Local residents listed in hospital notes and events
Mrs. Don Leonard is a patient at Holy Family hospital in Estherville and Mrs. Leonard’s friends hope for improvement. Mrs. Louie Montgomery arrived from Milwaukee to visit. Earl Erickson was bedbound late last week due to a back ailment aggravated by a fall but was able to be up at home Tuesday. Mrs. Ernie Andresen’s return trip from St Joseph’s hospital was postponed by bad roads. she is recovering. Ted Oleson contracted influenza but is now recovering. Mrs. Jorgen Andersen entered Holy Family hospital for treatment. Jerry Gangestad of St James Minnesota was discharged from Holy Family. Jens Flint returned from Abbott hospital, Minneapolis, much improved. Mrs. Flint and sons brought him home. Mrs. Con Leonard underwent major surgery at Holy Family hospital. St Patrick’s Day dance planned at Legion hall Graettinger with Charlotte’s accordion orchestra. Rev Carlsen ill in a Japanese hospital with stomach ulcers. may not return to Korea. His mother Mrs N C Carlsen is injured in a fall and hospitalized in Clarkson hospital. Community club meeting scheduled for Graettinger tonight at City Hall. Assumption parish ladies in Immetsburg hosting St Patrick’s day dinner next Sunday at the south side gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Leonard
Holy Family Hosital
Estherville
Louie Montgomery
Milwaukee
Ernie Andresen
St. Joseph's Hospital
Sioux City
Andresen
Ted Oleson
Jorgen Andersen
Holy Family Hospital
Jerry Gangest
Carlsen III
Werner Carlsen
Japan
Korea
Rev
Carlsen
St. Pau’s Lutheran Church
Grachtinger
Kenmare
North Dakota
St. Paul Church
N. C. Carlsen
Clarkson Hospital
Omaha
Bosold Estate auction postponed again due to storm
Bosold Estate farm equipment auction postponed for a second time amid road blocks and a new winter storm. Carl Spies paid 775 dollars for the Walter Mammen frame garage building, with Spies planning to move or salvage the lumber. Adolph Spies installed new 1951 drying gear at Graettinger offering faster grain handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jc: Bosold
Anl Ihr
Carl Spies
Walter Mammen
J. Emmett Martin
Myr
Spies
Bake Sale at Weinholzer’s Saturday March 24
The Rosary Society of the Catholic Church will hold a bake sale and food sale at Weinholzer jewelry store on Saturday afternoon and evening, March 24. All kinds of baked goods and choice foods will be offered. A cordial invitation is extended to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weinholzer
Rosary Society of the Catholic Church
Weinholzer Jewelry
Emmetsburg School Bond Passes In Voting
The 280000 school bond issue carried in Emmetsburg with 672 yes and 1448 no votes. The result meets the 60 percent approval requirement though the margin shows strong opposition. The report references a Feb 18 1986 Times note and details a historic 1936 blizzard in Graettinger with extreme cold and blocked highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Civil Service Exam for Meat Inspector in Agriculture
The U S Civil Service announces a Meat Inspector GS 3 exam with a $2650 yearly salary. Vacancies in Iowa Minnesota Nebraska North Dakota and South Dakota. Requirements include a written test two years post sixteen with slaughtering or meat processing familiarity, or one year college in animal husbandry substituted. Applications to Lincoln Nebraska by further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. 5
Civil Service Examination
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Department of Agriculture
Rudge & Guenzel
Lincoln
Nebraska
Bureau of Animal Industry
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Towa
North
Mrs Hayward 64 Fatally Injured by Enraged Bull
Mrs John Hayward, 64, died in Emmetsburg hospital Tuesday morning after being struck three times by an enraged bull. A collie drove the animal away and she entered the barn where her husband found her. She suffered broken ribs and internal injuries and was taken to Simmeteburg hospital. She is a sister of Mrs Mary Swift of Graettinger. The Hayward family and Mrs Swift receive many friends sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hayward
Emmetsburg
Hayward
Sim[meteburg Hospital
Graettinger
Swift
Art Duhn Admitted After Rochester Hospital Surgery
Art Duhn underwent surgery in the Rochester hospital Wednesday of last week. Friends hope for an early improvement in his condition and for his complete recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Duhn
Rochester Hospital
Light Vote Cast In Monday's School Election
Voting was light as snow and weather drew interest away from the annual school election. No opposition to the candidates. Oral Bonstead won 48 votes and Robert Elsenbast 47 for three year director terms. Wm C Olson unopposed with 46 votes. Organization meeting next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oral Bonstead
Robert Elsenbast
Red Letter Wednesdays Begin in Graettinger
The Graettinger Community club led by president Bob Murray and secretary Wayne Hamilton launches a midweek business drive. Businesses fund the program with coordinated 3 pm Wednesday events, aiming to make midweek hours significant despite this week’s storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Community Club
Bob Murray
Wayne Hamilton
Third March Snow Storm Paralyzes Iowa Town
Northwest Iowa bore the brunt as a fierce March snowstorm blanketed Graettinger and surrounding areas with 14 inches, expanding drifts on Robbins Avenue. Schools closed, highways blocked, and state plows struggled as conditions worsened from Saturday through Monday. Cedar Rapids declared a 80 year emergency, buses halted, and trains delayed while weather gradually eased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Beautiful
Iowa
Spencer
Emmetsburg
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Sioux City
Sioux
Yane
Avenue
Robbins Avenue
Rodman and Mallard Edge To District Titles
Rodman defeated Livermore and Laverne to clinch district honors while Mallard beat Pomeroy and Gillett Grove. Pocahontas topped Spencer and Estherville to capture Class A, Bathaville upset Rockwell City, with Rodman set to face Ventura at Mason City and Mallard to meet Otto at Morningside gym as winter weather delayed Tuesday’s schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodman
Mallard
Livermore
Laverne
Pomeroy
Gillett Grove
Pocahontas
Spencer
Estherville
Batherville
Rockwell City
Ventura
Mason City
Otto
Morningside Gym
Sioux City
Snow Removal Plans Backed by Donations in Town
Plans to clear mountains of snow along Robbing Avenue on Tuesday afternoon proceed as town funds are exhausted. Donations from property owners will cover the work.
Firemen Called Out At Midnight Fire Damages Trim Trailer Home
Firemen were called out Friday night at midnight after an alarm from a trailer home near Hansen Produce Station. The blaze was extinguished quickly and damage was limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris
Red) Hynaen
Hansen Pro‘dues
Aged Lady Passes Away at 88 in Home of Daughter
Mrs Lendley aged 88 died Sunday at her daughter’s home near Grachtinger. Burial will be at Plover after services at Fey Funeral Home Fr id ay. The Bates family extends thanks for sympathy from friends in this sorrow.
Religious school session at Catholic church next Saturday
Religious school will be conducted at the Catholic church next Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00. Sisters from St Ellen's academy Erminelsburg will conduct the classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ellen's Academy
Erminelsburg
Confession Hours At Catholic Church Palm Sunday Mass
A priest from the LeSalette seminary Milford will assist Father Hurley in hearing confessions at Grachting this Saturday. Hours are 10:00 to 11:30, 2:00 to 6:30, and 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. The missionary priest will also say the first Mass on Palm Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeSalette
Milford
Grachting
Father Hurley
Firemen's Ball Set for April 18
The annual Fireman’s Ball will be held April 18 with tickets or cash donations encouraged. Organizers urge strong support for the firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firemen's
Frank Whiteside dies at 57 in Vat Springs SD
Frank Whiteside, 57, died in Vat Springs South Dakota a week ago Saturday. The funeral was held there the following Tuesday. He is survived by his wife, a married daughter Shirley, and two grandchildren, plus a brother, sister, and his aged mother. A rural mail carrier, Whiteside came from Kansas in 1937 and had exchanged carrier positions with Earl Lehigh and B R Cole in 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Whiteside
Vat Springs
South Dakota
Shirley
Whiteside
Kansan
Earl Lehigh
B. R. Cole
Hot Springs
Jin Grachtinger
Wet Corn Spoilage Alert and Local Drying Service
The 1950 corn is very wet and could spoil in mild weather. Adolph Spies installed the latest drying equipment to dry corn and other grain for residents. Trains and mail routes faced disruptions with slow or blocked roads and schools closed through Friday. Graettinger and nearby areas expected to decide on reopening Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Adolph Spies
Mr. Spies
Adolph Spies Bras
Phantom plane circles area in dramatic missing flight chase
A mysterious twin engine plane drew a wary storm night search across Sioux Rapids Ruthven Estherville Huntington and Sherburne Minnesota as a DC-3 from Mid-Continent Air tried to locate and guide a lost craft. Despite alerts and ground observers no wreckage or occupants were confirmed by Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Rapids
KICD
Spencer
Emmetsburg
Ruthven
Langdon
Des Jay
Spirit Lake
Milford
Estherville
Jone
Sioux City
Spencer Vaio
Town Highway Patrol
Highway 71
Spencer Y
Spencer Radio
Sioux Falls
Yankton
Cherokee
Peterson
Clayounty
Roasle
Miller
Lost Taland Lake
Huntington
Sherhurne
Minnesota
DC3
Mane
DCA
Minneapolis
Sherburne
Nixle 19 a postal term in April FFA playa note
A brief item notes Nixle 19 described as a postal term meaning writ that cannot be delivered, referenced in connection with the FFA playa on April 6. The reference implies a historical or procedural term tied to mail delivery status.
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Con Leonard
Con. Leonard
Holy ‘Family Hospital
St. Patrick's Day
Charlotte's Accordion Orchestra
Legion
Graettinger Community Club
Ladies of Assumption Parish
Immetsburg
South Side
Bosold Sale
Northwest
Canadian Northwest
Arctic
FFA
Mary Swift
Rock Island
The
Park Association
J. C. Bosold
Graettinger Mail
Star Mail
Northwest Town
FFA Playa
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