Program Complete For Annual Labor Day Event Old Settlers To Meet At Fahnestock Park
The Old Settlers organization of Palo Alto and Emmet counties will hold a 1:00 p.m. business meeting at Fahnestock City Park to discuss decisions on a rescheduled picnic and next year’s picnic location. Grachtinger’s 55th annual Labor Day celebration will occur Monday September 3 with a farm show, two school band concerts, a Legion dance, Methodist dinner, auxiliary lunches, a Watson theatre show, and a Rodman versus Gracttinger afternoon baseball game.
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Fahnestock Park
Old Settlers Organization
Palo Alto
Emmet
Fahnestock City Park
Fahnestoeck City Park
Grachtinger
Wells Farm
Osgood
Graettinger
Grachtinger Park
Legion
Frank Jonas
Watson Theatre
Rodman
Gracttinger
Special Program At St. Pauls Tuesday Night
St Pauls Lutheran Church Graattinger hosts Lutheran Welfare Society Workshop Tuesday evening at 7 30 pm Host Pastor Reverend William Hanson leads a panel discussion with staffers Miss Jarine Flare Dorothy Davison Fred Missal and Arnold Boyum Open to the public with invitations to churches in Clay Dickinson Emmet Kossuth and Palo Alto Counties The workshop showcases services to children and adults and invites questions from attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Graattinger
Lutheran Welfare Society
William Hanson
Lutheran Welfare
Clay
Dickinson
Emmet
Kossuth
Palo Alto
Jarine Flare
North Central Branch
Dorothy Davison
Fred Missal
Arnold Boyum
Auction News SALE DATES Two School Houses and Farm Property
Auction notices list sale dates for two school houses and a farm property of 40 acres with values described as modern home and acreage. Details are sparse. emphasis on listing two school houses, a 40 acre farm and a modern home site.
Four School Houses To Be Sold At Auction
Four school houses in Lost Island township will be sold at auction on Thursday and Friday August 80 and 81, with two west of Graettinger on August 80 and the other two southwest of Graettinger on August 81. Sale starts at 1 00 p m each day. Otis Hauge is district secretary, Grodland Bortiit Brown are auctioneers, and Graettinger State bank acts as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lost Island Township
Graettinger
Otis Hauge
Grodland, Bortiit & Brown
Graettinger State Bank
Vinton Pullen Sells Well Improved 80 Acre Farm
Vinton Pullen will move to California and sell his well improved 80 acre farm at auction on Thursday September 6 at 1 30 p m. The sale will be four miles south of Graettinger and two miles west. The farm features good buildings and a prime location with a detailed description in the August 30 Times display ad. Bon F Reeves acts as auctioneer and Iowa Trust and Savings Bank of Emmetsburg serves as clerk.
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Vinton Pullen
California
Graettinger
The
Times
Bon F. Reeves
Iowa Trust & Savings Bank
Emmetsburg
Modern Country Home At Auction Friday Sept 7
Mrs Olen Anderson of five miles east of Wallingford will sell 7 acres lakeshore with 360 feet of shore line, an eight room modern home, and assorted equipment and household items. Auction Friday September 7 at 1 pm with inspection beforehand. Grodland Bortint Brown as auctioneers and Emmet County State Bank as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olen Anderson
Wallingford
Grodland, Bortint & Brown
Emmet County State Bank
Times
Anderson
California
All Stars Soft Ball to Meet Graettinger League Team
A disputed showdown ends tonight as the All Stars soft ball squad faces Graettinger league ball club. The doubleheader at 8:00 will feature half soft ball and half baseball with 60 cents admittance for adults and 25 cents for high school students.
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All Stars
Graettinger
Adolph Spies Reaches Emmetaburg Golf Finals
Graettinger mayor Adolph Spies advances in the Country Club tournament at Emmetaburg winning three matches and reaching the final of his flight. Friends in Graettinger offer good wishes as the main event unfolds on Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Spies
Graettinger
Emmetaburg
Mr. Spies
Rev E S Maynard Installed As Pastor At Immaculate Conception
The Very Rev W F Mason presided as delegate of the bishop Sunday evening when Rev E S Maynard was installed as pastor of Immaculate Conception church. Seventeen neighboring priests attended the ceremony and a reception followed in the church dining room. Maynard, born in New York City and ordained in 1912, previously served at Ledyard and Sutherland among other posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PE. S. Maynard
Immaculate Conception
W. F. Mason
Emmetsburg
Father Mason
Farley
Gearen
Kellum
Algona
Weit
Lynch
Whittemore
Benjamin
Spirit Lake
Schultes
Bancroft
Dubigg
Zensen
Estherville
Eisenbach
Armstrong
Cain
Immersburg
Conway
Sioux City
Bauch
Ruthven
Altman
St. Benedict
Fitzpatrick
Humboldt
Patsy Masters
Delores Jespersen
Joe Grady
Father Maynard
D. K. Hurley
Graettinger
Maynard
Ledyard
New York City
West Bend
P. F. Reilly
Fort Dodge
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Loras College
Dubuque
Freiburg University
Switzerland
United States
St Thomas Church
Corpus Christi
Cathedral
Sutherland
Varina
Immaculate Concepion Church
Graettinger Buyers Add Pure Bred Milking Shorthorn
Peterson Brothers of Graettinger add Sunny Home Brisewm from Hilmer H. Larsen of Wallingford to their herd in a pure bred Milking Shorthorn purchase.
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Peterson Brothers
Graettinger
Sunny Home Brisewm
Hilmer H. Larsen
Wallingford
Bill Duhn Claims Ground Cherry Champion Title
Bill Duhn brings a ground cherry vine six feet long to the Timer office for display. The vine bears abundant ripe fruit with berries larger than a Whitney apple. Duhn notes Earl Jones may hold the cucumber title, but Duhn claims the ground cherry record. The vine is shown in the Thoreson Hardware window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill) Duhn
Tuessday
Thoreson Hardware
Feature Game At Wallingford Sunday Afternoon
Wallingford hosts a Sunday afternoon feature with the Des Moines Hot-N-Tots softball team, Iowa state champions, plus stars Bill Green, Reggie Williams, Plinky Carter, and others. Game at 2 15 p m on the Wallingford diamond, with a large crowd expected and a Times display ad detailing the event.
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Wallingford
Des Moines
Iowa
Bill Green
Campanella
Reggie Williams
Plinky Carter
Mr. Hustle
Times
Funeral Held for M. J. Graettinger 81 in Minnesota
M J Graettinger 81 died August 26 1951 in Thief River Falls Minnesota from paralysis after two months illness. Funeral was held at Graettinger and in Thief River Falls with Masses led by Rev E S Maynard. Burial at St Jacob Cemetery. Survived by wife three sisters and three brothers. Funeral service arranged by Gulbranson and Martin Funeral Services.
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M. J. Graettinger
Northwestern Hospital
Thief River Halls
Minnesota
Father E
Maynard
St. Jacob’s Ceemetery
Ralph
Edwin
Ervin Graettinger
John Carney
Paul Mahan
Thief River Falls
Id Magnan
Bert Johnson
Oran Anenson
Wallace Tieman
Adam Lendobija
Julian Lendobija
Gulbranson
Martin
Graettinger
Michael
Elm Grove
Wisconsin
Amelia Herberger
Jof Graettinger
Alberta
J. L. Mahan
T. W. Doyle
John Herberger
Salem
Oregon
John
George
Jos
Gracttinger
Bake Sale at Thoreson Hardware by Ladies Aid
St Paul Ladies Aid Circle No 0 will hold a bake sale at Thoreson Hardware Saturday September 1 starting at 7 00 p m All kinds of baked goods and food will be on sale This timely sale invites the public and notes the date as Saturday night of this week
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Thoreson ‘Hardware
Tll
Circle No. 0
St. Paul Ladies’ Aid Society
Thoreson Hardware
Good peach crop reported in northwest Iowa
Frank W. Christensen brought two home grown peaches to the Times office. The fruit were picked from his backyard tree described as California style. The tree yielded fourteen full grown peaches and several smaller ones not fully mature, signaling a favorable climate for peaches in the region.
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Frank W. Christensen
Times
California
Iowa
Livestock Show Grain Exhibit And Tractor Rodeo
The Future Warmers of America and GHS students under Dale Shnis ving plan a livestock show farm products exhibit in Graet tinger on Monday September 3 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00. A tractor rodeo accompanies the event with hogs shown at Thoreson Hardware store and grain exhibits at R. C. Murray Variety store. Awards will be displayed in Graete tinger by Saturday this week.
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America
GHS
Dale Shnisving
Graettinger
Graete Tinger
Photos To Be Taken At Graettinger Electric Shop
A Twentieth Century Studios photographer from St Paul will visit Graettinger on Thursday September 6 to photograph babies and children. It is a one day photo contest with prizes. Entry fee is 50 cents per child and each contestant receives one picture. Event runs 10:00 a m to 5:00 p m at Edgar Grein electric shop. Mr Grein also promotes his new Magic Chef gas stoves.
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Twentieth Century Studios
St. Paul
Graettinger
Edgar Grein
Mail patrons urged to claim mail before Saturday noon
Notice asks mail patrons to call at the local post office before 12:00 noon on Saturday to remove mail from box and call at the general delivery window. Office will close at noon for relocation and may delay mail until Sunday. Open house for Mrs George set for Sunday September 2 with two to five and seven to nine hours.
Open House for Chet Torreson Silver Wedding Anniversary
Open house will be held at the Chet Torreson home Sunday afternoon September 2 in honor of their silver wedding anniversary. The hours are 1 30 to 6 00. Friends are cordially invited.
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Chet Torreson
Chet ‘Torreson
Wallingford Couple to Observe 26th Anniversary Open House
Mr and Mrs Art Bkatteho of Wallingford will host an open house Sunday September 2 from 1 30 to 6 00 p m to mark their 26th wedding anniversary. Friends are invited to attend.
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Bept
Art Bkatteho
Wallingford
Graettinger Public School Opens for 1951-52 Year
Graettinger Public School announces 1951 52 term starting Monday September 3 at 9 00 am with new 47000 addition for Vocational Agriculture Homemaking and Industrial Arts plus space for school launches Book rentals 3 per year for grades 1 12. Lunch price 25 cents per meal or 5 00 per month. Registrations August 31 with class by time Seniors 9 00 10 30 Juniors 10 30 12 00 Sophomores 1 00 2 30 Freshmen 2 30 4 50. Facilities include new faculty names and staff assignments with principal Everett Manchester superintendent notes and bus routes remain same.
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Graettinger
State Department
Virginia DeWall
Mary Ann Munson
Joyce McKean
Marvin Doschadis
Frederick Fish
Christie Kreul
Dale Schnitzing
George Case
Cornelius Vander Brogk
Cummers Veial
Kathryn Bailey
Celia Flatberg
Vocational Home Ee
William Rasmussen
Warren L. Jones
Lewises to Host Open House for 27th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Harry Lewis will celebrate their twenty seventh wedding anniversary with an open house on Sunday September 2 at the home of Mr and Mrs Edmund Herke from 2 00 to 5 00 PM Friends are invited to call during those hours at the Herke residence
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Harry Lewis
Edmund Herke
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St. Paul’s
Koch
C. A. Jensen & Son
Resh
Bud Neilson
Lake Shore
E.S. Maynard
Bill Duhn
Whitney Apples
FFA
Green Electric
E. $. George
Alta Resh
Arnola Reinitz
Coy Coan
Christine Hess
Shirley Donahue
Corn Christopher
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