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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1939
Page
4
Regional classifieds list items for sale and services from farm produce cabbage carrots onions milk cream potatoes and radiom stove. Ads mention Graettinger Dairy Farmers Grain Co J M Resh Ernie Andresen A H Mills E S George Jack McBride and Reay. Includes potato price per 100 pounds and dates 9 28 11 11 2 2.
Jack McCarty of Salt Lake City, nephew of D E McCarty of Graettinger, promoted to assistant superintendent in charge of telegraph for Union Pacific in the south central district. He began in railroads as a youth in Emmetsburg, Iowa, and has served in Salt Lake City since 1908.
John Christoferson Reno born October 7 1850 in Lyster Norway died October 27 1989 at his farm near Terrill Iowa aged 89 years 20 days. He immigrated 1869 to Ossian Iowa later worked on railways building lines to Beloit Estherville and helped serve as a small carrier between Emmetsburg and Swan Lake City. He married Mary Ellingson December 12 1885 and survived by four children two grandchildren and one half brother. Funeral held October 20 1939 at Terril church with Rev T Hanson and Rev Peder Nordsletten. pallbearers listed. interment Lloyd township cemetery.
Representative Wright Patman of Texas will headline the Town Independent Business Men's Association state convention in Des Moines on November 27. He is to speak at a Shrine auditorium session and discuss his chain store tax bill, aimed at retailers in multiple states, expected to draw about 10 000 Iowa independent merchants. The event runs from Hotel Fort Des Moines with programs by leaders from Iowa and adjoining states.
The Navy speeds up aviator training by expanding Pensacola facilities. More planes, instructors, and hours cut training to about eight months. A nationwide selection board seeks young college men for aviation duty with high ratings potential. Interested parties should write to the Senior Member, Naval Reserve Flight Selection Board, U.S. Naval Station, Pensacola, Florida.
The Osgood Women held their first Home Project meeting of the year on Friday October 27 at Mrs Alfred Lammers home with 11 members and two leaders present. The lesson Introducing Color in the Home was followed by a folk game phonograph listening and a pot luck dinner. The next meeting is set for November 24 at Mrs Hankeysons.
A hen owned by E R Bell strom of Rockwell City laid two eggs at once last week, one inside the other, both fully formed. Nearby, Mervyn Stevens near Hanlon town reported his grazing cattle turned sick after consuming frosted sweet clover following breakfast.
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