Local Schools To Open Labor Day Morning
Grachtinger public schools open for the coming year on Labor Day September 7 with registrations in the morning and classes starting at nine for grade and junior high pupils. High school registration runs 8 to 10 am Monday, with detailed class schedules and required books noted. Superintendent McMullen invites parent and pupil conferences, and seniors may take a fifth subject with approval.
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Grachtinger
Papi's
McMullen
Arney
Tyeritt
Kelly
Dunn
Coder
Everitt
U. S
Meritt
Assembly
McMuhen
Froghman
A. R. McMullen
R. ¥. Coller
V. J. Arney
Lois Averitt
Vivian Kelly
Eleanor Dunn
Cora Christopher
Guditd Nuge
Olene Jacobson
Ellen McMvoy
Esther Simonsen
Dorothy Myhre
Katherine Thubbard
Gruetlinger
Graattinger
Jacobson
Graettinger Market Report Strays August 27 1981
Market notes list corn prices and livestock terms with partial phrases referring to hens roosters and butter. The garbled OCR item mentions Leghorn breeds and old hens along with a state brand butter price fragment from the August 27 1981 Graettinger report.
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Graettinger Market Report
boYar
Straigit Run
Trole
Dr John S Kelly Goes To Boone Mass Blessing For Nephew
Dr John S Kelly celebrated high mass in Groettinger Sunday morning at nine o clock. The church was packed for the first high mass celebrated here by Dr Kelly. He will leave for Boone this week to serve as assistant to Rev Father Ryan. Palo Alto friends wish him well and follow his future career with interest.
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Joh S. Kelly
Groettinger
Kelly
Father Kelly
Immaculate Conception Church
John Kelly
Boone
Father Ryan
Palo Alto
Telephone Rates To Drop Here September 1st
T. T. Fink manager of Graettinger Telephone Co informs the Times that effective September 1 a reduction of 50 per year will be made in rural and residential telephone rates. The old rate was 50 per month the new rate is 1.25 per month. No change has been made in business telephones. Graettinger Telephone Co is giving exceptionally good service with the best equipment in the central offices and lines.
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T. T. Fink
Ure Graettinger Telephone Co
The
Times
Mie Graettinger Telephone Go
Mr. Link
Ilephone
Hie
Crusttiigger Syystem
Keelil
Thrilling Show At Electric Park with Death-Defying Acts
A big feature at Electric Park promises extreme stunts by Mossman Brothers and Kid Emmet, including a 276 foot leap into the lake and other dangerous motorcycle and ice acts. The program, running afternoon and evening, also features a world champion horseshoe pitcher and a county club orchestra dance each Tuesday at Woodman hall.
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Meetrie Park
Lost Island
Mossman Brothers
Kid Emmet
Maseman
Minnesota
Wall Lake
Mosk
Weilneaday
Graettinger High to Play Emmetsburg, St Marys Games Set
Graettinger High School announces football games with Emmetsburg High School on September 17 in Graettinger and at Emmetsburg on November 6 against St Marys, with both matches listed in this week’s local notices.
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Slémmetsburg
Graetiinger
Emmetsburg
St. Mary's
Narrow Escape for Edgar Grein Dragged by Pony
Edgar Grein of west of Graettinger suffered a serious pasture incident two weeks ago when a riding pony bolted after his stirrup strap broke. He was dragged a long distance, sustained a badly lacerated back requiring three stitches, but recovered enough to walk home. He avoided serious injuries and does not wish to retell the harrowing event.
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Edgar Grein
Mra
Duns
West of Graettinger
Nuus Yard
Edgar
Poultry Prices Soar as Fall Rush Begins in August
The fall poultry rush started in August with strong sales and satisfactory prices. A local buyer paid $1,200 to poultry raisers this past week, while many predict prices will hold steady into the Gull months.
Grafters Take $800 From Sac City Couple
A trio posed as a Rochester specialist and impostor surgeon to extract $800 from a Sac City couple by claiming the wife had cancer of the eye. They gained entry with a pretext, performed a few drops, and fled with the money, leaving the wife no better off. The husband noted the car’s Indiana plate while the impostors claimed Mayo’s Minnesota residence. The Sun reports the scam as a costly fraud. Olen Anderson Brings Fine Corn Into Gruellinger Area From Trembla Field. ears large and well matured, a notable harvest for late August.
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Jeane
Che
Tieving
William Mayo
Rochester
Tuly
Tady
Indiana
Dr. Mayo
Minnesota
Sac Sun
Olen Anderson
High Duke
Gruellinger
Mr. Anderson
Oats Price Rise Sparks Questions On Market Turn
The market saw a modest oats price increase to 7 pence, the highest since thrashing season began, prompting questions about whether the tide has shifted. The report notes cautious optimism among traders as supply and demand factors influence future moves.
Great Labor Day Program Now Being Arranged
Details are set for Graettinger Labor Day on Monday September 9 with a nine o’clock program headlined by B J Bergeron and P H Donlon plus Francis Johnson. Baseball at three between Algona and Lone Rock, balloon ascension, free acts by Billy Purcell’s circus, boxing at night with Soltis and Goedars leading, orchestras, dancing, rides and concessions shaping a full day of entertainment in Graettinger.
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Gradlinger Gation
Ascensiat Co
Billy Purcell
Immetsburg
Barney Wissel
Gravttinger
Webb
Spirit Lake
Praettin
Magia
Lawn Blues Orchestra
Country Club Orchestra
Woodman Hall
Thawkeye
Grachtinger
Fine Corn In Lost Island Shows A Special Stand
Joe Tuckson of Last Island town displays four ears of corn at the Times office. The corn is frost safe and shows a robust stand due to a commercial fertilizer, giving an estimated two week advantage. The field, two weeks ahead of normal, benefits from fertilizer costing 39.50 per ton, enough for twenty acres, with the Bankers Life Co. owning Max Duckson’s farm and paying half the fertilizer cost.
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Nhe
Joe Tuckson
Times Office
Jackson
Advancia
Max Duckson
Bankers Life Co
Mrs Fleming In Mayo Hospital
Mes J A Fleming of Graettinger reports his wife Mrs Fleming underwent a surgical operation this morning for tumor removal at Mayo Hospital in Rochas. Graettinger friends hope for her speedy recovery and complete restoration to health and strength.
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Mes
J. A. Fleming
Graettinger
Mayo Hospital
Rochasto
Noo Mauch Joy Expensive Three Gentlemen Guests of Wm Blom
Three gentlemen were guests of Wm Blom Thursday night and all contributed to the fire truck fund Friday morning. One was an Eastarville salesman given extra dollars for being brazen before Mayor Spies. Loise who imbibe too freely should give Graattinger a wide berth. Disorderly conduct has never been tolerated here.
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Noo Mauch Joy
Wm, Blom
Eatharville
Graattinger
Sunday Picnic At Ruthven Draws Large Local Crowd
Graettinger residents joined Ruthven and Lost Island teams at Geelan's grove four miles east of Ruthven for a Sunday picnic. An afternoon of races and a kitten ball doubleheader led to Ruthven overcoming Graettinger 22 to 7 after a slow start.
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Graettinger
Geelan’s Grove
Ruthven
Otto Spier
John Nolan
Des Moines A C to Meet Mallard Sunday Ball Game
Des Moines A C baseball team will play Mallard at Mallard on Sunday August 20 with a 2:80 start. The Des Moines club, among the fastest semi pro teams in the state, recently played at the Western League ball park in Des Moines. Mallard has defeated top northwest Iowa clubs this year. Sunday's game is the season’s feature in Ubis south Palo Alto town. Admission is free for ladies and 50 cents for men.
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South Side Athletic Club
Des
South Palo Alto
Des Moines A. C
Mallard
Western League
Desi Moines
Iowa
Ubis
Palo Alto
L. L. Convention Opens Sunday in Cylinder
The Forest City Estherville circuit of the Young Peoples' League holds a convention in Cylinder August 30–31 and September 1 starting at 9 30 each morning. Miss Gultid Nawe of Groettinger is secretary. Prominent pastors attend. Reverend Manisaper will give the devotional. Dorothy and Serene Myhre will sing, Florence Berdin will speak on Following Jesus In Our Daily Work. Many from Graettinger plan to attend.
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Estherville
Youn Peoples’ Father League
Cylinder
Gultid Nawe
Groettinger
Manisaper
Greettinger
Dorothy
Serene Myhre
Graettinger
Florence Berdin
Marmersburg
Jesus
Grachzinger
Hoppers Took Winner Crops
B J Baus reports a sister in Winner South Dakota says grasshoppers caused near unbelievable destruction. A Des Moines Register photo shows stumps in a corn field four miles from the Fun place. Oats corn and alfalfa suffered heavy losses as farmers failed to harvest first cuttings.
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B.J. Baus
The
Times
Thomas Tlard
Winner
South Dakota
Winner Wa
Des Moines Register
First services held in new Lutheran church basement
The first services in the new Lutheran church were held in the basement on Sunday. Plastering, painting, varnishing, and floor laying will be completed this week. The church is to be dedicated in about three weeks. Jensen Hardware advertises six pounds of nails for 26c, the lowest price in seventeen years.
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Naila
Jensen Hardware
Graettinger Kitten Ball Tourney Sunday at High School Field
Graettinger hosts the sixth annual kitten ball tournament at the High School athletic field next Sunday August 30. Eight teams compete for the large trophy cup with play beginning at 1 p m. Teams include Emmetsburg Estherville Ruthner Osgood Fenton Ringsted Wallingford and Graettinger.
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Graettinger Diamond
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Ruthner
Osgood
Fenton
Ringsted
Wallings Ford
Gracttinger
Ruthven
Wallingford
Ta Spies
Osgoon
LLOYD LIPPOLD ARRIVES FOR VISIT TO GRAETTINGER PARENTS
Lloyd Lippold of Detroit arrived Wednesday for a visit with his parents Mr and Mrs L Lippold of east of Graettinger. He has worked for the A and P chain for three years rising from store manager to superintendent of a seventeen store Detroit Pontiac chain. He is described as a successful young business man.
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Detroit
Special Low Prices Highlight Graettinger Ad Section
The Times spotlights remarkable savings in this week’s display ads as Graettinger cements its role as a market hub. A disastrous $8,000 fire at Emmetsburg destroyed the old elevator near the Milwaukee depot, owned by Wm E Saunders, with 15,000 bushels of oats and 8,000 bushels of barley stored and some insurance. A Omaha truck delivered Roy and Mrs Christiansen’s furniture as Pastor Christiansen takes charge at the Danish Lutheran church in Graettinger and South Walnut.
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the Times
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Milwaukee
Eimmetsburg
Wm. E.G. Saunders
Omaha
Roy
Christiansen
Rov
South Walnut
Taxpayers Meeting Held in Emmetsburg Today
A mass gathering of Palo Alto taxpayers is underway in Emmetsburg this afternoon. The meeting was called by Representative P. H. Denton under the direction of a committee appointed by the governor.
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Emnetsburg
Palo Alto
Emmetsburg
P. H. Denton
Governon
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Electric Park
Will Holt
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Sac City
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Des Moines
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Rubink
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Victor McLapren
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