Two Divisions In Auxiliary Poster Contest
The Grasttinger American Legion auxiliary sponsors a poppy poster contest for grades six through eight. Two classes exist, with prizes from local, state, and national auxiliaries totaling up to 100 dollars. Posters must include American Legion identifiers, a ten word slogan, no flag imagery, a Flanders poppy picture, and measure 14 by 20 inches.
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Grasttinger American Legion Auxiliary
A. H. Henningsen
National Auxiliary
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
United States
Graettinger
Plastic and fiber advances discussed at Iowa Home Economics meet
Hazel Doerr reviews notes from Beth Peterson on April 1 Des Moines lecture to Iowa Home Economics Association. Topics include cellophane since 1924 with price drops, Orlan fiber for awnings, Polyethene packaging use and cleaning, labeling needs, and a nylon accordion pleated gown surviving fifty washes with undiminished pleats.
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Beth Peterson
Extension Service
Ames
Dupont Company
Wilmington
Delaware
Miss Peterson
Iowa Home Economics Association
Des Moines
School Calendar Highlights From April to May
The April 28 30 period features a Spencer music contest. May 3 hosts an Ayrshire band festival. May 6 dates a seniors spring formal dance. May 10 hosts a Junior-Senior banquet. May 18 is a senior skip day for Weisha at Ames. May 15 baccalaureate May 16 class night May 17 parent-senior banquet May 18 commencement May 18 19 semester exams mornings only May 20 is the last day of school.
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Spencer
Ayrshire
Weisha
Ames
Graettinger Stores to Open Wednesday Evenings
Graettinger business places will stay open on Wednesday evenings starting Wednesday May 4. The initiative aims to attract shoppers after standard hours and support local merchants.
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Graettinger Business
Palo Alto County Concert Association forms drive
Kyle C. Jones, president, announces a countywide drive for 500 memberships in the Palo Alto County Concert Association. Affiliated with the Columbia Concert Association, memberships fund world-class concert talent with only essential admin costs. Members or their designees gain admission to all concerts as three to four top performances are planned from next fall through winter. Workers are active across the county this week.
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Kyle C. Jones
Palo Alto
Warm spell and cool spell sweep Iowa week
Over the past week Iowa recorded a 90 degree reading on one very warm day with a midweek cool period. A large high altitude cloud passed Graattinger from the west and northwest Monday night stirring up a breeze but causing no damage. Light rain followed the cloud as trees bud and lawns turn green.
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Iowa
Graattinger
Home from hospital for Graettinger man Harvey Eldredge
Harvey Eldredge of Graettinger has been released after surgery at Holy Family hospital Estherville. He returned home this week and the Times wishes him a speedy recovery and continued improvement.
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Harvey Eldredge
Graettinger
Holy Family Hospital
Estherville
the Times
Estherville man takes head mechanic post at Smiths Ford
Arnold Dalen is now employed as head mechanic at Smiths Ford Tractor service in Estherville. He recently attended school in Des Moines for a week, taking classes from 8:00 to 6:00 and 7:00 to 10:30. Four Ford tractors were dismantled with students each given a tractor to assemble.
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Estherville
Arnold Dalen
Smith's
Ford Tractor Service
Des Moines
Ford
Band Festival At Ayrshire Next Tuesday
The Palo Alto County high school band festival will be held in Ayrshire on May 8 1949 with over 200 players in uniform from Ayrshire Emmetaburg Grasttinger Mallard and West Bend. Mason Citys Carleson E Stewart will guest conduct and train the ensemble for a night concert featuring varied music and contest winners from several schools. Public attendance is urged.
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Palo Alto County
Ayrshire
Carleson E. Stewart
Mason City
Emmetaburg
Grasttinger
Mallard
West Bend
Mrs Morlan 75 Dies. Remains Taken To Brazil Indiana
Mrs Elizabeth Morlan aged 75 died at 4 00 am today at her daughter's home in Graettinger after long illness The remains will go to Brazil Indiana for burial beside her husband who died in 1931 Funeral party departs this evening from Kemnitzburg by Milwaukee train She leaves six daughters and one son and is mourned by many friends
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Elizabeth Morlan
Robert Simonsen
Brazil
Indiana
Milwaukee
Kimmetsburg
Simonsen
Lieut McCarty Spent Weekend with Sullivans
Lieut Edward T. McCarty of Sacramento California spent the last weekend with the Sullivans at 1946 West Boulevard Los Angeles. He is on a few weeks cruise with the navy and a weekend stop was made at Long Beach on reserve duty.
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McCarty
Sullivans
Edward T. McCarty
Sacramento
California
West Boulevard
Los Angeles
Havy
Long Beach
Navy
Died of heart attack at Ayrshire Monday
Omro Cottington age 1 died of a heart attack at his Ayrshire home Monday morning. He had been ill for some time after a motor trip to the west. He served many years on the board of supervisors and was regarded as a capable official. Funeral held this afternoon.
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Omro Cottington
Ayrshire
Cottington
Board of Supervisors
It Was a Natural For Geo Ruskek On 77th Birthday
Geo Ruskek of Solon marked his 77th birthday by becoming a great grandfather last week in a notable family milestone.
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Geo. Ruskek of
Solon
Anhtor Faces Half Century Memorial at Site
A fragment notes a site memorial for Anhtor with a 50 year mark in a coastal area near Market Way. The readable text mentions a concrete footing and a location at Cea 164, but details are unclear.
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Maret Way
Co-Op Grain Co Annual Meeting Friday April 30
Graettinger Co-Op Grain Co invites shareholders patrons and friends to attend the annual meeting at the Legion hall Saturday April 30 starting at 2 00 p m A business session will be held and a free lunch will be served by the Legion Auxiliary ladies Special invitation extended to ladies to attend. Prizes on display at Thoreson Hardware will be given free at the meeting
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Graettinger Co-Op Grain Co
Graettinger
Legion Hall
Legion Auxiliary
Indies
Prizs
Thoreson Hardware
Gracttinger
Broke Ribs In Fall No Injury In Car Accident
Two weeks ago Mrs. Jens Kirke gaard suffered broken ribs in a fall. Last Monday evening she drove the Kirkegaard car and failed to make a sharp turn. The car rolled over and was damaged to $150. She escaped unharmed as a storm approached. Blindness from dust and lightning and loose gravel led to the accident at a dead end corner.
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Jens Kirkegaard
Kirkegaard
Mrs Kenneth Sampson Hospital Patient Des Moines
Mrs Kenneth Sampson of Des Moines is an inpatient at Lutheran hospital. She was quite ill last week but improved early this week. Her mother Mrs A A Lundgren of Graettinger stayed with her from Wednesday until this week’s start. Mrs Lundgren traveled to Des Moines with Mr and Mrs Rolfe Lundgren and Mr and Mrs Jesse Anderson. Local friends hope for her full recovery.
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Kenneth Sampson
Des Moines
Lutheran Hospital
Aa. T. Lundgren
Graettinger
Lundgren
Rolfe Lundgren
Jesse Anderson
Sampson
Bert Anderson
Graettin
Holy Family Hospital
Estherville
Mailing dates corrected for all subscriptions
Mailing dates have been corrected this week for all subscriptions received up to April 26. Check your address label for proper credit and report errors so corrections can be made.
Tag Day Saturday Netted Band Group $160
Graettinger Band Parents sponsored a tag day last Saturday raising $159.28 for music student expenses and uniforms. Band students sold tags in three shifts under director Warren L. Jones, with Marilyn Christiansen leading at 105 tags.
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Graettinger Band
Parnets
Funda
Music Studenta
Band Studenta
Warren L. Jones
Marilyn Christiansen
Opal
Gangstad
Dickig
Irene Heidecker
Larry Kirkegaard
Marianna Spies
Jean Grasttinger
Catherine King
GHS
C. A. Jensen
Mother-Daughter Luncheon at Methodist May 7
A Mother-Daughter luncheon will be held in the Methodist church dining room on Saturday afternoon May 7 from 2:00 to 5:00. Tickets are available to all desiring them and the invitation is cordial.
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The
Methodist Church
Luther Brotherhood of the St. Paul Church
Church Hall
Mason Dixon
KICD
Spencer
Ray
Estherville Luther League Rally Planned for Sunday
The Estherville Circuit of the Evangelical Lutheran Church promotes its Spring Luther League Rally and Choral Union at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Lost Island Township next Sunday May 1 with 3:00 and 8:00 pm sessions. Rev Gerhard E Frost Luther College Decorah will speak on Christian Education. Four choirs will perform. a concert by the Estherville Circuit Choral Union follows in the evening. Leaguers from 14 congregations attend. public invited. Also announced, Mrs R J Peterson hired to teach commercial for the coming year.
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E. W. Quam
Estherville
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Lost Island Township
Ernest W. Quam
Christ
Jesus
God the Father
Jesus Christ
Gerhard E. Frost
Luther College
Decorah
Town
Gary Bonstead 11 Hurt When Spreader Wheels Run Over Leg
Eleven year old Gary Bonstead suffered a broken right leg when a manure spreader carrying rocks ran over his limb. The accident occurred at about 8 p.m. Saturday on the Ray Ruppert farm near Wallingford. Gary, his brother Paul and Lewis Schacherer were playing on the spreader. Gary tried to jump aboard and fell as the rear wheel passed over his leg. X rays at Holy Family hospital showed a fracture above the knee. he will remain hospitalized for several weeks.
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Estherville Daily News
Gary Bonstead
Gary
Jad Ware
Holy Family Hospital
Gerald Bonstead
Wallingford
Ray Ruppert
Paul
Lewis Schacherer
Lewis
Ray Scchacherer
X-raya
Music Contestants In State Contest At Spencer
Graettinger high school vocal and instrumental students compete in the state music contest at Spencer on April 28 29 30. Schedule lists Graettinger entries with times for solo and quartet performances including Gwen McWilliams Jean Fogde Tone Bonstead Bonnie Jenkins Ronnie Jensen Mavis Boness Dale Larsen and ensembles. The Graettinger concert band will perform about 9 00 p m Saturday in Spencer high school auditorium with ten other class C bands.
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Graettinger High School
Spencer
Graettinger
Clarijnet
Gwen McWilliams
Jean Fogde
Tone Bonstead
Bonnie Jenkins
Ronnie Jensen
Mavis Boness
Dale Larsen
Jones
Graattinger High School
Spencer High School
Graattinger
Gerald Mammen Sees Progress With Crutches
Gerald Mammen can walk with crutches after a motorcycle and car crash the Sunday before Labor Day. His injured leg remains in a cast, and he has been a patient for some time. Local friends wish for his full recovery and steady improvement.
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Gerald Mammen
Jew
Gerald
Aong Time
Giles Move to Woden for New Home
Mr and Mrs Gile of Graettinger relocate to Woden where Mr Gile secures a fine position. The Giles have lived in Graettinger for some time and occupied one of the Hawkeye apartments. Local friends express regret at their departure and extend best wishes for their new life.
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Woden
Mrs. Gile
Graettinger
Gile
Giles
Hawkeye
Graettinger Store Anniversary Note From Graettinger
Grinnell Lown Dear John encloses a check for the Times and marks April 7 as the 67th anniversary of the opening of a Graettinger store. The Graettinger business, once under the film name George Bros, has seen many changes. the author left Graettinger 34 years ago but remains active in town.
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Grinnell
Lown
John
the Times
Graettinger
George Bros
George
Haye Shop Opens in Hawkeye Basement Space
Andresen and Powers lease part of the Hawkeye Apartment basement for storage and work room. The plumbing shop on the state highway continues operation as before.
Dear John Card From Poulsbo Subscriber Illness Note
From Poulsbo Washington a letter encloses a subscription check. Julius Sevpy mentions hospital care at Swedish Hospital Seattle and calls it one of the best in the northwest. Mrs Bert Anderson, patient at Holy Family hospital Estherville, is described as improved and hoped for quick recovery.
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Poulsbo
Washington
John
Swedish Hospital
Seattle
Northwest
Julius Sevpy
San Francisco trio arrives as Luchsingers join family
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Luchsinger and their baby arrived from San Francisco on Friday. He had been visiting a couple of weeks and returned to bring his family here. His mother Mrs. L R Luchsinger is seriously ill at Holy Family hospital.
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San Francisco
Norman Luchsinger
Baby
Luchsinger
L. R. Luchsinger
Holy Family Hospital
Graettinger Fire Dept Responds to Farm Field Fire
The Graettinger Fire Department answered a Monday call from the Jerry Bortint farm near Graettinger. A field fire threatened adjoining property and prompted a response to control the blaze.
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Graettinger
Elizabeth Jensen Hospital Patient Aims for Quick Recovery
Miss Elizabeth Jensen was admitted to Holy Family hospital on Monday as a medical patient. Her many local friends hope for an early improvement in her condition.
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Elizabeth Jensen
Holy Family Hospital
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Hazel Doerr
Mies Peterson
Cass Lake Resort
Selmer Nelson
Moonlite Bay Resort
Cass Lake
Minnesota
Nelson
J. P. Wagner
Cylinder
Dow City
Mildred Wiggins
Wiggins
E. R. Butterworth
Adel
Larry Myers
U. S
Bert Myers
Garry Lee Edwards
Madrid
Co-Op Grain Co
Ihursday
Luther League
Board of Education
R. J. Peterson
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