Spring Fever Senior Class Play at Brookfield High
The annual Senior Class play Spring Fever will be presented in the High School Auditorium Friday, April 20 at 8 15 pm. Miss Ann McManus directs a cast from the class of 1944 including Barringer Appel Thomsen Sipes Rathman and many others in a light farce with a Mr Purcell subplot and a dramatic deathbed scene. Exploding stunts promise lively entertainment for Brookfield College students and residents.
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Nettotelook
Ann McManus
Sheeastobert
Barringer
Samuel Yours
Henry Appel
Doris
Webbe
Marian ‘Tonderum
Doris Sandvig
Trick
Ronald Herum
Shirley Sipes
Delores Rathman
Lawrence Thomsen
Hans Appel
TNT
Howard Brand
Bob Barringer
Vic Tuwis
Mr. Purcell
Ronald Yorum
Anne
Doris Sunding
Vivian
Ruth Frick
Earl Iverson 36 Dies in Indiana Deaths Notice
Earl Iverson aged 36, son of Mrs. Gertie Iverson of Wallingford, died yesterday at Ligonier Indiana after illness with quinsy and complications. He was married, survived by his wife and two sons aged two and four. Funeral will be Monday afternoon at 1 30 at the house and 2 at the church in Wallingford.
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Earl Iverson
Gertie Iverson
Wallingford
Ligonier
Indiana
Ted Torreson to Auction Dairy Cattle May 1
Ted Torreson will quit the fairy business and sell 15 head of high grade Holstein milch cows on Tuesday May 1. He will also offer young horses twelve lyred sows a milking machine two surge pipelines for 20 cows and some machinery in good order. More complete particulars to follow next week. Mrs Rasmus Ree of Milford visited Graettinger last week and returned Saturday.
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Ted Torreson
Fairy
Death of Chaney W. Kellor in LeGrand
Mrs. George Singer mourns the death of her father Chaney W. Kellor, 87, who died Tuesday morning at his LeGrand home. Funeral held Saturday at 10:30 in Le Grand Christian church. Survived by three sons and two daughters. one son serving in Africa. Crraettinger friends extend sympathy.
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Fathier
George Singer
Chaney W. Kelloer
LeGrand
LeGrand Christian Church
Deccasen
Africa
Singer
Craettinger
Mother and Son Banquet at Methodist Church
The WSCS of the Methodist church invites the public to a Mother and Son banquet at the church on Thursday evening April 26 starting at 7 18. Plates are one dollar. Menu includes tomato juice cocktail with Ritz crackers roast beef and brown gravy mashed potatoes buttered peas spring salad hot jelly and butter jelly pickles apple pie coffee.
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WSCS
Methodist Church
Bride Of 1857 Could Cope With Travel Difficulties
Estherville marks Esther Ridley as Iowa frontier pioneer's first bride arriving in August 1857. Born 1832 in Maine, she crossed prairies in an ox wagon for 12 days from Dubuque to Estherville to join her husband. Sioux uprisings, log homes, and scarce rationing framed her early Emmet County life before the Rock Island rail era.
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Marjorie Crumrine
Estherville Daily News
Estherville
Esther Ridley
New Glouster
America
Hin
Iowa
Dubuque
Maine
Spirit Lake
Ridley
Kettleson Farm
Rock Island
Memorial Service Planned for Cpl Henry Petersen
Memorial services will be held at the Methodist Church Graettinger on Sunday April 22 1946 at 3 00 p m for Cpl Henry W B Petersen who was killed in action August 17 1944 The service will be conducted by Rev J Heber Miller Short family services will precede at the Petersen home northeast of Graettinger Mrs Petersen mother of the soldier is an invalid Petersen was 20 at death born February 10 1915 joined U S Army in November at Des Moines trained at Camp Polk in Europe he served with Patton s Third Army KrA armored division The public is invited to attend the memorial services Sunday
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Grachtinger
Henry W. B. Petersen
Whoa
Raws
J. Heber Miller
Petersen Drome
Graettinger
Na Graettinger
Cp Petersen
Des Moines
Camp Polk
Europe
Kra’ Armoredl
Patton
Thin Army
Servicos Suntiay
Hampson sale of household goods Saturday April 21
Mr and Mrs TL Hampson announce a complete closing out auction of their furniture and appliances Saturday afternoon starting 4 30 at the residence five blocks south of Farmers Grain Co. Many items including a Speed Queen washing machine and a studio couch. Auctioneer M O Grodland and Graettinger State bank clerk.
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TL. Hampson
Farmers Grain Co
M. O. Grodland
Graettinger State Bank
Washington Witnesses Arrival of Roosevelt Remains
Mrs Idella Fleming and her son Daryl from Grachtinger were in Washington D C when news flashed that President Roosevelt was deaf. She stood near the calason as the Roosevelt family and Mr and Mrs Truman passed by. The crowd at the depot was hushed and grief stricken. Mrs Fleming and Daryl were in the capital to see Cpl Francis Pleming before he left for overseas duty.
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Idella Fleming
Daryl
Grachtinger
Washington, D. C
President Roosevelt
Fleming
Warm Springs
Calason
Roosevelt
Alsa
Mre. Truman
Henry Wallace
Mrs. Pleming
Washington
Cpl
Francis Pleming
Mrs Harvey Undergoes Appendicitis Surgery in Emmetsburg
Mrs Harvey Montgomery underwent an appendicitis operation at Emmetsburg on Saturday. Knettinger friends hope for her early and complete recovery.
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Harvey
Montgomery
Emmetsburg
Knettinger
Roosevelt Death and Truman Presidency Loom in Wartime
Franklin D Roosevelt died at Warm Springs Georgia from a cerebral hemorrhage on April 12 at age 63. He led the nation through World War II and the wartime alliance with Stalin and Churchill. Harry S Truman by necessity moved to the presidency, facing postwar tasks including the United Nations, wartime coordination, and rebuilding prosperity. Truman, born May 8 1884 in Lamar Missouri, had earlier served as a judge and senator, and as World War I captain, building a reputation for decisive leadership.
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America
Germany
Japan
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Georgia
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Hyde Park
N. Y
Yalta Conference
Marshal Stalin
Russia
Churchill
Great Britain
Franklin Roosevelt
U.S
Abraham Lincoln
Booth
Lee
Appomattox
Woodrow Wilson
Batte
League of Nations
Tincoln
Wilson
Main Street
Riverside Drive
Harry S. Truman
Gray
Mr. Truman
United Nations
World Organization
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jose , Stalin
Winston Churchill
Nazi Germany
Vraman
Truman Committee
U. S. Senate
Lamar
Independence
Truman
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Bess Wallace
Mary Margaret
Jackson County
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Humerom University Hospital Patient Status Update
Janitor from Algiers at the high school returned from Town City last week. He was not a patient at Humerom University Hospital.
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Humerom University Hospital
Algiers
High Bich
Town City
University Hospital
Graettinger Remembers President Roosevelt Death
Graettinger residents mourned the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Funeral rites were held in Washington and Hyde Park, with local services at Union Memorial Church. Flags lowered to half mast as the community joined a nation in tribute to the late president who guided America through war and crisis.
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Graettinger
United States
Tui
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
White House
Hyde Park
New York
Truman
Washington
Mruiklin D. Roosevelt
Goworld
Wranklin
George Washington
Lincoln
Graettinger Ag
Clothing Drive Underway in Graettinger Iowa
The Graettinger Ladies Aid organizes a clothing drive in Palo Alto County to aid war torn Europe. Donations should be clean usable clothing and shoes. pairs must be tied. Contact the aid president or Mrs Elizabeth Hosenbeck, the drive chair, with items gathered at a central depot for shipment.
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Graettingereund
Palo Alto
Graettinger
Iady
Suglery mm
Eligabeth Hoseneck
Europe
Graetlinger
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Rasmus Ree
Milford
D. C. Barringer
Henry Petersen
Hampson
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