Annual Awards Made To Local School Pupils
Local school honors night recognitions for 1946 47 include Jonne Shiley English and Graettinger Woman's Club awards, Deloris Holland vo yal medal, athletic letters to several boys, band and basketball honors, top academic ranks, and perfect attendance certificates across high and junior high. Key names include Marjorie Rasmussen Jean Murray Donald McWilliams and Agnes Elsenbast with multiple departments cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonne Shiley
Spoon
Ingvert Appel
Jean Murray
Graettingerg Woman's Club
Bert Shaver
Miss Kreusto
Delores Holland
Beverly Wuansen
Delores Thorsen
Donna Jean Flannegan
Joan Fink
Wylma Petersen
Gladys Cameron
Gwendolyn McWilliams
Darlene Glazier
Deloris Holland
Voyal
Mr. Hoemann
Paul Frick
Donald McWilliams
Donald Glazier
David Baumgartner
Frank Young
Herbert Lancaster
Kenneth Gilbaugh
Phillip Herum
Dale Mills
Ad Kiner Appel
Mary Herke
Mavis Knutsen
Marjorie Rasmussen
Joseph King
Wilma Duhn
John Osher
Betty Westergard
Joan Vink
Mavis Tonderum
Elaine Urnettinger
Karoline Andersen
Kathryn MacDonald
Elaine Graettinfer
Marjorie Rassmussen
Lots Strain Gladys Cameron
Wanda Starkey
Deloris Halland
Marybelle Chase
Virginia Bisgard
Darene Larsen
Bonnie Jenkins
Jean Lundgren
Earl Bisgard
Agnes Elsenbast
Dolores Thorsen
John Gsher
Joy Kynutsen
Mary Lane Herke
Honald Jensen
Joespo King
Wanda Knutsen
Genevieve Leduc
Clara Schealler
Mavix Tonserim
Shirley Rasmuren
Marlene S McDonald
la- Don Zitterich
Barbara Jensen
Tone Honzwad
Maryhelle Chase
Dale Dolin
Philip Elrod
JoAnn Flannegan
Jean Fogece
Vincent Graettinger
Roland Kunz
JoAnn Schnell
Doris Dalen
Carol Torreson
Edwin Algtra
JoAnn Paulsen
Luella Potter
Darrell Schnell
Thereze Tindall
Marlene Anderson
John Elsenbust
Ronald Hampson
Duare Anderson
Alberta Hackett
Marilyn Honstead
Larry Kirkegard
Zona Starkey
Frank Payton
Gloria Hanson
Gray
Shirley Thompson
Int Mae Luhman
Ronald Jensen
Beverly Hanson
Wilma Duohn
Margaret Christensen
Mavis Boness
Madelyn Lammers
LaDon “Zittrick
Lois Sandvig
Shirley Rasmussen
Arvid Petersen
Ronald Olesen
Donald Qiesen
Mary Marine
Donald Iverson
Catherine King
Josephine Fagnatrick
Delores Fisher
Janet Marxen
Shirley Young
Myrtle Simonsen
Nelsons Have Ideal Resort At Cross Lake
J W and KE P Knutsen visited Cross Lake Minnesota over Memorial Day staying with Mr and Mrs Selmar Nelson owners of Happy Landing summer resort on the lake shore. They reported a large catch of seven fish varieties and described nine or ten cottages with two bedrooms a kitchenette and living room. Cross Lake is twenty five miles from Trainerd with winding timber roads. Other locals mentioned include Martin Petersen and son Henry Harold Jorgensen and Art Rasmussen. Rierson owns forty acres and is building a modern bungalow. They toured the Rierson place and attended the three day Sportsman Show in Brainerd featuring dog trials logging events and swimming. The scenery and fishing at Cross Lake were noted as excellent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W
KE. P. Knutsen
Cross Lake
Minnesota
Selmar Nelson
Happy Landing
Nelson
Trainerd
Martin Petersen
Henry
Harold Jorgensen
Art Rasmussen
Marvin
Slim) Wikert
Gilbert Meyers
Tom Rierson
Rierson
Messrs
Knutsen
Brainerd
Poppy Day Sale Aids War Widows And Orphans
The Legion Auxiliary奉held a May 24 poppy sale with significant support from volunteers. Proceeds fund war widows and orphans, honoring fallen servicemen from all branches while recognizing the poppy’s origin in Flanders Fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of the Legion Auxiliary
Flander
Corn Outlook Improves After May Freeze Damage
The 1947 corn outlook shows a sharper recovery after the May 28-29 freeze with less overall damage than feared. Replanting will be rare. above ground corn growth may be delayed ten days to two weeks. Other crops gardens and fruits suffered less impact than expected amid the recent warm spell.
Rain Sunday Morning Buoys Corn After Freeze Damage
Heavy rain Sunday morning aided corn damaged in the May 28 29 freeze. Early fears lessen as damage appears not as severe and harvest may be delayed about ten days. A good season and favorable fall could offset the losses.
Letters From Florida Montana And California
Letters from readers in Florida Montana and California send subscription renewals for the Times and share personal updates. Clara Gammon reports illness and a 1948 plan. the Sullivans in California mention family picnics and grandparent joys. the Jensens in Jacksonville note cold winter. Ad Bough in Havre agrees Iowa looks good with June rains and grain prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Montana
Riitor Times
the Times
Iowa
Ad Bough
Doyle tackles refrigeration course at Dunwoody
Jack Doyle of Graettinger is enrolled in a refrigeration school at Dunwoody in Minneapolis. He will study refrigeration and air conditioning, with a 15 month course. Doyle, a World War I veteran, spent over four years in foreign service. Mrs Doyle and Nancy remain at home. Mrs Doyle runs the DX Cafe in Graettinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Doyle
Graettinger
Dunwoody School
Minneapolis
Doyle
Mrs Victor Murray Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Victor Murray formerly of Emmetsburg died in Greer Arizona after a long illness. She resided there for health reasons. Survived by husband and daughter. The husband, daughter, and sister Marie Murray stay at Frank Smith home near Osgood while Graettinger friends extend sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Murray
Emmetsburg
Greer
Arizona
Ely
Marie Murray
Frank Smith
Osgood
Graettinger
Washes Robbins Avenue Street by Fire Department Unit
Fire Chief John DeVries and several firemen cleaned the Robbins avenue pavement on Monday afternoon. The operation left the street with a neat appearance and was praised as an excellent job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John DeVries
Robbins Avenue
Flushing
Rule of the Rudy: The Bad Manners of a Driver
A tersely written local column comments on a driver’s rude conduct and the community response. The piece notes complaints about driving behavior and calls for better manners on the road amid a broader moral tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tla” Mendars
Memorial day services honor Graettinger dead in outdoor parade
Ideal weather drew large crowds for Graettinger memorial events Friday. Ex servicemen led a parade from the school grounds to Fahnestock City Park where crosses marked each war dead and wreaths were laid. Arrays of children carried flags, taps sounded, and a Legion hall program followed with prayers, choral selections, Lincoln Gettysburg Address, and a preacher urging daily sacrifice for freedom and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Legion Hall
Fahnestovk City Park
R. &. Knutsen
Father Hurley
Seven Tenderfoot Scouts Qualified This Month
Hy Donald Glazier reports seven boys have qualified as Tenderfoot Scouts: Ronald Jensen Maynard Holland Richard Jensen Beryl Starkey Don Potter Dale Larson and Phil Hired. They played Follow the Arrow at the Monday meeting after kittenball in prior sessions. Cub Scouts will start soon once the Scout Board of Executives meets to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hy Donald Glazier
Ronald Jensen
Maynard Holland
Richard Jensen
Beryl Starkey
Don Potter
Dale Larson
Phil Hired
Scout Board of Executives
Subscription reminders and a Chicago couple buy a Berwyn home
June subscription statements urge readers to check address labels and renewals with rates listed for local Palo Alto Emmet counties and outside areas. Ed Weeten and wife purchase a home at 1820 South Wisconsin Avenue Berwyn Illinois, with Mrs Weeten remembered locally as Nan McCarty.
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the Times
Palo Alto
Ad Emmet
Terris
Fenton
Ed Weeten
Chicago
Wisconsin
Berwyn
Illinois
Weeten
Nan McCarty
Local Men Own Cottage at Leech Lake
Fal Herke Elbert Powers Alfred Hurlburt and Garvin Mills motored to Leech Lake Minnesota yesterday Bul McConnell George Singer and A W Ritzman were up there last week Four of the men in two groups own a cottage and 80 rods of shoreline at Leech Lake The property owners are Herke Mc Connell Powers and Mills The news story omits Bert Anderson from the fishermen list asking why.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fal Herke
Elbert Powers
Alfred Hurlburt
Garvin Mills
Leech Lake
Minnesota
Bul McConnell
George Singer
A. W. Ritzman
Herke
McConnell
Powers
Mills
Bert Anderson
Anna MacDonald Visits Devastated Texas City
Mrs. Anna MacDonald returned from Hearmont, Texas, after visiting her daughter Dorothy and attending Dorothy's wedding May 30. She witnessed the devastated Texas City where water front access is restricted due to explosion danger. The trip home passed through flooded southern Iowa as widespread floods inundated thousands of acres after heavy rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna MacDonald
Hearmont
Texas
Dorothy
MacDonald
Texas City
Iowa
Recruiting Officer Glynn Cress Named in Palo Alto Clay
T-Sgt. Glynn Cress of Graettinger joins the U S army as recruiting officer for Palo Alto and Clay counties after two years with the State Employment Service. He and his family will live in Graettinger with an apartment at Hawkey Apartments. He invites interested young men to contact the Spencer recruiting office for education and technical training in service. Improvement news notes a 24 by 68 foot Graettinger Co-Op warehouse under construction, connected to a new grinding mill, with two east unloading platforms and a $5,000 investment. An office building project proceeds with walls enclosed, plastering done, and a new floor planned. manager Raymond Tindall awaits completion of both facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glyn Cress
Graetlinger
U. S. Army
State Employment Service
Palo Alto
Clay Counties
Cress
Graettinger
Hawkeye Apartments
Spencer
T-Set Cress
the Times
Graettinger Co-Op. Grain Co
Alsw
Raymond Tindall
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Charles Bonstead
J. P. Jensens
Rev. Miller
BOY Scout News
Pfister
Ray Wikert
Nerman
Bortvit
M. Resh
Rollaway Bed
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Bud Hamilton
Albert Suss
Cabinet Shop
GLASS
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Grein & Sampson Electric
H. A. Elsenbast, Graettinger
Times Office
New Idea
E. W. Reed
Jensen Bros, Graettinger
Clarence O. Olesen
H. A. Elwenbast
W. A. Marley
Electric Park
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George Graettinger
G. D. Rath
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Glynn Cress
Palo Alto-Clay
H. A. Elsenbast
Graetinger Nursery
Thoreson
A. Petersen
White Rock
Harilton Hatchery
Bancroft
Hamilton Hatchery
James Sandvig, Jr
Mis
Dan Petersen
Rate Jacobson
Mia
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City Meat Market
Robert Simonsen
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