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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1930
Page
7
Local news item notes a new baby born to Mr and Mrs George Tenn on Sunday. The Times extends congratulations to the happy parents. Advertisement mentions 100 percent Pure Pennsylvania Oil for summer use sold in Gamble Stores with price 19 cents per quart in steel drums and gallon lots.
Recent ads spotlight Reil- Hed coats and incubators with broaders in the Times. Graettinger residents visit relatives in Dex Moines and Manchester while others travel to Gowrie and Huron for visits. Illness keeps Nels Show and H G C Hess in Birney hospital Es Thom same week. Local tradesmen renovate meat market interiors with A Hy Shaver and Ray Kelly assisting.
Thomas Schuler and son of Wallingford assist with Graeflinger callers Moniny. Mrs Theo Dunmire and baby visit relatives in Brooklyn Iowa. Vincent Kelly of Sioux City greets Graettinger friends. Mrs N J Merriman of Fammersburg spends Sunday at the Coolidge home. Quentin Jonsen returns from Minneapolis vacation with parents. Ad features Red-Wed and Red Barn Paint promotions. J Schumacher and daughter visit J J Sullivan in Emmetsburg. Meg rides in new Morc sedan. Mrs B H Horswell undergoes appendectomy in Mayo Rochester and improves. Guilford Paulsen returns from Shawnee Oklahoma for visit before leaving for Dayton Ohio to pitch league ball.
Results from 48 Iowa farms show lime increases returns and yields. Lime cost about 50 to 75 cents per year per acre, boosting corn yields from 57 to 61.4 bushels and oats from 64.6 bushels with lime and manure. Clover hay also rises, with more hay per field when lime is used.
The Miscus school kitten ball team defeated Center school with a score of 11 to 2 last Friday afternoon. Mr. Chine enjoyed a visit from his neighborhood.
Local shop promotes a large stock of new spring hats at very reasonable prices. Customers can select styles to suit their Easter outfits and budget.
Mrs Anna Jorgensen Grachtinger Mrs T A Ohme and Libian of Forest City Harry Fiscus Lewis Hauge and Herald and Junior Phillips were callers in Spencer Saturday. Wm Nelson of Estherville looked after farm interests. Arthur and Mrs Allen of Chicago visited Seth Smith home and left for Minneapolis before returning to Chicago. Verna Rierson recovering from flu and pneumonia hopes to return to school soon. Several families hosted dinners and visits with friends in Spencer and nearby towns including Ruthven Estherville Graettinger Ringsted Emmetsburg and Webb. The L M Johnson sale drew a crowd and prices were good. Mrs T A Ohme and daughter Lillian hosted a postnuptial shower for Olaf Rierson. The local Lutheran church hosts Mission meetings and Mrs Malter of Spencer spoke at Ruthven church with local attendance.
Alfred Ohme spent the weekend visiting friends in Wallingford and Estherville. Dinner guests at Leon Olson’s home included Ora Olson and family Gaylord Olson and family Roy Glover Terril and Olson relatives. Sunday callers at Seth Smith’s home included Jackson Stone Lair Carlson Allen and Barringer Vermie Hansen families.
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