Remains Of Mrs Cullen Laid To Rest In Graettinger
Mrs. Elizabeth Cullen 94 died March 27 1952 in San Francisco California from pneumonia. Her body was moved to Graettinger and funeral held at Immaculate Conception church with Rev E S Maynard officiating. She is survived by children Zita Walker Thomas Cullen Jr Peter Cullen and others with nine grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed among relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Cullen
San Francisco
California
Sraettinger
Wartin
Immaculate Conception Church
Father E
Maynard
St. Jacob’s Cemetery
Adolph Spies
Robert Tisen- Yast
Eugene Leonard
John Carney
Joe Swift
John J. Sullivan
Martin
Elizabeth Scully
Queens County
Ireland
United States
New York City
Graettinger
Mya. Cullen
Zita Walker
Thomas
Peter
Colorado City
Texas
Eugene
James
Mary) Voss
Cullen
Thomas Cullen, Jr
Sioux City
Charles Yous
Los Angeles
Menno Blosser
Wilma Jean
Yous
Mra
Mary Yoss
Blosser
Mrs. Cullen
D. J. Fitzpatrick
Ife
Funeral attendance noted for Kathman family kin
Here attending funeral Frank Kathman of Garven Minnesota was here Tuesday for his brother John. Several relatives joined for their uncle's funeral including Mr and Mrs Garild Kathman of Slayton Donald Kathman of Slayton Merle of Garven Mrs Vera Kirk of Lake Wilson Mr and Mrs Junior Rathman of Trasy Mrs Harry Hyatt of Estherville and Mrs John Bruns of Balaton Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kathman
Garven
Minnesota
John
Garild Kathman
Slayton
Donald Kathman
Merle
Vera Kirk
Lake Wilson
Junior Rathman
Trasy
Harry Hyatt
Estherville
John Bruns
Balaton
Market Day Sale at Wallingford Postponed to April 8
The 40th annual Market Day sale at Wallingford is postponed to Tuesday April 8 due to a blizzard that blocked highways. Dinner begins 11 30 a.m. and the auction at 1 p.m. Grodland Borivit Brown act as auctioneers with Graettinger State Bank as clerk. Property transactions from the postponed sale include Otto Appel buying the Col ling Regh residence lot for 5100 and planning remodels, C O Wikert purchasing a 110 acre farm at 118 per acre, and Andrew Duus buying three residence lots for 1425. The Graettinger PFA judging team placed third in sheep judging at the Sioux City Stockyards meet with notable scores.
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Toace
Wallingford
Grodland, Bortint & Brown
Graettinger State Bank
Elizabeth Colling Regh
Otto Appel
H. A. Elsenbust
Coan Grocery
C. O. Wikert
Andrew Duus
Appel
Grodland, Borivit & Brown
Graettinger Pfa
Sioux City Stockyards
Allen Thu
Dick Wikert
Arnold Madsen
Merlin Norris
Iowa
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Regime Set to Take Over City Government
Next Monday night new city officers will assume control. Thomas Thomsen becomes mayor succeeding Adolph Spies. New council members are Jens Kirkegaard Virgil Olesen and Allan Hersleff. Remaining councilmen are Earl Hrickson and James Hansen. Retiring are J. J. Grady Jack Wolfe and Ernie Andresen. Sullivan Coun is town clerk and Leo Hughes treasurer. Police officers are Albert Jensen and Leo Counley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Thomsen
Adolph Spies
Jens Kirkegaard
Virgil Olesen
Allan
Pete) Hersleff
Earl Hrickson
James Hansen
J. J. Grady
Jack Wolfe
Ernie Andresen
Sullivan Coun
Leo Hughes
Albert Jensen
Leo Counley
Omer Gjerde New Standard Oil Dealer in Graettinger
Omer Gjerde is the new Standard Oil dealer in Graettinger taking over Tuesday from Dick Rasmussen. He previously worked at Thoreson Hardware in Graettinger for several years and resigned to run the bulk delivery business, The Timea wishes him success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omer Gjerde
Standard Oil
Graettinger
Dick Rasmussen
Gjerde
Thoreson Hardware
Timea
Legion Auxiliary Meeting on April 8 in afternoon
Legion Auxiliary holds a Tuesday April 8 meeting in the afternoon with serving committee Ellen Lundgren Clara Knutsen Ola Olesen Verna Christensen. A county meeting follows Tuesday evening April 8 at Mallard with district president Thelma Younie as guest. members urged to carpool and attend to show strong representation.
Farm blaze destroys house and poultry near Ed Anderson farm
Early Wednesday morning firefighters from Jocal responded to a blaze at 2:00 a m. consuming the Ed Anderson farm east of town. The house of the Howard Peterson family burned and about 150 chickens were lost in the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jocal Fira Department
Ed. Anderson
Howard Peterson
Skow and Clark Form Insurance Real Estate Farm Partnership
Julius J. Skow a local insurance man and Atty. Merrill C. Clark have formed a partnership in insurance real estate and farm loan business. The partnership effective April 1 combines Skow's established fieldwork with Clark's legal office in Graettinger. The Times commends the new firm Mesers Skow and Clark and wishes them success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius J. Skow
Atty. Merrill C. Clark
Skow
Clark
Grachtinger
the Times
Mesers
Skow & Clark
Sonar School Graduate Navy sailor Bob Galleger
Robert E. Galleger sea man apprentice USN son of Mr and Mrs Watt Galleger 1510 Hawthorne Ave Waterloo Iowa has graduated from the navys fleet sonar school at San Diego Cal Congrat ulations Bob nephew of Mrs J J Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Galleger
USN
Watt Galleger
Hawthorne Ave
Waterloo
Lows
Navy
Fleet
San Diego
Cal
Bob
J. J. Sullivan
Weather retreating as snow clears after week of mud
A week of muddy conditions and slush gave way to thawing by Tuesday as snow largely disappeared. By April farmers expect fieldwork to begin within a week while remaining piles and drifts linger in shaded spots.
Polo man Merle Hankey mourned for cousin Clod Wehmeyer
Clod Wehmeyer 55 former baseball pitcher and longtime Polo Mendota auctioneer died recently in Polo. He is survived by his wife and three children. Also note Mrs Ray Rosburg has returned home from Holy Family hospital after treatment. condition hoped to improve and recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Hankey
Polo
Illinois
Clod Wehmeyer
Mrs Wallman Recovers After Appendicitis Operation
Mrs G R Wallman of Sioux City underwent appendicitis surgery with complications at Methodist hospital Monday and is recovering nicely. Last week she visited her parents Mr and Mrs C O Wikert of Graettinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Wallman
Sioux City
Methodiat Hospital
Fire alarm after oil blaze at Times lot rear
Fire company battled an oil fire at the rear of the Times lot on Saturday. Barrela of oil from Thore son Hardware caught fire and two barrela exploded. The blaze was quickly extinguished.
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Times
Thoreson Hardware
Funeral of Mrs. John Simonson 62 Held in Lost Island
Mrs. John Simonson aged 62 died at her Lost Island township home on March 20 1952 after a long illness. The funeral was Monday at Lightle Funeral Home Ruthven and Our Savior's Lutheran Lost Island conducted by Rev S B Knudsen. She was born November 4 1889 at Farmington Minnesota and grew up in McIntosh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Simonson
Lost Island Township
Lightle Funeral Home
Ruthven
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Lost Island
S. B. Knudsen
Lena Clemitson
Aslak
Ingrid Clemitson
Farmington
Minnesota
Christiana Church
McIntosh
Aho
Luther
Synoda Church
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Death of Graettinger resident John Kathman at 67
John Kathman 67 died Saturday morning after a year long battle with a heart condition. He had reduced farm work and was hospitalized at Holy Family after a severe attack last Wednesday. His death occurred Friday night or early Saturday morning. An obituary will appear next week in the Times. Also notes on a High Lake Get-Together club meeting and a Merchandising event with prizes drawn.
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Graettinger
John Kathman
Kathman
Two Vacation Days Amid Teachers Meeting and Good Friday
Schools will be closed on Friday April 4 for a teachers' meeting in Spencer. Another closing day occurs Friday April 11 for observance of Good Friday.
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Spencer
Mrs John Tindall Undergoes Surgery at Holy Family Hospital
Mrs John Tindall had surgery yesterday at Holy Family hospital. Local friends wish her a speedy recovery and restoration to health and strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tindall
Holy Family Hospital
Funeral Services For Knud Sorensen Held At St Pauls
Knud Hansen Sorensen 72 died of a heart attack the morning of March 22 1952 in Nevada Iowa. Funeral services were held at St Paul Lutheran church with Rev Fred Jacobsen officiating. Burial followed at South Walnut cemetery. Sorensen born June 30 1879 Odense Denmark came to the United States in 1900 worked on a farm near Nevada Iowa and married in 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knud Sorensen
Sorensen
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Fred Jacobsen
Rolfe
St. Paul's Church
South Walnut Cemetery
Pallbestera
Charles Henningsen
Carl Hansen
Theodore Knudteen
F. W. Christensen
Nels Nelsen
Soren Andersen
Martin
Knud Hansen Sorensen
Odense
Fyne
Denmark
United States
Nevada
Iowa
Mar
Card Party and Lunch Hosted by Sodality
The Sodality of Inmaculate Conception invites the public to a card party and lunch in the parish hall next Sunday evening. Games include bridge and 500 with play starting at 8 30 in the evening. Lunch will be served at the close.
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Young Ladies of the Sodality
Inmaculate Conception
Easter Plant and Flower Sale at Hansen Hardware
The Methodist Sunday School class will hold an Easter plant and flower sale at Hansen Hardware in Graettinger on Saturday April 12. Cut flowers and corsages must be ordered before noon April 11. Orders may be placed by calling Mrs Lincoln Traver or Mrs Earl Erickson Ady.
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Methodist
Hansen Hardware
Graettinger
Lincoln Traver
Earl Erickson
Ady
Emery F. Nefstead Dies in Hunting Accident Near Steward
Emery F. Nefstead, 58, former Graettinger attorney, died in a hunting accident near Steward, Minnesota, when his gun exploded as he crawled under a fence on his brother's farm. He was returned to Emmetsburg for funeral with full military rites at the Methodist church. Nefstead, born May 28, 1894, practiced law in Graettinger, moved to Emmetsburg in 1921 after becoming county attorney, and served in World War I. He is mourned by his wife Elfa, daughter Barbara, his mother, two brothers Cyril and Howard, two sisters Margaret and Gladys, and many relatives.
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Graettinger
Emery IF
Nefstead
Hraettinger
Steward
Mhns
Emmetsburg
Emery Forrest Nefstead
Stoward
Illinois
Webster College of Law
Chicago
Northwestern
Elfa Show
Barbara
Nefatead
Cyril
Howard
Margaret
Gladys
Tinea
Emery Nefstead
The
Times
Weyburn Visitors Stay With Emmetsburg Family
Visitors from Weyburn Saskatchewan Mr and Mrs W Shupe stayed with Dr and Mrs B F E Dappen at the end of the week. They are Mrs Dappen relatives. They returned from a winter Southland trip. A former Emmetsburg youth owns and manages a large hotel at Weyburn and others in Saskatchewan. His parents Mr and Mrs M Nolan moved to Canada years ago.
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Weyburn
Saskatchewan
W. Shupe
B. FE. Dappen
Wm. Nolan
M. Nolan
Canada
Letter from St. James editor compares towns and crops
Edwin Gangestad writes from St. James Minnesota sending a check for the Times. He notes similar weather and crop conditions with Graettinger and Estherville, adding St. James is about 45 miles from those places. He affirms the paper remains like an old friend.
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St. James
Minnesota
The
Times
Ag’ Avery
Graettinger
Estherville
Rowe
Edwin Gangestad
Returned To Hospital In Gentle Health Update
Mrs. J W Oakes Sr returned to Holy Family hospital yesterday for medical care and a check up. Her son Joe, who had surgery there, recovered nicely and is convalescing at home after leaving hospital the prior Wednesday.
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Mra
J. W. Oakes, Sr
Holy Family Hospital
Joe
Tragic Farm Accident Claims Dugan Reeves Two
Dugan Tee Reeves aged two and a half of Emmetsburg died Saturday morning when crushed under an oil truck at the Reeves farm near Des Moines river bridge. Curtis Knutson drove the oil truck, the child’s brother Ronald watched from the yard. Funeral held at Emmetsburg Methodist Church. Dugan survived by parents, two sisters and two brothers, with grandparents in Estherville and Emmetsburg.
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Dugan Tee Reeves
Kermit Reeves
Emmetsbureg
Reeves Farm Place
Des Moines River
Emmetsburg
Curtis Knutson
Ronald Reeves
Reeves
Palo Alto
Emmetsboro
Emmet
Dugan
Marcella
Kathleen
Ronald
Richard
Ben TF. Reeves
Estherville
Lee McQuown
Emmets- UT
Times
Graettinger
Mrs C A Jensen Very Ill At Rochester
Mrs C A Jensen was taken to Rochester by ambulance on Sunday after health declines. She and her husband had just returned from Rochester where Mr Jensen had a surgical procedure. Friends in Graettinger hope for her swift improvement and full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Jensen
Rochester
Jensen
Graettinger
Visitors flocked to Len Howe event at Thoreson Hardware
Hundreds from town and country visited with Len Howe of W H O radio news at Thoreson Hardware Saturday afternoon and evening. A feature of the advertising event was roasted peanuts and a request to patrons to throw shells on the floor. The store was jammed both Saturday afternoon and night as crowds thronged the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Howe
W-Ho
Thoreson, Hardware
Ray Glazier Buys Mrs. E. George Building for Redevelopment
Ray Glazier purchased the Mrs. E. George business building, formerly used as a post office, with the first floor now vacant. He plans to sell the building only if possible. otherwise he will demolish it and erect a new block. The site adjoins the Glasier cafe, with the new building to sit below the second floor window line of the cafe. The new structure will be rental property.
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Ray Glazier
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Fr. Fla
White Horse Patrol
Paul Currans
NEW Standard Oil
Legion Auxiliary Meeting
Atty. M. C. Clark Farm Partnership
Counsin
Ray Rosburg
High Lake
Frank Jacobson
Dorothea Jacobson
Fred Masters
Lloyd Bates
Paul Mahan
St. Paul’s
Emery F. Nefstead
Mr. and
Mrs. Kerm Reeves
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