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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1949
Page
5
Mrs Alfred McCombs has been discharged from Holy Family hospital after a ten day stay for surgery. She returned home a week ago Monday and is now able to be about, feeling real well again.
At Tuesday night board meeting the local school board decided to sponsor a hot lunch program for next year. The program will be funded by the board and directed by the superintendent.
Auctioneers Grodland Borttyit and Brown and Clerk H A Elgenbast report a splendid market day sale in Grachtinger Saturday afternoon. It was the best sale of the kind for many years. Joe Olson Auction Sale features two tractors and closing out sale this afternoon. Times office prepared advertising matter. Herb Lancaster transfers to Camp Hood Texas for theatrical training with Fourth Army men.
The Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, Veterans Administration Des Moines Iowa announces openings for Hospital Attendant 2152 a year and Kitten Helper 2020 a year at the Veterans Administration Center in Des Moines Iowa. Applications from U.S. citizens or those with allegiance are invited at Iowa post offices or from the Director in St Paul Minnesota with a deadline until needs are met.
Cattle grubs damage profits as they move through muscle causing irritation and fever. Rotenone controls grubs. Iowa State College records show 1948 as a rare year with expenses rising faster than income. Butter quality declines when cream is more than four days old. Fern Valley 4-H boys won the county basketball trophy over Rush Lake Ellington by two points. the Silver Lake 4-H girls excelled among seven clubs.
Graettinger Athletic club members plus interested locals meet at City Hall Friday at 8 pm to discuss a new baseball league. Arnolds Park hosted a Tuesday meeting that formed the league with teams Graettinger Terris Fostoria Arnolds Park Spirit Lake Superior. A public schedule will be printed for fans. Graettinger joins a league new to the area with strong local backing.
Mrs. D. E. B. McCarty leaves for Sacramento to visit her son Attorney E. T. McCarty and family. She plans stops to see relatives in Fresno and Bakersfield and will spend time with the Sullivan family in Los Angeles.
Mrs M R Bradley of east of Graettinger is very ill with pneumonia since Friday. Her condition is serious and all family were with her Friday. Friends hope for improvement and full recovery. Fred Rubink Attended Welders Convention. Fred Rubink, local mechanic and welder, attended a welders convention at Omaha last week. He visited a brother at Sydney Iowa and nephews and nieces in Nobragka.
Mrs S W Duhn of this community underwent major surgery at Holy Family hospital on Wednesday. She is recovering nicely and local friends express best wishes for her continued improvement and full recovery.
Jon Steil 84 of Dubuque died recently. He operated a hardware business in Emmetsburg for years before moving to Dubuque in 1918. His brother John Steil died in August 1946. Funeral services were held locally.
The passage warns of warm windy weather drying fields and possible seeding late in the week. It advises not to remove mulch from strawberries too early and to leave some straw between plants while piling the rest in rows to protect plants if a late freeze returns.
The Graettinger high school spring music concert featured band and glee club numbers directed by Mias Christie Kruel and Warren L. Jones. It was the band’s first appearance in new uniforms funded by the band parents group and faculty, celebrated by a large audience. The article also notes civil service exam openings in Omaha for marine and floating plant positions with several roles and pay rates, details available from the Board of Civil Service Examiners and the Corps of Engineers.
Mrs L R Luchsinger is very ill in Holy Family hospital Estherville serious condition since last week visitors not permitted son Norman from San Francisco daughter Ruby from Des Moines. She underwent major surgery last November and has not fully recovered. Bernard Meyers US Army on furlough visits Ringsted parents and will return to Fort Meade April 9 aiming to cross Atlantic by air.
Misa Kash Wolfe daughter of Lorne and Mrs Wolfe Grasttinger entered Holy Family hospital Sunday for medical treatment. She was quite ill the first of the week and many local friends wish her a speedy and complete recovery.
Lake Center PTA netted 240 dollars from a two night home talent production featuring a play and a 1920s revue. The organizers noted a large crowd could have attended a third night. John Haag, son of Mr and Mrs Haag, left Monday for Fort Dodge to join the army.
The northwest circle of St Pauls Lutheran plans a bake sale April 9 at Thoreson Hardware Graettinger with all baked goods. Graettinger band performs in Ruthven Friday at 7 30 and is third on the program. Graettinger glee club also competes in Ruthven program which starts at 7 30. Local residents expect to attend both events.
During a thaw and rain, a small lake formed near Robbing Avenue as the north side intake became clogged with mud and ice. Water backed up into gutters, inconveniencing nearby businesses. Signs read No Fishing while duck decoys drifted about. The intake was cleared and the lake disappeared this week.
H E Fink local manager of Graettinger Telephone Co reports a summer in prospect due to farm to market road work affecting 18 miles of lines. New equipment ordered to handle this and similar next two years of work. Relocation costs estimated at 100 dollars per mile totaling about 2800 dollars to be done this year.
Mrs. Alex Jenswold of Emmetsburg suffered a severely broken hip in a kitchen fall last Tuesday. The hip bone broke in two places. She had stayed home much of the winter due to icy conditions. Her daughter Geraldine was visiting from Des Moines to help.
Ben Nichtern is being cared for in a four home for the aged at Estherville. He is not a hospital patient. His health has been poor for months. In this home he will receive the best care. Ben’s many old friends in Graettinger and vicinity hope for an improvement and his full recovery.
The Town state college band gave a concert at Spencer about ten days ago during a regional tour. Don McWilliams of Graettinger, son of Mr and Mrs A D McWilliams, joined the band on the trip with his parents and a busload of local students attended the program.
Mrs J P Wagner left for Ayrshire for a visit at the John Goeders home. A daughter Kristine Ann was born to Mr and Mrs M C Jenson of Belmond on Friday April 1. The Times extends congratulations.
Graettinger Times highlights local grocery ads with notably low prices. The paper notes national price drops but Graettinger’s declines are especially sharp and urges readers to shop this weekend. It invites travelers to Graettinger, benefits include free parking and extended ordering options.
A film titled Answer For Anne will be shown Sunday night at 8 at First Lutheran Church. The Lutheran World Action film portrays a high school girl seeking facts on displaced persons and features scenes from European DP camps. Anne questions locals including a shoemaker, a soda fountain worker, and the mayor to form her conclusion.
Tom J White a long time job printer sells his Jefferson commercial printing business to Gene McCoy after 64 years in the trade. He founded the Emmetsburg Tribune in the 1890s, later joining the Democrat and Reporter, and published the Whittemore Champion and papers in Boone Iowa and Trenton Missouri. He also served as Iowa state printer for several years and retires after a lifetime in printing.
Supervisors approve a three way radio for Sheriff Dick Miller enabling him to receive reports from the bureau of Investigation and the highway patrol, talk from his car, and stay in touch with neighboring county sheriffs. The 8 way FM police radio speeds communication.
Mr and Mrs John Wikert of 850 N Van Ness St Santa Ana California enclose a 260 check for another year of the Times. They say they look forward to the paper each week and express regret at missing a visit when in town, noting they enjoy seeing everyone from the old home town.
Tommy Thomson buys a building site just east of Mrs A J Johnson residence and plans a fine new home this summer. The corner lot was purchased from Mayor A C Christiansen who keeps the adjacent corner for a future home.
The report notes minimal seeding due to moist fields and good drainage. Some light tilling may occur on well drained soils, with April winds and much sun. It describes a cold spring and overall favorable conditions for early planting.
Graettinger fire department was called yesterday afternoon at 1 46 to the Walter Mammen home in east Graettinger where a grass fire threatened property but caused no damage.
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