Graettinger celebrates lucky seven day with extended shopping hours
On Wednesday May 3 Graettinger held a seven day opening event to promote local business. Stores will stay open into fall with double page bills sent to about 8 000 homes. Community members are invited to visit Graettinger on all shopping days as the town continues its reputation as a strong shopping and marketing center. The Jucky Beven event was sponsored by the Sullivan County Community Club with Ie Sullivan Coan as president and déable Anderson as secretary. A farm fire near Wallingford caused corn losses and minor barn damage. Estherville and Wallingford fire departments contained the blaze to a corn crib, with cause linked to distant field fires and windborne embers.
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Graettinger
Times
the Times
John Jensen
Wallingford
Estherville
Walling-ford
Jensens
Graettinfer
Plowing Bee at Elliott Larsen Farm Aid Neighbors
Last Thursday a group of men plowed 31 acres at the Elliott Larsen farm in two and a half hours. Lunch followed. Mr Larsen broke a wrist while cranking his tractor and will be handicapped for farm work. Local neighbors and workers included Merte Suse Leif Rierson Charles Brawrer Donald Petersen Gunner Thim Charles Henningsen Kenneth Henningsen Einer Bisgard Leo Moran Oscar Omundson Frans Swanson Chris Larsen Earl Sorensen Clarence Olson Bud Gilbrath Haakon Thoreson Harold Brady Dick Wermerson Elma Coleman Marcus Geil and Charles Brandt.
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Elliott Larsen
Larsen
Merte Suse
Leif Rierson
Charles Brawrer
Donald Petersen
Gunner Thim
Charles Henningsen
Kenneth Henningsen
Einer Bisgard
Leo Moran
Oscar Omundson
Frans Swanson
Chris Larsen
Earl Sorensen
Clarence Olson
Bud Gilbrath
Haakon Thoreson
Harold Brady
Dick Wermerson
Elma Coleman
Marcus Geil
Charles Brandt
Addition to McWilliams building under lease to Jack Wolfe
A 24 foot wide addition is being added to the McWilliams building, enlarging it to 85 by 22 feet. New shelving and paint will be installed, with a large meat display case and a refrigerated case for display and storage. Mr. Walfe will move stock to the new location this month, with A D McWilliams handling carpenter work and Wm Sweet of Estherville drawing plans.
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McWilliams
Jack Wolfe
Mr. Walfe
A. D. McWilliams
Wm.Sweet
Estherville
A. W. Ritzman
Ted Gilbaugh
Weather notes and local farming reflects damp spell
May 3 and 4 bring warm yet cloudy days with some rain. Last week saw heavy rain and occasional snow flurries. Ground whitened for an hour last Friday noon. Sowing of small grain finished April 25, twenty days late. Farmers report damp weather may have damaged the corn borer crop, which would be welcome. Corn planting not begun yet but could start soon with warmer weather. Also mentions a local teaching status change and a community ad for radiator repair and bids for a waste collection route in Graattinger.
Annual Meeting Of Co-Op Grain Co Well Attended
The Graettinger Co-Op Grain Co held its annual meeting at the Legion hall dining room amid rain. The year shows gross business of 842,585 with patronage refunds 24,458 of which 17,788 goes to patrons. Surplus 11,966 and earnings added. Preferred stock 20,175 and common stock 6,200. Two directors elected Thomas Thomsen and Elmer Masters. Arnold Masters is manager. Lunch by Auxiliary ladies followed.
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Graettinger Co-Op Grain Co
Legion Hall
Graettinger
P. J. Duus
Thomas Thomsen
Elmer Masters
Arnold Masters
Bond Issue Lost At Five Island Bath House Vote
A $10,000 bond issue for a new bath house at Five Island lake in Emmetsburg failed by a narrow margin. The measure required a 60 percent yes vote to pass.
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Five Island Lake
Emmetsburg
Farm tiling wanted by Vernon Clark near Grachtinger
Vernon Clark seeks skilled tiling help for farm drainage needs eighties era ad. He offers prompt efficient machine work and asks applicants to respond from 12 miles west of Grachtinger.
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Vernon Clark
Grachtinger
GratianCommunity Fire Responder Thanks Neighbors
The author thanks the Gractiindeyive Bijaveoens and neighbors for their prompt response to the fire alarm. Fire fighting equipment saved much of the building and protected others. Gratitude expressed for efficient work and assistance.
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Gractiindeyive Bijaveoens
Mui
Contenta
Life in prison seen as funny by warden's daughter
NOTRE DAME INd Life inside Stateville prison is described as ordinary by Jane Ragen a 21 year old senior at St Marys college and daughter of stateville warden Joseph Ragen She recalls convicts cooking meals and serving as hosts and recalls a childhood spent inside prison walls with her brother Bill a student at St Ambrose college in Davenport Iowa The piece notes no dramatic prison breaks and cites her plan to write a book about prison life as a comedy
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Ind
Stateville
Joliet
Jane Ragen
Joseph Ragen
St. Mary’s College
Jane
Ragen
Bill
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
Iowa
Plains
Menard
Chester
Ragens
St. Mary's College
James Stewart
Richard Conte
Lee J. Cobb
The
Ravens
Northside
Mother
Chicago
Missing Trash Baskets Spark New York City Mystery
New York police report the theft of over 316 wire trash baskets from streets as the city retaliates with 4,800 new metal containers. Baskets weighed about 45 pounds and stood four feet tall, prompting a city cleanup push amid public curiosity.
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Ark
New York
Atreetes
Iowa Children Focus of Health Week and White House Conference
National attention centers on children as Child Health Week runs May 1 to 6 with President Truman’s Child Health Day. Iowa’s Leonard C. Murray notes 24.6 percent of Iowans are under 15. the state prepares for the Midcentury White House Conference in December 1950. Murray, chairman of the Iowa health committee, stresses addressing physical, spiritual, and emotional needs amid rapid societal change. Davis county welcomes new neighbors Dr Sergejs Filipova and Rosa, first DP arrivals in Bloomfield. Grandma Kilworth, 108, enjoys spring gardening.
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Iowa
Truman
Leonard C. Murray
Iowa State
Department of “Health
White House
Iowa Commission On Children and Youth
Murray
Iowa Commission
Washington, D. C
Davis County
Sergejs Filipova
Rosa
Latavia
Bloomfield
Fletcher Hoyt Owns Minnesota Resort
Fletcher Hoyt of Park Rapids Minnesota visited the Times office last week. He formerly farmed west of Graettinger and now owns Buena Vista resort on Potato lake near Park Rapids. The spot offers boating and fine fishing and is touted as a top Minnesota vacation area destination.
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Fletcher Hoyt
Park Rapids
Minnesota
Times
Hoyt
Graettinger
Buena Vista Resort
Potato Lake
Park ‘Rapids
Rustad Family Reaches Graettinger Visit
Mr and Mrs Louis Rustad formerly of Wallingford now reside in San Diego. They recently arrived back and last week visited their daughter Mrs Richard Rasmussen and her family in Graettinger.
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San Diego
Louis Rustad
Wallingford
Richard Rasmussen
Graettinger
Mrs Ray Rosburg Returns From Iowa University Hospital
Mrs Ray Rosburg came home from Iowa University hospital Friday where she was a patient. Local friends express hope for her full recovery and improvement in health.
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Iowa City
Ray Rosburg
Iowa University Hospital
Woodrow Starkey Injured In Tractor Accident
Woodrow Starkey escaped with three broken ribs when his tractor tipped on a road shoulder due to soft earth. He said he was fortunate to survive with non life threatening injuries.
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Woodrow Starkey
Woodrow
Mrs Leo Conway Wan Hospital Patient
Mrs Leo Conway of Emmetaburg returned home Sunday after a two week stay as a medical patient at Holy Family hospital. Friends in north Palo Alto are pleased by her improved health and hope for continued recovery. Also, 2,500 trees were planted in Laks Park at Glenwood in recent weeks.
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Leo Conway Wan
Leo Conway
Emmetaburg
Holy Family Hospital
North
Palo Alto
Laks Park
Glenwood
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