Ruby Luchsinger Named All County Forward
Gracttin ger star Ruby Luchsinger earned a forward spot on the first all county team after leading her Graettinger girls in scoring and all around play in the county tournament. She totaled 60 points across three games, topping West Bend rival Gearhart's 54 as Curlew and Graettinger clashed with Luchsinger scoring 29 in a 1989 high single-game mark. The Times offers hearty congratulations on her selection.
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Ruby Luchsinger
Gracttinger
West Bend
Emmetsburg
Democrat
J. B. Nolan
Gearhart
Luchsinger
Graettinger
Ruby
Athlone Erleson
Gradlinger
Curlew
Nolan
Times
Blizzard In Chicago and Graettinger Weather Contrast
Radio reports Monday announced a severe blizzard in Chicago with twenty deaths and many injuries. In Graettinger the day was balmy with sun, light melting snow, and a gentle north wind. By late Tuesday a California-like weather change brought an east wind and snow by 8:30 p m. Two inches of soggy snow lay Wednesday morning with a brown dust coating atop. February 1 felt like a March 1 day.
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Chicago
Graettinger
California
Share Croppers Trip Plans Draw Concern and Rain
Mrs E A Baumgartner and her daughter Mildred visited a southern state camp of share croppers on their way south. Organizers stirred unrest, causing discontent. The Graettinger pair left Thursday, endured heavy Mississippi rain, narrowly escaped the Midwest blizzard, and plan a three month journey ending with a return through Washington DC.
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E. A. Baumgartner
Mildred
C. I
Mrs. Baumgartner
Graettingar
Mississippi
South
Washington, D. C
Illness In Norris Household Weathers Prolonged Sickness
Mrs. Ole Norris of Graet tinzer has been bedbound for two weeks with illness described as the fit. Mr. Norris has had poor health for years but remains able to get around. Friends of the couple are invited to send good wishes as they cope with this period of illness.
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Ole Norris
Mr. Norris
Graettinger Market Report February 2 1999
Market notes show state brand butter and heavy hens in trade. Reports mention 4 to 5 pound hens priced around 10 cents, Leghorns around 8 cents. Names and locations are sparse but indicate a regional agricultural bulletin with poultry and dairy pricing.
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Graettinger
Will Open New Barber Shop Next Saturday
Gerhardt Jensen plans a new barber shop in Gruettinger opening next Saturday. He leased the west room of the James Duhn building, with a partitioned and neatly painted large room awaiting new equipment this week. Jensen is a Sioux City trained graduate who has worked in Spencer and nearby shops. The Times wishes him success.
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Gerhardt Jensen
Gruettinger
James Duhn
Jensen
Sioux City
Spencer
the Times
Sales Pavilion Meeting At City Hall Next Tuesday
Fifty boosters attended the Sales Pavilion meeting at City Hall Tuesday night. Plans for a $5,000 corporation financed by stock sales were discussed. A committee was appointed to secure options on locations. Lay Sat are with City Hall next Tuesday evening at eight o'clock. Boosters invited to attend.
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City Hall
Oyster Supper At M. E. Church Next Tuesday
The Methodist men invite all to an oyster supper in the church basement on Tuesday night February 7. Oysters with bread and butter sandwiches celery pickles coffee cake and crackers available for 25 cents. Service starts about 6:45 and continues until all are served.
Don’t Telephones Programs Please do not telephone programs
A reader exhortation from the Times asking contributors to avoid telephoning program details for publication. It urges writers to write out auc programs at leisure and mail them to the Times office to prevent mistakes and save time.
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The
Times
Auc
Times Office
Groundhog Sees Shadow in Bright Sunlight
Groundhog saw his shadow today under bright sunlight signaling six more weeks of winter weather according to tradition.
Home From California Mr and Mrs Harold Duhn Return
Mr and Mrs Harold Duhn arrived home from California at the start of the week after leaving December 19 to visit relatives and friends on the west coast.
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Harold Duhn
Californian
West Coast
Slants On Capitol Hill By Vivian Sullivan
A Thursday forenoon house debate centered on capital punishment as Rep Bowers urged switching Iowa from hanging to the electric chair while Rep Knudson argued against the change. A red hot fight looms over diverting primary road funds to a federal aid ready pool, with northern Iowa roads already better than southern roads due to topography. Continued on page eight.
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Bowers
Union County
Iowa
Bowes
Knudson
Marshalltown
Towa
Elliott
Four Big Farm Auctions Next Week Across Graettinger Area
The Graettinger Times lists four major sales for February 6 to 10. Clyde Stoltz, Mrs. Engle Enger, Quinn Bros, and Ingvald Dalen plan large livestock and machinery auctions with cattle horses hogs sheep milch cows and substantial farm equipment. Each event features usual sale terms and local bank clerks.
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Clyde Stoltz
Enger
Quinn Bros
Keb
Ingvard Dalen
Ehoi
Engle Enger
Ingvall Dalen
Grodland & Reeves
Graettinger State Bank
Grachtinger
Town Trust & Savings Bank
Emmetsboro
Ingvald Dalen
Grodlund & Reeves
Emmet County State Bank
Mr. Dalton
Estherville Youth Nabbed For Oil Station Hold-Ups
William Raymond and James Tadley, both in their twenties, were arrested in Sherburn after a spree of six robberies across Spirit Lake Estherville Lyman Hanson stations and a Jackson Shell station. They confessed to the robberies and face district court in Jackson. loot totaled just over a hundred dollars.
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Estherville Daily News
Estharville
Northwest Town
Minnesota
Towa
Jackson
Minn
William Raymond
Estherville
CG. W. Raymond
Here
Aml
James Tadley
Ally
Sherburn
Hadley
Shell Oi
Spirit Like
Shavit C.oe. Magnussen
Jickson
Cllfredricksen
Matherville
Hanson Oil
Lyman
Magnussen
Raymond
Rayman
Dackson County
Wachter
Shell
Spirit Lake
Lyman Oil
Hanson
Witherville
Lairmont
Wederickson
Chet Wells
Frederickson
A Tiniest Reader For 45 Years
Chris Norris of Lost Island has read the Times for 45 years. His ill brother Ole is believed to share the long tenure. Loyal friends like Ole and Chris Norris help ease the burden of newspaper work for many readers.
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Chris Norris
Lost Island
The
Times
Ole
Mrs Stratton In Auto Accident In California
Mire Milory Stratton daughter of Mrs A Carlson of this locality escaped with slight injuries when the car she rode in turned twice near California. A lady and the latter's daughter were the other occupants of the Dodge machine. the car was badly wrecked but all survived with minor injuries after a tire blew and the driver lost control.
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Milory Stratton
A. Carlson
California
Stratton
Ontario Boys Lose to Curlew at County Tourney
The Ontario high school boys basketball team fell to Curlew 56 to 2 at the county tournament in Emmetsburg last evening. West Bend beat Cylinder 82 to 38 and Rodman topped Mallard 20 to 19.
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G. HS. Noys
Ontario
Curlew
Emmetsbure
West Bend
Cylinder
Rodmumn
Mallard
Russell Curry and Veronica Hassel Married Sunday
Russell Curry and Veronica Hassel united in marriage at the Catholic parochial house in Cynettinger on Sunday January 29. The Rev Father Kelly officiated with attendants Frank Mammon and Fredove Curry. The bride is Mayton Tassel Jr.’s daughter and the groom a county farmer from a well known family. The Times joins friends in extending hearty congratulations and best wishes for a long and happy marriage.
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Russel Curry
Veronica Flassel
Cynettinger
Jiacm
Father Kelly
Frank Mammon
Fredove Curry
Tantee
Mina H
Mayton Tassel
Aml i
the Times
Curry
Itapiyas Oe
Interesting Letters From California Pioneer Friend
Over the past weeks Martin Myhre notes few letters from Preston Fahnestock of Pasamlenz California. Fahnestock, aged 88, writes legibly and pens engaging letters. His health is good and he enjoys the mild California climate. He was an early Graettinger pioneer and long involved in the mercantile business there in the 1880s.
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Martin Myhre
Preston Wahnestock
Pasamlenz
California
Fahnestock
Falnestock
Graettinger
Hawkeye Theatre Schedule Frdady Through Feb 11
The Hawkeye Theatre presents a Friday and Saturday run of Angels with Dirty Faces starring James Cagney Pat OBrien Ann Sheridan and the Dead End Kids. Sunday and Monday shows feature Chere's That Woman Again with Melvyn Douglas Virginia Bruce and Margaret Lindsay. Also Vacation From Love with Dennis OKeefe Florence Rice and The Law West of Tombstone with Joan Rouverol Harry Carey Tim Holt. Friday and Saturday February 10 and 11 Up the River with Preston Foster Phyllis Brooks Tony Martin and Arthur Treacher.
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Angels With Dirty Faces
James Cagney
Pat O'Brien
Ann Sheridan
Dead End Kids
Chere
Melvyn Douglas
Virginia Bruce
Margaret Lindsay
Dennis O'Keefe
Florence Rice
the Law
Tombstone
Joan Rouverol
Harry Carey
Tim Holt
THE
Preston Foster
Phyllis Brooks
Tony Martin
Arthur Treacher
Keeney Reports On Iowa Law Making Actions
Rep Keeney summarizes Iowa General Assembly business as 172 bills were introduced with House File No 28 proposing to relieve liens on homesteads for old age assistance recipients and remove related claims. He also notes Rep Dean J Piesen’s DC briefing on state commissions and interstate cooperation to reduce trade barriers and coordinate water, fisheries, and tax issues across states.
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Des Moines
Laws
General Assembly of Iowa
House
House of Representatives
Dean J. Piesen
Eldora
Council of State Government
Washington, D.C
Rep. Weisen
Great Lakes
Persen
California
Florida
Arkansas
Peisen
Towa
Meat Cutter Cecil Jones Takes Position in Algona Market
Cecil Jones of Graettinger began work last week in a meat market at Algona. An experienced meat cutter, he will excel in the new role. Since Graettinger’s Refrigerated Lookers opened, he served as meat cutter nearby, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones plan to secure an Algona apartment soon.
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Algona
Cecil Jones
Graettinger
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