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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1958
Page
5
The Graettinger Pirates travel to Evergreen Park Friday night to meet the Sioux Rapids eleven. Kickoff is at 8, with hoped improvements after last week’s home defeat as coaches adjust plans and lineups. Sioux Rapids, though erreur, also lost in their opener but are favored to challenge for the conference this year.
Supt. F M Hartung announces 1958 Pirate football season tickets remain available on sale at 2.00 dollars for the three remaining home varsity games and at least three B team home games. Hartung notes the savings versus regular admission. Tickets are at the school office or at the gate Friday. Last Friday 429 paid admissions yielded 225 dollars.
During a two day Labor Day celebration, master of ceremonies Ian Watson collected 250 postcard votes for the talent show. The Kinnetts, Dwayne and Dorothy, western vocalists from Emmetsburg, led with 147 votes, while Warren Long of Cylinder earned 58 votes and Carolyn Bajith of Rockwell City followed with 49 votes alongside Beverly Myers.
Graettinger band parents plan a meeting Monday night September 22 at eight o clock in the school community room All members are urged to attend A program of entertainment will be presented by students or staff
Jane Wyman and Gregory Peck star in The Yearling, showing Tuesday and Wednesday, September 23 and 24 as an M G M masterpiece reprint. Wyman plays Ma Baxter, a backwoods pioneer wife whose plain dress and worn appearance belie the film’s emotional core.
Mrs Ellen Lundgren of Graettinger won the $100 Saturday night door prize in the weekly drawing sponsored by the local Booster club. She was shopping at the C A Jensen store when the drawing was held according to Community club officials. Next Saturday night's prize will be $25 Bucks.
Richard Blighton Gradtinger High School senior and local FIA chapter member has been selected for an all expenses paid trip to St Louis to visit the Ralston Purina Research farm. The trip sponsored by Del's Farmers Supply will depart Sunday with Mr Baker and return Tuesday. Selection based on a theme record books leadership and citizenship activities.
Elvis Presley stars as Danny Fisher in King Creole a drama with music set in New Orleans French Quarter based on A Stone for Danny Fisher Co stars Carolyn Jones Walter Matthau Dolores Hart Dean Jagger Vic Morrow. Presley delivers his most dramatic role while singing ten tunes before his Army induction.
Gruettinger Adult Evening School begins its 1958 session with registration and a travelogue on Denmark by Misa Hess. A ten session program runs with five Wednesday evenings and five Monday evenings. The $2.50 fee may be paid in two installments. new courses include Sewing Foods Upholstery Typing Law Crafts First Aid All Age Science and Refresher Mathematics with Agriculture starting later.
Mrs. Gladyce Lundberg announces a closing out auction of farm machinery on Monday September 22 at the farm two miles north of Grachtinger on Highway 11, half a mile west. Details appear in this week’s Times ad.
Strong wind sparked a blaze that destroyed a barn, crib, hog house, and several outbuildings on the Eugene Baker and Rasmussen properties in Wallingford. A large quantity of dried corn, 860 bushels, also burned. Wallingford fire department and a Gravinger truck fought the flames, saving Rasmussen’s barn. the fire started from burning trees in a nearby field.
Thoreson’s Our Own Hardware plans a two day gala for homemakers with a Brothers sewing machine demonstration on Monday and Tuesday Sept 22 and 23. Factory reps will show deluxe features of a new electric model offered at 39.95 with 149.50 value, including built in darner and backward sewing. A treasure hunt drawing is planned and details appear in this week’s Times.
A 0.8 inch soaking rain fell Sunday ending a prolonged dry spell. It arrived too late to aid crops, but pastures and lawns revived. Farmers report mixed yields with about a half-crop of beans and 30 to 45 bushels per acre for corn. Lighter soil dried out earlier, temperatures cooled midweek under sunny skies as some farmers began combining early soybeans.
Esther Circle bake sale and baggar planned for Saturday September 20 at the G A Jensen store with afternoon and evening hours. Methodist Circle will serve breakfast Wednesday September 2k from 7 to 11 am at the church basement. Barney Rolfsons boast a healthy peach crop from their home tree, praised for size and quality. Jorgensen brothers from rural Ruthven win top ribbons at the Clay County fair Spencer. Donald Jorgensen earns grand champion and showmanship titles in dairy events, with similar wins in 1954 and 1955.
Public invited to attend open house at the Grachtinger public library in city hall on Saturday Sept 20 with hours 2 to 9 pm. Residents of all ages are welcome to view improvements adding shelf space and new books as circulation rises. The library board hosts the event with Cora Christopher as president Hertha Frick secretary treasurer Coy Coan Betty Hansen and Margaret Johnson assisting. Alia Resh is city librarian and Mildred Warren is assistant librarian. Remember it’s your library so come and take a book.
The Graettinger Parent-Teachers Association will hold its first meeting of the school year in the school community room next Tuesday night September 22 at eight. A program follows with a reception for Graet tinger teachers. All are urged to attend and join, memberships available from Mrs Omer Gjerd.
Graettinger fire department responded last Thursday forenoon to extinguish a husk pile fire at the Dan Miller farm south of Graettinger. The blaze started during corn shelling operations and threatened nearby buildings but caused no reported damage.
Leonard Marxen aged about 35 died from head injuries after slipping on stairs at his home in Mason City. He had been in critical condition since Sept six and underwent emergency surgery Tuesday night. Funeral services are planned for Saturday at the Mason City Methodist church with additional rites in Ruthven Methodist church. Survived by wife, four children, his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed Marxen of Ruthven, a brother Darold of Spencer, and two sisters Mrs. Ray Duhn of Ayrshire and Mrs. Marvin Kjallberg of Waverly.
The Times ongoing feature presents April portraits by Waltz Studios Des Moines of Graettinger area youngsters labeled Future Olijscos Mop vw and others. Subjects include Mike 18 months Bobby 8 months Bil Hansen Linn Alan 8 months Billy 5 months Mathy 2 years and others, with families from Graettinger rural Bendy and surrounding towns.
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