Fréd Spies Sends Newsy Letter From Germany
Fréd Spies describes arrival in Saarbruecken Germany after a voyage to Europe aboard the Europa. He notes a 90 to 10 vote to return to Germany, praises German officials for courtesy, recounts experiences with traffic rules and local people, and mentions conversations about Hitler and the Feldner leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Saar Valley
Germany
Hitler
Hell Hitler
Bramerhaven
O'Slock A. m
Ander
France
Lalybenheim
Rhine
Carl Miller’s
Grain harvest hopes rise amid drought pressures
A fragmented OCR item suggests farmers face harvest concerns as grain yields and prices respond to drought conditions. Readable text mentions farmers and agriculture but lacks concrete dates or places.
Graettinger Market Report July 18 1935
Market notes from Graettinger for Thursday July 18 1935 report egg and butter prices. Egg prices include No 2 eggs at 16 cents and No 1 at 28 cents per dozen, with reported runs and trade activity. Butter is noted at 27 cents per pound.
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Graettinger
Rees
Seeree le Strte
Frankie Vogl Wins Hearts Across Graettinger
Frankie Vogl of Janneville Wisconsin and Ringsted is popular in Graettinger. A local athletic club manager called him in Chicago about a proposed July 25 match and Vogl replied with a single word. Previously Labor Day promoter Ben F Reeves praised Joe Goodern in a similar way.
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Frankie Vogl
Graettinger
Janneville
Wisconsin
Ringsted
Vogl
Chicago
Ben F. Reeves
Joe Goodern
Binder Twine Thieves Active In This Section
Law enforcement in Iowa and Minnesota hunt for binder twine thieves. Last week 10,000 pounds were stolen at Luverne and another 10,000 at Ellsworth, with 10,000 pounds stolen a week earlier from Jorstad Hardware in Wallingford. They also took Mr Jorstad's truck, abandoned both truck and twine, and entered Chris Larson grocery store the same night. The stolen twine is said to find a market in dry weather areas.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Luverne
Ellsworth
Jorstad
Wallingford
Mr. Jorstad
Chris Larson
Community Notes on Preliminaries and Local Finances
Local items report farmers laying by corn and improving homes. Cement poured at M E church, new sidewalk for D B E McCarty residence, and front of Frick Drug Store painted. Grrawinger tire plant busy. Grasttinger bank shows $240,000 in footings. city budget set for $6,870 with $2,770 by taxation. school levy planned at 0.500 next year.
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Itha
Gorn
M. E
Frick Drug Store
Louie Johnson
Sam Watson
Graettinger
D. BE
Gracttinger Re- Tread & Vulcanizing Co
Gracttinger
B. Ulsenbaat
Weat Bend
Carl Eisenbast
Elmer Petersen
Grasttinger State Bank
Baralgad
Aitatra Kot
Jorgensen Death Shocks Graettinger Family
Robert Jorgensen 37 of Graettinger died at Mercy Hospital Mason City on Friday July 12 from peritonitis after a July 8 operation to remove a ruptured appendix. Survived by wife Rosalie, two children, his parents, three brothers, and many old friends. Funeral held at Ventura with burial at Hill Creek Cemetery Kennett Iowa. He was a Waldorf College alumnus and active in community business and life.
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Robert Jorgensen
Peter Jorgensen
Graattinger
Mercy Hospital
Manon City
Ventura
Kennett
Iowa
Hill Creek
Kensett
C. M. Nolan
Gil- Tette
Clay County
Nuary
Jorgensen
Waldorf College
Forest City
Rosalie Asbjornson
Waldorf Sudent
Hey
Grachtinger
Harold Jorgensen
Kongett
Vincent
Mayme
Gruettinger
Herman
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Alfred
Chicago
Harold
Groettinger
Henry
Jorgenseh
Bob
Mr. Jorgensen
Notice to Property Owners On Street Work Assessment
Notice to all property owners that required street work including curb and section repair must be done by owners or occupants. If not completed, the street commissioner will perform the work and assess the cost to the property, signed TE. 8. George, Mayor.
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Wacda
Ange
Wild Life Of 1885 Kossuth County Recalled
Lt. W E B Morse recounts 1885 northern Kossuth prairie life in Bancroft Regis ter June 20 1935. He notes harsh winters with blizzards and 35 below zero, frequent rains creating mud hindering travel and washing out bridges, a sparse farming community with Scandinavian settlement, and a hunter’s paradise where cranes quail geese and other birds flourished.
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Kossuth
W. EB. H. Morse
Bancroft Register
North Pole
Zere
Merrifield
Chicago
Alsg
Banjcroft
Sweat City
Bancroft
Yan
Lake Us
Towa
Tienota
Hod
Met Old Friends At Twin County Meet In Bluearth
Henry Louis and Oscar Hauge attended a reunion of former Story and Hamilton county residents in Bluearth Minnesota on Sunday. Thousands gathered as the Hauge brothers met old neighbors from 30 to 40 years ago. Rev L C Jacobsen, a neighbor boy of the Hauges years ago, gave the talk. Many other Grachtinger people joined the fine program. Threshing continues with Alfred Simonsen expecting a few jobs this week as grain ripens and barley and rye are cut.
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Henry, Louis
Oscar Hauge
Bluearth
Minnesota
Story
Hamilton County
Hauge Brothers
Rev. L. C. Jacobsen
Rev. Jacobsen
Alfred Simonsen
Hand Injury at Gradfinger Bakery Prompts Surgery
Mrs. Joe Rustan suffered severe injuries to her right hand while operating a bread mixer at Gradfinger Bakery. Three fingers were broken in two places, flesh was badly lacerated, and nearly thirty stitches closed the wounds after a three hour treatment by Dr. McManus. Recovery is anticipated, though the hand was mangled and near loss.
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Joe Rustan
Gradfinger
Vogl to headline biggest Graettinger boxing card next Thursday
Frankie Vogl of Janesville set to meet Bliss Bennett of Chicago in a ten round feature at the Graettinger Athletic club arena on July 25. The program includes multiple six and four round bouts with notable fighters from Iowa and Illinois and sports writers at ringside.
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Frankie Vogl
Bliss Bennett
Graettinger
Janesville
Wisconsin
Chicago
Vogl
Joe Goeders
Graettingers
Verne Trickel
Northwest
Iowa
Bennett
Joe Louis
Otto van Port
Abe Feldman
Les Marriner
al Ettore
Dob Jackson
Milford
Jackson
Barney Hassel
Ben F. Reeves
Graettinger Athletic Club
Louis Levinsky
John Brown
Phoenix Visitor Mrs Axelton Tours Times Office
Mrs. Axelton of Phoenix called at the Times office yesterday morning and brought the Timea family some large grape fruit from Phoenix. The fruit was exceptionally large and tasty. Mr. Axelton is well and busy. She arrived with two nieces, the Misses Johnson, two weeks ago and has spent much time with relatives in Heatherville. Cooler tonight with thunder showers and relief from heat for the crops.
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C. M.axelton
Phoenix
Arizona
Times Office
Timea Family
Axelton
Johnson
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Saarbruecken
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Wan Coushi
Mra
Reidy
Joe Green
Algoman
Union
Des Moines
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cMen
Den
Billy) Halloran
Dex Molney River
Halloran
M. J. Reidy
Oral Bonatead
George
Kossuth County
Plonver
Twin County
Coln
Emmetsburg
Beebe
Elmore
Hfe
Hawkeye Theatre
Graettinger Palrat
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Shurley Boyer Sunmon
Wife
Sylvia Sidney
Wallace
Ford
Barbara Kent
Dorothy Revigi
Buck Jonay
Mrs. Axelton
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