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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1961
Page
5
Graettinger PTA officials invite the community to a Tuesday evening reception at the Graettinger school honoring local faculty with entertainment and a social. PTA membership forms will be sent home and membership costs 50 cents per person.
Graettinger business and professional men form a Businessmen's club to promote town affairs and local business, with Herb Hammerberg named president, Wm Rasmussen vice president, and Lloyd Petersen secretary. A membership drive will invite all local professionals and merchants to join at ten dollars dues, with separate collections for special promotions.
A fall sale is in progress at Graettinger Hardware with details available in this issue’s advertisement.
Graettinger Pirates football opens 1961 schedule with non conference trip to Armstrong Friday night Coach Smith and Stiles rebuild with only three regulars back from last year Young players will dominate as practice runs three weeks continue Nine game itinerary listed including homecoming with Terris and date entries through November 8 with Emmetsburg Catholic at home or away as noted
In a light city election Graettinger voters granted Graettinger Telephone Co a 25 year franchise by a 28 to 7 vote. The franchise allows street and public place occupancy for a local exchange per Ordinance No 46. The project includes a new office building and dial system with related renovations. Workmen are closing the Clark building and moving Dr Frye’s building to clear space.
The Graettinger Coop Grain Co sponsors a Mystery Farm photos series featuring aerial views of local farms. A photo appears on page three. readers may identify the farm for a free Graettinger theatre ticket. Farm operators pictured can claim a free mounted photo and provide a brief farm story for publication.
Wick Sherman, custodian at the Graettinger city dump, announces new hours effective immediately. Dumping runs 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 5 p.m. on every weekday.
Fred Masters claimed the $50 Buck prize in the nine o'clock drawing here Saturday night. This week's prize will be $25 in participating stores.
Cadet Paul J Kirkegaard returned August 28 from Germany where he trained with the United States Military Academy on special ACT training. He was stationed with his brother Ist Li, M. L. Larry Kirkegaard at Augsburg, and they served together in the same company. Paul is now Commander of F-2 Company at West Point until graduation next June. Larry’s duty was extended to Sept 1962 with the 24th Combat Avn Co at Augsburg. Larry toured Denmark and Norway in July with a Volkswagen Camper and celebrated his birthday there. They are sons of Mr and Mrs Jens Kirkegaard of Graettinger. A second notice invites dairy farmers to a Square D Farm Supply dairy feed meeting on Sept 20, with Dale Purcell reading a discussion on farming results. Coffee and donuts will be available.
Henry Jensen won the one year seat over Leland Boblit and Lloyd Cornelius captured the three year term by a narrow margin of six votes among three candidates. A total of 237 ballots were cast with four spoiled and results compare with prior years. Lamplighter Graettinger Band Parents plan meeting Sept 18 to elect officers and plan the next birthday band calendar.
The Graettinger Bowling league at Imperial Lanes Estherville for Sept 6 week shows Hammerberg Drug leading high team series 2341 and high team game 12 with Darrell Sehnell 545 and Francis Heidecker 216. In Emmet County the $270000 county home proposal failed with 507 yes 432 no from 939 ballots cast.
An Osgood reunion was held Sunday Sept 10 1961 at the Rolfe Lundgren home near Osgood with 160 attending. James W. Conway of Cylinder Iowa shared facts about Osgood’s origins tracing the name to a Canadian town after an 1870 homesteading grandfather. Other attendees included Addision Wells of Coquille Oregon Florence Wells of Washington DC Link Crane of Dodge Center Mildred Roberts and Donald Roberts of Estherville. The elder John Roberts was a blacksmith in Osgood from 1912 to the 1920s. (Continued on Page 8) Two inches of rain here the past week. Cooler temps and rain dominated early week with 1.58 inches on Tuesday 25 inches Friday and 20 inches Sunday total over two inches. The damp weather slowed corn but crop seems to mature ahead of last year.
Reit's Bake Shop opens this Saturday September 16 at the Murray Variety store with free coffee and cake from 2 to 9 p m. Harold Reit of Reit's Bake Shop in Emmetsburg supplies the bake shop substation and advertises specials for the day.
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