Boy Scout News Of Interest To All Local Boys
Applicants for Boy and Cub Scout membership invited for Monday evening April 21 starting 8:00 p.m. at the Methodist church basement. Town and farm boys over nine urged to attend with parents of Cub age 9 to 12. Officers listed: Ralph Rasmussen scoutmaster Rev Verner Carlsen Cub Scout Master Rev Wm Bohi assistant Scout Master and council members.
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Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
Methodist
Ralph Rasmussen
Verner Carlsen
Wm. G. Bohi
H. Tt. Horswell
George Frick
A. R. Maurstad
Wm. Rasmussen
Sam TerVene Takes Rock Rapids Elevator Post
Sam TerVene, assistant at the Qua ker Oats elevator in Graettinger, assumes charge of the Rock Rapids elevator. He is described as capable and a solid mixer who will do well in his new duties. Rolland Luchsinger becomes John Swift’s new assistant in Graettinger, noted as a live wire and hustler who will be a valuable helper.
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Sam TerVene
Rock Rapids
Graettinger
Mr. TerVene
Rolland Luchsinger
John Swift
Students win prizes for essays on protecting America
Mrs Frans Swanson of the American Legion Auxiliary presented prizes to three G H S students for essays on How We Can Protect America. An enlistee prize and a third prize went to students whose essays were exceptionally well prepared.
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Frans Swanson
American Legion Auxiliary
America
Pros
Petersen
Driving Fine New Cars Purchases Highlighted by Supervisors
Supervisor J M Robinson and George Singer bought new cars in recent weeks. The purchases reflect their ongoing fleet upgrade and fiscal decisions within the department.
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J. M. Robinson
George Singer
Gtdettinger Market Report Thursday April 17 1941
Market notes from Gtdettinger on Thursday April 17 1941 show prices for BOS Oats Eggs trade butter and live poultry. Listings include State Brand Butter heavy hens and heavy men’s weight ranges with prices noted in cents per pound and per dozen where applicable.
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Gtdettinger
GorNy
Evangelistic Services At South Walnut Church
Evangelistic services open at South Walnut Lutheran church today April 17 and run daily through Sunday April 20. The Rev Theo Ransen of Audubon Iowa will be the speaker each evening. All are welcome.
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South Walnut Lutheran Church
Theo. 1
Tansen
Audubon
Iowa
Junior Class Play At High School April 29
The Junior class play The Tin Hero will be presented in the high school auditorium on Tuesday evening April 29. Director Joel Ball reports the cast is practicing diligently for a very fine performance. Tickets go on sale the last of this week. Ball also promised a writeup for the next issue.
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Tin Hero
Joel Ball
The
Times
Ball
the Times
The One Egg Admission At Hawkeye Saturday Event
A small crowd gathered for the Hawkeye Saturday event featuring a playful one egg admission aimed at young attendees. Organizers reported strong interest and a lighthearted atmosphere as participants enjoyed the simple activity.
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Hawkeye
Weather beads at clouded skies with rain risk
A cloudy day repeats with looming rain as a week of overcast weather continues. Light showers may break in, while lawns turn greener and trees begin budding amid ongoing seeding efforts.
Barber Shop Quartet Amuses House During Final Session
In Des Moines a Friday afternoon joke scene found House members forming a barber shop quartet for a brief interlude. The document recounts celebrity sightings, a nurse visit, and closing days of the 49th General Assembly with clerks recalling friendships and the short session noted as the briefest since 1929.
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Raymond Simonsen
Simon Simonsen
Raymond
Chiropractic
Davenport
Des Moines
State House
House
Senate
General Assembly
John Swaner
Johnson
Iowa City
Third House
Swaner
Prenti
Ringgold County
Prentin
Graettinger Couple Wed In Easter Monday Nuptials
Gladys Elsenbast and Kenneth D Swift were united in marriage Monday morning April 14 at 10 30 in Immaculate Conception Church Graettinger Iowa Rev T J Rush performed the ceremony Best man was Marion Hatfield and bridesmaid Dorothy Swift The couple plans a short wedding trip and will live in Chicago Both hail from Graettinger and are graduates of local schools The Times extends greetings and wishes them happiness and a long married life.
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Kenneth D. Swift
Joe Swift
Graettinger
Gladys Elsenbast
Robert Elsenbast
Immaculate Conception Church
This City
T. J. Rush
LaSallette Order
Milford
Iowa
Marion Hatfield
Dorothy Swift
Adolph Spies
Goodwin Thoreson
Esherville
Continental Co
Chicago
the Times
Mrs. Swift
Graettinger Unit Of Conservation League Organized
The Graettinger Conservation League unit was organized Monday evening with Arnold Sevold named president F B White side vice president H R Haorswell secretary and treasurer and Jack Jackson elected county director. Alfred McCombs and Kenneth Medin joined the executive council along with other officers. Membership, likely 50 cents, funds shared between county and local groups. Work includes bird feeding stations game conservation dam construction gravel-pit stocking and related conservation tasks. Clay King of near Villisca was injured when his tractor fell into a ditch pinning him underneath.
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Conservation League
Alfred McCombs
Kenneth Medin
Graettinger Conservation Unit
LaVerna Olson Weds Wallingford Man in April Ceremony
LaVerna Olson and Norman Anderson united at Armstrong on Saturday April 12 with Rev Raymond Olson officiating. Attendants Mr and Mrs Eherman Gunderson of Wallingford. Bride wore palm tree green suit, carried talisman roses and snapdragons. Bridesmaid in navy wore corsage of talisman roses. Groom and best man in teal blue with white carnations. They will reside in Wallingford where Anderson runs a trucking business. LaVerna grew up in Graettinger area, class of 1937.
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Norman Anderson
C. J. Anderson
Wallingford
LaVerna Olson
Levi Olson
Graettinger
Armstrong
Raymond Olson
Eherman Gunderson
Anderson
Graettinger Hitch School
Broom
Estherville
Valuations Rise Across All Iowa Counties
The Register reports valuations up in every county including Gruettinger and Des Moines with George Wilson among those affected. Local assessor A C Christenson endures criticism as valuations influence homestead exemptions and millage rates. Des Moines homes and Graettinger businesses show increases. higher valuations may reduce millage despite higher totals.
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George Wilson
Gruettinger
Des Moines
A. C. Christensen
Merchants and Farmers Clash Over Chiseling in Crop Program
Emmetsburg reporters note farm owners complying with crop control and soil conservation programs clash with hold-outs called chiseling. Merchants also see irony as some advertise to increase trade yet refuse to fund community advertising, benefiting from others' efforts without paying.
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Emmetsburg
Lyons Buy 40 Acre Missouri Farm in Buffalo Trip
Mr and Mrs Joe Lyons returned from a visit to Buffalo Missouri where Mr Lyons purchased a 40 acre tract of land The Lyons family plan to move to Missouri and establish their home on the new farm.
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Missouri
Joe Lyons
Buffalo
Lyons
Mrs George Lorimer Dead in Estherville. Former Graettinger Residents
Mrs George Lorimer, 71, died yesterday morning at Estherville. A former resident northeast of Graettinger, Mr Lorimer was killed in an auto accident some years ago.
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George Lorimer
Estherville
Mr. Lorimer
Lorimers
Graettinger
Mail Carrier Route Bids Sought From Estherville Iowa
Washington invites sealed proposals for a mail carrier route from Estherville to Emmetsburg Iowa, 26.7 miles, weekday service only, no box delivery, leaving Estherville at 6 PM and arriving at Marmetsboro depot by 7 PM. Proposals due April 25 for July 1 1941 to June 30 1949 service.
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Washington
U. S
Wistherville
Graettliger
Marmetsbore
Estherville Jaily
Inmetstury
Washington, D. C
Estherville
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Andresens Buy McBride Residence At Auction
Mr and Mrs Ernie Andresen purchased the John McBride residence at a Saturday afternoon auction for 1500 dollars. The two story corner house sits across from the First Lutheran church and will be moved into by the new owners who currently live on West Robbins Avenue. The McBrides have moved to Ayrshire to occupy the farm they secured.
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Ernie Andresen
McBride
John McBride
First Lutheran Church
West Robbins Avenue
Nane Family To Reside In Graettinger
Livya Nane joins partner N Bartleman in the Bartleman barber shop but returns to railroad work with Rock Island at Wallingfort depot. The Nanes will live in Graettinger for now, as Livya has barbering years in Paullina and Graettinger. He previously spent years in railroading, and Graettinger residents are told the family will remain there.
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Livya Nane
Bartleman
N. &. Bartleman
Nane
Rock Island
Wallingfort
Graettinger
Paullina
Graettinger Merchants to Field New Softball Team
Graettinger will form a softball squad named the Graettinger Merchants from last year’s Fallon Tigers. Raymond Suss will manage at Graettinger Nursery field as home diamond. The team, with fourteen players, plans Sunday games starting May, with practices each Sunday and a Two o’clock tryout next Sunday.
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Graettinger
Graettinger Merchants
Fallon Tigers
Raymond Suss
Graettinger Nursery
Merchants
G. M.T
Grasttinger Times
Raymond Suga
Grattinger
Graettinger to welcome American Legion speaker
George Paradise of Sioux City will speak at Graettinger commencement in May. Paradise is state commander of the American Legion, a Greek native who rose through hard work to success in the U.S.A. The community and graduates can expect a worthwhile American talk.
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George Paradise
Sioux City
Graettinger
Paradise
American Legion
Greece
U.S. A
Paulsen Shows Improvement After Stroke
P. J. Paulsen, who suffered a light stroke a week ago Monday, is very much improved. He remains confined to bed but feels well and could be up soon. Local friends will be glad to hear this good news.
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P. J. Paulsen
Ife
Serious Auto Crash At County Seat Sunday
A Sunday night crash at the northwest corner of Harrison parks on highway 18 in west Emmetsburg injured Wm. Dunigan and Mrs. Dunigan. Wm. Dunigan 65 suffered broken bones two punctured lungs and a head injury. Mrs. Dunigan 62 had a head injury and severe cuts. Both men in critical condition for days, then slowly improving but still hospitalized. Graettinger youths arrived shortly after. no further details on fault or rescue efforts.
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Wm. Dunigan
Lmmetsburg
Dunigan
Highway 18
West Emmetsburg
Harrison Parks
Priests Visit Midwest Seminaries
The Rev. Fathers C. Ernest Ak ron from Iowa and D K Hurley from Graettinger along with HK L Sehleyer from Breda Iowa left Monday to visit priest friends at St John’s seminary Little Rock and at Hot Springs Arkansas They expect to return Friday April 25 During Hurley’s absence Rev Rush of La Sallette seminary Milford will serve Immaculate Conception parish.
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C. Ernest
Akron
Iowa
HK. L. Sehleyer
Breda
Towa
D. K. Hurley
Graettinger
St. John's Seminary
Little Rock
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Father Rush
la Sallette Seminary
Milford
Immaculate Conception
Father Hurley
Fire crews wash Robbins Avenue pavement clean
Fire Chief George Frick and a crew used hoses and city water Friday and Saturday to wash Robbins avenue pavement. Much mud disappeared and the cleaning job was described as 100 percent perfect.
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George Frick
Robbins Avenue
Jahngons Move to Pequot Minnesota to Farm
Mr and Mrs M L Jahngon and family have moved to Pequot Minnesota where they have secured a farm. The family has resided locally for many years and friends wish them success and happiness in their new location.
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Pequot
Minnesota
M. L. Jahngon
John Song
Over Easter Visitor From Porto Rico Resides Locally
Here From Porto Rico Mrs. Benjamin Delgado was an over Easter visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Jackman. Mrs. Delgado has been a resident of Porto Rico for five years. She and Mrs. Jackman were roommates while at college.
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Porto Rico
Benjamin Delgado
Emmet Jackman
Boy Scouts Council Elects Officers at City Hall
The Boy Scouts Council met at City hall on Tuesday night April 16. Howard Horswell was elected chairman with Rev. W. G. Boehr as secretary and Rev. W. L. Carlson in charge of Activities. George Frick named Office of Service and Alph Rasmussen as Scoutmaster.
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Boy Scouts Council
Howard Horswell
W. G. Boehr
W. L. Carlson
Geo. Frick
Alph Rasmussen
Returned To Spokane After Family Visit
Tom McCarty returned to Spokane Washington Monday after coming in January for his brother D E McCarty s funeral and stayed to visit Graettinger Emmetsburg and Fort Dodge relatives and friends.
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Tom McCarty
Spokane
Washington
D. E. McCarty
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Fort Dodge
New Telephone Books Delivered Ahead Of Schedule
The 1941 telephone books were delivered to Graettinger Telephone Co on Monday ten days early. Numerous number changes appear this year and the books will be distributed in the usual manner.
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Graettinger Telephone Co
New Residence Underway On Luehsinger Lots
Luehsinger is constructing a new residence just north of his home. Excavation is finished and the framework is rising. The house will be modest in size yet comfortable, modern, and situated in a highly desirable location.
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Luehsinger
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Des Moines Register
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Ole Petersen
Myrtle
Waterloo
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Herman Knudson
Mason City
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Marvy
Knudson
Mary
Berniece Gilbaugh
Lucille
Berniece
Capital Dome
G. A
Northwest
Kenneth Swift
Unit of
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Clay King
Villisca
Alwaye
Andresens
McBride Home
Wm. Dunnigan Severty
Estherville Daily News
Stella Sandvig
David Lee Sandvig
Vincent Hassel
Maxine Hassel
Coleman Hospital
Vincent
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