Missing Children Reunion Tells of Davis Family
Mason City hosts a family reunion for Clifford and Marvin Egeland adopted by Amos Egeland of Wallingford. The Davises recall the 1946 porch fire and the linked adoptions. Harold D. Davis, a Marine veteran, sought contact as the children reached adulthood but adoption records remained sealed.
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Clifford
Marvin Egeland
Amos Egeland
Wallingford
Harold D. Davis
Davis
Mason City
Marvin
Graettinger High School
Mr. Davis
Hig
Mason City Globe Gazette
Jim Owens
Ist
Charlene
Charlene Bower Johnson
Des Moines
Jessie Davis
Tyler
Dorothy Davis Docken
Lutheran Welfare Society
Haseen
Chifford Egeland
Dennis Alan
Local groups collect Butter nut coffee strips for gifts
The Gracttinger American Legion Auxiliary and Graet tinger Woman's club organize coffee strip drives for Woodward gifts. Boxes are at Lucky's Supermarket and Millea's Barber shop for dec 9 and dec 12 drop offs. Last year the drive aided almost thirty thousand homeless children in 275 institutions with toys, candy and nuts.
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Gracttinger American Legion Auxiliary
Lucky’s
Graettinger Woman's Club
Millea
Tom Millea
Woodward
Local cagers fall to Lake Park in league doubleheader
In a Tuesday night doubleheader at Lake Park, the Grachtinger Pirates lost 65-59 in the first game after a 31 31 halftime tie and then fell 57-41 in the second game. Lake Park controlled the boards and stifled the Pirates’ offense in both halves.
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Lake Park
Grachtinger Pirates
Pirates
Farm sales and auctions listed for Ringsted and surroundings
Monday forenoon November 27 Charles Theesfield Est and Lloyd Sunde farm sale four miles east five miles south and one half mile west of Ringsted. Monday December 12 Mrs Lois Thompsons closing out farm gate 394 miles south of Graettinger on Highway 17 then one mile east and a half mile south. Thursday October 14 See Boblit farm sale one fourth mile north of Depew.
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Charles Theesfield
Lloyd Sunde
Ringsted
Lois Thompson
Graettinger
Boblit
Depew
Turkey Day Winners Listed
A large crowd gathered for Graettinger Businessmen’s pre Thanksgiving turkey drawing held Tuesday afternoon. Graettinger shoppers registered in local stores last weekend. Winners included Mrs. Dale Christensen Glen Johnson Chas Burg Catherine Jensen James Jacobson Mrs. Bill Joyce Mrs. Karl Holte Mrs. G. M. Tonderum A. J. Bonstead Mrs. Roy Nissen Kenneth Dalen Andrew Duus Mrs. Maxwell Jamison Arnold Alesch Bessie Hamilton Clarence Westfall Henry J. Petersen Chris Norris Richard Herke and Julia Duus.
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Maxwell Jamison
Arnold Alesch
Bessie Hamilton
Clarence Westfall
Henry J. Petersen
Chris Norris
Richard Herke
Julia Duus
Thanksgiving Vacation Begins for GraettInger School
GraettInger Community school will dismiss classes at 2 30 P M on Wednesday Nov 22 for the Thanksgiving vacation. Classes resume Monday morning.
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GraettInger
Ken Herbster to Speak at Joint Legion Meeting Here
Spencer district Legion official Ken Herbster will address the joint county wide Legion and Auxiliary meeting at the Graettinger Legion hall Tuesday evening November 28. A travel film and a gun safety film will be shown and Graettinger Auxiliary will serve lunch. Graettinger Legion commander Lawrence Thomsen urges broad attendance by local Legion members and Auxiliary as hosts.
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Ken Herbster
Spencer
Saturday Drawing Changes To Three In The Afternoon
The weekly Graaettinger Saturday drawing moves to three o clock each Saturday afternoon starting November 25 for the winter months. Don Schatler of Emmets ta e did not claim the $75 prize from the prior week. The local FRA Chapter hosts Harvest Ball November 25 from 6:00 to 11:30 at the school with a Sweetheart announcement. Betty Masters, Bonnie Nandgraen, and Sandi Thinnis are student candidates.
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Graaettinger
Arenes
Don Schatler
Emmetstae
FRA
Cme
Anno
Betty
Masters
Bonnie
Ae. Nandgraen
Sandi Thinnis
Gractlinger Stores Close On Thanksgiving Day
General closing observed for Gractlinger stores and post office on Thanksgiving Day with no window service or rural mail delivery. Thanksgiving services announced: Mass at Immaculate Conception 8 a.m., joint eve service at St Paul’s Lutheran Wednesday 8 p.m., Lost Island Lutheran 8 p.m., Wallingford Lutheran 9:30 a.m. Services also note PTA questionnaire and community participation urged. Mrs Bill Fude wins theatre ticket in Times drawing identifying Bernard Elsenbast farm.
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Gractlinger
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Flist Lutheran
St. Paul's Lutheran
St. Paul's Church
Lost Island
Bill Fude
the Times
Bernard Elsenbast
Graetlinger Stores Offer Double Stamps Friday
Graetlinger merchants announce Double Stamp Day this Friday with cash purchases earning extra stamps. The promotion aims to boost savings and stamp book redemptions ahead of Christmas, featuring participating stores such as Bud's Service City, Graettinger Hardware, Hammerberg, and more.
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Graetlinger
Graettinger
GrachtInger
Graeitinger
Bud's
Service City Meat Market
Graettinger Hardware
Hammerberg Roxall Drug Heidecker's
D-X
Hersleff's Clothing
Erickson's
Clover Farm
C. A. Jensen
Lucky's
Murray's
Critical Two Car Crash Injures Bekx Family Near Lost Island
Mrs. Marion Bekx 36 and her son Eeward 3 of west of Gradlinger were listed as slightly improved at Holy Family hospital after a noon Tuesday collision at the intersection mile west of the Lost Island center school. Joe Tindall driver of the other car and passengers Darrell and Don Pegum of Graettinger were treated at Dr Daw sons office. Tindall’s 1953 Chevrolet and Bekx’s 1961 Falcon were declared total losses.
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Marion Bekx
Eeward
Gradlinger
Holy Family Hospital
Center School
Lost Island Township
Joe Tindall
Darrell
Don Pegum
Graettinger
Card-O-Rama Bridges and 500 Club Invite Graettinger Area
The Graettinger Lions Club invites all contract bridge and 500 card players to join Card-O-Rama a community event funding the tennis court debt. Teams of two may enter with substitutions allowed and monthly matches run December through May with hosts every other month. Entries close Monday December 4 with details in the Times.
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Grachtinger
Graettinger Lions Club
Card Orama
Evelyn Shiley
Carmen Hammerberg
Joleen Petersen
Angi Sia
Eis Jamecot the. Times
Cold Weather Returns For Pabst Week Brief
After last Thursday's two and a half inches of new snow temperatures fell to the six degree mark Friday morning and again to six degrees Sunday morning. A warming trend was noted Monday with continuation of cold conditions and drifting. The snippet records a concise cold snap around Pabst Week with ongoing frigid mornings.
Terril Gagers Face Pirates in Tuesday Doubleheader
Terril High School will meet the Pirates in a Tuesday night doubleheader with the girls team playing at Lake Paris and the Terril teams aiming for a strong showing.
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Terril High School
Pirates
Graettinger
Skye
Lake Paris
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Harald D. Davis
Donald
Anla Jean
Tennessee
Moose Lodge
Arla Jean
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Joint Legion
Theatar
Frick
Sommunity
Re Re
FFA Harvest Ball
EA Raal
PTA
Graettinger Pta
Loig Bisgard
Graettinger Markets
Darkies
Grachtinger School
Norman “Rastus” Bortini
Wayne “Bones” Smith
Robert Anderson
Clarence “Mase” Christianson
Bill “Bambo" Brown
Russell Lasting
Mire
Raymond Rose
Maurice Jacobsen
Clarence, Christianson
Terril Gagers
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