Heat and hometown notes sweep Graettinger area
Local scenes capture a hot day with sun blasts and a broken thermometer along Main Street. Noeline Jensen enjoys her first airplane ride with Ernie Andersen. Grass fires near the railroad tracks ignite twenty-two acres, while valley athletes draw attention from scouts. Emmetsburg anglers reel walleyes and northerns, and Graettinger youth baseball links surface through Frank Anderson’s rising prospects. Community events include a county fair planning 4H and new FFA participation, plus local reactions to heat and rainfall debates.
Local Clergy and Officials Named in Community Directory
A historical notice lists numerous local leaders and church figures, including Bud Craven John DeVries Alan Heraleff Jena Kirkegaard Virgil Olesen Otartin Thompson Lloyd W. Frost and several pastors from Immaculate Conception Methodist Lutheran and Beuth Walnst parishes, among others. The compilation cites county superintendent Matt Brown and a range of church affiliations in Wallingford and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Craven
John DeVries
Alan Heraleff
Jena Kirkegaard
Virgil Olesen
Loyal to memory and law in exile lessons
A reflection on displaced Jews in Babylon, Jeremiah's counsel to seek welfare where exiled, and the steadfast loyalty of three youths who refuse Nebuchadnezzar's gold idols. The piece extols honoring enduring ideals, even amid loss, and maintaining faith when deliverance may be delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omething
Dr. Foreman
Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar
Judah
Jeremiah
Palestine
Babylonia
Japan
Babylon
Tragic Farm Death and Local Weather Sparks Rural News
Ira Oddson 22 died at dusk while unhitching his team near Wallingford. No witnesses. Oats yield 50 to 60 bushels per acre. Graettinger bread price cut to two loaves for 16 cents. Sunday hit 110 to 112 degrees with hot winds. cloud relief at six. Fire destroyed a large corn crib granary two hog houses and 800 bushels of corn at Robert Elsenbast place. Alfred Simonsen’s threshing outfit burned for $2500. no insurance. tractor and equipment lost. Fire origin unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Oddson
E. A. Oddson
Wallingford
McManus
Oddson
Graettinger
Robert Elsenbast
Simonsen Brothers
Gravttinger
Crowmer
Simonsen
Guthrie Center youth recovering after corn detasseling shock
Jim Spalding of Guthrie Center is recovering in the hospital after a detasseling crew incident caused by a reaction to scratches from corn plants. The shock, a rare result of exposure to the irritating plant, required medical attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Spalding
Guthrie Center
Bowles Scores Hole in One at Indianola Club
Golfer Bill Bowles achieved a hole in one at Indianola Country Club recently, marking a notable feat in local golf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Bowles
Indianola Country Club
Schedule of Monday to Saturday morning sessions in multiple towns
The notice lists sessions every Monday in Estherville and Orange City, every Wednesday in Spencer, every Thursday in Rock Rapids, every Friday in Spirit Lake, and Saturdays in Sibley, held in the mornings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Heideckers
Lake Nipigon
Canada
Graettinger
Minneapolis
Lake Cottage
C. A. Jensens
D.C. Barringers
Minnesota
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Town Press Association
National Editorial and
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the Graettinger Times
P. T. Cody
Graettinger, Ia
Palo Alto
Countiea
Fenton and Territ
Swhat
Coan's
Albert Suss
Cabinet Shop
Coan
Iowa
U. S
Noeline Jensen
Ernie Andresen
Noeline
Graeltinger
Young Frank Anderson
Championship Valley High
Des Moines
Frank Anderson
Graettinger and
Terris
Ed Anderson
Gib Paulson
Paulson
Northwest Iowa
Young Anderson
Emmetsburg
FFA
O— Nels Nelson
Nels
Art Welland
Hans Dinges
Third Island
Art
Welland
Art Baschke
Emmet County
Edward Duling
Towa
RES
C. R. Kitchen
Optometrist
North 6Th At
Estherville
C. A. Shtiley
Bouse
Graettloge
K. L. Johnson
Emmett Martin
Olene Jacobson
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Graettinger Organizations
Sam Watson
Woman's Club
Vee Rese
Hamilton
AM. Legion Auxiliary
Thomas Thomson Leo Hughes
Police
Streeta
Albert
Jensen
Robert Murray
Joe Grady
Uitt
Directory OF County Officials
Otartin Thompson
Lloyd W. Frost
Richard Miller
Alice Yoch
Dick Love Mercer Richter
Jay Duhns
J. BR. Hyde
H. Bargman Vieve
Joe Joyce
William Fogarty
Was. McConnell
O. A
Bicklafe
Supt. Co. Home
Matt Brown
Schoela
J. E. Smith
Vite
Arthur Anderson CO
Tobin
Emmetsbhurg
W. M. Rode
Graetlinger
A. H. Hobson
Broadway
Emmetaburg
B. BE. Dappen
G. H. Frye
Lowe
Terry I. Anderson
Optometrist Emmet CO
Donahue Tire
Casper
Nelson Pelo Alto County Abstract Co
Ted Knudtson
Lions Club
American Legion Mander - Pote Fame
BOY Scout
Cy, Cooter
BIBLE
Kenneth J
Forema
Ein
Daniel
Loyalty
State Bank
Orange City
Spencer
Rock Rapids
Spirit Lake
Sibley
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