Local News Briefs From Graettinger and Surrounding Towns
Local notes report Mrs. Joe Kataman and Miss Frances Herke socializing in Mstherville Estherville and Spirit Lake visitors, and Luit. Jensen's Forest City trip for Easter. Families in Graettinger, Emmetsburg, Sioux City and Dickens host gatherings, travels to St Paul Minneapolis Los Angeles and Callender. Donald Weir to visit grandparents as army draft nears. health updates on Mary Sullivan and Miss Lois Non. A grand 40th wedding anniversary celebrated with a three tier cake and ice cream. many relatives attend.
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Joe Kataman
Mstherville
Walt Hamilton
Frances Herke
Estherville
Emmet Harris
Spirit Lake
Graettinger
C. H. Brown
St. Paul
Donald Francis Weir
Spt
Ami
A. J. Weir
Frank Weir
Bob Jensen
Jensen
Forest City
C. A. Jensen
R. M. Young
Peoria
Ilinois
W.H. Weir
Aitkin
Mainnesota
Bist
Vis
Mayme Weir
Olhier Orekully
Jeues Jacobson Weit
Minneape
J. J. Sullivan
Jacqueline Connealy
Elda Law
Sioux City
Miss Iaw
Connealy
Decatur
Nebraska
Olaf Michaelson
John
Motherville
John Helvise
Callender
Helvig
Andrew Pittingarad
Burnett Paltingsrud
Lillian Culligan
L Emmetsburg
J. Sullivan
Clarence Dahle
Britt
Art Juhl
Lillian Mae
Cylinder
Melfitt
Nina
Louisa Oddson
Joseph Grady
Netroit
Joe Boyce
Pacific Fleet
Tokic
R. O. Nave
Peter J
Fort Dodge
Family letter from Lewis Larsen in Kennewick Washington
Mrs. Lewis Larsen writes from Kennewick Washington about family moves and work. She notes Lewis as a carpenter, her vineyard work, James in banking, Fasco and Doorethy in theater, and children Duane in Italy, Lewis Jr in the Philippines, and Lowell on the Pacific. They bought lots, plan a modern home, and wish success to the Gradlinger Times readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Larsons
Ain
Walla Walla
Kennevick-Pasco
Walla
Lewis
James
Fasco
Doorethy
Duane
Italy
Lewis, Jr
Maes Quid Lowell
Gradlinger
Lewis Larsen
Ave. FE
Reach
Kennewick
Washington
Fort Dodge Weather Prophet Predicts Spring Radiance
Fitzgerald of Fort Dodge, long known as the local weather prophet, forecasts April May and June will be three months of very nice weather. The Fort Dodge Messenger regularly features his predictions and notes his high accuracy over many years.
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Fitzgerald
Fort Dodge
Tin Can Collection Sparks Waste Paper Plan Query
A Times reader describes years of saved flattened tin cans and asks for用途. Many others also save cans. Legion men are handling the waste paper collection and seek suggestions on what to do with the tin cans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Legion
Subscription Dates Corrected For This Weeks Mailing
This notice informs readers that subscription dates have been corrected for the current mailing. Please check the address label on your paper to ensure the credit has been properly applied and report any errors promptly.
Disappearing Blankets Stun City Car Theft Report
Two blankets vanished from a parked car in Grachingter Friday night. Police say no arrests yet as investigators pursue leads in this ongoing theft case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grachtinger
The Reason For Marketing Co-ops in Farmers’ Aid
The article argues that most farm support schemes rest on preserving individual small landowner ownership. It notes proponents of marketing cooperatives believe such co-ops strengthen farmers.
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Povernment
Marketing Cooperatives and Farmer Position in Market
A trade publication argues mass distribution requires mass assembling dependable grading and proper packaging. The large or exceptional producer can self supply, but well organized marketing cooperatives enable efficient service for groups of producers. Without them, individuals would sell at wholesale and pay retail for purchases.
Subscriptions and Army Humor From Times Wraps and War Jokes
The notice urges cash in advance for single wrap Times subscriptions and warns nonlocal readers to prepaid before the revision. It also includes light war era humor about soldiers returning from New Guinea and a kitchen aid remark by St Peter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
APO
TPO
Spring Burn ing Proves Detrimental to Pasture Yields
Research shows winter and spring burning harms pastures. Wisconsin bluegrass tests cut next year yields from 62 percent to near zero. Illinois trials found early spring burning halved production and promoted annual weeds over perennial forage. Late spring fires endanger nests of young birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Illinois
Optimist pays last installment on baby carriage
A humorously optimistic scene shows a woman paying the final installment on a baby carriage at a furniture store. She notes the baby is well, though drafted last month, and quips about daily interruptions from the doorbell, phone, ring of the dog's collar, and the bathtub.
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Anderson & Erickson
Omar
Donald Nelson
Ruthven
Nelson
Donald
Myr
Harold O. Hansen
Dickens
Spencer Hospital
Hansens
Hansen
Ruth Wicks
Graetlinger
the Times
Learty
Charles Y. Bob
Chicago Herald-American
Jorgen Andersen
Melvin’ Anderson
Benny Reeves
the Graettinger
A. Jensen
Folger’s Coffee
Mother
Iowa
New Guinea
English Channel
Paradise
Golden Gate
St. Peter
Colonel Jones
Secon
Lieut. Smith
China
Brown
Heaven
Jinnie
Duff
Mitchell’s Food Market
Saadshaw
Campbell’s
Rochester
Barge
Phg
Saene
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