Erickson And Graettinger Elected To School Board
Earl Erickson and Ralph Graettinger were elected to three year terms on the Graettinger Community School district board of education with 323 votes cast. Three ballots were spoiled. New directors will be sworn in at the reorganizational meeting on Monday, Sept. 16, joining Lloyd Carnelius, R. T. Naine and Henry Jensen. Local items note a hog producers meeting Sept. 19 at the Square D Farm Supply and a public auction Sept. 17 11 miles east of Graettinger for farm livestock and machinery. Mass collection at Matt's Furniture and Fuhrman's Funeral Home totals about 230 pairs of eyeglasses sent to CARE and Medico.
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Earl Erickson
Ralph Graettinger
Lloyd Carnelius
R. T. Nane
Henry Jensen
Bob Davis
Square D Farm Supply
Farm Supply
Robert E. Naig
Graettinger
Spe
Ernie Kutttsen
Matt
$75 Buck Prize Saturday Night In Stores
Gracttinger's Saturday night prize reaches up to 875 this week in stores taking part in the weekly nine o clock event. Mrs. Bob Sampson did not claim last week’s $50 award.
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Gracttinger
Bob Sampson
Founders Remember Graettinger Labor Day Pioneer Mrs Edith George
During the 67th Labor Day celebration Mrs Edith George recalled early Graettinger days. A founder of the event she never missed a Labor Day after moving to Friendship Haven Fort Dodge. The first observance was 1897 as a Wells Grove picnic. She arrived in 1895 and with her husband started a nursery famed for evergreens. Over 75 locals visited at her daughter’s home on Sept 1 where she marked her 87th birthday August 31. Her children live in Graettinger Mason City Warsaw and elsewhere.
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Edith George
Graettinger
George
Friendship Haven
Fort Dodge
A. C
Abe) Christiansen
Wells Grove
Margaret Johnson
Johnson
F. E
Marian) McDonald
Mason City
R.M
Alice) McDowell
Warsaw
Ind
School Superintendents Gather At Graettinger Lunch Room
School superintendents from Palo Alto, Clay, Dickincon, Emmiet, and Konsuth counties meet at Graettinger school lunch room today at three o clock. The Area 2 group studies education problems to improve schooling with Supt. Roland of Lake Park as president and Supt. Stuart of Graettinger as secretary. The meeting aims to define mutual school issues.
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Palo Alto
Clay
Dickincon
Emmiet
Konsuth
Graettinger
Area 2
Iowa
Drill Test Well For Town Site Near Graettinger
Layne-Western representatives of Ames drilled a test well this week in Graettinger to aid selecting a site for a proposed town well. A test well was completed Wednesday at a location about 200 feet north of town wall No. 3 and north of the light plant.
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Layne-Western Company
Ames
Graettinger
Town Wall No. 3
Township ASCS Elections Slated Thursday Sept 19
Joe A. Lynch announces township ASCS meetings for Sept 19 at 8 p m in Walnut Lost Island Vernon Emmetsburg Fairfield Cylinder Independence Freedom Highland Ruthven. Farmers, operators and tenants should attend to elect a community committee for the next 12 months and to participate in the concurrent 3:30 p m township meetings across Palo Alto County.
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ASCS
Joe A. Lynch
Palo Alto
ASC
Walnut
Lost Island—Center
Vernon—Canter
Emmetsburg
Fairfield
Independence—Center
Freedom
Highland—Ruthven
Tar County
Select Class Officers For School Year At Grachtinger High
Grachtinger high and junior high elected officers and cheerleaders for the coming year. Officers include Bill Pude as president and Steve vrata as vice president for the senior class, with Jim Girres as secretary and Cheryl Jensen as treasurer. Sophomore and freshman officers and grade leaders are listed, along with seventh and eighth grade officers and cheerleaders. High school cheerleaders are named with substitutes.
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Grachtinger
Eek Bill Pude
Sen
Steve Vrata
Ron Thu
Lois McQuown
Jim Girres
Cheryl Jensen
Juniongs
Ron Petersen
Pam Iverson
Leonard Cornelius
Diane Petersen
Dave Gunnarson
Doug Herke
Greg Hoekstra
Maureen Clark
Arlye Graettinger
Dale Hoffman
Randy James
Randy Henderson
Loren Ebbridge
Lorraine Hankey
Gen Hankey
Shirley
Lampoon
Shelley Ashburn
Vickie Wolfe
Stean Jensen
Tony James
Elaine Retsell
Sec
Joan Boblit
Kathy Poland
Christine Jones
Dennis Ude
Mike Boblit
Sandra Ellis
Ann Peterson
Sue Ruppert
Ruth Ann Bisgeard
Romi Walker
Arlys Graettinger
Carolyn Chris Janeen
Marcela Juhl
Graettinger Markets Wednesday Corn Prices
On Wednesday September 11 Graettinger markets report corn prices at 2.35 per bushel for the uw re grade with steady activity across commodities and traders awaiting further updates.
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Graettinger
Mrs. J. Herberger dies at 84 pioneer Salem resident
Elizabeth Graettinger Herberger, 84, longtime Salem resident and former dressmaker, died Friday at home. Born February 13, 1879 in Elm Grove Wisconsin, she moved to Palo Alto county as a child, married John Herberger in 1904, lived in Neola Iowa Long Beach California and Oswego Oregon before settling in Salem in 1950. She served with the Red Cross in World War II and belonged to the War Mothers Catholic Daughters and Altar Society. Survivors include her husband and four sons plus two daughters and siblings.
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Elizabeth) Herber- Si
Saginaw St
Salem
Oregon
Elizabeth Grasttinger Herberger
Blasius Graettinger
Elm Grove
Wis
Palo ‘Alto County
Graettinger
John Herberger
Immaculate Conception Church
Neola
Iowa
Long Bach
Calif
Aloval
Oswego
Red Cross
War Mothers
The
Catholic Daughters of A
Altar Society At
John Merberger
Mary F. Brennan
Elizabeth
Mehama
John J
Joseph J
George
Waler J
Nn Tle
Pirates Open Season at Armstrong in Non Conference Test
The Grauttinger Pirates start the grid season Friday at Armstrong, a ninth ranked class 2 preseason foe. Head coach Hamlin Net smi teaches the Iowa Wing T with 25 candidates, while only six lettermen return. Nelson seeks quick fixes after a winless 1950 season. first home game hosting Madard Friday Sept 20.
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Grauttinger Pirates
Armstrong
News
Hamlin Netsmi
Iowa
Pirates
Nelson
Ron Robinson recounts successful deep sea fishing trip
Ron Robinson son of Mr and Mrs Lee Robinson English instructor at Aus dana college Sioux Falls offers an account of his deep sea fishing trip. Puon graduated from Gracttinger High i13 and from Augustana in 1957. He previously served as news editor at KML Marshall Minn and worked for Escherville Daily News and Associated Press in Sioux Falls.
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Ron
Lee Robinson
Ausdana College
Sioux Falls
Puon
Gracttinger High
I13
Augustana
KML
Marshall
Minn
The
Escherville Daily News
Associated Press
Circulating Petitions For Vote On County Hospital Bonds
Circulating petitions call for a county bond election of 500000 to acquire a site and build a 6 bed hospital in Palo Alto. Petitions must be presented to the board of supervisors at the next meeting on Sept 16.URGENT: if funded soon a 300000 Hill Burton grant may be available in 1964 and Hill Burton funds allocated before Jan 1. About 200 signatures are required, 150 from outside incorporated county areas. Continued on back page.
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Palo Alto County
Boat of Supervisors
Burton Hospital
Hill-Burton Fund
Hill Burton
PTA Reception At Graettinger School
Graettinger PTA invites community members including parents teachers and residents to a reception honoring faculty Tuesday Sept 17 at 3 p.m. New teachers join staff and entertainment will feature students and parents. PTA memberships 50 cents with slogans urging community support for children and schools.
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Graettinger Pta
Graettinger
PTA
Chiren
PLA
Edwin Gracttinger
Richard . Herum
Walling Fond
Mire
Earnest Skatteho
Jerome
Sailfishing in Mexico A Texas voyage tale told by Ron Robinson
Ron Robinson recounts a Mazatlan voyage with Lu Johnson and Bill and Elvie Cline. They chartered a 35-foot Apache for sailfish, detailing Baja California trek, early wake call, and a two man crew, as the trip unfolds toward Mazatlan with five sailfish on the mast and the voyage continuing to page six.
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Monterrey
Mexico City
Chapala
Mazatlan
Lu Johnson
Guadalajara
Bay of California
Ingham Lake
Des Moines
Minnesota
Walleges
Canada
Mississippi
Bill
Elviie Cline
San Diego
Baja California
la Pax
Mexico
Los Angeles
New York
Graettinger FFA members exhibit hogs at Clay County Fair
Three Graettinger FFA members showed hogs at the Clay County Fair this week. Don Reeves placed second in the market class and third in the market pig class. He showed Berkshire hogs in market and purebred divisions, winning the champion boar and a second place boar in purebred, plus second and third in gilt. This was his first year showing.
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FFA
Clay Fair
Graettinger
FEA
Clay County
Don Reeves
Berkshire
Don
Hil
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Bruce Les
Robert Masters
Jimmie Joe
Valerie Lee
Debra Lynn
Walter Lesile
Erickson
Ralph Gradulager
Harvey Anderson
Earnest Skattebo
Square D
HOG Producers Meeting
Robert Naig
Fuhrman’s
Edith
J. Herberger
Ore
Kate Mahan
Graettins
Anna Doyle
Glendale
Anizona
Vege Gmetlinger
Graetthor
Flofa
Rion Robinson
Lee Robinsons
Minneapole
Francis Schealler
Howard Suss
A. m
Dale Poland
Olson
Henry Dobbing
Voigt
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O. J. Reitz
Bolie
Orville Nicol
Wiegand
Tom Millen
Leonard
Don Flint
Everett
Dwayne Lammers
Struthers
Harvey Christiansen
Cullen
Don Torreson
Abe Hostess
Ron Robinson
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