They Met In Bombay Sunday and Monday
A brief note records events spanning Sunday and Monday in Bombay with reference to meetings or gatherings noted as part of the period’s activities. Details remain terse, reflecting the era’s concise local reporting style and focusing on the sequence of events across two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Twelve Mile Lake
Archie Keith
Kettle River
Minn
C. P. Jackson
Rasmus Rasmussen
New York Mills
Nels Mortenson
Frank Rathmen
Merle Olson
Leon Olson
James
Allen _Jensen
Amos Ryepeland
Des Moines
Allambra
Calif
Ed Johnson
Pequot
Nels Mortensen
Mr. Boyer
Fred Cooks
Inflation and Tax Policies Fold Into 1940s Budget Debate
The piece surveys inflation, price control, and the cost of government amid wartime spending. It notes President Roosevelt, Morgenthau, and Congress weighing payroll taxes and savings measures, while non-defense spending is scrutinized. Byrd champions restraint, but overall policy remains unsettled as the nation faces higher taxes and persistent war costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Morgenthau
Senator Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Senate
United States
Local residents aid and accidents pepper Hobnob area notes
Community updates include Betty Hansen staying with the Osher family while Mrs Jal recovers from surgery. A near miss occurred near the travel pit school when a 1935 coach collided with a Plymouth truck. Injured were Ingval Dalen and Jim Robinson with three broken ribs for Robinson. Various locals, including Paul Paulson moving to Wallingford and Miss Lorinda Omundson visiting, are noted along with Alma related absences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Processing Co
Fort Dodge
Ingval Dalen
Jim Robinson
Robinson
Paul Paulson
Wallingford
Bernard
Leonard Cole
Marvin
Lorinda Omundson
Joseph Omundson
Emmetsburg
Alice Christiansen
Ryan
Hstherville
Madre O'Neill
Gracttinger
Elmer Nelson
Mra. Nelson
Lowell Jacobson
John Larson
Mrs Pat Lambe Travels to Walling
Mrs Pat Lambe departed for Walling in a brief local update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osgood News
Pat Lambe
Walling
Real Estate and Farm Loans Classifieds
Classified ads from Graettinger list items for sale including potatoes from A. H. Mills and Poland China boars from Henry Lammers. A six room house with full basement and two lots in Graettinger is also offered. Contact information includes Fred Lippold and the Times Office note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Lippold
Graettinger
Poland
Henry Lammers
Local Social round up and school notes
Community members visit each other over the weekend and week. Families from Ford Waterloo Emmetsburg West Bend Estherville and Ayrshire attended gatherings and cards parties. G H S reports 100 spelling winners, an Indian project wrap, and Red Cross pins. Second Grade and Fifth Grade notes highlight birthdays stories and patrol duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Hankey
Charley Hickey
Fred Beschoner
Emmetsburg
Mike Hickey
Alfred Lammers
Ed Herke
Will McConnell
Albert Powers
Estherville
Albert Schealler
Elmer Schneider
West Bend
John Vink
Joyce Marley
Dale Duhn
Patsy Masters
Jean Fogde
Ingvert Appel
Dolores Jasperson
Shirley Murray
Junior Pavik
Mias’ Kelly
Mary Ann Brennan
Ayrshire
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Hawkeye Theater
Harmon
Michigan
Tom Harmon
Arkansas
Panamint
Popeye Cartoon
the Graetzinger Times
John J. Sullivan
Goebbels
Germany
Reich
France
Low Countries
England
Russia
Embroidery
C. A. Shiley
Graettinger Embroidery Club
Ruthven
A. J. Weir
Harry Nelson
Betty
Bob Wendt
Legion Hall
Two Table Club
Olene Jacobson
Two Table Bridge Club
Howard Horswell
First Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
Bert Anderson
Melvin Bratrude
Myron Fogde
Alfred Maurstad
First Lutheran Church
Donald Rasmussen
Irvin Dalen
Leroy Herent
M.C. Thompeaen
Graetlinger Methodist Church
Algona
Eb, Dow
Bancroft
Board of Comperence of the Methodist Church
Estherville Methodist Church
Wm, Bohi
First Lutheran Church Divine
Jesus
Sunida
Luther League
Ladies Aid
M. C. Thompson
Pauls Lutheran
Walnut
N. C. Carlsen
F.C. M. Hansen
Iowa
Warlows
Verner N. Carlsen
Cee
Immaculate Conception
Ray
D. K. Hurley
Graettinger Block & Tile CO
Graettinghr, Iowa
Tae Nene
Chicago
Sale
C. C. Gardner
Locust Street
Dea Moines
Town
A. H. Mills
H. A. Elsenbast
Margaret Andre
China
George Meiners
Hampshire
Herman Herke
Roy Masters
East Side Dairy
Fred Spies
Mitchell’s
Melvin Doerning
Estray
Melvin Anderson
Helstein
Carl , Peterson
Wm. Deming
Mia
Tom Allen
Blackburn
Gary Cooper
Sergeant York
York
Barbara Jensen
Todd Bear
Helen Baumeartner
Viola Payton
Frank Young
Willard Reeves
Gladys Cameron
John Bohr
Herb Lancaster
Wayside Club
Deryl Fleming
David Baumgartner
Jack Grady
Red Cross
Citizenship Club
Rer Coal
Joe
Farmers Grain Co
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