Graettinger Girls Sprint To Win Over Lone Rock In Sectionals
Graettinger high school girls defeated Lone Rock 42 to 26 in the sectional tournament. Gruver edged Dolliver 42 to 19 with Dolliver having beaten Gruver previously in the Emmet county tourney. Gruver beat Cylinder 38 to 26 in a close game. Superior beat Maple Hill 27 to 18. The Graettinger girls advance to the semi finals Friday night and could contend for the sectional title. The Mallard boys won their county tournament by rallying past Rodman 39 to 37. Evangelist Philip G Hanson will begin a week of services at Wallingford Lutheran Church this Sunday with a schedule at both Wallingford and Immanuel churches and additional services next week in Graettinger. A Holstein herd classification for Spies & Levi of Graettinger, Iowa, notes the herd now has 27 classified animals.
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Gracttinger High School
Lone Rock
Gruver
Dolliver
Winsust
Emmet
Cylinder
Superior
Maple Hill
Graettinger Girls
Grover
He Utga
Atta
Mallard High School
Rodman
Philip G. Hanson
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Wallingford Lutheran Church
Wallingford
Immanuel
Bac
Jesus
First Lutheran
Graettinger
Spies & Levi
Brattleboro
Moserip
St. Paul
Minnesota
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Iowa
National Association
Rier Halverson III Taken to Holy Family Hospital
Rier Halverson was driven by ambulance to Holy Family hospital in Estherville on Monday due to illness. Local friends wish him a quick recovery and full health restoration.
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Rier Halverson III
Holy Family Hospital
Rier Halverson
Estherville
Halverson
Auction News Joe Boecker sale in Minnesota Feb 7
Joe Boecker plans a February 7 sale on his farm three miles east two miles north and two miles east of Graettinger. The large machinery list includes an M tractor and power equipment. Hogs offered include 10 fall pigs 12 sows and one boar. Also baled hay straw 1400 bushels of corn in crib 200 bushels outside corn and 400 square feet of 1x12 boards. Grodland Bortint Brown auctioneers. Graettinger State Bank clerk. Sale ad in Times of February. LeRoy Parker to sell household goods February 25. Parker plans to move to Montana. More details later.
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Joe Boecker
Minnesota
Grachtinger
Grodland, Bortint & Brown
Graettinger State Bank
Conrad Wiegmann 68 Dies in Anaconda Montana
Conrad F. Wiegmann, 68, brother of Mrs. Jess Ellis of Emmetsburg and Mrs. Elizabeth Howard of Graettinger, died last week in Anaconda Montana after a long illness. He leaves a wife and three children, with three sisters surviving. The death notice notes a tuberculosis cause linked to work in a smelter. Local notices recount cold weather and community housing changes, plus travel updates from Graettinger and Terrill residents.
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Conrad Wiegmann
Bessie Howard
Graettinger
Anaconda
Montana
Wiegmann
Times
Howard
Jess Ellis
Ellis
Elizabeth Howard
Graattinger
Lottie Gallmeyer
Charles City
Drive For Park Membership To Be Completed Soon
The Graettinger Park association plans a February share sale to fund lighting gear. About 260 of 400 shares sold at $26 each grant one vote per member. Ground bought for $2,600 last summer. lighting equipment estimated around $7,500. The non profit park serves town and surrounding area, solicitors to contact residents.
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Graettinger Park Association
Eagler
Gracttinger Park Association
Times
Park Association
John S. Johnson Rites Planned for Graettinger Farmer
John S. Johnson 82 retired farmer of Graettinger died at Holy Family hospital Bat heaven on Tuesday morning after weeks of illness. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2:00 p.m. at St Paul Lutheran Church with burial in South Walnut cemetery. Pallbearers are Aaron Garretts Jay McCarty Peter Randa Earl Moore Julius Gremmels and Ole Gjorde. The Rev. Wm. J. Hanson to officiate. Martin Funeral Service handling arrangements. Born August 10 1867 in Emmetsburg he married Jennie Thompson and farmed in Palo Alto County before moving to Graettinger nine years ago. He was a member of St Paul Lutheran Church and preceded in death by his wife. Surviving children include Sylvester Johnson of Graettinger Iward Johnson of Estherville Mrs Cordelia Wycoff of Sioux Falls Mrs Ed Zitterich of Graettinger and Mrs Doris Nissaon of Sioux Falls with sisters Annie Larson of Fort Dodge and Elsie Thompson of Ada Minnesota. Condolences extended by The Times. Also noted Mrs Ulrich Truog recently hospitalized in Fort Dodge with hopes for recovery.
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John S. Johnson
Graettingear
Holy Family Hospital
Batherville
St. Paul Lutheran Church
South Walnut Cemetery
Aaron Garretts
Jay McCarty
Peter Randa
Earl Moore
Julius Gremmels
Ole Gjorde
Wm. J. Hanson
Martin
Mr. Johnson
Emmetsburg
Jennie Thompson
Palo Alto
Estherville Woman Gerald Best’s Mother Ill in Hospital
Mrs Wm Best of Estherville is a mutual patient at Holy Family Hospital Estherville. Gerald Best of Grasttin ger is supported by many local friends hoping for his mother’s speedy and complete recovery.
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James Boles
Holy Family Hospital
Exstherville
Best
Beat
Estherville
Gerald Best
Grasttinger
Holy Fam Ny Hospital
Gerald
Free Lunch Free Movies At Annual Meeting Saturday
The annual Graettinger Farm ers Creamery meeting at the Legion hall on Saturday February 4 1950 features a noon free lunch and an 11 30 p m business meeting. Directors will be elected and a free movie follows the session along with a dairy industry speaker.
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Farmers Creamery&Co
Grachtinger
Legion Hall
Graettinger
Mrs Frank Clark Dies Sudden in Titonka
Mrs Frank Clark wife of Frank Clark publisher of the Titonka Topic died suddenly at her home in Titonka Tuesday. Funeral held in Algona Friday. Survived by her husband two sons H Y Clark publisher of Bancroft Register and William of Minneapolis and two brothers. The Times extends sympathy to the bereaved family. Mrs James Mahan returned from Holy Family hospital after a week as a medical patient.
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Frank Clark
Titonka
Algona
Clark
Ijer
James Mahan
Holy Family Hospital
Change In Skow Insurance Agency Made First Of Year
A Graettinger business change occurs at the start of the year as Mr and Mrs Joe Green buy a half interest in Skow Insurance Agency. Julius J Skow remains a principal, the Greens will relocate to Graettinger, and Mrs Green brings tax report experience. The firm, long a leading local agency, is busy with income tax work and is expected to grow as both Mr Skow and Joe Green are World War veterans. The Times wishes the firm continued success.
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Graettinger
Joe Green
Skow Insurance Agency
Julius J. Skow
Green
Greens
Io Graettinger
Skow
Julius
France
Joe
Timea
Auccega
Edgar Grein Buys Duhn Building for Grein Electric
Edgar Grein proprietor of Grein Electric has purchased the James Duhn building at a two lot corner site. He plans to use the neat half for an appliance shop and store while the coat hall houses the West End pool hall and the east half once housed a general store built by Preston Fahnestock later run by H Leahiy Wildey.
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Edgar Grein
Grein Electric
James Duhn
Religious School Here Saturday Emmetsburg Sisters Teach
The Sisters from Emmetsburg will teach religious school in Immaculate Conception church Graettinger Saturday February 4 from 1 00 p m to 4 00 p m Win Herke is managing another fox hunt for Sunday February 6 Sportsmen to meet on Graettinger business street at 1 30 sharp Shotguns only to be used It is hoped at least 100 hunters will report Free coffee and doughnuts Mr and Mrs Leo Joyce are moving from Graettinger to a farm a mile south and three fourths of a mile west of Emmetsburg They had lived on a local farm and Mrs Joyce was a telephone office employee The Lindgrens will move to the Graettinger farm south formerly owned by Herman Jensen Mr Jensen will auction February 20
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Emmetsburg
Immaculate Conception Church
Grachtinger
Herke
Teast
Leo Joyce
Gracttinger
Joyca
Elmer Lindgren
Lindgrens
Graettinger
Herman Jensen
Jensen
Public Meeting On School Reorganization and Bond Issue
A public meeting at the high school auditorium Wednesday February 8 at 8:00 p.m. will discuss school matters including potential reorganization and a two story addition to the south side of the auditorium tied to a $47 000 bond issue. Open to residents and nonresidents with school officials present to answer questions.
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USA
Wolfe Leases McWilliams Store Building
Jack Wolfe proprietor of the Wolfe grocery has leased the A D McWilliams brick store building and will move in within months. The current Wolfe store sits in the Mrs J P Wagner building on the north side. McWilliams will close his appliance business and an addition will be added to create a stock and storage room. George Meyer of Pomeroy Iowa has taken over the West End pool hall, previously Meyer Kriegl with Warren Kliegl in charge.
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Jack Wolfe
Wolfe Grocery
A. D. McWil-lamy
Mre. J. P. Wagner
McWilliams
George Meyer
West End Pool Hall
George Mayer
Pomeroy
Iowa
West End
Meyer & Kriegl
Warren Kliegl
Mr. Kiley
Graettinger Hosts Large County Music Festival
Graettinger Iowa hosts the Palo Alto County Instrumental Music Festival next Thursday with guest conductor Myron E. Rus sell of Iowa State Teachers College. A 200 piece massed band and a 90 piece all county band rehearse during the day for an 7:45 p.m. concert open to the public at Graettinger High School. Students from Ayrshire Emmetsburg Mallard Ruthven West Bend and Graettinger join in the event with Sousa pieces and other selections. admission is charged.
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Palo Alto
Myron E. Russell
Iowa State Teachers College
Graettinger
Iowa
Ayrshire
Emmetsburg
Mallard
Ruthven
West
Grasttinger High School
Francis Larsen Praised by Editor in Milking Shorthorn Journal
Francis Larsen of Wallingford authored a two page story in the Milking Shorthorn Journal, titled 4-17 Story for 1049, praised by editor W J Hardy as a noteworthy 4-H’er whose experiences encourage others. He writes of his heifer in a Production contest with insights on feeding and handling, reflecting credit on his parents Mr and Mrs Hilmer Larsen of Sunny Home Stock Farm.
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Francis Larsen
Wallingford
Milking Shorthorn Journal
W. J. Hardy
Francis
Hao
Hilmer Larsen
Sunny Home Stock Farm
Clayton MacDonald to be graduated from Iowa University
Clayton MacDonald son of Mrs Anna MacDonald will graduate from the University of Iowa on Saturday February 4. A large list of graduates will be present Mrs MacDonald now employed in a hospital at Hampton Iowa will attend her son's graduation. The Times extends congratulations and wishes him success in his future career.
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Clayton MacDonald
Iowa University
Anna MacDonald
R. N
University of Iowa
Singers Leave Today for Santa Claus Indiana Florida trip
Mr and Mrs George Singer depart to visit Santa Claus Indiana relatives and friends then plan a Florida stay via Columbus Ohio and Montour Iowa with six weeks away. Left for Florida last Saturday Mr and Mrs Jorgen Larsen and their son and daughter also left for Florida with a trailer house and will share their Florida destination later.
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Santa Claus
George Singer
Indiana
Singer
Montour
Iowa
Florida
Columbus
Ohio
Jorgen Larsen
Larsen
Larsens
Shiley Improves At Gracttinger Hospital Battle
Shiley of Mathervile shows measurable improvement while a patient at Gracttinger Hospital. Medical staff report progress in the unnamed condition as family members await further updates.
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T. Shiley
Shiley
Mathervile
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Grasttinger War Man's Club
Harry McDonald
Charles Burg
LeRoy Parker
Osgood
Parkers
Spencer
Kenneth Swift
L. L. Faulgen Batate
Swift
G. B. Johnson
Garretts
H. H. Sandvik
H. Sandvik
Art Baedke
Terrill
Roy T. Peterson
California
Ulrich Truog
Ellington Township
Fort Dodge
Troug
Doris Nest
Mrs
Duhn
FOX Hunt
Joyce
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