Local notes and curiosities from Graettinger area
Storm Lake boy nearly falls from car after door swings open in traffic. A Le Mars derailment near the tracks prompts a cautious watch from a bystander. West Des Moines reports a small fire caused by embered papers under an electric meter. Waukee marks the death of Sophia Leonard aged 104. Des Moines area weddings, school finances, and bank openings fill the brief items with a mix of incidents and milestones.
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West Des Moines
BH. Westhall
Two Weddings Mark Valentino Day in 1927
Nels Hauge and Hazel Olhausen wed on Valentino's day, and Bert Oskvig with Lylvia Helvig tied the knot on February 19. Bowling highlights include Frick Specials’ 2,800 to 2,770 win over John Hansen Warriors, with Worland, DeLawyer, Bratrud, Leo Lambe, and Frick high scorers. Weather swung from 15 below to balmy springlike warmth. A son arrived for Mr and Mrs W H Noble, and Miss Oliver Noble opened a music studio in Emmetsburg. A Ray Hosbure home shower honored Mr and Mrs Pete Hansen.
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Nels Hauge
Hazel ‘Olhausen
Valentino
Bert Oskvig
Lylvia Helvig
Frick
Ermmeraburg
Graettinger
Worland
DeLawyer
Bratrud
Leo Lambe
George Frick
John Hansen Warriors
John
Round Trip Drifted Roads and College Centers
Last week travelers along Fort Dodge to Emmetsburg and nearby towns faced badly drifted roads. Numerous residents and students returned to colleges such as Iowa State, Waldorf, and State Teachers colleges after holidays. Local educators and townsfolk noted movements between Emmetsburg, Estherville, and Des Moines regions with visits and holiday departures.
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Fort Dodge
Eatherville
Road
Bertha Fogde
Young America
Minnesota
Blanche Young
Traer
Carl Spies
Victor Henningsen
Oscar Elsenbast
Harold Christianson
Town University
Catherine Foster
Iowa State College
Maude Montgomery
Iowa City
Haakon Thoreson
John Bond
Waldorf College
Metsburg
Pearl Jensen
Disks University
Des Moines
Monye Bennett Thorpeson
Conrad
Iowa
Ann Nolan
Goodell
W. H. Noble
Estherville
Linda Spies
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
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the Graettinger Times
John J. Sullivan
Post Office
Graettin.ger, In
Larry Dale
Storm Lake
Mr. Dale
Narry
le Mars
FB. Swanson
Mr. Swanson
Spotty
Fred Zinn
Waukee
Sophia Leonard
Dallas County
Ireland
Mary Donlon
Frances Stewart i
Mason City
Tf. A. Elsenbast
O. O. Refnell
Wallingford
HL van Weston
Armstrong
Wheats
Adolph
Elisabeth Spies
Germany
Farmers Creamery Co
FL. Lambe
Elmer Olson
Oscar Craven
John Graetlinger
A. V. Bormann
Kermore
Emmetsburg
Chester S. Anderson
John A. Aanonson
High Lake
O. J. Norris
Phil O'Connor
Kingman
Arizona
W. le O’connor
Chevrolet
First National Bank
Paul Basset
Rebecca Christensen
Albert Lea
J. A. Nelson
Chris Larson
J. D. Kasa
Oscar Peterson
Times
Iowa Trust and Savings Bank
J. A. Spies
Carl Drake
Jensen Auto Co
Norman Osher
Chicago
Northwestern
Elizabeth Pegum
High Amana
Lillian Millen
Stephen Hester
Constance Lehigh
Tues- Russel Duhn
Redding
California
Crivera
Herke & Lundgren Graettinger
Tolden
Darling Soil Builders
City Meat Market
Robert Simonsen
Joe Marsh
Ma Hoskins
Pa Hopkins
Aqueak
Sam
Eer
America
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois
Adams Streef
Yolinda Thoreson
Ames
John Galleger
William and
Joseph
J.J. Sullivan
J. P. Conway
Emmett Jackman
J. A. Suss
Barbara Thoreson
John Wikert
Seattle
Washington
Frances Hendricks
Helen George
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Thomas ‘Donlon
Coumbia College
Dubuque
Dr. Hession
J. B. Lambe
John Hester
A. J. Johnson
Dorothy Myhre
Martha Nelson
Berniece
Borg
Supt
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D-X
Diamond 760
Torreson Y Olca
F. R. Heidecker
Phone
Gruettinger
The
C. & N. Oil Co
Mobilgas
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