New Addition to Municipal Light Plant Nears Completion
Monday photo captures the new Municipal Light Plant addition under progress with outside walls nearly finished. The newly purchased Superior engine from White Diesel Engine Co. is in place as installation begins. B C Bunn of Clarion handles engine work, Hoeerland Electric of Laurens conducts electrical work, and Industrial Heating and Plumbing of St Joseph handles piping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal
Fagro Construction Company
Estherville
B.C. Bunn of
Clarion
Hoeerland Electric Firm
Laurens Tx
St. Joseph, Mo
White Diesel Engine Co
Pirates Meet Terris Eleven At Evergreen Park Friday Night
Graettinger Pirates host Terris eleven in Corn Belt conference action at Evergreen Park Friday night. Gate opens around 6:30 PM with season tickets at $2.50 covering four home HS games and three junior high and B team games. Individual tickets 60 cents adults and 25 cents students. Band will perform Flying Dutchman at halftime.
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Pirates Meet
Terris
Evergreen Park
Graettinger Pirates
Terris Eleven
Grachtinger High School
Eugene Kress
Grachtinger
Pirates Roll To 33-0 Win Over Armstrong In Grid Opener
Graettinger Pirates opened their 1957 football season with a 33-0 Cornbelt Conference victory at Armstrong. Leon Jespersen and Dave Sandvng led the offense with strong blocking and defense. Delbert Jengzen blocked a punt, setting up the first score, as Jespersen pushed in for the early lead and Landvig and Christensen scored later in the half with Jespersen converting each time. The article notes further scoring in the second period and references upcoming AKC dog trials at Spirit Lake with Shady Haven Farm near Graettinger.
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Pirates
Armstrong
Graettinger Pirates
Armstrong Tigers
Sileet
Leon Jespersen
Dave Sandvng
Pirate
Orange and Black
Delbert Jengzen
Tiger
Jespersen
Jensen
Landvig
Jesapersen
Jim Christensen
Luitjens Resigns as Creamery Hauler
Tom Luitjens has resigned his position as truck driver for the Farmers Creamery here. William Fude of near Graettinger has taken over Luitjens duties. Mr. Luitjens is now working with the county maintenance crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Luitjens
Wm. Fude
Graettinger
Luitjens
Mr. Luitjens
Emmetsburg Izaak Walton Field Day Draws Large Crowd
An annual field day at the Emmetsburg Izaak Walton event drew a good attendance one mile west of Dagood. Winners included Mikert Powers of Osgood taking first in the horse about pitching contest and Leo tying for third in a tied event. Andre a Remington won a prize drawing.
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Emmetsburg
Izaak Walton
Dagood
Mikert Powers
Osgood
Leo
Avenk
Andrea
You
Remington
Immaculate Conception Mission Devotions Change Friday
The Immaculate Conception Mission, conducted by the Redemptorist Fathers under Father George H. Straus, runs through Sept 22. Shrine devotions shift to 7 15 p m Friday due to conflicting events, with daily Masses at 7 and 8 and weekday devotions at 7 o’clock.
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Immaculate Conception Mission
Immaculate Conception
E. S. Maynard
George H. Straus
C.ss.r
Rites Held Wednesday for Kenneth Kruse 88
Kenneth Francis Kruse 88 of rural Ringsted died Sunday at Holy Family hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Estherville Lutheran Church. Born October 30, 1918, he lived in the area all his life, living with his mother Carrie Kruse and farming with brothers Leonard Arthur and Clifford seven miles west of Ringsted. Surviving are the mother, three brothers in Ringsted, and a sister Evelyn Jensen of Fenton.
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Kenneth Francis Kruse
Ringsted
Carrie Kruse
Fred Kruse
Holy Family Hospital
Estherville Lutheran Church
Kenneth Kruse
Leonard
Arthur
Clifford
Ring Sted
Evelyn Jensen
Fenton
Wallingford Plans Special Election On Natural Gas Franchise
Wallingford schedules a special election for Tuesday October 29 to grant or reject a 25 year franchise to Northern Natural Gas Company Peoples Natural Gas division. The firm seeks to install and maintain a gas system for transmission, distribution and sale of natural gas for heating lighting and industrial use. Voting will be at the town hall from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Wallingford
Northern Natural Gas Company
Peoples Natural Gas Division
Polla
Fall Opening of Trianon Roller Rink at Spencer
The Trianon roller rink announces its grand fall opening on Sunday evening September 22 marking the start of its tenth skating season. An advertisement in this week’s Times details the event.
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Trianon
Spencer
Albert Chrest Farm Sale on Thursday Sept 19
Albert Christiansen retiring farmer will hold a closing out public auction today on the farm one fourth mile south, two miles west, one mile south and three fourths mile west of Wallingford. Sale features farm machinery in excellent condition. Gractinger auctioneers and Gractinger State Bank clerk the sale. The Rosary Society of Immaculate Conception church will serve their annual chicken dinner on Sunday Sept 29 at the church from 11:30 until all are served. Menu includes fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, buttered peas, cabbage salad, apple sauce, tomatoes, pickles, rolls, pie and coffee. Adults $1.00, children under 12 50 cents. Everyone invited.
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Albert Chrest
Albert Christiansen
Wear
Wallingford
Bortint and Brown
Gracttinger
Gracttinger State Bank
Rosary Society of Immaculate Conception
Lost Island Lutheran chicken supper and bazaar event
The Lost Island Lutheran W.ALEF will hold a chicken supper and bazaar on Thursday evening Oct 3 at the Lost Island church. Serving begins at 6 30 p m and continues until finished with menu including roast chicken dressing mashed potatoes gravy beans salad cranberry relish rolls pie coffee. Adults 1 25 children 50c. Meals served family style all you wish to eat. Public invited.
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Lost Island Lutheran
Lost Island Lutheran W.alef
Lost Island
Cub Scouts Organize Meeting In Graettinger
Graettinger den mothers and scout leaders plan an organizational meeting Monday evening Sept. 23 at 7 30 at Cloyds Cafe with Frank Wichack Spirit Lake scout executive to attend. The first fall pack meeting is set for Monday Sept. 30 at 7 30 at the Legion hall. The Graettinger American Legion post sponsors the local Cub scouts. Fall sales are underway at Hansen Hardware and Thorpe sons Hardware with ads in this weeks Times.
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Graettinger Cub Scouts
Cloyd's
Frank Wichack
Spirit Lake
the Legion Hall
Graettinger American Legion Post
Graettinger
Hansen Hardware
Thoreson’s Hardware
Shareen Long Wins Second in 18 and Under Division
Shareen Long, daughter of Mr and Mrs Marty Long of rural Emmetsburg, placed second in the 18 years and under division in the competition.
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Shareen ‘Long
Marty Long
Emmetsburg
Adult Evening School Classes To Begin Tuesday Sept 24
The agricultural night school offers updated topics chosen by the Ag advisory council. Instructors outline hands on probes for hog back fat and a fire fighting module run with the local fire department and a Spencer supplier.
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Ag Advisory Council
Ray Satory
Byrm
Spencer
Desk Set and The Little Hut At Local Theatre
A local program previews two films. Desk Set, a modern romantic comedy starring Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn Gig Young Joan Blondell and others debuts with Cary Lang at the helm. The Little Hut a MGM release featuring Ava Gardner Stewart Granger and David Niven plays Tuesday and Wednesday with comic triangle plots and laughs.
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Gract- Singer Theatre
Twentieth Century-Fox
William Marchant
Shirley Booth
Spencer Tracy
Katharine Hepburn
Gig Young
Joan Blondell
Dina Merrill
Sue Randall
Diane Jergens
Merry Anders
Lang
Neva Patterson
Harry Ellerbe
Nicholas Joy
Ida Moore
Rachel Stephens
Ava Gardner
Stewart Granger
David Niven
Registration Kickoff At First Adult Evening School
The Adult Evening School begins with registration and a kickoff meeting on Tuesday September 24. Classes run most Tuesdays through the ten week term with two Monday sessions on November 18 and 25. A review of the summer FFA trip to Colorado and slides will be shown.
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Regeatory
Colorado
Also Mentioned on This Page
Olene Jacobson
Bud Harris
Halvor C. Rierson
Dorothy Vreeland
Dave Murray
Shady Haven Farm
Cork
T. B. Miller
Grmnaettinger
Northwest Town
AKC
Masonic Temple Grounds
Kruse
Fansen
Sotice
Varents
Knapp
Twing Ronald
Donald
Linda
Carl Knapp
Harry Ferguson
Emimetsburg
George Db, Freeman
Ralph Snyder
Fred Lorig
A. C. Thake
Earl Mortland
Everett
Grand Junction
Harry J
Bert Rolfson
Wm. McConnell
Frank Swanson
Margaret Pratt
Reg Satory
Donald Nelson
Martin Jensen
Frans Swanson
Iresa
Lawrence Brennan
George Replogle
Warren and Elsenbaat
Law and Safety
Marvin Grehe
Bill Brabham
Clark
Kennedy
Mia Og
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