Blue Law Chaos Sparks Graettinger Baseball Clash
A chaotic Sunday as blue laws enforcement shuts venues and prompts two arrests while Graettinger hosts visitors in a wild baseball game. Graettinger wins 21 to 12 with Calvart Gammon and Osher among top scorers. Local officials debate authority and public life amid the fracas.
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John Menzies
Eworthy
Apex
Government Rifle Club
Graettinger
TF “Johnson
Reynolds
Graettinger—Gammon
Osher
Paulsen
Gammon
Harrington
Spies
H.simonson
J. Simonson
J. Sullivan
Charles Gammon
Ayrshire
Calvin Gammon
Sullivan
H. Simonson
Playwright Polly Reforms Family in School Play Allen
Friday night the high school graduation class staged Allen at the Hawkeye theater. The curtain reveals a rich but spendthrift household where money flows too freely until Polly Perkins arrives from Mr. Beverly’s ward. She influences the family and Beverly’s son, leading to reform, love, and a hopeful ending. Mrs Antone Johnson and the cast are praised for their polished presentation.
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Allen
Polly
Hawkeye Theater
Polly Perkins
Beverly
Nnly
Antone Johnson
Tle
High School Boys Win Over Ayrshire on Heavily Scored Diamond
Graettinger High School baseball team defeated Ayrshire Friday afternoon in a decisive game. The match featured strong hitting and base running actions with notable performances from O Grady and Hossack. O Grady accounted for 23 runs while Hossack had one score, highlighting a lopsided victory.
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Graettinger High School
Ayrshire
O'Grady
Hossack
Commencement Address Set for 1917 Grinnell High
The Baccalaureate Sermon will be delivered at the M E church by Rev A R Cuthbert next Sunday evening. Prof John E Stout will give Graettinger s commencement address to the class of 1917 and is famed in educational circles. All should attend Tuesday evening to hear The Challenge to American Youth. Seats for the exercises will be reserved. Program before the address includes Ollie Noble Welcome by Vesta Christopher a duet by Bruce Long and Calvin Gammon Class Prophecy by Anne Berdin instrumental solo by Clara Suss.
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M. E
A. R. Cuthbert
Ollie Noble
Vesta Christopher
Bruce Long
Calvin Gammon
Anne Berdin
Clara Suss
Graettinger Shatters Overland Hike Record
Emmetsburg pair P H Donlon and J L Robb lost the championship time to Graettinger tourists W L O Connor and M Weinholzer who finished the Emmetsburg to Graettinger trek in under thirty minutes Monday. The Donlon Robb record, set under heavy snow and a blizzard, may be lowered again this summer as O Connor and Weinholzer continue training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Connor
Weinholzer
Forest Fire Rages in Menagha Minnesota
Vincent Kelly returned from Menagha in Wadena county Minnesota where he was managing business interests. A large forest fire sweeps the area with most residents helping fight the flames. The dry spring adds to the difficulty of control as the normally wet region battles the blaze.
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Vincent Kelly
Menagha
Wadena County
Minnesota
Severe Storm Strikes Graettinger Causes Damage
A midnight wind and hail storm battered Graettinger causing minor property damage and several injuries. Outbuildings toppled, Wildey garage blown down, lightning struck the Ole Road residence, and a telephone line melted. Fireworks-like lightning charred Collins drugstore chimney. many houses rocked. West of town a windmill collapsed. Duus family cattle killed by lightning. Olson residence badly damaged. Rowe oats flattened and hundreds of birds killed by hail. roof blown off Rowe home and flooding ensued. George Johnson reportedly lost five horses, unverified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
T. D. Collins
Hans Sandvick
Hans Duus
Levi Olson
H. E. Rowe
Memorial Day observance planned for Graettinger
The Memorial Day committee plans services and asks all businesses to close. Citizens meet at 9 a.m. at the school grounds led by veterans and sons of veterans, with an auto procession to the river for naval hero festivities and grave decorating. Afternoon speech at 2 p.m. at the Opera house by Ather Dobberstein. The Graettinger Band and a chorus will perform. Citizens are urged to participate and practice singing on Friday evening.
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Graettinger
Sons of Veterans
J. C. Molison
Rauschmayer
Letters from Fort Miley and Fort Winfield Scott 1917
Mixed letters from soldiers stationed at Fort Miley and Fort Winfield Scott describe travel from Denver to San Francisco via Oakland, daily drills, and seaside evenings. They note Iowa and Minnesota friendships, Japanese ships sighted, and a pleasurable military routine amid mountain and coast views.
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Denver
Oakland
Fort’ Miley
Jack Show
San Francisco
Omaha
Iowa
Werec
Wm. Sullivan
Universal Male Poll Registration Under Military Oversight
All men from 21 to 30 must register at polling places on June 6. Polls open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. The military board selects clerks for registration sites. Civil authorities avoid posting notices. No exemptions. married and single men must register. Absence or sickness not excuses. mail registration allowed. Penalty for nonregistration is one year in penitentiary.
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Military Board
Rubber industry in arid Arizona progress in Continental
Jehard Axelton and his brother William discuss their Arizona venture building ten miles of irrigations pipes for the Continental Rubber company. The project uses Gangula rubber plants, roots in Mexico, and grows on 5,000 acres with over 2,000,000 plants. The venture highlights irrigation efficiency, deep wells, and the region's mining and cattle context near Nogales Columbus and El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehard Axelton
William
Arizona
Times Office
Axelton
H. E. Johnson
University of Arizona
Tucson
Continental
Agricultural Products Corporation
Continental Rubber Company of
Mexico
United States
California
Products Company
Twin Buttes
Nogales
U. S
Columbus
el Paso
New Mexico
Osgood
Mr. Axelton
Johnsons Plan Summer Credits in Graettinger Chautauqua
Prof and Mrs Antone Johnson will leave Graettinger next Wednesday for the summer. He will head the Junior Chautauqua five day program and work with Cort-Alber Chautauqua in West Virginia. He closes a highly successful first Graettinger year and will be retained next year at a higher salary as teachers and staff report strong standards and satisfaction among pupils and patrons.
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Antone Johnson
Graettinger
Johnson
Cort-Alber Chautauqua Company
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