New Bank Building Is Completed In Iowa Town
The First National Bank moves into an elegant new 60 by 22 foot building of white enameled brick with Kasota stone interior, oak fixtures, a director room and vaults. The Reidy Weinholzer building adjoining houses Weinholzer jewelers and doctors, cost 4000 dollars, and will be electric lit. The piece also notes corn club gains, with 600 Iowa boys averaging 64 bushels per acre and Don L. Butler at 124.5 bushels in Palo Alto County, urging more club participation as planting time nears.
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First National Bank
First National
Iowa
Graettinger
Reidy-Weinholzer
Seele
Weinholzer
Dr. Reidy
Dr. Nane
Acre
Iowa Corn Club
Palo Alto
Don L. Butler
Bert L. France
Emmetsburg
Fec
Iowa State College
Ames
Doing Things With a Club
The club idea has made it possible for many good things to be accomplished. Farmers clubs foster understanding and close cooperation among tillers. Women clubs improve communities, and commercial clubs work wonders in business.
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Whcih
Breakfasts in Iowa City Schools Require Action
Dr. Irving King, education professor, finds 42 percent of 794 breakfast surveys for children below high school age were inadequate and many meals were unwholesome. Coffee consumption was high, only 149 children had milk, and cooked fruit or meat were rare. The study, though showing slight improvement from four years ago, urges school nurses and a home education campaign to address the issue.
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Irving King
University of Iowa
Meade
Iowa City
King
Local Boys Enlistment News From Graettinger
Ray M Rousch left April 16 and enlisted in Des Moines on the 18th and was sent to Fort Logan Colorado after two examinations. William Sullivan heads to Des Moines to join the U S Navy and Lawrence Molison plans enlistment with options for Army or Navy at age 16. Other Graettinger youths plan to join the U S colors as examinations proceed.
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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
J. C. Molison
Lawrence
Mr. Moli
Graettinger
U.S
Ray Rousch
Lawrence Molison
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. The manure pile is the fly’s chief breeding place. 90 percent of flies are born there. Keep stable manure covered in towns and cities, or spread it quickly in the country. To kill larvae when spread is not possible, sprinkle air stacked lime over the pile.
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Iowa State College
Graettinger Nursery Thrives With Wide Delivery Radius
Business is booming at Graettinger Nursery as manager George leads a busy operation delivering trees, plants, and shrubs to customers over a wide radius. The yard holds thousands of plants and requires substantial labor to care for them and prepare orders.
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Graettinger Nursery
Mgr
George
Saving waste in food use urged by home experts
Home economics teachers at the State University summarize two scientific assistants guidance on conserving food and money. Advice covers frequent use of cereals, generous milk for children, value of skim milk for protein, limited need for meats and substitutes, careful planning, tracking weekly consumption, buying nonperishables in bulk, avoiding plate waste, using affordable flavorings, and cultivating good food habits as part of hygiene and thrift. It cites Farmers Bulletin No. 808 and U.S. Department of Agriculture publication availability.
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Home Economics
The
State University
Caroline L. Hunt
Helen W. Atwater
Lef Home Economics
Washington, D. C
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
States Relation Service
North and West
Es Iowans Join Colors From Graettinger Growth
Eighteen young men from Es therville passed through Des Moines Tuesday evening to join the U S colors. Among them was Ray Bryan, well known in Graettinger.
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Es ‘Therville
Des Moines
U. S
Ray Bryan
Graettinger
Oscar Traefold Dead At Mora
Oscar Bernard Traefold a prominent Peace township youth died at his Mora Minnesota home Tuesday morning after a December cold developed into quick consumption He was born August 28 1885 in Lamberton Minnesota and survived by his parents three sisters and two brothers Funeral services were held Friday at noon from the home with Rev Hansen of Mora officiating and the burial at Duakwood cemetery The Times offers condolences to the bereaved family
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Oscar Traefold
Mora
Oscar Bernard Traefold
Township of Peace
Minn
Oscar Trueford
Lamberton
Minnesota
Grachtinger
Iowa
Peace Township
C. A. Knutson
C. E. Barn
Kart
Alice
Bert
Clarence
Hanson
Norwegian Lutheran Church of
Lost Island News Items Highlights Local Visits
Miss Allie Nyborg shopped at Graettinger on Saturday. The Lost Island Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs. Evelena Thorson at the next gathering. Mr. Hanson and son John went to Spencer for tractor repairs. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Smith visited the Hanson home Sunday. Mrs. Henry Clemenson attended Graettinger Saturday. Clarence Iverson and Karl Holte with daughter were at Graettinger Saturday. Carl Christensen improves his farm with tile. Miss Hannah Roseland visited Beulah Sandvik. The Len Sandvig couple were at George Amdahl’s Sunday. W. M. Williamson was called to Story City by his aged father’s death southwest of Story City. Miss Mable Hauge and Howard at Graettinger Saturday. Thos Thorson and daughter from Lost Island visited Graettinger. Lars Roseland hauled oats to Graettinger amid high prices. Ethel Sheffield spent Wednesday with Anna Rierson.
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Lost Island
Allie Nyborg
Graettinger
Hannah Roseland
Beulah Sandvik
Len Sandvig
George Amdahl
W. M. Williamson
Story City
Mable Hauge
Howard
Thos. Thorson
Lars Roseland
Ethel Sheffield
Anna Rierson
Miss Lorene Sheffield Returns From Estherville Visit
Miss Lorene Sheffield returned Tuesday evening from Estherville where she had been visiting friends.
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Lorene Sheffield
Estherville
Ringsted Man Robbed On Colorado Special
Hans A. Hansen of Ringsted was pickpocketed of his wallet on a Colorado Special train amid a crowd. The thief returned the wallet after discovering it held no cash, and Hansen later retrieved his tickets and a $130 draft through the conductor. Hansen and his son and daughter-in-law continued toward Denver after reporting the theft.
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Ringsted
Clinton
Hans A. Hansen
Denver
Hansen
Peter Jepsen
Mr. Hansen
Ringsted Man
West
Cleaned up farm boosts value and keeps sale offer high
An 80 acre Calhoun county farm owned by a Iowa farmer shows value gains after a son led a two week cleanup. Improvements raised value by 60 dollars per acre, swayed the father to offer full college expenses, and the farm remains on the market at 240 dollars an acre. Local residents Jay and Mrs McCarty visited Emmetsburg on Saturday.
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Iowa
Calhoun County
Iowa State College
Fathers
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