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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1927
Page
5
The Gracttingor Times advertises finely bound dictionaries of 1200 pages as a storehouse of knowledge. Only one copy per customer available at the Times office for $1 by mail.
A historic ad promotes a poultry and animal spray dip offering hundreds of gallons free of charge to intro customers. It pledges free quantities with bulk orders and asks buyers to bring their own containers for pickup.
For orders of 3 gallons we will give 1-2 gallon free of charge. For orders of 2 gallons we will give 1-4 gallon free of charge. One application of our product keeps flies away from cattle in pastures in hot weather for three days. Place your orders early. You will find our product the utmost in quality and prices among the lowest.
Mrs Lundgreen and Mr and Mrs Hill of Emmetsburg drove to Stratford Saturday morning called by the serious illness of Mrs Lundgren and Mrs Hillis father Mr Hagetrom. Mr T P Piper and family of Clinton Minn stopped over Saturday night at the Asa Hankey home. Mrs Jess Halderman and sons of Woolstock visit with her daughter Mrs L A Patton and family. M O Smith and family spent Sunday at the Geo Singer home. Alma McClellen visits with L L Powers and wife. Bobby Birdstrum called on Gerald Smith Friday. Charley Smith and wife and Mrs Harry Ingram drove from Harlan to join Mr Smith's brother Clarence at the Geo Smith home. Clarence Smith from Milwaukee en route to South Dakota for his health. Charley to accompany. Mrs Ingram is a sister of...
Arch Clayton and Mrs. Frank Smiths aunt find kinship ties fringing rural life. Families—Connors, Urry, Herke, Hankey, Patton—gather for visits, surprises, and birthday dinners in Graettinger, Arnolds Park, and nearby towns. Merle Hankey starts new section duties while E R Ayers returns from Chicago trip as small town networks weave through week. A closing quip notes a million dollars as perhaps the timid phrase of the era.
Church announcements list multiple congregations with service times in Graettinger area including St. Paula Lutheran Dalnish Norsk and English liturgies, Sunday school times, July events, and L L conventions. Also notes a bank stock sale ad tied to National Banking laws with specific certificate shares to be auctioned on July 9 1927 at 2 pm by First National Bank Graettinger Iowa.
The Lost Island Ladies Aid will host a dinner and program on July Fourth at Ole Thoreson. Everyone is welcome. Our parochial school sessions run in town from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. At Lost Island the session is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Children are urged to attend to learn about Jesus, with a pastor quoted on welcoming them.
The Methodist Episcopal Church schedules a Thursday 8 PM prayer meeting and Friday 8 PM choir practice led by A. H. Shaver. Next Monday July Fourth marks the dedication of the New Tabernacle at Okoboji with a 10:30 AM program, coffee, picnic lunch, and all-day attendance urged. Public worship at 11.
Official Board designates July 10 as a day for a special program starting at eleven. Regular services canceled for a strong program with external and internal speakers. Bring a basket dinner. Wallingford-S. 5. Dr. W. H. Lease to preach. Rev. I. C. McCulty pastor invites all constituents.
A new lunch room has opened in the building east of Paulsen Furniture store offering meals and lunches. The operators promise home cooking and service and invite patrons to stop by for a good lunch or home cooked meal.
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