Local Schools Set Labor Day Opening Across Gractinger District
The Gractinger public schools open September 7 with pupils registering in the morning and joining grade and junior high sessions at nine o clock. High schoolers may arrive between 8 and 10 for registration. Book costs will be itemized and payable by week’s end. Superintendent McMullen lists class schedules and staff, including eight returning teachers and five new hires led by Mrs Olene Jacobson.
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Grachtinger
McMullen
Arney
Everitt
Kelly
Dunn
Coder
U. S
Fiveritt
Dann
Coller
Vhe
A. R. McMullen
R. V. Coder
Katherina Hubbard
Graeltinger
Mia
Olene Jacobson
Grayttinger
Jacobson
Dr John S Kelly Goes To Boone
Dr John S Kelly celebrated high mass in Grachtinger Sunday morning at nine o clock. The church was packed for the first high mass celebrated here by Dr Kelly. Rev Mather Kelly praised his nephew as he announced Dr Jol Kelly would leave for Boone to assist Rev Father Ryan with best wishes from Palo Alto friends.
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Br. John
Kelly
Grachtinger
Mather Kelly
Immaculate Conception Church
Jol Kelly
Boone
Father Ryan
Palo Alto
Telephone Rates To Drop Here September Ist
Graettinger Telephone Co manager Fink informs Vimes that from September 1 rural and residential rates drop by 3 per year. Old rate 1.00 per month, new rate 1.25 per month. No change for business telephones. Company promises excellent service and up-to-date equipment.
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H. FE. Fink
Graettinger Telephone Co
TR. Fink
Gracttinger Telephone Co
Mr Fink
Thrilling Show At Electric Park
A feature attraction at Electric Park on Lost Island Lake includes Mossman Brothers motor stunts and Kid Kimmel dramatic rides. Mossman will leap 76 to 100 feet into the lake, with past jumps drawing crowds, and a later fire-clad performance. A world champion horseshoe pitcher will also perform tricks. rain date is Monday, September 2, with 85 cent adult admission and free children.
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Electric Park
Lost Island Lake
Mossman Brothers
Kid Kimmel
Mossman
Minnesota
Wall Like
Country club orchestra to hold Tuesday dances at Woodman Hall
The country club orchestra will conduct a dance each Tuesday night at Woodman Hall until further notice. Dances will continue indefinitely while patrons remain sufficient, featuring popular 60e dances. Many married folks attend with single folk enjoying the scene.
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Country Club
Woodman Hall
Graettinger High to Visit Emmetsburg. St Marys Game Planned
Immetsburg paper notes Graettinger High School football will play Emmetsburg High School in Immetsburg on September 17 and St Marys at Immetsburg in November.
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Immetsburg
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
St. Mary's
Narrow Escape as Pony Drags Boy Near Duns Farm
Edgar Grein of Mr and Mrs 2 J Duns west of Gruettinger was dragged by a riding pony two weeks ago. A loose saddle girth caused him to be dragged a long distance until the stirrup broke. He suffered lacerations but no serious injuries and walked home. A physician treated him and he is able to be about again, though he would not care to repeat the harrowing experience.
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Edgar Grein
J. Duns
West of Gruettinger
Eigar
Nual
William Mayo
Rochester Screon
Rochester
Minnesota
Luy
Poultry Prices Steady Amid Fall Rush In Aupunt
The fall poultry trade in Aupunt shows strong activity with sellers reporting satisfactory prices. A local buyer recently paid 1200 dollars to area raisers, and many expect prices to hold through the fall months.
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Aupunt
Tide Turns Amid Price Rise for Oats and Grains
Market reports show oats reaching 172 per unit for the first time since the thrashing season opened. Traders note a cautious shift as prices rise slightly for onta and dorn amid fluctuating demand.
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Onta
Dorn
Great Labor Day Program Now Being Arranged
Graettinger plans its 84th annual Labor Day celebration on Monday September 7 with a nine o clock address by B J Bergeson from Sioux City and talks by P H Donlon and Francis Johnson. A 3 pm baseball match between Algona and Lone Rock, balloon ascent, circus act, boxing card headlined by Soltis and Goeders, music by local bands, a dance and rides fill the day.
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Graettinger
B. J. Bergeson
Sioux City
Palo Alto
Ad Emmet
P. H. Donlon
Lost Island Township
Palo Alto County
Francis Johnson
Terris
Dickinson County
Johnson
Des Moines
Algona
Lone Rock
Grachtinger
Gradlinger
Billy Purcell
Webb
Spirit Lake
Graetiinger
Lona Hues
Country Club Orchestra
Woodman
Hawkeye
Fine Corn In Lost Island
Joe Jackson of Lost Inland township brought four hours of corn to the Times office. The corn is on display and well past frost danger. He used commercial fertilizer, giving at least a two week advantage and about a thirty day early start over un fertilized fields. Fertilizer costs 90 dollars per ton, half of which is paid by the Bankers Life Co.
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Joe Jackson
Times Office
Jackson
Mx. Jackson
Bankers Life Co
Mrs Fleming Undergoes Operation At Mayo Hospital
Mya J A Meming of Graettinger underwent surgery this morning to remove one tumor. She is at Mayo Hospital in Rochester. Graettinger friends sincerely wish for her quick recovery and full restoration to health.
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Mya
J. A. Meming
Graettinger
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Three gentlemen fined for disorderly conduct in Win, Blom
A Thursday night incident in Win Blom led to three men charged with disorderly conduct. One, a Baltioevilla salesman, received an extra five dollars as a fine for brazen behavior when brought before Mayor Spies. Authorities warn residents to avoid Gracttinger after the disturbance.
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Blom
Trude
Warlas
Ruthven Picnic Draws Large Ruthven Graettinger Crowd
Sunday’s gathering at Geelan’s grove four miles east of Ruthven drew many Graettinger residents. A chicken dinner was served at noon and afternoon games included kitten ball between Ruthven Lost Island and a Graettinger youth team. Otto Spier and Ruthven players sparked a 22 to 7 victory after Graettinger led 6 to 1.
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Geelan's Grove
Ruthven
Lost Island
Otto Spier
Ruthven Aggregation
Graettinger
Otto Spices
John Nolan
Des Moines A C to Meet Mallard Sunday
The Des Moines A C baseball team will play Mallard Sunday at Mallard, with a 2 30 p m start. Des Moines last week played at the Western League ball park in Des Moines. Mallard has defeated top Northwest Iowa clubs this season, and Sunday’s game is billed as the season’s feature in the South Valu Alta town. Admission priced 25 cents for ladies and 5 cents for gentlemen.
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Des Moines A. C
Mallard
Des Moines
Towa
Alta
L L Convention opens Sunday in Cylinder
The Forest City Estherville circuit of the Young Peoples Luther League will host a convention at Cylinder August 30 31 and September 1 Miss Gudrid Nane of Graettinger is secretary of the organization The program begins 930 Sunday morning and ends Tuesday evening with pastors taking part Devotional talk Sunday evening by Reverend Mandsinger of Graettinger Tuesday afternoon vocal duet by Dorothy and Serene Myhre of Graettinger and Florence Bewlin of Emmersburg speaking on Following Jesus In Our Daily Work The convention is expected to attract a large attendance, with many from Graettinger planning to attend.
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Forest City
Estherville
Young Peoples’ Luther League
Cylinder
Gudrid Nane
Gracttinger
Mandsinger
Graettinger
Dorothy
Serene Myhre
Florence Bewlin
Emmersburg
Jesus
Hoppers Take Winner Crops and Inspire Alarm
J Duns reports a letter from his sister Mrs Shornma Hurd of Winner South Dakota detailing severe grasshopper damage. A Des Moines Register photo of a corn field near Winner shows stumps where stalks stood, with oats and corn destroyed and alfalfa left uncabled.
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J. Duns
The
Times
Tarmorys
Towa
First services held in new Tuth aru church basement
The first services in the new Tuth aru church were held in the basement Sunday. The church will be plastered this week with painting and vanishing work to finish, and the floor laid before dedication planned in about three weeks. Nails cheapest in seventeen years. Jensen Hardware advertises six pounds of nails for 26 cents, the lowest price in seventeen years.
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Jensen Hardware
Kitten Ball Tourname nt Here Next Sunday
Graettinger hosts its sixth annual kitten ball tournament at the High School field next Sunday at 1 pm with eight teams Emmetsburg Estherville Ruthven Ospeod Fenton Ringsted Wallingford Graettinger. Eleven games likely to decide the trophy in a long running regional event.
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Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Ruthven
Qspood
Fenton
Ringsted
Wallingford
Gruettinger
Has Good Position At Detroit
Lloyd Lippold arrived from Detroit Wednesday of last week for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Lippoli of east of Graettiiver. He has worked for the A. and P. chain for three years, rising from store manager to superintendent of seventeen Detroit area stores. He is described as a successful young business man.
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Detroit
Lloyd Lippold
L. Lippoli
East of Graettiiver
Lloyd
Pontiac
Prices That Spark Grocers Attention At Graettinger
The Times highlights display ads with remarkable savings at Graettinger market. Graettinger maintains its reputation as a shopping hub, inviting vendors and readers to note the exceptional low prices this week.
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the Times
Graettinger
Fire destroys Emmetsburg elevator owned by Saunders
A five thousand dollar blaze wiped out the old 58 year old elevator near the Milwaukee depot in Emmetsburg Friday night. Owner Wm. E. G. Saunders stored 15 600 bushels of oats and 3 000 bushels of barley there and carried insurance. The report notes the loss and age of the structure. Separately, an Omaha truck delivered Mrs Furniture to Graettinger Sunday, bringing the belongings of Rey and Mrs Christiansen, as Rev Christiansen became the new Danish Lutheran church pastor at Graettinger and South Walnut.
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Emmetsburg
Milwaukee
Wm. E.G. Saunders
Graettinger
Omaha
Rey
Christiansen
South Walnut
Taxpayers Meeting Under Donlon Called At Emmetsburg
A mass meeting of Palo Alto taxpayers is in progress in Emmetsburg this afternoon. The gathering, called by Representative P H Donlon and directed by a governor appointed committee, aims to address local fiscal matters.
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Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
P. H. Donlon
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