Local Notes and Socials Roundup in Graettinger Area
Mrs. John P. Bigley visits from Omaha at the Bigley home. A. H. Henningren attends Osher Department store opening in Terris. M F E Ladies Aid meets March 19 at Mrs. Paulsen’s. Walnut Ladies Aid meets March 18 at Mrs. Knutsen’s. Lawrence Thoresen family moves into East Side home vacated by Rev. Sunde. community welcomes them. Howard Mason hosts birthday party with friends and luncheon. Mather Kelly visits Emmetsburg. Catholic Missionary Society meets March 7 at Mrs. Montgomery’s. all invited. Shower honors Mrs. Leon at Baste Jacobsen home. J. E. Turner leaves Graettinger for Buffalo Center to run new insurance business. B. Crumrine reports auction success. plans northwest trip in new Oldsmobile.
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John P. Bigley
Omaha
Joseph Bigley
Thi City
A. H. Henningren
Terris
Osher Department
M. FE. Ladies’ Aid Society
P. J. Paulsen
Paulsen
Rucker
Graettinger
R. G Mason
Howard Mason
Mather Kelly
Emmetsburg Tuesay
Catholic Missionary Society
P. Montgomery
Baste Jacobsen
Leon
J. E. Turner
Buffalo Center
the Times
Turner
B. Crumring
Wallingford
Vernon Township Workers Hold All Day Meeting at Mrs Slonitker Home
The Vernon Workers met March 2 at Mrs. Will Slonitker’s home for an all day gathering with 21 ladies from seven districts including 98 year old Grandma Joiner. A short business session preceded training plans with Mrs. Hedziad and Mrs. Knutson appointed to training school duties. Upcoming trainings set for April 17 at Mrs. Frank Wright’s home and a regular meeting on April 7 at Mrs. Geo. Smith’s home. Walnut Ladies invited to join. talks covered efficiency, time saving, and systematic work, plus filling weekly labor records. A Vernon Two mother and baby clinic Feb 24 examined 23 children and weighed 12 mothers, with posters displayed and thanks given to supporters.
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Vernon Township
Vernon
Will Slonitker
Grandma Joiner
Manisa Hedziad
Melings
Walnut
Ferguson
Snyder
Singer
Dintricta No
Vernon Two
Miss Camel
Gerken
Rust
Anderson
Mackey
Williamson
Conway
Hetland
Kalivid
Laura
Margaret Ferguson
Gorken
Clark
J. Torkelson
Invention Claims Fast-Spin Prindstone and Red Efflorescence
A prindstone is described that could run at 8000 revolutions per minute though not under a heavy hand on the axe. The piece also notes that rouge may falsely imply a bad complexion, while it could be excellent beneath a natural finish.
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Dad
Osgood Market Day Stages Sale Despite Heavy Roads
Osgood held a good market sale on Tuesday despite three other sales in the area. Roads were heavy the day prior and much livestock and machinery listed was not brought in. Auctioneers sold about 700 dollars worth of property. The Pleasure and Profit club provided lunch with satisfactory returns, and residents plan a larger sale next year.
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Osgood
Formal Spring Opening at Shadleys
Spring arrival announced with new fox themed fabrics and treasury materials including silks plain figured and striped flannel 54 inches wide in plain colors checks and stripes. Accessories to match dressen sport belts sporties and collar and cuff sets offered.
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Shadleys
Treas
Subscriptions Pending Payment For Graettinger Times
The 1925 Graettinger Times subscription renewals lag with few paid up to date. A.J. Johnson of Farmers Supply Company cites strong egg and poultry spending in 1924, noting daily expenditure around $150 for eggs and a large order of packing material, underscoring Graettinger as a key market center.
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Grachtinger Times
A. J. Johnson
Farmers Supply Company
Graettinger
Farmers Supply
Graettinger Market and Trade Center Boost in 1924
The Graettinger Times printed 10,000 two color blotters advertising Graettinger as a market and trading center. The blotters show 263 head of livestock, 10 cars of poultry, 846 cars of corn and oats, $48,000 in ergs, creamery butter worth $162,566, freight business $112,398, and December bank footings $850,704. The 1924 year was billed as the biggest market year in Graettinger and the paper promoted the community as a live wire town, noting no commercial club existed before 1925.
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Graettinger
Times
the Times
Iowa
New Postal Rates Take Effect With Changes Explained
A new rate law begins April 16 affecting postal cards at two cents while postcards stay one cent. A two cent service charge applies on parcels mailed to rural patrons, with exemptions for outbound parcels. Insurance, registration, money order rates rise and third and fourth class categories are redefined by weight, altering old two ounce and eight ounce thresholds.
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Aliso
Molaise
Pargel Post
Postage changes on mail and periodicals announced
A three cent charge will apply after April 16 for return receipts on registered or insured mail. New rates for newspapers or periodicals mailed by others than publishers will be two cents per each two ounces or part thereof. D. H. Raleigh, P. M.
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D. H. Raleigh
P. M
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Swan Lo
Royal Lumber CO
A.N, Jensen, Mer
East End
Virginia Sweet
East End Grocery
John Wikert
Wells & Grocery
C. A. Jensen
the Quality’ and Servies
Coats
Reeves Eax
New
Ellis Cafe
Hawkeye Theatre
Frederick.g. Johnson
Graettinger High School
Seare
Nto Shalon
Gane
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