New Bank Building Completed in Graettinger Iowa
The First National Bank moves into its new 60 by 22 foot white enamel brick quarters with oak interior fittings. The adjacent Reidy-Weinholzer Building houses Weinholzer Jewelry, Dr Reidy Dental Parlor, and Dr Nane offices. cost $4,000 and electric lighting planned. The piece notes local corn club gains and urges countywide student participation.
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First National Bank
First National
Iowa
Graettinger
Reidy-Weinholzer
Seele
Weinholzer
Dr. Reidy
Dr. Nane
Doing Things With a Club
The club idea has made it possible for many good things to be accomplished. Farmers clubs foster understanding and cooperation among farmers. Women's clubs improve communities. Commercial clubs work wonders in the business world.
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Whcih
School Children Breakfasts Found Inadequate in Iowa City
University of Town education professor Dr Irving King reports breakfast surveys of 794 children below high school in Iowa City show 42 percent had inadequate meals and many were unwholesome. Eleven children skipped breakfast. many had bread or cake with coffee. milk consumption was low. few had fruit or meat. overall some improvement since four years ago but coffee drinking remains widespread and a public education campaign is urged.
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Irving King
University of Town
Meade
Iowa City
King
Three Local Boys Enlist for U S Service
Ray M Rousch left town April 16 and soon after passed two examinations before heading to Fort Logan Colorado to begin army training as an infantryman. William Sullivan left for Des Moines to join the navy with training in North Chicago before assignment to a ship. Laurence Molison, age 16, plans to enlist while his father J C Molison may accept a military officer role in training camps. several Graettinger youths plan to join the U S colors.
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Ray M. Rousch
Des Moines
Fort Logan
Colorado
Omaha
Ray
Navy
Army
Wm. Sullivan
U. S. Navy
Naval Training Station
Chicago
Lane
J. C. Molison
Lawrence
Moli
Graettinger
U.S
Ray Rousch
Lawrence Molison
Naval
Start Anti Fly Crusade Now
Dependants of one female fly that lays eggs in spring may number 195,312,500,000,000,000 by summer, says entomologists. Manure piles are prime breeding grounds, with 90 percent of flies bred there. Keep stable manure in boxes or tanks with tight covers in towns, haul away weekly, or spread promptly in the country. If unable, sprinkle air stacked lime to kill larvae.
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Iowa State College
Graettinger Nursery Buzzing With Busy Deliveries
The Graettinger nursery, run by Mr. George, is thriving with a large stock of trees, plants, and shrubs. The operation requires extensive labor to care for and pack orders for delivery across a wide radius.
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Graettinger Nursery
George
Conserving Food and Thrift in Household Diets
State University home economics teachers summarize emergency commission guidance on extending food supplies. Advice covers using cereals freely, daily milk for children, prioritizing protein and minerals, careful planning, tracking weekly usage, bulk/nonperishable buying, proper portion sizes, minimizing waste, varied appealing dishes, avoiding finicky tastes, and linking good eating with hygiene and thrift. References Farmers Bulletin 808 How to Select Foods from March 1917.
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Ood
Governor’s Emergency Commission
The
State University
Caroline L. Hunt
Helen W. Atwater
Office of Home Economics
Washington, D. C
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
States Relation Service
North and West
Washington
D. C
Es Herville Men Sail for Des Moines Draft Call
Eighteen young men from Es herville traveled Tuesday evening to Des Moines to join the U S colors. Among the travelers was Ray Bryan, a well known figure in Graettinger.
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Esherville
Des Moines
U. S
Ray Bryan
Graettinger
Oscar Traefold Dead At Mora Minnesota
Oscar Bernard Traefold died at his Mora Minnesota home last Tuesday morning at two. He was born August 28 1885 in Lamberton Minnesota and moved with his parents to Peace township about three years ago. He is survived by his parents three sisters and two brothers. He was a devout Lutheran and a member of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. Funeral services were held Friday at noon from the home with Rev. Hanson officiating and burial in Oakwood cemetery. The Times extends sympathy to the family.
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Oscar Traefold
Mora
Oscar Bernard Traefold
Township of Peace
Minn
Oscar Trueford
Lamberton
Minnesota
Graettinger
Iowa
Hanson
Norwegian Lutheran Church of
Oake Wood
Lost Island News Items and Visits Around Graettinger
Local notes from Lost Island list residents visiting Graettinger on Saturday including Miss Alfie Nyborg and Miss Hannah Roseland. Mr. Hanson and son John and Mrs. Henry Clemenson were among visitors. Carl Christensen tiling farm improvements and Lars Roseland hauling oats are noted amid social calls. A Story City death brings W M Williamson to leave. Miss Sheffield and friends also featured in visits.
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Lost Island
Alfie Nyborg
Gracttinger
Graettinger
Hannah Roseland
Beulah Sandvik
Len Sandvig
George
Thos
Thorson
Lars Roseland
Ethel Sheffield
Anna Rierson
Ringsted Man Robbed On Colorado Special
Hans A. Hansen of Ringsted was pickpocketed of his wallet on the Colorado Special while boarding for Denver. The wallet, later returned with three Denver tickets and a $130 draft, was handed to the conductor by an unknown man. Hansen, with his son and daughter-in-law, recovered the wallet and departed west.
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Ringsted
Clinton
Hans A. Hansen
Denver
Hansen
Peter Jepsen
Colorado
West
Cleaning Up Farm Pays One Iowa Farmer
An 80 acre Calhoun county farm owner testifies that a farm clean up boosts value. His son, a student at Iowa State College, cleaned up the place, raising market value by 60 dollars per acre. Father doubled college expenses offer. farm later rejects 225 and lists at 240 per acre. Mr. and Mrs. Jay McCarty spent Saturday at Emmetsburg.
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Iowa
Calhoun County
Iowa State College
Father
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Wsthervile
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