Paul Andersen Seriously Injured In Auto Accident
Paul Andersen twenty two of Des Moines was badly hurt in an auto accident Thursday night. He suffered a brain concussion and his condition was serious. The car he rode in was sideswiped by another vehicle sending both drivers to hospital. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Frank Andersen of Des Moines formerly of Terris and grandson of Mr and Mrs John Paul Ren now of Des Moines. He was known in Graettinger where he visited often and played for the Graettinger league team. Friends hope for a quick recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Andersen
Des Moines
Paul
Frank Andersen
Terris
John Paul- Ren
Graéttinger
Hospital News and Community Notes from Graettinger
Niels Mortensen of Wallingford and Mrs. Hans Sandvik of Graettinger are patients at Holy Family hospital with Mrs. Sandvik possibly needing surgery. Rev and Mrs Sande of Minneapolis send greetings to Graettinger friends as they recover from paralytic strokes. Mrs. Olaf Michaelson of Hitherville joined a Minneapolis group visit. Kindergarten opens April 17 at 1:60 p m in the Legion hall with instructor Wilma Murray. Children must be five by March 1. birth certificates required with registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niels Mortensen
Wallingford
Holy Family Hospital
Hans Sandvik
Graettinger
Charles Derrickson
Roy Masters
Hely Family Hospital
Sayde
O. Sande
Minneapolis
Olaf Michaelson
Hitherville
Sande
Rev
Legion Hall
Wilma Murray
Miller Family Returns from California Visit
Mr and Mrs Peter Miller arrived home from California after a several week trip with relatives and friends. Mrs Anna Jorgensen who joined them for the journey remained for a longer visit locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Peter Miller
Anna Jorgensen
Easter Visitors in Graettinger
Easter visitors from several colleges and universities gathered with relatives in Graettinger. The partly listed names include teachers and students such as Thelma Anderson Newton Mina Vasey Emmetsburg Delores Clemmengen Milford Ruth Frick Made-Na Minnesota Blanche Young Charles City Kash Wolfe Mercy Carroll Marjorie Rasmussen Henry Apnel Decorah Dale Sandvig Iowa University Darlene Glazier Dana Blair Wanda Knutsen Minneapolis Mary Herke Janet Burg Morningside Sioux City Leo Sam Young Richard McCombs Iowa University Madge Jacobson Agnes Eleen bast Grinnell Ronald Jensen John Osher Kenneth Westergard Town State College Drake University Maine Maines and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Thelma Anderson
Newton
Mina Gloria Vasey
Emmetsburg
Delores Clemmengen
Milford
G. A. Knapp
Ayrshire
Knapp
Ruth Frick
Made- Na
Minn
Blanche Young
Charles City
Kash Wolfe
Mercy Hospital
Carroll
Iowa
Marjorie Rasmussen
Henry Apnel
Luther College
Decorah
Dale Sandvig
Iowa University
Dale
Sandvig
Donald Glazier
Darlene Glazier
Dana College
Blair
Al Jolson Sings Again at Watson Theatre Sunday Monday
Jolson Sings Again in technicolor is the feature at Watson Theatre Sunday and Monday April 16 and 17 with a matinee Sunday. Ticket prices are 80c 40c and 10c. Graettinger high school glee club to enter state preliminary for large groups at Arnolds Park Friday night April 14, performance around 10:00 p.m. Graettinger band plays about 7:30 p.m. Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolson
Watson Theatre
Graettinger High School Girls’ Glee Club
Arnolds Park
Glee Club
Graettinger
Haisman Family in Auto Crash Near Armstrong
Easter trip from Graettinger to Arm ar dispatches recount a Sunday car rollover on highway 9 west of Armstrong. Mrs Haisman sustained a simple fracture and a compound fracture of the right arm while seven year old Kenneth suffered head injuries and bruises but no fractures. Richard 10, Jerry Batty and Margaret plus the father had bumps and bruises as rescuers freed the children from the car. Kenneth was pinned in the door until motorists helped lift the car. The Haisman family, aided by Dr and Mrs Grogan and others, were en route to visit Mrs Haisman’s parents, A H Guerdet families. The car skidded on ice, rolled repeatedly, and ended in a ditch on its left side. the vehicle sustained heavy damage.
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Estherville
Kenneth
Haisman
Guerdet
Richard
Jerry
Batty
Margaret
Armae
Graettinger
John Grogan
Ceylon
Lloyd Stockdale
Hai
Alley's Photography A New Business Opens in Graettinger
Elmo D. Alley of Los Angeles, a Fred Archer School graduate, starts a photography business in Graettinger and area with portable equipment for in home and event pictures including weddings and meetings. His wife Doris Petersen is now Mrs Alley and they will live with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Petersen. Ellen Petersen returns from Pasadena after wintering in California while Alice stays with her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo D. Alley
Los Angeles
Fred Archer School of Photography
Graettinger
Alley
Doris Petersen
P. G. Petersen
Petersens
the Times
Hig
Eri
California
Ellen Petersen
Pasadena
Alice
Dwayne Lammers Named New Post Office Clerk
Dwayne Lammers is appointed the new clerk at the local post office succeeding R. T. The move follows standard personnel changes and aims to maintain efficient mail operations in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwayne
Firemen Benefit Ball At Legion Hall In Graettinger
Graettinger Fire Dept volunteers host a Fireview benefit ball at Legion Hall on Thursday April 27 with proceeds supporting fire equipment and needs. About 600 letters will mail two tickets each costing 1.00. tickets can be paid at Graettinger State Bank or Wildrug Store or sent to the fire dept. An Amby Meyers band will play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger Fire Dept
Fireview
Legion Hall
Graettinger
Fire Department
Graettinger State Bank
Wildrug
Graettin Fire Dept
Amby Meyers
Graettinger Fire Department
Easter lilies sent to Immaculate Conception church
Miles Mahan of Los Angeles sent five to six dozen Easter lilies to Father Hurley for the three altars at Immaculate Conception church on Easter Sunday. He enclosed a $2.60 check for another year of the Graet finger Times and praised the paper in a letter to its publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Mahan
Allaton St
Los Angeles
Father Hurley
Immaculate Conception Church
Graetfinger Times
Times
D C Barringer Sells Residence At Public Auction
D C Barringer will sell a northeast Graettinger residence at public auction Saturday April 15 at 3:00 p m. The vacant 20 by 26 foot house with full basement sits on an 88 by 1 foot lot. An adjoining 88 by 1 lot will also be sold. The property features shade trees and elm shade. Ben F Reeves is the auctioneer and Graettinger State Bank the clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.C. Barringer
Grachtinger
Ben F. Reeves
Graettinger State Bank
Shiley back at Times office after illness
T Shiley, caller at the Times office Monday, is recovering from a heart condition after weeks as a Holy Family hospital patient. Our reporter notes his improved condition as Mrs Oscar Peterson and Mrs Ted Gigon set out from Wallingford for a homeland trip to Bergen and Grollenborg, Sweden, from April 2 to July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Shiley
Times Office
Holy Family Hospital
Oscar Peterson
Mra
Ted
Gigon
Wallingford
Bergen
Norway
Grollenborg
Sweden
Peterson
United States
Patient in hospital after strep throat illness
Is patient Jerry Galleger age 16 of Waterloo visiting Emmeteburg taken to Emmeteburg hospital Saturday. He has a severe case of strep throat. Many friends wish him a speedy, complete recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Galleger
Waterloo
Emmeteburg
Emmeteburg Hosital
Hela
Hope Tor
Rev E J Sullivan Visits Graettinger Before Rome Pilgrimage
Rev Edward J Sullivan arrives from Torrance California to visit his parents before joining a Holy Year and Canonization Pilgrimage to Rome. The group led by Bishop McGuckon sails aboard the USS Atlantic on April 25 and returns June 11 visiting Italy France Spain Portugal London and Dublin before Barcelona return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Sullivan
Torrance
California
Sullivan
Omaha
Edward
Helen
Rome
Anthony Claret
Pigrimage Group
Joseph T. McGuckon
Los Angeles
Graettinger
New York City
Atlantic
New York
Italy
France
Spain
Portugal
London
Dublin
Barcelona
Bergeson Announces Race for State Representative
Emlin L Bergeson of Sioux City formerly Graettinger announces Democratic candidacy for Woodbury county state representative. He is the eldest of nine children. Bergeson previously served as state representative from Palo Alto county in 1907. The family runs livestock at Sioux City stock yards. His brother Rollo Bergeson was secretary of state in 1947 and 1948 and now manages KCBC in Des Moines. The Times wishes him success in the June primaries and November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emlin L. Bergeson
Sioux City
Graettinger
Woodbury County
Ifo
B. J. Bergeson
Grachtinger
Bergeson
Palo Alto County
General Assembly
Rollo Bergeson
KCBC
Des Moines
the Times
Emlin
Wes Know
Cavalier Cigarettes Parade Endorses Mild King Size Intro
Tall cavalier figure led a parade for R J Reynolds new Cavalier cigarettes with auto banners. After the event he mingled with crowds in the shopping district and gave out complimentary Cavalier cigarettes. Henry T Miller will open Hennies Place next Saturday April 15 in Jesse Anderson building offering bear lunches ice cream ciga rettes candy and pop with seven new booths and a welcoming interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cavalier
Cavalier
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Fair Sex
Henry T. Miller
Home from Florida the Spies return from St Petersburg
Fred Spies arrived home from St Petersburg Florida Friday evening after spending the winter there with Myr and Mrs EB FP Powell of Spencer. The climate was pleasant with daily highs 82-84 and nights 62-64 and little rain. St Petersburg hosts about nine half million visitors in the winter, many from the east. Spies enjoyed the winter in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Spies
St. Petersburg
Florida
Myr
Eb, FP
Powell
Spencer
St Petersburg
Spies
Spies Family Open House For Golden Anniversary
Open house at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Spies Sunday from 8 to 5 in the afternoon and 8 to 10 in the evening marks the golden wedding anniversary. Friends are invited and asked not to bring gifts as the spies celebrate with family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Spies
Mrs. Spies
Religious School at Immaculate Conception Church Saturday
Sisters from St Ellen's Academy will conduct religious school at Immaculate Conception Church Saturday from 1 to 4 PM. Masses at the church on Sunday are scheduled for 8 and 10 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ellen's Academy
Bnunetsburg
Inmmmaculate Conception
Hans Sandvik 78 Dies. Funeral Held Today
Hans Sandvik, 78, died Easter Sunday at Holy Family hospital Estherville after months of illness. Survived by wife, three daughters and sister Mrs Mary Duhn of Minneapolis. one daughter predeceased him. Funeral today at home and First Lutheran Church Estherville, burial inloat Island cemetery. Obituary to appear next week. The Times Express extends sympathy to Mr E Sandvik and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Sandvik
Holy Family Hospital
Estherville
Mary Duhn
Minneapolis
Harry Golla
Spencer
Ti. P. Knuteen
Gradttingers
Ed Ellingson
First Lutheran Church
Buriat
Loat Island
The
Times Uxtand
E"sandvik
Deadline Rules for News Copy
The notice sets deadlines for copy submission. Non advertising material must be at the office by Tuesday night six o'clock, with short real news items taken on Wednesday and until noon Thursday. Longer pieces deemed semi-news must be in the office by Tuesday.
War Veteran Killed At Crippen Corner Tuesday
Melvin Attig 29 died Tuesday evening in a highway crash on Highway 18 at Crippen Corner. His car left the shoulder, struck a trailer truck, and a wheel crushed his head. He was a World War II veteran, four years overseas, and lived with parents at Britt. He worked on a farm near Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Attig
Annccident
Crippen Corner
Attig
Britt
Spencer
North Dakota Guests Visit J J Sullivan Home Over Easter
Were here from Devils Lake North Dakota Mr and Mrs T W Galleger and children Patricia Margaret Thomas and John visited the J J Sullivan home over Easter. Galleger a Soo Ling railroad special business agent at Devils Lake has worked in railroads since 1912 starting as a helper in the Rock Island Depot Graettinger. In North Dakota coal mining increased freight during the strike and Galleger is four brothers of Mrs Sullivan.
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North Dakota
Mra
T. W. Galleger
Patricia
Margaret
Thomas
John
Devil's Lake
J. J. Sullivan
Galleger
Soo Ling Railroad
Rock Island
Graettinger
Frieght
Sullivan
San Diego visitors to honor golden wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Kurt Spies and their children Yerry and Susan arrived from San Diego Tuesday afternoon. They will stay ten days with Carl Spies and wife to celebrate the golden wedding anniversary of Carl and his wife next Sunday. It has been six years since the Grasttinger visit and ten years since they moved to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurt Spies
Yerry
Susan
San Diego
Carl Spies
Grasttinger
California
Mrs Shaver Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs G B Shaver was able to return home from Holy Family hospital Tuesday. She is recovering nicely from a surgical operation. Friends hope for her continued improvement and complete recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.B. Shaver
Holy
Have You Been Counted In The 1950 Census
Local residents urged to verify 1950 census inclusion as previous estimates showed high counts but now appear low. Mrs Fisher counted many absent homes. town council members and wives checked the town Tuesday. Call Mayor Adolph Spies at 128 during office hours to ensure your name is added. If already listed, ignore this notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandtinger
Fisher
North Dakota Girl Delegates to Girls Nation in DC
Miss Patricia Gallerer of Devil's Lake North Dakota traveled to Washington DC as a Girls Nation delegate with the elected governor of Girls State. The group toured historic sites and met President Harry S Truman, sharing their names and state as they shook hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Gallerer
Devil's Lake
North Dakota
D. J. Sullivan
Girls’ Nation
Washington, D. C
Harry S. Truman
United States
Patricia
Nurses' Training Scholarship Offered in Decorah Iowa
A $300 nurses' training scholarship will be awarded by the Iowa Legion Auxiliary in memory of Mary Virginia MacRae. Applications must be received by July 15 to Mrs Olaf J Hanson 507 Pershing Ave Decorah Iowa. For entrance qualifications contact Mrs Leo Downs local unit president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Legion Auxiliary
Mary Virginia MacRae
Olaf J. Hanson
Pershing Ave
Decorah
Towa
Leo Downs
Accidents Mar Easter Sunday Near Emmetsburg and Algona
Easter Sunday saw numerous accidents on the region roads. Two cars left an overhead pass west of Emmetsburg with one vehicle plunging 30 feet. a child suffered a fractured collarbone. A 29 year old Sexton woman died on Highway 18 en route to Mass at Algona. The H B E Fink family drove to Ames, taking eight hours for a three hour trip amid widespread property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Sexton
Mass
Algona
H. BE. Fink
Ames
Weather outlook freezes. temperatures stay below zero
Wednesday afternoon report shows freezing or below readings with noon at six below and morning at twelve below. Ice was present Easter Sunday on the fringe of the storm and April remains cold and windy while seeding work is largely pending.
Pledged To Sorority At State University
Misa Agnes Elsenbast, a University of Town student, was pledged into Delta Zeta on March 17. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Elsenbast she attended St Catherine's in St Paul before transferring to Iowa University and will be initiated in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Agnes Elsenbast
Misa Agnes Elsenbast
Delta Zeta Sorority
Dela Zeta
State
Univeralty
Misa Elsanbast
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Hospital News
AL Jolson
Frank Haisman
Amber Meyers Orchestra
Eur
E. J. Sullivan
Helen Sullivan
Emlin Bergeson
Grachinger
Hennie Miller
HERW
Deadline
Hery
Nurses
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