Pirates Open 1956 Grid Season vs Armstrong Friday
Graettinger hosts Armstrong in a Corn Belt Conference opener at Evergreen Park Friday Sept 14 with kickoff at 8 pm. Coach Bob Held warns of limited reserve strength as he tests many players, lists backfield and line candidates, and notes Gary Masters and Tom Grein may share punting duties while Dave Sandvig handles kickoffs and extra points. The Graettinger band debuts halftime show under Jack King as Graettinger Lumber Co remains locally owned with new branding by Sterling Lumber Co.
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Gracttinger
Pirate Eleven
Armstrong High School
Evergreen Park
Armstrong
Graettinger
Bob Held
Pirate
Held
Leon Jespersen
Tom Burg
Tom Grein
Gary Masters
Chesty Masters
Dave Sandvig
Bob Reeves
Gary Johnson
Richard Haisman
Charlie Carter
Dennis Nlaven
Roger Yonderum
Tody Murray
Delbert Jensen
von Robinson
Kay Carter
Don “Yoarmany
Field Day Draws Crowd at Izaak Walton League Trials
Nearly two thousand attended the Palo Alto county Izaak Walton League field day near Osgood on the Des Moines river. Art Welland announced Pete the labrador owned by Leland Hirt of Spirit Lake won Open trials with Mike and Tuffy taking second and third. Door prize went to Ervin Clemmitson of Cylinder and second prize a fishing trip to Leech Lake awarded to Robert Mullen of Emmetsburg.
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Palo Alto County
Izaak Walton League
Osgood
Des Moines
Art Welland
George Sewell
Art Smith
Retriever Trials
Pete
Leland Hirt
Spirit Lake
Mike
Z. Z. White
Tuffy
Bill Goerring
Hartley
Ford
Ervin Co. Clemitson
Cylinder
Clemitson
Graattinger
State Audit Of School Records On File In District Office
State audit covering July 1 1955 through June 30 1956 has been filed with the state auditor and is on file at Gra sttinger Community School District secretary's office. The audit reports are open to public inspection. The document is lengthy and not suitable for publication in full.
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Grasttinger Community
Weather Outlook Promises Strong Corn and Bean Yields
After a cool weekend temperatures moderated on Tuesday and Wednesday. Light frost was reported in some areas last week but crops are out of frost danger. Excellent yields and quality of corn and beans are expected. About 2 inches of rain fell Sunday and a light shower occurred Tuesday morning.
County Wide Neighborhood Host Training Meeting Held
Approximately 60 host families attended the training meeting at the Methodist Church last Friday evening per Rudy Christianson Resolution Chairman. The gathering discussed the opinionnaire to be used by about 80 host families and set policy on farm food plan issues, property taxes, school finance, reorganization, state roads, and national farm policy. About eight to nine hundred people in Palo Alto County provided input for the resolutions committee to draft accurate resolutions.
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Methodist Church
Rudy Christianson
Palo Alto County
Former Ringsted girl killed in car crash
A former Ringsted girl Donna Miller 12 daughter of Mr and Mrs Clyde Miller of Eagle Grove was killed instantly about 9 p.m. Saturday when the car she was driving went off a dead end country road four and a half miles east of Eagle Grove Survivors include Mrs Orville Westfall of Fort Dodge a former resident of near Graettinger
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Ringsted
Donna Miller
Clyde Miller
Eagle Grove
Aaster
Orville Westfall
Fort Dodge
Graettinger
Information For Graettinger Football Fans
Graettinger school superintendent asks fans to arrive without blocking sidelines and to park away from lines. Ticket sellers request exact change. Admission price set at 60 cents for students and for adults. This notice aims to smooth home football game operations.
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Manchester
Graettinger School
Graettinger
Thal Y. Carn
Hetas Games
Miller Farm Complete Closing-Out Auction Notice
Henry Miller will hold a full closing-out public auction of farm machinery and miscellaneous items at his Graettinger area farm on Monday Sept 17. Key items include a 1953 WD Allis tractor a John Deere B a 1952 Model 52 Allis combine and a 1952 Chevrolet pickup plus many more. Auctioneers Bartyi and Brown and clerked by Graettinger State Bank.
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Henry
Heinie) Miller
Graettinger
Miller
Bartyi and
Brown
Grachtinger State Bank
Coad To Speak Here Wednesday at Outdoor Rally
Merwin Coad of Boone Iowa Democratic party candidate for congress sixth district will speak at an outdoor rally at Fahnestock Park west of the Hawkeye Wednesday evening Sept 19. If bad weather the event moves to the Legion hall. Coad, a minister at Central Christian Church Boone for six years, was born in 1924 on a Kansas farm and grew up near Auburn Nebraska. He graduated Auburn High School in 1941 and earned a degree from Texas Christian University in 1945, later taking graduate work at TCU and Drake University. He is 41, married with four children, and previously lived in Lenox Iowa.
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Merwin Coad
Boone
Iowa
Congress
Fahnestock Park
The
Hawkeye
Legion Hall
Central Christian Church
Kansas
Auburn
Nebra
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Texas
T.C.U
Drake University
Des Moines
Mr. Coad
Booneby
Lenox
Special Mass Honors Mrs J A Spies At Immaculate Conception
A 7:30 mass at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church honored Mrs J A Spies for decades of parish service as organist and choir leader. The 95 year old recipient received a plaque inscribed with a papal blessing from Pope Pius XII, sent from Rome. A breakfast followed for choir members and guests.
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Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
J. A. Spies
Spies
Agnes
Elisabeth
Removal of 1009 Bushels of Small Bullheads From Ingham Lake
Harald Johnson, local conservation officer, announced the removal of 1009 bushels of small bullheads from Ingham Lake after the fish removal program. A count showed about 1200 bullheads per bushel, totaling roughly 1,210,000 bullheads removed in recent weeks. Game fish were returned to the lake. overpopulation caused food shortages hindering growth. Bullheads were transported to southern Iowa. Johnson also reported 12,000 fingerling large mouth bass stocked on Five Island Lake late last week.
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Harald Johnson
Ingham Lake
Ingham
Iowa
Johnson
Five Island Lake
Local winners claim small prizes in midweek drawing
Mrs Alma Beschorner claimed the $50 jackpot last night. Clarence Christiansen accepted the $10 prize, while Victor Ingvall of Estherville did not claim the $15 award. Next week’s drawing offers $10, $16 and $25 prizes.
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Alma Beschorner
Clarence Christiansen
Victor Ingvall
Estherville
Class Officers Chosen for Year
Classes held organizational meetings and elected officers and sponsors for the coming year. Seniors sponsor Mr Manchester. president Maureen Traver. vice Sandra Simonsen. secretary-treasurer Shirley Bonstead. student council Orland Paulsen and Lois Mahan. Juniors sponsors Mrs Pratt and Mr Bloss. president Robert Reeves. vice Jo Ann Murphy. secretary Marilyn Stoltz. student council Leon Jenpersen and Arleen Bisgaard. Sophomores sponsor Mr Carter. president Don Robinson. vice Peter Martin. secretary Jerry Murphy. student council Lea Beschamner and Jove Grauttinger. Freshmen sponsor Mr Gifl mann. president Trudy Alerson. vice Mary Kay Thorson. secretary-treasurer Dan Weir. student council Rodney Thim and Karen Rerves.
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Mr. Manchester
Maureen Traver
Sandra Simonsen
Shirley Bonstead
Orland Paulsen
Lois Mahan
Mrs. Pratt
Mr. Bloss
Robert Reeves
Jo Ann Murphy
Marilyn Stoltz
Cornell
Leon Jenpersen
Arleen Bisgaard
Mr. Carter
Don Robinson
Peter Martin
Jerry Murphy
Lea Beschamner
Jove Grauttinger
Giflmann
Trudy Alerson
Mary Kay Thorson
Dan Weir
Rodney Thim
Karen Rerves
Bake Sale Notice by Esther Circle at First Lutheran
The Esther circle of First Lutheran church will hold a bake sale on Wednesday September 19 starting at 3 a.m. at the former Coan building. They will offer woven rugs for sale and a lunch of coffee pie cookies or doughnuts. Your patronage is appreciated.
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Esther
First Lutheran Church
Coan
Photographer Visit At Thea Grein Electric Ad
An ad for Thea Grein Electric announces a 20th Century Studio representative will be at Grein Electric from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday September 15 to photograph children and take family pictures.
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Thea Grein Electric
20Th Century Studio
Grein Electric
Second Tax Installment Due September 29
Palo Alto county taxpayers are reminded that the second installment of real estate and personal property taxes is due September 29. After that date penalties attach and delinquent tax lists are published in November. Mercer B. Richter, county treasurer, notes notice in this week’s Times.
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Pato Alto
Mercer B. Richter
Palo Alto County
Herm an Herke Buys Nichtern Farm Near Wallingford
The Harold Nichtern quarter section farm one mile west and 1.75 miles south of Wallingford sold at public auction for 150 dollars per acre. Herman Herke of Wallingford was the high bidder and will take possession March 4, 1957.
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Erman Herke
Nicthern
Harold Nichtern
Wallingford
Herman Herke
Rites Held Monday For Midthun Child
Funeral services were held in Watherville for Douglas Midthun, one year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Midthun of Graottin fer. The Sandin Fuhrman funeral home conducted the service with Rev. Harrison G. Dawes officiating. Burial followed in Eastside cemetery at Estherville. Douglas died Sunday after a two and a half day hospitalization from irreversible acidosis. He was born Sept. 8, 1955, and is survived by his parents and four siblings, plus maternal and paternal grandparents. The family recently moved from Estherville to the Mrs. Francis Mins home in town.
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Watherville
Douglas Midthun
Donald Midthun
Graottinfer
Sandin-Fuhrman
Harrison G. Dawes
Eastside
Estherville
Ele
A. Ny
Eatherville
Dougings
Russell Leroy
Debra Ann
Peggy Linn
Janine Tone
Ruse Lindsey
George Haskins
Imogene, Minn
Francis Mins
Postpone Letting Of Engine Bid At Light Plant
Seven bidders presented thirteen bids for a new engine at the Grachtinger Municipal Light Plant last Thursday. Consulting engineers advised delaying bids and will reconvene Friday evening to reconsider. One bid covered a used engine. officials cite high bids and plan further negotiations. Glenn F. Shaver, president, says board will review bids and negotiate with bidders.
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Grachtinger Municipal 'Eht
Futher
Glenn F. Shaver
70 Day Waterfowl Season Scheduled Oct 6 to Dec 14
The 1956 Iowa waterfowl season is set for 70 days from October 6 through December 14 after a commission decision favoring the longer stretch. Changes include a closed season on wood duck in Iowa and along the Mississippi flyway, a 15 day extension for the jack snipe, and specific bag limits: ducks four daily with eight possession. geese five daily with up to two Canada or whitefronted geese. Shooting hours run from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
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Iowa
State Conservation Commission
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The
Conservation Commission
Muddled Farm Photos Prompt Reader Corrections
A publication apology describes mixups in an aerial farm photo series. Mrs Henry Peterson living two miles south two miles west and three fourth mile south of Gradt alerted editors to Petersen farm repeats. Reader W Knutsen was first to report the duplication.
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Iim
Asnding
Henry Peterson
Gradt
Paarsen
Gatory Farm
Yat May
W. Knutsen
Times
Petersen
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Pirates
Graettinger High School
Armstrong-Graettinger
Jack King
Graettinger Lumber CO
Joe Grady
Sterling Lumber Co
Emmetsburg
Wisconsin Lumber Yard
Grady
Gracttinger Lumber Co
Oflam
Heinee Miller
Immaculate Conception
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