Fred Spies Plans Florida Winter Trip Away From Home
Fred Spies will leave next week for St. Petersburg, Florida, to spend the winter months with a Spencer couple, renting a home for the season. The Times extends best wishes for a pleasant trip and a enjoyable winter vacation. New counters and rearrangements at Jensen and Son store occupy the week, with changes focused in the dry goods and nations departments, due to be completed next week.
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Fred Spies
St. Petersburg
Florida
Spencer
Mr. Spies
the Times
Jensen & Son
C. A. Jensen & Son General
Weather Report Shows Cool Week With No Snow
The week starts cool and windy with temperatures dropping below freezing at night. Wednesday afternoon remains windy, cool and cloudy with no snow so far and only a trace of rain in recent weeks.
Barn Damaged by October Wind Storm Near Wallingford
S. C. Lundy of Wallingford reports wind storm damage from October 10. L. L. Sanders barn sustained heavy damage in the same gale as he assists in adjustments.
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S. C. Lundy
Wallingford
Graettinger
L. Sanders
Mrs Ed Merke Returns Home From Fort Dodge Hospital
Mrs Ed Merke came home from Fort Dodge hospital after a few days. She will stay three weeks before returning to the hospital. Friends in Graettinger and Osgood area wish her continued improvement and full recovery.
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Ed Merke
Fort Dodge Hospital
New Graettinger Home Welcomed By Thomsen Family
Mr and Mrs Thomas Thomsen moved into their new home just east of Mrs Deena Johnsons residence in Graettinger. Also Bennie Niemoth Estherville printer rolled a perfect 300 in bowling with Hy Strampe as opponent. Wikert family visited Brainerd Minnesota for a deer hunting trip staying with Mr and Mrs Marvin Wikert.
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Mra
Thomas Thomsen
Deena Johnson
the Times
Thomsens
Bennia Neimoth
Estherville
Hennie
Hy Strampe
Wikert
Dickie
Ernest Wikert
Brainerd
Minnesota
Marvin Wikert
Oil Furnaces Surge As Coal Unreliable In Area
Andresen and Powers, Lennox dealers, report a rush of oil furnace installations all summer and fall as residents shift away from coal. Armistice Day supper by the Legion Auxiliary drew Patrons, with thanks for generous support. Mrs. Rose Harris hospitalized at Holy Family, Estherville, age 72, hoped to recover. Daily News notes three Graettinger residents as medical patients at Holy Family Hospital. Cold, breezy day forecast with bright sun, then clouds by late morning.
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Andresen & Powers
Lennox Furnaces
Rose Harris
Holy Family Hospital
Estherville
the Daily Newa of
Graettinger
Oly Family Hospital
Orville Wanttal
Ned Brown
Loyd ‘Luchaingerr
Land Sale and Farm Auction Highlights at Graettinger
Auction notices list Geo B Johnson selling his Graettinger area farm assets on November 22 with 14 cattle, 6 quality cows, a sow and pigs, 125 Leghorn pullets, and machinery headed by an F-20 Farmall, plus nearby sales by Elmer Otser and Lars Petersen in December. Leo Schaney Farm Sale and Earl Law Farm Sale also noted with two tract options and rural improvements.
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Geo. B. Johnson
Bart Law
Buford Henry
Elmer Olson
Leo Schaney
Dee
Lara C. Petersen
Adolph Kempf
G. B. Johnson
Albuquerque
New Mexico
California
Grodland, Bortiit & Brown
Graettinager State Bank
Vtyte
Elmer Otser
Lars C. Petersen
Graettinger
W. S. Brown
W. A. Marley
Sreek
Earl Law
Ben Burns
Graattinger State Bank
Meennd
Warren Fink Injured in Car Accident
A man named Warren Fink sustained injuries in a car crash described as a sudden stop that drove him against the windshield. He was hospitalized and later reported to be recovering.
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Warren. Fink
Half Of Grounded Corn Salvaged Work Continues
A Graettinger area farmer reported that by last Saturday half of the grounded corn of fields planned for salvage by hand had been gathered. Weather has mostly cooperated with no snow or rain interference through Wednesday, and the effort continues with help from local schooling breaks. The report also notes chaffy ears from windfall cornstalks due to borers and better quality corn from the October windstorm.
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Graettinger
Earl Jones Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Earl Jones returns home from Fort Dodge hospital after a surgical operation. The item notes his recovery and mentions nearby residents Penne Had His Tonsils Removed, Earl Wicks as patients at Holy Family, with health-related details.
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Earl Jones
Fort Dodge Hospital
Heath End
Penne
Earl Wicks
Holy Family
Husking Bee At Sjeklocha Farm
Me and Mrs Sam Sjeklocha visited the Times office after his appendicitis surgery. Tuesday a husking bee at the Sjeklocha farm finished work quickly with many helping and several contributing meals.
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Sjeklocha Farm
Sam Sjeklocha
Times Office
Sjeklocha
Albert Norris
Arnold Bisgaard
Elmer Masters
Martin Norrin
Paul Simington
Lloyd Simonton
Ervin
Bake Sale Announcements From Local Methodist Groups
Two bake sale notices from Methodist church circles at Legion hall and Coan store announce sales on Saturday November 19 and Saturday November 26. Each invites the public to join for lunch or beefburger sandwiches in the afternoon and evening.
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Loyal Workers ‘Circle of the Methodist Church
Legion Hall
Adv
Good Will Circle
The
Methodist Church
Coan
Publc
Religious School Here Saturday by Three Sisters from Emmeraburge
Three Sisters from Emmeraburge will teach religious school in Graat tinger next Saturday November 19 from 1 00 p m to 4 00 p m, offering instruction to local students at the event.
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Emmeraburge
Graattinger
Graettinger Opens Season With Wide Win Over Ringsted
Graettinger boys rout Ringsted 87 to 20 in the opening game as Coach Peterson eyes a strong season. High scorers Bernard Elsenbast and Don Iverson led Graettinger with 12 points each. Graettinger girls rallied to beat Ringsted 28 to 24 after a slow start, led by Gayle Graettinger Mavis Knutsen and Catherine King. The piece notes many fouls and travel, an early season fight to settle into form, and upcoming Thanksgiving week printing.
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Ringsted
Peterson
Ringsted High
Aovening
Bernard Elsenbast
Don Iverson
Graettinger
Graettinger Girls
Gayle Graettinger
Mavis Knutsen
Catherine King
FPG
McWilliams F
Voigt
Landvig F
Gracttinger F
King G
Knutsen G
Tonderum G
LO Biergen G
Sisreceree Seovee
Volunteer Crew Clears New Ball Park in Graettinger
About thirty high school boys and townspeople cleared 16 acre Graettinger city park site. A bulldozer cut brush and trees, leaving evergreen backdrop. Ground to host baseball football and softball, with night lighting planned for next year. park bought for 2500 dollars under Community club promotion.
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South Graettinger
E. 5
George
Adolph Spies
Chet Thorreson J
Graet- Unger
County Instrumental Music Festival Draws 200 Band Members
Palo Alto County band directors plan the annual festival hosted by Graettinger at Ayrshire Entthgtaburg Mallardy Ruthven and West Bend on February 9, 1950 with Myron Russel of Iowa Teacher College Cedar Falls as director. A mass band of all county schools rehearses by day and a public concert by night features a 76 piece core group. Further details will be announced.
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Palo Alto
Drive for Used Clothing for Relief Campaign
The National Catholic Welfare Conference War Relief Services asks Catholics nationwide to run a Thanksgiving clothing and soap collection from November 20 to 27, 1949. The aim is to aid war affected areas facing a hard winter with clothing shoes and soap for men women and children. In Palo Alto County crop donations this week are generous with a goal of six cars of corn. Local solicitors include Robert Eisenbast Margaret Mahan Max Baumgartner Mrs. Robert Carter Mrs. Oscar Olason Frank Christensen Andrew Herem.
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The
National Catholic Welfare Conference
United States
Palo Alto
Robert Eisenbast
Margaret Mahan
Max Baumgartner
Robert Carter
Oscar Olason
Frank Christensen
Andrew Herem
Gollestrand
Graettinger
Ill Mrs. Kathryn Thorson Confined With Pneumonia
Mrs Kathryn Thorson Kaggbsan is ill with pneumonia for several days and confined to her home not hospitalized. Pneumonia has been prevalent in recent weeks.
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Kathryn Thorson Kaggbsan ii
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