Future Citizens of To morrow photo captions show prize winners
Top row left to right Sheree Lammers daughter of Mr and Mrs Dwayne Lammers won second prize in the local contest Ann Schealler daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis Schealler won third prize and Mary Anne Barringer daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Barringer. Bottom row left to right Le Roy Jean and Donnie Mowry children of Mr and Mrs George Mowry.
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Citizens of Tomorrow
Sheree
Dwayne Lammers
Ann
Francis Schealler
Mary Anne
Robert Barringer
LeRoy
Jean
Donnie
George Mowry
Graettinger Council Seeks Views On Curfew Change
At a Graettinger council meeting Mayor Thomsen discussed abolishing the 10 o'clock curfew siren in favor of a 6 pm siren. Residents are urged to express opinions in writing or verbally to council members Mayor Thomsen or town clerk 8 Coan. Opinions are sought to gauge desires on the matter before a decision. In other news Clifford Harris sustained two badly injured fingers in a tractor fan incident at the Alvin Johnson farm near High Lake while helping with corn picking. He received treatment from a local physician and stayed at home with his parents.
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Graettinger
Thomsen
Clifford Harris
Hilton
Bud) Harris
Clifford
Alvin Johnson
High Lake
Harris
Entomology Expert to Speak at Local Agriculture Talk
Dr. Harold Gunderson, head of Entomology at Iowa State College, will speak to the Adult Evening School program in the Grachtinger School next Wednesday evening November 24. He will cover new insect control developments including army worm and corn borer. The public is invited to attend in the agriculture room starting at 7:0.
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Harold Gunderson
Town State College
Grachtinger School
Gunderson
Iowa State College
Midwest
Blind Danish singer at St Pauls Lutheran Sunday program
Blind Danish singer and organist Fnoch-Larsen will perform sacred and classical music at St Pauls Lutheran Church Sunday at 3 00 PM replacing the evening program. Accompanied by Danish pianist Enoch-Larsen, he tours the United States and Canada, sings in Danish and English, and requests a free will offering with no admission charge. Attendees may stay for coffee and fellowship afterward in the church basement.
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ST. Paul's Lutheran
Fnoch-Larsen
Hind
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
St. Paul’s
Enoch-Larsen
United States
Canadas
Enoch- Larsen
Eleanor Beck Wins Iowa Good Roads Essay Contest
Eleanor Beck of Graettinger High School won Palo Alto County in the Iowa Good Roads Association essay contest advocating an additional 2 cent gas tax. Executed by Gerald Bogan, the nation’s county winners received pens and pencils as recognition for a read essay among nearly 300 submissions from 86 counties.
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Eleanor Beck
Graettinger High School
Palo Alto
Iowa Good Road Association
Iowa
Gerald Bogan
Iowa Good Roads Ass'n, Inc
Leanor
Robert Beck
Graettinger
Palo Alto County
State Highway Commission
Ed Marxen Farm Sale Today Near Graettinger
Ed Marxen will hold a closing out farm sale today starting at 12 noon at the farm 24 1/2 miles west of Graettinger. The sale features 67 head of livestock 3 tractors and usual farm machinery plus household goods. The Happy Hour circle of the Methodist church hosts a lunch tomorrow at 2 pm with chili maidrites pie and coffee.
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ED Marxen
Graettinger
Happy Hour
The
Methodist Church
Gracttinger Legion to Hold Annual Pheasant Supper
The Gracttinger American Legion plans its annual pheasant supper on Monday evening December 6. Members are urged to donate pheasants during the current season, with donations left at Ben Boecker or the Gracttinger Locker where birds will be dressed.
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Gracttinger American Legion
Legion
Ben Boecker
Gracttinger
Mail contributions to retard ed children drive estherville
Officers of the Palo Alto Emmet and Dickinson county Retarded Children's association say 4000 letters were sent from the Estherville mall seeking funds for a regional drive. Not all residents were reached, donations may be sent to Box 197 Estherville Iowa with donors allowed to sign their names. The drive covers Emmet Palo Alto and Dickinson counties and equipment funds are needed for a room in the Jackson building or city library basement. Mrs Irma Bunge will appear on WOI radio November 18 at 4 p.m.
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Palo Alto
Emmet
Dickinson County
Dickinson
Jackson
Estherville
Irma Bunge
Association
WOI
Postmaster Dropped From APO Addresses Policy
The Department of Defense requests removal of the phrase c o Postmaster from mail to overseas APO destinations. Addresses for Armed Forces and civilians via overseas APOs should use three lines when possible, with the final line showing the APO number and post office name, as in Pvt Willard J Roe RA 12878967 Company F 167th Infantry APO 801 New York NY.
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Department of Defense
Willard J. Roe
167Th Infantry
APO
New York
Tavern Leased to Neighbor Farmer Belleach
Hotel Tavern owner A. D. McWilliams announces the tavern is leased to Paul Belleach of near Pocahontas. Belleach will take possession December 1 and plans to open the tavern soon after.
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NOTE
A. D. McWilliams
Paul Belleach
Pocahontas
Christmas Seals To Be Mailed Next Saturday
Boxes, mail bags and orange crates full of letters stuffed with Christmas Seals are ready to go into the mails on Saturday, Nov. 20. Graettinger residents and Palo Alto County will receive their 1954 Christmas Seals, with Mrs. Oscar Olesan noting the 50th Anniversary Seals offer decorative uses to brighten the holidays. Continued on Page Vive.
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Grachtinger
Palo Alto
Oscar Olesan
Graettinger
Sai
Wynette Graettinger Polio Case At Fort Dodge Lutheran
Wynette Graettinger four, and her brother Bill six, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Graettinger, were admitted to Lutheran Hospital Fort Dodge for polio. Both children were in isolation with what doctors termed a light form. Bill was moved to another ward for therapy and special school tutoring while Wynette remained in isolation with limited visible change in condition.
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Wynette Graettinger
Lutheran Hospital
Wynette
Edwin Graettinger
Fort Dodge
Bill
Bill Waa
Wallingford man hurt in 48 foot fall at corn dryer plant
C I Skattebo fell 48 feet Saturday morning at 9 30 from the Corn Dryer Plant and was taken to the hospital for X rays of his back. He will stay in the hospital for several days. Jim Nelson injured at home when a board fell breaking a thumb nail torn off the nail on the lower level.
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Wallingford
C. I. Skattebo
Jim Nelson
Funeral Services Today At Emmetsburg For Mrs Israel Schubert
Ward relatives announced the death of Mrs Israel Schubert 40 of Gladbrook Iowa who died Monday at a Marshalltown hospital. She was the former Leona Hively a Graettinger native daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Hively of Emmetsburg and sister of Mrs James P Hansen of Graettinger. Survived by husband three children four alstern and two brothers. Funeral services set for today at 2 p m at the Isaworth Funeral home Emmetsburg.
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Israel Schubert
Gladbrook
Jaws
Marshalltown
Schubert
Leona Hively
Grachtinger
W. L. Hively
Emmetaburg
James P. Hansen
Graettinger
Alstern
Isaworth Funeral Home
Pirates Nip Laurens In Thrilling Twin Bill
The Graettinger Pirates opened their 1954 55 cage season with a double win over Laurens on the local courts. The Graettinger girls rallied to a 52 50 win as Jo Ann Paulsen led with 45 points and the Pirateettes trailed 17 12 after the first quarter but pulled even at 31 31 by halftime. The Pirate boys jumped to an early 19 19 tie and held off Laurens in a 64 52 victory as Paul Banstead starred with left hand shots and breakaway offense. Continued on Page Eight.
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Graettinger Pirates
Laurens
Graettinger Girls
Pirate
Pirate Boys
Tirat
Paul Banstead
JoAnn Paulsen
Laurens Sextet
Paulsen
Pearl Reeves
Patsy Christensen
Sharon Larsen
Carol Torresen
Karen Manchester
Tha Pirettes
Galacule Shopping Season Plans and Local Opera
Stores announce a gala Yule shopping season beginning Nov 27 with shelves stocked for Christmas gifts. A December draw offers $75 in prizes across three Saturdays and a Wednesday. The Gracttinger Community club sponsors cartoons, Santa visits, candy, and a free movie series at Watson theatre December 23 23, with extended hours December 21 22 23 and Christmas Eve closings.
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Gracttinger Community Club
Haa
Watson, Theatre
Santa
Watson Theatre
Break-In Reported At Wisconsin Lumber Co Office
A break-in occurred Sunday night at the Wisconsin Lumber Co office of manager C lumber Joe Grady. Local marshals Leo Counley Albert Jensen and Palo Alto county deputy Sheriff Jim Eisening investigated. Entry was through a rear window panel after a lock hinge was cut. nothing appears stolen from the office or premises. Deputy Bivenius collected the removed window for fingerprints.
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Joe Grady
ClumberӢ Company
Leo Counley
Albert Jensen
Palo Alto County
Jim Eisening
Grady
Bivenius
Dr Richard N Lepird to Open Office in Estherville
Chiropodist Dr Richard N Lepird announces the opening of his office in the Park View Clinic building Estherville on Monday November 8. He is a graduate of the Chicago College of Chiropody and Pedic Surgery and earned the Dr John Cullete award for foot surgery. He studied at Watderf College and was active in Chicago school health examinations.
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de. Richant N. Lepird
Park View Clinic
Estherville
Ti. Lepird
Dr. Lepird
Chieapo College of Chiropody
Pedie Sieprary
Chicago
Watderf College
Pearest City
Prizes Drawn in Graattinger Drawing Not Claimed
Four awards set for next Wednesday in Graattinger with prizes of 10 16 25 and 100 Buck gwards None claimed this week Names drawn include Trene Ehlera Ongood Mstute Rapperloy and Paul GiRaugh 100
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Graattinger
Buck Gwards
Trene
Ehlera
Ongood
Rapperloy
Paul GiRaugh
Thanksgiving Vacation in Graettinger Schools
Sept E V Manchester announces no school next Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday observance.
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Graettinger
E. V. Manchester
Hereford Association to Meet at Spencer Monday
Henry Moore, secretary of the N. W. Town Hereford Association, said the group will gather Monday evening Nov 22 at 7 p.m. in the Farm Bureau Building Spencer. 4 H boys and girls who showed purebred Herefords at county fairs will be entertained. The menu features roast capon with all the trimmings.
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Henry Moore
N. W
Edward H Urry Dies at 77 in Mankato Minnesota
Edward H. Urry 77 former resident of Mankato Minn died at home in North Mankato after a three year illness. A stroke caused his death the eighth in three years. Services were at Landhamer Funeral Home November 10 with burial at Glenwood Memorial Cemetery. He was born February 2 1877 in Anderson Indiana and later lived in Kansas Illinois and Graettinger Iowa before moving to Manitain Minnesota in 1946. Survived by wife one brother one son and two daughters and several grandchildren. He was active in civic and church work.
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Edward H. Urry
Swiss
Mankato
Minn
North
Landhamer Funeral
Glenwood Memorial
John Rowe
First Christian Church
Anderson
Ind
Mound Cuty
Kansas
Thiavis
Nellie R. Fordyne
Devon
Illinois
Graettinger
Lews
Dawn
Manitain
Minnesota
Walter
Linwood
Howard G
Milwaukee
Wis
Harold
Ethel
Mitchell
Robert
William
Randy Urry
Gary Mitchell
Rita
Kay Mitchell
Urry
Elvic
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Alan Heidecker
Judy Graettinger
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Dawn Fairy
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