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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1952
Page
4
A fragment from a letter to Jeanne Coan a seaman recruit appears on the front of Temes oh sant Sew ir mgr. It references a location near Pot Deposi and the Sesqiebarca river, with garbled lines suggesting personal thanks and a distant connection.
A group of veterans from the 87th Field of the List Division gathered at the Christensen home in a long awaited reunion dating back to 1918 1919. Jake Borger Robert Lidel and others from South Dakota Wisconsin and Iowa recalled past days and noted 83 years have passed since their war era friendships formed. The visit ended with warm goodbyes and plans to meet again. Also several small local notices advertise for sale farm equipment and a refrigerator and announce hospital thank you messages from local residents.
Readable text notes Peter Miller of Emmetsburg Cement Block Co injured while on vacation. Fragmentary OCR details reference a thumb injury and a slab, with unclear dates and local names. Source lacks coherent facts to confirm event specifics or location.
The Iowa Safety Council urged members to avoid the state's highways this Labor Day weekend due to severe traffic problems. Council chair Claude V. McBroom blamed the rising death toll on citizens and overburdened state departments, calling for private citizen involvement and a car emblem campaign to promote road safety.
Visitors from Torrance California arrived Saturday for an extended Labor Day visit with Mr and Mrs R M Young and relatives. Mrs Thompson sister of Mrs Young and Mrs Ostheimer former Janette Young Graettinger now in San Diego area. Ostheimer discharged from navy after ten years service now employed in San Diego. They toured Peoria Oakville Iowa City Chatham Ontario and Niagara Falls covering nearly 2500 miles. Also notes Long Trip by Bingard family visiting Racine Niagara Falls and Ontario with stock at Chicago yards. Hot lunch menu listed for school week. 4 H county tourney results show Great Oak champion over Farn Valley in fall softball.
An advertisement for an Aurangh showroom renamed agency promises policies for every risk. The text asserts a broad insurance offering franchised as Insurance of All Kinds with a tagline policy for every risk and hints at a rebranding from Show & Great to a new agency name.
The Kerber Milling Company award cycle continues with a purebred Berkshire gift won by Charles Norland. Previous years awarded gifts, from Glen Peterson to Dale Jensen to James Norland, tied to future contributions and a strong incentive for the county market pig show. The 4-H top judge was Billie Molloy, with five qualifying boys announced for the Iowa State Fair judging contest.
Contest plans are under way for an open class tractor rodeo to accompany the Labor Day celebration at Graetinger. Interested entrants should contact Dale Schnizzing promptly as entries may be accepted soon. The prize is a 14 inch gold loving cup and each contestant’s abilities will be assessed.
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