Graettinger School records 595 enrollments in new building
Graettinger consolidated school reports a 595 pupil enrollment, a new all time high, with up to 10 more students possible. Classes run in the new rooms while the hot lunch and community rooms are in use, and officials plan for the fall school seat. Labor Day holiday schedule announced as no classes due to the town’s 58th annual celebration.
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Graettinger
Aith
E. V
Manchester
Graettinger Band Parents Booth Announces Labor Day Sale
Officials of the Graettinger Band parents organization remind residents they will run a Main Street booth on Labor Day to take orders for a community birthday calendar and to collect listings of birthdays anniversaries and meeting dates.
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Graettinger Band Parents Organization
Main Street
North South Softball Play Off Here Tonight
The Gracttinger softball championship will be decided in a playoff at Evergreen park on Thursday evening. North side and South side teams split the two prior games with the women led by Mrs Harold Christensen winning 22 17 and Mrs Filbert Powers South side replying 9 8. In the men Warren Christensen Northsiders won 5 1 and Duane Kiner Southerners edged 4 3 in 10 innings.
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Gracttinger
South Side
North Side
Evergreen Park
Harold Christensen
Filbert Powers
Warren Christensen
Northsiders
Duane Kiner
Southerners
Prizes for Next Week and Unclaimed Awards
Next week's prizes will be 10 16 and 40 Bucks at the Wednesday evening drawing. This week Bertha Halverson did not claim the 10 Buck award Ed Anderson did not claim the 16 and Lyle Anderson of Terri did not claim the 25.
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Bertha Halverson
Ed Anderson
Lyle Anderson
Terri
James Levi Honored In Presidential Visit At Iowa State Fair
James Levi of Graettinger, son of Mr and Mrs Minard Levi, was one of six 4 H club members chosen to answer presidential livestock questions during President Eisenhowers brief visit to the Iowa State Fair. A photo in Tuesdays Fort Dodge Messenger shows Eisenhower with his party examining Jimmie the Holstein calf beside the handler and also noting Sooland Carnation Beets Ace, a 2700 pound Holstein bull from the Spies and Lein herd in Graettinger.
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James Levi
Minard Levi
Graettinger
Eisenhower
Fort Dodge
Mensenger
Hoover
Sec. of Agriculture
Benson
Thomas Martin
Jimmie
Jim
Spies and Lein
FFA Livestock Show Plans Labor Day Celebration
Graettinger FFA launches activities for Labor Day with livestock and grain exhibits judged Sunday by Ronald Wilson and Floyd Schnirring from Sac City. Sheep hogs and dairy entries listed with nine fat steers to be auctioned Monday at 10:30 at Clark building under Bortin and Brown. Also includes servant ballot notice for servicemen for the November election.
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Graettinger
Ronald Wilson
Floyd Schnirring
Sac City
Clark Building
Donald Rix
Jerry Haisman
Don Johnson
Gene Twait
Darrell Schnell
Martin Baedke
Richard
Don Jacobson
Ronald Duhn
Hugh Thompson
Wayne Johnson
Dennis Graettinger
Paul Bonstead
Orland Paulson
Willard Herke
Ciary Bonstead
Lowell Platter
Lowell Blatter
Richard Hexke
Funute
Bortint and Brown
Plan Retreat At Ingham Lake This Weekend
A Lutheran Bible Prophecy retreat will be conducted at Ingham Lake near Wallingford from Friday evening, September 3, through Monday, September 6. It aims to attract visitors from Town and Minnesota with speakers Rev. A. W. Knock and Mr. Nela Pederson of Minneapolis. Sessions feature Mount Matthew 24.4 readings and run 8:00 p.m. Friday, 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Sunday 3:00 and 8:00 p.m., and Monday.
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Ingham Lake
Wallingford
Town
Minnesota
A. W. Knock
Nela Pederson
Minneapolis
Minn
Labor Day Supper at American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary will serve supper on Labor Day starting at 5 p m and continue until all are served. Menu includes hot beef sandwich with mashed potatoes baked beans sliced tomatoes celery and carrot sticks pie coffee or milk. Prices 75 and 50 cents. Also Circle No 66 of St Pauls Lutheran Ladies Aid hosts a bake sale at the Rouse Chevrolet and Implement showroom Saturday evening Sept 4. patrons encouraged.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
St. Paul’s Lutheran Ladies Aid
Rouse “Chevrolet and Implement
Mayor Urges Graettinger Clean-Up for Labor Day
Mayor Thomas Thomson calls on Graettinger residents and property owners to mow weeds and remove rubbish and accumulations to present an attractive town for Labor Day visitors. Cooperation from all is requested to ensure a clean, orderly appearance.
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the Times
Thomas Thomson
Graettinger
Sampsons Purchase Cafe From Mrs Latson
Edna and Harry Sampson have bought the East End cafe from Mrs Elsie Latson and will run the E and H Cafe. They own the building and fixtures and plan to offer meals and short orders with home cooking. The couple, long-time Graettinger residents, previously operated the cafe, farmed west of town, and Mr Sampson worked as a carpenter in Minnesota. They will reside in the cafe rear living quarters.
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Edna
Harry Sampson
East End
Elsie Latsen
Grachtinger
Sampson
Mrs Lars Petersen Lands 17-1b Northern Angling Crown
Mrs Lars Petersen Irene Petersen catches a 17 pound 1 ounce northern pike on Vermillion River near Lake Kabetogoma Minnesota with a 4 inch chub. The 20 minute fight ended with a large fish and a near empty stomach. Howard Hanson helped land the fish as part of a party that included Elmer Masters and Arnold Henningsen. The group limited on northerns and reported fewer walleyes, returning Saturday.
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Lars
Irene) Petersen
Howard Hanson
Champ
Elmer Masters
Mia
Arnold Henningsen
Labor Day plans mark 58th Graettinger celebration
Graettinger gears up for the 58th annual Labor Day event with a full day of activities on Monday September 6 including tractor rodeo livestock sale free acts by Ruth Orr troupe midget baseball and FHA show. Notables Thomas E. Martin and L. E. Plummer will speak at 7 30 p m on the free act stage. Local bands and a dance at the Legion hall cap the evening with a late movie showing at Watson Theatre.
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Thomas E. Martin
Towa City
U. S
L. E. Plummer
Worth County
Iowa
Graettinger
Sears
A. C. Christiansen
Rouse Chevrolet
FFA
Francia E. Warren
Byers Bros
Cait
Anteckan
Olt Herke
Methodist
Methodist Church
Graettinger High School
Ruth Orr
Fahnentock Park
Pomeroy
Earl Hughes
Legion Hall
Watson Theatre
Oklahoma
Graettinger High Grid Team Reveals 33 Man Roster For Season
Graettinger High School grid squad works 3 to 5 p.m. daily at Evergreen Park under Coach Thobert Held with 33 players in camp. Only 10 lettermen return as candidates vie to replace last year’s eleven. 68 names listed across positions including Enda Bonstead Alger Prather Wolfe Johnson Rogge Jensen Guarda Johnson Tonderum Tonderum Peterson Rouse Tackles Platter Gruettinger Twat Carter Knutsen Mammen Jacobson Denver Jespersen Heisman Bonstead Quarterbacks Baedke Masters Reeves Weight ends Bonstead Murray Burg Left half Thompson Larson Banding Fullbacks Grei Jesperson.
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Enda
Paul Bonstead
Gary Alger
Ronnie Prather
Richard Wolfe
Gary Johnson
Gregory Rogge
Delbert Jensen
Guarda
Wayne Johnson
Gordon Tonderum
Roger Tonderum
John ‘Peterson
Larry Rouse
Lowell Platter
Dennis Gruettinger
Gene Twat
Charles Carter
Ernest
Sonny) Knutsen
Dick Mammen
Don Jacobson
FHA Girls To Sponsor Foods And Fashions
The I H A girls sponsor an event at Cornettinger's 58th Luho Day on September 6 featuring an Rats Stand with hot donuts hamburgers and chili and a Styte Show of fashions by the girls at 8:00 PM Monday. A store window display by A Jengen will showcase exhibits in food and clothing judged into Blue Red and White ribbon classes with ribbons furnished by the Gratttinger Community Club.
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Cornettinger
A. Jengen
Gratttinger Community Club
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Hargrave Construction Co
Martin Funeral Home
Ray Glazier
Iowa State Fair
Emmatsburg
Sampsons Purchase Cafe
Mrs. Latson
Lars Petersen
Tom Martin
Larry
Roberts County
South Dakota
Rusholt
St. .Paul College of
FHA
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