Miss Mary Mahan Pioneer School Teacher Dies
Miss Mary Mahan a longtime Palo Alto county educator died in Salem Oregon on May 26 1938 at 410 am after a year of illness She taught country schools in Vernon and Walnut townships as well as Graettinger area She was born January 1 1859 in Walnut Grove Iowa and was 79 years old at death Survived by brothers John J Mahan and Myles Mahan sisters Mrs John OConnell and Mrs S J Guerdet Funeral services held in Salem Catholic church and burial in parish cemetery She spent most of her life in Iowa before moving to Oregon in 1909 For many years her teaching left a lasting memory among former students and families in Palo Alto and nearby counties
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Avéék
Mary Mahan
J. J., Mahan
John O'Connell
Graettinger
J. Guerdet
Crookston
Minnesota
Miss Mahan
J. B. Graettinger
Salem
Oregon
Walnut Grove
Palo Alto County
Iowa
Ned Mahan
Mahan
Vernon Township
Jackman
Walnut
Nevada Township
VanGorden
John Graettinger
VanGordens
Emmetsburg
John J. Mahan
S. J. Guerdet
Myles. Mahan
James L. Mahan
Palo Alto
Is Mahan
Public Meeting Called For Graettinger Electric Users
The electric light committee calls a public meeting tonight at City Hall for Graettinger electric light users. The group, formed after a recent meeting, sought a 30 percent rate cut from Iowa Public Service Co. A report to the public will be presented.
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Electric Light Committee
Graettinger
City Hall
Iowa Public Service Co
Mayor Spies Urges City Improvements Plan
Mayor Fred Spies asks property owners and Commercial Club members to meet with the council at City Hall Monday after the regular meeting to discuss federal aid for public works. The plan envisions 30 percent federal funding with local taxes covering the rest, plus estimates for a sanitary sewerage system and water system extension. A new steel water tank is also under discussion by the city council.
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Spies
Governor Herring
Congress
Commercial Club
At A Glance Club Meeting At City Hall Monday Night
Public Meeting Tonight At City Hall at eight. All electric light users urged to attend. Cream Scoring Contest Saturday for men and women at Graettinger creamery. Summer clothing specials advertised by Baumgartner's. Home Bakery advertises choice bread pastries and rolls with special orders. Jensen's ad features Kool Ade Nectar and summer groceries at low prices. Competitive grocery prices quoted by Dutch Thompsen. June theme suggests giving wives a break with new high power perfection.
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City Hall
Jensen’s
Fatal Highway Crash Near Clear Lake Details Emerge
Reports clarified the No 18 collision near Clear Lake last Saturday night involving Ralph Ward 18 son of Mrs Wm Fisher of Algona and McCorkle. Eye witness Joe Faber said Ward’s car sped into the Jorstad truck loaded with hogs or a tractor. Ward’s arm was torn off, the car rolled off an embankment into the lake, both men died within moments while Jorstad postmaster of Wallingford and local hardware dealer stated he steered to avoid the oncoming car.
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Times
Clear Lake
Ralph Ward
Wm. Fisher
Algona
Graettinger
Wallingford
Jorstad
Mr. Jorstad
Mason City
Joe Faber
Whittemore
Young Ward
McCorkle
Ward
Dry Meeting At Center School Tuesday Night
A meeting favoring the retention of the eighteenth amendment will be held at Center school house Lost Island township Tuesday evening June 13. Solo Hoffman Newgard Address Moral Aspect of Repeal Question Rev Mandsager Music by Reg Knut Ben Legal Side of Repeal Vote Atty A W Smith Music Mr Lansbury Program committee Mr and Mrs O J Norris and Mr and Mrs Charley Christiansen.
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Center School
Lost Island Township
Hoffman Newgard
Mandsager
Reg Knut- Ben
A. W. Smith
Lansbury
O. J. Norris
Charley Christiansen
Flying Squadron To Visit Graettinger Monday
A two man Flying Squadron will visit Graettinger at 2:80 Monday afternoon June 12 to speak for retention of the 18th amendment. A mass meeting of county youth will gather at Emmetsburg Court House at four with songs and speeches led by Drake student Lawrence Bush a prominent Young Dries In Town speaker. All are invited. A new pop corn stand near Rich Drug Store owned by Mrs. Wm Blom and built by Albert Suss will be operated by her.
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Graettinger
Court House
Emmetsburg
Lawrence Bush
Drake
Rich Drug Store
Wm. Blom
Albert Suss
Blom
Marjorie Johnson Marries Frank Jewell in Riverside
Marjorie Johnson of Wilming ton California wed Frank Jewell Sr on April 15 1938 at Eden Lutheran Church Riverside Rev O A Elmquist officiated Attendants were Rueben Johnson and Mrs B M Tulicki The couple lunched at Mission Inn Riverside and spent a short honeymoon in Pasadena The Graettinger Times notes her Graettinger roots and extends congratulations to the newlyweds.
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Frank Jewell
Marjorie Johnson
P. G. Johnson
Wilmington
California
Riverside
Eden Lutheran Church
O. A. Elmquist
Rueben Johnson
B. M. Twlicki
Edward Larsen
Grachtinger
Warner Bros
Dr. Tylicki
Graettinger School
Graettinger
Fine Hawkeye Programs Boosts Hawkeye Theatre Prices
Graettinger adults pay 10c on Saturdays starting June 10 for motion pictures with 6c on Wednesdays. Children 10c nights, adults 6c midweek, aiming to cover rising costs. Businessmen donate weekly to keep shows running through summer. Fall plans pending. Next Saturday features Scare Heads with Nine Nights In a Bar Room, while Wednesday shows offer Salvation Nell and Slave Days.
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Hawkeye
Hawkeye Theatre
Graettinger
Cream Scoring Contest Opens Saturday Night
A cream scoring contest will be held at the Graettinger creamery on Saturday night June 10 and the two following Saturdays June 17 and June 24 to form a five member team for the Mason City contest on June 29. Patrons especially the ladies are urged to participate. the event starts at eight o'clock and three prize awards await the final five.
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Graettinger Creamery
Graettinger
Mason City
Commercial Club Meeting At City Hall Next Monday
The regular monthly Commercial Club meeting will be held at City Hall Monday evening June 12. Items on the agenda include road and city improvements and any other business that may arise. Likely good attendance is expected.
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Commercial Club
Palo Alto Cow Testing Association Meeting Notice
The annual meeting of the Palo Alto County Cow Testing Association will be held Thursday evening June 8 at the Herman Damman farm half a mile west of Emmetsburg. All members and others interested are cordially invited to attend. A note: don’t forget to pay the printer.
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Palo Alto County
Strange Murder Of Engineer At Jackson
Matt Lang 59 a Milwaukee railroad engineer was found slain in a Jackson hog pen. Investigators led by W L Conley and Sheriff C F Magnussen work amid scarce clues. Lang's body showed a fatal blow to the head and no robbery. his funeral and inquest follow as mystery deepens.
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Estherville Daily News
Matt Lang
Milwaukee
Jackson
W. L. Conley
Minnesota Bureau of Investigation
C. F. Magnugsen
Jackson County
Lang
E. C. Sayles
N. A. Blorn
Austin
Biorn
Hannah Phillips
Roundhouse
Mr. Sayles
I Aa Pen
Sayles
Mr. Lang
Roy Dunlavey
Jackson Drayman
Fairmont
Genuine Summer Weather Report and Weather Sounds
The text describes three hot days Sunday through Tuesday with a blistering breeze and a NW cloud that caused commotion but did not rain. It notes a slight cool down Wednesday forenoon and expresses a desire for rain to relieve the heat.
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Neada Township
Grabttinger
Fred Spies
Baumgartner's
Home Bakery
Thompsen
Jensen Hardware
McCorkle Machine
Jorstad New Truck
Reed
Graettinger High School
Lowa
T Bat
Fredem
Cow Test Association
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