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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1960
Page
7
Graettinger recorded 20.95 inches of rain over five months per local KICD weather observer Chas Henningsen. He logged monthly totals and noted regional variations with normal seasonal rainfall around 22.5 inches for northern Iowa.
The Grachtinger mail routes now leave the local post offices at 9:30 a m each morning. Mail for these routes should be mailed by 9:15 a m. Postmaster RR T Nane notes the change from 10 am as a response to the later arrival of the second northbound star route truck.
Gerald Stueve manager of Graettinger Lumber invites friends and patrons to Appreciation Day Friday afternoon October 7. Free watermelon saved from 1 to 3 PM. He says the event shows appreciation for patronage and friendly business relations of the past year.
The fall weather brought unusual harvests as Mrs. Karo ine Hess picked strawberries in her garden last Saturday and Mrs. Walter Jorgensen gathered berries at her mother Mrs. Kirstine Nelsen’s garden. Early soybean combining started with 26 to 30 bushels per acre, while corn and late plantings are out of frost danger.
October 9 to 15 marks National Fire Prevention Week with guidance from Graettinger Insurance, Graettinger State Bank Insurance, H A Elsenbast agent, and the Graettinger volunteer fire department. Officials note many home fires stem from stoves furnaces and overloaded electrical systems. safety checks can reduce risk though not eliminate it. Families should plan to rescue children and elderly or sick members during a fire and keep essential precautions ready.
The Northwestern Trail Riders will meet at the town hall on Wednesday night October 12. The gathering will include the election of officers for the coming year.
The Hawkeye Saddle Club Association and Northwestern Trail Riders will hold a trail ride Sunday starting at 10 am. Horses will be unloaded north of the VC plant on Highway 17 south of Estherville. A pot luck luncheon will follow with members supplying their own tableware.
Graettinger shoppers can win a $50 Buck prize this Saturday in participating stores. The nine o'clock drawing will determine the winner. Last week’s $25 award went unclaimed by Don Bisgeard of Graettinger.
The Graettinger Furniture Market will hold weekly auction sales every Thursday evening beginning October 13 at the building, the third door east of the post office, Sea ad in section two of this basue.
Palo Alto county supervisor William McConnell of Emmetsburg was fined $50 and costs after a guilty finding for private use of public property. The charge stemmed from using a county drag line and a Trojan payloader at his farm in late August. rental paid totaled $96.50 by check to the county before the hearing.
Mrs Clarissa Swanson will hold a closing out public auction of farm machinery at her farm five miles south and 1 1/4 miles west of Graettinger on Monday Oct 10. Sale starts 1 p m. Bartvit and Brown will auctioneers and the Graettinger State Bank will clerk. See ad in this issue for details.
Edgar Grein of Graettinger TV Signal Co announces a new station on Graettinger Cable. Station KEYC Channel 12 at Mankato will go on the air, per the announcement in this notice.
The Ladies of Lost Island church will serve their annual family style chicken dinner this Thursday evening. Serving will begin at 5 30. Prices are 1 26 for adults and 75c for children under 12, preschool children free.
Inga C. Harrigon 90 of Minneapolis died Thursday Sept 28 services were held Saturday at St Olaf Lutheran Church with Rev Howard Sortland officiating Burial in Crystal Lake Cemetery She was born in Freeborn County Minnesota Aug 15 1870 Survived by daughters Evelyn Perkins Emma Erickson Trane Rietzke Helen Harrison and Ethel Harrison a sister Johanna Martin a brother Iver Pederson seven grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren A son Robert preceded her in 1958
Open House at Square-D Palm Supply store this Saturday from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. with door prizes coffee and donuts. R. E. Davis recently bought the store from Del C. Baker and it is managed by Lyle Anderson with Albert Hoeckett also on staff. The Square-D Farm Supply store, the new Purina dealer in Grachtinger, invites patrons to learn about Purina dine and complete Purina line for livestock and poultry. Davis invites friends to stop by Saturday afternoon and evening to meet the staff. See ad on page one of section two for details.
The Grachtingey American Legion holds its regular meeting Tuesday night October 11 at the legion hall. The Auxiliary also meets the same night.
The Palo Alto county Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting Thursday Oct 12 at 8 p.m. at St Paul’s Lutheran church in Emmetsburg. Eighty seven past presidents will be honored. Bin Buckinghim head council of the Lown Facni Bureau Foderation will be principal speaker. Entertainment includes the Wal-Nuts chicken band baton twirling by Shareen Long a Ruthven skit and a humorous skit by Mrs Eugene Lampe West Bend. Other activities include election of officers a vote upon resolutions and approval of county women's committee.
Mrs Hal Resh 40 of Richmond California dies Monday October 3 cancer funeral services Saturday Wallingford Lutheran Church and High Lake Cemetery burial in High Lake Pallbearers LeRoy Huntley Wayne Bryan Alvin Johnson Nick Spear Dale Young Lessie Sevatson Survived by husband mother Louisa Oddson daughter Leland Phyllis Flutt two sisters Britt and Lorraine Smith one brother LeRoy Oddson one granddaughter Kathy Brockman Born June 10 1920 on farm east of Graettinger married to Hal Resh August 25 1937 in Omnersburg moved to California in 1941 Mrs Resh was a member of Wallingford Lutheran Church Mrs Hudson with daughter at death
Ed Duhn received a large bouquet of Mowers from her daughter and family Afr and Mrs Herb McKenna Kathleen and Micheal of Hawaii. The MecKennas who have been in Hawaii since July 1959 sent the bouquet by air mail on Sept 26 and the flowers arrived here Sept 28. Mr Melenna is with the U S Navy.
Evangelistic services will be held at South Walnut church next week with meetings Sunday Monday and Tuesday evenings. Guest pastor Buster Robert Bock from Redeemer Lutheran Estherville will deliver talks on The Preparation for the Birth of the Church The Birthday of the Church The Witness of the Disciples and its Resultes and The Fellowship of Believers. A coffee fellowship follows the services on Sunday and Tuesday evenings.
Mayor Earl F Lehigh received a letter from Northern Natural Gas Company Oraha stating a branch line for natural gas service to Gractiinger and nearby communities will be built before October 31 1961. The company had asked the Federal Power Commission for an extension to 1962 but the commission reduced it to 31 October 1961.
The Graettinger Pirates travel to Terril for a Corn Belt game Friday with a chance to break into the win column. Terril has two league losses but boasts a 44-0 win over Madillard, while Graettinger has three close losses to strong teams, making the Pirates the favorite.
Graettinger Bowling League standings released covering Imperial Junes and Hoberville through September 28. Teams listed include Imperial Junes and Hoberville with current scores and positions in the ongoing season.
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