Township ASS Elections Next Thursday Evening
The Annual Election of township ASC Committeemen will be held Sept 14 1961 at 8 00 p m in Palo Alto County townships Locations include Walnut City Hall Highland Ruthven Center School Emmetsburg Township Hall Freedom Township Hall Five men will be elected to the township committee with a chairman vice chairman member and two alternates The elected Township Chairman will also serve as Delegate to the County Convention on Sept 23 1961 at the ASC Office in Emmetsburg Iowa A letter will be mailed to operators and landlords detailing election duties and instructions
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ASC
Palo Alto County
Palo Alto
Joe A. Lynch
Walnut
Highland
Ruthven
Last Island
Center School
Vernon
Center
Emmetsburg
Freedom
Iowa
Graettinger Markets Wednesday price quotes
Grocers reported market quotes with corn at 6.80 and oats at 2.49 per unit. The list cites BHANS and Folens Street readings, indicating commodity prices and station names.
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Graettinger
Local Farmers Invited to Form Five Man Bowling Team
An invitation extends to farmers in Wallingford Graettinger to create a five man team for the Wallingford Graettinger bowling league at Imperial Lanes Estherville. Games begin Wednesdays at 6 45 PM. Interested call Jim Iverson Graettinger at Imperial Lanes Estherville.
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Wallingford
Graettinger
Wallingford-Graettinger
Imperial Lanes
Estherville
Jim Iverson
Good Labor Day Crowd, Fine Program, But Carnival Fails
Labor Day events drew a large crowd and good crowds, but the midway carnival did not appear as scheduled. An amusement company failed to respond to a contract, leaving no substitutes available. Efforts to add kiddie rides were also unfulfilled, with details continued on page 8.
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Labor Day
Fifty Dollar Prize Draw Held Saturday Night
Graettinger's Saturday night drawing offers a $50 prize in nine o'clock drawings at participating stores. Mrs. Lawrence Thomsen did not claim last week's $25 prize.
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Graettinger
Lawrence Thomsen
Rites Held Sunday For Doyle Hanson 21
Doyle Merle Hanson died early Friday en route to Holy Family hospital after a week of illness. Born October 16, 1939 in Graettinger, he was a Graettinger High School graduate and member of the Graettinger Methodist Church. Funeral services were Sunday at the Graettinger Methodist Church with burial in Silver Lake Cemetery. The Martin-Fuhrman Funeral Home handled arrangements. Survivors include his parents, a brother, two sisters, and grandparents.
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Doyle Hanson
Holy Family Hospital
Doyle Merle Hanson
Graettinger
Graettinger ‘High School
Larry
Beverly) Des Combaz
Ottumwa
Daniel Bixby
Worthington
Minn
All Business Men Urged To Attend Meeting This Afternoon
Graettinger business owners and residents are invited to a special meeting at the firemen's rooms in the town hall this Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. Topics of town welfare and progress will be discussed, and all interested parties are urged to attend.
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Graettinger
Mrs. Mildred Meyer Dies of Heart Attack in Emmetsburg
Mrs. Mildred Meyer 57 former Ringsted resident died Saturday morning of a heart attack in Emmetsburg. Born August 30, 1904 in Eagle Grove she was the daughter of Henry and Rose DeLawyer. She married George Meyer in 1920 and lived in the Jack Creek area before moving to Ringsted. Surviving are two sons Dr. Bernard Meyer Emmetsburg and Lyle Meyer Anaheim California and a daughter Ardith Miller Ringsted.
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George Meyer
Ringsted
George
Mildred)Meyer
Emmetsburg
Mrs. Meyer
Eagle Grove
Henry
Rose DeLawyer
DeLawyers
Gruver
Graettinger
Jack Creek
Buena Vista College Off ers Fall Night Classes In Storm Lake
Night class program at Buena Vista College Storm Lake Iowa offers 13 courses across nine study areas Registration and first classes set for 7 pm Wednesday September 13 They will meet 15 times during the fall term and conclude in December See ad in this issue for details.
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Buena Vista Storm Lake
Iowa
Buena Vista’ ‘College
Graettinger Plans Telephone Franchise Election Next Sept
Graettinger voters head to the polls on Tuesday September 12 to decide on granting a 25 year franchise to Graettinger Telephone Company to occupy streets for a local telephone exchange. The plan includes a new office building dial installation and a spring dial conversion following equipment installation.
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Graettinger
Graettinger Telephone Company
Graettinger Telephone Company of
Iowa
Grachtinger
Telephone Company
Rites Held for Ole Gjerde 81 Former Palo Alto Farmer
Ole Gjerde 81 a longtime Palo Alto county farmer died Sunday at Palo Alto Memorials hospital after 75 years in the county. Services were held Tuesday at Bethany Lutheran Emmetsburg with Rev Oliver Johnson officiating. Burial was in Evergreen cemetery. Survivors include five children three brothers three sisters and 12 grandchildren. Born in Stavanger Norway he came to the United States at age one and lived near Cylinder before settling in Emmetsburg in 1941.
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Ole ©. Gjerde
Palo Alto County
Palo Alto Memorials Hospital
Emmetsburg
Bethany Lutheran Church
Oliver Johnson
Evergreen Cemetery
Lester Axdahl
James Gjerde
Bruce Gjerde
Sheldon Johnson
Larry Nauuss
Spencer Torkelson
Mr. Gjerde
Stavanger
Norway
Cylinder
Maurice
Gunellia) Smith
Minneapolis
Thomas
Tilia) Gratland
Ernest
Gilbert
Omer
Gract
Tinger
Knute
New London
Minn
Oliver
St. Paul
Louie Paradee
Bemmetsburg
Gertie Lugeland
Wilmar
Carolyn Vr
Five Candidates For Board Races In Next School Election
Five candidates vie for two school board posts in the upcoming election Monday. The notice lists names and positions, with voting guidance and local timing. A related sale notice details the Charlie Richardson Estate closing out farm equipment on Sept. 19 at Graettinger with auctioneers Bortyi and Brown and Graettinger State Bank clerk.
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Charlie Richardson
Graettinger
Bortyi and Brown
Graettinger State Bank
Graettinger School Board Election At Town Hall
Polls open Monday Sept 11 from 12 noon to 7 pm at the town hall for two Graettinger Community School district director seats. Voters choose one for a one year vacancy and one for a three year term. Ballot slate lists Leland Robft, Henry Jensen, Lloyd Cornelius, Ralph Graettinger, Merle Suss. Directors begin the Monday after the election.
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Koon
Town Hall
Graettinger
W. H. Witt
Lloyd Cornelius Ralph M. Graettinger Merle Suss
Osgood Reunion Set For Sunday Involves Alumni And Picnic
Osgood area residents and former locals from the past 30 years are invited to an Osgood Reunion Sunday afternoon Sept 10 at Rolfe Lundgren home north of Osgood. A 4 p m pot luck lunch is planned. An alumni vs High school varsity practice scrimmage will be at Evergreen Park Friday night at 7. The public may attend with donations at the gate. Coach Smith will discuss team offense equipment and rule explanations. This replaces the Sept 12 football jamboree.
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Osgood
Rolfe Lundgren
Evergreen Park
Nhe
Smith
Palo Alto board candidates include Thompson Allbaugh Baxter
Three candidates seek the member-at-large seat on the Palo Alto County Board of Education in Monday's countywide election. William Thompson, Graettinger farmer and current board president, joins Mary Allbaugh of Emmetsburg and William N Baxter of Mallard on the ballot. Baxter has served since 1954, Allbaugh is a former teacher and social service worker linked to KGLA, while Knutsen remains unopposed in Area One.
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William Thompson
Palo Alto County
J. W. Knutsen
Jorgen W. Knutsen
Graeilinger
Graettinger
Mary A. Allbaush
Emmetsburg
William N. Baxter
Mallard
Willian Thompson
Graettinger Board of Education
Willam Baxter
Eugens (Mary) Allbaugh
KGLA
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Gene) Roblft
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