Local Graettinger News Highlights Moves and Visits
Local residents and visitors are noted across Graettinger and surrounding towns. Rev Father Hurley and Misses Sullivan and Berg travel for visits. families like the Rogness, Weeden, and Wolfe clans gather around birthdays, lakes trips, and hospital stays. Names include Dobberstein, Myhre, Chase, Murphy, Duffy, Doerning, Perdue, Rogness, Abrahamson, Kenny, Galleger, and Schumacher among others, with events from church, school, and leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. K. Hurley
Akron
Pro
W.l Weeden
Mir
Frank Dobberstein
Superior
Nita Berg
Batherville
Caroline Myhre
Father Hurley
Spirit
Father LeBlond
Mary Margaret Sullivan
Betty Ann Chase
Sheldon
With Marshall
Wallingford
Sally Heidecker
Graettinger
Will Moran
O'Neill
Nebraska
Mimer Murphy
Manson
M. Ll. Murphy
Chicago
A. H. Rogness
Anne Abrahamson
G. H. Kenny
Mallard
Grachtinger
Robert Galleger
Waterloo
J. J. Sullivan
Fameily
B. C. Wolfe
Colfax
Iowa
Mary Ann Wolfe
Linn
Alice Perdue
Lake Okoboji
Harry Linn
the Lakes
Jne Schumacher
Gene Schumacher
Marjorie
Dick McCarty
Emmetsburg
Schumacher
John Galleger
Albert Sehealler
George Laubenthal
Elmer Schneider
West Bend
James Schneider
Navy
Schneider
Schealler
Leubenthal
Mary Rosalie
Catholic High School
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Mary Paulette
Blesset Sacrament Academy
Sioux City
D. J. McCarty
Vol. O'Connor
Rosalie
Seed Corn Advice From Vinton Hybrid Seed Corp
Early 1946 concerns seed corn quality and storage. Vinton Hybrid Seed Corp promotes dry ing and storage facilities and a replanting agreement with every bag. Seed corn delays until spring and payment due upon delivery, with a pledge to provide a better hybrid when available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton Hybrid Seed Corp
Vinton
Spies & Levi and Jorgensen Dairy Herds Classified
Spies and Lein herds of Graettinger Iowa and Harold J Jorgensen of Emmetsburg Iowa were inspected and classified for type by the Holstein-Friesian association of America. R J Schaefer of Appleton Wisconsin led the inspection. Three Spies and Lein animals were rated Very Good and three were Good Plus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Spies
False fire alarm rattles town as youths pull switch
A Thursday evening siren blast near six o clock proved a false alarm. Several youngsters pulled the lever and the continuous horn fooled many into thinking hostilities in the Pacific had ended. The event ended as a mistaken signal and warnings about fines for false alarms were issued.
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Pacific
Many Visitors At Christiansen Home In Graettinger
Mr and Mrs A C Christiansen of Graettinger have hosted numerous visitors over ten days. Their daughter Fern arrives from Chicago, granddaughter Doris Christian sen from Terris, grandchildren Carol and Arnold Jr of Sioux Falls, and daughter Mrs Ray Tgou and husband from Stratford Iowa. Mr Gou formerly Stratford schools superintendent and will lead a similar post in a Wyoming school next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Lane
Mountain Lake
Minnesota
Graettinger
A. C. Christianses
Arnold
Sioux
Earl Erickson
Emmetsburg
Martin Miller
Fimmetsbure
Woodrow Wilson
Hamilton
Kay
Hamiltons
Gradtani
A. C. Christiansen
Fern
Chicago
Doris Christiansen
Terris
Carol and
Arnold, Jr
Sioux Falls
Ray Tgou
Stratford
Iowa
Gou
Wyoming
North Dakota Trip Involving Grain Separator Delivery
John Clemenson made two business trips to North Dakota. He sold his grain threshing machine to a party there and delivered it by truck with Clare Myer. The separator was transported by George Nielson to Devil's Lake while Clemenson and Myer visited Leal as Myer’s parents were both nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
John Clemenson
Tie
George Nielson
Railroad wreck kills over thirty. trio visits Michgan town
Last week reports mention a fatal railroad wreck with more than thirty deaths. John Clemgnaon, George Neilsen and Clare Myer from Graettinger were in Michigan recently while traveling, drawn by the peculiar town name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
North Dakota
John Clemgnaon
George Neilsen
Clare Myer
Graettinger
Paul McNew Returns to Family Farm in Nebraska
Paul McNew will return from Omaha soon to lead the farm once run by his late father E. M. McNew. He has been employed at a bomber plant in Omaha. Last week neighbors finished the harvest on the McNew farm, an act greatly appreciated by the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul McNew
Omaha
E. M., McNew
Paul
McNew
Weather Report Signals Mixed Week With Delays
A week of mixed weather brought cool and warm days with frequent rain and delayed threshing. Cortla progress continues rapidly but remains ten days to two weeks behind schedule.
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Cortla
Twosmeela
USS Iowa Climaxes Pacific Career With Major Bombardment
The USS Iowa, a 45,000 ton battleship, has traveled about 160,000 miles since January 1944, engaging Japanese targets from Marshall Islands to near Tokyo. Only minor damage occurred on Mille Atoll in March 1944, with heavy action elsewhere including Ponape and Saipan, while the ship supported carrier strikes across the Western Pacific and in the Leyte, Okinawa, Formosa, Luzon, and the Visayas.
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Iowa
Pacific
Marshall Ishirds
Tokyo
Lowa Yhag Atrenayy
BE. L. Cochrane
USN
Bureau of Ships
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Missouri
Marshall Islands
Mille Atoll
Towa
Marshall Island
Kanjaban
Eniwetok
Ponape
Salivoes
Saipan
Tinian
Marianas
Western Pacific
Leyte
Okinawa
Formosa
Luzon
Visayas
United States
San Bernadino Straits
Philippines
Formuga
U. S. Naval Dry-docks
Hunter’s Point
California
Third Fleet
Tawa
New York Navy Yard
John Ll. McCrea
Conteet
Allen
R. McCann
URN
Charles
Wellbor P
Serps Coome
Shakey
Roosevelt
Casablanca
Adaly
Go Ahead With Pall Pigs Palo Alto Farmers View Pig Plans
EK S Quaife and R W Ashby advise farmers to proceed with fall pig plans and avoid reductions despite feed concerns. Heavy oats can replace corn to reach 150 to 175 pounds, preserving corn for possible high crop if needed. Also notes ongoing rail safety gains and debates American oilfronts in the Middle East with IPC open door policy and US diplomacy backing growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto County
EK. S. Quaife
Town State College
R. W. Ashby
Quaife
Civilization Built on Bituminous Coal Statement
A historical column argues that civilization in the United States rests on bituminous coal. It cautions that European coal shortages cripple industries, raise unrest, and threaten peace, linking coal to farm insecticides, medicines, dyes, and numerous daily goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
Railroads Report Record Low Injury Rate in War Era
The American Railroads Association released statistics aiming to reassure travelers that despite war induced traffic increases the injury rate per traveler is historically low. Rail lines carried roughly four times as many passengers as before the war with 90 percent fewer cars and about two and a half times the wartime figure of 1918.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Association of American Railroads
Mental vs Material The American System of Initiative and Integrity
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss the American system of individual initiative and industry, claiming it brings health, homes, and happiness. The text asserts every invention and agricultural improvement begins as an idea in one mind and requires enthusiasm and the ability to persuade others.
E Bond Investment Outlook From Ten Year Hold
The article outlines the patriotic appeal of purchasing E bonds and presents a ten year value progression for a $1,000 FE bond. Yearly values rise from $765 in years one and two to $1,000 by year ten, with intermediate increases up to $960 in year nine.
Notable line of descent from Jonathan Edwards in Windsor
Jonathan Edwards born in Windsor Connecticut 235 years ago married to Sarah Pierpont. They raised 12 children and generation after generation produced governors business leaders college presidents professors physicians authors judges lawyers clergymen congressmen U S senators and a vice president. Edwards himself was a Yale prodigy graduating at 17 and later became president of Princeton at 55.
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Heredity
Jonathan Edwards
Windsor
Conn
Sarah Pierpont
United States
Jonathan
Yale
Princeton University
Second Canning Sugar Applications Open in August
The War Price and Rationing Board No 74 Emmetsburg Iowa announces that second applications for canning sugar will be accepted in August and filled at 5 pounds per person. Written requests for canning blanks noting this is a second application should be used.
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War Price and Rationing Board No
Emmetsburg
Towa
Telephone Shares Delinquent Calls at Local Office
Local residents have not claimed their new stock shares at the telephone office. Call the telephone officer to retrieve held shares and complete the distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peolle
Reunion of Danish natives after six decades in Algona
A group of former Danish citizens from Nykøbing gathered in Algona for an unexpected reunion. Carl Wiuff of Atlantic and his brother Peter Winuff of Elkhorn were visiting when introduced to two local merchants Madsen and Flannen. The four had not attended the same school in Nykøbing over 50 years ago.
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Algona
Carl Wiuff
Atlantic
Peter Winuff
Elkhorn
Rela- Aven
Madsen
Truncated Text From Obscure Local Notice
A garbled OCR fragment shows a truck departure for a brewery scene with stray phrases about slowing down and prayers. The readable bits reference road speed and possible trouble, but most content is unreadable, leaving no clear event, names, places, or dates to anchor a coherent summary.
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Vinton Hybrid Seed Corn Co
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Itive
Karl Erickson
Bert Anderson
Anderson-Erickson
Anderson
Bert. Anderson
Anderson- Erickson
Middle East
Socony-Vacuum
Standard Oil of
Texas Company
Saudi Arabia
Bahrein
Persian Gulf
Gulf Oil Company
Shiekilam
Kuwait
Socony-Vacuum and Standard of
Near Nast Development Corporation
Iraq Petroleum Company
Iraq
IPC
Department of State
Europe
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