Graettinger Midgets win double header at Arnolds Park
The Graettinger Midgets baseball team defeated Arnolds Park in a Tuesday double header. The under 14s won 8 to 0, and the under 12s won 4 to 0 in two innings. Attendees included Father Maynard, J. J. Grady, and W. L. O'Connor. Arnolds Park visits Graettinger on June 19 at 8:00 p.m. Next, Lake Park hosts the boys Tuesday and Thursday June 26 night game in Graettinger.
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Graettinger
Arnolds Park
Father Maynard
J. J. Grady
W. L. O'Connor
Lake Park
Graettinger Triumphs In Near Walkoff Over Ruthven
Graettinger edged Ruthven 12 7 in a see saw contest on the local diamond. Henningsen earned the win. Mason took the loss as Ruthven showed late life with multiple runs across the sixth and final innings. The note mentions upcoming GHS games against Emmetsburg and Arnolds Park.
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Graettinger High School
Ruthven
Graettinger Lads
Graettinger
Henningsen
Mason
Pickett
Whitling
GHS
Emmetsburg
Dirty Sox
Arnolds Park
Graettinger Triumphs in Local Baseball Action
Graettinger defeated Milford 7 to 4 in a Friday night game at the Evergreen lighted park. Graettinger also beat Ruthven 12 to 10 Monday, with 22 scores and a noted 92 total runs. The Midgets squad crushed Sioux Valley 18 to 2, Tonstead tossing a no hitter and 8 runs across 10 hits.
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Graettinger
Ruthven
Ruthven High
Evergreen
Sioux Valley
Minnesota
Burg
Kischer
Case
Arnolds Park
Tonstead
Chesty Masters
Gary Masters
Local Intercounty Baseball Standings And Schedule
Emmetsburg 6, Cylinder 0, Wallingford 33, Ringsted 3, Ledyard 12, Estherville 0, Graettinger 8, Fenton 5. Next week Tuesday June 24 Cylinder at Graettinger Ringsted at Estherville Fenton at Emmetsburg Ledyard at Wallingford Estherville at Cylinder Graettinger at Ringsted Wallingford at Fenton Emmetsburg at Ledyard. The four games played Tuesday night June 17 are not included in the percentage standing.
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Emmetsburg
Cylinder
Wallingford
Ringsted
Ledyard
Estherville
Graettinger
Fenton
Ee Redins
Hot-N-Tots To Play At Wallingford Sunday
A feature softball game is set for Wallingford next Sunday at 2 30 P M Des Moines hot N tots state champions will face Wallingford with players from Emmetsburg Ledyard Cylinder and West Bend The game features Campanella the scooter who stoots Mr Hustle and Mr Short stop plus high class ball and famous diamond antics at Wallingford Times display ad mentions tickets
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Wallingford
Des Moines
Emmetsburg
Ledyard
Cylinder
West Bend
Campanella
Scoot
Hustle
Warm, stormy spell hits local farmland
The weather reports a warm summer spell with heavy rains and strong winds Friday night into Sunday morning. Lightning and hail damaged crops around Graettinger, especially soybeans, oats, and corn, with some farmers reporting total to high percentage losses.
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Graettinger
Cultivating Bees Held Yesterday At Stillian Place
Six men worked three hours yesterday afternoon cultivating the corn at the M. F. Stillian place. Two ladies prepared and served lunch. The field crew included Haakon Thoreson, Chrig Largon, Frans Swanson, Eddie Brennan, Armand Larsen, and Donald Westfall. Mr Stillian entered Des Moines Veterans Hospital a week ago Monday and remains a patient there.
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M. F. Stillian Place
Eddie Brennan
Haakon Thoreson
Chrig Largon
Frans Swanson
Armand Larsen
Donald Westfall
Stillian
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Father Hurley's Slow Recovery Latest At Sioux City Hospital
Rev. Father D. K. Hurley, patient at St. Joseph's hospital, Sioux City, is improving slowly after two weeks of treatment. Friends at Grachtinger hope for early improvement and a complete recovery.
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Father Hurley
D. K. Hurley
St. Joseph's Hospital
Sioux City
Grachtinger
Mrs Spies To Hold Open House On June 29
Mrs J A Spies will hold an open house Sunday June 29 to celebrate her flat birthday anniversary. Friends are welcome and she asks guests not to bring gifts. The notice also reminds readers to submit copy early next week with printing on Thursday and machines finished by Wednesday night for weekend repairs.
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Mrs. Spies
J. A. Spies
Spies
Story Hour at City Library Read by Mrs J H Walston
Mrs J H Walston will read at the City Library story hour next Saturday afternoon starting at 2 00 PM. The event invites children and parents to join for a tale filled afternoon in the library.
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J. H. Walston
City Library
Francis McDonald Tops Mason City P G E Post
Francis B. Bud McDonald named electrical superintendent of the Peoples Gas and Electric at Mason City succeeding the late Mark Harpster. A 1934 Iowa State College graduate, he served in the Army engineers 1942–46 before returning to the company. He and his wife Marian George have two sons and he holds multiple professional memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples’ Gas and Electric
Mark Harpster
McDonald
FP. G. and
Iowa State College
Ames
Mason City Company
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Memphis
Cincinnati
P. G. and
E. McDonald
J. Hanlon
Charles FE. Strickland
11Th N. E
Sigma Wu Fraternity
Lions Club
Elks Club
Mason City Country Club
Kennewick man joins Army Engineers at Walla Walla
Duane R. Larson son of Mr and Mrs L A Larson of Kennewick Washington began work June 8 with the army engineers at Walla Walla. A 1943 Graettinger high graduate he recently finished a five year architectural engineering course at Washington State College Pullman after three years with the Army Air Forces in the war.
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Duane R. Larson
L. A. Larson
Kennewick
Washington
Army Engineers
Walla Walla
Duane
Graettinger High School
Washington State College
Pullman
Army Air Forces
Bank Remodel Tops Graettinger Week
The Graettinger State bank is remodeling with five new counters and other changes. A full report on the improvements will appear next week. Carl Christensen of Spencer visited Graettinger with his brother Martin from North Dakota. Carl recently had surgery in Sioux City and is recovering well.
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Graettinger State Bank
Carl Christensen
Spencer
Graettinger
Martin
North Dakota
Carl
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Sioux City
Sixth trip to Denmark planned by Ault man
Jens Jeremiassen of Ault Colorado visited the H C Hess home in Graettinger and the Osterhus and Wilmer Goff homes in Ruthven last week. He plans a July flight to Denmark, his sixth trip to his native country, having made the other five journeys by boat. Residing in Ruthven years ago, he remains active at 83 years of age.
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Denmark
Jens Jeremiassen
Ault
Colorado
H. C. Hess
Graettinger
Osterhus
Wilmer Goff
Ruthven
Jeremiassen
Planning New Funeral Home in Graettinger
J Emmett Martin plans one funeral home in Graettinger on the Martin lots north of Coan Grocery. The Mammen warehouse is being moved this week to the north and east edge of the site, and the contract may soon be let.
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J. Emmett Martin
Graettinger
Coan Grocery
Mammen
Martin
Homecoming update on China Jacobson's recovery
China Jacobson has returned home from Holy Family hospital after a week of medical treatment. He feels improved and friends hope for his continued recovery and full return to health.
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China Jacobson
Holy Family Hospital
Hjelmer Bratrude Dies Suddenly Of Heart Attack
Hjelmer Bratrud aged 69 died suddenly Saturday morning at the home of Frank Meyers where he worked. Funeral services were held Tuesday at First Lutheran church Graettinger. burial in Bratrud family lot Depew cemetery. Survived by brother Ole of Graettinger and a sister in Canada. The Times extends sympathy to relatives.
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Hjelmer Bratrude
Frank Meyers
First Lutheran Church
Graettinger
Bratrud
Depew
Ole
Canada
the Times
Farmers suffer bean and oat losses after Sunday hail near Graettinger
Farmers southwest of Graettinger plowed damaged soybean fields and one oats field after a Sunday morning hailstorm. Losses to corn are undetermined. Names mentioned include Dan Petersen, Peter G Petersen, Bill Hughes, Alfred Westergard, Louie Duhn, Andrew Duus, Quinn Bros, and Leo Thompson, though many others suffered losses.
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Graettinger
Dan Petersen
Peter G. Petersen
Bill Hughes
Alfred Westergard
Louie Duhn
Andrew Duus
Quinn Bros
Leo Thompson
Former Ringsted publisher active at Times office visit
Andy Andersen, longtime Ringsted postmaster and Dispatch publisher, called at the Times office Monday afternoon. He is now aiding in the Dispatch. The Andersens visit Grachtinger and Lost Island area due to relatives. Their son Ralph runs a large Grundy Center printing business employing 23, printing the Farm Bureau Spokesmanread in Palo Alto and nearby counties.
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Andy Andersen
Ringsted
The
Dispatch
Times
Andersen
Andersens
Grachtinger
Lost Island Township
Ralph
Grundy Center
Farm Bureau
Palo Alto
JoAnn Murphy Wins REA Essay Contest Prize
Eleven year old JoAnn Murphy, daughter of Ma and Mrs Emmett Murphy, won first prize in the Sugar & Spice Cook Book essay contest conducted by the REA of Pocahontas. She read her entry before 2,200 attendees at the annual meeting in the big tent on the 4-H fair grounds June 4. Her essay asked why she loves cooking on her mother's electric range or wishes her mother had one. Her photo will appear in the REA News.
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Joann Murphy
Emmett Murphy
REA of
Pocahontas
REA
JoAnn
Notable Nebraska Visit from Hess Family to Albion
Mr and Mrs H C Hess and daughter Viola visited the J Hess and Charles Hess homes in Albion Nebraska on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. J Hess and H C Hess are brothers. Discussion noted the heat in Iowa at 102 degrees. Albion lies about 165 miles northwest of Omaha and the corn crop is ahead there thanks to heavy spring rains.
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Nebraska
H. C. Hess
Viola
J. Hess
Charles Hess
Albion
H.C. Hess
Iowa
Omaha
New Potatoes From Weir Garden on Father's Day
The Frank Weir family shared new potatoes from their Cobblers crop on Sunday June 15. Their harvest was described as splendid with some unusually large tubers. Mr Weir delivered a generous supply to the Times office and expressed thanks.
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Frank Weir
Weir
Times Office
Mr. Weir
County Auxiliary Meeting Scheduled in Graettinger
A county meeting of the Legion Auxiliary will be held at the Legion hall in Graettinger Monday evening, June 238. The principal business will be the installation of county officers. All members are urged to attend.
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The
Legion Autiliary
Legion Hall
Graettinger
Bennett Thoregon family returns from Florida
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Thoregon and children arrived home from Florida on Saturday after spending the winter there to finish the school year. They enjoyed the Florida climate. Mrs. Thoregon's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jones, also spent the season in St. Petersburg and returned home in April.
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Florida
Bennett ‘Thoregon
Fish receives forestry degree at Ames
John A. Fish brother of Fred Fish from Graettinger earned a forestry degree from Iowa State College in Ames Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Graettinger and daughter Joan attended the exercises, Mrs. Fish daughter of the Graettingers. The Fish family will work in southwest Iowa but will stay in Ames for a month or two.
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Lowa State College
John A. Fish
Fred Fish
Graettinger
Forestry Department
Towa State College
Ames
Fish
Fred Graettinger
Joan
Ordination Sets New Pastor for Local Lutheran Churches
Paul G. Tolo was ordained Sunday in Fertile by his father to lead the First Lutheran and Lost Island Lutheran churches. He will arrive in Graettinger soon and conduct services there on Sunday July 6, with attendees Jorgen Anderson Arnold Bisgaard Omer Gjerde Clarence Christianson Martin Norris and Haakon Thoreson among the guests.
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Jorgen Anderson
Arnold Bisgaard
Omer Gjerde
Clarence Christianson
Martin Norris
Haakon Thoreson
Fertile
Minnesota
Paul G. Tolo
Lost Island
Frank Kempf Escaped Injury In Gas Fire
Frank Kempf, operator of the Frank W. Christensen farm northwest of Graettinger, narrowly escaped injury when a gasoline spill in a small ames container ignited after he smoked a pipe. The nearby big supply tank then flashed into flames, but Graettinger fire company quickly extinguished the blaze using water and fog nozzles. The flames damaged two tanks totaling 355 gallons and threatened a corn crib saved by firefighters.
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United States
DSA
Frank Kempf
Frank W. Christensen
Graettinger
Kempf
Grachtinger Fire Company
Two Men Head for Greenland for Construction Work
Tom Brown and his brother in law Boyd Green plan departure soon to join a Greenland project. Both have signed up for construction work and will depart in the near future.
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Greenland
Tom Brown
Boyd Green
Message on Egg Sparks Far Away Reply
February letters from Knute Swanson of Groettinger inspired a reply from Willemstad Curazas. Noordhoff's note describes receiving Swanson’s homy eggs pasteboard box in May, 30 dozen eggs in good condition and Curazas climate notes. He asks about farming, distance from New York, and promises further contact.
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Knute Swanson
Groettinger
Swanson
Grachtinger
Mr. Swanson
Carazas
Holland
New York
S. Noordhoff
West Churchillweg
Willemstad
Curazas
N. A
McCaffrey Injured When Car Hit Rodman Bridge
Coroner's jury investigates accident near Rodman in which Thomas J. McCaffrey and Jess W. Cook were injured. Cook died earlier from a heart attack as the 1951 Chevrolet struck a concrete bridge rail. Milton Bell of Rodman also injured with a dislocated hip amid the wreck.
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Emmetsburg
Jess W. Cook
Rodman
Thomas J. McCaffrey
Dick Miller
Milton Bell
Bell
McCaffrey
Emmetsbore Hospital
Crook
Miller
Cook
Ellis
Four year old swallows forty eight aspirin tablets
Billy Hassel, four, of Rinn sted, was rushed to the local hospital after reportedly eating about 48 aspirin tablets from a bottle of near 100. Doctors treated him and he was released the same evening and recovering.
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Billy Hassel
Paul Hassel
Rinzsted
Billy
Sinc —Emmetsburg
Left for Honolulu as Navy Ties Grow Strong
Herb McKenna left for Honolulu to join the U S Navy with a North Dakota sailor companion. The McKenna family from the west coast visited Dubuque and Graedttinger, with Mrs. McKenna a daughter of the Duhns. Mrs Darlene Hough and her daughter of Minot, ND, plan to join in four to six weeks after living quarters are arranged.
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Honolulu
Herb McKenna
U. S. Navy
North Dakota
McKenna
West Coast
Dubuque
Graedttinger
E. P. Duhn
Herb
Hawaii
Graettinger Man Slightly Injured in Minnesota Crash
Wayne Potter of Graettinger sustained light injuries when a car from a side road rammed into his pickup in Minnesota last week. The pickup was badly damaged but remained operable after the collision. Potter escaped with minor injuries.
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Wayne Potter
Graettinger
Minnesota
Wayne
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Milford
Mallard
Francis McDonald
Mason City
Egg
Tom McCaffrey
Jess Crook
Barry
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