Frank Miles To Speak At Opening Of Night School
Announcement that Graeottinger Adult Night School will start Tuesday evening September 20 with a combined session. Frank Miles, renowned public speaker, will address the group as eight classes open for enrollment and further subjects announced. Miles is a veteran journalist and speaker with wide travel and lecture experience.
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Frank Miles
Graeottinger
Graultinger
Frank Mites
Red Cross
Bert Salven
Misa Mary Mortensen
C. V. Carter
Techiités
Aiacie Storis
George Frick
Frans Swanson
Des Moines
Graettinger Club Sets Rules for Drawing Eligibility
The Graettinger Community club approved a plan requiring entrants to be present at a participating business when the drawing whistle blows. Howard Hanson won $10 midweek, while Mrs. Margaret Mammen did not claim $15 and Mrs. Roy Gilbaugh missed a $100 jackpot. Next week’s prizes are $10, $15, $25 and $100.
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Graettinger
Howard Hanson
Margaret Mammen
Roy Gilbaugh
Hugh Thompson Named FFA Future Farmer Of The Month
Hugh Thompson a Graettinger High School senior and Graettinger FFA member was chosen as Future Farmer of the Month by the FFA executive committee. He has three years in FFA with beef cattle hogs corn and several purebreds. He holds Chapter Farmer degree and serves on multiple committees.
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Hugh Thompson
Graettinger High
Graettinger
Future Farmer of America
Hugh
F.F.A
Hampshire
Poland
King of Hearts
Halver Riersen Estate Public Sale Near Graettinger
The Halver Riersen Estate sale is set for Tuesday September 20 starting at 1 PM. Location is secated one and a half miles south and west of Graettinger near Lost Island Luther n church. Three tractors and a full line of farm machinery including a combine and a corn picker will be offered, with lunch on grounds provided by Lost Island South Circle. Anna O. Riersen administratrix. Bortint and Brown of Graettinger auctioneers. Stadlinger State Bank clerk.
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Halver Riersen
Graettinger
Lost Island Luthern Church
Lost Island South Circle
Anna O. Riersen
Bortint and Brown
Stadlinger State Bank Ig
Office closure notice for Dr Don C Green
Dr Don C Green announces his office will be closed from 9 a.m. for the rest of the day on Friday September 16. Regular office hours will resume Saturday.
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Don C. Green
Breakfast at Lost Island church Thursday
The Center circle of Lost Island church will serve a breakfast Thursday morning, Sept. 22 at the Lay and church parlours. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
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Notich
Lost Island Church
Graettinger Football Fans Asked to Park Closely
Graettinger school superintendent requests fans arrive with exact change and park vehicles straight and close along the sidelines to maximize space. Admission is 3 cents for students and 60 cents for adults, with game time set at 8:00 p.m. for all home games.
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Manchester
Graettinger School
Graetinger Football
Graettinger Boys Fly Over Town In Jet Planes
Dick Wikert and Harlan Hanson of Graettinger rode in Sioux City based jet planes Tuesday noon, touring their hometown in 13 minutes. The National Air Guard members will report for Air Cadet training at Lackland AFB, Texas, in October. They flew over Ruthven, Ringsted, and the farms of the Wikerts and Hinsons unnoticed by their parents.
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Dick Wikert
Harlan Hanson
Graettinger
Harlan
National Air Guard
Lackland Air Base
Texas
Sioux City
Ruthven
Grachtinger
Ringsted
C. C. Wikerts
Howard Hinsons
Second Tax Installment Due September 30
Palo Alto County taxpayers are reminded by Treasurer Mercer B. Richter that the second installment of real estate and personal property taxes is due September 30. After that date penalties attach and delinquent tax lists are published in November.
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Palo Alto
Mercer B. Richter
Palou Alto County
Terril Gridders Meet Pirates Here Friday
Terril hosts the Gradlinger Pirates at Evergreen Park in a Corn Belt opener Friday night. The Terril Tigers, favored by many, aim to build on a 6-6 non-conference result against Gilmore City while Graettinger comes off a tie with Yorks and Swea City prepares for a strong season. Terrill returns 13 lettermen and travels to West Bend next week to face conference contenders on September 23.
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Gradtlinger Pirates
Terril Tigers
Corn Belt
Evergreen Park
Hind
Graettinger
Gilmore City
Yorks
Swea City
Terrill
Pirates
West Bend
Tfriday
Pirates And Gilmore City Battle To 6-6 Tie In Opener
Graettinger outgained Gilmore City but both teams failed to break the 6-6 deadlock at halftime. Gradlinger led 6-0 after Bonstead returned a kickoff for a score but a late rally by Gilmore City produced the tying touchdown by Gleason. Bonstead played with a protective lip, while Burg connected on several passes and Graettinger’s defense held firm in the final minutes. The game also notes a new middle black marker on the highway east of Graettinger for safety and convenience.
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Carmellinger
Paw Bonstead
Ened
Tom Burg
Pirates
Tom Crein
Graettinger
Burg
Bonstead
Bon
Gilmore City
Pirate
Gradlinger
Ean
Carter
Peterson
Platter
Kirkegagard
Jespersen
Jensen
Wolfe
Reeves
Thompson
Grein
State Department
Convention Draws Large Turnout at Graultinger
A large crowd attended the Lowa District United Evangelical Lutheran Church convention in Graultinger, with 260 delegates gathering after moving from St Pauls Lutheran Church to the Griettinger Community School to accommodate all. Rev. C M Widebeel, re-elected district president, urged vigilance in Christian work as the keynote. Also reported, a barn was blown down on Sunday night near Coneset on the McCarty Farm, tenanted by Don Park, with hay and machinery lost but no livestock harmed.
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Lowa
United Eyingelical Lutheran Church
Graultinger
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Griettinger
C. M. Widebeel
M'Carty
Mike McCarty
Coneset
Don Park
Bill Browid Injured In Auto Accident East Of Town
Auctioneer War Brown was hospitalized Wednesday evening after his car left the road and plunged into a ditch two and a half miles east of Grachtinger. He suffered facial lacerations a broken nose ribs and back injuries. the car was wrecked and the front seat found across a corn field. James Wolfe and Mrs. Girres helped summon aid and Brown was taken to Holy Family Hospital.
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Brown
Arnold Girres
Grachtinger
Jimmy Wolfe
Ele
Girres
Mystery Farm No 14 Belongs to Mr and Mrs Art Richardson
Mr and Mrs Richardson live on the 80 acre farm four miles east and one half mile north of Graettinger. They bought the property from the Briggs estate and have resided there 18 years. Mrs Richardson, born on the farm, married 38 years ago to Mr Richardson. They have two children Arnold an electronic engineer at Fort Wayne and Verna Hanson wife of attorney Joe Hanson of Emmetsburg. The couple, active in Farm Bureau and Graettinger Methodist Church, enjoy fishing woodworking and raise dual grain crops and livestock including sheep hogs cattle and chickens.
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Times Mystery
Art Richardson
Grachtinger
Richardson
Abbie Briggs
Frank Briggs
Rich
Ardson
Mary Umbrig
Richardsons
Vina Beiggs
Arnold
Ft. Wayne, Ind
Joseph
Verna
Hanson
Emmmetsburg
Emmetsburg
Mra
Farm Bureau
Graettinger
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Towa
FFA
George Thompson
Graettinger Boys
Beomud
Wes Grace- Unger
John Leonard
Terril Gridders
Gracltinger
Gilmtor
Lvives
Bill Browid
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