Remains Of Hans Sandvik Laid To Rest
Hans H. Sandvik 78 a Graettinger area farmer died April 9 1950 at Holy Family Hospital Estherville after months of illness funeral services were held at First Lutheran church with Rev Ernest Quamn officiating Burial was in Lost Island cemetery Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers were named The Norwegian born Sandvik married Martella Enes in 1897 and farmed west of Graettinger later moving to town Surviving children are Beulah Ellingson Veneta Golla Hannah Kauteen and a deceased daughter Also survived by Mary Duhn and a sister The Times offers sympathy to the family noting his thrift Christian character and good standing in the community.
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Hans Sandvik
Graettinger
Holy Family Hospital
Estherville
First Lutheran Church
Ernest Quamn
Lost Island Cemetery
Oral Bonstead
Otis Hauge
Olaf Rierson
Albert Norris
Martin Norris
John Bondhus
Chris Norris
Andrew Herem
Anton Bonstead
John Johnson
Ole Bratrude
Jorgen Andersen
Sandvik
United States
Kvin
Ulster
Mary Duhn
Vining
Minnesota
Rise and decline of Iowa Grand Army of the Republic posts
The Iowa Department of the Grand Army of the Republic peaked in 1890 with 495 posts and 20,324 members. In 1891 posts rose to 499 but total membership fell. From then the membership declined gradually at first and more rapidly until the last members died in 1949.
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Iowa
Captains And Workers Invited To Meeting
Emmet County Community Concert Association invites all captains and workers to a dessert supper on Monday April 24 at 7 15 PM at Estherville Ea therville Country Club. Plans will be announced for the annual membership drive running from April 24 through Saturday. Workers should notify Mrs Delbert Hinsch Estherville by Friday April 21 to reserve seating. attendance is stressed to receive campaign materials and last minute information.
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Emmet County Community Concert Association
Eatherville Country Club
Delbert Hinsch
Estherville
Marie Harker
Athletic Dinner Draws Large Crowd at Legion Hall
A large audience attended the athletic dinner at the Legion hall on Monday evening. The GHS basketball girls sponsored the event with a program following the dinner. A substitute speaker replaced ill Mr. Dixon, and the boys were treated to the rewards of a successful season.
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Legion Hall
Dixon
GHS
Highway Patrol to patrol Graettinger for speeders
The Iowa Highway Patrol will monitor Graettinger at intervals to check speeding and reckless driving. A warning appears in today's Times. Speeding endangers drivers and pedestrians alike.
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Highway Patrol
Iowa Highway Patrol
Graettinger
Broken Machinery Ruins Purported Spring Field Work
This April many farmers faced extensive machinery damage as field work began early amid cold snaps. Frozen spots and frigid conditions caused widespread breakdowns, disrupting planting plans and prompting repairs and safety reminders.
Tractor Plunges Through Bridge Rail in Snowy Plunge
A. W. Morton of near Grinwold was injured when his tractor slid on snow and wood, went through a bridge railing, and fell about 20 feet. He sustained a broken wrist and shock from the incident.
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A. W. Morton
Grinwold
First Iowa newspaper traces its 1836 founding
The Du Buque Visitor began in 1836 founded by John King. It later became Iowa News in 1837 and was discontinued in 1842.
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DU Buque Visitor
Iowa
John King
Iowa News
Horace Boies a New York native and Iowa governor
Horace Boies born in New York moved to Waterloo Iowa in 1867 and built a prominent legal career. He left the Republican party over tariff and prohibition differences and joined the Democrats in 1880. He served as governor of Iowa in 1889 and sought the presidential nomination in 1892 and 1896.
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Horace Hoies
Horace Boies
New York
Waterloo
Iowa
Town
Vernon Vanguards 4 H Meeting at Naigs Home
The Vernon Vanguards 4 H met April 6 at Arnold and Marlene Naig home with 20 members and nineteen visitors. They planned a new 4 H team led by Robert Naig and Arnold Naig, reviewed record books, and held a radio quiz with penalties for wrong answers. The gathering included games, a party in a decorated room, and refreshments.
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Vernon Vanguards
Arnold
Marlene Naig
Vernon Vanguards 4-H
Robert Naig
Arnold Naig
Oghorn
Marlene
Leghorn
Delicioug
Graettinger Opens Season with 6 1 Win Over Grover
Graettinger defeated Grover 6 to 1 in the delayed season opener. Holland allowed one hit and the team had four hits with no errors. Remaining schedule includes Mallard April 26 and several May dates. track meets listed at Pocahontas Cherokee Alta and district dates May 12 and 18.
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Graettinger Boys
Graettinger
Grover
Holland
Mallard
Sectional
Ayrshire
Terris
Pocahontas
Cherokee
Alta
Eatherine
District
Graettinger Fire Douses Saturday Grass Blaze
The Graettinger fire company was called to the Robert Beck farm on Saturday afternoon to extinguish a grass fire sparked by a neighbor burning weeds. Firefighters and Mr. Teck with a plow quickly suppressed the blaze, recalling prairie fires of pioneer days. Rev. E J Sullivan of Torrance California and J J Sullivan of Graettinger visited Sunday at the Brennan home in Great Oak township where the Brennans are enlarging their house and loved ones performed piano and singing.
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Graettinger Fire Company
Robert Beck
Teck
E. J. Sullivan
Torrance
California
J. J. Sullivan
Graettinger
Weather Brief Notes On Cold Rains And Pleasant Days
Tuesday and Wednesday were cold with heavy rain early Tuesday. Morning mildness gave way to a chill by forenoon. Three pleasant days followed on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Rain remains scarce this spring, though Tuesday morning shower was helpful.
Local clipping notes 1950 steer sale in Iowa
A 50 years ago item from the Chicago Drovers Journal appeared in the Times. It reports B J Bergeson of Graettinger Iowa shipped 30 head of 410 pound fed Colorado steers at a price of 5.15 per hundredweight.
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Emlin Bergeson
Sioux City
the Times
Chicago Drovers Journal
B. J. Bergeson
Graettinger
Iowa
Colorado
A C Jacobson Home From Hospital
A C Jacobson returned from Lutheran hospital in Sioux City after a two week medical stay. He is feeling much improved and friends hope for his complete recovery. The note also mentions Elmo D Alley of Graettinger taking excellent photographs with portable equipment for in home sessions.
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A. G. Jacobson
Lutheran Hospital
Sioux City
Elmo D. Alley
Alley
Graettinger
City limits gunfire ban sparks debate among residents
The fragment notes a prohibition on shooting near the city limit and labels it dangerous. Community members discuss enforcement, public safety concerns, and potential implications for residents and law enforcement authority.
Barney Hassel Wins Wrestling Match at Eatherville
The Times reports Barney Hassel victorious in a wrestling match at Eatherville. He is identified as a URaA member of Tobin 6, DPWA, Serville, in a clipping from a current union labor publication.
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the Times
Barney Hassel
Eatherville
Tobin 6
DPWA
Serville
GHS Band Rated Division II In Music Contest
Graettinger high school band competed in the preliminary state music contest for large groups at Arnolds Park, performed after 7:30 PM, and earned a Division II rating. Class C was tough with strong bands, Buffalo Center favored as best in class, and Graettinger received favorable post contest comments on tempo, rhythm, style, and conductor leadership.
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GHS
Arnolds Park
Graettinger High School
Buffalo Center
Graettinger
Spies Polly Fobes Ormsby Milks 793 Pounds In Test
Polly Fobes Ormsby a Holstein cow owned by Spies and Letn Graettinger Iowa completed a 365 day production test yielding 793 pounds of butterfat and 23 368 pounds of milk under supervision of Iowa State College and the Holstein Friesen Association. The cow was milked twice daily and began the test at age six years one month. Meanwhile the T W Galleger family were halted near Graettinger by heavy snow blocking roads en route to Devil's Lake North Dakota, delaying their trip two days.
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Brattleboro
Spies Polly Fobes Ormsby
Spies & Letn
Graettinger
Iowa
Iowa, State,College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
T. W. Galleger
Grachtinger
Devil’s Lake
North Dakota
North
Youngest business man opens shoe shining parlor
Delbart Jensen aged 10, Graet tinger's youngest business man, opens a shoe shining parlor in the Jensen Barber Shop with good equipment and quality work. He extends a public invitation in today’s Times and the paper wishes him success.
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Delbart Jensen
Graettinger
Jensen
Times
the Times
Delbert
Beatrice Johnson Attends National Hairdressers Convention
Mrs Beatrice Johnson operator of Bea s Beauty Shop Graecttinger attended a Des Moines convention of hairdressers. The article notes a three clinic immunization program with booster and smallpox vaccines.
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Beatrice Johnson
Bea
Graecttinger
Des Moines
Brother of J. M. Robinson Died Of Burns
Thomas Robinson of Shipley Iowa 79 died Friday night from burns suffered while burning grass on a small acreage He may have had a stroke preventing self protection He had a prior stroke paralysis a year earlier He was found about 5 pm and died four hours later Funeral services were held Sunday His death mourned by a son and daughter in Des Moines a brother in Cole Town and many friends.
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Thomas Robinson
Shipley
Iowa
J. M. Robinson
Graettinger
Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Arnold Masters
Hila
Des Moines
Cole
Town
Misa Burg Sits on Morningside Dinner Dance Committee
Misa Janet Burg daughter of Mr and Mrs E B Burg of Wallingford serves on the planning committee for the annual formal dinner dance and open house to be held April 22 at the Lillian E Dimmitt Hall on the Morningside college campus in Sioux City. The event is a premier social function inviting the dormitory residents and guests for a dinner program followed by tours of the residence hall and dancing in lounges. 140 women reside in the hall with Miss Lillian Dimmitt the traditional guest of honor.
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Misa Janet Burg
E. B. Burg
Wallingford
Lillian E. Dimmitt
Rce
Morningside College
Sioux City
Lillian & Dimmitt
Graettinger Track Team Competes At Holstein Relays
Graettinger enters two mile relay with Tom Schaney Bernard Elsenbast Lloyd McCombs and Fred Wilkens finishing sixth among 13 teams Jos Anderson runs in the mile and places sixth among 59 entrants. Team shows promise and heads to Pocahontas Friday.
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Pocahontas
Duhn Buys Residence at Auction in Graettinger
W Duhn purchased the northeast Graettinger residence at auction Saturday for 1900 dollars, plus the adjoining lot for 125 dollars. The sale was conducted by D C Barringer with Col Benny Beever serving as auctioneer. A separate sale lists Coolidge property bought for 2500 dollars.
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W. Duhn
Graettinger
D.C. Barringer
Benny Beever
Firemen's Benefit Ball At Legion Hall Apr 27
Graettinger Fire Department volunteers host a benefit ball at Legion Hall on Thursday April 27. An Amby Meyers dance band will play. Each of 500 letters mailed offers two tickets at 1.00 dollars. proceeds fund fire equipment and operations. Tickets may be bought at Graettinger State Bank Jensen Drug or mailed to Graettinger Fire Dept.
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Graettinger Fire
Legion Hall
Grasttinge
Graettinger State Bank
Jensen Drug Store
Graettinger Fire Dept
Amby Meyers
Graettinger Fire Department
Fira
Secured Large Tile Contract for Joint Drainage District
Graettinger Block & Tile Co. J wins contract to furnish tile for Joint Drainage District 182 in Clay and Buena Vista counties. Public meeting in Storm Lake on April 14 sets May 1 start and Sept 1 completion. Tile sizes include 22, 20, 14 and 12 inch units. project spans about two miles. Factory reopened April 3 after winter remodeling and repairs.
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Graettinger Block & Tile Co. J
Clay
Buena Vista Counties
Storm Lake
Kindergarten Enrollment Opens in 1950 Session
The 1950 kindergarten session began Monday April 17 at 1 00 p m in the Legion hall under Mrs Wilma Murray. Thirty five students registered and while some children cried at separation most soon eased as activities such as stories, records, modeling clay and puzzles were introduced. A daily rest period and milk service are planned.
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Legion Hall
Auction Sale Saturday April 22 at Graettinger
Mrs Annette Ewing Graettinger will hold an auction of miscellaneous property at the Petersen place two blocks south of the high school on Saturday April 22 at 1 30 pm. Sale items include two broade houses, broader stove, hay, pump repair equipment and household goods. Ben F Reeves auctioneer Graettinger State Bank clerk Adt in the Times of April 20.
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Annette Ewing
Graettinger
Pater F. Petersen
Ben F. Reeves
Graettinger State Bank
Times
Grading at New Park Progress Promised Soon
Grading work at the new ball park nears completion with daytime games planned soon. A contract for the lighting system will be let, but funding is still needed as several shares remain unsold at 265 dollars each.
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New Park
Ball Park
California Herald Misprint Swap Returns to Iowa
A short note from Herald California editor P A Olson explains a wrapper from the Grasttinger Times sent to Herald Story City Iowa was returned to Story City on April 10 after mislabeling. The incident reveals cross state mail confusion and a misprint with Herald marking.
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Herald
California
P. A. Olson
Grasttinger Times
Story City
Iowa
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the Grand Army OF the Republic
Annual Meeting of Grain Co
Graettinger Co-Op Grain Co
Chris Schroeder
Emmetsburg
Tom Randa
Mary's Gym
Tne Amby
Meyera
Will
St. Mary’s Gym
GHS Boys
L. D. Brennan
A. C. Jacobson
Barney Hagsel
Europe
B. J. Sullivan
Chicago
New York City
Helen
Long Beach
Italy
Atlantic
Rome
France
Spain
Portugal
Ireland
Sutlivan
Helen Sullivan
Los Angeles
CYO
R. Calkins
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Youth Organization
Holstein
Coolidge Property
OsGonnte
Lineater OY
Amby Meyers Orchestra
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