Two Marriages Of Local People During Past Week
Wilson and Miss Violet Wendt of Lakefield Minnesota wed at Lakefield Catholic church on Thursday June 4 after a 9 o clock mass. Bridesmaid was Miss Jennie Wilson and best man was a bridegroom’s brother. A wedding breakfast followed at the bride’s parents home before the couple set off on their honeymoon to Fort Dodge Marshalltown Cedar Rapids and other points. They will reside in Gractinger in the F E Schurmann residence on the south side. The bride comes from a prominent Lakefield family and is regarded as estimable. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs John Wilson of this city and a skilled barber with Wilson Bartleman. The Times offers congratulations and best wishes.
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Fort Dodge
Marshalltown
Cedar ‘Rapids
Grachtinger
F. E. Schurmann
Lakefield
John Wilson
Wilson & Bartleman
Times
Powers and Hamilton United in Graettinger Wedding
William Powers and Kathryn Hamilton were married Thursday morning at 7 30 in the Catholic church with Father Kelly officiating. Best man was Leo Hamilton and bridesmaid Mae Hamilton. A tan ensemble wedding outfit was worn by the bride. A wedding breakfast followed at the bride's east Graettinger home. The couple will honeymoon at the lakes and later establish a home on the groom's farm east of Graettinger. The bride is a popular young lady in the community.
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Powers
Graettinger
Couple from Fonda Wed in Community Ceremony
The Times reports a wedding of a bride noted for kindness and strong character from a Fonda-turned local family. The groom, an enterprising farmer east of town, is praised for good habits and respect. The paper also notes a large Norse-American centennial in Minneapolis with many locals attending and President Coolidge speaking.
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Fonda
Times
Minneapolis
M. O. Grodland
Merle
Verna
Martin Myhre
Arthur
Arlene
Serene
Chris Jensen
A. Axelton
Arlton
Ole Bondhus
A. L. Herrem
T. O. Thompson
United States
Coolidge
Splendid Convention Held Yesterday
The third joint I O O TF and the twenty first Rebekah conventions were held in Grachtinger yesterday with large attendance despite cold weather. It was one of the most successful conventions ever held by the order. A complete report will appear next week.
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Rebekah
Grachtinger
Order
A Nice Lift In Time Of Trouble in Graettinger
Marshal Fleming circulated a subscription paper to aid Mr and Mrs Hickey after last week’s destructive storm. He raised 100 dollars with many Graettinger residents contributing. Mrs Wickey, badly injured, is recovering but faces a long recovery as bones knit and shock subsides.
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Marshal Fleming
Graettinger
Hickey
Fleming
Wickey
Ringsted Defeats Graettinger 6 to 0 in Sunday Baseball
Ringsted blanked Graettinger 6 to 0 on the focal diamond Sunday afternoon. The game was fast and interesting throughout. A contemporary remarked we should pay lawmakers what they are worth, suggesting a sharp comment on public pay.
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Ringsted
Graettinger
Focal
Local High School 1925 Class Graduates in Record Size
The graduating exercises of the class of 1925 at Gracttingtor High School were held at Hawkeye theatre on Thursday evening June 4. The 28 graduates, 14 boys and 14 girls, received diplomas in the largest class yet. Prof. Lapp of Iowa University delivered the address on the head heart and hand, urging balanced education and service.
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Hawkeye Theatre
Gracttingtor High School
Father Kelly
Girls’ Glee Club
Barbara Thorson
FP. B. Knight
Iowa City
Lapp
Iowa University
Irances Duhigg
Mra. JE
George
Board of Education
John Bondhus Oral Bonstead
Alicea Conway
Carl Elsenbost
Catherine Poster
Clara
Herke Ivan Keatey
Emmet Lambe
Anna Lande
Earl Masters
Joseph McCarty
Mary Murphy
Lloyd Naae
Cora Nichtorn
Anna Nolan
Bernica Nyborg
Effie Oleson
Wilmer Peterson
Clifford Pierson
Laura Smith
Carl Spies
Great Oak Man Fatally Injured In Oil Explosion
Great Oak resident James Earnest died after a kerosene fire exploded while he tried to start it. The blast set his clothing alight and burned a home. he sought help, was taken to hospital, but succumbed. His wife survived, as did his brothers and parents, with a $1,000 life policy noted. The report cites Emmetsburg Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Earnest
Great Oak Township
Charles Higgins
Higgins
Marnest
Earnest
Emmetsburg
Eighth Grade Diplomas Granted to Local Pupils
Pupils who received their eighth grade diplomas Thursday evening include Alice Bratirud Frieda Geil Bertha Grady Merle Grodland Howard Horswell Nan McCarty Henry Hansen Geneva Reeves Laurence Jensen Anns Lambe Merle Jones Irma Larson Alvin Johnson Vernie Jacobson Marjorie Noble Violet Swift Oliver Truesdell plus Albert Thompson Leo Thompson Taakon Thoreson Barbara Thoreson Yolanda Thoreson Mildred Truesdell Ethel Urry.
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Albert Thompson
Leo Thompson
Taakon Thoreson
Barbara Thoreson
Yolanda Thoreson
Mildred Truesdell
Ethel Urry
Alice Bratirud Frieda Geil
Bertha Grady
Merle Grodland
Howard Horswell
Nan McCarty
Henry Hansen
Geneva Reeves
Laurence Jensen
Anns
Lambe
Merle Jones
Irma Larson
Alvin Johnson
Vernie Jacobson
Marjorie Noble
Violet Swift
Oliver ‘Truesdell
Waldorf College Sextette to Appear at Hawkeye Theatre
A Waldorf college sextette visiting Grachtinger Tuesday June 16 under the Lather League will present a program featuring a male quartet pianist and a xylophonist. Five of six are from the Waldorf choir touring Minnesota and Wisconsin. Admission is 26 and 36 cents with expected large attendance.
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Waldorf College
Grachtinger
Lather League
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Hawkeye Theatre
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Here Two Nights
Graettinger shows the twelve reel motion picture The Hunchback of Notre Dame Friday and Saturday evenings. Admission is 15 or 35 cents with Friday seating assured to avoid the Saturday crowd. the film lasts about three hours and many local residents plan to attend after hearing it praised widely.
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Notre Dames
Graettinger
Gracttinger
Wind and Rain Drench the Vicinity Sunday Evening
A strong wind and heavy rain hit the area Sunday at 6 10 p m. A gale lasted about thirty minutes with a sharp downpour. A large cloud split in the southwest with one portion moving toward Emimetsbureg and the other toward Graettinger.
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Emimetsbureg
Graettinger
Funeral Of Mrs J M Resh Largely Attended
The funeral of Mrs J M Resh, death noted last week, was held Sunday afternoon. Services began at her residence with Rev Otis Lang of Estherville officiating, then moved to M I church for further rites and burial east of town. Large crowd attended. she had long community ties. Born July 7 1867 in Stolzenverger Hof Germany she immigrated to the US in 1888. She married Henry Bomb in 1891, later wed T D Collins in 1902 and John M Resh in 1923, who survives with six stepchildren and six brothers and three sisters. She was a Lutheran leader and active in local life. The Times expresses sympathy to her husband and family.
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J. M. Resh
Otis Lang
German Lutheran Church of
Estherville
M. 1
P. J
D. J. McCarty
J. B. Lambe
BE. A. Baumgartner
Pred
Carl Spies
Elizabeth Frick
Stolzenverger Hof
Germany
United States
New York City
Henry Bomb
Bumb
Windsor Hotel
Europe
Bomb
T. D. Collins
Collins
Henry
Csxl
Resh
Lutheran Church
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Gradlinger
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GB. H. Horswell
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P. J. Hession
Des Moines
Aly
Hunchback of
Notre Dame
Sional Bank
Iowa
Federal Reserve System
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