Omundson family shifts farming focus from dairy to hog and beef
Notes from Braymer Missouri residents Simon and Ida Omundson greet Graettinger friends and report switching from dairy to hog and beef farming. They describe a fair winter with eight inches of snow. Also thank Mrs. Geneva Jackson of San Diego for an article and photo on the 1905 06 girls basketball team, recalling lifelong friends and memories. Abe Christiansen hears of a severe Norwegian winter and a cold, wet summer. A spring optimism note ends with a bluejay story at the bird feeder.
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Simon
Ida Omundson
Braymer
Graettinger
Omundsons
Joseph
Geneva) Jackson
San Diego
Calif
the Times
John Herbenger
Recount of an Unfinished Two-Cracker Act Viewing
The report describes a repeated act viewed from inside as a subject appears to perform the two cracker move but is never seen completing it. No conclusive completion or outcome is recorded.
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Bill
School election yields slim board majorities
Twenty six votes cast for director Charles Jensen and treasurer M J Reidy. Jensen 25, Gammon 1. Reidy 24, Wiegmann 1. Coach Gotke and team returned from Morningside, delayed by Rock Island line, muddy trip. Girls basketball tournament held at Mallard, winner not specified.
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Charley Jensen
M. J. Reidy
Jensen
J. H. Gammon
Dr. Reidy
C. Wiegmann
Gammon
Wiegmann
Gotke
Morningside
Emmetsburg
Graettinger
Mallard
Social Security Outreach Schedule For Fort Dodge District
The Fort Dodge district office announces contact station hours at Emmetsburg Courthouse and Estherville City Hall. Emmetsburg 10:00 to 12:30 Wednesdays March 13 and 27. Estherville 1:00 to 2:30 Tuesdays March 3 and 19. Appointments by writing to the Fort Dodge district office.
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Social Security District Office of
Fort Dodge
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Fort Tudge
GrackInger Girls Shine In Games Played
Martha Nelson Margaret Nef stead Mayme Thompson Judith Brekke Frances Olson Gene veve Gammon Frances Stewart Gudrid Nane Laura Harrington Sylvia Thoresen. James Fallon accepts barber position in Bartle man Brothers shop.
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Doubt
Mallard
GrackInger
Martha Nelson
Margaret Nefstead
Mayme Thompson
Judith Brekke
Frances Olson
Geneveve Gammon
Frances Stewart
Gudrid Nane
Laura Harrington
Sylvia Thoresen
James Fallon
Bartleman Brothers
New Non Fiction at City Library Samoan Marriage Tale
Fay Calkins recounts her cross cultural marriage from the Library of Congress to Samoa. An engaging personal memoir detailing courtship, wedding, and a life among Samoan tribal chiefs with feasting, songs, storytelling, and adaptation in a new world.
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Fay Calkins
Library of Congress
Fay
Samoa
Romance in Samoa Inspires Local Library Dedication
A memoir recounts a romance sparked at the Library of Congress when a desk near a Samoa student led Fay Calkins to a life in Samoa with her husband and six children. The dedication reads To my Matai, acknowledging the chief who enabled the work.
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Library of Congress
Samoa
Fay Calkins
Matai
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the Graettinger Times
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Iowa
National Editorial
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Emmet Counties
Fenton and Terris
Ss Lomows
Law
Donald Waters
United California Bank
East Whittler
Joe
Eugene
North Island
Bas
Jerry
U.S. National Bank
la Mesa
Abe Christiansen
Norway
Ueven
FELCO
City Library
State OF Iowa
Palo Alto County
Arnold W. Sampson
Mildred M. Sampson
Robert Sampson
Smith & Hanson
D&E _ ELECTRIC EMMETSBURG
Ohe-bene Graettinger
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Dail
Graettinger Or
Sears
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