Brennan Heads Palo Alto County Defense Board
Lawrence D. Brennan named by Secretary Wickard as chair of Palo Alto County Defense Board. The USDA boards coordinate farm production adjustments via AAA and other agencies. Palo Alto members include Ralph Asby Harold Barringer F. Pirie and W M Townsend with local agency heads. Chairman of the Iowa board is Albert J Loveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence D. Brennan
Palo Alto County
Secretary of
Claude R. Wickard
Palo Alto
AAA
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Farm Security Administration
Surplus Marketing Administration
Agricultural Marketing Service
Forest Service
Rural Electrification Administration
Federal
State Cooperate Extension Service
Mr. Brennan
Ralph Asby
County Extension Service
Harold Barringer
Farm Credit Administration
Fa. D. Pirie
Rural Electrification
W. M. Townsend
Production Credit Association
Secretary of Agriculture
Towa Defense Board
Albert J. Loveland
Towa Aas
Navy Enlistment Drive Appeals To Iowa Youths
The Times plans to publish navy news in coming weeks though this issue is crowded. An ad offers a booklet for young men considering joining the Navy from the Times office. Three sailors from Great Lakes, Bob Olson Harold Brobst and Delmar Murray, are home on vacation after completing training, seen in their fifty white uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Navy
Times Office
Great Lakes
Bob Olson
Harold Brobst
Delmar Murray
Fourth Of July Celebration At Emmetsburg
Fourth of July was ideal with Dan ish Ladies Aid serving a noon dinner at South Walnut. A program of speaking and races followed, then a Graetinger group moved to Emmetsburg for an evening program and boat parade with fireworks. The crowd sized up as large as last year and weather remained ideal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danish Ladies’ Aid Society
Graetinger
Emmetsburg
Graestinger Evergreane Los Torreson Oilersrom
Wallingford
Little Girl Injured in Bicycle Accident at Ayrshire
Miss Joleen Joyce, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Joyce of Ayrshire and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Meyer of Graettinger, sprained her ankle and severed auta when her foot became caught in the bicycle wheel she rode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joleen Joyce
Mra
Ed Joyce
Ayrshire
Mra Frank. Meyer
Graettinger
Auta
F E Schurmann Escaped Injury In Peculiar Car Crash
F E Schurmann escaped injury when a horse crashed into his car on Highway 17 south of Graettinger last Wednesday evening. The radiator and front of the car were badly damaged as the horse’s feet missed the windshield by about a foot. The car had stopped when the horse charged down the road, making the collision a close call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Schurmann
Highway 17
Graettinger
Fremont County U. S. O. Meeting Notice
A county wide U S O meeting is announced for Monday evening July 14 at the court house in Emmetsburg. All citizens are urged to attend. J B McEvoy Palo Alto county chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Emmetsburg
J. B. McEvoy
Palo Alto County
North Iowa Press Members Here Monday Night
North Iowa Press association members and their ladies visited the Times family in Graettinger for a 6:30 dinner at the Larsen Cafe. After dinner a short meeting was held at the Times office, followed by a bridge competition with two experts identified from local towns including West Bend Ringsted Whittemore Fenton Titanica Bancroft Lakota and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Iowa Press Association
Times
Graettinger
Larsen Cafe
Times Office
Frank Koeh
West Ben
A. L. Andersen
Ringsted
West Bend
Red Cross Yarn Is Here Ladies Asked To Knit
Palo Alto county sets quotas for Red Cross garments including 50 men s sweaters 100 ladies sweaters 250 children's sweaters 50 men s socks 170 shawls 80 children s garments 200 mittens 120 mufflers 60 beanies and caps. Work to be finished by January next. County chair Mrs Middleton Emmeteburg.local chair Mrs Spies Graettinger. Volunteers urged to begin and lead by month. Ladies urged to give full cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Palo Alto
Middleton
Emmeteburg
Carl Spies
Graettinger
Work Started Monday At St Paul Church Improvem
Work began Monday on improvements to St Paul Lutheran church. About fifty members worked with shovels wagons and tractors to dig the excavation for north and south wings. The east portion was cut off and moved back to join the new section. The project should take about 90 days to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Four Good Wey Printer Payment Reminder
The note reminds to settle a printer bill for four good Wey items. The message urges prompt payment to avoid delays or service interruptions.
Kitten Ball Games Draw Fans For Graettinger Teams
Graettinger Merchants lost to Estherville Mer chants 6 to 6 in second extra inning after leading 4 to 2. Dick Miller and Young pitched for Graettinger as they had eight hits, four errors while Estherville had seven hits and two errors. Evergreen field hosted Graettinger doubleheader wins 10-5 and 11-6 over Home Oil Co. Wallingford and Estherville teams also had notable results amid a busy weekend schedule with upcoming fireworks and league games in Graettinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger Merchants
Estherville Merchants
Estherville
Graettinger
Dick Miller
Young
Marley
Graettinger Evergreens
Home Oil Co
Evergreen Field
Evergreens
Merchants
Jackson
Minnesota
Townsend Doing Fine Work In Palo Alto County
Palo Alto county farmers and stockmen helped swell the Emmetsburg Production Credit Association loan total for the first six months of the year to a record $287,411.78, per director J. H. Currans of Ruthven. The 1941 six month figure tops the prior period by $43,916.07, with much of the increase tied to seasonal financing and defense-related crop production in Palo Alto and neighboring counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Townsend
Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg
Ranorta
United States
Emmeteburg
Livestorkner
Palo Alto
Clay
Emmet
Kossuth
Dickinson Counties
Arizona visitors arrive for Simis family visit
Here From Arizona Mrs. R. Simla and three children arrived from Phoenix, Arizona the first of the week for a visit with Mrs. Simis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Foster, and with her brother, Eugene Foster and family, Batherville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
R. ©. Simla
Phoenix
Corn Prospects Bright in Wet Season
Corn prospects in the section are above average with knee high crops for the season about twice normal height. The wet season has been splendid for corn and favorable for growth across the area.
Petersen and Nolan Weds in Las Vegas Event
Norman J Petersen son of Graettinger residents P G Petersen and Mrs Petersen and Mary Nolan daughter of Hugh Nolan Pierson Iowa were married in Las Vegas Nevada on June 9 1941. They will reside in Los Angeles where the groom works for Douglas Aircraft Co. and the bride formerly worked as a beauty operator in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman J. Petersen
P. G. Petersen
Graettinger
Mary Nolan
Hugh Nolan
Pierson
Iowa
Las Vegas
Nevada
Los Angeles
Graettinger High School
Omaha
Douglas Aircraft Co
Estherville
Gathering At Forest City Ends Three Day Norwegian Reunion
Mr and Mrs Jacob Brekke of Graettinger and Mr and Mrs Lars Finnestad of Fenton returned from Forest City Sunday where they attended the Sta vanger Lage reunion lasting three days. Thousands attended as the Norwegian Lutheran church president and ministers joined in gatherings across five states. Rev Gjeltvet of Norway spoke on current conditions, his talk highly interesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Brekke
Graettinger
Lars Finnestad
Fenton
Forest City
Stavanger-Lage
Palo Alto
Emmet
Iowa
Los Angeles
Norway
Gjeltvet
State Bank Shows Usual Over Fine Graettinger Statement
The Graettinger State bank presents a strong weekly financial report with total footings near 400000 deposits at 350000 and undivided profits approaching capital and surplus. In local sports news Dizzy Dean will pitch innings at Storm Lake and Aurelia game on Sunday July 18. Bernard Prochaska, former Emmaetsburg Junior College star, is a pitcher for Storm Lake and visited Graettinger yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bank
Graettinger State Bank
the Times
Dizzy Dean
Storm Lake
Aurelia
Storm, Lake
Bernard Prochaska
Emmaetsburg
Graettinger
Coal Supply and Freight Risks Warned for Winter
The notice says coal will not be scarce at the mines but freight care may be very scarce during winter. It also notes coal is cheaper now.
Graettinger Market Report July 10 1941
Graettinger market report lists prices for corn, oats, eggs and butter with various grain quality grades and weights. It mentions heavy hens and leg horn classifications with respective cents per pound and other feed items. The fragmentary data shows bids and per unit values for livestock and poultry traded in the Graettinger market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Fried Spring Chicken Dinner Next Sunday
Catholic Ladies' Aid society will serve a fried chicken dinner at the church dining room on Sunday, July 13, with roast beef as an alternative. Serving begins promptly at 11:30 a.m. Public invited.
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Catholic Ladies’ Aid Society
Thompson joins civil service on Johnston Island mission
Eldon Thompson aged 77 of Los Angeles has entered the civil service and will be employed on Johnston Island in the Pacific near Pearl Harbor for at least one year. He is the son of Mr and Mrs T Q Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Thompson
T. Q. Thompson
Los Angeles
Civil Service Department
Johnson Island
Pacific
Jamil
Pearl Harbor
Work On New Light Plant Began Monday
Work started Monday July 7 on preliminary construction for the new municipal light plant. A power bucket was put in operation that date to dig the ditch for the water main to connect the plant with city supply. The power machine began at the Quin ten Jensen drug store corner and is described as rapid work for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quinten Jensen Drug Store
Bonda
Ot .Eontion
Ben Reeves Shows Old Speed During California Quake
Ben F Reeves visiting California when a rolling earthquake struck Los Angeles. His sister notes he still moves with early speed, though he has given up intense foot racing years ago due to weight. Light quake damage reported 75 miles north. Reeves visited Mt Wilson observatory and joked about Jupiter goats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben F. Reeves
California
Ben
Mr. Reeves
Los Angeles
Mt. Wilson
Jupiter
Reeves
West Coast
Hamilton Story Picnic at Blue Earth Sunday
Madison of Blue Earth Minnesota chairs the Hamilton Story picnic reunion program slated for July 18 in Blue Earth. Details include a children’s Supervigad play, two distinguished speakers Dr N Astrup Larsen Decorah and Prof Edvard Hambro Chicago University. A choir from Trinity Lutheran Blue Earth will sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. ©. Madison
Blue Earth
Minn
Inforg
N. Astrup Larsen
Decorah
Iowa
Uthern
Edvard Hambro
International Law
Chicago University
C. J. Hambro
Parliment of Norway
League of Nations
Trinity Lutheran Church of
Delegates Named for Town Send Club Convention
Roy Hanna of Ruthven attends the national Town Send Club convention in Buffalo New York. M D Grodland of Graettinger was slated as a delegate but health prevented him from traveling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Hanna
Ruthven
The
Townsend Club
Buffalo, N.y
D. Grodland
Graettinger
Frank Lambe Dies After Long Illness Near Graettinger
Frank Lambe aged 74 died Sunday July 6 at his east Graettinger home after a six year illness. He faced his suffering without complaint, aided by wife and daughter. Requiem high mass was held Wednesday at the Catholic church with Father Hurley officiating and Father Leo McCoy delivering the sermon. Interment followed in the parochial cemetery. pallbearers included Jorgen Andersen and others. Lambe, born August 10 1867 near Otter Creek Jackson county, married Mary O Connor on April 24 1895 and lived on farms west and east of Graettinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lambe
Graettinger
Mr. Lambe
Father D. K. Hurley
Leo McCoy
Ayrshire
Jorgen Andersen
George G. Johnson
Ed Anderson
J. A. Doetuing
J. R. Brown
Robert Elsenbaat
Frank Lawrence Lambe
Otter Creek
Jackson County
Iowa
Tate
Baton Alto
Mary O'Connor
Fogde
Like Deadwood Very Much Mr and Mrs Phillips Visit
Mr and Mrs Jack Phillips from Deadwood report they like their new location. The climate is ideal with days not warm enough to perspire and cool evenings. Deadwood wool lies inside a large timber area and Deadwood is described as a thriving gold mining city and tourist center. The Times notes the couple also have a gold mine in their thriving business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Jack Phillips
Deadwood Wool
Times
Times, Too, Is Very Pleased To Learn That Mr. and Mrs. Phillips
New Modern Office Planned for Wisconsin Lumber Co
Wisconsin Lumber Co announces a fine new modern office to be built with extended display space and a longer interior. Assistant manager Ross Gilbaugh now heads the wrecking crew extracting the old interior as the book keeping area shifts to the northeast corner. Charles City resident Merle Grodland, son of Mr and Mrs Grodland of Graettinger, is elected junior high principal in the Charles City school system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.be. Norris
Wiconsin Lumber Co
Ross Gilbaugh
Charles City
Merle Grodland
M. C. Grodland
Graettinger
Giant Douglas B-19 bomber built by local workers
C W Ostheimer son in law of Roy Young Graettinger helped assemble the Giant Douglas B-19 bomber noted as the largest fighting plane in the world. Other workmen contributed to the project in the local effort.
Rainfall Continues With Heavy Showers Across Area
The region records another heavy shower this morning with persistent rain sources. Wind and hail have been scarce so far, but the ongoing downpour keeps rain totals rising in the area.
Harvest season with heavy straw and good yield expected
Farmers anticipate harvesting grain this week as straw looks very heavy and indications point to a strong yield for the season.
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. D. Brennan
County Defense Board
Palo Alto Defense Board
F. E. Schurmann
North Iowa
Clear Lake
St. Paul Church
Townsend
Corn Prospects Coop
Norman Petersen
Wilk
Ray
Essc
Rondy
Ben Reeves
L. A
Hamilton-Story
Immaculate Conception Church
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