New Gym And Extra Rooms Add Much To School
Businessmen and guests inspected Graettinger high school's new gym and three converted rooms. The new gym offers a 700 person capacity as an auditorium, 400 extra seats for plays, and a stage plus 300 seating with 100 to 250 on stage. The old gym now houses a band room, domestic science room, and a classroom, easing past crowding. The Times publicity supports choosing Graettinger High School for local education.
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Graettinger
Mallard Girls Fall Short in State Tourney Finals
Mallard girls were outplayed by Lennox in the finals with a 68 to 36 score. Earlier Lennox beat Mallard by two in the opening round as Mallard struggled early. West Bend claimed the state title for the second year in a row amid joyous, hearty congratulations.
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Seta Oowa
Lennox
Mallard
School Board Organizes For Coming Year
The board organized Monday evening for the upcoming year. Dr Olene Jacobson was re elected president, sup t Kyle C Jones was re elected superintendent and Joel Ballway re elected high school principal. All received pay increases. Hiring of high school and grade teachers will be on the agenda at the next meeting.
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Olene Jacobson
Kyle C. Jones
Joel Ballway
Auction Sale At Grandpa Reeves Farm North Of Graettinger
Grandpa Reeves plans a big auction sale at his farm north of Graettinger next Tuesday. The famed local auctioneer notes a family milestone with the arrival of his first grandson on March 18 and speaks with characteristic pride.
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Grandpa Reeves
Graettinger
Mr. Reeves
Graettinger Market Report March 23 1939
Market notes from Graettinger show oats and butter prices with broken OCR. Listings include heavy hens at 10 cents per pound or 5 pounds for 1 dollar and Leghorns at 8 cents per pound. Trade activity appears limited with unclear item details due to OCR garble.
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Graettinger
Cort
Cribbage Players Attend State Tourney in Des Moines
Cribbage players from Graettinger joined the state tournament in Des Moines with J Paulsen George Frick A P Thompsen Gerhardt Jensen W Heyer Wayne Potter among those listed. Heyer led the Graettinger group in scoring though the team did not place highly. Also note: Graettinger market day sale set for Saturday March 28.
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Pp. J. Paulsen
George Frick
A. P. Thompsen
Gerhardt Jensen
W. Heyer
Wayne Potter
Des Moines
Mr. Heyer
Graettinger
Cribbage
Market Day Sale In Graettinger Next Saturday
Graettinger holds its annual market day sale next Saturday March 25 at the usual location. Selling starts shortly after 1 pm for the mutual exchange of property including machinery household goods seed and miscellaneous items. Bring your property early or find spring needs to fill this is the opportunity. Keith Spies of Ruthven is ill with heart weakness and will remain in bed for months. He is a grandson of Carl Spies and O B Anderson.
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Graettinger
Mutual Exchange of
Keith Spies
Otto F. Spies
Ruthven
Keith
Carl Spies
O. B. Anderson
Quaker Oats Managers Meet In Emmetsburg
John Swift and Harold McClurg attended a Quaker Oats Co. managers meeting at the Kermore hotel in Emmetsburg Thursday evening. A Chicago office speaker discussed seed quality as the main topic of discussion.
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John Swift
Harold McClurg
Emmetsburg
Quaker Oats Co
Kermore Hotel
Chicago
Farm To Be Sold Monday In Groettinger Estate Auction
The O. J. Craven Estate quarter section farm north of Groettinger will be sold in district court next Monday. Fred Groetinger has offered $37.60 per acre for the farm.
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O. J. Craven
Groettinger
Fred Groetinger
Slants On Capitol Hill with St Patrick Honors
Vivian Sullivan notes a lively Capitol Hill on St Patrick's Day with roses from Rep Knutsen to House members and clerks. Diagonal high school celebrated as state champs visit, later losing the title to Crest. other teams and officials dropped by, while chatter about adjournment grows.
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Capitol Hill
Vivian Sullivan
Knutsen
Mason City
Thei Elerks
St. Patrick
Diagonal High School
Diagonal
State House
West Bend
Free Music Program Monday Night at Graeling High
Graeling High School hosts a free music program Monday night featuring the high school and grade bands under Mr. Goldstein. The district music contest contestants will perform their selections before a home audience, with no charge for admission.
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Iowa
Graellinger
Gearman Band
Times
Goldstein
Special Bargains in This Week's Times Sales
Local advertisers advertise exceptionally special bargains this week in the Times. Readers can save on purchases and stock up for weeks in advance, potentially saving more than the price of a year's subscription. Prepare your shopping list and fill orders early.
Homeward Return From Des Moines Veteran Hospital
A. H. Cameron returned home from Des Moines veterans hospital Wednesday of last week. He underwent treatment and has not yet regained full strength. Gracttinger friends will be pleased to learn of his gradual recovery.
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A. H. Cameron
Des Moines Veterans’ Hospital
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Loss
Mrs Hans Westergard and Family extend sincere thanks for acts of kindness thoughtfulness and sympathy during the illness death of their husband father and grandfather including floral gifts from many friends
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Hans Westergard
Graettinger Church Notes Cover Sunday Services
Graettinger Methodist St Pauls Lutheran and other local churches post Sunday schedules. Morning worship, Sunday school times, Epworth League, choir practice, confirmation class, Ladies Aid meeting, and notices of specials during Lent and Holy Week with pastors and hosts named.
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Graettinger Methodist Church
Epworth League
ST. Paul’s Church
Graettinger
South Walnut
Ladies Aid
J. Knutsen
W. R. Petersen
James P. Christensen
Gillette Reviews Activities In Upper House
Senator Gillette reports a busy week in the upper chamber with the house shifting the consolidation bill to place the six year public safety commissioner under the attorney general. liquor bills face resistance as the beer bill advances, and farm to market road talks loom with federal funds and state matching.
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Gillette
Viscosity defined in early science texts
In physics viscosity is the internal friction resisting motion within fluids. The term comes from Old French and medieval Latin and first applied to a viscous collection in 1545.
Mrs Garber Mourns Death of Mother Mrs Samuel Hutchinson
Mrs L H Garber mourns death of her mother Mrs Samuel Hutchinson, born Mary Isabelle Brown in Ohio March 31 1862. She married Samuel Hutchinson February 28 1882. he died ten years ago. Survived by three daughters Esther Phillips Gracelee Leona Garber, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral held at Dale United Brothers. Graettinger friends extend sympathy.
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L. H. Garber
Huntingburg
Indiana
Esther Phillips
Gracelee
Lockport
Leona Garber
Gracttinger
Rats Multiply Fast and Gnaw Through Cement
A pair of rats can multiply to 700 in a year counting grandchildren and great grandchildren. They gnaw through cement to reach food and can climb pipes and cords.
Ben F Reeves Live Stock Sale Next Tuesday
Ben F Reeves will hold his semi annual live stock sale Tuesday March 28 at the Reeves farm one half mile north of the Rock Island depot in Graettinger. Sale begins at one o clock sharp. The listing includes 18 head of brood sows a McCormick Deering tractor 1400 bushels of corn rye and hybrid seed corn plus farm machinery. Horses cattle and sows are high quality Holsteins Guernseys Jerseys reds blacks and spotted sows. Greenwood Reeves conduct the sale and Graettinger State Bank acts as clerk.
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Ben F. Reeves
Reeves
Rock Island
Graettinger
Belling
Abc Gen de Anterins
McCormick-Deering
Medieval murderers and wooden stakes used to trap corpses
Ancient accounts describe brutal medieval killers driving stakes through victims to prevent the corpses from wandering at night, a method said to deter haunting retribution and protect living from supernatural menace.
Qualifying Oneself in Service Through Diligent Effort
In every service a man must qualify himself by striving early and late, and by working heart and soul, might and main. The saying underscores personal merit as the key to effective service and achievement.
Oldest in First Supreme Court William Cushing
William Cushing, oldest member of the first Supreme Court in 1789, was fifty seven years old.
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Supreme Court
William Cushing
New Watson Hall Opens After Woodman Hall Refurbishment
Carpenters and decorators worked before March 17 to lay a fine new dance floor and refresh the building with painting and woodwork. The Watson hall now ranks among the region’s most stylish dance halls, with Mr. Watson lauded as a real improver.
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Watson
Woodman Hall
Watson Hall
Mr. Watson
Residence lots sold near St. Paul Lutheran church
Lota L L Paulsen reported to the Times that he sold a 66 foot frontage lot to Peter A Petersen and an identical lot to Goulwin Thoreson. Both lots face east on the northeast cover of the block housing the St Paul Lutheran church. Petersen’s lot sits on the corner with Thoreson’s just south of it.
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L. L. Paulsen
Peter A. Petersen
Goulwin Thoreson
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Petersen
Thorewon
Moratorium And Reorganization Bills Considered
Des Moines Iowa March 20 1919 Dr G H Keeney reviews pending legislation in the 48th General Assembly During the ninth week the House debated a reorganization bill moving the highway patrol from the secretary of state to the attorney general and amended to place the department under the attorney general for six years Both chambers must concur on amendments A moratorium bill defining emergency conditions for farm income shortages is also under consideration with potential permanent effect unless repealed A US Supreme Court note and discussion of Iowa farm prices follow The week also covered House File 400 tightening beer laws including permit limits and restrictions on dancing in beer parlors with plans for final action early next week
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Des Moines
Iowa
G. H. Keeney
48Th
General Assembly
House
State Highway Patrol
Earl G. Miller
Wilson
Senate
Supreme Court of the United States
Clauss C
Times Corrects Marriage Confusion And Apology
In a previous report the Times misidentified a Graettinger woman as having a husband. The paper apologizes for the error and clarifies the confusion between a single young lady and her married sister.
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Graettinger
Purchasers Buy 120 Acre Craven Estate Farm
Myron and Henry Fogde, of west of Gruettinger, bought the O. J. Craven Estate 120 acre farm on Monday for 15000 dollars. The property includes a fine home and a newly built barn valued at 3600 dollars, located across the road from the Messrs. Fogde's own property.
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Myron
Henry Fogde
School Meeting Planned at Center School Lost Island Township
A meeting will be held at Center school in Lost Island township on Monday evening March 27 at 3 am to discuss a program for building new school houses. The event is of special importance to Lost Island residents and warrants good attendance.
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Lost Island Township
Lost Island
Splendid Stamp Display At Whiteside Store
Whiteside presents a display of rave stamps in the show window at Sevelid furniture store attracting much attention. Max Whiteside offers a large assortment of stamps besides the display. Stamp collecting is a very interesting hobby.
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Whiteside
Sevelid
Max. Whiteside
First Day of Spring Delights Readers with Warm Weather
The first day of spring arrived with real spring weather as temperatures rose and snow and ice melted significantly after a weekend of milder days. The article notes Sunday and Monday offered ideal conditions before this thaw.
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