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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1970

Page

5

Palo Alto ASC elections list candidates and notices

Community committees in Palo Alto County will elect three members and two alternates in September to serve one year. Nominees for ASC posts are listed by community Walnut Lost Island Vernon Fairfield with several named candidates. Also notes tractor pull entry blanks, girls softball practice at Graettinger, and a prize drawing of $25 in participating stores.

Palo Alto Joe A. Lynch ASC ASCS Walnut Arnold Alesch Ohn W. Anderson Emmett Currans Ed Herke John Nolan Norman Wegener Lost Island Otis Hauge Andy Hermanson Wayne R. Knutson Richard Kropf Albert Norris Elwood Smith Vernon Ed Bredehoeft Lawrence Drew Ulrich Juhl, Jr Gaylord Naig Orville Nicol Gilbert Siemers Wayne R. Smith Emmetsburg Graettinger High School Ron Brockmeyer GHS Graettinger School Graettinger Sioux Rapids

Hardware Auction Continues In Graettinger Saturday

The Graettinger Hardware and Tractor Parts sale extends into Saturday September 5 starting at 1 p m due to remaining merchandise from the August 29 closing out sale. McCarty Brothers Public Auction set for Friday September 11 at 1 p m will auction three tractors and farm machinery on a Graettinger farm. Brown and Bortint will auctioneer with Graettinger State Bank as clerk. The area reports a dry August with 2.82 inches of rain and year to date rainfall at 13.66 inches, well below normal.

Graettinger Gene George McCarty Highway 4 Wm. Leduc Brown and Bortint Graettinger State Bank Times Legion Hall GHS Joseph Ferrell Mallard

Graettinger Labor Day Celebrations Highlight Busy Weekend

Graettinger hosts its 74th annual Labor Day with a main street vendor stand schedule for workers and wives volunteering. festivities include a three day Circle 6 Rodeo, children events at Fahenstock park, a theater program, a local golf title, a community school enrollment update, and a fire department water fight on Monday. no milk delivery by Farmers Creamery that day.

Graettinger Main Street Russell Lastine Ed Herke Charles Sarazine Arnold Masters Francis Schealler Bob Carter Wayne Poeppe Wayne Potter Jim Spies Sam Watson Alan Norris Avery Bonstead Verland Rients Russell Peterson Russell Jones Lloyd C. Petersen Vincent Hughes Omer Gjerde Jens Kirkegaard Ted Erb the Farmers Creamery

Graettinger Labor Day Dinner Open To Congressman Wiley Mayne

Congressman Wiley Mayne and wife Betty plan to attend a Labor Day chicken dinner at the Graettinger Methodist Church, arriving shortly before noon. The event is part of a northwest Iowa tour sponsored by local churches and held as Labor Day activities.

Wiley Mayne Sioux City Iowa Betty Graettinger

Graettinger Ready for 74th Labor Day Celebration Plans

Graettinger completes plans for its 74th annual Labor Day celebration with rides and concessions by Don's Midwest Carnival on Sunday and Monday. A three day Circle G Rodeo starts 1:30 p m daily with seven events per show. Ghost Chasers host hill climb Sunday at 1 p m southeast of town. New Sunday 6 30 p m soft serve funfest features boys and girls games pitting Charlie Browns against Teeny Boppers. Sunday night teen hop at the Legion hall. Monday events include kid rides and contests at Fahnestock Park starting 10 a m, FFA tractor rodeo 9 30 a m, tractor pull 2 30 p m, water fights 7 p m, chicken dinner noon at the Methodist church, Legion meals, theater shows, FFA grain and veg show, horseshoe contest 1 4 p m, flea market antiques show, and a Fortunes live at the Legion hall. Country and western music caps the Monday night dance.

Graettinger Don's Midwest Carnival Main Street Circle G Rodeo Association Ghost Chasers Motorcycle Club Legion Hall Fahnestock Park FFA Graettinger United Methodist Church Legion Auxiliary Graettinger Theatre

Vietnam Soldier Thanks People For Letters

A Vietnam soldier writes to Graettinger Times thanking readers for letters sent to servicemen overseas. He notes letters brighten a man’s day and asks readers to keep sending updates from home.

Vietnam Graettinger Times

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