Ration News Of Special Interest And Updates
Ration calendar announces March 11 fuel coupons valid for 11 gallons of gas and March 16 sugar stamps No 12 valid for 11 weeks. March 22 No 5 A gas book coupons, March 31 last day for No 4 fuel oil coupons, and March 1 inspections for cora with A gas books. Renewals, mailing of new ration books, and changes to mail delivery are noted along with personnel changes at the Palo Alto County Ration Office.
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Merc
Eareleseness
Miss Clark
Verna Richardson
H. S
Palo Alto
Ration Board
Editor Branagan Ill in Chicago Amid Sidelined Workload
Editor W. T. Branagan of the Enmeteburs Democrat is ill and receiving treatment in Chicago for an ailment affecting his back. His condition has been poor for months, and workload pressures have grown, with several issues delayed. The paper notes regrets over his illness and hopes he recovers to resume duties soon.
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Brannagan III
W. T. Branagan
Enmeteburs Democrat
Chicago
Naseed
Dranagen
Wartime roles highlighted for women in Nebraska film series
A fragmented passage notes thanks to Hawkeye personnel and references a Nebraska/WAC wartime focus in a film series. It mentions various achievements and a full operation though details are unclear, emphasizing women’s contributions and wartime labor in a modern context.
School Hours Roll Back to Former Schedule Monday
Grachtinger schools resume the former time schedule starting Monday March 15. Classes begin at 9 50 in the morning and end at 4 00 in the afternoon with a noon break from 1 00 to 4 00. Beginning Monday March 15 the daily hours are 9 00 to 12 00 and 1 00 to 4 00.
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Grachtinger
Appel Notes Family Service Roles And Local Industry
Henry Appel of Montour Falls New York writes that his son Jorgen is in the army and Kenneth soon to be in service. Kenneth is a Civilian Air Patrol pilot and Jorgen is at Fort Monmouth New Jersey. He runs a large rendering works business with strong demand but labor and truck-repair shortages as defense plants proliferate in the area.
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Henry Appel
Montour Falla
New York
The
Times
Jorgen
Kenneth
Montour
Civilian Air Patrol
Ft. Monmouth
New Jersey
Appel
Canadian Air Force groom weds in Ft Williams ceremony
Mr Robert Sullivan eldest son of Mr and Mrs T S Sullivan Saskatoon Saskatchewan and Miss Nina Bell of Ft Williams Ontario united in marriage at St Patrick’s Church Ft Williams on Saturday March 6. Sullivan serves with the Royal Canadian Air Force and has trained since last summer with plans for the couple’s future uncertain until after the war. The Times sends congratulations to the newlyweds.
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Robert Sullivan
T. S. Sullivan
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Nina Bell
Ft. Williams
Ontario
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Sullivan
Royal Canadian Air Force
Hob
Graettinger
Emmett Martin Slightly Injured In Auto Accident
J Emmet Martin of Graettinger sustained a knee injury when his car was rammed near Newton while returning from Des Moines where he visited his wife and daughter Mary Jo. Merle Slycord a 19 year old Newton factory worker was fined for rear ending the Martins on highway 6. Martin delayed in Newton until Saturday afternoon for car repairs.
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J. Emmet Martin
Graettinger
Newton
Des Moines
Mary Jo
Walnut Township Bond Drive Reaches Goal in March Signups
The Walnut Township bond drive exceeded its target after a sign-up meeting on March 3 and a Saturday march 6 pledge signing. The bond committee thanks residents for their splendid response to the worthy cause.
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Walnut
Walnut Township
Wartime draft board contrasts in Tipton photos
A Tipton Conservative reprint from February 25 highlights contrasting draft boards from 1917 and 1949. The 1917 image shows a three-man board with a woman clerk at an old open-sided typewriter. the 1949 image shows two women clerks and a three-man board with a modern enclosed typewriter.
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Tipton
Pds
Old Hartzell Apple Tree Still Bears Apples Near Grinnell
The Hartzell place near Grinnell, bought in 1877, has an apple tree now six and eight inches in diameter. Though half dead, the tree still bears good fruit, according to Marion Hartzell, its current owner. The property also holds a fence post as old as the tree.
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Hartzell Place
Grinnell
Hartzell Famly
Marion Hartzell
Virginia Rae and family plan return home after partial recovery
A damaged clipping notes Virginia Rae and Mr. G Andersen with a mention of Fouma and a hospital stay. It states the patient will stay, but her parents are able to return home, implying partial recovery and planned home arrival.
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Virginia
Rae
Death of Alvin Hanson 60 Funeral Sunday in Estherville
Alvin Hanson 60 died in a California veterans hospital last week. His body will be shipped to Estherville for funeral Sunday afternoon, with burial in Graettinger Lutheran cemetery. A sister in California accompanies the remains. he is survived by parents in Estherville, six sisters in several states, and three brothers including Major Arthur Hanson. Hanson spent boyhood in Graettinger and served in the first World War. sympathy is extended to the family.
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Alvin Hanson
Veterans’ Hospital
California
Estherville
Graettinger Lutheran Cemetery
Joseph Olaen
Alvin
John Hanson
Graetti
Warl Hornby
Carl Skog
Peter Gell
Mys
Harold Jensen
Moline
Ilinois
Joseph Olson
Jake Anderson
Arthur Hanson
Ogden Utah
Johnnie
Fatherville
Chester
Graetlinger
Confirmation At St. Paul's Church Next Sunday
Confirmation services will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran church at 10 a.m. due to Pastor Carlsen leaving for naval chaplain duties. The public is invited. The confirmands are Dorene Larncn, Phyllis Henningsen, Ruth Jensen, Ruth Thompson, Warren Fink, Paul Frick and Bobby Halil. Previously announced services at South Walnut Church for next Sunday have been cancelled.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Beto
Carlsen
Dorene Larncn
Phyllis Henningsen
Ruth Jensen
Ruth Thompson
Warren Fink
Paul Frick
Bobby Halil
South Walnut Church
Heavy Snowfall and Cold Weather Persist in Unseasonable Arch Card Wave
Weather item notes heavy snow on Tuesday with daylight to afternoon accumulation. The prior days remained bitterly cold with temperatures far below zero, signaling that spring has not yet arrived.
Pilot sighting near Graettinger sparks crew speculation
A bright orange plant circled Graettinger on Wednesday afternoon drawing attention from ground crew who suspected the aircraft pilot might be Cecil Tubby Jones. Jones, regarded as a capable pilot, had recently completed a course at Estherville.
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Graettinger
Cecil
Tubby) Jones
Estherville
Graettinger Pledge Drive Nears Completion
Graettinger residents and businesses were surveyed as part of a bond pledge drive. Many contacted households were away during calls, but organizers feel the Graettinger quota will be quickly reached despite not having current figures yet.
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Graetage
Man Donates Blood After Consent Delay in Des Moines
Richard Hand of Collins hitchhiked to Des Moines to donate blood at Mercy Hospital but learned his parents’ written consent was missing. He returned home, obtained consent, and went back to donate, aiming for Navy service but deemed too young. The piece notes local hunting for wolves and foxes, with bounties paid and pelts sold, listing hunters Hubert, Kaltner, and ranik as contributors.
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Mercy’ Hosni
Arthur
Grandview
Pelta
Alt Hubert
Job" Kaltner
Art Tho Ran
Very Light Vote In Graettinger School Election
Four votes cast in Graettinger annual school election. Wm C Olson re elected treasurer with 64 votes. Adolph Spies chosen for three year term with 2 votes. G F Shaver 60 votes for one year term. Ambrose Mitchell 47 votes for one year term. Other board members George Frick and Wm Rasmussen. H A Eisenbarth secretary. Supt W H Barnum likely rehired to lead Graettinger Schools next year amid wartime tasks.
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Graettinger
Wm. C. Olson
Adolph Spies
Changes Planned In Iowa School Taxation System
Iowa faces heavy reliance on local property taxes for school funding as state support lags far behind the national average. A new school code bill HJ 300 proposes an equalization plan with a three-part state aid fund to boost opportunity across districts, funded by general state revenues rather than property taxes.
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Iowan
Finasich
Mlinois Oiaagour
Kansas
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Iowa
Department of Public Instruction
Aitres Ia
Towa
Noashinery
Echoolz
Market Day Sale by Grachtinger's Auctioneers
Grachtinger's annual market day sale is set for Saturday March 13 with much property already listed for auction. Grodland & Reeves serve as auctioneers and Gracttinver State Bank acts as clerk in this satisfactory season of year property exchange.
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Grachtinger
Grodland & Reeves
Gracttinver State Bank
Graettinger Boys’ Hoops Triumph and Narrow Defeat in Tournament
Graettinger high school boys basketball beat St Marys 28 26 then lost to Whittemore 88 23 in a sectional sweep. The team later defeated Rodman, signaling growing strength as Coach Barnum praised the effort in both games.
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Bnmetsburg
Graettinger High School
St. Mary's
Whittemore
Graettinger
Tttemore
Kossuth
Rodman
Barnum
Kermit Jensen Becomes Army Lieutenant From Graettinger
Kermit W Jensen son of Mr and Mrs Chrig Jensen and brother of Quinten Jensen of Graettinger has been commissioned as a lieutenant in the army after completing the chemical warfare course at Bilge wood Arsenal Maryland. A registered pharmacist before joining the army, he is praised by Graettinger friends and the Times offers congratulations and best wishes.
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Neweat
Graettinger
Mrs Louie Montgomery Plans May Return to Graettinger
Mrs Louie Montgomery leaves town to stay a couple of months with relatives at Fox MINWHURCE. She intends to return to Graettinger in May.
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Louie . Montgomery
Fox
Graettinger
Coming Home From Phoenix
Mr and Mrs Chiia Jengen are expected home from Phoenix Arizona today. They spent the winter months there.
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Phoenix
Chiia Jengen
Arizona
Ration Book Signups Grow in Palo Alto County
In Palo Alto County residents signed up for ration books numbered 14 250 with Graettinger area reporting a high signup figure though the exact total for Graettinger is unclear.
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Palo Alto County
Graettinger
Decorah Mayor’s Valentine Birthday Party Draws 250 Friends
For ten years Mayor George A. Banker of Decorah marked his birthday on St. Valentine’s Day by inviting townsfolk to his lumber yard office for a social. This year about 250 friends attended and received cigars coffee and assorted treats including 140 cups of coffee 10 dozen doughnuts 24 dozen buns 27 pounds of weiners and four pounds of cheese.
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George A. Banker
Decorah
Tiny Newfoundland Dog Recruited for War Service in Storm Lake
A local newspaper report notes Tiny a large Newfoundland that has helped 10 year old Lowell Main deliver papers in Storm Lake while owner Walter Main works in Nebraska war industry. The dog is offered to government for war service and gains local fame alongside the passing of Sir Sidney, a White Russian hound.
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Tiny
Lowell Main
Storm Lake
Walter Main
Nebraska
Uncle Sam
Amen
Sir Sidney
H. B. Parnaworth
Water snake spotted on Independence golf course
Mrs J O Gates who lives on the Independence golf grounds saw a four foot water snake basking on the course during warm weather. She poked it and learned it was alive prompting Mr Gates to be called to remove the reptile from the grounds.
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Mra. J
Gates
Independence Golf Grounds
Estherville Horse Meat Plant Sparks Local Show Fears
Dispatches from Estherville warn a local horse meat packing operation may trigger a farm horse show banes. It notes about forty to fifty old horses slaughtered daily for human consumption and weekly carloads around 46 000 pounds. Also mentions Waldemar Below of Hubbard Iowa receiving blanket ration from a Hubbard Service Mothers Club shipment for the Army with 44 blankets produced.
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Prean
Estherville
Waldemar Below
Camp el- Hot
California
Army
Hubbard
Service Mothers Club
Armed Forces
Fred Beschorner Missing In Action In North Africa
Fred Beschorner son of Mr and Mrs Fred Beschorner is missing in North Africa since February 17. A war department telegram notes his disappearance amid Rommel tank pincer attacks that left many Iowa soldiers captured. Believed prisoner of war, likely held by Germany, the news unsettles parents and relatives hopeful for reunion.
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Fred Beschorer
Fred Beschorner
North Africa
War Department
Iowa
Rommel
Fred
Germany
Italy
Inta
Robert Kilep
Ireland
The Railroads Money and Postwar Needs
The piece notes railroads earned large profits as wages rise for about 1.15 million workers and investors seek higher returns. It supports using postwar revenue to improve equipment and facilities, fund debts, and maintain service while acknowledging higher taxes costs and social obligations. It urges allowing railroads to reinvest for future capacity.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Srogar Avenue
Hawkeye Collector Raises 22.60 For Dimes Campaign
George Frick of the Hawkeye collected 22.60 in cash in the Marca of Dimes drive. The funds support national work to combat infantile paralysis and the collection was highly satisfactory for the town.
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George Frick
Hawkeye
Hecate Gorman At Emmetaburg Market Report
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local market item mentioning Hecate Gorman in Emmetaburg with notes on butchers and oat butter. The readable phrases suggest a small-town commerce note or personal notice amid garbled words. Further details are unreadable.
Those Youngsters Game Warden Severson Report
A garbled OCR item notes Game Warden B J Severson, noted locally as Grasttinger, praised some effort but the piece is unclear about the event. The fragment mentions a wag and the measles but lacks coherent details.
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B. J. Severson
Grasttinger
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Wi. C. Olson
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Challand
Clinton Town
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