Services Here Friday Afternoon For Otto Peton
Otto Albert Peton 73 of Graettinger died at 1 a m Tuesday at Holy Family Hospital after a period of illness. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p m at Bethel Lutheran Church with the Rev O J Reitz officiating and burial in the Graettinger City Cemetery. Pallbearers are Byron Rolfson Gene Boblit Kenneth Knudtson Martin Baedke James Park Kenneth Shryock. Friends may call at the Fuhrman Funeral Home after 3 p m Thursday. He was born November 19, 1903 west of Graettinger, son of Ernest and Bertha Peton, and married Anna Kelting December 19, 1988 at Estherville. They farmed west of Graettinger until moving to town in 1954. He was a Bethel Lutheran member. Surviving are his wife, one son Arnold of Estherville, two daughters Edith Rouse and Evelyn Hennick of Estherville, several grandchildren, two sisters Floyd Mastera of Sun City, Arizona and Albertine Jorgen of Olympia, Washington. He was preceded by his parents, five brothers and six sisters. The Graettinger B teams will host West Bend in a boys’ gym doubleheader Monday at 7 p m.
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Otto Albert Peton
Holy Family Hospital
Fuhrman Funeral Home
Bethel Lutheran Church
O. J. Reitz
Burkal
Taettinger City
Byron Rolfson
Gene Boblit
Kenneth Knudtson
Martin Baedke
James Park
Kenneth Shryock
Puhrman
Grachtinger
Ernest
Bertha Peton
Twal
Anna Kelting
Estherville
Graettinger
Arnold
Esthervile
Gary
Edith) Rouse
Evelyn Hennick
Floyd Mastera
Sun City
Ariz
Albertine Jorgen
Olympia, Wash
New Scoreboard Installed at Graetlinger Gym
Fans at the Graetlinger Gym home opener were treated to a new scoreboard. It features brightly lit figures, shows time and score, and tracks five team foul situations for each side.
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Graetlinger Gym
Cylinder Firemen Feather Party Set For November 22
The Cylinder fire department will hold its annual feather party Saturday night November 22 starting at 7 p.m. Tickets and details appear in the ad.
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Cylinder Firemen
Cylinder Fire Department
Pirates Open Season Saturday At Arnolds Park
The GIS basketball Pirates open their season Saturday night November 22 with a non conference twin bill at Arnolds Park under Coaches Ron Bartels and Jim Reed. They aim to improve shooting and depth, facing small gym challenges and a developing two roster group split by class.
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GIS
Arnolds Park
Burt
Pirates
Ron Bartels
Jim Reed
Bartels
Tom Moran
Lynn Tindall
Bob Rooney
Dennis Bortyn
Bill Dawson
Doug Naig
Todd Herslaff
Lon Smith
Craig Gilhaugh
Joe Craven
Stan
Wesvag Lundgren
Neil Lur
Lloyd Witt
Dave
Tom Rooney
Ane l
White Winged Crossbill Sighted at High Lake
C FE. Woklen near High Lake reports that a flock of white winged crossbills linger in spruce and pine at Pitta Lake cemetery. A Des Moines fancier was amazed by the sighting, noting the bird’s dark wing with a white bar. It remains uncertain if the flock will stay for winter.
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C. FE. Woklen
High Lake
Pitta Lake
Minnesota
Canada
My. Welden
Welden
Des Moines
Legion Auxiliary Coffee Strips Drive Invites Gifts
The American Legion Auxiliary asks residents to drop Butternut coffee strips into containers at Grachtinger businesses or with Mrs Ellen Lundgren. The Christmas club strips fund gifts for over 40 000 children in hundreds of homes.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Grachtinger
Ellen Lundgren
Firemen Respond To Tractor-Picker Fire At Farm
Graettinger firemen were summoned to the Bernard Kolasch farm late Wednesday afternoon when a tractor-picker caught fire. The fire was extinguished before the firemen arrived and damage was reported as slight.
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Graettinger
Bernard Kolasch
Legion Holds Membership Supper Friday
The Graettinger American Legion post will hold its annual membership supper at the Legion hall Friday night November 21. The free dinner is for all paid up members and spouses including Auxiliary members. Fifty year members with lifetime memberships will be guests of honor per post commander Elroy Kulow.
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Graettinger
Leo Rian
Legion Hall
Elroy Kulow
Scholarships Offered To Iowa State University Students
Three Iowa farm boys will receive 500 federal Land Bank scholarships for 1970 71 at Iowa State University. Scholarships come from 33 Land Bank Associations in Iowa and the Federal Land Bank of Omaha and are open to high school seniors planning agricultural study at ISU. Deadline is March 1 1970. Applications available from high school officials.
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Iowa Farm
Federal Land Bank
Iowa State University
Alvin C. Jolliffe
Federal Land Bank Association of
Emmetsburg
Land Bank Associations
Iowa
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Alvin Jolliffe
Plan Annual Meeting Plan Annual Meeting Monday December 8
The Palo Alto County Beef Producers will hold their annual dinner meeting Monday night at St Weul's Lutheran Church in Emmetaburg. Directors of the association are expected to discuss plans and topics related to beef production and local initiatives.
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Palo Alto County
Latheren
Emmetaburg
Peete
Roy Gilbaugh 79 longtime Graettinger contractor dies
Roy Gilbaugh 79 longtime Graettinger resident and building contractor died Friday at Holy Family hospital Estherville. Services 10 am Monday at Immaculate Conception Graettinger with Rev Vincent Beacom officiating. Burial St Jacob's Cemetery. Fulumnan Funeral home in charge. Survivors include wife Mary two sons Harold and Russell four daughters Lucile Leuschen Ali Hansen Eximund Gleson nine grandchildren one great granddaughter four brothers Merle Clyde Sam Ralph. He was born August 8 1890 in Atlantic Iowa and married Mary Sanftner in 1915. He worked in Gilbaugh Clemmerson for 31 years.
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Roy Gilbaugh
Graettinger
Holy Family Hospital
Estheville
Immaculate Conception Church
Vincent Beacom
St. Jacob’s Cemetery
Fulumnan
Frank Christensen
Adolph Spies
Jono Carnes
John Studer
BR. T. Nane
Rolle Lundgren
Mary
Harold
Russell
Howard
Lucile) Leuschen
Bellevue
Wash
Ali
Benicel Hansen
Anaheim
Calif
Eximund
Margaret) Glesson
Charles City
Lloyd
Helen) Retiow
Seattle
Adult Farm Class Meets Monday Night
The Graettinger adult farm class meets Monday night, Nov. 24, with Robert Fritz of Wilson and Company as speaker on should we be selling more livestock on grade and yield. Paul Edwards, local vocage instructor, says this may be one of the better topics and encourages all interested persons to attend. The class begins with a movie at 7 p.m. and the speaker will begin about 7:30.
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Graettinger
Robert Fritz
Wilson and Company
Paul Edwards
Public Sale Announced for Farm Items and Livestock
George E. Largey to conduct a closing out sale of farm machinery cattle and pigs on Thursday at the Ruthven area farm three miles east, six miles north of Ayrshire on Hregl Way. A separate sale by Grown Clark and Clark will feature tools and farm gear this Sunday at a Graettinger area farm two miles north and one mile east.
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Graettinger
Clark and
Clark
George E. Largey
Ruthven
Ayrshire
Hregl
Wintry Werther Brings Ice and Snow Monday to Tuesday
The town notes wintry conditions with rain turning to sleet and snow starting Monday afternoon. By Tuesday morning roads were slick and temperatures fell. Farmers report a slow harvest as moisture soaks corn fields and hampers work across the area.
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Sons
High School Band And Vocal Chorus To Present Concert
A detailed notice lists the 1969 70 stage band and chorus rosters for an upcoming performance at Fenool auditorium. The band under Gene Wybben and the chorus under Linda Wibben will perform a program including Castle Crap Concert Gala for Bane and Oceanic works. Also noted is funeral and family details for Pastor Gunderson and local duck hunting season reminders from the Iowa Conservation Commission.
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Gene Wwybben
Bane
Gloucester
Linda Wibben
Phylia Lastine
Prudy Tuininga
Linda Oleson
Kathy
Anne Stuart
Julie Gjerde
Sheryl Dobbins
Paula Stuart
Eileen Peton
Linda Olesen
Bill Dawson
Edwin Mahan
Rodney Alger
Bill Ellis
Tom Westfall
Barbara Greettinger
Don Christensen
Steve Boecker
Maureen Dalen
Roger Knutson
Todd Hersleff
Jeff Duhn
Jeanne Skattebo
Bow And Arrow Season Closes In Iowa
The Iowa Conservation Commission reminds bow and arrow hunters the season ends half an hour after sunset on Thanksgiving Day. The 62 day season ran from September 27 to November 27 with deer hunting authorized statewide under bow and arrow methods.
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Iowa Conservation Commission
Iowa
County Historical Society Is Formed
Temporary officers named at a Nov 12 meeting for Palo Alto County Historical Society include Rev. Neal MacLachlan as president Emmetsburg Mrs Obed Naig as vice president and John B Keily as secretary treasurer The group will consider incorporation articles at the Dec 1 meeting and discussed financing and securing a site and building for a local museum with plans to store pioneer articles and relics temporarily for display.
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Palo Alto County Historical Society
namaAl
Neal MacLachlan
Emmetsburg
Obed Naig
Cylinder
John B. Keily
Historical Society
Pirettes Fall In Opener Against Sentral In Low-Scoring Tilt
Pirettes suffer a 64 55 season opener loss to Sentral after a high scoring first half followed by a third quarter drought. Connie Tuininga Linda Clipperton and Prudy Tuininga led Pirette scorers while Prudy Tuininga totaled 29 points. Sentral received 25 from Diane Uthof and 22 from Marin Waite as backcourt defense showed promise for the season.
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Mitchell
Pirettes
Sentral
Pirette B’s
Pirette
Connie Tuininga
Linda Clipperton
Prudy Tuininga
Prady Tuiinga
Commie Tuininga
Sue Frick
Diane Uthof
Marin Waite
Paula Stuart
Vicki Memmet
Joleen Brown
Vicki Stueve
Kathy Wikert
$50 Buck Prize Draw Next Saturday in Graettinger
Participating Graettinger stores feature a $30 Buck prize in the weekly Saturday afternoon drawing this week. Drawing time is three o'clock. Mary Paulson did not claim last week's prize.
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Graettinger
Mary Paulson
Graduates From Electronics School
SN Vance Jensen graduated on November 7 after completing Phase II of electronics training at the school.
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FTG
SN Vance Jensen
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Ray Blinkmann
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Bob Carter
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Jeff Duhin
Lois Fries
Debbdie Punk
Craig Gilbaugh
Barbara Graettinger
Connie Hankey
Esther Hankey
Ronnie Johnson
Dave Kiner
Carole Knutson
Phylis Lastine
Betty McQuown
Connie McQuown
Nancy McQueawn
Mary Lynn Murray
Kathy Peton
Mary Potter
Debbie Reynolds
Roger Rase
Pat Schang
Ann Schealler
Kathy Schealler
Cathy Sjeklocha
Susan Stroud
David Stewart
Vickie Stueve
Gary Thomson
Jerilyn Voig
County Historical Society
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C. F. Welden
Graettingera
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Bard Petersen
Ann Stuart
Merv Bortini
Lynn Guess
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