Kidnap fugitive Jack Russell tracked through Iowa and Arkansas
An Oklahoma kidnap killer, Jack Russell, evaded police during a Northwest Iowa chase. Emmetsburg officer Eddie Kiehl tried to halt a stolen car, but Russell sped off through town. Officers later pursued along Highway 17 and in Grachtinger, with a Kansas City pursuit and eventual capture in Arkansas after a wild cross‑region ride.
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Jack Russell
Oklahoma
Emmetsburg
Grachtinger
Eddie Ichl
Russell
Montgomery
Highway 17
Estherville
Kansas City
Tussell
Arkansas
Iowa
Eddie Kiehl
Des Moines Register
Ozark
Ark
Okalhoma
Pacific Coast
Ed Kiehl
Kiehl
Arline Schuler
Mrs Hayes's Mother Ill In Brookings Dakota
Mrs Mahr of Brookings South Dakota mother of Mrs Joe Hayes Graettinger was quite ill last week. She is advanced in years and suffered a light stroke some time ago. Graettinger neighbors hope for her early improvement in health.
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Mahr
Brookings
South
Legion Workers Pour Cement for Building Basement Wall
Legion workers set a record by completing the basement wall cementing in five and a half hours. Over 300 sacks of cement were used along with sand gravel and water, indicating a huge amount of material handled.
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Legion
Graettinger Market Report for July 20, 1939
Graettinger market notes list commodity prices including eggs No 2 at 9 cents, eggs in trade at 120, state brand butter 27 cents, heavy hens 4-6 pounds nine cents with 5 pounds ten cents, Leghorns eight cents, heavy springs over fourteen cents and Leghorn springs over two cents.
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Graettinger
Liseaerevess
Earl Ericson Named Custodian at Graettinger High School
At a Tuesday school board meeting Earl Ericson was elected custodian for the next eleven months at Graettinger school buildings. He succeeds Albert Jensen who held the job last year after fourteen applications were received.
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Earl Ericson
Graettinger
Albert Jensen
Ruth Peterson Weds Lloyd Larson at Wallingford Home
Ruth Peterson daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Peterson of Estherville married Lloyd Larson son of Mr and Mrs C B Larson of Wallingford in a 6 pm Wednesday ceremony July 12 at the Peterson home. Rev P Nordsletten officiated with bridesmaid Alvina Clemitson and best man Louis Luson. Nuptial music by Mrs Sherman Gunderson and a three tier cake topped reception followed. The bride, a 1937 Estherville High School graduate, and the groom, Graettinger High School 1936 alum, will reside on the C S Larson farm near Wallingford.
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Ruth Peterson
Carl Peterson
Estherville
Lloyd Larson
C. B. Larson
Wallingford
Peder Nordsletten
Alvina Clemitson
Graettinger
Louis Luson
Sherman Gunderson
Stherville
Nordsletten
the Times
Walnut Sign-Up Meeting Set for July 22
Walnut township producers are invited to a parity payment sign up for corn in the west room of Our Own Hardware Grasttinger on Saturday July 22. The notice is authorized by Alfred McCombs of the Walnut township committee.
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Grasttinger
Walnut Township
Alfred McCombs
Graettinger Times 4Good Will Drive Standings Update
Standings show slight shifts in the 4Good Will business drive with Bertha Olvon Mia Ernie Thompeen and Margaret Lambe among top contenders. Final results hinge on July 29 as ballots close and the next weekly Timea edition publishes.
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Bertha Olvon
Graettinger Seereeveeseeeeeeseeereneses Ce Tbe
BNO
Mia
Ernie
Thompeen) Andrapen
Margaret
Lambe
Graettinger
Svrseres
Remains Of Mrs. S. W. Berg Laid To Rest
Mrs. S W Berg died July 12 1939 at 3 15 p m at her daughter’s home northwest of Graettinger Iowa aged 71 She married Swan William Berg in Des Moines and farmed in Emmet county for 18 years Survived by husband eight children 30 grandchildren and one great grandson Funeral held at home and Methodist Episcopal church Graettinger with Rev Bohr officiating Interment Oak Hill cemetery Estherville Auction sale of used furniture Saturday night by Sevold Furniture Co drew a large crowd with Grodland Reeves and the Graettinger State Bank clerks officiating
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S. W. Berg
Gilbert Osher
Grasttinger
Methodist Episcopal Church
Graettinger
Wm. G. Bohr
Rebekah Lodge
Arnold Sevold
Oak Hill
Estherville
Hattie Elizabeth Proudfoot
Charles and
Rebecca, Proudfoot
Warren County
Iown
Swan William Berg
Des Moines
Norwalk
Iows
Emmet County
Eugene Berg
Charles Berg
Ina Herke
Oagood
Kerry Berg
Ruthven
Beulah Blair Divorced Then Married Local Lady
Mrs Beulah Blair was granted a divorce from Charlies Blair last Saturday and minutes later married Mervyn Baker a brick layer. Judge Stillman granted the divorce and Justice Gertrude Nipher performed the wedding. Mrs Melvin Bratrud underwent sinus surgery in Iowa City and her husband left for the trip. Spirit Lake swimmers Mac Jensen and two companions swam two miles at Spirit Lake with success.
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Beulah Blair
Charlies Blair
Mervyn Baker
Melvin Bratrud
Towa City
Bratrud
Iowa City
Youny Graettinger Friends
Malcolm Jensen
Templar Park
Mac
R C Mason, 79, Graettinger, Dies After Illness
R C Mason, 79, longtime resident of Graettinger, died Monday afternoon at his home after a week of critical illness from heart trouble and ceramic poisoning. Funeral services were held at St Paul Lutheran and Danish Lutheran cemetery interment. Casket bearers included A H Thompson and Charles Erickson among others.
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I. C. Mason
Graettinger
Mr. Mason
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Werner Carlsen
St. Paul Church
Wm. G. Bohr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South Walnut Township
A. H. Thompson
Charles Erickson
M. O. Grodland
Charles Christianson
D. J. McCarty
Chris Norris
Korleski Girl Severely Injured By Mower
Mary Jo Korleski of Cherokee was severely injured by a mower Saturday. The machine was being operated when it injured her, requiring hospitalization and an oxygen tent. Relatives from Whittemore Graettinger and Cherokee visited the injured girl.
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Mary Jo Korleski
Cherokee
Frank
Farrell
Berniecé
Whittemore
Arnold Doerning
Gail
Graettinger
Miss Korleski
Doerning
Legion Building Under Rapid Construction Progress
Work on the new legion building advances quickly as many legion members help carpenters. Cement pouring began this week and walls above the first floor will be built of block.
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Legion
Graettinger Band Concerts Attract Hundreds
Graettinger residents and shoppers enjoyed Graettinger school band concerts sponsored by local businessmen. Willis Noble led the band during the summer, and players valued the chance for public performance and practice in the high school music room.
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Graettinger
Willis Noble
First Load of Oats Grown for Kermit Reeves
Lee Robinson ground a load of oats for Kermit Reeves last week marking the first 1939 crop. The oats tested 35 lbs and were grown by Col. Ben F. Reeves, father of Kermit, with the crop harvested using a com ne.
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Lee Robinson
Kermit Reeves
Col
Ben F. Reeves
Kermit
Cars Collide on Highway 18 Near Emmetsburg
Two cars collided head on a mile east of Crippen corner late Sunday afternoon. One vehicle was from Plymouth county. Front fenders hoods and wheels were badly bent and rolled. Harvest of small grain in this Iowa section finished early this week marking a record year. The last early harvest was in 1911. Fred Spies residence has been neatly painted. Graethinger reports busy painting year.
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Crippen Corner
Plymouth County
Iowa
Mrs. Bortvit Crowned With Champion Corn Stalk
Mrs Nels Bortvit entered a 12 ft 2 in corn stalk and two 1939 ears at the county exhibit. Her stalk surpassed Frank Weir’s display noted before the Fourth of July. Grunet tinver corn continues to hold the Iowa state championship.
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Nels Bortvit
Met Office
Frank Weir
Weir
Grunettinver
Iowa
Harvest Tragedy Ends Prominent Farmer Helgeson Life
Helge E. Helgeson, 59, a respected farmer west of Wallingford, died Tuesday after being thrown from his tractor into the binder wheel. His son Melvin leaped clear, neighbors summoned aid, and a physician could not save him. Survived by widow and six children, funeral plans set for Friday at the home and Wallingford Lutheran church.
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Helge E. Helgeson
Wallingford
Mr. Helgeson
Melvin
Helgeson
Graettinger
Dolliver
John Bondhus
Arthur
John
Estherville
Herman
Bunnell
Boletha
Herman Helgeson
Dunnell
Effie
Wallingford Lutheran Church
Grachtinger Cemetery
Abundant Rain Boosts Iowa Harvest Prospects
The past week brought heavy rainfall across the region. Corn is well ahead of average, small grain harvest is complete, and forecasts point to an abundant yield in Iowa.
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Lowa
Hawkeye Theater Listing Promotes Roy Rogers and Juarez Bill
Hawkeye theater presents Roy Rogers and Mary Hart in Southward Ho on Tuesday and Wednesday July 25 26 along with Fay Bainter and Lola? Lapino in The Lady And The Mob. Friday and Saturday July 28 29 run Juarez with Paul Muni Bette Davis and Brian Ahern in a double feature.
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Roy Rogers
Mery Hart
Lady and the
Fay Bainter
Tda Lapino
Juarez
Paul Muni
Bette Davis
Brian Ahern
Good Will campaign narrows to six contestants
The Graettinger Times Good Will subscription drive enters its final period with six contestants vying for four prizes. Readers are urged to renew or subscribe, rally support, and boost their candidate through hard work in the last eight days. Subscriptions and renewals determine winners and, as judges’ names approach, the race tightens toward July 29.
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Gracttinger Times
Aobbb Hi Sette
Graettinger Times
Graettinger
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Hayes
Benedict
Walnut
4Good
Timea
Sevold Furniture Co
Grodland & Reeves
Graettinger State Bank
R. C. Mason
Korleski
Helge Helgeson
Tuesday Aternoon
Hawkeye Theater
Thord, Fri
Sata
Hardy’s
Mickey Rooney
Lewis Stone
Cecilia Parker
Doctor Kildare
Lew Ayres
Lionel Barrymore
Lynne Carver
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