Local News Recaps Visits Meetings and Moves
Mrs. Joh P Bigley arrives from Quahe to visit the Joseph Bigley household. Osher Department store opens at Terris with Mr and Mrs A H Wenningsen in attendance. M E Ladies Aid meets March 19 at Mrs P J Paulsen and Mrs Rucker hosts. Walnut Ladies Aid to meet March 18 at Mrs J W Knutsen with Mrs Hansen and Mrs Knutson hosting. Lawrence Thoresen and wife move into the Fast Side residence once vacated by Rev Sande. Birthday party for Howard Mason hosted at R G Mason home with games and lunch. Father Kelly guests at Emmetsburg Clerical gathering. Catholic Missionary Society meets March 17 at Mrs P Montgomery with invitation. Shower at Bax ter Jacobsen home for Mrs Leon. J E Turner leaves for Buffalo Center to run insurance business. partner is a life insurer. B Crumrine reports a prosperous auction and plans retirement. expect Northwest trip in a new Oldsmobile.
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Joh P. Bigley
Quahe
Joseph Bigley
A. H. Wenningsen
Terris
Osher Department
M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
P. J. Paulsen
Paulsen
Rucker
Walnut Ladies’ Aid Society
J. W. Knutsen
James Hansen
Knutson
Lawrence ‘Thoresen
Ruthven
O. Sande
R. G. Mason
Howard Mason
Father Kelly
Emmetsburg
Catholic Missionary Society
P. Montgomery Tuesdy
Baxter Jacobsen
Buffalo Center
the Times
Turner
B. Crumrine
Weallingford
Gruettinger
Gruettinger Friday. Mr. Crumine
Vernon Township Workers Meet At Mrs Slonker Home
Vernon Township Workers gathered March 2 for an all day meeting at Mrs Will Slonker's home. Twenty one women attended including 93 year old Grandma Joiner. Districts represented, training appointments set, and plans for future meetings and a Walnut area invitation were announced. A mother and baby clinic on February 24 impressed nurses, doctors, and helpers. health posters were displayed and several clinics may be organized again.
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Vernon Township
Vernon
Will Slonker
Grandma Joiner
Mancius Methal
Meliness
Oscar K
Ferguson
Snyder
Singer
Hese
Vernon Two
Miss Camel
Gerken
Rust
Anderson
Mackey
Williamson
Conway
Hetland
Kastvid
Laura
Margaret Ferguson
Vernon Twp
J. Torkelson
Osgood Market Day Sale Surpasses Rivals
Osgood saw a strong market day Tuesday with three other sales in the region. Despite bad roads the previous day, buyers purchased around $700 in property sold by local auctioneers. Ladies of the Pleasure and Profit club reported satisfactory lunch returns as residents plan a larger market sale next year.
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Osgood
Spring Opening At SHADLIS Dress Materials Sale
SHADLIS unveils a formal spring opening with new dress materials including silks plain figured and striped evaluates. Flannel 64 inches wide in plain colors checks and stripes. Accessories to match include belts sport tassels collars and cuff sets.
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Shadlis
Reeves Private Booth and Counters Notice
Private booth feature and counter updates described. Offers meals or lunches on trial basis with emphasis on customer choice and service options. No specific date or location provided.
Subscription Notices Highlight Graettinger Times Readership
A notice reminds Graettinger Times readers to renew subscriptions and explains that statements were not mailed this year. The piece then shifts to A D Johnson of Farmers Supply discussing egg and poultry commerce, noting 1924 figures of $45,299.45 for agents and $17,770.12 for poultry and describing daily egg trade and packaging costs.
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Grachtinger Times
A. d. Johnson
Farmers Supply Company
Graettinger
Farmers Supply
Graettinger Promoted as Market and Trading Center
Graettinger was advertised as a major market hub in 1924, with the Times plant printing 10 090 two color blotters for local business houses. The blotters cite 263 livestock cars 10 poultry cars 840 corn and oats cars eggs at 48 000 dollars and butter from two creameries at 162 566 dollars. Freight business 112 398 dollars and December bank footings 850 704 dollars. The effort aimed to boost Graettinger as a leading northwest Iowa live wire community and was largely newspaper driven before a commercial club formed in 1925.
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Times
Graettinger
the Times
Iowa
New Postal Rates Take Effect In April
A new postal rate law starts April 15. It sets two cent stamps for postcards while postcards stay at one cent. A two cent service charge applies on parcels mailed to pay trons on routes. parcels from routes are exempt. Insurance and registration charges rise while smaller amounts see changes. Third and fourth class classifications shift. third class rises to one and a half cents per two ounces, with books and seeds exempt to retain one cent. Parcel post shows no real increase beyond a rural service charge of two cents per package.
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C. D
Postage Rate Changes On Receipts And Newspapers
A charge of three cents will be made after April 15 for return receipts on registered or insured mail. The new rate on newspapers or periodicals mailed by third parties will be two cents for each two ounces or fraction thereof. O. H. Raleigh, P. M.
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O. H. Raleigh
P. M
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A.N. Jensen, Mer
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Virginia Sweet
East End Grocery
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Lam
Calmep Bank
Fred Bor
C. A. Jensen
Quality and
Coats
Estherville
Reeves
Bills Cafe
Splendid Motion Picture Show
Hawkeye Theatre
Frederick G. Johnson
Graettinger High School
Lyman
Qorbere
Osker
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