Two Marriages During The Past Week
The Times reports two local marriages. John Brunes and Mil red Kathman wed March 5 1841 at 9:00 am with Rev D K Harley officiating. Marion Vanderby and Helen Schnetzer married at the Little Brown church Nashua on March 9.
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John Brunes
Mildred Kathman
Marion Vanderby
Helen Schnetzer
Little Brown Church
Yale
Brunes
Wendel Christensen
Vanderby
Schnetner My
Mra
Sam Vanderby
Cylinder
Miss
Helen
Schnetzer
Ee Schnetzer
Ermetsburg
Little Brown
Nashua
Myr
Everett Johnson
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Leter
Lincoln
the Times
Free coffee and doughnuts at D X Cafe Saturday
Free coffee and doughnuts will be served at the D X Cafe on Highway 17 Saturday afternoon and evening. The event is a get acquainted treat by new proprietors Mr and Mrs Ralph Weir who recently purchased the business from Mr and Mrs Harald Durin and have just taken active management.
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D-X
Highway 17
Ralph Weir
Harald Durin
Rolfe
Duhn
Aphin
Graettinger Market Report March 13 1941
Market notes from Graettinger dated March 13 1941 show prices for eggs butter and poultry including No 2 oats and state brand butter. Heavy hens 4-6 lbs bring 10 cents, heavy hens 6 lbs and over 12 cents, springs 6+ lbs 11 cents, eggs traded by straight run under market conditions.
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Graettinger
Chris Mortensen Named Groettinger Police Officer and Street Commissioner
Chris Mortensen becomes Groettinger street commissioner and police officer, succeeding T. L. Hampson who retires March first. Mortensen praised as capable and well liked, with Hampson praised for long service and a good record.
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Chris Mortensen
Groettinger
T. L. Hampson
Mgr. Mortensen
Ame
T. J.hampson
Hampson
Mortensen
Market Day in Wallingford Next Tuesday
Next Tuesday marks Wallingford annual market day with a noon meal served by the Ladies' Aid Society at 11 30. The sale begins at 1 00 featuring livestock machinery and assorted items for spring purchases. Grodland Reeves Graettinger and Gaard sell stock with Jorstad Hardware supply. Iowa Trust Savings Estherville acts as clerk.
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Graettinger
Wallingford
Ladies’ Aid Society
Grodland & Reeves
Gaard
Jorstad Hardware
Lve
Joratad
Iowa Trust & Savings Bank
Estherville
Wallingford Woman Helps Reunite Long‑Lost Father and Daughter
Mrs Jorstad of Wallingford arranged the reunion of Bert R Pranke of Long Beach California and his daughter Mrs Thelma Pranke Johnson of Wallingford. The postmaster described the moment as one of the most thrilling experiences of his life as he helped bridge decades of separation.
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Wallingford
C. E. Jorstad
Jorstad
Johnnie Johnson
Bert R. Pranke
Long, Beach
California
Esther
Robertson
Florida
Some Johnson
Thelma Pranke Johnson
Johnson
North Eighth Street
Estherville
Graettinger Market Day Set For March 29 Graettinger
March 20 marks the first market day of the Graettinger season with sales planned on that date. Auctions were rescheduled from March 15 to allow ad time. a horse sale in Emmetsburg on March 22 shifts Graettinger to March 28 as the first available Saturday sale. Farmers are urged to list live stock machinery feed house goods and other items for sale and to attend. The sale is an exchange of wanted and offered goods with Grodland Reeves as sales agents and the Graettinger State Bank as clerk.
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Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Grodland & Reeves
Salasere
Graettingstate Bank
Men Join U S Colors From Bramersburg
A group including Pase Jensen Clayton Duhn Earl Pete Men and Albert Blagard left Bramersburg Monday to join the United forces. They argued with the army and Harold Help eacphinger joined the marina ce qiary. The report notes a large number of young men sparing corps, still confined to Europe, with impact felt in the Times.
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Pase Jensen
Clayton Duhn
Earl Péte Men
Albert Blagard
Bramersburg
Unete Oe
Harold
Ae Eacphinger
Marina Ce Qiary
Indettinger
Sparine
Europe
Operat iver Yery Erya Company Study Misread
A partial OCR fragment mentions personnel and a company context with unclear names. The readable bits suggest an evaluative or operational note about a firm, but details are fragmented and no definite event, date, or entities are confirmable from the text provided.
Iowa Lawmaker Recess Yields 502 Personal Bills Introduced
Dr. Geo H Keeney reports from Des Moines on the Iowa legislature return after a five day recess. By adjournment day Feb 26 a total of 502 personal bills had been introduced in both House and Senate. The piece discusses rapid procedures, steering and sifting committees to weed out unimportant measures, and a tribute to the Iowa Pioneer Association. House File 256 seeks to improve state owned lakes and rivers with measures for erosion control and public benefit, plus authority expansion for commissions under state jurisdiction.
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Geo. H. Keeney
Des Moines
Lowa
House
Senate
Iowa Pioneer Association
General Assembly
Henry A. Wallace
Mercer
Iowa City
Atate
Billid
Ray Rosburg Hospitalized For Emergency Stomach Operation
Ray Rosburg was rushed to a Des Moines veterans hospital for an emergency stomach ulcer operation. The trip used Arnold Sevold’s convertible ambulance, with Wm Rasmussen accompanying Sevold. They departed Graettinger in the forenoon for the operation day and time.
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Ray Rosburg
Veterans' Hospital
Des Moines
Arnold Sevold
Wm. Rasmussen
Sevold
Graettin
Rok
Quiet School Election In Graettinger Returns Four Cands
Dr Olene Jacobson and A N Maurstadt were re elected to Graettinger school board in a quiet Monday vote. Four candidates faced the field with 270 total votes. Maurstadt 169, Jacobson 141, Bonstead 182, Tompkins 94. Also mourns death of Mrs Tilla Jenawoki, mother of Mrs Ray Peterson, funeral held Saturday in Depew with Graettinger friends offering sympathy.
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Olene Jacobson
A.n Maurstadt
Graettinger
Mr. Maurstad
Dr. Jacobson
Oral Bonstead
J. Tompkins
Mauratad
A. P. Thompson
Ray T. Peterson
Graettin Ser
Tilla Jenawoki
Depew
Peterson
Graettinger Boys Lose Class A Final At Emmetsburg
Graettinger high school lost to Emmetsburg 30 to 21 in the Class A sectional final at Emmetsburg Saturday night. The game stayed close through three quarters before Emmetsburg pulled away in the fourth. Coach Brown’s cagers earned a hard fought, but fell short, return to the court for the next season.
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Brown
Emmetsburg
Ee Ae A
Graettinger
Arney
Curlew
Rodman
Ruthven
Emmetsburg Finday
West Ends
Emmetsburg Iuimes
Guach Brown
4-H Boys Line Up For Cage Tourney
The Palo Alto County Junior Farm Bureau sponsors a county wide Boys 4-H basketball tournament at Cylinder High School Gymnasium on March 18 and 19, with three games each evening starting at 7:00 PM. Class B teams include Erlington Fern Valley Fairfield Booth and Class A teams include Freedom Lost Island Highland Vernon Thig. The second annual tournament awards a trophy to the winning township for as permanent property of the township for the year. All 4-H youths attend as guests with parents on paid admission.
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Palo Alto County
Ation
Vigon
Graettinger OKs Electric Plant Plan By 277 To 208
Graettinger voters approve the electric light plant and distribution system in a hot election. The measure authorizes the city council to build the plant with cost up to 100000 and to create a three member public commission. A record turnout and active campaigning marked the vote with 506 voters participating.
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Graettinger
Graattinger
Buell & Winters Engineering Con
Sioux City
Times
Iowa Public Service Company
Watson Hall
Community Boosters Association
Car crash near depot causes minor injuries
A Elkwood Erickson automobile was clipped by an extra freight passing through town, tearing off four fenders. A young boy named Herbert Curry, seated in the car, escaped with a thrilling moment as the vehicle was left near the track while Mr. Erickson inquired about a freight shipment at the depot.
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Elkwood Erickson
Herbert Curry
Erickson
Homecoming for Alfred Simonsen From California
Alfred Simonsen arrived home from California on Tuesday of last week after a five week trip along the coast. He endured much of the rainy season, but enjoyed the journey and plans to settle back in.
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California
Alfred Simonsen
Two Dwellings Sold At See oA At Auction
George bought the Bergum residence at Saturday's auction. A two story dwelling east and north of the depot. Stanford Raleigh purchased the Bergum home in the south part of Graattinger. The east side dwelling sold for about 600 dollars.
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George
Bergum
Stanford Raleigh
Graattinger
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Johnie Johnson
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Operativer
Yery'e A. Valu Yong
the. ‘Company
Dr. Keeney
Capitol Hill
Palo Alto
Ulis
Des Moinea
iTush Grist
Graettinger Boys
Coach Brown
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