Addendum Local News Bits and Nostalgic Quips
A collection of breezy notes and quips on society, cinema rumors, and politics. Mentions Gloria Swarson and a $1000 a day salary, 174 weddings at the Little Brown Church in the Vale in 1924, a Missouri farmer paying off a $10,000 mortgage, and playful jabs at President Coolidge, California bread protests, and Henry Ford earnings claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt
Iowa
Diogenes
Cincinnati Enquirer
Coolidge
Kansas
The
Kansas City Star
Church Notes from Graettinger and Algona Events
Norwegian Lutheran Church notes preach next Sunday forenoon at the usual hour in Graettinger and conduct services at Lost Island Lutheran at 2 p.m. Methodist Church notes list Sunday School 10:00, Morning Worship 11:00 with A Rugged Religion, Epworth League 6:40, Evening Worship with Washington sermon. Bible Study at Mrs Clara Thompson’s Thursday 7:30 on Isaiah chapters 11 12 13. District convention at Algona February 26 with two bishops and three speakers. Easter services planned with Rev C J Mekkelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwegian Lutheran Church
K. Grimeland
Graettinger
Lost Island Lutheran
Methodist Church
Epworth League
George Washington
Washington
Clara Thompson
Algona
Iowa
C. J. Mekkelson
Retired after 56 years with New York Central railroad
Lawrence McCormick sr of Norwood, longtime R. W. and O. engineer, retires with pension after a career starting in 1869. He fired engine 16 Sillas Wright between Norwood and Dekalb Junction, aided by notable colleagues, later became foreman and engineer, contributing to the Norwood Massena road and Ogdensburg connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwood
Lawrence *McCormick, Sr
R. W. and O
New York Central Railroad
McCormick
Sillas Wright
Potsdam Junction
Dekalb Junction
Patrick McNiff
O. A. Hines
Watertown
S. 8. Myers
Hines
Myers
G. W. Sekell
Richland
Patrick Brady
Massena
Ogdensburg
John Simpson
Keenes
Cross Word Puzzle Clues Reveals Hidden Solution
A scrambled reader puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues with missing letters and garbled entries. The page notes the solution will appear to most inane, guiding readers toward completing the crossword with references to letters, abbreviations, and archaic terms.
Market Sale at Graettinger Sale Yards February 21
A market Day sale will be held at the Graettinger Sale Yards on Saturday February 21 starting at 1 30 sharp. Listed items include a Deering mower several farming implements a Shorthorn bull two dressers a commode and various household goods with more articles to be auctioned by Farmers Supply Co. The sale occurs a week before March and is expected to be a good one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Deering
John Deere
Farmers Supply, Co
Gendli
Reaves
Keaton Aveta
Wallingford
Guernsey
Chester
Rhode Island
McCormick
Hamilton
Long Railroad Career of Norwood Engineer McCormick
Larry McCormick, longtime Norwood railroad engineer on the St. Lawrence division, ran the White Mountain flyer between Oswego and Massena Springs, served as Paul Smith special engineer for Adirondack tourists, and later oversaw freight from Norwood to Dekalb. He recalls coal firing, 900? hour coal conversion, rival engine names, and never injuring anyone. Now retired, his many friends wish him well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswego
Massena Springs
McCormick
Paul Smith
Philadelphia
Norwood
Adirondacks
B. W. Reynolds
Dekalb
Addison Day
T. W. Crowley
Bill Hall
Jim Cheney
Watertown
Rome
Adams
C. W. Hungerford
W. C. Pierrepont
Larry
St. Lawrence
Also Mentioned on This Page
California
Maxwell Car
Birkland
Farmers Grain Co—Adv
Graettinger Nursery
George
Graettinger, Towa
J. R. Jorgensen
Iran
J. P. . Conway OF
Milchcow
I. A. Bergum
W. S. Stevens
Black
Sinder
Axelton Motor Co
Julius Skow Tf
S. George
Farmers Grain Co
Poland
O. R. Gardner
Charley Jensen
Royal Lumber 1 Co
Palo Alto
Philip O'Connor
Lata
Batate
Wly
Soncallowanan
Philip O' Connor
TIMES
Land of the Free
Home of the Brave
Hanner
Venice
Europe
Inlands
Englinakh
Preix
Buy
Jss
Waatern Newspaper Union
Chlerky
Bop
Potadam
Jeff Wells
T. H. Camp
Onie
B. IF. Batchelor
Mace Henchette
Edward Williams
Nat Peter
Grodland & Erb
S. B. Crumrine
John Nelson
Terril
Ford Car
John ‘Deere
New
Bankablla
Reeves, Grodland & Kbator, Aucts
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