Funeral of Mrs Hans Duus Held Saturday
Funeral notes honor Mrs. Hans Duus of Graettinger Iowa long pioneer settler wife and mother of eleven children with 24 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Survived by husband and large family. Lutheran faith and community service marked her life. Other obituaries follow for Mrs Westfall detailing family losses and devotion to church and home in Graettinger.
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West Branch
Linn County
Iowa
Palo Alto County
Duus
George Wiggens
Guildfield
Towa
George W. Godfrey
Ames
H. L. Warren
Laurens
H. W. Hornstra
Los Angeles
California
T. ©. Lord
Hammill
South Dakota
Christian Jensen
Fargo
North.Dakota
John Johnson
Terril
Henry C
Peter. J
Andrew
Minnie
Ole Sorensen
Fred. Simonsen
Graettinger
Mattie Ska
Times
Mr. Westfall
Curly-Top Shirley Temple Farm Family Night Schedule
Laboring through a dense listing of film showings and stars across dates in mid August. Curly-Top with Shirley Temple features on Farmers Night Saturday August 17, Westerner with Tim McCoy August 18 19 Hooray for Love with Ann Sothern Raymond Ban Knight August 20 We’re in the Money with Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell August 21 22 23 The Farmer Takes a Wife Janet Gaynor Henry Fonda with matinee Tuesday August 20 at 2 and 4 pm plus evening showings and banking ad copy
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Joan
Blondell
Glenda, Farrell
Thura
Thurs
Janet Gaynor
Henry Fonda
Mrs. E. B. Westfall Dies After Long Life of Farming
Dora Anne Schneider born in 1869 in Burg Germany died at 65. She married Ebenezer Westfall in 1891 and lived on farms near Iowa City Walnut Palo Alto County Emmetsburg and Graettinger. The couple had eleven children, nine living: Clark Henry Charles Clarence Edward Graettinger. daughters Elsie Miller Curlew Martha Booth Estherville Edna Hantleman Fenton Hazel Gilbaugh.
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Dora Anne Schneider
Germany
Burg
Fehmern
Baltic Sea
Holstein
United States
Ebenezer Westfall
Iowa City
Walnut
Pottawattamie County
Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg
Church Notes at Zion Lutheran Church
Otis L Lang pastor of Missouri Synod announces English service next Sunday morning at 8 45 in the Methodist church.
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Zion Lutheran Church
Otis L. Lang
Missouri Synod
Methodist Church
Church Services Cancelled Sunday But Sunday School Continues
There will be no services this Sunday in either church while Sunday school remains in session at the usual hours. The next Luther League meeting is set for Friday August 20 at Peter G. Petersen's home. The Lake Okoboji Bible school opens Monday and runs through the week. Think on these things. The free-
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Luther League
Peter G. Petersen
Bible
Lake Okoboji
Religious Duty and Speech Stir Public Debate
A preacher argues that the press is important but the pulpit's freedom matters more, claiming Jesus calls for responsibility over privilege. He warns the Bible is filled with powerful messages that will yield visible results when unleashed.
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Dom
Jesus
Lutheran Church Outing and Services Schedule
Rev M Mandsarver guides First Lutheran and Lost Island congregations with Sunday schools at 10.0 am and services August 25 at 11 am and 9 am respectively. An August 24/23 outing to Lake Okoboji Bible Camp is planned with lunch. The message urges prayer and fellowship.
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First Lutheran Ch
Luther League
Confirmands
Lake Okoboji
Okoboji
Christian Fellowship
Lost Island
Sunday and Church Services Schedules and Labor Day Plans
Sunday school at 10 and church at 11 with no evening services this week. Dr. Muhleman will attend the final meeting before annual conference on Sunday September 1. Labor Day activities include meals served by the Ladies Aid and Algona District Conference in late August with appointed aid committees listed.
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Muhleman
Our Ladies Aid Society
Algona
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
Surprise Party for Jeanette Reeves Hostesses Honor Birthday
The Misses Ione Barber and Orpha Gage hosted a surprise party at the Gage home on Thursday for Miss Jeanette Reeves in celebration of her birthday. A social hour and dainty refreshments followed as many young ladies attended. Harold Jorgensen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jorgensen, has been ill with tonsillitis for weeks, losing weight, with friends hoping for a swift recovery. LeRoy Blom suffered a painful leg injury after being kicked by a horse earlier this week, but no bones were broken.
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Jeanette Reeves
Ione Barber
Orpha Gage
Gage Home
Harold Jorgensen
Walter Jorgensen
Harold
LeRoy Blom
Return Visits Bring News From West Coast And Midwest
Mrs. R W Nanamaker of Algona visited her daughter and family last week. Einer Petersen, back from Glendale California after fifteen years, joined his parents in McGregor for a visit and notes improvements on the west coast. Fred Spies and nephew Kurt plan a Friday return from Germany after covering 3000 miles. Nan Allen, Fresno California, visits her Mitchell relatives and teaches in Fresno. West Liberty and Fenton residents attend Mrs J B Westfall’s funeral. Eleanor Mitchell, recently returned from Seattle, resumes teaching in September after a health-related year away.
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R. W. Nanamaker
Algona
Ralph Robinson
Einer Peterson
Glendale
California
Petersen
Peter Petersen
Einer
Fred Spies
Kurt Spies
Germany
United States
Graettinger
Spies
Nan Allen
Fresno
J. Mitchell
Grachtinger
McGregor
Shannon
Illinois
Los Angeles
Uemean
West Liberty
Iowa
Schneider
Local visits and trips noted in Estherville area
Bennett Thoreson attended Globe store dealers meeting in Cedar Rapids. Sheriff Bert Montgomery visited from Emmetsburg with his sister. Mrs. Ole Petersen traveled to Emmetsburg with her mother and sister. A list of residents from Nmmersbure attended Mrs. Tans Duus funeral. Estherville callers included Mrs. Ross Clayton and daughter. Several residents headed to Okahoji for a short vacation. Gwendolyn Jensen bought a Chevrolet from Jensen Motor Co. A highway patrol warning caused excitement in Grachtinger. Nell McCarty visited from St Paul with Eugene McCarty’s family. Robert Martin of Chicago visited his mother-in-law Mrs. J. P. Mahan. Fred Thiel spent time here then Britt, planning to stay through threshing. Mrs. Mary Felt of Atlantic and Mrs. Holdeness of Weat Liberty attended Mrs. Westfall’s funeral. Mr. Westfall’s sister and Mrs. Woldeness had not met in 44 years. Mrs. FE. S. George and daughters toured eastern Town and southern Minnesota and Wisconsin, calling the trip a Switzerland of Iowa journey.
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Robert Vasey
Jeanette Reeves
Estherville
Kathryn McCarty
Evelyn
Gladys Fisenbast
Arlene Grodlund
Margaret Limbe
Stillman
Okahoji
Jensen Motor Co
Jensen
Excelsior
Minnesota
Grachtinger
Nell McCarty
St. Paul
Eugene McCarty
Miss McCarty
John Reynolds
Robert Martin
Chicago
J. P. Mahan
Robert, Jr
Fred Thiel
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Hans Duus
Denmark
America
Iowa Theatre
Shirley Temple
THE
Tim McCoy
Ann
Sothern-Gene
Raymond He
Ban
E. B. Westfall
St. Paul’s Church
J. P. Christensen
Theatre
Richard DIX
Arizonian
Margot Gra
Preston Foster
Sun-Mon
T Mister
Vas
Lewis
Stone
Rosalind Russell
Amo Reve
Carl Miller’s
L.G.A. Grocery & Market
Crisco
B& G
Vane OE
Arthur Boltom
A. J. Johnson
E. A. Baumgartner
D. R. Gardner
Luchsinger
J. Robinson
George
Barber
Singer
Clayton
Dappen
Bottom
Farmers Grain Company
Emmetasburg
Emmetsburg Rendering Works
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