Retiring Red Cross Officers Honored by Local Chapter
In a Times 7 tribute the community thanks retiring Red Cross officers who served since 1944 led by Chair Bessie Hamilton and Vice Chair Elisabeth Spies Hossack. The group supported war effort with dressings, bags, and other relief, delivering 5 541 surgical dressings in a single effort as part of ongoing quotas and home service activities.
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Grachtinger
Red Cross
Bessie Hamilton
Elisabeth Spies Hossack
Bill Here
Kathryn
Iowater
Fey
Focal
Home Service Committee
Comi
Graettinger City Meat Market Ad
Graettinger Iowa meat market promotes fresh and cured meats ham bacon and groceries including cream milk bread and produce. Robert Simonsen proprietor invites patrons with emphasis on large stock and consistent low prices.
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City Meat
Graettinger
Iowa
Local club leaders and checker ace share wartime duties and hobby notes
The piece highlights Mrs. Hamilton as chairwoman with Mrs. Spies and Mrs. Jensen leading a women’s club during and after the war, coordinating telegrams for service members and families. It mentions a Red Cross convention delegate, new officers, and ongoing community cooperation. It also recounts local anecdotes about highway patrol dinners, Al Grachtinger’s postal checker games, the 1952 state checker finals, and readers’ memories of Sapolio advertising and the cleaner known as Sappho.
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Hamilton
Genevieve Spies
Kathryn Jensen
Mya
Tamilton
Cleveland
Ohio
Women's Club
Losin
Theater
Otters
Ollice
George’ Singer
Charles Turg
Clara Suss
al Grachtinger
In Checker Federation
He Inder
Hagen
Canada
Hampton
Iowa
Vic Davin
Albia
Marriages and Local Social News From Graettinger Area
Mr Paul Larkin and Mrs Alta ff Garrison of Grundy Center wed at Graettinger. Louis Lammers and Cleo Anderson wed in Pipestone Minnesota. Graettinger residents attended Iowa picnic in Lincoln Park Los Angeles. Dr Olene Jacobsen bought W H Noble residence. George Singer family visited Osgood. Funeral of Dr Lindsey in Graettinger noted. Joe Rathman moving to Superior with leased farm. two children of Mr and Mrs …
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Larkin
Altaff Garrison
Grundy Center
Larkin
Grachtinger
Louis Lammers
Henry Lammers
Cast of
Graettinger
Cleo Anderson
Angl Dles
Olene Anderson
Cast
Wallingford
Pipestone
Minnesota
Iowa
Lincoln Park
Los Angeles
H. L. Jensen
Preston Fahenstock
Frank Berndorfer
A. J. Johnson
J. H. Gammon
Genevieve
Herbert Thwaite
J. D. Swalestuen
Briggs
Grover Ynberg
Vangie Reeves
Geneva
Mayme Woodke
Agnes Smith
L. M. Heuertz
Olene Jacobsen
W. H. Noble
George Singer
M. O. Goth
Osgood
John Luke
Dr. Lindsey
Jake Frick
Spirit Lake
Mr. Frick
Joe Rathman
Superior
Local travelers report long road trip to Chicago
Mrs Julius Skow is ill with the flu this week. Wv L O Connor and J M Robinson were passengers to Chicago Saturday evening. J C Grady enjoyed a visit Monday evening from his brother from Terris. Karl Jones and his father F B Jones of Brimershare mintores to tis Movies Saturday and returned Mornay. They made the trip down in four and a half hours. The return took about six hours as roads were thawed and rutty.
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Julius Skow
Wv. L. O'Connor
J. M. Robinson
Chicago
J. C. Grady
Terris
Karl Jones
F. B. Jones
Brimershare
Mintores
The Highway Story
Bert Berl drives into fog and loses vision on a rural road. He slows, uses mirrors, then stops to assess shoulder space, but a following car crashes into him from behind, knocking him into his own vehicle as a milky darkness falls and months pass.
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Berl
Bert
Inter
Pollowine
Notice of Will Proof in Palo Alto County
State of Iowa Palo Alto County notice announces instrument purporting to be the last will of G. G. Thompson, filed for probate. Hearing set for Monday March 16, 1953. official signature of BH. M. Thompson, Clerk, and L. W. Frost, Deputy, dated February 12, 1953.
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Owa
Palo Alto County
Nolise
G. CG. Thompson
BH. M. Thompson
L. W. Frost
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Iowa Press,association
HE Graettinger Times VY. T. Cody
Rey
Graettin
Talo Alto
Emmet Inuies
Fenton and Terril
Vcacaues
Lnwest
Robert Simonsen
Rong Bank
Lncal Law
Highway Patrol
Milford
Teo Courley
Albert Jensen
Leo
Albert
Quaker Oats Co
Prost
Minn
Tin Lo Wamus
Margaret Johnson
Sappho
Sapolio
Clara
INA
Grachtinger State Bank
Chevrolet Motor Division
Keith
Wayne
Norman Brown
Ewear Ames
Iowa State University
Chevrolet
the Times
Culligan Soft Water Service
Emmetsburg
Graettinger Implement Co
Ed Herke
Representative Graettinger
Bob Hullihan
RADIO
Fairbanks Morse
Phono Records
Grein Electric
Farly
The
Grarttinger
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