Nelson and Jacobson Win Graettinger School Board Seats
Harry Nelson and Maurice Jacobson were elected to three five year terms on the Graettinger Community School Board. Nelson received 211 votes and Jacobson 295 ballots cast with 2 spoiled ballots. Henry Blum earned 88 votes. County results show Clem Milder victorious for member at large with 542 votes, Vandervelde 530, Shaveland 491. Other area boards elected include Emmetsburg Jack Cook and William Stillman, High Lal John Logan and Jesse Anderson, Twelve Mile Sam Natter stand Joe Brinkman Elmer Gorehers Ruthven Willie Pederson Don Hermansen.
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Nelson
Maurice m
Graettinger
Melvict
Dace
Henry Blum
Ralph Graettinger
Merle Suss
Orville Nicol
R. T. Wane
Henry Jensen
County Board of Education
Grachtinger
Clem Milder
Wm. Vandervelde
Wim. Snaveland
Milder
Vandervelde
Shaveland
Emmetsburg
Jack Cook
Wm. Stillman
High Lal
Wallingford
John Logan
Jesse Anderson
Richard Herum
Twelve Mile Sam. Natterstand
Joe Brinkman
Elmer Gorehers
Ruthven
Willie Pederson
Don Hermansen
New Dealerships Set for Local Area Ads
In this issue two new dealerships are announced. The Graettinger Lumber Co. now handles Rust-Oleum rust preventative and paint for spraying or brushing over rusty faces. John Poland is the local Lakota hybrid seed corn dealer. Readers are invited to see ads for details.
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Graettinger Lumber Co
John Poland
Don Moran Reelected Legion Post Commander
Don Moran was reelected commander of the Graettinger American Legion post at the September meeting held Tuesday night. Other officers named include Lawrence Whormsen as first vice commander Vincent Heiler as second vice commander Barney Rolfson as adjutant Gene Lublit as finance officer Henry Jensen as service officer Rey Satoriolnin Ton Millen Historian and Ed Merk as sergeant at arms. Our area had another rainy weekend with a half inch of rain Sunday and additional showers Thursday and Tuesday morning affecting crops outlook for corn and soybeans.
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Don Moran
Graettinger American Legion
Lawrence Whormsen
Vincent Heiler
Barney Rolfson
Gene Lublit
Henry Jensen
Rey Sator Io Lnin
Ton
Millen
Ed Merk
Arias
Lakeside Lutheran Home Planned at Emmetsburg
The proposed Lakeside Lutheran Home in Emmetsburg depends on fall and winter fundraising of about $80,000 toward a $150,000 down payment. Sixteen congregations are involved with plans for a 60 bed retirement and nursing facility, located west of Emmetsburg golf course overlooking Five Island Lake, with designs by Harold Spitznagel and Associates.
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Emmetsburg
Harold Spitznagel and
Stone Falls
Soutth Dakota
Lakeside Lutheran Home Corporation
Emmiets‘bung
Five Island Lake
Enrollment By Sept 21 Urged For Local Adult Night Classes
Preenrollment for Gractin Hon adult Had classes ends Sept 21 according to the adult education council Those wishing to enroll should phone or send name to the office or enroll by Sept 28 at the union worker recreation center An eight week session begins Sept 28 on Tuesdays with a 3 dollar enrollment fee The courses include wood fiber flowers crafting Red Cross photography Christmas decorations and gifts making foods flower arranging book keeping typing and physical fitness.
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Adult Education Art Virery Council
Anniteil i
Seliwol
Mrs Tobin to Instruct Night Flower Arranging Class
Emmetsburg Greenhouse owner Mrs Doe Tobin will head the flower arranging course offered by the city night school. Enrollment closes September 21.
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Doe Tobin
Emmetsburg
Aluit
Ecomedd
Five $25 Buck Prizes In Stores Saturday Night
Grattfinger hosts a Saturday night prize event offering five $25 Buck prizes in participating stores at nine o clock. A $125 Buck drawing will be made from new registrations, and those not registered are invited to sign up. Last week’s prizes went unclaimed by Mrs. Richard Duhn Art Nordblad Mrs. Gladys Hankey and Wayne Knutsen.
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Grattfinger
Richard Duhn
Art Nordblad
Gladys Hankey
Wayne Knutsen
Carter Family Mourns St Ansgar Death of W B Price
W B Price 91 father of Mrs C V Carter died Sept 6 at his St Ansgar home after months of illness. Funeral and burial were at St Ansgar Sept 8. Survivors include wife and two daughters Thelma Carter of Graettinger and Mrs Oscar Rosel of St Ansgary. Mrs Carter accompanied by her mother plans an indefinite stay.
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C. V. Carter
W. B. Price
St. Ansgar
Anness
Thelma) Carter
Graetlinger
Oscar Rosel
St. Ansgaly
Carter
Notice of Second Tax Payment Deadline Listed
Pato Alto county treasurer Jack Phillips reminds taxpayers of the deadline to pay the second installment of real and personal property taxes in this issue. See notice for further details and instructions.
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Pato Alto County
Laxpaseas Appetrsa
Jack Phillips
Appreciation Day at DX Station Invites Farm and Town Friends
Francis and Trene Heidecker extend an invitation to farm and town friends for appreciation day at the DN station on Wednesday September 22. The event offers free coffee and donuts, door prize registration, special gasoline fill, and a half price fire sale with details on page three.
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Francis
Trene Heidecker
Pirate Gridders At Ruthven Friday
The Pirate eleven will debut away from home facing Ruthven on Ruthven field Friday night Sept 17 at 7 30. Both teams seek a win in the Corn Belt conference with the Pirates aiming to rebound from a 200 loss to Mallard while Ruthven lost to Sioux Rapids 12 6 last week.
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Pirate
Ruthven
Pirates
Mallard
Sioux Rapids
PTA Faculty Reception Here Tuesday Night
The Graetunger PTA invites all community members to a Tuesday night faculty reception. Refreshments will be served at the close of the evening. Mrs. Norman Dartint is press chair of the Graetlinger PTA with details on page three.
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PTA
Graetunger
Peery
Norman Dartint
Graetlinger Pta
Pase
Rev Barringer speaks to Gradinger businessmen club
Reverend Kenneth Barringer of West Des Moines, associate secretary for adult and student work in Graettinger area Methodists, addressed the Gradinger Businessmen's Club at the R&B cafe at 6 am on Wednesday. He urged rural and town collaboration to attract industry, improve schools and churches, and preserve small communities, noting rural population decline and the need for a community council.
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Kenneth Barringer
West Des Moines
Methodist Church
Roy
Barringer
Graettinger
Graetlinger
Iie
Gruettinger
Kenny
Rites At Kammetsburg For Mrs Merk’s Mother
Mrs Winifred Farmer died Friday September 3 at Lakeview Nursing Home Emmetsburg. Funeral services were held September 6 at Ellswo Beiter Funeral Home Emmetsburg with Rev Ronald Swed Iing of Graettinger Methodist church officiating. Burial followed at Corpus Christi Cemetery Fort Dodge. Survived by daughter Mrs Edward Merk rural Emmetsburg, one granddaughter and four great grandchildren, two sisters and one brother.
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Winifred Farmer
Kd Merk
Mmeetsburg
Lakeview
Eimmetsburg
Ellswo Beiter Funeral Home
Fammetsberg
Ronald Swed Iing
Graettinger
Winifred Luelle Cooper
Palmer
Manson
Christiansen Estate Auction Set for Sept 13
The A C Christiansen estate will hold a public auction of property on Saturday September 13 at the residence second house west of the town hall. Items include an antique auto believed to be a 1902 Sears Auto Buggy and household goods. Francis Warren is executor. Barntin and Brown are auctioneers with the Graettinger State Bank clerk. Auction starts 1:39 with the antique auto at 2:30.
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Sears
A. C. Christiansen
Sawrday
Une
Town Hall
Francis Warren
Bartint
Brown
Grachtinger State Bank
Graettinger FFA Wins Blue Ribbon for Clay Fair Exhibit
The Graettinger FFA chapter earned a blue ribbon for its Safe Corn Harvest Program exhibit at the Clay County Fair. The chapter invites residents to view the display in the FRA building east of the KTCD Building, with two livestock judging teams and a demonstration tear participating Saturday. Judging starts at 8 a.m. in the tent east of the FFA show ring. The chapter will join a five member team at the soil judging day in Exmmersburg on Wednesday.
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Dion Reeves
Frir
Don Reeves
Graettinger
FFA
Clay County Fair
Be Boar
Berkshire Gills
Berkshire
Graettinger Ffa
Clay County
Fai
FRA
KTCD
Exmmersburis
Graeltinger Town Caucus Set For Sept 2 Nomination
A non partisan Graeltinger caucus will be held at the town hall Tuesday evening September 2 at 7 30 for nominations to the town election. The biennial town election is on Tuesday November 2 with five councilmen and a mayor to be chosen. Nomination papers for mayor and councilman are due by October 5 and available from Town Clerk Tavayne Lanmers.
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Graettinger
Tow Hall
Seguhu
Graeltinger
Tavayne Lanmers
FHA Chapter Cookie Sale
The Grachtinger FHA chapter will hold its annual traveling cookie sale on Saturday September 18 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
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FHA
Grachtinger Fha
Mobile X Ray Unit Visits Palo Alto County
A free community chest x ray is offered by the Mobile Unit on Wednesday September 22 in Graettinger from 9 to 12 and 7 to 4. No charge funded by Christmas Seal Funds. All residents age 18 and over can participate with minimal prep. Prior registration not required.
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Palo Alto County
The
County Tuberculosis and Health Association
State Department of Health
Iowa Tuberculosis and
Ruthven
Thurs
Emmetsburg
West Bend
Mon
Ayrshire
Mallard
Tues
Cylinder
Rodman
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Harry Nelson
Maurice Jacobson
Graettinge
Graettin
Eacehta
Sodak
Legion
Lakeside
American Lutheran Church
Lutheran Synod
Board of Charities
Palo Alto
Emmnet
Kossuth
Pocahontas
Liumboldt
Iowa
Tato Alto County
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
United Lutheran Church In America
Thomas J. Irwin
Case
Lutheran Social Service of Iowa
Des Moines
Mrs. Tobin
Businessmen's Club
Kammetsburg
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