Remains Of Hans Duus 97 Laid To Rest in Graettinger
Hans Jacob Duus 1853 1950 a Palo Alto county pioneer died April 25 at his daughter Mrs H L Warne Laurens. He had lived with daughters since 1935 and previously with son Henry Graettinger. Funeral held Thursday at St Pauls Lutheran with Rev Wm J Hanson. Burial South Walnut cemetery. Survived by three sons Henry Andrew Peter and six daughters including Mrs George W Godfrey Ames and Mrs H L Warne Laurens. Numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was born in Flensburg Germany and came to the United States in 1880 settling in Palo Alto county. The community honors a grand old citizen.
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Hans Duus
Palo Alto County
H. L. Warne
Laurens
Warne
George Godfrey. Ames
Duus
Graettinger
Henry
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Jorgen Andersen
M. Andersen
Willads Bisgaard
Carl Spies
Hans Jacob Duus
Flensborg
Germany
United States
Marion County
Gerbe
Inga Marie Jensen
George W. Godfrey
Ames
Dune
Andrew
Peter
H. W. Hornstra
C. N. Jensen
Los Angeles
T. C. Hurd
Winner
South Dakota
John A. Johnson
Estherville
George Wiggins
Clarence Lande
Laurena
Palosito
Ang Migrant Has Been Laid To Rest.” We ‘Sympathize With the Sons and Daugh‘teva
Business Building At Auction Saturday May 6
Jesse Anderson will sell his Graet tinger business building and equipment at auction Saturday May 6 starting at 1 30 p m Location East Robbing avenue a block west of the Rock Island depot The building is leased to Henry T Miller It includes a 3 room apartment main section rear garage Equipment features refrigerator malted milk mixer counter stools pop coolers etc Auctioneer Ben F Reeves Clerk Iowa Trust Savings Bank Emmetsburg sale ad in today's Times.
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Jesse Anderson
Graettinger
East Robbing Avenue
Rock Island Depot
Henry T. Miller
Anderson
Ben F. Reeves
Iowa Trust & Savings Bank
Emmetsburg
Baseball Practice Tryouts At New Field Sunday
Baseball practice will be held at the new athletic field next Sunday afternoon at 1:00 PM. All interested in playing baseball are invited to this practice. This is a tryout for all who hope to play during the 1950 season.
Town Defends Damage Suit Over Two Thousand Dollars
Walter C Myers sues Graettinger town in Palo Alto district court seeking 2128 total damages after condemnation of 6.28 acres for damp ground use. He alleges land was dumped on and appraised value of 628 dollars is unreasonable. attorney is William J Fisher. Emery J Nefstead represents the town.
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Emmétaburg Democrat
Graettinger
Palo Alto
Walter Clare Myers
Myers
Percy Watuee Saran Ou
William J. Fisher
Emery J. Nefstead
Mrs D McCarty Returns From Sacramento Visit
Mrs D McCarty arrived home from Sacramento after visiting her son E T McCarty and family on March 9. She was there when her new grandson P J McCarty arrived, giving the McCartys two sons and a daughter. The Sacramento weather was ideal at this time of year.
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D. &. McCarty
Sacramento
E. T., McCarty
P. J. McCarty
McCartys
Free Parking Praise Draws Graettinger Shoppers
The Times notes many compliments on free parking in Graettinger attracting visitors from afar for groceries and other purchases. Mrs H H Sandvik of Graettinger, recently ill and a Holy Family Hospital patient, was improving last week and friends wish her recovery.
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the Times
Graettinger
H. H. Sandvik
Holy Family Hospital
Belle Plaine Man Named Graettinger Coach for year
George G. Case of Belle Plaine Iowa has been hired as coach for the Graettinger public schools for the coming year. He will replace Peterson as football and athletic coach and will teach driver training and manual arts along with coaching. Case is a Kingsley native and Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls graduate. He served four and a half years with the 84th Division in World War II and coached at Belle Plaine for the past two years. He is married with one child.
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George G. Case
Belle. Plaine
Iowa
Graettinger
Peterson
Presser
Case
Kingsley
Iowa 8
Soteass
Cedar Falls
Belle Plaine
Inathlatien
Dr Sorensen to Leave Graettinger for Wisconsin Clinic
Dr Harold E B Sorensen a Graettinger physician will join an Eau Claire Wisconsin clinic in orthopedics beginning June first. He and Mrs Sorensen have two children moved here in 1948 from Denver and he trained at Lutheran hospital Eau Claire. Graettinger residents extend best wishes as the family relocates to their new home and duties.
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Harold EB. Sorensen
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Sorensen
Graettinger
Government Hospital
Denver
Colorado
Racine
Verner N. Carlsen
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Graet~tinger
Golgotha Life of Christ at Watson Theatre May 21 22
The motion picture Golgotha from The Life of Christ will be shown at the Watson Theatre Graettinger on Sunday and Monday May 21 and 22 with matinees both afternoons. It is the first north west Iowa showing aside from Fort Dodge and expected to draw crowds from Estherville Emmetsburg and nearby towns.
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Christy
Watson Theatre
Graettinger
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Watson
Estherville
Emmetsburg
Dr Rogness To Speak At Father Son Banquet
Dr Alvin Rogness of Mason City will deliver the address at the annual Father Son banquet sponsored by the Lutheran Brotherhood of St Paul church, held at the church parlors this Thursday at 8:00 pm. Ned Brown, recently ill, is expected home from Jones University hospital by week’s end. Mrs Brown, daughter and son in law Jack Hansen of Wallingford, and brother Ben Brown of Pueblo, Colorado, visited Iowa City to see him.
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Lutheran Brotherhood of the St
Ned Brown
Jows University Hospital
Mrs Roy Young Suffers Broken Ankle in Fall
Mrs Roy Young suffered a broken ankle in a fall about two weeks ago. The injury is painful and she will be confined to her home. Friends regret the accident and hope for her speedy and complete recovery.
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Roy Young
RM. Young
California Man Killed North of Graettinger in Crash
James Morton aged 28 from Glendale California died Friday afternoon when his car went out of control on highway 17 north of Graettinger and rolled down a 26 foot embankment near an abandoned sand pit. Passenger Robert Campbell 21 of Lytton sustained only minor injuries. Morton’s skull and chest injuries were fatal according to coroner Dr Vaubel. The car, owned by Morton’s mother, was badly damaged with doors torn off and glass broken. Morton and Campbell were en route to Armstrong to visit a Navy friend known as Shorty. Morton’s body will be returned to Sac City for services and burial in California.
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Estherville
Morton
California
Glendale
Lytton
Campbell
Armstrong
Shorty
Sac City
Wycoff Dies Sudden Heart Attack at 77 in Estherville
Wm. Wycoff, aged 77, of Estherville, died Monday morning from a heart attack. Born in Ayrshire in 1872, he lived in Graettinger before moving to Estherville. He married Alice Waldron in 1893. she died 23 years ago. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Earl Benson and Mrs. Ambrose Conway of Charles City, and three sons John of Sioux Falls, Peter of Orville, California, and Clifford of Estherville.
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WM. Wycoff
Estherville
Wycoff
Graettinger
Ayrshire
Alice Waldron
John
Sioux Falls
Peter
Orville
California
Clifford
GHS Boys Show Strong at Alta Relays Track Meet
Graettinger high school boys track team competed at the Alta relays in Class B against 25 schools. Fred Wilkens finished fifth in the high jump, his first attempt at the event. Joe Andersen placed fourth in the mile run, moving up on the final lap. Bernard Elrw sn earned fifth in the 440 yard dash. Other squad members included Tom Schaney Norris Alernon Vince Graettinger Bob Thomsen Don Iverson Don Olaen Dick Olaen Jack Platter and Lloyd McCombs.
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Graettinger
Alta
Fred Wilkens
J .Graettinger
Joe Andersen
Joe
Bernard Elrw Sn
Tom Schaney
Norris Alernon
Vince Graettinger
Bob Thomsen
Don Iverson
Don Olaen
Dick Olaen
Jack Platter
Lloyd McCombs
Religious School Saturday at Immaculate Conception church
Sisters from St Ellen s academy Emmetsburg will conduct religious school in Immaculate Conception church Saturday afternoon May 6 from 1 00 to 4 00 p m At the school board meeting Tuesday evening the vacancy in vocational agriculture teaching was filled by Dale Schnirring of Sac City He has been teaching near Manning the past two years He is married and has one child.
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St. Ellen’s Academy
Emmetsburg
Immaculate Conception Church
Dale Schnirring
Sac City
Manning
Missionary to Nigeria to Speak at St. Paul’s
Miss Helen Margaret Jacobsen, a missionary to Nigeria, Africa, will speak at St. Paul’s Lutheran church Monday evening, May 8, at 8 p m. She is touring United Evangelical Lutheran churches and has included St. Paul’s on her itinerary. Refreshments will be served after the service by the ladies of the church. The public is invited to hear this longtime Africa worker.
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Helen Margaret Jacobsen
Nigeria
Africa
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Music Pupils To State Meet At Perry Saturday
Three Graettinger high school entries will compete in the state music contest in Perry on Saturday May 6 Gwen Williams leads clarinet solo and the clarinet trio and quartet include Gwen Williams Maryanna Spica Jonne Shiley and Joan Elsenhast Winners at Storm Lake April 21 22 the Times wishes them success at Perry Saturday. FIREMAN S BALL WAS FINANCIAL SUCCESS The Fireman s ball at the Legion hall last Thursday drew a large crowd with a GOP orchestra providing music dancers of all ages stayed until midnight The event raised money for the firemen s fund and townspeople express gratitude for the department s service and donations.
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Graettinger High School
Perry
Gwen McWilliams
Maryanna Spica
Jonne Shiley
Joan Elsenhast
Storm Lake
The
Times
Legion Hall
Gop
Firamen
Luther League Rally and Choral Union May 7
The Estherville Circuit of the Evangelical Lutheran Church hosts a Spring Luther League Rally and Choral Union Concert at Estherville Lutheran Church on May 7 with sessions at 3:00 and 8:00 p.m. Rev L G Hinderaker presides. George Aus will speak. choir selections include The Lord Is My Light and The Rainbow Bridge of Prayer. Public invited.
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Estherville
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Estherville Lutheran Church
Iowa
L. G. Hinderaker
George Aus
Luther Theological Seminary
St. Paul
Minnesota
F. Melius Christiansen
Mendalssohn
Clean-Up Week and Paint Up Plan for Graettinger
Graettinger officials urge a spring clean-up to clear ashes debris and litter, with a suggested Paint Up Week for business and property. Dogs require county and town tags, or risk stray status. Bids will be sought to run a garbage route. property owners must have covered pails on collection days. Local notices note new light plant operator A W Ritzman.
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Bud” Harris
Graettinger
Times
Spies
Thia
It’s A Boy and Recovery News from Local Families
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Robert Shaney at Holy Family hospital on Wednesday April 26. The Times extends congratulations. Larry Joyce, son of Mr and Mrs Wm Joyce, returned home from Holy Family hospital after pneumonia illness. Marcua Gell of this locality won a trophy from the Estherville Saddle Club for the most points secured during the year in track rides.
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Robert
Bob
Shaney
Holy Family Hospital
Times
Larry Joyce
Wm. Joyce
Marcua Gell
Estherville Saddle Club
Tracl
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Clare Myers
Dr. Sorensen
Will
Golgotha
Christ
Northwest
Dr. Rogness
St. Paul Church
James Morton
GHS
Vocational AG
ST. Paul's
Elisabeth Spies Hossack
Opal Kiner
Helen
Jens Kirkegaard
Curlew
Gracttinger
Ivan Richardson
LeMars
N. EB
A. W. Ritaman
A. W. Ritzman
Groettinger
Harold Johnson
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