offering will be 17 head of top Holstein heifers. 1955 Bel-Aire Chevrolet, a full line of nearly new farm machinery in excellent condition and many items of straw and grain, poultry and equipment, dairy equipment, household goods, tools and many miscellaneous items. See details of sale in this week's Times.
The Grachtinger American Legion and Auxiliary will hold their November meetings next Tuesday night at the Legion hall. The November date was postponed from November 8 to November 15.
The Graettinger Community Club will meet Monday night November 14 at Harriet's cafe. Del Baker was named president and Earl Erickson vice president. All Graettinger businessmen are urged to attend as new officers are installed and Christmas merchandising plans are discussed at a 6:30 dinner meeting.
The Catholic Rosary Society of Immaculate Conception church hosts an annual bazaar and cafeteria supper tonight in the church parlors. Bazaar features embroidery baked goods grab bag candy and a door prize. Supper includes beefburgers scalloped potatoes cranberry jello salad relish dish pickles white cake with lemon topping whipped cream and coffee priced 50 cents serving begins at 5 30 p m.
Graettinger High School outlines the 1955-56 basketball schedule for boys and girls, with the boys opening at Emmetsburg on Tuesday, November 15 and the girls starting at Gruver on Wednesday. The season features a home doubleheader against Hartley next Friday, plus numerous away games against surrounding towns and county peers. Gerald McGreevy leads the girls as coach, while Bob Held directs the boys and serves as athletic director.
The Wallingford American Legion and Auxiliary host Pancake Day at Wallingford Legion Hall Friday November 11. Breakfast service runs 9 to 5 30 with a town hall talent show at 8 pm and roof prize toss from the Legion building. A carnival fills the Gunderson Building and town hall. lunches served all evening.
The Graettinger Junior Class stages a three act comedy titled Tattletale on Friday night at 8:00 in the Graettinger High School auditorium. Directed by Mrs Katherine Bailey with Jane Swanson as assistant director. Patty's secret diary publication drives the plot and involves the whole town.
Graettinger postmaster R T Nane reported the district office will keep both rural mail routes in operation and not consolidate them following the death of route one carrier B R Cole. Fred Wolfe serves as acting carrier on route one. Patrons recently petitioned to maintain the two routes, and with two routes secured, more patrons may be added.
The $10 prize was claimed by Mrs. LaVerne Petersen of Emmetsburg in the Wednesday afternoon drawing in Graettinger. Mrs. Earl Christensen did not claim the $15 award and Mrs. Tony Kadlee failed to claim the $100 jackpot. Next week's prizes will be $10, $15, $25 and $100.
Rev E S Maynard pastor of Immaculate Conception Church announces a dispensation for Catholics on Veterans Day Allowing meat to be eaten on Friday November 11 the Veterans Day date applies to the parish served by the church The notice underscores a temporary break from usual Friday fasting restrictions.
Last week’s Times feature on the Specks describes the 120 acre Speck farm located two miles south and four and a half miles west of Grachtinger. Albert and Mrs Speck purchased Aue farm in 1950 from Anton Bon es and live there with daughters Joann 20 and Betty 18 employed in Spencer. Mrs Speck is former Eleanor Lempke daughter of Rudolph Lempke of Ringsted. The farm focuses on grain farming and hogs with about 200 hogs this year, plus sheep and chickens, and fishing noted as a hobby.
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