Largest dairy meeting ever held in county
More than 600 people attended a banquet and dairy meeting at the High School Gym Thursday evening June 18. Prof M Mortensen led the talks, highlighting Iowa’s rise to second in U S dairying and urging continued cooperation among creameries, dairy clubs, and patrons to boost butter quality and demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
M. Mortensen
Amen
Hoe
Owa
Iowa
Towa
Iowa Buttermakers Association
County Farm Bureaus
Mortenson
Town
Mortensen
Mortensen Aaid
Dairy Calf Clubs
Cow Testing Association
Javacs Bay
Ilon
W. E.G. Saundin
C. T. Conway
Town Buttermakers Association
W. J. Brenkenridge
Asi
Emmetsburg Glee Clit
Emmetsburg Orchstra
Saunders
Farm Bureau
Congregational Church
Laws Butter Makers Association
Court House
Valle Ley
Tatumer
Agriculural Extension Department
Startars
M. E. McMurray
State Dairy Exhibit Butter Contest Winners Named
County Agent Fred F. Clark moderated a talk on cooperative creameries and Farm Bureau ties with A W Rudnick presenting the State Dairy Exhibit. Butter entries exceeded forty five with judging led by Rudnick Brunner and Seavell. Fred Rucker won the gold medal for the champion tub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anoelion
Fred F. Clark
Farm Bureaua
A. W. Rudnick
J. J. Brunner
Mr. Seavell
Court House
W. BE. G. Saunders
Fred Rucker
Fenton Cooperative Creamery
N. H. Harms
Oelwein
Otto I. Weger
Strawberry Point
Henry Hansen
Grachtinger Creamery
A. T P. Anderson
O. J. Klock
Whittemore
CG. B. Jensen
Hartley
C. J. Klock
J. 2. Marx
George
Mr. Rucker
Fenton
Rebekah Convention Report From Graettinger
The annual Rebekah convention for districts 21 74 met in Graettinger on June 10 with a large attendance after a morning shower. Opening at 10 30 a m with ritual, officers, welcome by Mrs Hattie Burr and response by Ruth Jackson, minutes read and approved, lodges listed at roll call, parade at 1 00 p m, proceedings resumed with balloting demonstration, degree initiation by Spencer, unwritten work contest won by Ruth Nelson, question box by Mame Watts, next year hosted by Royal, closing with Blest Be the Tie that Binds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah
Graettinger
America
Hattie Burr
Ruth Jackson
Ruthven
Spencer
Emmetsburg
Royal
Cylinder
Everly
Dickens
West Bendaml
Emmetsburg Ledges
Spencer Lodge
Graettinger Lodge
Ruth Nelson
Mame Watts
Board of Instruction
Kemi Cammera
Blanche Baumgartner
Vernon Workers Active in Osgood Iowa Meeting June 2 1925
Vernon workers gathered at Mrs H E Ferguson home Tuesday afternoon June 2. Clouds reduced turnout but district representation remained strong with an engaging program including Mrs Geo Singer demonstration of a pressure cooler cooking an old hen in 25 minutes and a soap making lesson. Next gathering set for Mrs Lewis Lippold in Dist No 2 on Tuesday afternoon July 7 with further demonstrations planned. The Happy Go Lucky sisters club had 28 girls June 10 meeting at Ferguson girls home enrolling 35 members. next meeting at Louise Rhoades home June 24 will cover sewing and a short program with singing.
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Vernon
H. E. Ferguson
Geo. Singer
Lewis Lippold
Dist
Tita
Happy Go Lucky
Vernon ‘Two
Ferguson
Louise Rhoades Home
Local Events and Visits Noted in Graettinger Area
A woodman hall event with Estherville orchestra is set for Thursday evening July 2. Visitors include John Deninger of West Bend at the M Weinholzer home. Several residents travel and visit relatives while community ties remain strong in Graettinger.
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Woodman Hall
Estherville
John Deninger
West Bend
M. Weinholzer
Olson
Huron
South Dakota
Jon Gabrielson
N. Meredith
Johnson
Auburn
Iowa
Memning
Myg
Meredith
Graettinger
P. C Jackin
Emmetsburgz
Stephen Hexter
Chicago
Ralph Smith
West of Town
Bort Dodge
Shaffield
Ames
Mya
Iryin Myhre
Various Local Notices and Oddities From Ames Section
Miss Matilda Baedke and Mrs. Sheffield shared work at a fraternity house. Mrs. Vangie Reeves visits from Guthrie Center with uncle John Murphy, and W. T. Milles of Fort Dodge visits McCarty homes. J. L. Grady attends Mrs. Geelan’s funeral in Ruthven. Local ads urge City meat market fresh dairy products. Births noted for June 22 and 24 with congratulations from The Times. Boosting Boosters club met at Mrs. Chas. Christiansen’s home. Miss Jeanette Helvig returns from Estherville hospital after appendicitis surgery. Rudolph Pittingsend visits Gowrie and nearby homes. Chas. Theesfield loses a 450 lb hog after a drive to town. A bank scene shows a man choosing a line after studying two, then joining the men. A farmer ties a radio battery to a mule’s harness to move horses, claiming the mule’s thinking. Jokes on bragging, verse, Turkish bath humor, and a Chicago minister’s vest proposal sparking reflections on work and mischief. The phrase naked woods resurfaces after spring invaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Baedke
Ames
Mrs. Sheffield
Vangie Reeves
John Murphy
Guthrie Center
W.T. Milles
Fort Dodge
McCarty
J. L. Grady
Ruthven
Geelan
Mra
T. Heriem
the Times
Lewis A. Larson
Chas. Christiansen
Jeanette Helvig
Lost Island
Coleman Hospital
Estherville
Rudolph Pittingsend
Gowrie
John Helvig
R. A. Helverson
Grainger
Mission festival notice at Terril by German Lutheran church
Members of the ion Lutheran congregation at Graettinger are invited to the annual mission festival at Terril next Sunday. Otis L. Lang, pastor, will preach the festival sermon in English. Sunday School at South Walnut church at 9 45 with Danish service at 10 30 and English service at 2 o'clock at the Norwegian Lutheran church in Graettinger officiated by Rev. N P Simonsen of Scranton, Tawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ion Lutheran
Graettinger
Terril
Otis L. Lang
South Walnut
Gmettinger
N. P. Simonsen
Scranton
Tawa
Methodist Church Notes Weekly Activities and Events
Sunday School at 10:00 and Morning Worship with sermon "Factors in World Evangelism" followed by Epworth League at 11:00 and Evening Worship with "Inspiration and Revelation" at 7:16. Church membership class at 8:00, Young folks. Adult class Thursday 8:00, Children's class Saturday 3:00. Ladies Aid at George Coolidge residence Thursday June 25 hosted by Myra, George Coolidge, and Mrs. W. T. Truesdell. Women’s Home Missionary Society meets Friday with Moa N. Mertinian at 9:00, program announced, hosted by Mrs. Meryman and Mrs. Ward Noble. Epworth Leagues Institute at Ghubuji duty is to me a strong program. attendance expected. Rev. C. J. Mekkelson, Pastor.
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Methodist Church
Epworth League
Ladies Aid
George Coolidge
Myra
W. T. Truesdell
Women’s Home Missionary Society
Moa
N. Mertinian
Meryman
Ward Noble
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McCormick-Deering Primrose
Farmers Supply Co
Graettinger, Iowa
Urs of Tours
Colorado
California
Owstone
West
Rocky Mountain
Denver
Colorado Springs
Golden State
Califfornia
Rock Island Lines
Royal Union Lite
Des Moines
B. H. Borsywell
Qroetlinger
Jown
District No. 9
Wernon
Bureau
Amera
S. J. . Torkelson
Womans Home Misionary Society
Rowan
S. Bega
Womans Home Missionary Society
U. S
South America
Sioux City
Rebekah Convention
Epworth
Ghubuji
C. J. Mekkelson
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