This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1935
Page
1
Graettinger prepares for Poppy Day on May 26 with red paper poppies crafted by World War veterans. Auxiliaries distribute the flowers to honor the dead and aid living veterans. contributions fund veterans and their families.
Ringsted will receive a well sponsored tennis court complex. The Ringsted Community Club funds the project with county aid. Workers leveled ground west of the center tank and filled the north edge. Ewersen leads the effort to finish the site and cover costs. Upon completion the facility will provide Ringsted with a quality recreation spot and employ local men.
A Labor Day meeting at City Hall Thursday evening chose D. H. McGarty as president and Max Baumgartner as secretary for the upcoming celebration. Committees will be formed soon. Several rides have been booked for the event. The boxing show will be held at the Groettinger Athletic Club arena near the Graettinger Tile Works factory. Henve join will not interfere with this feature of the celebration.
Graettinger business men sponsor summer band concerts with high school students led by Edward Snyder. First event May 29 and every Wednesday after. community members may join. First band practice at the high school Monday at 7 30. Band not limited to high school pupils.
Graettinger high school baseball closed its 1985 season with an 8 to 7 win at Ruthven. Le Roy Blom starred with two sensational catches in center field late, while Bartleman pitched and the lineup included Thoreson Noble Reeves and Jones.
Memorial day program in Graettinger sponsored by John Nelson post and auxiliary members. Parade forms at school at 9 a.m. Earl Lehigh in charge. Ex servicemen urged to wear uniforms. Services west of the Hawkeye at 10 a.m. Program includes prayers, songs, readings, solos, Gettysburg Address, address by Hon. Robert G. Blue, and benediction. Large attendance expected. Bake sale Saturday by Queen Esther girls to raise last year’s apportionment.
G H Gammon, a longtime Groettinger and lumber business figure, died Sunday at about 12:30 PM after a paralytic stroke. A pioneer in the local firm Gammon & Spurrier, he later ran Gammon & Son. The elderly California resident leaves a family and noted Groettinger ties.
The Farmers Supply Co reports sales of Ford V-8 deluxe coaches to Jon Swift Frank Elsenbast and Attorney Carl Splea and a Ford V-8 pickup to the Graettinger Retread and Vulcanizing Co The Jengen Auto Co reports the sale of a Plymouth sedan to Elmer Tyerson.
The Graettinger Times reports the death of Donald Elmer Zitterick at Estherville hospital on May 16 following meningitis. Born January 24 1929, he was a grade school pupil at Graettinger. Funeral services were held at home and M E church with Rev. Arthur Bottom officiating, interment east of Graettinger. Pallbearers were Howard Noble Ray Jacobsen Holand Luchinger and Dale Starkey. Mr and Mrs Zitterick mourn the loss of their son and have another child, Ladona Anne. Moving today includes Graettinger State Bank to a new location and Carl Miller moving to the former bank building.
Gunderson Albert Herman Gunderson, 52, Twelve Mile Lake township farmer in Emmet county, died suddenly of heart failure after a day’s work. Funeral held at Riverside church with Rev. Peter Nordaletten officiating. He left a wife Misa Helen Ugertson and five children LeRoy, Sherman, Allan, Helen, Mary Ann. Survived by sisters Lena and Freda, and brothers George and Henry. The Times extends sympathy to the family.
The First Lutheran Luther League sponsors nightly evangelistic meetings at 8 p m from May 26 through June 2 at the First Lutheran Church. Student Hooken son led last summer’s tent revival with full houses and conversions. The youth group invites all ages to attend each evening and join in prayer for blessings.
Mrs. John Kane aged over 70, formerly of this community, died Tuesday. Her remains will be sent to Graettinger for a funeral here Sunday after the 7:58 am train arrival. Requiem mass by Rev. Father Kelly. Interment in Catholic cemetery northwest of town. A married daughter Miss Guyda Kane will accompany the remains. Further particulars to follow in next week’s Times.
J A Spies plans a permanent storage corn crib south of his home. The 100 by 86 by 16 foot structure will hold about 50,000 bushels, including the driveway, with existing cribs on his farms. He can store a year's crop on site but would keep most of the harvest if prices weaken.
The Graet tinger Opera House Go postpones its annual meeting set for Monday June 3 to a later date.
Dyn amic card thrills crowd of 1 200 as Trickel knocks out Putney in a clash at Ath le tic club show in Graettinger. Putney suffers multiple knockdowns, fights back to draw in rounds three seven, but Trickel edges the bout in the final bell for a decisive win.
Mary Catherine Culligan and Leé Gustan of Dickens were married in Emmetsburg on May 15 with Rev. Tinnegan officiating. Attendants were Neil Gustan and Aurelia Goeders. After a wedding breakfast the couple left for a trip and will set up housekeeping in Dickens where the groom works. The Times extends congratulations and best wishes for happiness.
Merle Hampson son of Mr and Mrs M B Hampson of Lost Island township and Roberta Brinkley daughter of Mr and Mrs George Brinkley of Dickens Iowa married Monday May 20 at the First Lutheran parsonage in Graettinger. Rev M Mandsager officiated. The couple plan to live in the area. Hampson is from Graettinger and regarded highly. Brinkley is a Gillette Grove high school graduate. The Times offers congratulations. Earl Jones father improving at Emmetburg. G A R veteran in Palo Alto county. Ted McCarty, noted local fisherman, returned from Spirit Lake with a large string of game fish.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.