Rites Held Here Monday For Inger Nelson 90
Inger Nelson 90 longtime Graettinger resident died Thursday night at the home of her nephew Inard Johnson Estherville from a heart attack Funeral services were held Monday at Bethel Lutheran church South with Rev O J Reitz officiating Burial was in St Johns cemetery near Cylinder Pallbearers were Arnold Bisgard Henry Bratrud Morris Finnestag Jorgen Larsen Robert McDonald and Harvey Eldridge She was born Feb 11 1875 in Marshall county near Dunbar and moved to Palo Alto county in 1888 later living in Webster City Nevada Graettinger and Cylinder Survivors include nieces and nephews Iward Johnson Estherville Mrs Ed Zitterich Grattlinger Sylvester Johnson Wallingford Mrs Cordela Wycoff Sioux Falls Mrs Doris Nielsen Sioux Falls Mrs Irvin Solberg Cylinder Mrs Dick Parks Emmetsburg Mrs Bill Juhl Emmetsburg Lyle Thompson Cylinder and Justin Thompson near Des Moines
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inger Nelson
Jorgen Larsen
Robert McDonald
Harvey Eldridge
Inger Hellena Thompson
Jacob and
Christina Thompson
Marshall County
Dunbar
H. C. Hokn
Palo Alto County
Cylinder
N. M. Nelson
Webster City
Nevada
Nelson
Graettinger
Iward Johnson
Estherville
Charlotte) Zitterich
Grattlinger
Sylvester Johnson
Wallingford
Cordela Wycoff
Sioux Falls
Doris Nielsen
Irvin Solberg
Dick Parks
Emmetsburg
Bill Juhl
Lyle Thompson
Justin Thompson
Near Des Maines
Song Stars in Film Imitation of Life at Graettinger
Two leading song stars perform in Universal's Imitation of Life at the Graettinger theater Saturday and Sunday. Lana Turner John Gavin Sandra Dee and others star, with Mahalia Jackson singing Trouble of the World during the funeral scene.
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Universal
Fannie Hurst
Graettinger Theatre
Mahalia Jackson
Miss Jackson
Annie
Lana Turner
John Gavin
Sandra Dee
Dan O'llerichy
Robert Aida
Juanita Moore
Miss Kohner
Town and School Quarterly Reports Published This Week
The Grauetlinger town and Graeitinger Community School District release their quarterly financial reports as legal publications this week, detailing budgets, expenditures, and financial positions for public inspection. The notices outline reporting scope and where records can be viewed.
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Grauetlinger
Graeitinger
Duck Season Opens Saturday for Statewide Hunt
Duck season opens Saturday with statewide hunting grounds open from sunrise to sunset. Daily bag limit for ducks other than mergansers is four, eight in possession. coots have ten daily and twenty in possession. Limit specifics include two wood ducks, two canvasbacks, one mallard, and one pintail for daily counts with rules on possession. Goose season runs October 2 to December 10 with five geese daily and possession limits, and bag composition restricted to certain goose species.
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Ducks State Conservation Command
Iowa
Canada
Five $25 Buck Prizes Here Saturday Night
Graettinger's Saturday night prize event will feature five $325 Buck prizes in participating stores this week. No prizes were claimed last week as the names of Leo Thompson, Martin Baedke, Henry Halverson and Richard Westergard were drawn. The $125 Buck drawing will be at nine o'clock Saturday night in participating stores.
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Graettinger
Leo Thompson
Martin Baedke
Henry Halverson
Richard Westergard
Open House Slated for New Palo Alto County Hospital
Open house set for Sunday October 24 from 2 to 6 p m at the new million dollar Palo Alto hospital in Emmetsburg. Event features guided tours and a program with hospital auxiliary serving refreshments. More details to run next week in Pulse WHHL.
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New Palo Alto County Hospital
Palo Alo Valu
Emmetsburg
Vie
Northwest Iowa FFA Soil Judging Contest This Saturday
Fifteen area schools will be represented as five member teams compete in the 195 annual Northwest Iowa FFA soil judging contest near Grachitin ger Saturday morning. The test area remains secret until the contest begins at 10 a m. The winning team earns 25 dollars and a banner and may enter the national contest in Oklahoma. No age or grade limits apply. any ag student can join a team.
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Northwest Iowa
Future Farmers of America
Grachitinger
Henry D. Tordoff
Usda Soil Conservation Service
Oklahoma
Lo Ag
Northwest Towa
The
Soil Conservation Society of America
Graetlinger Municipal Election Officials Named
The regular Graetlinger municipal election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2 at the town hall from a.m. to p.m. Judges are Theodore Knudtson, Howard Hanson and Forrest Peterson. clerks are Joleen Petersen and Jorgen Knutsen. Mayor John Poland is unopposed. Council incumbents Forrest Peterson and Howard Hanson are unopposed alongside Don Moran, Jim Iverson and George Torrence. Town treasurer race features Leo Hughes versus Mrs. Gene Rosella Boblit.
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Graetlinger
Theodore Knudtson
Howard Hanson
Forrest Peterson
Joleen Petersen
Jorgen Knutsen
John Poland
Don Moran
Jim Iverson
George Torrence
Leo Hughes
Gene
Rosella) Boblit
Services Held Saturday For Mrs. Carl Thorson
Funeral services for Mrs. Carl Cixate Thorson 24 longtime Wallingford resident were held Saturday at the Graettinger Methodist church. She died Wednesday night October 14 at the Good Samaritan home in Estherville from complications of old age. The Rev. Ronald Swedberg officiated at 2 p.m. Burial followed in Riverside cemetery Wallingford. Pallbearers were C L Torreson Jens Rasmussen Otto Appel C P Jackson E B Burg and Kenneth Starkey. She was born June 6 1881 in Armstrong Grove township, educated in Estherville schools, married Carl Thorson May 26 1908 in Estherville, farmed in Wallingford area, retired to Wallingford, observed Golden wedding anniversary in 1958, husband died in 1960, survived by two nieces and two cousins. She was a member of the Methodist WSCS.
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Graettinger Methodist Church
Carl Cixate Thorson
Wallingford
Good Samaritan
Estherville
Ronald Swedberg
Riverside Cemetery
Fuhrman
L. Torreson
Jens Rassmussen
Otto Appel
C. P. Jackson
E. B. Burg
Kenneth Starkey
Kate Harrison
Thorson
Armstrong Grove Township
Carl Thorson
Methodist
WSCS
Ted Thomas
Sioux Falls
S. D
Floya Johnson
Cady. W
Amy Harrison
Lorenzo Helgason
Armstrong
Area Vocational School Meeting Held Here Monday
County superintendents and board members from Palo Alto Emmet Kossuth Clay and Dickinson met at Graetlingersnedl to discuss a five county area vocational school. A planning board will form the district and consider curriculum junior college and location with seven area directors. The group favored establishing a vocational school first and to notify the state department with a letter of intent.
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Palo Alto Emmet
Kossuth
Clay and
Dickinson
Graetlinger Snedl
Ares
Trnst
Abbe
Tn Area Vocational School
State Department
Indian Summer Brings Week of Mild Weather and Rain
The past week featured an apparent Indian summer with high seventies aiding farmers to catch up on harvest and plowing. Heavy showers Tuesday yielded 1.27 inches, plus 0.15 inches Tuesday night for a 1.42 inch day total, followed by cooler temperatures Wednesday night.
Vincent Leduc Public Auction Oct 28 Near Graettinger
Vincent Punk Leduc holds a farm equipment public auction Thursday October 28 starting at 1 p.m. on the farm two miles north of Spies corner Graettinger Iowa with Burns and Clark as auctioneers and Graettinger State Bank as clerk. See ad in this issue for details.
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Vincent (Punk) Leduc
Spies Corner
Graettinger
Burns and Clark
Graettinger State Bank
State Director To Attend EOA Meeting In Gilmore City
Residents of Palo Alto Emmet Pacsa hontas and Kossuth counties are invited to a Gilmore City community action group meeting on the Economic Opportunity Act program at Gilmore City Bradgate school Tuesday at 8 p.m. Dr. Gilmore state director of EOA is expected to attend. John Poland Gene Goblit represent Graettinger county advisory KOA board. Palo Alto county is represented by Peter Hart Emmetsburg Waltigh Mrs Gon Rittsers West Bend and Mrs May Pitcher Ruthven.
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Palo Alto
Emmet
Gilmore City
Gilmore
Iscul
Waltigh
Emmetsburg
Gon Rittsers
West Bend
May Pitcher
Ruthven
Pacsahontas
Kossuth
Pirate B Squad Wins Undefeated Streak Over Terril 14-6
Graettinger Pirates B squad stayed undefeated with a 14-6 home victory over Terrill Monday night. Sophomore Rich Rose directed the ground game in the second half, finishing with a 16 point lead after a 3 yard run by Liegard and a 7 point conversion. The defense clamped down in the second half, led by Ervin and Lisgard with 11 tackles apiece as the Pirates secured their third straight win.
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Graettinger Pirate
Terrill
Pirates
Varsity
Terry
Tiger
Derril
Pirate
Rich Rose
Rose
Liegard
Maran
Blum
Prate
Ervin Anessen
Lisgard
Sioux Rapids Gridders Visit Pirates Friday Night
Sioux Rapids undefeated Corn Belt team travels to Evergreen Park Field to face the Pirates Friday at 7 30 pm. SR Indians lead the conference with four wins and one tie and are favorites though the Pirates hope for an upset after a strong Everly showing. This is the Pirates final home game of the season.
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Sioux Rapids
Pirates
Evergreen Park Field
SR Indians
Everly
Graettinger Men to Perform in Halftime TV Tand
Three Graettinger high school graduates will perform as a TV tandem at halftime of the Ghivaga Bear professional game at Wrigley Field Sunday afternoon. The trio includes Jim Oleson, Jim Girres, and Ronald Jacilke, SCI students, with televised presentation confirmed but network details not yet definite.
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State College of Tenmari
Wrigley Field
Jim Oleson
Jim Girres
Ronald Jacilke
Graettinger High
SCI. Cedar Two
Dcfinite
FFA Harvest Ball Features Crowning of Chapter Sweetheart
The Gracttinger FFA chapter WHEL hosts its annual Harvest Ball on Saturday night Oct 23. A chapter sweetheart will be crowned from four candidates Diana Bortini Sheri Logan Susan Wiker Betty Sampson. The winner receives a bracelet and jacket. Dancing runs 8 to 1130 p.m. Tickets cost 50 cents per couple, single 25 cents, available from any EIA member or at the door.
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FFA
Diana Bortini
Sheri Logan
Susan Wikert
Betty Sampson
EIA
Second Polio Clinic Oct 30 At Emmetsburg
The Palo Alto county medical society sponsors a second polio clinic in Emmetsburg on Saturday October 30 from noon to 6 pm at West Elementary school. It offers the oral vaccine for those needing a second dose or a booster after missing the first clinic, per JoAnn Rutgers RN Palo Alto county nurse.
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Palo Alto
Supervisors Set Insurance Contracts Date
The Palo Alto board of supervisors met in regular session on Monday morning and set December 1 at 11 a.m. to let the county insurance. They approved the quarterly reports of the auditor, clerks of court and the recorder.
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Palo Alto
Mary Quinn 85 Died Sunday Rites Tuesday
Mary Quinn 85 longtime Grachtinger area resident died Sunday afternoon at Haly Family hospital after months of illness due to age. Funeral Tuesday at 9 30 a m Immaculate Conception with Father Vincent Beacom officiating. Fuhrman Funeral Home in charge burial at St Jacob's Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. She was born November 3 1879 in Pittsburgh PA daughter of John and Mrs Quinn. Survived by nieces and nephews. predeceased by parents three brothers Matt Michael James and sister Mrs Charles Nolan.
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Mary Quinn
Grachtinger
Haly Family Hospital
Immaculate Conception
Vincent Beacom
Fuhrman
Matt
Michael
James
Charles Nolan
Mrs. Carl Bushman Dies at 77 in Sioux City
Mrs. Carl Bushman 77 a former Graettinger resident known previously as Mrs. Frank Ahrends of Graettinger died Thursday in Sioux City. Services were held Saturday. Ahrends who died in 1939 helped install Graettinger water and sewer systems. Bushman died in 1963.
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Carl Bushman
Sioux City
Frank Ahrends
Grachtinger
Ahrends
Graettinger
Bushman
County Legion Meeting At Mallard Hall Tuesday Night
A county wide American Legion meeting will be held at Mallard Legion hall on Wednesday night October 27. Gene Boblit the Palo Alto county commander says a social security representative will discuss Medicare and social security programs. The public is invited to attend.
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County Legion Meeting
Mallard
American Legion
Malland
Mallard Legion Hall
Gene Boblit
Graettinger
Palo Alto County
Gwen Stueve takes over Estherville store operation
Gwen Stueve of Graettinger announced she now operates the Made-O-Day store in Estherville and took possession Monday of this week. The report mentions prior DX cafe work and notes other regional Iowa Heart Association memorial chair appointments and memorial gift procedures.
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Gwen Stueve
Estherville
Graettinger
Gwen
Republican Women Meet Wednesday in Emmetsburg
The Palo Alto Republican Women’s club will meet Wednesday, October 27, at the Nermore hotel in Emmetsburg. The session begins at 3 p.m. in the Colonial Room with Mrs. Betty Schutter of Algona, sixth district chairman, as program speaker.
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Palo Alto
Republican Women's Club
Nermore
Emmetsburg
Colonial Room
Betty Schutter
Algona
Fifteenth Legion Scholarship Booklet Available
The American Legion announces the fifteenth edition of the Scholarship Booklet titled Need a Life. It will be sent to principals of public and parochial schools in Iowa, making it available to all high school students.
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The
American Legion
Iowa
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Foringer Nelson
Song
Area Vocational School
Vincent Leduc
EOA
Down Terril
By Paul Bisgard
H. A. Elsenbast
A. W. Herlivken
Masa City
Elsenbast
Legion
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