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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1966
Page
5
Names drawn last week were Mrs Arnold Girres Orville Nicol Mrs Don Torreson and Grace V Carson none of the winners were on hand to claim their prizes next week's prize total will be 12 dollars in five $25 Buck awards with two winners in a participating store at the drawing time
During Children's Book Week from October 30 to November 5, readers may pick from scores of new books at the Graettinger public library. More than 200 recent titles shelved for every age, including 20 landmark middle grade books and 15 easy readers, with offerings from Dr. Seuss to Edith McGall. Notable titles span Thanksgiving Feast and Festival, Wildlife of North America, Iowa Pioneers, and Earthquake! The high school and college shelves include Alistair MacLean’s South by Java Head and When Eight Bells Ring, Kinlock’s Sauce for the Mongoose, and Ronan’s Man Probes the Universe. Whatever age or taste, a book awaits.
Graettinger FFA members participated in the Jackson Judging Contest with 15 teams from Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota. Graettinger placed 21st in overall team judging with 2952 points and 15th in beet judging within 45 teams. Craig Tindall ranked 5th in overall sheep judging with 281 points. 180 participants overall. Also noted is Graettinger State Bank announcing FDIC insurance increase to 100000 per depositor effective October 16, 1966.
Graettinger Sioux Rapids clash is a must win for the Pirates to share the conference title. Graettinger and Terril lead with one loss each while Sioux Rapids and Ruthven each have one loss and one tie. Terril faces West Bend hoping to finish with two wins.
Terril Eleven defeats the Graettinger Pirates 21 to 7 in front of a large crowd as Roger Dotson and Dick Berrick pace the visiting Tigers with 191 and 133 rushing yards respectively. Graettinger’s offense struggled to match Terril’s scoring machine though Graettinger showed bursts of strength in the first quarter before Terril’s defense stifled them. The game opened with Graettinger recovering a kickoff fumble and Dick Clipperton scampered 35 yards for Graettinger’s early lead, but Terril answered and momentum shifted as Dotson and Berrick ran strong.
The Methodist Junior High MYF will conduct a UNICEF drive Saturday evening from 8 pm. Colored orange and black cartons identify trick or treaters, symbolizing aid to sick and hungry children in Africa Asia Latin America and the Middle East. Each small coin helps fund vaccines and medicines for TB yaws trachoma and other diseases, supporting millions of children and mothers worldwide.
The Gracttinger Pirate B squad closed their season undefeated at four games by defeating Terris 434 Monday evening. Coached by Ron Barrie, they held Terris scoreless and rolled up 60 points with balanced scoring from Jensen Murphy Murphy Schang Tindall Movin Lammers Petersen and others.
Graettinger Lumber Co. manager Rolfe Lundgren announces the firm will be closed on Monday, October 31 for its annual inventory. The notice also mentions an upcoming preinventory sale and progress toward the inventory date.
Dan Petersen lifelong Graettinger area resident died aged about 70 at Tels Family hospital after an accident. Funeral services were held at Bethel Lutheran Church with burial in South Walnut cemetery. Petersen, born February 6 1881, farmed and did carpenter work in the area. He married Hazel Gilbaugh in 1954 and was survived by his wife, children, a stepson, a brother, sisters, many grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The Palo Alto county board of supervisors appointed election judges and clerks for the general election on Tuesday November 8. Listed are focal election prejudges and township officials for Lost Island Vernon Emmetsburg and Emmetsburg townships with names for judges and clerks including Hobart Brown Twait Smith and Joynt Joynt Munson Fank and Quam among others.
Four young Palo Alto county men left Emmetsburg for induction into the army. Douglas Herke of rural Emmetsburg, Dale Nissen of Graettinger, Vincent Lammers of rural Emmetsburg, and Alan Hantelman of Fenton depart to receive basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri.
Elmer Masters of Masters Grocery in Graettinger announces the annual Shurfine Carnival Sale featuring Sharfine products. The ad lists special prices and indicates the sale is now in progress.
Cub Scout den meeting for all dens scheduled at the legion hall on Tuesday afternoon November 1 at 6 45 PM. All boys interested in beginning cub scouts are invited to attend.
The Groplinger school plans a November 4 production by the Speech Department. Deadly Earnest is billed as a hilarious farce, promised to have the audience laughing from start to finish. More details will appear in a later issue.
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday when clocks go back one hour to standard time. Officials set reminders for the official change, while residents may choose to adjust devices the night before for convenience.
A 14 inch carrot, measuring 1 1/2 inches thick at the top, was brought to the Times office by Lloyd Cornelius from his town garden. He notes this year yielded many oversized vegetables and says digging such giants is a rough job as they are deeply anchored.
Pleasant Wall enjoys typical fall conditions with no rain, winds brisk on Friday and Saturday, and temperatures near 60 as sunny days followed a 24 degree Monday. Farmers harvest one of the largest corn crops in years with bumper yields.
Palo Alto County ASCS announces 1967 feed grain program provisions. Base acreages and diversion rules mirror 1966 with 20 percent diversion for price support and loan eligibility. Diverted acres and payments vary by base size, with adjustments for conservation bases and substitutions continuing under 1966 terms. Continued on Page Five.
Graettinger firemen tackled a grass fire five to seven miles west of town on Saturday. Sunday a Graettinger tank truck fought a trash fire that spread to a haystack near a machine shed at Don Fisher farm north of Hoping, with sheds and a feeder destroyed. Monday see Ringsted and Wallingford departments at Nick Spear farm near Ingham Lake where a machine shed burned and equipment, shelled corn damaged. Fire started near a fuse box. neighbors helped move machinery from the shed.
The Rev. Charles E. Schmitz of Minneapolis will speak at Bethel Lutheran Church for a four day Evangelism Mission from Sunday morning to Wednesday, Oct 30 to Nov 2, with services at 7:30 p.m. Special music and a question box will accompany the series.
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