Trucker Brake Failure Sends 850 Cases Into Ditch at Spies Corner
Richard Schany of Graettinger drove a Butterfield Produce truck northbound toward Spies corner to yield for a left turning truck when brakes failed. The vehicle slid onto the soft shoulder and rolled into a steep east ditch. Schany escaped injury and the box and contents suffered damage though many eggs remained intact in the wreck.
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Spies Corner
Graettinger
Richard Schany
Butterfield
Schany
ASC Office Sets Crib Requirements for 1953 Corn
Palo Alto County ASC Chairman Joe A. Lynch says cribs must meet standards for 1953 corn. Requirements include a solid floor four inches off ground, a sturdy roof, no cob floors, canvas or plastic tops, and 8 ft ventilation with an 18 ft diameter for middle airflow. Store space between outside walls, call office for help, and sign facility loan applications with material invoices.
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Joe A. Lynch
Palo Alto County
ASC
Orly
Storm path threatens Fred Christiansen family on Talahi Island
News from the Carolina Georgia coast reports hurricane Gracie bearing down on Talahi Island where Fred Christiansen and his wife fear for daughter Margaret Siebert and her family location on the waterfront. The Sieberts previously evacuated amid warnings, with waves two feet high and potential flooding. Margaret Jean Siebert, Hershel Jr, and infant Fred live in Lost Island township nearby, as residents brace for possible impact and contact remains limited.
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Gracie
Carolina
Georgia
H. L. Silbert
Talaht Island
Fear Bavanash
Georgina
Siebert
Margaret
Fred Christiansen
Lost Island Township
Herman Jonszen
Christiansens
Sieberts
Talahi Island
Murray Variety smoke alarm ends in no fire
Grac tlinger firemen were called at 1 a.m. Wednesday to a Murray Variety store alarm as smoke escaped from the street ventilator. Investigating the basement, firemen found coal smoke from a faulty furnace and stoker. The basement and store filled with smoke before the all clear.
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Gractlinger
Murray Variety
Alamm
Maxine Luke Named Band Queen at Graettinger High
Graettinger High School elects Maxine Luke daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Luke Band Queen for the year. She will debut at the Estherville Band Festival October 10. Maxine has played the saxophone for five years and spins baton with the band. She is an honor roll senior active in PHA Pep Club Student Council church youth groups and choir. The Graettinger marching band opened the year with a halftime show at last Friday night’s football game.
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Graettinger High School
Maxine Luke
Alfred Luke
Wmaxine
Estherville
Maxine
PHA
Graettinger Methodist
MYF
Graettinger
Agriculture Advisory Council Plans Adult Education Classes
The Graettinger Adult Advisory Council for Agriculture will meet Tuesday night October 6 to outline this year’s course of study and set exact dates. The seven farmers on the council represent Northwest, North Central, Northeast, Southwest, South Central, and Southeast areas.
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Graettinger Adult Advisory Council For Agriculture
Claason
Rap Ruppert
Northwest
Leland Knudtaon
North Central
John Elsenbast
Martin Norris
Jake Zitterich
South Central
LeRoy Wikert
Harry Dobbins
Lange
Pirates at West Bend Friday in rugged conference clash
The Pirates aim to win at West Bend Friday night facing a Bulldogs squad holding a 500 conference mark. Pirates seek an upset, hoping to advance their offense and reach the goal line to stay competitive in the game.
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Pirates
West Bend
Bulldog
Pirades
Bulldogs
Light Plant To Sponsor Christmas Decorating Contest Again This Year
Graettinger Municipal Light Plant will again sponsor a Christmas decorating contest for Graettinger homes. Entrants are judged on artistic effect creativity conformity to Christmas spirit and size with out of town judges. Top three displays win valuable prizes and more details will appear in the Times.
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Graettinger Municipal Light Plant
Graettinger Homes
Woot Res E
Light Plant
Band Birthday Calendars On Sale In Graettinger
The Graettinger Community Birthday Calendar sponsored by Band Parents is on sale. Each band student is assigned a town section to cover and buyers are urged to order directly from the student calling, as no other Band student will call.
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Graettinger
Band Uniform Return Urged by Band Parents
Graettinger High School Band parents request former members with uniforms to return them this week at the school office. The move follows a meeting noting some graduates may still have outfits, a large investment to recover. Tom Lultjens was reinstated as treasurer for the coming year.
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Graettinger High School
Crattinger Band
Trent
Tom Lultjens
Graettinger Lumber Invites to Appreciation Day
Graettinger Lumber manager Gerald Stueve invites the public to Appreciation Day on Friday afternoon October 2 at the Lumber company. Free refreshments will be offered, with beverages and specials advertised by the ad.
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Graettinger Lumber
Gerald Stueve
Graettinger Lumber Company
Lumber Company
Watersacor
Lost Island Lutheran Bazaar Supper on October 1
The Lost Island Gatheran church hosts a chicken supper and bazaar on Thursday evening October 1 starting at 5 30. Admission is adults 1 25 and children under 12 50c. A shopper won a 75 dollar door prize Saturday night. this week’s prize is 26 dollars in participating stores.
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Lost Island
Lost Island Gatheran
Seevin
Day Lider
Grachtinger
First Lutheran Ladies Smorgasbord and Bazaar Saturday
First Lutheran Ladies Aid will hold a smorgasbord and bazaar Saturday October 3 starting at 2 30 in the afternoon and continuing through the supper hour at Einst Lutheran church parlors. Menu includes Swedish meatballs beefburgers mashed potatoes and gravy potato salad baked beans pickled herring and relish tray with Norwegian dishes and desserts. Lunch served in afternoon and supper at 5 pm. Adults 1.00. children under 12 50 cents. Everyone is invited.
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First Lutheran Ladies Aid
Einst Lutheran
County Farm Bureau Meeting Wednesday
Plans finalize for Palo Alto County Farm Bureau annual meeting in Emmetsburg High School Auditorium at 8 p m Wednesday Speaker will be Kenneth Langer Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Director of the Vocational Services Division He will discuss farm bureau work and give an informative talk Election of county officers and adoption of resolutions based on opinionnaires will be on the agenda Entertainment includes Mr and Mrs Dwayne Kinnett and the Dulcetanes from Humboldt The program promises both educational and recreational value Remind readers the date Wednesday Oct 7
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Palo A
County
Farm ‘Bureau
Bemmetsburg High School
Kenneth Langer
Ypozial Services Division
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Langer i
Farm Bureau
Iowa Facm Bureau
Dwayne Kinnett
Emhas Oa
Citizens of Tomorrow photo features local children
A Wolts studios portrait series titled Citizens of Tomorrow shows young local residents including Marvin Helmiuh of Wallingford and Linta Lee Andenen plus Randy Paul and Denny Saan, all identified as children of area families. The faded OCR lists names and parental lines with multiple errors but preserves the group’s community focus.
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Wolts Studios
Thie Weekly
Citicene of
To- Brian
Duroen
Bhs
Mak
Mfr
Marvin Helmiuh
Wallingford
Real puzzler grown in Jensen Garden
A large green cucumber like vegetable over 40 inches long and 11 inches in diameter curled into a near circle appeared in Mrs Henry Jensen’s garden. Unidentified plant, possibly a gourd or squash, with cucumber like vines and different leaves, white blossoms and a long slim stem that curled. It is on display at Hansons Hardware window.
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Henry Jensen
Jensen
Hanson's Hardware
Theatre schedule changes this week at Graetlinger
Graetlinger Community theatre manager George FICE announces after Oct 2 no Tuesday or Wednesday films. Movies will be shown Friday and Saturday and Sunday and Monday. When home football games occur on Friday, Thursday night screenings replace Friday. New schedule takes effect this week per Frick.
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George Fice
Graetlinger Community Theatre
Frick
The Will Ruse the Innocent at Gractinger Theatre
A Sunday Monday Universal production The Will ruse the innocent features Audie Murphy Joanne Dru Gilbert Roland Sandra Dee and Jim Backus in a color CinemaScope adventure set in the Early West. The film follows two youths on their first trip as mischief and action unfold in a lively romp.
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Aiety
Universal International
Will Rus the Innocent
Gracttinger Theatre
Audie Murphy
Joanne Dru
Gilbert Roland
Sandra Dee
Jim Backus
1960 Chevrolets On Display At Storck's Friday
New 1960 Chevrolet models debut with the Corvair introduced and 19 offerings displayed at Storck Chevrolet-Buick in Emmetsburg. Rome Huidecker of Wallingford serves as local sales rep as residents are invited to view the showroom presentation beginning October 2.
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Grattinger
Storck Chevrolet
VES Wwe Ie Wong Casin
Bert Anderson Files For Mayor and Other Papers Noted
Nomination papers for the Regus City election on November 3 are being circulated. Bert Anderson and Earl Lehigh seek mayor, with Nis sen, DeVries, Stueve, and Cornelius filing for council seats. Kirkegaard and Ole Sen won’t seek reelection. Herslett undecided. No papers yet for town treasurer. Leo Hughes is incumbent.
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Bert Anderson
Earl Lehigh
Roy Nissen
John DeVries
Soundtt
Gerald Stueve
Lloyd Cornelius
Jon3
Kirkegaard
Virgil Ole Sen
Alan Herslett
Leo Hughes
Elmer Nicol Released From Hospital After Injury
Elmer Nicol of mural Gradbin Bor returned home Wednesday after a month as a patient at Palo Alto Memorial Hospital in Inimmersburg. He suffered a broken hip on August 28 when he fell from the top of the hammermill while repairing it. The hip was pinned and he will be confined to a wheelchair for some time.
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Elmer Nicol
Palo Alto Memorial Hospital
Iimmersburg
Nicol
Cooler Weather This Week Reports Low 37 Degree Night
Temperatures were much cooler here this week with a low of 37 degrees Monday night. Last week's rainy spell continued through Sunday with .32 inches there Friday, 32 inches Saturday and inches Sunday. Skies cleared Sunday afternoon.
Hospital Association Meeting Planned in Emmetsburg
The Palo Alto Memorial Hospital Association will hold its annual meeting Tuesday evening October 6 at 8 o'clock in the County Supervisors office basement Courthouse Emmetsburg. Members are urged to attend.
Del Monte Round-Up Days At Masters Grocery
Masters Grocery holds Del Monte Round-up days this week on Thursday Friday and Saturday October 1 2 and 3 Owner Elmer Masterrat announces free coffee and donuts Saturday afternoon and evening See ad in this weeks Times for details
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del Monte
Masters Grocery Masters Grocery
Elmer Masterrat
Letter Writing Week Observed in Grachtinger Iowa
The 22nd annual Letter Writing Week will be celebrated in Grachtinger Iowa during October 4 to 10. Postmaster KR T Naas announced the event urging everyone to write letters as a personal, intimate, economical way to communicate. Posters and posters of a mail carrier vehicle will be shown in post offices nationwide with the slogan Letters are fun to send and exciting to receive.
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Grachtinger
Iowa
KR. T. Naas
NASA
Pateeta
Dottar
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Fred Christiansens
Storm Path
Agriculture Advisory Council
Dan Miller
County Farm Bureau Meeting
Citizens OF Tomorrow
Linta Lee Andenen
Imas
Lyle Andorses
Grasttinger
Randy Paul
Wm. Fraseford
Denny
Saan
Jensen Garden
Stork
Regus Iav Ciry
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