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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1954
Page
5
Graettinger struck early as the Pirates led Marathon 19-0 in a Corn Belt clash Friday night. Hughie Thompson opened with a kickoff return for a score and Graettinger’s strong defense kept Marathon from mounting any rally.
Leonard Kinnetz about 22 suffered a compound fracture of his right leg when a footboard broke on a combine at Edmund Herke farm near Osgood. He was taken by ambulance to Graettinger and then Holy Family hospital. authorities said he was doing as well as could be expected. Edmund Herke was in another nearby machine and helped after noticing the accident.
Crowd well over 2,000 attends the opening at Riverdale Ranch near Ermmersburg despite rain and mud. Patricia Kline, 16, of West Bend, is named Rodeo Queen for excellence in beauty horsemanship and gear. Over 20 boys ride calves with blue ribbons and cash prizes from owner Kerm Reeves.
Local residents are reminded that the adult evening school at Graettinger School starts Wednesday October 18 at 7:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. with square dancing afterward. The advisory council led by Donald Rix will run the farmers classes while Margaret Pratt heads Home Economics. Nearly 100 have enrolled. the first farm topic is Cornpicker Safety with demonstrations and a film.
The Graettinger Pirates aim to improve their 2-1 record this Friday as they visit Swea City for a conference game. Swea City sits 1-2-1 in the league, trailing Graettinger in fifth place. Last week Swea City tied Titonka 6-6 as Terril leads the conference at 3-0.
The 1954 waterfowl season opens at noon October 15 and runs to December 8 with minor rule tweaks. Daily hours are half an hour before sunrise to sunset, except on parts of the Missouri River where shooting ends at sunset. Iowa shortens shooting by one hour for duck season due to slightly reduced Mississippi flyway duck supply. Bag limits mostly unchanged: ducks four per day with eight possession after first day, geese five with limited Canada, Hutchine, Cackling or white fronted to two. coat (mud hen) limit ten. Iowa jack snipe season runs noon October 16 to October 29 with eight bag limit. Migratory waterfowl shotgun shells limited to three. over-16s must carry a migratory waterfowl or duck stamp.
In a Monday night council session, a building permit was issued to L H Garber for constructing a residence on the lot west of the Clara and Albert Suse residence. A permit was also granted to Leo Thompson to remodel and move a residence to the Elmer Olson lot recently purchased by the Thompsons, located just across the street.
James K. Nelson, 78, longtime U.S. mail messenger from Graettinger to Rock Island, served since January 20, 1945. He hauled mail to and from the Rock Island depot daily until September 30 when service ended. He never missed a mail exchange despite delays, aside from a short illness in February 1952. He turns 79 on Friday, October 6.
Postmaster R T Nane announces new star routes changing Graettinger post office mail times. Southbound morning mail distributes at 9 a m or soon after, noon mail around 1 p m, and rural routes depart at 9 30 a m. No Sunday service under the new system. last weekly mail sorted by 4 10 p m Saturday, with Saturday northbound mail at 6 45 p m dispatch.
The Rev E S Maynard announces that starting next Sunday masses will be at 8 and 10 am and weekday masses at 7 am until November Sunday masses were 7 30 and 9 30 during summer months.
Merrill C. Clark of Graettinger is named in charge of Farm Census enumeration for Palo Alto and Emmet counties. He will attend eight special training sessions at Fort Dodge next week. Farmers in the area will complete census questionnaires over the coming years, with the program described as confidential and covering many farm condition aspects.
The W S C of Graettinger Methodist church will hold an annual bazaar and supper on Thursday, October 10 at the church parlors. Details will appear in next week’s Times. The Graettinger American Legion post plans its regular October meeting on Tuesday evening, October 12 at 8 pm in the Legion hall.
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its October meeting next Tuesday evening October 12 at 8 pm at the Legion hall.
Spies and Levi announce their annual Spotted Poland China Boar sale on Tuesday night October 19. The event is known in a wide area for its high quality offerings of Spotted Poland China boars.
Secretary Sullivan Coan says the Graettinger Community Club will hold its regular October meeting Tuesday evening Oct 11 with a 6 30 dinner at the D X Cafe. A get acquainted dinner for local school men teachers was postponed to Nov 18 when the club hosts the school men.
Clear skies greeted residents Wednesday morning marking a pause after eight storm filled days. Thunder hail and damp conditions disrupted farm work with soybeans and corn harvests delayed. Hail measured up to five inches around Graettinger causing damage to crops and at least one car. County Extension director R W Ashby noted soybean losses from ten to eighty percent in several areas.
Everett Feller, recently named manager of the Graettinger Telephone Co with an effective Oct 15, died at home Saturday night after a heart ailment. He had been hired mid-August and was to succeed H. E. Fink on Oct. 16. Survived by wife and three children, he was born Aug. 24, 1916, in Marengo. Funeral at St Patrick’s, Marengo.
Campaign chairman HH Misenbast announces team captains Vernon Rouse Gerhard Jensen Adolph Spies Lars Petersen Arnold Masters for the town wide drive starting October 19. A $350 goal is set for the day covering the community with support from a $50,094 Council budget for 1965 13 and 102 towns participating.
Mrs Julia Robingson took over operation of People’s Cafe in Estherville last Friday from Mrs Helen Yeager who previously ran Helen’s Cafe. Yeager later operated Murray’s Cafe in Grachtinger before taking over the Estherville cafe.
Ernest L Jensen aged 30 of El Centro Calif died Sept 22 of a heart attack. Funeral services were held Sept 27 at Lemons Wiley Funeral chapel El Centro with Rev Rodgers officiating. Burial followed in Evergreen cemetery. He was born Jan 20 1924 in Balaton Minn and served in the U S Navy in World War II. He moved to California after discharge and was married about six months prior to his death. Survivors include his wife Wanda his parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Jensen of Graettinger and siblings Henry Holger Jensen Mrs Arnold Oleson and Mrs Earl Christensen. Jacob Jansen and Holger Jensen attended the funeral in El Centro.
The Rev. Vance Baird director of Lutheran Welfare Service of Iowa will speak to St Pauls Lutheran Church men on Thursday Oct 7 at 8:00 PM The Rev Baird from Des Moines will discuss refugees admitted behind the Iron Curtain and screen the film Let Us Live All men in the community are invited Refreshments to follow after the meeting
Jensen drug store announces a Rexall sale running from October 19 through October 28. The ad outlines advertised prices and product lines for the event, highlighting discounts on common household and health items during the limited run.
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