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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1948

Page

5

Graettinger Girls Lose Heartbreaker to Rodman in Gym

Graettinger girls fall 35 to 34 to Rodman after a tight game. McWilliams scores 20 for Graettinger, Sandvig 10, while A Miller leads Rodman with 16 points and Miller adds 10. Box score and starting lineup listed. Also notes Graettinger High School Band concert December 22 at 8:60 am to fund new uniforms.

Graettinger Girls Rodman Graettinger Pulsiters Toncerum M Enutsen Westergard Graettinger High School Warren L. Jones

Simonsen Closing Out Sale At Graettinger Farm

Esther Simonsen executrix of the estate of Simon T Simonsen will hold an all livestock and farm equipment closing out sale Monday December 20 on the Graettinger farm half a mile south and two and a half miles west. Auctioneers are Grordland Bortint & Brown with Graettinger State Bank as clerk. The sale includes cattle horses machinery hay pullets and a coal stove and oil burner.

Grordland, Bortint & Brown Graettinger State Bank

Trial And Grand Jurors Selected By Court Clerk

The 1949 January term jury pool has been drawn. Trial jurors must report 10:00 p.m. Tuesday January 11, 1949 before Judge Harry E. Narey in Spirit Lake. Grand jurors also drawn should appear January 4, 1949 at 10:00 a.m. at the court house.

Harry E. Narey Spirit Lake Aa John Schmalen West Bend Chas. Douglas West Band A. A. Pettit Emmetsburg John Finnestad Fenton Edwin Wirtz Rolfe Martin Miller Floyd Legore Ayrshire Robert Schutz Mallard Ralph Graettinger Graettinger Leo Frederickson Martin Oswald Whittemore Kim King Osgood W. J. Brown Ruthven Joe Flynn Wm. Taylor Emmetsbure Joy Jacobson Cylinder Atelena Lyons C. C. Brownlee Joe Fude Thomas Twalten James Kane Arthur Voss Joe Bannon William Klieg Harold Munson Emmetaburg Daisy Paulson

Expert on farm chemicals to speak at Legion Hall meeting

Tom Fitzgerald, authority on chemicals such as 24D and DDT, will discuss proper usage at a public meeting at Legion Hall Thursday evening December 16. Open to all, free admission, sponsored by Horke & Lundgren local seed and feed dealers. A discussion on the tobacco borer will also be included and lunch will be served.

Tom Fitzgerald Legion Hall Publc Horke &* Lundgren

Petersen Suffers Heart Attack. Recovery Expected

Esper Petersen suffered a heart attack Monday evening. A physician was called and the attack was described as light. He was recovering the next day with rest and quiet and friends hoped for a complete recovery. C H Brown left for St Paul Saturday for a few months.

Esper Petersen Mr. Petersen Will St. Paul C. H. Brown Bt. Paul St. Orate Se Paul

Leg Injury Fatal To N M Peterson 57

Noleard M. Paterson a 67 year old farmer from Wallingford died in Holy Family hospital from a leg injury suffered about six weeks earlier while corn picking. Born in Jewell he lived in Emmet county since 1924 and ran for sheriff in June. Survived by wife Lila, son Walter, two daughters, seven grandchildren, and several siblings. Funeral plans not yet set.

Estherville Noleard M. Paterson Wallingford Holy Family Hospital Peterson Emmet Jewell Bertha Greggs Peterson Jewell Lutheran College Olaf Tweet J. M. Frederickson Lila Fitzgerald Fort Dodge Emmet County

Judy Ann Miller Recovers After Tonsil Removal

Judy Ann Miller daughter of Rev J Heber Miller had tonsil removed at Holy Family Hospital Tuesday. The patient recovered quickly.

Judy Ann Miller J. Heber Miller Holy Family

Wilms and Patents at Blend Hospital Removed Tonsils

A fragmentary report notes patients at Blend Hospital underwent tonsil removal procedures. Names and full details are unclear in the OCR, but the brief indicates pediatric or general surgery cases. No additional context or outcomes are provided.

Next Week's Times to Be Printed Monday

The Times will be printed Monday afternoon or early evening and mailed Tuesday. The publisher and wife plan a Christmas trip to Los Angeles to be with their children. Readers are asked to bring notices to the Times office by Saturday or Monday, especially Christmas notices, to avoid omissions. Frank Koch of West Bend will publish the December 30 issue.

Grachtinger ‘Times Times Los Angles Rawan Tom Vivian Helen Mary Los Angeles Frank Koch West Bend West Bend Journal

Ruthven Teams Set To Host Graettinger Tuesday Night

Ruthven will host Graettinger for a Tuesday December 21 basketball doubleheader with girls first then boys. A Christmas turkey prize will be displayed between halves of the boys game and attendance is hoped to be a record.

Ruthven Graettinge Graetlinger

Adolph Spies Recovering At Home

Adolph Spies is house bound for another week or more to recover from a suspected heart condition. X rays today may show improvement and suggest a nervous condition instead. The Times wishes him continued improvement and recovery. Mr and Mrs E P Duhn and son Clayton plan to leave for Los Angeles and San Francisco around January 15 to visit relatives and friends there.

Adolph Spies Lor the Times Mr. Spies E. P. Duhn Clayton Los Angeles San Francisco

Free Santa visit and candy at Graettinger Christmas drive

Graettinger Community club invites boys and girls to a Saturday December 18 free show at the Watson Theatre starting 2:00 PM and Santa will hand out candy gifts after the film. Doors open shortly before 2:00. A Christmas business drive supports the event with festive street lights and neon signs along Robbing Avenue. The grownups’ next event is Tuesday December 21 at 4:00 PM.

Graettinger Santa Claus Watson Theatre Santa Graettinger Business Kenneth McDonald Groettinger Municipal Robbing Avenue Greeninger

December Ice Wet Streets Prompt Caution In Town

Weather eased from a mild December to several days of ice and misty rain. Slippery sidewalks and roads formed a light ice glaze stirred by traffic and sand and sweeping compound helped on some walks. Mr and Mrs Henry Fogde moved to a farm near Estherville and Mrs Anna Jacobsen will live with them as they depart the community.

North Dakota Clare Meyar Dalay Meyar Meyer Eatherville Henry Fogde Estherville Anna Jacobsen Fogde Jacobsen

Mavis Tonderum Hurt By Accident At School

Miss Mavis Tonderum, guard for the GHS girls basketball team, was burned when hot water spilled on her foot. She will be out about three weeks from Monday morning. Teammates and classmates wish her a speedy recovery.

Mavis Tonderum Tthe GHS

Ronald Christianson Returns Home After Appendicitis Operation

Ronald Christianson aged four, son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Christianson, has returned home from Holy Family hospital after an appendicitis operation. He was stricken suddenly but recovered quickly. friends and family are pleased with his speedy recovery. Leo Schany reports he has been a patient at Holy Family hospital for several days with severe complications but is improving. Friends hope for a full, complete recovery this year.

Leo Thompson Emmetsburg Hospital Irseveret Johnson Rochester Hospital Everett Johnson Kathleen Iverson John Kathleen University Hospital Iowa City Ronald Christianson Clarence Christianson Holy Family Hospital Ronald Leo Schany

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