Eighty Acre Farm Sold For 245 At Referee Sale
Fred Spies bought the Chres tiansen Estate 80 acre farm southwest of Graeltinger at a referee sale Friday for 245 per acre setting a new high land value. H A Elsenbast was referee. Bids started at 150 with local bidders dropping out near 200. The sale was an outstanding success and near Spies’ farm, increasing value to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Spies
Chrestiansen
Graeltinger
H. A. Elsenbast
Spies
Dana College Choir Set to Perform May 2 at St Pauls
The Dana College A Capella Choir directed by Prof. Paul Neve will present a sacred concert at St. Pauls Lutheran on Thursday May 2 at 8 16 p m This 18th of 21 concerts in the 1946 spring tour features Palestrina Bach Russian classics and Scandinavian works with American pieces The Dana choir long noted in the Midwest resumes annual tours after wartime pause through spring and two prior European tours in 1929 and 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana College
Blair
Nebraska
Paul Neve
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Wrnvers
Palestrina
Bach
Middle West
Ringsted Dispatch editors visit Ringsted neighbors
Editor and Mrs R H Hopkins and their two children Ronnie and Linda visited Mr and Mrs J D Sullivan Sunday afternoon. Postmaster and Mrs A L Andersen of Ringsted also joined Sunday evening. Hopkins returned from Berlin December 29 with the 2nd Armored. The Times lauds the Dispatch as well edited and well made with strong local advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Hopkins
Ringsted Dispatch
Ronnie
Linda
J. d. Sullivan
A. L. Andersen
Ringsted
Lost Island
Sullivan
Hopkins
Berlin
Dispatch
Times
Kingsted
Amerscas
Home From Iowa City After Surgical Operation
Jerrold Halvorson of east Graettinger returned from Iowa City hospital last Thursday after surgery. He is on a special diet and regaining strength, with farm work still weeks away. Neighbors plowed sixty acres at his farm last Monday using twenty tractors in a few hours, as pictured in last week's Ringsted Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerrold Halvorson
East Graettinger
Iowa City Hospital
Ringsted
Halverson
Deer Sightings Reported Near Tummetsburg and Grodland
J C Schroeiler of Tmmetsburg visited the Times office and recalled seeing three deer in the Grodland pasture. Dogs frightened them over the fence. neighbor Mr Walden reportedly saw five deer at once nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Schroeiler
Tmmetsburg
Times Office
M. C. Grodland
Mr. Walden
Grodlands
Graettinger H S to Attend State Music Contest at Sac City
Graettinger High School will be well represented at the state music contest held at Sac City Thursday through Saturday. Donald McWilliams will sing a baritone solo, and the girls sextet including Joyce Hauenstein, Margaret Cameron, Delores Thorson, Valois Jensen, Made Jacobson, and Delores Clemenson will compete in vocal. Instrumental entries include a concert band quartet with Marybelle Chase, Joyce Hauenstein, Delores Thorson, Doloris Hollands. clarinet solo Joyce Hauenstein. French horn solo Gladys Cameron. alto saxophone solo Marjorie Rasmussen. baritone saxophone Donald McWilliams. cornet Earl Mills. trombone Bonnie Jenkins. marimbas Valois Jensen. student conducting Valois Jensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger High School
Sac City
Donald McWilliams
Joyce Hauenstein
Margaret Cameron
Delores Thorson
Valois Jensen
Made. Jacobson
Delores Clemenson
Graettinger
Marybelle
Auto Crash On Robbins Avenue Saturday Night
A collision on Robbins Avenue near the Wm Hughes residence at 11 30 Saturday night left both cars badly damaged. Tel Winters driving east from the Standard Service station and Joe Boecker heading west escaped serious injury. Boecker’s children were aboard. the baby suffered slight facial cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Winters
Joe Boecker
Wm. Hughes
Winters
Boecker
Senior class play at Gruettlinger High School Friday
The senior class play will be presented in the high school auditorium Friday evening May 8. Thirteen members directed by Miss McManus have been preparing the three act comedy Double Exposure by Burdette. Advance sale of tickets will begin next week and a full account will appear in next week's Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gruettinger High School
Mrs. Herman Herke Recovers After Gall Stone Operation
Mrs. Herman Herke returned from Holy Family hospital in Estherville after gall stones surgery. She recovered well from the serious operation and is rapidly regaining health and strength. Friends are pleased with her recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Herke
Holy Family Hospital
Estherville
High School Honor Roll Details for Fifth Six Weeks
Readable list shows multiple students achieving honors in high school and junior high. Names include Mary Lane Herke Mavis Boness Wilma Duhn Deryl Fleming Joe King Mavis Tonderum Kenneth Westerguril David Baumgartner Elaine Graettinger Ronald Jengen Joy Knutsen Wanda Knutsen Jean Murray Clara Schealler Dorothy Sipes Marybelle Chase Jo Ann Flannegan Jean Fogile Mary Anne Kirkegaard Dale Duhn Patricia Masters Gwendolyn McWilliams with honors such as Highest Honors and Honors A in Citizenship and various combinations of A B C grades for Fifth Six Weeks period.
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Valois Jensen
Mary Lane Herke
Mavis Boness
Wilma Duhn
Deryl Fleming
Joe King
Mavis Tonderum
Kenneth Westerguril
Marybelle Chase
Dpount
Jean Flannegan
Jo Ann Flannegan
Jean Fogile
Mary Anne Kirkegaard
Funeral Of Anthony Kane 77 Held In Ruthven
Anthony Kane 77 father of Rev. James Kane pastor of Sacred Heart Ruthven died Easter Sunday at Holy Family hospital Fosherville after a stroke. Funeral Monday ten o clock at Ruthven Requiem Mass sung by his son Father Kane with Fr Barny and other clergy. Burial in Hartford. many relatives and friends attended from multiple states. Survived by son and two daughters with several relatives in Connecticut Minnesota and Iowa. The Times extends sympathy to Father Kane.
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Anthony Kane
James Kane
Sacred Heart Church
Ruthven
Holy Family Hospital
Fssherville
Father Kane
Gabriel Barny
Varina
PJ. du
Hartford
Fairfax
Minnesta
Girand Meadow
Minnesota
Furt Dodge
Iowa
County Clare
Mirne
Tie
United States
Muirfax
Lowell
Massachusetts
Mary i Doherty
Antoninu
St. Peter's Convent
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Aaron Hamberg
Conn
James A. Droney
Catherine Mary
St. Mary's Convent
Stamford
Rosemary Hamberg
Hartfords
Kane
Ireland
John Howley
Fonda
John Schissel
Pocahontas
Mather D. K. Hurley
Graettinger
Wm. Hylam
Ayrshire
J. P. McGuire
Clare
James Shanahan
Barnum
Bauer
Kammetsburg
Father Cullen
J. P. McManus
Gradtinver
J. Murphy
Veterans’ Hospital
Spokane
Washington
Iown City
U. S. Marines
Kansas
Graettinger Baseball Club Seeks Strong Spring Practice
Local players are notified to practice at Graettinger ball park next Sunday at 1:30 as Bud Hamilton, president of the Graettinger Athletic Club, urges good attendance for the 1946 league season and notes the time between organization and league play is short.
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Graettinger
Bud Hamilton
Graettinger Athletic Club
Weather Note Ahead Of Season In Graettinger Area
A terse weather note describes a week of mild, dry days with cool mornings and no rain. A distant storm to the west produced lightning but missed Graettinger, while apple trees bloom ahead of schedule and leaves are not yet full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Funeral Tenderly Marks Life Of Tagie Hersleff Veteran
Tagie Andrew Hersleff, 61, died April 18 1946 of heart failure at his Wallingford home. Funeral held Monday at St Paul Lutheran Gruettinger with full military honors by John Nelson post. Survived by wife Christina and two sons Allan and Donald plus siblings. Garments of praise and memory echoed in Graettinger Wallingford communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Hersleff
Wallingford
Mr. Hersleff
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Gruettinger
Fred Jacobsen
B. Gunderson
Wallingford Lutheran Church
Hersleff
John Nelson
American Legion
South Walnut Cemetery
Tagie Hersleff
Flores
Tagie Andrew Herstet
Skandarborp
Denmark
Herstet
United States
Wisconsin
Utah
Nebraska
Graettinger
Christene Nelson
Hersler
Allan
Donald
Delta
Charles Hughes
Highland Park
Michigan
Jess Huff
Orlanl Park
Illinois
Frank Strickley
Salt Lake
the Times
Honorary Window Supper At Methodist Church
WSCS members will host an honorary window supper at the Methodist church this Thursday April 25 serving from the regular hour. Proceeds fund a war servicemen window. Menu includes chicken and noodles mashed potatoes green beans salad rolls jelly pickles pie and coffee. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Methodist Church
Ole Wicks 83 Dies After Illness
Ole Wicks of east of Graettinger died Monday morning at Holy Family hospital Uatherville after a period of illness. He was taken by ambulance last Friday and gradually weakened. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon. No funeral details are available this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Wicks
Graettinger
Holy Family Hospital
Uatherville
Mr. Wicks
Variety Store Sold to Akron Couple in Gracington
Akron Iowa couple Mr and Mrs Hastings purchase the Gractlinger variety store from Merv Hauenstein who will complete the transfer around the first of the month. Hastingss will move to Gractlinger soon and store some furniture while renting a small apartment at Mrs Wm Wendt home. Hauenstein began the business last March and also acquired the Emmett Jackman residence and the brick building housing the store. He enjoyed a successful venture but dislikes inside work. Best wishes to both old and new proprietors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merv Hauenstein
Gracttinger
Montgomery Place
Hauenstein
the Times
Family Is Scattered Noble Family Reported Scattered
Mrs. W. H. Noble of Estherville visited Times office and described the Noble family as scattered. Dale works at a San Diego bank, Willis attends Oklahoma University, Howard studies at AIL in Des Moines, Paul serves in the navy in San Francisco, and the daughter Mrs. Harry Keller lives in Freeport. Paul expected to be discharged soon. Dale served in the navy, Howard and Willis in the army.
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W. H. Noble
Estherville
Times
Grachtinger
A. d. Johnson
Noble Fiamilly
Dale
San Diego
Willis
Oklahoma University
Norman
Howard
AIL
Des Moines
Paul
Navy
San Francisco
Harry Keller
Freeport
Winlis
Noble Gays
Army
A Splendid Sale By Riebe Auction At Ottawa
The 4 A Riebe auction sale Monday was very successful. The list was not large but prices were satisfactory. The Riebe family plan to return to Ottawa Illinois. Mrs Riebe is a daughter of HM Knoll owner of the High Lake farm where the family resided.
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Satia
Ricbe
Ottawa
Illinois
Grocery Specials in This Week’s Times Advertisements
Real the grocery specials in this week's Times. These are invitations from advertisers inviting your business. The ads carry prices and goals, making them news as they promote products and savings.
Streets Washed Clean After Robbery On Busy Avenue
The business section street was washed clean leaving a neat appearance. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Naae and family from Bricelyn Minnesota visited with the former's mother Mrs Th T Naae one afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Naae
Bricelyn, Minnesota
Th. T. Naae
Remains Of M L Bidsness Laid To Rest Saturday
Remains of M L Bidsness were laid to rest Saturday after services at First Lutheran church in Graettinger. The death occurred April 16 1946 in Arlington Virginia, where he had lived with his daughter Marie Bergeson. He was 8? years old and had suffered years of ill health. Funeral rites were led by Rev Julius F Muste with three daughters present Marie Bergeson Bertha Hall and Gerda Klucken. He helped establish the local Lutheran church and built its first altar and pulpit. Burial followed in the Widsness family plot beside Graettinger cemetery.
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M. L. Bidsness
Marie Bergeson
Arlington
Virginia
Bidsness
Eidsnesq
Alexander
Hidsness
Bertha Hall
Gerda Klucken
First Lutheran
Julius F. Muste
Masted
Graetlinger
Kidsness
Widsness
John
Graettinger High Defeats Grover In 11-4 Baseball Game
Graettinger Pirates beat Grover 11 to 4 on Tuesday afternoon with home runs from Don McWilliams Frank Young and Reed Potter. Richard McCombs had four hits in four at bats to lead Graettinger while McCombs pitched four and a third innings before Frick finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger High School
Pirates
Grover High School
Don McWilliams
Frank Young
Reed Potter
Richard McConbs
McCombs
Frick
Richard McCombs
Ruthven
Graettinger
Herbert Lancaster
Paul Frick
David Baumgartner
Don Glazier
Richard Heri
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College Choir
Iowa City
Robbins Avenue
Dale Duhn
Patricia Masters
Gwendolyn McWilliams
Rev
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Tagie A Hersleff
Spencer
KICD
D. C. Barringer
Akron
M.L. Bidsness
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