Remains Of Mrs L Christopher Laid To Rest
Mrs Lewis Christopher died June 18 1941 after a yearlong illness. She spent time at Iowa City hospital and Cedar Falls. Funeral services were held at home and at the Methodist church in Graettinger with Rev. Bohi and Rev. Cuthbert assisting. Burial followed in High Lake cemetery. She leaves husband Lewis, daughters Cora and Mrs Leon Nefstead, two grandsons, two brothers and two sisters among others.
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Lewis Christopher
High Lake Cemetery
Christopher
Iowa City
Graettinger
Wm. G. Bohi
Bohi
A. R. Cuthbert
Titonka
Cuthbert
Olene Jacobsen
Emmet Jackman
Robert Vasey
Christopher Family
High Lake
Lawrence Iverson
Iver Iverson
John L. Johnson
Peter Anderson
L. H. Rockne
Frank Herke
Julia Charleson
Charles Charleson
Ingeborg ‘Davine Gherleson
Weashiiroen
Cve Hiels Township
Emiee County
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Mra
Wallingford
Leon Nefstead
Newton
Cora Christopher
Vera
Mae
Lewis and
Paul Nefstead
Carl Charleson
Arlee Montana
Oscar Charleson
Conrad
Montana
G. C. Oleson
Oakland
California
J. BR. Sisco
Waterloo
Mra. Christopher
the Times
Swanson Calls Meeting to Form U S C
Prans Swanson, Palo Alto County Legion commander, urges all civic and fraternal groups to attend a June 30 meeting at Emmetsburg court house. The aim is to organize a U S C unit as part of national defense, uniting organizations to support military training and recreation for men in cantonments.
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Palo Alto County Legion
Court House
Emmetsburg
United Service Organization
Palo Alto County
Highth
United States
Salvation Army
Knights of Columbus
Jewish Welfare Society
the Elks
Palo Alto
Prans Swanson
Legion County
Death of Baby Lawrence Lee Brobst
Mr and Mrs George Brobst mourn the death of their seven months old son Lawrence Lee who passed away at Spencer hospital Saturday evening June 21 He was born October 30 1940 The family gratefully receives the sympathy of many friends in their sorrow
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George Brobst
Spencer Hospital
Lawrence Lee
Early Fourth of July Issue Prompted Times Publication Shift
The Times will publish on Wednesday next week due to the Fourth of July. A note urges readers to pay the printer and consider the one week change a good idea.
Paulsen’s Recovery Progress Noted After Illness
J Paulsen and J Vauizen show gradual improvement after long illness. Mr Paulsen, who suffered a slight stroke months ago, is able to be up most of the time and gaining strength slowly, with many grateful friends eager to see him again.
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P, J. Vauizen
Mr. Paulsen
Luther League Convention Opens in Graettinger Tonight
The Luther League will convene in Graettinger at St. Pauls church, hosting delegates from across the state. Prominent pastors will lead sessions Thursday through Sunday with diverse talks by I Tang e Marcus Jacobsen Moorehead Ludviggen Staley Jen sen Lund Andersen Neola.
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St. Paul Lutheran Church
Graettinger
St. Paul’s Church
Seasions
I, Tange
Shelby
Iowa
W. R. Staley
Kimballton
J. M. Jensen
Spencer
James N. Lund
A. P. Andersen
Neola
Luther League
Graettinger Teams Split Doubleheader With Gamble Robinson
The Graettinger Evergreens split a Sunday doubleheader with Gamble Robinson of Estherville, losing the opener 11 to 7 and winning the nightcap 10 to 3. Key Graettinger players included McCombs pitching both games and Reeves catching both. Gamble Robinson's contributors were Fox Tindal and Young. Next Sunday there is no home game due to Field Day, with a July 4 contest against the Torrenson Offer s in Wallingford at 6:30 p.m.
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Graettinger Evergreens
Gamble Robinson
Estherville
Evergreen
Ole Luchsinger
BR. Luchsinger
Kenneth McCombs
Donald McCombs
J. Weaver
John Reeves
Cecil Jones
H. Peterson
Clem Martin
Graettinger
Evergreens
Torreson Oiiers
Wallingford
Emmetsburg
Methodist Observed 50th Jubilee in Graettinger
The 50th anniversary of Graettinger Methodist Church was celebrated on Sunday June 22 1841 with 9 30 am Sunday School services 10 30 am sermon by Dr Roadman a dinner a visit hour led by Rev Bassett and an afternoon sermon by Bishop Magee Des Moines The day included a four o clock informal lunch and an offering toward a new church edifice Pastors Rev Wm Bohi and Rev T S Bassett and former residents attended the events from nearby towns.
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Graettinger
Roadman
Magee
Des Moines
T. S. Bassett
Wm. G. Bohi
Bohr
A. R. Cuthbert
Fremont Faul
C. W. Stevenson
Forest City
Earl Lehigh
West Bend
O. R. Gardner
Frank Vasey
Estherville
Reeves Heads to California for Family Visit
Ben IF Reeves left Grundy Center with friends for a week long trip to Los Angeles California. He plans to visit his son daughter brother and sisters and other relatives during the journey.
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California
Ben IF. Reeves
Los Angeles
Grundy Center
Rev Mandsager Resigns to Take Montana Call
Rev. Mandsager resigns as pastor of the First Lutheran Graettinger and Our Saviors Lost Island churches to accept a call to Big Sandy Montana. A membership meeting will decide the resignation. He has served about twelve years, during which new church facilities were built in Graettinger and Lost Island.
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M. Mandsager
First Lutheran Church
Graettinger
Our Saviors Lutheran Church
Lost Island
Mandsager
Big Sandy
Montana
Mandsnger
Lost Ireland
Grasttinger
Graettinger Market Report June 26 194
Grain and livestock prices listed for Graettinger in a midcentury market report. Corn and oats prices shown with varying grades, eggs at 24 cents, stake brand butter around 40 cents, and heavy hens priced by weight class with leghorn specifics noted.
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Graettinger
Special Notice To Triple A Co-Operators
Laygrenne D. Brennan urges farmers with soybeans to call the Triple A office before clipping oats to ensure full compliance with the 1941 program. The committee notes no reason for cutting oats for hay on many farms and offers to review compliance to avoid unnecessary oat clipping.
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Laygrenne D. Brennan
Painting Grain Co Buildings
The warehouse and feed buildings at the Farmers Grain Co. are being neatly painted with Ted McCarty as the artist.
Barn Fire Destroys Hermansen Structure Near Graettinger
Firefighters in Graettinger reached the Pete Hermansen farm quickly to battle a blaze that consumed a 40 by 50 foot barn filled with hay and straw. The hog house and garage suffered damage but were spared by on site water. The cause remains unknown and the Andy Peterson family lives on the farm. First reports misattributed the fire to Hermansen home buildings.
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Graettinger
Andy Peterson
Pete Hermansen
Hermansen
Brooklyn Navy Hospital Patient McDonald Recovering From Operation
In Brooklyn Hospital Carroll Ted McDonald son of Mr and Mrs John McDonald Graettinger is in a hospital recovering from an operation He is with the U S Navy.
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Brooklyn Hospital
Carroll
Ted) McDonald
John McDonald
Graettinger
Brooklyn
U. S. Navy
Clara J. Suss Elected President County Auxiliary
Clara J. Suss of Graettinger was elected president at a county auxiliary meeting in Graettinger last Thursday. 76 delegates and visitors registered. Ruthven’s Mrs. Logan presided. program included junior numbers by Emmetaburg, an essay on Americanism by Margaret Ressell, baton twirling by Shirley Whiteside, and reports from the spring Carroll conference.
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Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Clara J. Suss
Lela Ritzman
Greettinger
Jack Higley
New Vegetable Display Case A Installed at Mitchell Store
Mitchell has added a classy new vegetable refrigerator to the grocery store equipment near the front entrance. The display case enhances the entrance area with improved visibility for fresh produce.
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Mitchell
Field Day Events In Graettinger Sunday June 29
Next Sunday June 29 the first conservation league event in Graettinger features land and water retrieving trials and a beach show with keen competition. A kiddy parade with prizes for best kiddy and dog combo will accompany the program along the Des Moines river south of Graettinger near the river road. Grounds host both trials and picnic areas with an on site refreshment stand run by Auxiliary ladies. Two divisions for land trials novice and senior award trophies with ribbons for place. water trials use the same prize structure. Benches show ribbons for each dog breed and a grand champion trophy. Trophies are on display in the Arnold Sevold window. Jack Jackson is general chairman. program starts 12:30 p.m.
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Conservation League
Graettinger
Des Moines
Grachtinger
Arnold Sevold
Jack Jackson
Fred Spies Wins District Holstein Dairy Show
Fred Spies of Graettinger topped the district Holstein dairy cattle show held in Ruthven last Friday. Rain reduced attendance but cattle shown met or exceeded last year, with Spies winning first on two, three, and four year olds and first for a dairy herd of four cows plus a third on a yearling.
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Ruthven
Palo Alto
Emmet
Dickinson
Clay
O'Brien
Osceola
Cherokee
Sioux
Lyon
Buena Vista
Pocahontas
Plymouth
Fred Spies
Graettinger
Northwest Town
Spies
Registration July 21 Draft Duty Registration at Court House
Young men who have reached their 21st birthday must register for military duty at the court house in Emmetsburg on Tuesday, July 1, as the last registration date.
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Court House
Emmetsburg
Six top law students noted at Creighton
Ted McCarty and Graetting Jr were among the six highest in their law class at Creighton during the recently closed school year. This is a very fine record and a commendation for Ted.
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Creighton
Ted McCarty
Graetting Jr
Ted
Chester Lundgren Sends Hawaii Letter From Pearl Harbor
Chester Lundgren of the heavy cruiser U. S. S. Northampton writes of Pearl Harbor Hawaii where he is stationed in the gunnery department as gun captain of the center turret He notes enjoying navy life and hopes to see friends back home while sending an Honolulu newspaper intact from the island.
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the Times
Chester Lundgren
Northampton
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Chester
States
Navy
Gvracttinger Times
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J. Paulsen
Graettinger Merchants
Billy Higgins
Whittemore
Secon
Jackson
Usbherville
Rev. Mandsager
Hermansen Farm
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