Carter Purchases Half Interest in Graettinger Factory
Robert Carter, a former service member, has bought a 50 percent stake in Graettinger Block & Tile Co from John Harmelink Hawarden. DeVries remains manager, Carter leads maintenance, DeVries sales, Hughes production. Company aims for steady prices and growth with added staff. Carter served four years overseas with the 4th Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Bob) Carter
Graettinger Block & Tile Co
John Harmelink
Hawarden
John DeVries
Graettinger Tile Works
Carter
DeVries
Wm. Hughes
Bob
Grachtinger
the Times
Messrs
de Vries
Unusual Anyon Tree and Deep Cotton Roots
The text describes the anyon as a remarkable tree whose branches bear hanging roasts and produce trunts like stems. It notes the tree evolves into a forest-like entity. It also mentions cotton plants sending roots six to eight feet deep in search of moisture.
Subscription Rates In Palo Alto and Emmet Counties
Rates list for outside territory includes one year at 2.60 dollars, six months at 1.50, and three months at 1.00, covering Palo Alto Emmet Counties Fenton and Terris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
Emmet
Fenton and Terris
Cceces Ees
New Plumbing And Electric Firm In Graettinger
John DeVries and Marion Shaver launch Plumbing & Electric Service in Graettinger occupying space in the Graettinger Block & Tile Co. factory. They will handle plumbing wiring and appliance repair from the factory office as a temporary arrangement while seeking permanent quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John DeVries
Marion Shaver
Graettinger
Plumbing & Electric Service
Graettinger Block & Tile Co
DeVries
Shaver
U. S. Army
the Times
New Electric and Appliance Store slated for East Robbins area
A sale of the building between the John Clemen son and Alfred Jorgensen on East Robbins avenue to Alfred Jorgensen’s nephew from Kensett, Iowa is noted. An electric and appliance store is planned, though no firm opening news for this week’s Times. Lost Rivers describes Jamaica’s rivers vanishing into caverns much like Kentucky and Tennessee cave systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Electric and Appliance
Robbins Avenue
John Clemenson
Alfred Jorgensen
East Robbins Avenue
Kensett
Iowa
Jamaica
Kentucky
Tennessee
Marley Sells Hotel to Palmer Men in Iowa Town
W A Marley sells his hotel business to Herman Kleen and Herb J O'Brien of Palmer Iowa who take possession and will run the beer parlor and lunch room. Marley also operated a billiard hall in the same block and the hotel building is owned by A D McWilliams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Marley
Herman Kleen
Herb J. O’brien
Palmer
Iowa
Mr. Marley
A. D. McWilliams
Spelling Shakespeare on Philadelphia statue inscrips
A Parkway Library statue in Philadelphia bears Shakespeare’s name with variants Shakespere Shakepere and Shakespear carved on the black marble inscription. The mismatch highlights historic spelling variations in the commemorative piece.
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Shakespeare
Philadelphia
Parkway Library
Shakespere
Shakepere
Shakespear
Sport in vogue a century and a half ago
A concise note reflects on the wide use of the word sport in past days, noting its prominence about 150 years prior and suggesting how language shifts over time.
Fort Dodge Notables Share Visit and Travel Notes
Local news item highlights S G Rierson greeting Gractinger friends, travel to Des Moines for business, Mrs J J Sullivan and family visiting Emmetsburg, Wynn Gary Lammers returning from California with grandfather Ole C Olesen, Earl Drew from Detroit visiting friend Dwayne Lammers, and a 60 year old spruce tree used as a Christmas tree planted by Mrs Gode in Marengo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John DeVries
Marion Shaver
Des Moines
J. J. Sullivan
Tom
Vivian
John Gallever
Emmetsburg
Wynn
Gary Lammers
Long Beach
California
Ole C. Olesen
Earl Drew
Detroit
Michigan
Dwayne Lammers
Earl
Dwayne
Henry Gide
Marengo
Skeletons Tell Tales of a Stranger Marriage Outcome
Milton Marion Krogman presents a true story in The American Weekly about an out-of-the-past wedding with a dramatic end. Sheriff B F Montgomery of Emmetsburg visited Graettinger on Saturday as part of reporting on a cryptic case that unfolds through skeletal clues and detective work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Marion Krogman
University of Chicago
FBI
Law Enforcement Bulletin
American Weekly
Chicago Herald-American
B. F. Montgomery
Emmetsburg
Graettinger
Bonds Over America at Coxcomb Hill Oregon Site
An OCR fragment notes Astoria near the mouth of the Columbia River as a historic anchor. It mentions Captain Robert Gray and his crew visiting in 1792, Lewis and Clark wintering nearby in 1805, and hints at the area’s early settlement. The text is garbled with stray words and unclear dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coxcomb Hill
Astor Popes
Oregon
Robert Gray
Astoria
Columbia River
Lewis and Clark
Omaey Ian Rec Tions
Ae i Anjoy
Local Notes and Upcoming County Games Regularly Update
Community brief with home visits and hospital news from Estherville area. Notables include A P Thompson returning from Belmond, Mrs Meyer improving after illness, and Kitty McCarty resuming work in Milwaukee. Birth announced at Holy Family hospital Estherville and local travel remarks plus a schedule of upcoming county and sectional games in Gruver, Ayrshire, Ruthven, Lake Center and Gillett Grove area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Thompson
Belmond
Ray Gleason
Ruthven
Groettinger
Martin Laughlin
Emmetsburg
Frank Meyer
Harold Christiansen
Los Angeles
Misa Kitty McCarty
Milwaukee
Ed Rusch
Terris
Holy Family Hospital
Estherville
the Times
Ruseh
Gruver
Sesveree
Ayrshire
Ringsted
St. Mary's
Gillett Grove
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LUX Soap
Bob Carter
John DeVries, Marion Shaver
Marley
S. G. Rierson
Fort Dodge
Texas Juice
Sunkist
Clinton
ABC
Texas
Old Grimes
Naval
Cargill
BABY
America
ASTOR
St. Mary’s
al Menke
Don Strickland
Jack Colereson
Sam Campbell
Jimmy Barnett Juary
Lyan Kernses
Vern Wellington
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