Graettinger Bachelors Club Theater Party and Banquet
The Graettinger Bachelors Club hosted its second annual event last Thursday with about fifty attendees. Guests enjoyed a screening at Hawkeye Theatre of The Quest, piano solos by Mable Thoreson and Agnes Spies, vocal numbers by Martin Simionsen and Clarence Axelton, followed by a banquet at the hotel. P H Don ton of Emmetsburg spoke on benefits of such clubs, and all left in high spirits.
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Graettinger Bachelors’ Club
Hawkeye Theatre
Paino
Mable Thoreson
Agnes Spies
Martin Simionsen
Clarence Axelton
Hawkeye
P. H. Donton
Emmetsburg
Queries from Whittemore Champion on Rodman basketball dispute
The Whittemore Champion last week published questions about Rodman high school basketball issues. They seek the rule book for a foul whistle basket play, identify a student eligibility question, and challenge the legality and value of a contract between Whittemore and Rodman.
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Rodman
Whittemre
Rodman High School
Knw
Whittemore
Whittemore Boys
Radman
Letter from Center North Dakota resident Henry Stewart
Henry Stewart writes to Iowa readers with a personal update from Center North Dakota dated January 30, 716. He describes cold weather, a coal price of 2.50 per ton, several workers in carpentry, recently bought a Ford, and confirms all family members are well while noting lumber shipments and ongoing work.
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Henry Stewart
Center
North Dakota
N. D
E. B. Merriman
Sheriff Battles Armed Fugitives in Humboldt Shootout
Humboldt sheriff and Laurens marshal chased bootlegging suspect Jim Polis in a box car incident. Polis fired at the sheriff but fled unharmed as the standoff ended with Polis preparing to surrender and face Laurens charges of bootlegging theft and holdups along with assaulting an officer.
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Davenport
Humboldt
Laurens
Jim Polis
Polis
Sherif
Gasoline Substitute Planned in Germany
A German chemical expert reports discovery of a new alcohol fuel with specific gravity 90 to 95, mixed with benzole or gasoline at one to five. It requires little carburetor adjustment and may ease gasoline shortages as millions of gallons to be produced. Rubber tire shortages drive tight controls and smuggling. civilians mostly banned from driving. Austria enforces tire surrender with a 24 hour deadline and possible imprisonment.
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Germany
Berlin
Revival Meetings At Methodist Church Draw Crowds
The revival meetings led by Reverend J. J. Share are gaining momentum with increasing congregations. Several attendees have begun Christian living or sought a definite religious experience, and more topics will be covered this week and next. The pastor A R Cuthbert invites all to attend and seek salvation now.
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Methodist Church
J. J. Share
God
Jesus Christ
A. R. Cuthbert
Gas Fumes Endanger Mrs Brown During Home Dry Cleaning
Mrs Roy Brown nearly fainted after placing gasoline in a pan and submerging it in boiling water to dry clean small items. The fumes overwhelmed her in a small room before she reached an adjoining room and recovered two hours later. The Estherville Enterprise warns readers to ensure ample ventilation during any dry cleaning method involving gasoline.
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Roy Brown
Estherville Enterprise
Family Reunion Brings Long‑Separated Siblings Together
A Family Reunion Co. 8S. Wells of Emmetsboro visited his mother and sister in Iowa Falls. He also met with two other sisters, Mrs. Len Stillman of Oliver and Mrs. Chas. Cool of Emmet Idaho. The family circle was complete, the first time in over twenty two years they gathered at one time.
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Wells
Emmetsboro
Iowa Falls
Len Stillman
Oliver
Chas. Cool
Emmet
Idaho
Gasoline Explosion Injures Algona Family
A gasoline accident near St. Benedict injures the Liming brothers Earl and Frank when a bottle barrel explode after a lit match was dropped into the gasoline. Elder Earl dies, Frank suffers severe skull injuries and remains unconscious with poor prospects for recovery.
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Algona Courier
Liming
St. Benedict
Earl
Frank
Adams
Wesley
Kenefieck
Algona
Tarl
Gotch and Stecher Prospect Draws Iowa Farmers
During a day’s business hours I meet Nebraska and Iowa farmers and the Live Stock topic rarely matches the buzz over a Gotch Stecher match. Iowa farmers admire their native Frank Gotch and debate who could beat him.
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Gene Melady
Nebraska
Iowa
Frank Gotch
Gotch and Stecher Wrestle for Farm State Fame
Nebraska and Iowa farmers debate the upcoming Gotch versus Stecher wrestling match. Both states back their favorite farm lad, praising Gotch’s heady style and Stecher’s strength, while promising bets of cattle hogs and crops on the outcome. Local fans predict a clash of champions with farm pride on the line.
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Frank
Frank Gotch
Iowa
Gotch
Nebraska
Stecher
Joe
Strecher
Graettinger Bond Issue Vote For New School House
The Graettinger readers face a bond proposal to spend 50,000 on a new school house. The Times endorses the measure and presents arguments in favor, urging support at the polls per the Whittemore Champion summary.
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Graettinger
The
Times
Whittemore
Explosion Injures Burt Woman in Home Accident
Mrs. Dr Peters of Burt sustained severe injuries when a home range exploded after city water was restored following a shutdown. Heating caused by hot water rushing in cracked walls and wrecked two kitchen cupboards as fragments and coals scattered across the room.
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Dr. Peters
Burt
Halvor Knutson Weds Story City Woman in Graettinger News
Graettinger residents learn that Halvor Knutson, a steady local man, married a Story City girl recently. The couple returned from their honeymoon and were later surprised at the home of Knutson’s sister, Mrs. Mary Doolittle, by relatives and friends.
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Graettinger
Halvor Knutson
Benedict
Story City
Halvor
City Herald
Vinton M E Church Dedicated
The new M E church at Vinton will be dedicated next Sunday and run through Friday. Bishop Quayle of St Paul opens with a sermon, Dr I S Beatty, former Emmetsburg pastor, speaks in the afternoon, and Dr Charles Flint of Cornell preaches in the evening. The building cost $50,000 and is described as strictly modern.
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Vinton M. E
M. I
Vinton
Quayle
St. Paul
Is. R. Beatty
Emmetsburg
Chas. Flint
Cornell
Flint
Town Property Changes Hands
Harvey Petersen sold his residence to EB M Carnahan and his family will move in after March first. Louis Paulsen traded his city residence with Thos Brekke for Brekke’s brick home near the Lutheran church and plans to move to a farm south of town.
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Harvey Petersen
EB. M. Carnahan
Dolliver Stock Yards Fire Remains Alight After Hose Shortage
On Sunday evening January 16 Dolliver residents called on the Ceylon Fire Company for six hundred feet of hose to reach a stock yards blaze that Dolliver apparatus could not access. The fire department sought aid to contain the flames and prevent spread to nearby structures.
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Dolliver
Ceylon Fire Company
Nearly Frozen to Death in Britt Storm
Mrs. Charles Brayton of Britt nearly froze to death Wednesday last week after slipping in the yard and lying exposed in the storm for about half an hour. Her husband, ill at the time, searched for her but could not assist. Neighbors arrived as she suffered severe frostbite to hands, feet, and face.
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Charles Brayton
Jnat
Van
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Bachelors’ Club
Athletic Association of Iowa
H. L. Wilson
Cof Schoools
Austria
Samson
Casey
Cesare
New York Sun
Gotch and
Dolliver Stock Yards
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