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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
3
A publication lists many names from Graettinger and surrounding towns as eligible or honored for subscription and patronage. The long roster includes numerous spellings of Graettinger and nearby communities such as Windom, Emmetsburg, Estherville, and Spencer, reflecting a community appeal for support and recognition.
Palo Alto County Chapter of the American Red Cross invites members and prospective members to a Graettinger Opera House meeting on Friday at 7 o'clock to complete the Graettinger Branch organization and discuss other business. O. von Krog will preside, Rev. L. T. Wecky to speak. Oscar Craven heads the Graettinger branch with T. Naab, president of the Independents Society. In Emmetsburg, McCarty and McCarty open a fine new law office with modern equipment and private rooms, including a dictaphone for correspondence and a full library. the firm expresses pride in its facilities. Private Edmund James Cartledge, nephew of Mrs Donlon, was wounded serving with Canadian forces in Flanders. official Ottawa notice confirms his injury but not the severity. Graettinger basketball beat Redman 39 to 21 with Calvin Gammon scoring 28. Miss Nealen Knowles will speak to Palo Alto County women on January 5 at the Court House annex after a brief meeting.
A Graettinger town letter discusses delaying the Palo Alto County Red Cross Auxiliary's organization while planning a Friday meeting to elect officers. Separately a New Hampton attorney warns the Independent Society against associating with the Red Cross and threatens court action. a Times correction notes prior misreporting of the auxiliary’s formation and cites source authorities.
A state circular from the fuel administrator urges coal conservation. It argues saving a shovel of coal per day per family could save over 500000 tons statewide and 10000 carloads of coal by tonnage. The message stresses steady firing, gradual refueling, and minimal air loss to prevent waste and overheating. It cites Des Moines and Iowa State College engineering extension. Local notes include Story City residents and hay sale prices as context.
Two marriages are reported in Graytinger with details of the Chreatiansen Gartner wedding at the Catholic parsonage and the Blunt Merrey ceremony in Spencer. The Catholic Bazaar raised 280.16 dollars with a large crowd enjoying meals, the film Ramon, and a donated orchestra, while a farm bureau meeting announced speakers Frank I Mann and Professor W H Pew to discuss live stock.
Women's column reports the winter chautauque next Tuesday at the Norwegian Lutheran Ladies Aid home, and Busy Bees meet at Misa Johns. Red Cross activities include an auction in Wallingford raising about 600, calf sale proceeds, and a January 9 meeting at Lost Island Schoolhouse for surgical dressings. New birth registration law details issued by state authorities are summarized for readers.
A collection of letters from Lawrence Molison dated December 1917 written from the U S Navy Yard Philadelphia and other locations. He recounts stomach turning first battleship experiences and transports, meeting Alvin Hanson, training trains and a Christmas box, plus insurance notices and Civilian Relief and drafting courses in Iowa. The missives touch on naval life, gratitude to supporters, and battlefield readiness amid World War I.
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