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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1951
Page
2
The Graettinger Times prints publisher information with mailing details for Graettinger Iowa and subscription rates for Palo Alto Emmet and nearby counties. It lists 82 00 a period and outside territory 1 year rates, reflecting historic pricing and delivery terms.
The Iowa Safety Congress warns motorists during late summer travel, Labor Day, and back to school to use defensive driving. Be prepared for rapid stop signs at intersections, children at play, and parked cars pulling out. Stay alert and anticipate emergencies ahead of time.
Mrs Sarah Viola Carson 78 widow of Ira Carson and Frances Mills died at Tuttle rest home Estherville on Tuesday forenoon. Funeral there Friday afternoon with burial at Ledyard. Survived by son Ira Carson Indiana and daughter Mrs Mills with two sisters Mrs Sam Welfare and Mrs Ben Archer and brother James Montgomery.
Mrs C H Brown of Graettinger mourns the death of her sister Mrs Otto Hinrichs of Preston Iowa who died in a Clinton hospital Tuesday night. Funeral was held at Preston today with Mrs Brown and her daughter Mrs Ben Stoddard of St Paul visiting. Meanwhile Graettinger post office moves Saturday to Wayne Potter building with mail service expected to normalize after the holiday and patrons asked to call for mail before noon. Mr and Mrs Hubert Saxton and family moved from Graettinger to Havelock where he will resume as assistant at the Quaker Data elevator.
Mrs Wayne Bud Hamilton has resigned as Graettinger central office telephone operator and will become bookkeeper at Wisconsin Lumber Co. She starts the first of the month and replaces Darlene Galzier who left to enter college.
The D X cafe is remodeling its living quarters and converting them into a large private dining room. An attached entrance is added to the south for better convenience, marking a major improvement for the cafe which has long needed a city room.
A deal was reported involving a 29 acre F jart, a 120 acre farm owned by Petersen, and the Bergum farm near Graettingen. The purchase included lands east and south of Graettingen and was arranged by J akow of Graetinger with HE Boe.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Thomsen and Mr and Mrs Frank W Christensen travel east to Montour Falls New York to visit the Henry Appel family and send greetings home. They attend a funeral at Arlington Cemetery for a former secretary to Franklin Roosevelt and note Washington’s busy, circular traffic. They tour via Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes with guides Annette Gale and Gerda Krucken, who has recovered from illness.
Mr and Mrs Hens with Christina and Viola completed a two week east coast tour covering 4000 miles across thirteen states and two provinces. Highlights included Montour Falls New York home of Henry Appel, Great Lakes Atlantic Ocean, Proctor Vermont marble exhibit, Minnesota iron mines, Ottawa capital, and a Dionne quintuplets sighting in Cornwall Canada. The trip also passed through Sudbury district supplying 95 percent of the world nickel.
Tom Cullen of San Francisco greeted Gruettinger friends yesterday, traveling with his son Tom Jr of Sioux City. Mrs Cullen stayed in Sioux City. The Cullens will tour the west via the southern route, visiting children at various points. Cullen Bros once ran a general store. Tom Sr’s mother Mrs Peter Cullen is nearly 92 and active.
Checks totaling nearly one million dollars in annual profit sharing were distributed today to Quaker Oats employees at grain elevators plants and offices nationwide. The plan, started 16 years ago by management, lets workers share in profits when the company has a successful year. To date employees have shared over ten million dollars in addition to regular pay.
Mr and Mrs Lee Robinson and family report a two week vacation to the north with a stay in North Dakota and several days in Edmonton Canada. They praised Edmonton as a beautiful modern business city and one of the most attractive places they have seen.
The Panama bishop visited the Los Angeles diocese and was a dinner guest at the Sullivan home. He spoke English fluently and formed a friendship with Father Edward Sullivan and Winter Helen, a highlight of their Rome pilgrimage a year earlier.
A Tuesday weather note describes hot humid conditions and a forecast of very warm weather. Reports expect a bumper crop for corn and beans if frost delays into late September. The message notes a two week delay in the schedule and references an upcoming early Monday morning rain or frost risk.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions California context with names Paul Simington and Yona. Details are unclear but suggests a local or news-item style note involving these individuals.
Ronald Wilson, a prominent livestock breeder and judge, will not judge the Labor Day Livestock Show on September 3. Known for judging market and pure bred hogs, he was selected last year for Hampshire hogs at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Wilson farms near Sac City and is linked with the Wilson-Rininger Seed Corn Co. of Sac City and Schaller, affiliated with Pfister Corn Growers Inc. He also raises Hampshire market hogs and runs a Western lamb feeding operation.
Nine year old Maxine Lake from Graettinger shows a tomato that looks like a cupie doll. The unusual fruit sits in the Graettinger State Bank window as a local curiosity and draws curious visitors.
Mrs. Frank Ewing of Graettinger will join the Johnstown school faculty in Colorado. She will start work September 4.
Stock Show coverage outlines entry qualifications for Section A Livestock including market hog classifications with blue red and white ribbons and purple rosettes for champions, plus Duroc Hampshire Black Poland China breeds with grand champion rosettes and a Duroc medal/ subscriptions. Section B Tractor Rodeo lists events and top driver ribbons and trophies from sponsors Grains and Spillers.
SGT Bernard Meyer, recently stationed in Africa, concluded a furlough at home visiting his parents and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry DeLawyer. He departed from Omaha Monday morning by plane to New York City after an extended period of military service.
Mrs Elisabeth Hossack nursed a sore hand after her dog bit her. The injury was painful but did not lead to blood poisoning.
Town notices show multiple relocations and remodels in Graettinger as residents shift homes from Iverson place toward Wallingford, framing plots near Esther Simonsen’s residence and near Highway 17. New dwellings rise north and west of the Catholic church, with schools and a Methodist church project advancing alongside a $47,000 high school addition ready soon.
Steel joists for the new church building have arrived and construction proceeds. St Pauls Lutheran Church announces Sunday School resumes in town at 10:00 and at South Walnut at 10:30 with Holy Communion at 9:30 at South Walnut. Morning service 11:00 in town, Holy Communion at 8:00 pm in town. Regular activities this week include Lutheran Welfare Society Workshop Tuesday at town church 7:30 pm, choir Wednesday, Brotherhood meeting Thursday 8:00 pm in town church. A film titled With The Marines From Chosin to Hungnam will be shown. all are invited to attend.
First Lutheran and Savior's Lutheran announce Sunday Divine Worship at 11:00 p.m. and 9:30 or 9:80 a.m. respectively with Sunday School and Bible Classes at 10:00 a.m. for First Lutheran and 10:30 a.m. for Savior's. Choir practice, Bible Study sessions, and Ladies' Aid events are planned with hostesses listed for September 5.
Church schedule and meetings list Sunday services Sunday school classes committees and rehearsals across Immanuel Ruthven Zion Lutheran and related groups with dates September 2 8 9 16 including choir and circle meetings and welcome note, plus want ad rates 16 cents first week 10 cents thereafter.
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