Birth Certificate Inquiry Brings Back Memories
Pearl Hickmott seeks her birth certificate for Pearl Stewart and writes a reminiscence of Graettinger Michigan memories. She recalls relatives, teachers, and local figures while noting past losses and asking about long-deceased friends. Meanie the cat also dies. fishing fines appear in Osceola court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Hickmott
Ticeon
Michigan
Stewart
Gracttinger
Maggie O'Connor
Merriman
Gravetlinger
Tom Allen
Dr. Molison
Father Kelly
Graettinger
Wm. Stewart
Greattinger
Times
Tuesday Gets Acquainted Day At Graettinger High
Tuesday was Get Acquainted Day at Graettinger high school with many seventh and eighth graders visiting. The feature section highlights hospitality and pride in Graettinger schools plus lists teachers and students from nearby districts. The article also notes St Thomas in the Virgin Islands once called the Gibraltar of America and details local bay rum production and women coal porters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger High School
the Times
Graettinger
Graettinger High
Artlinger
Spring Grove
Margaret Jones
Ronald Heram
Larene Young
Leona Leonard
Daire Duolin
John Anderson
Viola Boles
Billy O Brien
Jack Creek No. S
Vinir
Margaret Haserl
Twelve Mile Take
Doris Te Denener
Frances Chriss Hiansen
Last Island No
Hila Jensen
Violet Jensen
Lest Island
Mise Lois Bensen
Tescher
Marian ‘Tondervwin
Melvin Nissen
Donald
Mua Ardy Nelson
Veigh Lake No
Lillian Boecker
Marlyn Iverson
Alvin Petersen
Doris Webbe
Maxine Iversen
Morris Re
Evelyn Egeland
Darlene Ellington
Robert Barfoot
Aaron Torreson
Ronall Heidecker
Mertin Twite
Duane Stover
Anna Johnson
Hans Appel
Henry Appel
Lost Island
Gibraltar
America
Virgin Islands
St. Thomas
Charlotte Amalie
Gibraltar of America
Bats Misunderstood Fly With Sound Guidance
Bats, often shrouded in superstition, are night flyers but not blind. They navigate surroundings with precision, reportedly aided by sound, and stand clearer than many birds to observers.
Cleopatra's Needle Faces Damp Air In New York Arrival
The granite obelisk Cleopatra's Needle, once enduring 38,700 years of arid Egypt, required a protective wash after its transfer to the damp climate of New York City.
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Egypt
New York City
Legend Tells Hummingbirds House Arawak Souls
A Jamaica legend says hummingbirds embody the souls of Arawak Indians who lived on the island when Columbus first landed in 1494. The tale links bird imagery with ancestral spirits and colonial encounter in early Caribbean lore.
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Jamaica
Island
Leonardo da Vinci Aviation Experiments 1490 1514
Leonardo da Vinci conducted experiments in flight theory and aerial design between 1490 and 1514, exploring glider concepts, rotor ideas, and the physics of birds in flight, influencing later studies in aviation history.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Sneezes Mean Misfortune In Hill Home Beliefs
Folkloric belief holds that Filipinos avoid leaving a house after an occupant sneezes to avert misfortune. The custom links sneezing to potential bad luck and prompts lingering inside to ward off fate.
Army Navy and Air Corps roster from Graettinger area
A list of Graettinger and vicinity boys serving in Uncle Sam’s armed forces includes names across Army Navy Marines Air Corps and coast guard with some missing. The piece notes recent local incidents and a short piece on Della Robbia and on the status of the national hymn The Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger and Vicinity
Army Navy
Air Corps
Uncle Sam
George
Br.el
Army
Horswell
Vance
Navy
Young
Charles
Grady
Joseph
Lundgren
Chester
Christensen
Gilbert
Marines
McDonald
Tod
Larsen
Lowell
Heleeson
Harold
Heleson
James
Jensen
Finer
Noble
Willis
Notle
Naward
Pier Artillery
Malcolm
O'Neill
Rob
Deering
Bernard
Sandvng
Dale
Petersen
Orval C
Hermansen
Ronald
Johnson
Duhn
Carl
Clayton
Earl
Risgard
Albert Pierson
Irvin
Melvin
Voollmert
Alfred
Osher
Earnest
Norman
Carter
Robert Kleigl
Robert Conway
Leo Clemitson
Art Osher
Dean
McCarty
George Leonard
James Veen
America
Ancient footwear shaped by desert heat and varied materials
Ancient footwear used over 3,500 years by diverse peoples. Varied materials included animal pelts, metals, grass, leaves, bark, and wood. Heels appeared in some regions to lift feet above burning sand, reflecting adaptation to desert environments.
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World
Desert
Sanda
Eye Hops When Reading Says Eye Movement Tests
A study notes the average reader makes five small hops along a line and briefly goes blind for a fraction of a second after each. The finding highlights how rapid eye shifts influence reading speed and comprehension in laboratory tests.
Fur Storage Plant Opens in Estherville
Estherville reports the completion of a fur storage vault by Cuff Wedrick owner of Taris Dyers and Cleaners. The fireproof room with reinforced concrete walls and a Frigidaire unit stores garments at near zero degrees, insured and protected from theft in what is described as the territory’s only facility of its kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Cuff Wedrick
Taris Dyers and Cleaners
Batherville High School
ADA
Derres
May Hedtick
Most Expensive Road The Valasil Skyway Opens
The Valasil Skyway, opened near Thanksgiving 1092, is the world’s costliest road. Its 3 mile span cost 21 million dollars, with approaches adding 19 million. At 60 feet wide, it supports 20 million vehicles annually and spans Hackensick and Parente Myers to the New Jersey meadows. Beton, or concrete, is described as a French fashioned mix for hydraulic cement in submarine work.
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Hackensick
Parente Myers
New Jersey Meadows
Symbol of Immortality Amaranth in Greek tradition
The amaranth flower, linked to immortality by ancient Greeks, was used as a symbol of eternal life. It persists in church decorations on Ascension Day and related rites, reflecting enduring symbolism across time.
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Kglo
Home Town News
Kartlinger
Meanie
A. Moore
Pleasanton
Delbys Court
Osceola
Hawkeye Theater
Laraine
Norman 2
Meleog
Macha Mako Jn
AMS
USEC
Thompson
Delmer Cnavy
Faye W
Coast Guard
Kartman
Len
Busold
Robert
Shnonsan
Liev
Arganbright
Fort
Garher
Barton
Joyce
Lea
Leonard
Manunen
Rank
Kruse
Kenneth
Olson
Bob
Brobst
Marl
Murray
Thdinar
Edite Sturn
Stetzel Watchery
Carroll
Harold Mosman
Paul Mosman
Sulim
John Veith
Reinbeck
Phil Maguire, Jr
Dumont
Della Robbia
Luca Della Robbia
Hns
Andrea Della Robbia
Ial
Ay A7an
Eetherville
Noopisee
Serape Ira
Jis
Tate Mowers
Northwood
Oskaloosa
Charles A. Kent
Central Methodist Ehuyeh
Jean Wessels
Arizona
Veel Mehile
Qailyeny ‘Boab
Wim. Dolezal
Tama
Bremer County Clerk of
Carl Hinge
Hamburg
Sam Jones
Arpetka
United States
Jones
Mendry County
McWilliams
Ea Aga
Bennett Thoreson’s
Lowa
Sane
Biel
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