Graettinger High Team Wins Twin Victory at Terril
Graettinger High School squads swept Terril Friday with the first team winning 35 to 1 and the second team 9 to 8. Craven led with six field goals while Bonstead Wikert Grodland and Sturtevant joined in scoring as Graettinger remained undefeated this season. The boys travel to Ayrshire January 6 for another game.
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Graettinger High School
Terril
AL Té
Bonstead
Graetting
Graven and Wikert
Sturtevant
Warning Against Fake Solicitors Warned by Bishop Heelan
The Sioux City bishop cautions Catholics to beware of fake solicitors and those from outside the diocese. No solicitor may enter the diocese without parish approval and proper credentials. Local Catholics are urged to be vigilant and report any suspicious actors to parish officials.
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Heelan
Sioux City
RoyalNeighbors Elect New Officers for Ensuing Year
The Royal Neighbors elected new officers at the recent meeting. Officers named include Oracle Mrs J J Sullivan, Vice-Oracle Mrs P J Paulsen, Past Oracle Mrs B George, Chancellor Mrs T Sullivan, Corder Mrs J A Fleming, and Rev Mills. The installation meeting is scheduled for January on the second Monday.
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Royal Neighbors
Royal
Oracle
J. J. Sullivan
P. J. Paulsen
B. & George
T. Sullivan
Corder
J.A. Fleming
Rev. Mills
Weather Report From The Cross Roads
The forecast notes drifting conditions at crossroads with snow and ice on ground. Monday observes Christmas on Sunday. post office opens at ten in the forenoon and carriers may still run if roads allow on Monday the 26th.
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Berlwind
Lome
Mon
Gift Buyers Read Kristimas Ad This Week
Holiday shoppers are advised to review this week issue for ads from business firms. The notice highlights useful and beautiful gift items and directs readers to the filing machine installation details and assistance.
The Spirit of Christmas Giving Across Cultures
A reflective piece extols the Christmas spirit as the season of giving that enriches all, recalling the manger and star of Bethlehem. It emphasizes generosity across wealth, urging readers to trade in gifts with warmth, sincerity, and friendship, while criticizing commercial excess at the altars of trade.
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Ling
Christyas
Bethlehem
Earth
Heaven
Sale
New Ways To Use Cranberries From Iowa State College
The Home Economics Division suggests cranberry sherbet and frozen cranberry forms as new uses for the fruit. sherbet needs cranberry pulp sugar lemon juice orange rind and freezing. frozen berries are simmered then pressed, cooled, and packed in baking powder cans for chilling before serving.
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Home Economics Division
Iowa State College
Satan
Growth norms for schoolchildren cited by Iowa State College
Nutrition specialists at Iowa State College say parents should monitor monthly gains in children. Ages six to eleven should gain 6 to 8 ounces per month, ages twelve to sixteen about a half to a full pound. Steady increases in weight and height indicate good nourishment.
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Iowa State College
Old Time Dance at Woodman Hall December 26
An old time dance will be held at Woodman hall next Monday night December 26. Good music will be furnished and a fine time is assured for all who attend. Admission price is 60 cents. The event is under the auspices of the Woodmen.
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Woodman Hall
The
Woodmen
Midnight Mass at Graettinger Catholic Church
Midnight mass will be celebrated at the Catholic church in Graettinger Saturday night at 12 oclock. It has been several years since a midnight mass was celebrated there and there is popular demand among parish members for a Christmas mass at midnight. Other masses on Christmas day will be at 8 and 9 oclock. Confessions Saturday will be held during the afternoon and evening.
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Graettinger
Piret
Martin Myhre
Matt
Meeting Postponed for Royal Ny ee
A Royal Ny ee meeting has been postponed and will use the hall for an unspecified future date. The postponement affects neighbors and attendees waiting for a new time and place.
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Royal
Ny Ee
Holidays Force Closures In Gractinger Businesses
Gractinger business houses will close all day Monday December 26 and Monday January 2 to give a holiday to proprietors and employees. With Sunday falls on the holiday weekend, many plan Saturday work to cover loss. Shoppers are urged to buy groceries clothing and radios on Saturday to last until Tuesday. A farewell for Mr and Mrs Clausen and a New Malady puzzles physicians with deaths in North Dakota and influenza meningitis like illness.
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Gracttinger
New England
Cavalier
North Dakota
M. FE Ladies Bazaar Clears About $60
The M. FE ladies held their annual bazaar on a cold blustery winter day with drifting snow. Attendance was light in the afternoon and at the evening meal, but a splendid chicken supper was served at six o'clock. The bazaar and supper combined to net about $60, a creditable total given the severe winter weather.
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M. FE
A Merry Christmas Greeting From The Times Office
The Times office extends holiday wishes to every reader and friend of the paper. It hopes the season brings happiness and peace on earth and wishes readers a generous Santa Claus and abundant blessings.
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Times Office
Santa Claus
Mason City bank founder eyes northwest Iowa openings
Fr. McNider of Mason City plans new bank openings in several towns across northwest Iowa. He is the principal owner of Mason City's largest bank and seeks expansion through additional financial ventures.
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Rensider
McNider- of
Mason City
Ecu
McNider
Iowa
Woman Sues County Fair for 10000 Over Firework Burn
Mrs Rebecca Lachtman of Cherokee seeks 10000 damages from Buena Vista County Fair Association after a sky rocket fell near her at the county fair causing burns. The suit highlights injuries and the fair's alleged negligence during the event.
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Rebecca Lachtman
Cherokee
Buena Vista County
Which of the six Santa Clauses in Storberville
A boy named Jackie Carter wonders which of six Santa Clauses in Storberville is the real Saint Nick. He plans to quiz each with a different toy and waits for the one that brings his chosen gift, hoping to uncover the true Kriss Kringle. Christmas morning he quietly descends to find the tree laden with the requested items, delighting him.
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Storberville
Jackie Carter
Sainta
Toya
Saita
Young Jackie
Atalta
Walt
Estherville Man Survives Blizzard Odd Travel Tale
An Estherville traveling salesman battled a blizzard last week on the Emmetsburg route. His car failed, he sought shelter at John Waldron and L. L. Brockway homes, warming by stoves until morning. Town residents feared a repeat of older storm disappearances but the man was safe. The Ayrakire Chronicle notes the traveler’s name withheld to spare him and his wife.
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Estherville
Emmetsburg
John Waldron
L. L
Ayrakire
Nels Martin Finds Banded Chicken Hawk on Payday
Nels Martin received a surprise on payday when a chicken hawk landed near him. The bird had an aluminum leg band bearing No. 81 and a name that read Ruthven, Town. He released the hawk after removing the band from its leg.
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Nels Martin
Ruthven
Anthon Heralds
Married couple tied the knot with penny license
Glenn Jones and Aurelia Young of Rolfe recently wed. When applying for the license he paid the $1,500 fee in pennies and did not specify if he had heard the pennies or tapped the bank, per the clerk of court. The Central Office House Christmas Day was closed at 4 p.m. local.
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Glenn Jones
Aurelia Young
Rolfe
Big Tie Brothers Bank
Ny Tate
Talephon Pitle i
McCarty to Run for Representative on Bank Guarantee Plan
Attorney D G McCarty of Emmetsburg announces a June Republican primary bid for representative. He campaigns on a bank guarantee law, citing past defeats and a study of the law and its impact on Iowa banks, aiming to restore confidence and lending in the county. He notes weak banks harmed good ones and pledges to present facts to voters.
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D. G. McCarty
Emmetsburg
McCarty
W. E.G. Saunders
Iowa
Shower Honors Gladys Cuthbert Before Wedding
Mrs. A H Henningsen hosted a pre nuptial shower for Miss Gladys Cuthbert. Many ladies attended and the event provided dainty refreshments. The guest of honor received numerous beautiful and useful gifts and the occasion will be recalled with pleasure.
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A. H. Henningsen
Gladys Cuthbert
Fine Picture of Catherine Foster in Sunday's Register
A splendid rotogravure picture features Miss Catherine Foster of Graettinger in Sunday's Des Moines Register. Foster is described as a charming young lady and an active and successful student at Ames College.
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Catherine Foster
Graettinger
Rotogravure
Des Moines Register
Kossuth to Pave 21.6 Mile Stretch North to Highway Nine
A 21.6 mile paving project from Algona to Highway Nine will be let after winter. Lytle Construction Co of Sioux City secures the contract at 24126 dollars per mile totaling about 24,126 dollars per mile.
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Kossuth
Algona
Lytle Construction Co
Sioux City
Dr Coleman Sells Steers From Estherville to Chicago Market
Dr Coleman of Estherville shipped over a hundred fine steers to the Chicago market and secured a good price. He still has more than 100 head on feed waiting for sale.
The Claw at Hawkeye Friday Night Only
The Hawkeye theatre schedules a Friday night showing of The Claw starring Norman Kerry and Claire Windsor from Cynthia Stockley’s novel. A Bluebird comedy The Misfit Pair accompanies the feature. The change to Friday reflects Christmas Eve programs and busy shopping in Gynettinger.
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Hawkeye Theatre
Norman Kerry
Claire Windsor
Cynthia Stockley
Gynettinger
Card Party Set For Thursday At Woodman Hall
Another Woodman card party will be held Thursday evening December 29. Members plan several card events through the winter with a cordial invitation to all to attend for an enjoyable evening.
Bentz Resigns As Agent After Repeated Robberies
W. H. Bentz, a Missouri Pacific and St. Louis agent at Humboldt, has resigned and bought a billiard hall after being robbed three times by stick up artists during the past year.
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W. H. Bentz
Humboldt
Santa's changing ride quiets down over the years
A fragmentary verse recalls Santa entering by chimney in older times and later shifting to doors as the ritual evolves with seasons. It hints at changing traditions and aging customs without full details.
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Santa
Christmas Church Services Across Local Congregations
A crowded holiday religious schedule lists Lutheran and Methodist services in English and Danish with cantatas and children's programs. Churches include German Lutheran, St Pauls Lutheran, First Lutheran, and local parishes offering English, Danish, and bilingual services, rehearsals, and Christmas Eve and New Year observances led by pastors Rev Otis Ling, L L Myhre, and Axel Andersen.
Red Cross Meeting Notice Missing Details
A fragment from a Red Cross notice notes a scheduled activity in late 1920s periods with a time indication of 2 30 p m but lacks complete event details or location. The readable portion references an account or entry and mentions years 1927 and 1928 without full context.
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Red Cross Een
Nese
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Graettinger High
Bill
Ayrshire Chronicle
Wanamaker
O'Rourke
Grabttinger
Chicago
Wien
Claw
Hawkeye
Progressive
Gats
Hia
Jory
U'mn
Vin
Gama Tims
Theasion
Otis L.ling
Methodist
Methodist Church
Fremont Faul
St Paul’s Lutheran Church
South Walnut
Chy Rey
Axel M. Andersen
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