Primary Election Quiet in Walnut Township Contests
The county held a quiet primary day with no Democratic contests and three Republican races. Brookhart led for U S Senator in Walnut, with Barns and Breakenridge winning state roles. Martin, Sorenson, and Carmichael led for treasurer, recorder, and attorney. Delegates to the county convention were named, and turnout averaged around 60 percent. A separate three-township tally showed Brookhart sweeping in Walnut, Lost Island and Vernon, with Breakenridge winning state senator and Martin leading treasurer. Grandmother recalls wash dresses once worn. she washed them herself.
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Brookhart
Breakenridge
Walnut Town
Martin
Carmichael
Mra. Sorenson
Walnut Township
U. S
Sweet
Anderson
County Recorder
Sorengon
Spohn
Louie Montgomery
R.M. Young
J. M. Resh
Justice of the Peace
George
E. S. George
Edith George
A. J. Johnson
J. A. Suss
A. A. Tahningsen
I. F. Noble
Dr. J. L. Lindsey
Martin Myhre
Charley Jonsen
Buser
Hammil
Haynes
Burbank
Tor
Bert Plolu
Javery
Martin Wi
Vesgrage Neck
Dide-Peddie
Senator Brookhart
Anderson Wee Naee OG
State Senate
Fom
Graduation Exercises Held Thursday Evening at Grachtinger High
The Grachtinger High School graduation ceremony at Hawkeye theatre honored twenty three graduates. Rev. S. O. Sande led an invocation, the Girls Glee Club performed, and Dr. Hornell N. Hart of Iowa University delivered a notable address on commencement as a beginning rather than an end. Diplomas were presented by Mrs. E. B. S. George, with a list of graduates and a note about Alfred Skow missing due to nonexistent school status. Eighth grade diploma recipients who will enter high school next year were named: Lester Craven, Bathey Ericson, Mildred Gardner Altde, George Miste, Gracttinger Lynden Johnson, Rimit Murphy.
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Grachtinger High School
Hawkeye Theatre
S. 0. Sande
Hornell N. Hart
Low University
Hart
Grachtinger
Dr. Hart
George
James Anderson
Mary Craven Thomas Donlon Karl Evicson
Genevieve Grumman
Stanley Gardner
Charles Green Gartrude
Halvorson
Gwendolyn Jensen
Reuben Johnson
Cecella Lambe
Prancla Lambe
Rosalie Laughlin
Alma Lande
Joseph, Leonard
Julian Leonard Lloyd Lippold
Helen Love
Mabel Nichtern
Albert Rolfson Linde Spies
Howard Urry
Homer Young
Ghove
Nat
Alfred Skow
California
Schoal
Memorial Day Pageant Honors Graettinger Veterans
Memorial day observances in Graettinger were led by the John Nelson Post of the American Legion with a morning parade, cemetery visits, and a 2:30 pageant at Hawkeye theatre detailing American history from the Pilgrims to the World War. The event featured Mrs. W. E. G. Saunders as pageant author and director, John Corey Jr of Spencer delivering the day’s address, and a benediction by Rev. C. J. Mekkelson. Described as one of Graettinger’s best Memorial programs, credits go to Legion and Auxiliary volunteers who organized the pageant. A separate note reports O. H. Raleigh’s brother’s death in Minneapolis.
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Graettinger
John Nelson
American Legion
Legion
Hawkeye Theatre
America
Washington
Columbia
Iowa
Lincoln
W. E. G. Saunders
Emmetsburg
John Corey, Jr
Spencer
Corey
Gradtiinger
C. J. Mekkelson
Auxiliary
Graettinger Market Report June 5 1924
Market notes from Graettinger for Thursday June 5 1924 report corn oats and butter prices. Read as a compact dairy and grain price listing with the day’s observed tendencies and limited figures.
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Graettinger
Hazel Shaver Rvelyn Swift Hazel Peterson Lyle Pierson
Hazel Shaver, Hazel Peterson, and Rvelyn Swift appear in a notice or notice-like item alongside Lyle Pierson. The fragment suggests a personal or civil record listing multiple individuals, possibly relatives or involved parties, in a small community newspaper item.
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Lyle Pierson
Hazel Shaver
Rvelyn Swift
Hazel Peterson
Graettinger People Attend Lake Mills United Lutheran Meeting
Graettinger residents joined about five thousand attendees at Lake Witte for the United Lutheran church annual meeting. Local travelers included Rev. and Mrs. Sande, Dr. and Mrs. Nane, Lars Thore son, Miss Nettle Thoreson, Ira Erickson, and Mr. and Mrs. B. Sandvng, with all but the Sande couple returning Monday. Donations at church events totaled $1,265, as the conference was deemed a success. Separately, Gold Bar miners Rose and Meyer hauled their mill to a truck and planned to head to Colorado after failing to secure a farm offer. foreman Rose noted local tests were promising and the area may eventually be worked.
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Graettinger
Lake Mills
Lake Witte
United Lutheran Church
Rov
Sande
Gold Bar
Rose
Meyer
Colorado
Fitzpatrick
Gold Bar ‘Mining Company
Durin
Keep An Eye On This Man
A wary warning about a man who appears friendly but may be shaping a plan to harm, suggesting vigilance against hidden danger behind a reassuring exterior.
School Romance A June Wedding in Graettinger
Mr and Mrs Reynolds wed last evening at the bride’s uncle Lowell Kent home in Graettinger. Rev C J Mekkelson officiated with Harl Ericson as best man and Genevieve Gammon as bridesmaid. The couple plan to reside in Graettinger near relatives. groom employed by Jensen Auto Company. The Times congratulates the couple and notes the groom’s school ties and Indiana origins. The same issue reports the Graettinger Opera House Company annual meeting electing directors P J Paulsen EB A Baumgartner Dr P J Hession J B Lambe Fred Spies A J Johnson and J P Jensen with no dividend but surplus gain.
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R. Reynolds
Kathryn Kent
Lowell Kent
West of Town
C. J. Mekkelson
Grachtinger
Harl Ericson
Misa Genevieve Gammon
Reynolds
Indiana
Graettinger High School
Graettinger
Graettinger High
Reld
Graettinger Opera House Company
P. J. Paulsen
A. Baumgartner
P. J. Hession
J. B. Lambe
Fred Spies
A. J. Johnson
J. P. Jensen
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Unsicker Murtagh
Ledaansanetreebereeee
Ranianahiai
Stdeweny
P. J. McCarty
D. W. Cameron
J. Mitchell
W. Breakenridge
J. W. Breakenridge
Rodman
Palo Alto
Emmet
Rosauth
Clay
Dickinson
Walnut
Lost Island
Vernon
Corn Growers Association Meeting
Corn Growers’ Association
Steck
Dennigan Keyes
Merchants State Bank
Grartanger
Lester Graven
Bathey Ericson
Mildred
Gardner Altde
George Miste
Gracttinger
Lynden -Johnson
Riminet
Murphy
H. Raleigh
Denly
Neapolis
Catholic Ladies’ Aid
John Kelly
John Mahan
Joe Bigley Tuna
Lukerk
D. EB. McCarty
Oscar Craven
P. J. Hassion
W. CG. Foster
Rose Rathman
H. B. Hetzler
Lottie Hendricks
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