Coolidge Recalls Graettinger Early Days and Change
G C Coolidge recounts Graettinger thirty five years ago when the town had thirty houses and a lakeside hill area. He lists residents then and notes street and building shifts, the 1895 wagon bridge, growing commerce, surrounding farms, and abundant wildlife as the town evolved.
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G. C. Coolidge
Graettinger
Chicago
East Side
Fred Shmon
Coolidge
Martin Jenswold
Thoreson
Jon Gabrielson
Peter Pe
Tile
Prank ‘Briggs
Dr. Iis
Wm. Rasmun 1
J. M. Reahlven
Axelton
Osher
T. D. Collina
Postonce
Maylach
Tahneatock’s
Duhn ‘Billiard Wolds
Nowering
Hawkeye Hall
Onn Lamba
John Michael Bulliing
Kluckhohn
oMae
Tom Rierson opa_atore juat
Egat
the Times
Charley Jennen
O. G. Dalen
Mitchell Brothers
Baumgartner
Jennen Harwaree
TG. Kent's Land Office
Grace Gammon
Atore
Berg
James Jacob ‘Sen
George Bros, Atore and Implement
Will Mueller's Bank
Frank Berndorfner
John Paulsen
Telephone Central Office
J. A
Ole Jacobson
Wolfe
Svar
Ben Reeves
Doerning
B. N. Meredith
J. A. Fleming
Lown
James Mahan
John Mahan
Os Road Bridge
Joby Kathman
Mr. Kathman
John Graettinger
Farmara
Legion Auxiliary Preparing For Big Gathering
The American Legion Auxiliary of Graettinger plans a county gathering next Tuesday evening at City Hall. Commander Earl F. Lehigh urges Legion members to attend with their wives for a well arranged program and a 7:30 start to finish business by eight.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Graettinger
Varios
Earl F. Lehigh
John Nelson
American Legion Haa
Legion
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Bounty Placed For Bank Robbers In Palo Alto County
A countywide reward of 1000 dollars is posted dead or alive for bank robbers. First National officials Wred Spies, H A Elsenbast, and Dale Noble attended a Palo Alto County Bankers Association gathering in Emmetsburg at the Kermore, reporting a successful meeting.
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Palo Alto
Wred Spies
First National
H. A. Elsenbast
Dale
Noble
Emmetaburg
Kermore
Palo Alto County Bankers’ Association
Graettinker
Grafters Active in Iowa Spring Warns Local Businessmen
A traveling man reports grafters are busy in Iowa this spring. Schemes target commercial clubs or bypass them, with smooth talk designed to lure business leaders. He says small-town businessmen are organizing to resist such appeals and avoid being misled by strangers.
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Times
Iowa
Smull
Saturday Night in Graettinger Brims with Shoppers
Graettinger Saturday night drew crowds as cars filled streets and stores overflowed with shoppers. Advertisers promise numerous bargains for the upcoming Saturday, urging readers to read ads now to save money.
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Graettinger
Weed knowledge helps save time and money for farmers
Palo Alto county agent V IK Webster urges farmers to identify weeds early to prevent costly spread. Iowa State College guidance notes misidentified or late detected perennials require major effort. send samples to Immatsburg Farr Bureau or Iowa State College Ames for identification. Prices then and now reflect broader farm costs and labor.
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V. Ik, Webster
Palo Alto
R. H. Porter
Iowa State College
Farr Bureau
Immatsburg
Botany Department
Ames
Grattinger High School Junior Class Play Delights Large Crowd
Grattinger High School junior class staged Are You A Mason at Hawkeye Theatre Friday night to a good sized audience. Miss Vivian Kelly coached the cast which included Burton Garber Elmer Munters Lyle Banstead Dana Jones Marion Hatfield Forest Peterson Bernard Doerning Hazel Suss Lille Jacobsen Alice Weir Winnette Clayton Ellen Wolfe Dorothy Hayes Mildred Fox. Orchestra provided music and the production drew hearty laughs with its farcical plot about deceit in marriages.
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Gratttinger High School
Secon
Grood Sizer
Hawkeye Theatre
Vivian Kelly
Graettinger High School
Clarence
Inf Burton Garber
Elmer Munters
Lyle Banstead
Dana Jones
Marion Hatfield
Forest Peterson
Bernard Doerning
Hazel Suss
Lille Jacobsen
Alice Weir
Winnette Clayton
Ellen Wolfe
Dorothy Hayes
Mildred Fox
Nimes
Clase
Graettinger Tigers Triumph 11-6 Over Ayrshire
Graettinger High School baseball defeated Ayrshire 11 to 6 on Tuesday at the local diamond. Ayrshire held second in last week’s county tournament at Roitman while Graettinger rode players to the Junior class play at the Hawkeye. Coach Dunmire’s team showed strong hitting in a well played game.
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Graettinger
Ayrshire
Roitman
Graettiner
Hawkeye
Grachtinger
Dunmire
Flyin Volors
Pool Shark Millard Exhibition at Duhn Hall
A pocket billiard exhibition is set for Saturday night at 9 30 at the Duhn pool hall arranged by A J Duhin and BE Purrell Scotty. Scotty holds a 186 break in a 14 1 rack and is said to be the only player to bank all fifteen balls without a miss. He previously showcased in Grachtinger about a year ago. Local billiard players may challenge him with no admission fee.
Miss Reidy Secures Domestic Science Post at Akron High
Miss Mary Reidy daughter of Dr and Mrs M J Reidy of this city has won a teaching job in the Akron High School as domestic science teacher. She will finish her four year course at Ames college this summer and the Times notes her good fortune in securing this position.
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Akron
Mary Reidy
M. J. Reidy
Tawa
Reidy
Ames College
Times
Truck Driver Ditches Truck on Federal 18 West of Emmetstburg
A truck driver left the machine in the ditch on the high grade of Federal 18 a few miles west of Emmetstburg Saturday forenoon. No injuries. The vehicle was damaged little. Probable cause was dozing or steering apparatus fault.
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Federal 18
Emmetstburg
Thompson's Grocery Hosts Free Lunch Saturday
Thompson's Grocery invites friends and customers to visit Saturday for coffee and cookies as the store showcases a redesigned interior and new meat counter with electric cooling. The display ad highlights bargains at the Northwest Town corner store.
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Thompson's
Thompson
Bualiness
Trader Horn at Ibwa Theater Emmetsburg Thursday and Friday
The Graettinger area page announces Trader Horn at the Ibwa Theater in Emmetsburg Thursday and Friday with matinees at 2 and 4 pm. The feature is presented as a dramatic, jungle epic based on the famed book, with exotic rites and a tale of devotion and romance. Adjacent item notes Graettinger Nursery, E S George promoting spring stock and local buying benefits.
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Globe
Metro-Golwyn-Mayers
Ibwa
Emmetsburg
Graettinger
E. S. George
Justas Agency Commission
Graettinger Trade Thrives Amid Bargain Prices
Graettinger merchants report strong business with low prices drawing buyers. Local firms boast exceptional bargains while shoppers take advantage of special deals, signaling a healthy economy compared with other communities. A Graettinger observer witnessed an accident at the Wallingford pit where Estherville worker Albers suffered a broken leg when a lever failed and cars moved. A.P. Thompson saw the incident. A Saturday household goods sale in Graettinger drew a large crowd despite farm work keeping many away, with prices described as fairly satisfactory.
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Graettinger
Wallingford
Il Albers
Estherville
A. ,P. Thompson
Beautiful Weather and Trade News This Week
The week brings calm days after a windy Tuesday with a dusty spell. Sammy Rozen has sold the Motor Ton at Emmetsburg to H. and M. Motor Co. of Spencer, with possession set for May 6.
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Sammy Rozen
Emmetsburg
H. & M. Motor Co
Spencer
Check Forger Made Haul at Humboldt
A check forger swindled several Humboldt merchants out of yarlong amounts of money last week. The artist is still at large. During these times it is prudent for business to stay on guard.
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Humboldt
Yarlong
Lottery Bride at Hawkeye Theatre This Week
Manager Johnson has secured the talking picture Lottery Bride for Hawkeye Theatre Saturday and Sunday nights. Set in Norway, it follows Jonnie and Chris amid ice and danger, love and marriage, with a mining camp lottery at Spitzbergen. Sunday shows continue same as Saturday. Wednesday remains unchanged.
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Johnson
Talking Picture
Hawkeye Theatre
Norway
Northland
Jonnie
Chris
Spitzbergen
Ayrshire Man Weds Emmetsburg Girl in City Ceremony
Harold Hill of Ayrshire and Marian Ballou of Emmetsburg married in this city Monday at 10:30 am with Rev. Fremont Faul officiating. The groom, barber in Cresco, and bride, a Sanborn graduate and former nurse, received guests at Emmetsburg home after. The couple left for Des Moines for their honeymoon. Ballou family friends aided the ceremony.
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Harold Hill
Ayrshire
Oscar TF
Marian Ballou
F. H. Ballow
Emmetsburg
Fremont Faul
M. E
Maroshek
Wm. Clauson
Ruthven
Ememieburg
Des Moines
Levi Hill
Cresco
Sanborn High School
Methodist Hospital
Ballou
Faul
Julia Leonard Improves After Injury and Braces
Mr and Mrs Louie Montgomery took Miss Julia Leonard to Fort Dodge last week where she wore ankle braces. She can now stand alone with the braces aid. Leonard has shown slow improvement since a year ago when an automobile injury damaged her spinal column. Friends express happiness at her progress.
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Julia Leonard
Louie Montgomery
Fort Dodge
Miss Leonard
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Death of Father and Brother
Merle Hankey and family express gratitude to neighbors and friends for assistance and floral offerings after the death of their father and brother. Signed by Asa O Hankey family and others in Clinton Minnesota and Polo Illinois.
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Merle Hankey
Asa O. Hankey
Edna Hankey
Clinton
Minnesota
Chas
E. Hankey
Zeating
Towa
Fred Wellmeyer
Polo
Ilrois
Fred Pipar
Hand Injury At Corn Sheller In Estherville
The six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Gene Kane suffered a bad hand laceration when caught in a corn sheller Friday. She is progressing well with hopes for no serious effects. Also, Estherville Monument Co offers reduced monument prices this week, with many memorials halved.
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Helen
Gene Kane
Estherville Monument Co
Cheaper Milk Price Cut by Graettinger Dairy Lead
A. G. Barber of Graettinger Dairy announces a ten percent milk price reduction effective May 1. Discounts apply to monthly bills paid by the tenth of the following month, with May bills discounted starting June 1. Barber cites added equipment costs for better handling, cooling, and bottle washing, including a modern milking machine and an electric cooling system, assuring housewives longer lasting freshness.
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A. G. Barber
Graettinger
Barber
Harber
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Legion Auxiliary
Woodman Hall
Wheds
Forman
Treight
Hgge
Munson
Prader Thorn’ A't
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