Graettinger area notes and holiday visits listed
San Orson Fallow lay ill with flu last week while locals visited kin over Christmas. Various residents from Graettinger and nearby towns including McCarty Johnson Blom and Waegner are noted visiting relatives and holiday hosts in the area with several mentions of out of town guests and church or school ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San
Orson
Kathryn McCarty
D. E. McCarty
Carl Elsenbast
West Bend
Graettinger
Margaret Leighter
Spencer
M. L. Johnson
Bobby Olson
Ringsted
Wm. Olson
J. J. O'Rourke
Estherville
Wm. Blom
Mrs. O'Rourke
Blom
T. C
Truog
Everrett Reinders
Wampser
Robert
Ulrich
Mallard
J. P. Waegner
Clayton Kelly
Rockwell City
Iowa
Fels Lanetarium
Phanelphit
Itn the American
Chicago Herald- Algerican
Local Graclinger News Gathers Christmas Visits and Births
Local items list Graclinger visitors from Mallard St. James Emmetsburg and Graettinger. births and anniversaries are noted including a daughter to Eugene Nurre Farnhamville and a late elderly obituary for Dr. Enos Mitchell Grand River. Multiple Christmas get togethers with family ties across Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota are recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Keeney
Mallard
Gractlinger
H. &. Fink
Stanley Bartleman
St. James
Minnesota
Graclinger
Willard Kerbs
J. P. Wagner
Mary
Helen
Kathleen Joyce
Emmetsburg
J. L. Grady
Elizabeth Jensen
Beresford
South Dakota
C. E. Moffitt
Times
Olson
Ringsted
Andy Johnson
Humboldt
Iowa
Whiteside
Graettinger
W. H. Weir
Aitken
Louis Sebleigh
Lawler
Grant Long
Charles Long
Earl Wilson
Toledo
Towa
J. L. Weir
Sauk Center
Grae
R. C. Simis
Phoenix
A. J. Johnson
Hen F. Reeves
City Meat Market Ad Promises Fresh Meats and Groceries
Robt. Simonson, proprietor of City Meat Market in Graettinger Iowa, advertises a large stock of fresh and cured meats, hams and bacon at low prices, plus milk, bread, and a complete grocery line including fruits and vegetables. Telephone 71.
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City Meat Market
City
Robt
Simonson
Prop
Church Notes Graettinger and Area Lutheran Services
Church notes report service times and events for Graettinger and nearby Lutheran congregations for January 1941. Includes Sunday worship, Sunday School, confirmations, meetings, and prayers from pastors Rev Verner Ni Carlsen and Rev M Mandsager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauls Lutheran Church
Graettinger
South Walnut
Ralph Masters
Ray Glazier
John Clemmensen
Ted Leduc
Verner Ni Carlsen
Lutheran’ Church
Lutheran Church
Sam Sandvngs
Mission Society
Rasmussen
Trvangelistic Conference
Minnepolis
Luther League
Sun
P. K. Iversons
Ladies’ Aid
Psa
M. Mandsager
Fragments of Corning Fire and County Notes
In Corning, fire crews cut into a cement floor under a fur nace to reach a smoldering sill, causing serious damage to the home. A Pomeroy resident trapped a thief stealing eggs but captured a civet cat. A Worchester sister sent plum pudding to Mrs Beatrice Broadfield of Glenwood. John Frederickson at Harlan donated a piano to Elim Orphans Home at Kik Horn. Mrs Augusta Krantheer of Luana reported 176 direct descendants. Shelby County widens by four swinging bridges replacing earlier paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Wilmarth
Corning
John Frederickson
Harlan
Elim
Kik Horn
Augusta Krantheer
Luana
J A Suss Dies on Christmas Day in Palo Alto County
J A Suss longtime Palo Alto county resident dies on Christmas Day at home following a long life of farming public service and community involvement. He served twelve years on the county board of supervisors including eleven as chairman and was a fuel commissioner during World War I. He traveled to Europe in 1910 with Dr Th Naae and maintained faith as a Lutheran. Survived by sons George Silvis Albert Oscar Ted and daughter Clara with numerous grandchildren and friends mourning his loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Suss
Silvis
Ilinois
Albert
Oscar
Ted
Alfred Show
Bell
California
Clara J. Suss
Graettinger
Leon
Helena
Towa
Palo Alto
Suss
Br. Th. T. Naae
Europe
Norway
Germany
Mr. Suss
Multiple Mishaps and Happenings Reported in Mt Ayr Area
A chaotic note lists accidents from water heater and kitchen range incidents to electrical burns from a socket mishap in Panora. Mt Ayr church groups plan meetings in January, and a Hammond organ donation arrives at Mt Ayr Methodist. Patricia Andresen, four, celebrated a birthday party with friends and lunch, hosting with charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Ayr Methodist Church
H. M. Miller
Patricia Andresen
Patricia
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W. L. O'Connor
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Gertrude Kirby
Jack Jackson
Oberlin Musical Conservatory
Oberlin
Ohio
Colfax
Enos Mitchell
Grand River
Farmers ‘Creamery Co
Docg Rcm Teoma Amt
Lain Cpl
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H. M. Wells
Pomeroy
England
Beatrice Broadfield
Glenwood
Worchester
Shelby County
J. A. Suss
Farmers Grain Co
D. E, McCarty
Pelephone
Norge
Hawkeye Theater
A. H. Henningsen
John Clemmenson
Nell'Ted Leduc
Jefferson
Jimmie Buttler
Panora
St. Paul Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
St. Paul Lutheran Ladies Aid Society
Ray Glaz
Lutheran Mission Society
Wim. Rasmussen
Arnold Sewoed
Bay Phone
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