Thieves Stole P A System At Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg High School vault break ins over two years net about 15 dollars in cash and a 100 dollar Public Address system. Sheriff Montgomery investigates the Emmetsburg Ruthven and Estherville thefts as boards and a basement window access are traced. Details note prior larger losses and challenges replacing P A systems amid reduced cash at the school.
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Emmetsburg
Yeggs
Don Hempstead
Ccan
Sherif
Estherville
Hempstead
W. P. Wittmer
R. W. Newell
Wittmer
Sheriff Montgomery
Montgomery
Newell
Danish Ladies Aid Chicken Supper At Church Dinner
The Danish Ladies Aid served a well attended chicken supper Saturday night in the church dining room. There was abundant, well prepared food and the ladies express gratitude to the public for the generous patronage.
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Danish Ladies’ Aid Society
A Christmas Gift Subscriptions to Gract tinger Times
A Christmas gift idea offers a year long subscription to the Gract tinger Times. Each issue serves as a reminder of thoughtfulness for loved ones and friends near or far.
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Gracttinger Times
the Times
88 year old Mrs Guerdet remembers Iowa’s early days
Mrs J Guerdet aged 88 remains hearty and recalls Iowa from 1856 as she hosts and travels with the Sullivan and Godden families from Saskatoon to Algona. The party visits relatives, schools, and veterans with military ties, while health along the trip is noted and residents express hopes for Guerdet’s continued well being.
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J. J. Sullivan
Mary
Algona
Harry Godden
T. S. Sullivan
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
S. J. Guerlet
Galden and Sullivan
Port Arthur
Sullivan
Canadian National Railway
Robert
Canadian Air Corps
Wiliam
Royal Canadian Air Force
Sullivans
Joan
Ottawa
Anits
Godden
Mary Elizabeth
Women's Army Corps
U. S. Army
Church of the Annunciation
Houston
Iowa
John J. Mahan
Graettinger
Times
George Kilez
Cylinder
Wagner
Sulelivan
Misa Juanita Kliegl
George Kliegl
Washington, D.C
Department of the Interior
Dorothy
Washington
Alexandria
Joe Kliegl
George
Kliegl
Palo Alto
Ruthven Postmaster and Mrs Glason Visit Weir Home
Ruthven postmaster and Mrs R A Gleason visited Sunday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Weir in Ruthven. George Halstead of near West Union set traps for gophers and weed control on farm. A 12 year old invested the $20 bounty in war savings stamps.
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Ruthven
R. A. Gleason
Frank Weir
George Halatead
Near West Union
George
Estherville Leader George W. Shadle Dies At 72
George W. Shadle longtime Estherville city clerk and former council member died at 9 30 p m at 608 2nd Ave He had angina pectoris for years and had not been in his office since Tuesday A native of Pleasantville he moved to Estherville in 1902 and ran a dry goods business for 30 years He served Presbyterian church as trustee and treasurer and was active in the Chamber of Commerce and local youth sports He was born July 8 1873 and married Emma V Thorson September 1 1906 in Des Moines He leaves his widow and several surviving relatives.
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Estherville Daily News
George W. Shadle
Estherville
2Nd Ave
Shadle
Pleasantville
Iowa
F. M. Shadle
Ann Shadle
Emma V. Thorson
den Moines
McCleod
Central Avenue
Rexall Drug Store
Presbyterian Church
L. L. Bingham
California
Shadie
Chamber of Commerce
2. P.O. Ellis
Des Moines Town Council approves sewer and bond payments
Town council meeting minutes list approved payments including sewer bond and interest 506.25 to Town Des Moines National Bank and Trust Co. plus 515.00 to Walcott Trust and Savings Bank. Other items cover salaries, snow shoveling, milk testing, repairs, fuel, library supplies, and fire truck work. Multiple entities named Graettinger, Des Moines, and Graettinger Public Library appear among disbursements.
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Des Moines National Bank & Trust Co
Nellie Maronde
Milton Banking Co
Davenport Bank & Trust Co
Albert Jensen
Frank Payton
John Harris
Ralph Rasmunsen
William Blom
Gabe Pegum
Flushing Sewora
Gudrid
Nage
Co. RI. & Pac. Rwy.& Co
Express Transformers
Town Des Moines
Nat'l Bank & Trust Co
Town
Des Moines
Albin M. Moss
Graettinger
Broner-McCarty
W. A. Bosmudsen
Francis T. Shadle of Estherville Dies in Ohio
Francis T. Shadle of Estherville died leaving a daughter Mrs Paul Phelps of Cleveland Heights Ohio four grandsons Robert James Phelps Stephen and George Shadle two brothers Merle and Elton. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 45 p m at the Shadle home and 3 p m at the Presbyterian church with Rev J M Kennedy officiating Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery. Knoxville officials report salvage of silk and nylon hose has ended shipping 1600 pounds of discarded articles about 25000 pairs according to Henry Heinz Community club secretary.
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Pon
Francis T. Shadle
Estherville
Paul Phelps
Cleveland Heights
Ohio
Robert
James Phelps
Stephen
George Shadle
Merle
Elton
Shadle
Presbyterian Church
J. M. Kennedy
Oak Hi
Knoxville
Henry Heinz
Community Club
Amendment to Graettinger State Bank Articles of Incorporation
A 1943 amendment approved at a Graettinger Iowa stockholders meeting repeals Article III and adopts a new Article II capital stock structure of 25 000 dollars divided into 100 shares, with stockholders not personally liable for debts. The document records signatories C A Jensen and H A Elsenbast, notary Mary McManus, and directors Baumgartner Graettingel Weinholzer Sensen.
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Graettinger State Bank
Graecttinger State Bank
Graettinger
Iowa
C. A. Jensen
H. A. Elgenbast
Co. A. Jensen
H. A. Elsenbast
A. D
State OF Iowa
Palo Alto
C. A. Jengen
Mary McManus
BEAL
Palo Alto County
C. A. Jonsen
H. A. Elsenbeat
Max Baumgartner
John Graettingel
Mike Weinholzer
Sensen
Auto stalls on tracks near depot in Sheldon
Miss Leone DeGraaf with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wright were en route to the depot when their stalled car lay on train tracks. Mrs. Wright sought help at the depot while officials signaled the approaching train to stop, and the auto was pushed clear without damage.
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Sheldon
Bitters Creek Bridge Built Across Alaska Creek
An Iowa crew built a 122 foot bridge across ACTOSS 8 creek in Alaska with Edgar Bitters of Town Falls overseeing the project. A sign at the bridge honors Edgar and his voice noting it stood up well.
Bridge Sign Signed by All On the Job
A bridge project figurehead received a decorative sign reading Whitehorse 400 miles and a duplicate version, both signed by all the workmen. The gift was presented to Mr. Bitters as a token of the crew's effort.
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Whitehorse
Bitters
Train crew member shoots at pheasants from caboose
A crewman atop a caboose of the Donnan to Hawkeye train in Fayette County spotted pheasants and signaled others to exit the stopped train and shoot at the birds. The incident involves a rail line operating between Donnan and Hawkeye in Fayette County.
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Donnan
Hawkeye
Fayette County
Picture from Australia Shows Brother Beside Giant Ant Hill
Lee Agee of Granger received a photo from her brother now in Australia. The image shows him standing beside an ant hill taller than he is, highlighting an unusual natural landmark.
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Lee Agee
Granger
Australia
Bridge of Sighs Leads Into Hurley Wisconsin Frontier Town
Warren Bayley Hurley writes of Hurley Wisconsin across the Montreal River from Ironwood Michigan, a rough frontier town famed for liquor dens. He notes 86 saloons, round-the-clock activity since the 1880s, and a stubborn lack of law and order, with a famous prohibition raid involving 70 federal agents and deputy lumberjacks.
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Hurley
Wis
Midwest
Montreal
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ironwood
Tombstone
Dodge City
Deadwood
Salong
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Armed Services
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Smalley
van Woodruff
Waverly
Mr. Woodruff
Halsey
McCain
Near
Rippey
Jer
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Geo. W. Shadle
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