Graettinger Triumphs 7-6 On McCombs Three Run Triple
Graettinger defeated Burt on Thursday night 7-6 after Dick McCombs, Graettinger third baseman, hit a three run triple to seal the win. Earlier in the week Graettinger beat Thor 8-1 at Basle Grove with Wilson and Woody Wodall homering. Graettinger players celebrated the result saying they were happy, while Grasttinger is set to play Pocahontas Thursday evening at Evergreen Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Burt
Dick McCombs
Thor
Basle Grove
Wilson
Woody Woodall
Evergreen Field
Grasttinger
Pocahontas
Immaculate Conception Church and Area Services Preview
Church notices list Mass times at Immaculate Conception and St Pauls Lutheran Graettinger South Walnut and First Lutheran Church schedules. Includes confessions, Sunday School times, Bible studies, Ladies Aid, parish leagues, and visitors welcome. Also reports pilots and accidents, fishing prize, twins’ deaths, anniversary, and a Graettinger baseball schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immaculate Conception
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
South Walnut
Graettinger
St. Paul’s
Town League and Soft Ball Schedule for July
Schedule lists Town League games on July 18 at Pocahontas and Algona, July 20 at Eagle Grove. Soft Ball matchups include July 18 Osgood versus Hotel and East Osgood versus Thoreson, July 17 Farmers Elevator versus Mare Service, Lost Island versus St Paul. High school baseball tourney final at Evergreen Park July 14 at 3 80, Ruthven July 16 at 2 30, Everly July 23 at 2 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Pocahontas
Algone
Eagle Grove
Humboldt
Ruthven
Bagie Grove
Graattinger
Burter
Thor Ab Graettinger
Potshontas
Il Pet
East Osgood
St. Paul's
South Walnu
First Lutheran
Thoreson’s
Osgood
Farm Service
Prana
Algona
Hotel
Thoreson's
Farmers Elevator Va
Mare Service
Lost Island
St. Paul
Evergreen Park
Everly
Farmers Elevator
First
Lutheran Osgood
Thoreson East Osgood
South Walnut
Lutheran Farmers Elevator Va
Hotel Suly
St. Paul Va
Thorezon
South Walnut Lost Inland
Thoreson
South Walnut Haat
South Walnut First Lutheran
Dagged
Thoreson Hotel
Farm Service First Ee. Ve
Paul Va
First Lutheran Ve
Ozgood Va
South Walnut Lost Teland Va
Farmars Elevator
South Walnut Bt
Paul Ve
Telland Va
South Walnut Farmers Elevator
Osgood Fit Lutheran Va Farm
Bervics
East Osgood And St Paul Lead In Win Column
East Osgood and St Paul sit atop the coming week’s win column as interest in kitten balls remains high. Friday night outcomes include South Walnut’s victory over Farm Service, with a high school baseball game following. Graettinger boys upset Ayrshire in a close score amid a Tuesday doubleheader. Lost Island beat Farmera Elevator and First Lutheran edged Second Lutheran. Upcoming games are listed on the inside page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Walnut
Graettinger High Boys
Ayrshire
Lost Island
Farmera Elevator
Bt.“Paul Lutheran
Graettinger Summer Baseball Schedule Includes July Games
Graettinger High School releases a summer baseball schedule with July 7 Ayrshire game at 8:00 p.m. and July 23 Everly game at 2:80 p.m. A summer sectional tournament is planned July 10, 12, and 14 at an undetermined site, likely Grastlinger, with more games possible.
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Graettinger
Ayrshire
Ruthven
Everly
Grastlinger
Death of Chris P. Andersen Mourned by Fink Family
Mrs. H. E. Fink of Graettinger mourns the death of her father Chris P. Andersen 85, who died in Chicago. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 30 PM with Mr. and Mrs. Fink and Mrs. Henry Hendricksen en route. Andersen long resident of Ringsted ran a hardware store. Also noted a separate accident near Manchester where J. E. Heyer's car struck a bridge railing and his wife was treated for bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. FE. Fink
Graettinger
Chris P. Andersen
Chicago
Fink
Henry Hendricksen
Ringsted
Mr. Andersen
Graettinger School bids sought for general construction
Sealed bids will be received by the Graettinger Independent Public School Board in Graettinger Iowa until 2 30 p m July 19 1950 for general construction equipment and mechanical additions bids must include certified checks or approved bonds payable to the Board liquidated damages clause applies if a contract is not executed within fifteen days of bid acceptance plans and specifications are available from the Graettinger school office or architect James H Walsh Spencer Iowa for a ten dollar deposit per set the district reserves right to waive technicalities and reject any or all bids dated June 22 1950 Helen Helgeson secretary board of directors Graettinger Iowa
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Graettinger
Independent Public School
Iowa
Graettinger Independent Public
Graettinger Independent Public School System
Towa Bank
Board of Directors
Graettinger Independent Public School
Graattinger
Helen Helgeson
Notice of Sale of Bond for Gractinger School District
The Independent School District of Gractinger Iowa offers for sale bonds totaling 47000 dollars for a school building. The sale is set for July 26 1950 at 2 PM at the Gractinger School House Iowa. Printed bonds and the attorney's opinion will be furnished by the District. Helen Helgeson secretary.
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Independant
Gracttinger
Palo Alto County
Iowa
Independent School District
Grachtinger
Helen Helgeson
Haswell Founders and a Deep Well Water Tale
Tinawell era settlers relied on a deep fresh water well as a key to westward settlement. Founders of Haswell documented its importance to pioneers and to informing settlers about water resources. The piece also notes wartime synthetic materials and mentions a material nicknamed bouncing putty used in golf balls for distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haswell
Pionesra
Ita
Salmon National King Salmon Range Described
Reports describe the largest of the Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus, known as king salmon. Its range spans from northern Japan to Alaska and southward to Monterey, highlighting its size and geographic breadth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohisook
Japan
Alaska
Monterey
Whittemore P A Faces Ayrshire In Friday Final
The six team high school baseball tourney opened in Graettinger with two close games. Whittemore Presentation Academy beat Mottville 6 4, Rodman high edged Graettinger 7 6 in eight innings, Ayrshire crushed Penton 14 1, Whittemore P A defeated Rodman 1 0. Whittemore and Ayrshire meet in the final at Everpen Park Friday night at 10.
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Graetting
Whittemore Presentation Academy
Motherville
Rodman High
Graettinger High
Ayrshire
Penton
Whittemore P. A
Visitors Host Family Tete-A-Tete Weekend in Ottawa
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Resh welcomed relatives over the weekend. Guests included Mrs. Oxcar Koreson and daughter Alma from Ottawa Illinois, another daughter Leona from Joliet, and Maggie Skeie of Stavanger Norway, whose visit with Ottawa kin began about ten days ago. Mrs. Resh, a Stavanger native, has many Stavanger relatives including an older sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Resh
Miss Judy Thorson Leaves for Oregon Visit
Miss Judy Thorson departs for Springfield Oregon for a two week visit. She will stay with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Don Swanson who have been visiting here. From Graettinger they travel to Mt Ayr to see Mr Swanson s mother and plan to visit Yellowstone on the way to Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Thorson
Springfield
Oregon
Don Swanson
Graettinger
Mt. Ayr
Mr. Swanson
Yellowstone
Summer Rain Boosts Area Crops Ahead of Harvest
Farmers report three to four inches of rain and a bumper grain crop. corn is growing but 10 to 14 days behind schedule. The Palo Alto and Emmet OM Settlers picnic, an annual event, will be held Sunday, August 6. More details to come in future issues of the Times.
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Palo Alto and
Emmet OM
Vacation Trip for Spices Family Near West Journey
Mr and Mrs Adolph Spices and their son and daughter left today for a vacation trip to the west visiting Denver and Yellowstone and other points of interest. Home From Florida Mr and Mrs Jorgen Larsen and family arrived home from Clearwater Florida July 3 after a winter trip there before Christmas.
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Adolph Spices
West
Denver
Yellowstone
Florida
Jorgen Larsen
Clearwater
Rainy Season Hit Had Too Much Rain Caller Reports Inches
Frank Hudson from east and north of Graettinger visited the Times office saying his area received far more rain than Graettinger with an estimated fall of about inches.
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Frank Hudson
East
Graettinger
Times
Unimproved farm sale near Spencer at 227 an acre
Carl Christensen sold his 100 acre farm three miles from Spencer for 227 dollars per acre. The sale occurred after listing Monday and closing Tuesday. Taylor Flynn, a farmer, narrowly escaped drowning when Crooked Creek flooded, grabbing a tree limb and using a rope to reach shore. Buster, a cow belonging to the Albert Boysen family near Wapello, killed a fox with a pure white rear foot. Mrs Mike Wiemers of Gilmore City enjoyed a Germany trip, learning to ride a bicycle as transportation on her first visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Christensen
Spencer
Taylor Flynn
Kepta
Crooked Creek
Mr. Flynn
Buster
Coula
Albert Boysen
Wapello
Mike Wiemers
Gilmore ‘Guy
Germany
Draft board hours and honors roll note
Edward McNally announces the county draft board office at 11th and Broadway Emmetsburg is open 8:00 am to 6:00 pm each Tuesday for registration. First draft quota for Town is under 400. Mary Lane Herke of Osgood earns spring term who honor at Morningside College Sioux City with 93.5 GPA, placing her in the top two percent of 170 honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draft Board
Edward McNally
County Draft Board
11Th and Broadway
Emmetsburg
Mary Lane Herke
Ed Herke
Osgood
Morningside College
Sioux City
Mary
Has Land Deed Signed By Pres. James Buchanan
The Misses Rita and Margaret Mahan possess an 1860 deed signed by President James Buchanan. Dated October 41 1860 the document grants 80 acres of bounty land for veterans of prior wars. It covers the north half of the northeast quarter of section 28 township 97 north range 3. Located just south of Graettinger. Registered to Margaret F. Click widow of George Click the War of 1812 veteran, and assigned to Edward Mahan. Aged but legible and well preserved on fine paper.
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Rita
Margaret Mahan
James Buchanan
Congress
Graettinger
Margaret F. Click
George Click
Ilward Mahan
Train Strike Ends In Graettinger After 14 Days
The east bound Rock Island passenger train passed Graettinger Tuesday at 1 25 PM ending a two week service stoppage. Switchmen had halted all trains using economic pressure during the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Graettinger
Kennett Thoréson Family Heads East for Tour and Seattle Hardware Meeting
Mr and Mrs Kennett Thoréson and their son and daughter departed Friday on a bus tour covering the Black Hills Yellowstone Lake Louise and other points. They will attend a national hardware dealers convention in Seattle Washington.
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Kennett Thoréson
Black Hills
Yellowstone
Lake Louise
National Hardware Deaiers
Seattle
Washington
Des Moines Patient Clings to Silo Roof 22 Hours
George Torrance 36 of Graettinger suffered a nervous breakdown and climbed the 82 foot silo on the George McCarty farm Sunday evening. He remained on the roof for 22 hours until Ed Herke persuaded him down Monday afternoon. Torrance was treated by a physician and plans further hospital care in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Torrance
Des Moines
George Torrence
Graettinger
George McCarty
Ed Herke
Torrence
Grasttinger
Lecal Creamery
Des. Moines
Sunday Rain Tests Erosion On Lost Island Corn Field
Neighbors near Kenneth Henningsen’s Joyce Hayden farm in Lost Island Two report Sunday’s heavy rainfall caused no significant erosion on a contoured corn field or on a new waterway. A follow up farm meeting at Henningsen’s reviewed contour layout, soil types, and plans for conservation measures with Palo Alto District farm planner Clinton Shellmaker guiding discussion on fertilizers, rotations, and livestock options. The group plans further individual contacts to develop complete conservation plans and seek district support for implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Hayden
Lost Island Two
Kenneth Henningsen
Hayden Farm
Henningsen
Soila
Clinton Shellmaker
Palo Alto
Wm. Nock
Ed Jensen
Hubert Campney
Soil Conservation Service
Shellmaker
Wesley
Nielson
Reat
Knutmans Attend Nurses Capping at Fairview Hospital
Mr and Mrs E P Knutman and son and Miss Mary Lane Herke attended the nurses capping program at Fairview hospital in Minneapolis Sunday. Miss Wanda Knutsen was a member of the dogs. The Times extends congratulations to her and wishes her continued success. The Knutsens went to Northern Minnesota on a vacation visit and Mary Lane returned home by bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Knutman and Sons
Mary Lane Herke
Minneapolis
Fairview Hospital
Wanda Knutsen
Dogs
the Times
Knutsens
Minnesota
Mary Lane
Rain Deluge Refreshes Locality With Heavy Downpour
A steady rain began after midnight Saturday and continued into Sunday, yielding about four inches of moisture. The Times notes wide estimates from 3.5 to 4.5 inches, with no storm, just persistent rainfall, satisfying regional moisture needs.
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Mioisture
Charley Jackson Home From Rochester Hospital
Charley Jackson returned from Rochester hospital on June 30 after a month away. He underwent a serious operation for stomach ulcers, was a patient for 19 days and stayed ten more days for observation. He is feeling well and looking hearty. friends are pleased by his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Jackson Homa
Charley Jackson
Rochester Hospital
Street-Oiling Sparks War Scare in Graettinger
Graettinger residents watched a street oiling operation by North Iowa Asphalt Distributors of Algona and mistook bombers for overhead. The firm, which had a display ad in today’s Times, oiled the park street yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
North Iowa
Algona
Ball Park
A Times
New Home Excavation Starts for Bonstead in Graettinger
Anton Bonstead begins excavation for a new residence in Graettinger. The site lies in the second block south of the Robbing avenue and state road intersection, with the owner residing on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Bonstead
Building New Warehouse Footing Near Hardware Store
Peter Mills oversees cement work for the new warehouse footing across the alley south of the hardware store. Bennett and Goodwin Thomson assist as crews lay concrete on the recently acquired west side property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Mills
Bennett
Goodwin Thomson
Sater Ea
Also Mentioned on This Page
First Lutheran Church
Luther League
Churchiaren Society
Paul Bowman
LeMars
John Thompson
Don Hammers
Glenwood
Spirit’ Lake
Dubuque
Rose Rohenkohl
Mary Elleanore
Albert Ceola
Garth
J. E. Heyer
Manchester
Nile
Bridge
Tinawell
Pres
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