Times Publisher And Wife Enjoyed Visit In The West
The Times publisher and wife returned January 5 from a two week vacation in California. They traveled by bus, Rock Island Rocket, and Imperial train through New Mexico, El Paso, and Mexicali to Los Angeles. They describe vast Imperial valley crops, cotton baling, a large Mexicali cemetery, and a lettuce harvest in progress, with many details of the trip and local observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ties
California
Sullivan
Frank Koch
West Bend Journal
Lillie Sanding
D. E. McCarty
Grasttinger
Mason City
Kansas City
Imperial
Rock Island
Southern Pacific
Kansas
New Mexico
el Paso
Texas
Arizona
Yuma
Old Mexico
United States
Mexicale
Mexico
Calexico
Imperial Valley
Mexicalo
Los Angeles Union Station
Tom
Fillmore
Ntivity Catholic Church
Torrance
Father Edward Sullivan
Father Sullivan
Torranite
Complete closing out sales announced for Henry Garrelts and Albert F Johnson
Henry Garrelts plans a full closing out sale on Tuesday January 25 at one o’clock eight miles east and a half mile south of Graettinger. 27 cattle Holsteins and Shorthorns plus 30 winter pigs and a large machinery list led by three tractors. Auctioneers Finn and Brown. clerk Palo Alto County State bank. Albert F Johnson to hold a furniture and household sale at the Johnson residence three blocks south of the bank Saturday January 29 at one o’clock. Grodland Bortint Brown auctioneers. Graettinger State bank clerk. Live Line Auctioneers Wm Brown active at Estherville pavilion midweek sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Garretts
Burns Machinery
Albert F. Johnson
Wees Cieeee Spies & Levi
Poland
Henry Garrelts
Graettinger
Finn and Brown
Palo Alto County State Bank
Johnson
Fred Graettinger
Dolingon
Grodland, Bortint & Brown
Graettinger State Bank
Left for the West from local residents
Mrs. Harold Christiansen left for Washington state at the start of the year to visit relatives and plans a follow up trip with her husband possibly to other western states. Harold’s brother Warren and wife with Mr. and Mrs. Ted Leduc left for California about ten days ago for a visit in that state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Christiansen
Washington State
Weather Cold Today and Local Fatalities
A raw east wind and light snow mark today with very cold readings. Floyd Smith, 60, of Ruthven, died from injuries in an auto crash January 5 in Sioux City. Norman Broadwell of Ruthven died when the car left Highway 18 near Dickens. The Olson child from west of town (Delmar Olson family) underwent appendicitis surgery at Holy Family hospital and is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Smith
Ruthven
Sioux City
Norman Broadwell
Dickens
My. l
Delmar Olson
West of Town
Holy Family Hospital
Fractured hip case and West trip news
Mrs Rene Hughes of Emmetaburg slipped on the ice and sustained no fractured hip. She had just visited her friend Miss Mary Duffy, a patient recovering from a fall on the ice. Miles Duffy suffered fracture of both bones in the forearm. ON TRIP TO THE WEST Mr and Mrs Thomas Thomson and Mr and Mrs Nels Nelson left Monday morning for California planning to be away several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene Hughes
Emmetaburg
Mary Duffy
Miles Duffy
West
Thomas Thomson
Nels Nelson
California
Fire alarm responds to roo f blaze extinguished quickly
A Wednesday evening fire call to the local company near the Wm Blompe residence was answered when a small fire on a roof was contained. Separately, Mr and Mrs John Nissen purchased the Louie Graettinger residence in the eastern part of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Blompedence
Sclarks
Myr
John Nissen
Louie Graettinger
Graettinger Picnic Set In Los Angeles January 30
The 16th annual Graettinger picnic will be held at Sycamore Grove park in Los Angeles on Sunday January 30 1949 with a rain date of the following Sunday. Attendees should bring lunch and a cup while coffee will be served. The gathering aims to maintain old ties and friendship among Graettinger people across distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger, Town
Sycamore Grove Park
Los Angeles
Memorial Shelf Honors War Dead at Local Library
A Memorial Shelf sponsored by the Woman's Club has been placed in the local library with new books donated by organizations and individuals. Donors may contact the librarian or Library Board to contribute, and the public may inspect and use the books. Notable titles include American Wit and Humor, A Little Treasury of Great Poetry, and Inside U. S. A. Other memorial donations honor Abraham Lincoln and prominent locals. another Memorial Shelf is planned for in memory of non serving friends. Hospital notes list patients at Holy Family Hospital and a rural mail carrier Earl Jones on vacation due to health reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Ourloval Library
John Tasker Howard
E. B. White
Kathryn White
Midwest
John Drury
Oscar Wiliams
Homer Croy
John Gunther
Louis Adamic
Ernie Pyle
Walter Haviehurst
Currier and Ives
Harry T. Peters
Grace Pagano
Adolph Spies
Donald McCombs
Margaret Lea Tunbeck
W. Nunamaker
Fragmented Legal Notice From Texas and California
A partial OCR fragment references Texas and California legal or public notices. It mentions locations and authorities in a terse record style, but the readable content is too fragmentary to determine the specific action, date, or involved parties.
Telephone Rates Raised To Meet Mounting Costs
The Graettinger Telephone Co shareholders met at the Legion hall to receive the 1948 financial statement showing an indebtedness above $2,000 after a $4,500 switchboard purchase. A 5 percent dividend was declared. rural rates rise to $20.50 and business lines to $36 annually. New officers named and a unanimous vote supported higher rentals due to rising costs, pole replacements, line moves, and metallic circuit conversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger Telephone Co
Legion Hall
Harold Jorgensen
Andrew
Duus
P. J. Duus
Jorgen Andersen
Elmer Tyerson
J. J. Sullivan
Yeay
Linns- Ar
H. Be, Fink
King Family Moves Patients Home From Holy Family Hospital
On Wednesday last week Mr and Mrs James King brought Frank King home from Holy Family hospital in pain but improving. That evening Mrs Kings father Tom Schuler from Ruthven arrived at Holy Family hospital and was sent home again as he lay ill. He is improving but will need time to recover. The family plans him to travel to New Mexico to be with his son Father Francis Schuler for health reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James King
Frank King
Holy Family Hospital
Mr. Schuler
New Mexico
Father Francis Schuler
Reedes Move to Ruthven and Rural Health Notes
Mr and Mrs F W Reed moved to Ruthven within ten days, farming northwest of Gruettinger. Their former place is now occupied by son Russell and family. Community wishes accompany the Reeds to their new location. Adolph Spies of Graettinger and Charles Spies went to St Louis by train for health checks. Adolph Spies learned his ailment is not heart related. Charles was under a St Louis specialist care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4. W. Reed
Ruthven
Gruettinger
Russell
Adolph Spies
Graettinger
St. Louis
Spies
Charles Spies
Charles Ja
St Louis
Left for California Graettinger plans picnic trip
Irvin Graettinger departed Sunday for Los Angeles to visit and possibly stay several days. He intends to attend the Graettinge picnic scheduled for the same Sunday in January, with no definite plans yet. Milas Phyllis Jones resigns from Standard Oil in Mankato and accepts a position with Estherville Products Co, expressing satisfaction with the new role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Graettinger
Los Angeles
California
Graettinge
Sam
Estherville
Funeral attendance for uncle and aunt in South Dakota
Mr and Mrs Wm Morke Frank Herke Md Herke Mrs Jack Doyle and Mrs Clara Hutton attended the funeral of their uncle and aunt in Ho ward South Dakota held Tuesday after both had been critically ill One passed away Friday and the other Saturday Adam Hahn and Mio couple in their 80s were in attendance. local people remember him Friends extend sympathy to the Nerke families in their sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Morke
Frank Herke
MD Herke
Jack Doyle
Clara Hutton
Howard
South Dakota
Mio
Adam Hahn
Hoth
A. G. Werke
Nerke
March of Dimes Campaign In Progress in Graettinger
The March of Dimes drive is underway in Graettinger and nearby with small donations left at local businesses and larger gifts mailed to H. A. Elsenbast, the local chairman. State polio data from 1948 is cited, noting exhausted county funds and emergency aid. Campaign runs January 14 to 31 with half of funds kept locally and half sent to the National Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
H. A. Elsenbast
Palo Altoounty
Palo Alto Co
Grachtinger
National Foundation
Girls and Boys County Tourneys Set This Month
The girls tournament is at Ruthven this week with Gracttinger's first game against Ayrshire at 7 30 this Thursday evening. Semi finals Friday night and consolation and championship Saturday night. The boys tourney runs January 26 to 29 in Emmetsburg with Graettinger facing Ruthven at 7 30 Wednesday night. The Times wishes both teams luck. Also notes John DeLawyer of Deronda Wisconsin hauled baled straw and hay here for fuel in shortage and the Arnold Aleach family moving from Marcus Iowa to the east Graettinger farm once known as the Herrem place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthven
Gracttinger
Wit Ayrshire
Hell
Emmetsburg
Graettinger
Rutiven
Wisconsin
John DeLawyer
Deronda
Minnesota
Dakotas
Henry DeLawyer
Marcus
Arnold Aleach
Iowa
Herrem
Large House on Barringer Farm Destroyed by Fire
A large 12 room house on the D C Barringer farm near Graettinger was destroyed by fire Monday morning. The Reed family furniture and personal effects were lost. Fire alarms failed in below zero weather delaying response. The house, 52 by 26 feet with twelve rooms, had insurance of 5,000 on the structure and 1,500 on belongings. No life was lost and rebuilding is contemplated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Barringer Farm
Graettinger
Russell Reed
Graobtinger
Ringsted I Fire Company
Reed
E.W. Reed
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Times
Wm. Brown
Estherville Pavilion
Hara
Ins
Brown
Gale
the Times
Southland
Frank W. Christensen
Superior
Hanna Sandvig
Allen Ray Olson
Graettinger l
Charles Honstead
Earl Jones
Mr. Jones
Donald
Tom Schuler
Adolph
Barringer Farm
Quaker Data ‘Co
the Legion Hall
Claude Hansen
International Harvester Co
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