Boy Scout Fund Drive Tuesday in Graettinger area
Kachtinger joins a state wide one day fund drive for Boy Scout troops on Tuesday Oct 25 Francis Heidecker chairs locally with H A Elsenbast as co chair kickoff breakfast to launch canvass of Graettinger and surrounding residents Gov Hoegh to deliver radio address that morning twelve states will hold drives on the day
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kachtinger
Francis Heidecker
H. A. Elsenbast
Graettinger
Gov. Hoegh
Mission Services At First Lutheran And Lost Island
Missionary Hjalmer Astrup will speak at morning services at Lost Island Lutheran at 9 30 and First Lutheran at 11 with evening programs at Lost Island featuring mission field pictures. Prizes from Wednesday night drawings included $10 $15 $25 and $100 awards. next week draws to be held in the afternoon as stores close earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Lutheran
Lost Island
Hjalmer Astrup
Lost Island Lutheran Church
First Lutheran Church
Andrew Duus
Frank Herke
John Westergaard
Maxwell Jamison
Two Graettinger Men Leave for Army Service
Two Graettinger youths, James Barringer and Walter Tindall, depart Monday for Des Moines for induction as volunteers. They will proceed to Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, per Mildred Kerber, chief clerk of the selective service. James is the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Barringer, Walter of Mr. and Mrs. John Tindall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
James Barringer
Walter Tindall
Jeff Emmetsburg
Des Moines
Army
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Mildred Kerber
Selective Service System
James
D. C. Barringer
Walter
John Tindall
Grastinger Cub Scouts Invite Boys to Pack Meeting
Boys ages 8 to 11 interested in becoming Cub Scouts are invited to attend a Grastinger Cub Scouts pack meeting at the Legion Hall on Monday night October 24. All boys and their parents are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grasttinger
Legion Hall
Driving Demonstration At Graettinger On Oct 27
Students at Graettinger High School will view a 1 30 p m driving demonstration on October 27 to show how false impressions and overconfidence in modern cars can lead to danger. Paul Bonstead Teen Age Drivers Club president announced the event and noted the tests will span two parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger High School
Paul Bonstead
Graettinger Band Parents Plan Monday Meeting
The Graettinger Band Parents will meet Monday evening October 24 at 8 p.m. at the school house. Members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger Band
Bob Reeves Selected For National Vocal Appearances
Gracttinger High School sophomore Bob Reeves represented the local FFA chapter at the National FFA convention in Kansas City as part of the national chorus among 120 members from 48 states Hawaii and Puerto Rico. He recorded with Eddie Fisher for a national TV show and appeared on the program. He was chosen as soloist at the awards breakfast and as first tenor in the national quartet, with performances at the American Royal Livestock Show. Reeves is the son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Reeves of Graettinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Reeves
Gracttinger High School
Gracttinger Fra
FFA
Kansas City
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Bob
Eddie Fisher
Fisher
Gilbert Reeves
Graettinger
Stores Set Fall Hours Begin October 26
Grachtinger stores will begin fall closing hours and will not open Wednesday nights starting Wednesday October 26. The weekly jackpot drawing moves to 3 PM on Wednesdays from next week, an official Community Club notice says.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grachtinger
Refuses Order To Drop Trains In Iowa Ruling Stands
Polk county district Judge Ralph W Crary denied a temporary court order that would have let the Rock Island railroad drop passenger service on the Cedar Rapids Estherville run. The Iowa Commerce Commission had rejected the move last September, and the ruling follows an appeal to halt the commission. The railroad gave up its mail contract on the Cedar Rapids Estherville route on Sept 30 1954, with Grachtinger mail service handled by star route since then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Daily News
Polk County
Ralph W. Crary
Rock Island Railroad
Cedar Rapids
Estherville
Iowa Commerce Commission
Grachtinger
Star Route
Estherville Auction Company to Resume Friday Sales
The Estherville Auction Company will begin Friday afternoon sales this Friday October 21 at 1 PM. In previous summers sales were Friday evenings. Personal attention will be given to each consign ment, large or small, with Brown and Bortint of Graettinger as weekly auctioneers.
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The
Estherville Auction Company
Offididis Bof
Watherville Auction Co
Brown and
Bortint
Graettinger
Time To Clear Highway Fence Rows and Ditches
Fourth district Palo Alto county supervisor Wm. McConnell urges farmers to use favorable fall weather to clear ditches and fence rows along highways to ease snow removal this winter. He suggests supervised weed burning in ditches and notes crews cannot cover the entire district. Roads already improved by prior clearing show easier winter access and better spring thaw conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto County
Wm. McConnell
Palo Alto County Farm Bureau Meets Wednesday
The Palo Alto County Farm Bureau will hold its regular annual meeting on Wednesday evening October 26 at 8 00 pm in the Emmetsburg Public School auditorium Iowa The agenda includes adopting amended articles of incorporation electing officers adopting resolutions and other business Herb Plambeck Farm Service director of radio station WHO will be guest speaker He will show films and discuss his trip behind the Iron Curtain to Communist Russia and notes on agriculture observation as part of the American Farm Delegation contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto County Farm Bureau
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Herb Plambeck
WHO
Who-Tv
Iron Curtain
Russia
Plambeck
Communist
Prather Couple Arrives in Emmetsburg From New York
Mr and Mrs Robert Prather arrived in Emmetsburg by train from New York. Mrs Maureen Prather recently joined her husband in the United States after English birth. They wed in December 1958 while Robert served with the U S Air Force in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Prather
Emmetsburg
New York
Prather
Maureen
Ennglish
U. S
Robert
U. S. Air Force
England
Extended resealing period announced for CCC corn
William Broderson announces final resealing dates 7953 04 and 9 Purchase Agreement Corn and extends the period from September 30 1955 to November 30 1955. Producers who delivered CCC corn to Curlew Ayrshire Ruthven Cylinder and West Bend for elevator warehousing must sign delivery papers at once to expedite storage payments and overruns before CCC coin delivery to new bins.
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William Broderson Com
Palo Alto Ca
ASC
Curlew
Ayrshire
Ruthven
Cylinder
West Bend
FHA Harvest Ball Friday Night at Graettinger High
The FHA girls of Graettinger High School sponsor Harvest Ball at the school gym after the Ruthven Graettinger football game Friday night. Jimmy Smith orchestra will provide music. Details in this issue’s ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Septivore
FHA
Graettinger High School
Harvest
Ruthven-Graettinger
Jimmy Smith Orchestra
Northwest Iowa Hereford Association Meeting Notice
The Northwest Iowa Hereford association will meet Monday evening October 24 at the Farm Bureau building in Spencer. Attendees should bring a covered dish dessert and sandwiches for a pot luck supper per secretary Henry Moore of Cylinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Iowa Hereford Association
Farm Bureau
Spencer
Henry Moore
Cylinder
LeRoy Oddson Dairy Cattle Sale Planned Near LeRoy
LeRoy Oddson will auction his dairy herd on Thursday at the farm four miles east of Grachtinger toward Jack Creek bridge. Sale starts at 1 30 PM with 45 head of cattle offered including 18 high grade cows and 2 registered cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Oddson
Grachtinger
Jack Creek Bridge
Richard Peters Estate Sale Preview at Riverside Farm
A public auction will be held of the Richard Peters estate with Elsie Peters as administrator on Thursday November 10 at the farm nine and a half miles east of Grachtinger. A full line of farm machinery and household goods will be offered. Bortint and Brown are auctioneers and the Grachtinger State Bank will serve as clerk. Details to follow in the Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Peters
Elsie Peters
Adm
Grachtinger
Bortint and Brown
Grachtinger State Bank
Times
Yale Seal Sale Chairmen Named for Palo Alto County
Mrs. Fred A. Brown, county Christmas seal chairman, announced town and township seal chairmen for the mail sale of Christmas seals in Palo Alto county from Nov 16 through December. County goal set at 2,803. Local chairmen include Graettinger Mrs. Oscar Oleson, Lost Island two Mrs. Alfred Westergard, Vernon twp Mrs. Ulrich Juhl, Walnut twp Mrs. Elbert Powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Brown
Palo Alto
Graettinger
Oscar Oleson
Lost Island Two
Alfred Westergard
Vernon
Ulrich Juhl
Walnut
Elbert Powers
Sister Kenny Drive a Progress Here in Graettinger
The 1955 annual polio fund appeal of the Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation operates in Graettinger until November 1. Sponsored by Palo Alto county and Graettinger American Legion Auxiliaries, local drive is led by Mrs. Clara Holmgren of Ruthven as county chairman with primary goals funded by public contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sister
Ruthven Pirates Meet Ruthven Rams Friday Night Clash
Ruthven faces the Pirates at Evergreen Park in a key Friday game against the neighboring Ruthven Rams. Both teams boast strong lineups with Platter Carter Burg Reeves returning from injuries, aiming to defend and overturn recent tight results. Ruthven recently beat West Bend and leads Terril in the standings, heightening the rivalry atmosphere for the anticipated showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Held
Ruthven Rams
Pirates
Nick Ruthven
Rams
Edge Graettinger
Held
Platter
Carter
Tommy Burg
Bob Reeves
Banes
Ruthven
West Bend
Terril
Mystery farm No 19 of Wm H McConnell near Osgood
Wm H McConnell longtime fourth district Palo Alto county supervisor owns 240 acre farm three quarters of a mile north of Osgood. On farm since 1880 with house built in 1925 barn in 1942 tenant house moved to site. Dairy farm with 16 milk cows plus hogs. McConnell and wife Cretta Bradly married 1925 have four daughters and belong to Graettinger church and local farm organizations.
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Wm. H. McConnell
Osgood
Palo Alto
David McConnell
McConnell
Geo. Munden
Cretta Bradly
B. F. Bradly
Emmetsburg
McConnells
Byron
Jane) James
Newcastle
Wye
Jack
Jeanine) Strodtman
Near Cylinder
Wilretta
Graettinger
Barbara
Mrs. McConnell
Ship Farm Bureau
Graettinger Lions Club
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
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Harry Snyder
Cumberland, Md
Frank Hudson
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Ferman Watson
Near
Boy Scout Fund
CUB Scouts
County Farm Bureau Meeting
Hereford Association
LS Fatem Ole
LE Roy Oddson
YALE
Daie
Clude
Sister Kenny
Cornbelt Conference
Territ Wogeearesencer
Toveverssse
Seeseneree
West_Bend
Swea City
Thompson
Titonka
Armstrong
Sioux Rapids
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