Mrs. Meredith Dies At 76 In South Dakota
Mrs. Fred Meredith, 76, of Pierre South Dakota, died Saturday July 16 1949 of a heart attack after months of ill health. She was born November 7 1872 in Long Prairie Minnesota and married Fred Meredith January 18 1898 at Emmetsburg Iowa. The couple lived in Graettinger Iowa Davidson Canada and finally Pierre. Funeral held Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Graettinger. Burial in St Jacob's cemetery. Pallbearers were six nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Meredith
Pierre
South Dakota
Meredith
Graettinger
Alvin Luke
Father Farrelly
St. Thomas Church
Emmetaburg
Father Zennen
Assumption Church
Wm. Pierson
Martin
Mary Dora Luke
Long Prairie
Minnesota
Wmmetsburg
Iowa
Davidson
Canada
Claude Sanders III Stricken By Heart Attack
Claude Sanders III of west of Graettinger suffered a heart attack last Sunday and is recovering, with a month of rest expected. He previously broke a leg and stayed in hospital for months. Neighbors helped at the farm, cutting and shocking ripe small grain.
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Claude Sanders
West of Graettinger
Mr. Sanders
Sandera
Shoot Crows Not Golf Says Mrs D Chapman
Mrs D Chapman of Hummel sburg urges Palo Alto county ladies to practice rifle shooting instead of golf to reduce crow numbers harming pheasants. Chris Schroeder, farm owner, says Mrs Chapman can pick off a crow with county rifle expertise. Emmetsburg golfers may take up target practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Chapman
Dave Chapman
Hmmelsburg
Palo Alto County
Chris Schroeder
Chapmans
Grasttinger
Dick McCarty
Emmetsburg
Mrs C Christopher Funeral Saturday in Missoula
Mrs Carl Christopher 68 died in Missoula Montana last week funeral held Saturday She was sister of Elmer Olson Graettinger and Mrs Ray Gleason Ruthven The couple moved from Graettinger to North Dakota then near Missoula Survivors include husband many children and siblings in Minnesota Alberta Washington and Pine River The Times extends sympathy to relatives in sorrow
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Carl Christopher
Missoula
Montana
Christopher
Elmer Olson
Graettinger
Ray Gleason
Ruthven
North Dakota
Sone
Cora Christopher
Olson
Gleason
Pine River
Minnesota
Alberta
Washington State
Rhce
Ren Sha Udtaneeouhlt
Fire destroys Murphy home at Emmetsburg
A nighttime blaze gutted the Murphy residence at Emmetsburg’s northwest edge. Mr and Mrs Gena Murphy and their son Joe escaped in night clothes with no injuries. The one story frame house was almost completely consumed inside. cause undetermined. The family had just moved to the sixty acre Murphy property late last year and used the farm since December. The home stood amid trees and a large lawn, near Tom Cullen’s farm.
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Emmetsburg
Gena Murphy
Joe
Murphys
Murphy
Otis - Dj
Pravel
Tom
Cullen
Rin
Remains Of Sgt Robert Kliegl Laid To Rest
The remains of Sgt Robert J Kliegl 27 son of Mr and Mrs John A Kliegl arrived Emmetsburg from North Africa on July 13 and were taken to Martin Funeral Home. A large funeral with full military honors followed at Assumption church Emmetsburg. He enlisted April 11 1941 and was killed November 8 1942 in North Africa during landing operations. He is survived by parents three brothers and six sisters and was laid to rest in St Johns cemetery Emmetsburg. The service was conducted under American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and Catholic Daughters of America auspices.
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Robert J. Kliegl
John A. Kliegl
Emmetsburg
North Africa
Martin Funeral Home
J. E Hastings
Fort Sheridan
Illinois
Assumption Church
Francis Conway
W. TF. Mason
Kliegl
St. John's Cemetery
Sgt. Kliegl
Warren Kliegl
Maurice Drew
Robert Canton
Joseph Kliegl
Wm. Pettit
Donald Frederick
Palo Alto County
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kriegl
Uthe American Legion
Autiliary
Ettinger
Catholic, Daughtera of America
Graettinger
U. S.S. Army
John
George
Larry
Opal Korleski
Theresa Kelly
Josephine Fitzgerald
Leonard Gurrens
Marjorie Wright
Gertrude Fogarty
Joe Kliegl
Robert Kliegl
Palo Alto
Camp Claibourne
war_department
the Times
Sym
Remains Of Cpl. Clemitson Laid To Rest In Lost Island
The remains of Cpl. Arthur P. Clemitson were laid to rest in Our Saviour's Lutheran cemetery Lost Island township after a home service and 2:00 pm funeral at First Lutheran church. Full military honors were given. pallbearers were ex servicemen from World War II. Born December 28, 1904 in McIntosh Minnesota he lived in Graettinger and Emmetsburg areas before enlisting April 11, 1941. He died August 7, 1943 from battle wounds after capture in Tunisia and a long death in Italy. He leaves parents Halvor and Minnie Clemitson a brother and four sisters and many relatives. The community extends sympathy to the family.
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Cpl
Arthur P.clemitson
Our Saviour's Lutheran
Lost Island Township
Italy
H. A. Clemitson
First Lutheran Church
E. W. Quamn
Clemitson
John Nolan
Robert Carter
Lawrence Shaw
Victor Mortensen
Richard Raamusgen
Good Win Thoreson
Martin
Grachtinger
Arthur Palmer Clemitson
McIntosh
Minnesota
North Dakota
Graettinger
Minnie Knudtson Clemitson
Emmetsburg
British Isles
Africa
Tunisia
Halvor A. Clemitson
Ervin
Morgan Tonderum
Ruthven
Harold Carlson
Estherville
Bruce Sampson
Terril
Carl Bortint
Peter Knudtson
Madison
Wisconsin
War Department
Arthur
Clembson
Famiy
Gourse
Art Clemitson
Bake Sale at Hansen's Store Saturday July 28
Mre Melville Giesen's circle of St Paul Lutheran Ladies' Aid will hold a bake sale at Hansen's Saturday July 28 starting 2:30 p m All kinds of baked goods and foods will be on sale Public invited Sam Watson secretary Groeettinger Community club notifies members of a Legion hall meeting tonight at eight o'clock All members should attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansen's Store
Melville Giesen
Hansen's
Sam Watson
Groeettinger
Legion
Col. John S. Kelly and Mrs Clayton Kelly Visit Graettinger
Col. John S. Kelly U S Army Air Corps chaplain and his sister Mrs. Clayton Kelly of San Diego visited the Times office Tuesday. Kelly, a former Hawaii and Panama Canal zone chaplain, heads to Georgetown University Washington for a course in international relations. The pair, longtime Graettinger connections, are wintering in San Diego after prior years in Santa Ana and China.
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John S. Kelly
U. S. Army Air Corps
San Antonio
Texas
Clayton Kelly
San Diego
California
Times Office
Col. Kelly
Washington, D. C
Georgetown University
Fourth Army Air Corps
Hawaii
Panama Canal Zone
Santa Ana
China
John
Graettinger
John Kelly
Rome
Boone
U. S. Army
Vivian Kelly
Rockwell City
J. M. Kelly
Ayrshire
Melvin Marley
Kellys
Los Angeles
Attorney Brennan and kin visit Times office weekend
Attorney Brennan and Mrs Brennan of Milwaukee with Mrs Currans of California and Mrs Hughes of Montana called at the Times office Saturday. The Brennans, sisters of Mr Brennan, attended a family reunion at Emmetsburg. Martyn from Marquette played basketball with Company K and battled Earl Brown in a strong exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Brennan
Milwaukee
Alice Currans
Long Beach
California
Kate Hughes
Hayre
Montana
Times Office
Currang
Hughes
Brennan
Attorney Brennan
Martyn
Marquette University
Company K
Martin
Earl Brown
Husky
Marquette
Notre Dame
Marty
Brennante
Terry
Jim Heian
Pire Dame
Milane
James I. Brennan
San Francisco
Brennans
Emmetsburg
Mrs P H Stedman Dies At Age Ninety Six
Chris Schroeder of Emmetsburg reports Mrs P H Stedman, 96, recently died in Grinnell Iowa. Funeral services were held in Emmetsburg yesterday in a Blak family arrangement at one o’clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Stedman
Chris Schroeder
Emmetsburg
Times
Grinnell
Iowa
Yarterday
Lost Island Board Closes Rural Schools for 1949 50
The Lost Island Township Board of Education discontinues all rural school facilities for the 1949 50 year. Walnut Township closes two schools 4 and 7 reducing total to four. Independence Township eliminates two rural schools 2 and 8 leaving two. Vernon keeps seven schools, Emmetsburg three, Freedom and Fairfield two each, Nevada one. Total 21 rural schools a drop of six from last year. 1948 49 rural enrollment 379 with 344 average daily attendance. 22 eighth grade graduates in 1949 will attend high school this year. Rural teaching positions are nearly all filled for the coming year.
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Lost Island Township
iEducation
Walnut Township
Independence Township
Vernon Township
Emmetsburg Township
Freedom
Fairfield
Nevada
Death calls Anna MacDonald to Extra for relative’s passing
Mrs Anna MacDonald R N was summoned to Extra Iowa by the death of P M Jessen. The 79 year old died Friday night from a blood clot in the heart. Funeral was Monday. Jessen’s daughter Mary now in Denmark arrived weeks earlier, and two GI’s gave up their tickets to speed Atlantic crossing.
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Anna MacDonald
R. N
Extra
Iowa
P. M. Jessen
Mr. Jessen
Denmark
Shahaila
Bean
Atlantic
Mary Jessen
Gammon
Graettinleer
Barringers Plan Northeast Tour Including Boston
Mr and Mrs D C Barringer and their sons Robert and Jimmy will depart Sunday for a southeast trip visiting Washington DC New York and Boston The Barringers reside in Boston with Mrs Kenneth Barringer and daughter Also the Grasttinger family will be away two to three weeks Mrs Barringer and daughter will return to Spirit Lake and to the Barringer home The Barringers planned a September Boston trip with her parents and daughter remaining readers shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Firemen Inspect Equipment On Rast Robbins Avenue
Local firemen were on the job Tuesday evening for an equipment inspection rather than a duty call. Fire trucks were wheeled to Rast Robbins Avenue and tested, with all equipment except chemical wag functioning. the new truck is praised as among the best for a community of this size.
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Robbins Avenue
New Clerk in Local Post Office Reported
A fragment from a local notice notes a new clerk at the post office. The brief item mentions Mr. Nase and Mahan in connection with the appointment, with no further details available from the readable text.
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I . T. Naaé
He Ayeogeds
Ae Mahan
Nase
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Chicago
Birnie Larson
Wallingford
aKog
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C. Christopher
Sgt
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Col
Lost Island Board
RED Cross Annual Meeting
American Red Cross
E.lia. Skewis
Atlantic City
Red Cross
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