Funeral Of Mrs J M Robinson Held Thursday
The funeral of Mrs. J M Robinson, 67, was held Thursday with services at the home and at the Methodist church. The Rev J Heber Miller officiated as family and lodge members attended. Survivors include her husband J M Robinson and eight children, with 29 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. The Martins Funeral Service directed arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Robinson
Methodist Church
J. Heber Miller
Royal Neighbors
Rebekah
Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors of Which Mr. Robinson
Lou Phillips
Omro Cottington
Frank Foley
John Thompson
Graettinger
Martin
W. L. O’connor
Julius Skow
Jorgen Andersen
Ross Clayton
Art Thompson
Ora Lounsberry
Robinson
Mary E. Hennick
Nevada
Story County
Iowa
Graettinner
Inez
California
Alma Hansen
Grover
Mabel Bortint
Superior
Mildred Meyers
Margie Masters
Graettinzer
Ralph
U. S. Army
Germany
Lee
Robert
Graettinber
Patriotic Bond Offers Steady Ten Year Return
An analysis shows buying a $1,000 bond yields rising yearly values: 755, 765, 780, 800, 820, 840, 880, 920, 960, reaching $1,000 at year ten. It presents a favorable investment angle alongside E Bond promotions.
Card from Denmark Brings Joy to Jens Kirkegaard
A card from Denmark to Jens Kirkegaard of Graettinger was real good news as it confirmed his parents are well. The message from his parents brought cheer by stating their good health.
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Denmark
Jens Kirkegaard
Graettinger
Household Goods Sale Listed for July 28 Auction
Mrs. C. H. Berdin will sell her household goods at auction on Saturday July 28. Auctioneer M. O. Grodland will conduct the sale.
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C. H. Berdin
M. O. Grodland
Reeses Purchase Ocheyedan Arrow Publication
Mr and Mrs Chris Reese of Algona purchase the Ocheyedan Arrow in Osceola county from former publisher C U G Lighter The longtime editor retires after 57 years in printing The Times praises the transition and wishes success to both old and new publishers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Reese
Algona
Graettinver
Ocheyedan
Osceola County
CU. G. Lighter
Lighter
Terris Tribune
Reeses
Huditor
the Times
Sale Dates Asher Peterson Mrs Berdin
Sale dates announced for Asher Peterson and Mrs C H Berdin with event details and venue information. Auctioneer contact and lot listings appear in notices, outlining schedule and terms of sale.
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Asher Peterson
C. H. Berdin
Emmetsburg to Play Graettinger Here Next Sunday
Emmetsburg league team visits Graettinger for a 3 p.m. game at the new Athletic club ball park, with large local roots expected. Earlier on the same day Ruthven girls face Graettinger at 12:30, managed by Mary Geelan and Mary Jane Suss, to fit before the 3 o’clock league game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Athletic Club
Ruthven Girls
Graettinger Girls
Graettinger Ball Park
Ruthven
Mary Geelan
Mary Jane Suss
Nationals
Whittemore
Algona
Mallard
Lotts Creek
Lone Rock
Graettinger Businesses Renovate Block On East Robbins
John Clemenson Alfred Jorgensen and Merle Jones spearhead a major block improvement in Graettinger. They purchased the Mrs J P Wagner building and the Dr Dappen building, raised structures, removed partitions, installed new sills and foundations, and plan a continuous 54 foot concrete floor with a 10 foot wide space for a future store or office. A new front will join the two buildings and the gap, making three units ready for business. An earlier enhancement at Our Own Hardware added improved lighting and display space. Residents are invited to suggest further property improvements.
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John Clemenson
Alfred Jorgensen
Merle Jones
Graettinger
Clemenson
Jorgensen
Partial solar eclipse observed across region in 1945
Local residents report a partial view of the sun between six and eight am on Monday June 9 1945 with the deepest shadow at seven. The total eclipse occurred in a small belt across the western United States and Canada and the next eclipse is due in 1954.
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United States
Canada
Electric Refrigerator to Be Sold in Household Auction
Mrs. C. H. Berdin will sell household goods on Saturday July 28 with an electric refrigerator listed among items. The sale includes a large furniture listing but the refrigerator is expected to attract many buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Berdin
Remains Of L M Eidsness Laid To Rest Today
Lars M Eidsness 56 was buried at First Lutheran cemetery east of Graettinger after arriving from Washington D C. Services were led by Rev Julius Mast ed. burial followed in the Eidsness family lot with son Lars Widsness Jr and sister Gerda Klucken in attendance. Survived by four children and four sisters. The Times offers condolences to the family.
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Lars M. Eidsness
Washington, D. C
Plaace
Graettinger
Eidsness
Julius
Masted
Lars Widsness, Jr
Gerda Klucken
Lars Widsness
Washington
Ft. Lincoln Cemetery
Lars M
Adelaide
George
John
M. L. Eidsness
Alexandria
Virginia
Arthur Bergeson
Lee Hall
Thomas Gale
Lars Hidsness
Times
July Sugar Canning Allotments Announced for Iowa
War Price Rationing Board No 74 in Ames says those who already received canning sugar get none this month while others may obtain five pounds per person. An August allotment depends on processing of original applications, with later notice on second allotments. Severe drought threatens Cuba's 1945 cane prep. Ames Home Economics urges canning fruits without sugar though sugar preserves color and flavor. Minnie R. Heise, Chief Clerk.
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Surar
Cuba
Ames
Minnie R. Heise
War Price Board to Close on Tue and Fri All Mornings
The War Price and Rationing Board announces immediate closures to the public on Tuesdays and Fridays and every morning to allow clerks to manage peak workload. The plan remains in effect until further notice. Charles Morling chairs the board with Viola Thacker as price clerk.
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Soecal War Price & Rationing Board
War Price & Rationing Hd
Charles Morling
Viola Thacker
Lois Walstrom Granted Optional Attendance Privilege
Lois Carter Walstrom of Graettinger Iowa, a junior in the Kansas State College School of Arts and Sciences, is among 44 juniors eligible for optional class attendance for 1945 46. Eligibility requires a B average each sophomore semester and at least 30 grade points per semester.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Lois Carter Walstrom
Graettinger
Iown
School of Arts and Sciences
Kansas State College
Mary Kimball
Gammon Family Visits Graettinger Ties To Durochrome Firm
James W. Gammon of Los Angeles arrives in Graettinger from Washington with Mrs. Gammon and children to visit relatives and friends. Gammon and brother L C Gammon own Durochrome Co. in LA, producing colorful transfers for military, rail, automotive, and advertising uses. Classmate Set Carl L. Spies, home from Paris on leave, greets him. the Gammons plan a new building by September 1 as war demand boosts business. Mrs. Gammon plans a California visit this summer despite travel woes.
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James W. Gammon
Los Angeles
California
Graettinger
Washington, D. C
Gammon
Washington
D. C
James Gammon
L. C. (Kelly) Gammon
Durochrome Co
The
Times
Gammons
Set
Carl L. Spies
Paris
Algona
Andersons Open Welding Shop in Graettinger
Mr and Mrs Harry Anderson and two daughters of Wichita Kansas have relocated to Graettinger and will operate a welding and repair shop at the R T Peterson Sons Implement building. Anderson is experienced and expects a prosperous venture.
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Harry Anderson
Wichita
Kansas
Graettinger
Anderson
Melvin Anderson
R.T. Peterson & Sons Implement
Ice Cream Social at First Lutheran Church Saturday
Ladies Aid of the First Lutheran church will hold an ice cream social in church parlors on Saturday July 21. Serving starts at 6:00 p.m. and continues through the evening. Menu includes hot beef sandwiches pie cake ice cream iced tea and coffee. Public invited.
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Ladies’ Aid of the
First Lutheran Church
American Legion Paper Drive Set for Saturday
The American Legion will hold a paper drive on Saturday July 14. Leave tied bundles at the curb of your residence as before. Legion men with a truck will collect them. By Johnny Harris janitor at the American Legion Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion
Johnny Harris
American Legion Hall
Henry Currans 68 Dies in Farm Accident Near Ruthven
Henry Currans 68 of Ruthven was fatally injured Thursday while stacking hay on his farm when struck by a part of a hay stacker. He died of a broken neck shortly after. Funeral Monday at 9 30 in Ruthven drew many from Graettinger. Currans a prominent Palo Alto County farmer and business leader left several sons and daughters James Currans of Graettinger is a son. The Times extends sympathy to the family.
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Henry Currans
Ruthven
Currans
Graettinrer
Mr. Currans
Palo Alto County
James Currans
Graettinger
Poultry Trade Meeting Set By Price Specialist
A July 17 meeting at 8:00 p.m. in Emmetsburg Iowa will address new Poultry Regulations issued June 28. H R Mellor, Poultry Price Specialist, will lead the session with support from the OPA and the Iowa-Nebraska Poultry and Rye Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loa
H.R. Mellor
Poultry & Mie Price Speecialist
Court House
Emmetsburg
Iowa
OPA
Ilown-Nebraska Poultry & Rye Institute
Myr
Dart Mason
Institute
Mellor
War Price & Rationing
Viola Thacker
Masters Daughter Not Returning To Frisco Shortly
Miss Shirley Masters daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Masters will not return to San Francisco. She went to Frisco a year ago this month and worked in a variety store. Her work was pleasant but expenses and transportation are costly in the city. Prices of variety goods in San Francisco are 50 percent higher than the safe goods in the Graettinger variety store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
Shirley Masters
Ralph Masters
San Francisco
Graettinger
Auction Sale Today in Wallingford Area
Asher Peterson of the Wallingford vicinity conducts an entire closing out sale today starting at one o clock this noon. Peterson recently sold his 80 acre farm to Charles Bergeson and will give immediate possession while moving to his Wallingford residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asher Peterson
Wallingford
Peterson
Charles Bergeson
Lawn mower missing in Graettinger
Johnny Harris reports a lawn mower disappeared from his Graettinger home. He asks the borrower to return it promptly and without questions.
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Johnny Harris
the Times
Graettinger
Palo Alto Tops War Bond Drive With Record Sales
Palo Alto county exceeded its Seventh War Bond drive quota with total purchases of 1 145 000 against 948 000. EF bonds lagged with 574 153 toward a 647 000 quota. Nationally I bonds reached 91 800 000 of 82 000 000. total securities sold to all investors stood at 362 200 000. Over 50 counties were over the top on EF quotas, with praise for county chairmen volunteers and participating organizations.
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Palo Alto
Graettinger State Bank
North Palo Alto
South Emmet
Iowa
Iowa War Finance Committee
W. L. Clark
Amt
Graettinger men donate blood to aid patient in Iowa City
Five Graettinger gentlemen Dr Olene Jacobson Albert Jensen Jack Wolfe Albert I Johnson and M P Gilbaugh travelled to Iowa City Saturday night returning Sunday. They visited Archie Clayton at the University hospital where he is slightly improved and to undergo stomach ulcer surgery later. He has received blood plasma recently and the donors are pleased by his improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Iowa City
Olene Jacobson
Albert Jensen
Jack Wolfe
Albert I. Johnson
M. PF. Gilbaugh
Archie Clayton
University Hospital
Clayton
Graettinger Friends
Hauenstein Buys Graettinger Business Building
Merv Hauenstein owner of the Graettinger variety store has purchased the Louis Christiansen building where the store operated. The brick property was built by Mr. and Mrs. Christiansen. The deal was arranged this week by Mrs. Christiansen visiting here. Hauenstein recently bought the business from E. J. Koob and the Hauenstein family still lives in Emmetsburg due to housing delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merv. Hauenstein
Graettinger
Louis Christiansen
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Ruthven-Graettinger
L.M. Eidsness
Lars, Jr
City Meat Market
Robert Simonsen
D. C. Barringer
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