Charles Young Enjoyed Month In Metropolis
Letter from Charles Young, U S S Williams crewman, dated July 1 from Boston bound waters, recalls New York experiences including a World’s Championship fight, the World’s Fair, nine major league teams, ten games, and a crowded Dodgers Cardinals game. He notes high expenses, rain and travel by subway, and returning to the ship after a late Dodgers game.
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R. M. Young
Graettinger
Charles
Willams
Boston
Times
Christopher
Louis Godoy
Yankee Stadium
Yanks
Athletics
New York
Central Park
Coney Island
Giants Reds double header at Polo grounds drew scarce seating
A correspondent recalls a busy sports week in New York. He describes Giants and Reds at the Polo Grounds with hard to find seats, a crowded Yankee Stadium at 11 am, and a crowd at Abbett's field following Joe Maddux being beaned. He notes a fight involving Mickey Owen Durocher and others with Ford Frick present and Dodgers owner Larry McPhail paying for extra police. The writer also mentions Billy Jurges getting beaned and ends with a plan to forget it until December.
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Polo Grounds
Giants
Reds
Center Field
Yankee Stadium
Abbett's Field
Brooklyn
Joe Madwick
Mickey Owen
Durocher
Owen
Cardinal
Dodgers
Bagidos
Ford Frick
National League
Larry McPhail
Billy Jurges
Steds
New York
Ponte
Graettinger Market Report July 18 1940 Grain and Egg Prices
Market brief from Graettinger dated July 18 1940 lists prices for New Oats at 516, Old Oats at 28¢, Eggs No. 2 at 10¢ and No. 1 at 16, eggs in trade, straight run eggs, State Brand Butter at 0.0, Heavy Hens 4-6 lbs at 9¢, Leghorns at 8¢, and Heavy Hens 6 lbs and over at 10¢.
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Segeeseteserenscessasene
Graettinger Evergreens Host Farm Bureau in Kittens Ball Game
The Graettinger Evergreens defeated Duhn in a Sunday doubleheader at Lost Island with the second game a five inning affair. Next Sunday they host the Emmetsburg Farm Bureau team at Evergreen Field Graettinger, inviting all to watch. The following Sunday they travel to Dickens on July 28.
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Graettinger Evergreens
Lost Island
Duhn
Graettinger
Emmetsburg Farm Bureau
Evergreen Field
Dickens
Gage Fink Visits Home After Chicago Trip
Gage Fink arrived from Chicago Saturday for a visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Fink. He recently suffered a sprained ankle while playing kitten ball, hence his enforced vacation.
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Chicago
Gage Fink
H. E. Fink
Gage
Armstrong Boy Dies in Corn Granary Tragedy
Donald, age seven, youngest of seven, suffocated in a corn granary at Armstrong while picking ears. Shelled corn moved from an overhead spout to a truck as the trucker spotted the boy’s feet and arm amid the grain. rescuers could not free him before summoning a physician.
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Soren Nielsen
Wallingford
George Nielsen
Armstrong
Donald
Giant man dies from brace induced infection
Robert Wadsow a 22 year old man described as a nine foot tall 401 pound figure died in Manistee Michigan on July 4. His death followed chafing from ankle braces which caused an infection leading to death. Spectators from Graettinger recalled his appearance at the Clay County fair in Spencer.
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Robert Wadsow
Manistee
Michigan
Graettinger
Giant
Clay County
Spencer
Ensign Lyle Keator Joins U S Navy Career
Lyle Keator of Graettinger and Los Angeles and a 1934 graduate who joined the navy in San Diego emerged as honor man in his company. He passed exams for the Naval Academy and will graduate in 1936 then serve on the U S S Mississippi after training and a six month course in Norfolk Virginia. The Times extends congratulations to Ensign Keator and his Graettinger friends celebrate the news.
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The
Times
Lake Center
Dickens
U.S. Naval Academy
Navy
Lyle Keator
Los Angeles
Graettinger
San Diego
Wright
Norfolk
Virginia
Naval Academy
Lyle
Ed Hieell
U. 8S
Mississippi
Ivan Keator
Keator
Rock Island Men Find Quiet Summer Retreat in Gravel Pit
Rock Island men Charles Bohren and W. H. Kaseman enjoy a Gravel Pit refuge near Graettinger that may rival Arnolds Park as a summer resort. Bohren hauled an 11 pound 36 inch northern pike, plus five bass last week, while fish, chickens, a vegetable garden and a flower garden tended by Mrs. Kaseman enrich the rural getaway.
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Graettinger
Arnolds Park
Charles Bohren
W. H. Kaserman
Rock Island
Bohren
Convention Chairman Large Army Quotas Reported
Quotas have been received increasing enlistments across Iowa with a total of 304 positions. Openings include 17 Infantry at Fort Creek Nebraska 160 7 Infantry Vancouver Barracks Washington 79 Field Artillery Camp Ord California 78 99 Field Artillery Fort Lewis Washington 62 20 Infantry Fort Warren Wyoming 50 Field Artillery Fort Lewis Washington 23 20 Air Corps Randolph Field Texas 20 Air Corps Chanute Field Titinioia.
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Iowa
Infantry
Fort Creek
Neb
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Field Artillery
Ord
Calif
Fort Lewis
Legion and Auxiliary Host Community Party in Graettinger
A large Graettinger area crowd attended the Legion and Auxiliary gathering at the Legion hall Tuesday evening. Commander N S Knutsen led the program with music by the Graettinger school band and baton twirling by Shirley Whiteside. Geraldine Reeves Doris Henningsen and Florence Jackson performed as a trio with Gloria Vasey on piano. The event highlighted Legion achievements and its role in American defense, with thanks for aid to the new Legion building. A lunch and informal dancing followed, leaving many grateful for the community spirit.
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Graettinger
Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
N. S. Knutsen
Grachtinger
D. M. Bates
Shirley Whiteside
Geraldine Reeves
Doris Henningsen
Florence Jackson
Gloria Vasey
A. H. Henningsen
Slenningsen
Legion
Auxiliary
Nimes
BBC
Save IT
Teachers Hired For Coming School Year
The district announces the 1940-41 teaching staff with vacancies filled since the first meeting. New hires include Kyle Jones as superintendent, Joel Hall as high school principal, Arthur Brown as athletic director and history, James Lapitz for girls athletics and manual training, Delbert Bates in band and sophomore English, Mary Kennedy in home economics, Ruth Fenton in commercial, Anna Reeves in music, Cora Christopher as junior high principal, Maurine Kelly and Ruth Torkelson in grades, Marian Figg for second primary, and Mary McCrea for first primary. The new year begins Tuesday, September 3.
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Kyle Jones
Joel Hall
Arthur 3. Brown
James J. Lapitz
Delbert M. Bates
Mary Kennedy
Ruth Fenton
Anna Louise Reeves
Cora Christopher
Maurine Kelly
Ruth Torkelson
Marian Figg
Mary McCrea
Enjoyed Trip On U S Submarine Off East Coast
Mr and Mrs Harold Duhin returned Thursday from a month long visit in the east. They toured New York world’s fair Hyde Park Niagara Falls and Trinity Church in Wall Street. They rode in the submarine 6 49 with a tiny kitchen for 42 crew.
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Harold Duhin
New York
Racine
Wisconsin
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
White House
Niagara Falls
New York City
Trinity Church
Wall Street
Sullivan Advances in Railroad Work in Port Arthur
T. S. Sullivan, brother of the Times publisher, is promoted from chief dispatcher to assistant superintendent of the Port Arthur division of Canadian National Railways. The appointment, effective July 17, follows retirement of C. D. Glass. Sullivan, born in Iowa, has held multiple dispatcher roles across the United States and Canada and has resided at the Lakehead since 1931.
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Times
Port Arthur
Bunier
Port “Arthur
Uitario
Mr. Sullivan
C. D. Glass
Iowa
Sullivan
Great Northern Railway
Santa Fe Railway
Chicago
Yeate
St. Paul
Chicago Great Western Railway
Canada
Navy Applicant James Hayes Among Local Recruits
James Hayes Gradlinger has been accepted as a U S navy applicant and awaits assignment at Great Lakes. Local boys join Uncle Sam s rapidly expanding fleet as they become part of the service.
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Navy
James Hayes
Gradlinger
U. S Navy
Great Lakes
Uncle Sam
Hawkeye Theater Program at Graettinger
The Hawkeye Theater at Graettinger presents a string of film showings over late July. Feature attractions include Typhoon with Dorothy Lamour and Robert Preston, Kilbane’s Strange Case with Ayres and Lionel Barrymore, plus The Jones Family and Charlie Chan in Panama pairings. Also listed are I Can’t Give You Anything But Love and The Man From Dakota with Wallace Beery and Dolores Pelrio, followed by Bing Crosby with Gloria Jean and Charles Winninger.
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Kildare
Ayres
Lionel Barrymore
Percy Moran
Johnny Dowha
Jones
Charlie Chan
Panama
Sidney Taylor
Jean Rogers
Helen Garber Escaped Injury In Auto Crash
Miss Helen Garber daughter of Mr and Mrs L H Garber east of Gractlinger escaped with slight cuts and bruises in an auto accident Monday forenoon near the cemetery east of Grachtinger. The car on loose gravel rolled over landing right side up in the road with the right side badly smashed and glass shattered. Fenders damaged and windshield half knocked out though she was unhurt except minor injuries.
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Helen Garber
L. H. Garber
Gractlinger
Garber
Grachtinger
Caught Bus Misled Boy Sees Chicago Then Home
Ten year old Harry Webb boarded a Des Moines bus bound for Knoxville. He woke thinking they passed Knoxville, toured Chicago sights, and was sent back toward Knoxville on another trip. A driver joked about Denver if he slept again. The account appears with a picnic attendance note on a Story Hamilton convention in Blue Earth Minnesota.
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Harry Webb
Chicago
Harry
Des Moines
Knoxville
Sonny
Denver
Story-Hamilton
Jacob Brekke
Cleve Jacobson
George Frick
Blue Earth
Minnesota
Story
Hamilton
H. R. Gross
Iowa
Mrs Leighter Recovers After Spencer Hospital Stay
Mrs George Leighter left Spencer hospital Monday after several weeks confinement due to a fatal accident that killed her husband, her child, and a neighbor. She suffered a badly fractured leg and is recovering, with local friends pleased by her progress. Mrs Leighter is the daughter of Mr and Mrs M Le Johnsen of Graet
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Spencer Hospital
George Leighter
Leighter
M. le Johnsen
Graettinger
Clarence School Finances Noted For Low Cedar County Levy
Clarence school taxes have been reduced by 650 dollars, lowering the total levy to 25 418 mills. The district is out of debt with 1460 dollars in outstanding bonds, and the property is well equipped including a fine gymnasium. Residents praise the achievement as an example for the state.
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Clarence
Cedar County
Lost Island Voters to Decide on New School Houses
Voters in Lost Island township will decide on new school houses for districts 5 and 8 at a special election held at Center School Lost Island on Thursday July 25 from 10 00 a m to 12 00 noon. Martin Simonson is the secretary for Lost Island.
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Lost Island Township
Center School
Lost Island
Martin Simonson
Rain Forecast Misses Local Harvest Day
Forecasters predicted rain for today but by forenoon the sky stayed clear and heat intensified. Weather prophets, radio and newspapers failed to bring rain, leaving farmers to celebrate a grand harvest day under blistering sun.
Harvest 15 Under Way
Binders and combines are being put to work for the grain harvest. Straw is very heavy this year and yields are expected to be abundant. Prospects for corn are encouraging at the moment.
Explosion injures H A Murphy at oil station fire
A can of vulcanizing cement exploded knocking H A Murphy about 22 feet, setting clothing on fire and igniting the oil station. Murphy escaped with only minor injuries after the blaze was brought under control.
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H. A. Murphy
Murphy
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