Funeral Of C H Brown Held Friday
The funeral for C H Brown 76 of Graettinger was held Friday with services at home and at the Methodist church in Graettinger. Rev J Heber Miller officiated as pallbearers and many neighbors attended. Interment was in Estherville Cemetery. Brown born July 5 1869 at Lyons Iowa married Christina Heller in Preston February 20 1900. Survived by his wife and 2360 children Miley of Adoe Sa he tone of St Paul. sister Mrs Charles Graefe of Clinton attended the funeral. Brown was a respected Graettinger citizen who remained active into old age. The Times offers sympathy to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H., Brown
Grachtinger
University Hospital
Iowa City
Brown
J. Heber Miller
Estherville
Carl Thoreson
Eugene Berg
Gilbert Osher
Charles Jackson
Jake Jensen
Keneath Starkey
C. H. Brown
Lyons
Iowa
Christina Heller
Preston
Canton County
Emmet County
Graettinger
Immaculate Conception and Methodist Church Notices
Church notices from Immaculate Conception Nev. Hurley, confessions times, Masses on Sunday, and Methodist Church service schedule with pastor Rev J Heber Miller. Includes Woman's Society delivery by Mrs J dc Feller speaker October 18, and invitation to visitors.
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Immaculate Conception
D. K. Hurley
Methodist
J. Heber Miller
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Harvest Festival Week At Town And South Walnut Churches
Special meetings in Town Church tonight and Friday with Rev. Fred Jacobsen hosting and Rev. Stanley Larsen as guest speaker. Harvest Festival Sunday services at 11:00 a.m. Town Church and 2:30 p.m. South Walnut Church with Pastor Larsen. Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Town Church and 10:30 a.m. South Walnut. Closing service at 8:00 p.m. with Pastor Larsen. Church Council meets Monday.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Fred Jacobsen
Our Town
Welock
Stanley Larsen
Des Moines
South Walnut Church
Larsen
Closing Out Hog Sale Near Graettinger Oct 16
Curtis Thoreson will hold an entire closing out sale Monday October 16 due to health. Sale starts 12:00 noon with lunch by Lost Island Ladies Aid. Items include 17 work horses, 30 Shorthorn cattle, 30 hogs, tractors and machinery, dairy and poultry equipment, tools, buildings, and household goods. Auctioneers M O Grodland and John Finn. Graettinger State Bank clerk.
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Curtin Thoreson
Curtis Thoreson
Grachtinger
Thoreson
Lost Island Ladies ‘Aid Society
Uusual
M. O. Grodland
John Finn
Graettinger State Bank
Taaiae
Maytag adds automatic washers dryers and gas range
Maytag announces new postwar home appliances at McWilliams Hardware including automatic washers and dryers, a gas range, and an electric frozen food locker. The products were previewed at Newton headquarters with branch managers and distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maytag
McWilliams Hardware
Fred Maytag
Newton
Maytag Company
Gabo-American Corporation
Volunteers Aid Enforcement of OPA Used Car Refunds
Rae Waters cites strong volunteer help in enforcing the OPA program in the sixth region covering Iowa Nebraska the Dakotas Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois. Buyers urged to demand properly filled transfer certificates to safeguard refunds above $100000 to purchasers who were overcharged on used cars.
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Rae Waters
OPA Adinistrator
Iowa
Nebraska
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ilinois
OPA
Leo Donovan Dies at Emmetsburg Home After Illness
Leo Donovan died at his home east of Emmetsburg last evening at five o clock after a year of fading health. He is a brother of H and G M Donovan of Estherville and cousin of Mrs J J Sullivan of Graettinger. Funeral set for Saturday at 9 30 am at Assumption church in Emmetsburg. A Luther League workers conference will be held at West Lutheran church in Graettinger on Wednesday October 7 at 8 00 pm. All local officers pastors and leaguers are urged to attend with Pastor H M Blegen president and Miss Viola Prygstad From the International Luther Engine office will present plans for the coming year. Laurits Sunde.
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Spies & Levi
Jagat
Goodchild & Reeves
Graettinger State Bank
Hess
South Walnut
First Lutheran Church
Julius F. Masterl
Woman's Missionary Society
Jorgen Andersen
L. D. RK
Palestine Church
St. John’s Lutheran
Depew
Luther League
Iowa
League
Our Savior's
Martin Simonson
Lica Donovan
Emmetsburg
Tes
G. M.donovan
Estherville
J. J. Sullivan
Grachtinger
Assumption Church
Irmetsburg
Wiest
Dance at St Marys Gym by Lynn Kerns Rhythm Club
At St Marys Gym OCH the Lynn Kerns and Rhythm Club orchestra provide music for a dance at Nimbersburg Monday evening in October. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.
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St. Mary's Gym
Och
Lynn Kerns
Rhythm Club F Orchestra
St. Mary’s Gym
Nimmersburg
Akend
Apple Blossoms and Property Moves in October News
John Helvig submitted apple blossoms as the Times office notes on October 110. The September and October freezes affected trees but blossoms later recovered. Fred Masters bought the Ole C. Feterser residence lot across from the Wesley Sevdy home, brokered by Julius J. Skow. Masters plans a new house when building conditions normalize.
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John Helvig
Times
Fred Masters
Ole C. Feterser
Wesley Sevdy
Julius J. Skow
Cranberry Prices Fall With Expected Record Crop
The OpA says cranberry prices will be lower than last year due to a better 1945 crop. Retail prices are seen dropping from 42 cents to 10 cents per pound, boosting cranberry trimming for Thanksgiving dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opa
Fall forecast for low cost clothing from manufacturers
Farm families in Towa are likely to find more affordable clothing this fall as manufacturers ease a prior shortage of low-cost materials due to reduced orders from armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
No Increase In October Passenger Car Quotas
The state OPA office in Des Moines announced no October increase to passenger car quotas, signaling the ongoing tire shortage. County boards are flooded with tire applications, and prospects for rapid relief appear distant. Truck tires show slight improvement. W. W. Baskerville, 80, has spent 65 years clerking in the same store, walking daily between work and home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Des Maines
W. W. Baskerville
J Emmett Martin Plans Large Furniture Storage Room
J Minnett reports Martin is adding a fine furniture storage room and second story to his Graettinger business. The brick building will gain a 65 by 22 foot room over two levels with block construction and a freight elevator to move goods between floors. The upgrade aims to make Graettinger's furniture store one of the finest in northwest Iowa.
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J. Minnett
Martin
Iowa
Graettinger
Obituary and resignation notices from Graettinger Times
E M Carney 72 died in the southwest with few details known. Survived by a brother and a lone surviving relative. Former Palo Alto County court clerk. Ritzman resigns as manager of the Standard oil bulk station in Graettinger for health reasons and plans to move to California for winter.
Harvest Festival to Feature Rev Stanley Larsen Speaker
Rev. Stanley Larsen pastor of Bethesda Lutheran Church in Des Moines will be guest speaker at special meetings at Bb Pauls Lutheran Church and at the Sunday Harvest Festival delivering a sermon and addressing attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Larsen
Bethesda Lutheran Church
Des Moines
Bb Paul's Lutheran Church
888 Years Old Jacob Brekke Birthday Celebrate
The Times extends congratulations to Jacob Brekke of Gractiinger who turned 1B years old on October 10 1945. A birthday dinner was held at the Orleans hotel in dusther ville with Mrs. Kalt vedi, daughter of Mr. Brekke, as a guest. Family from Lake Crystal Estherville and Emmerburg gathered to honor the milestone, presenting many gifts as the celebration continued.
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Jacob Brekke
Gractiinger
Hans Margen
Lake Crystal
Minnesota
Ald
Don Brekke
Estherville
Wm, Taylor and Deloris
Emmereburg
Brekke
Slaughter Control Ends But Inquiries Continue
Des Moines State OPA officers report ongoing questions about the slaughter control order though all controls ended in September. Farmers and other slaughterers are reminded they no longer need to worry on this score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Des Moines
GHS Team Triumphs in Tight Tuesday Ball Game
Graettinger High School beat Cylinder 8 to 7 on the local diamond in a Tuesday thriller. McCombs sparked the seventh inning rally with a double and steal, McWilliams drove in the tying and winning runs, and Potter, Baumgartner, Reynolds and McDonald contributed hits as the locals came from behind to win 8-7.
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Che Graettinger
Cylinder
Cylinder Boys
Ovals
McCombs
Col
City sidewalks and expansion works begin in Graettinger
Contractor Alfred Jorgensen starts Monday on the east side sidewalk of the new City Playground and a walk from the Service Board to the Ralph Rasmbec n property corner. New Moor addition to Martin Furniture Store progresses. Snaw Watswit property improvements include moving an office and adding an eight foot extension. Excavation for a $15,000 motion picture theatre begins while A O Shaver crew completes a large addition at Shaver Mfg Co plant to house growing business. Shaver Co. makes steel loaders hay buck units and hot blast water heaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Improvement News
Alfred Jorgensen
New City Playground
Service Board
Ralph Rasmabec¢n
Graettinger
Highway 17
Martin Furniture
Snaw Watswit
Times
Shaver Mfg. Co
Shaver Co
Fire Prevention Week Urges Fire Hazard Elimination
During Fire Prevention Week October 7 to 13 the campaign urges residents and businesses to remove fire hazards as winter nears. Graettinger official George Prick has been appointed to inspect local buildings and urge owners and renters to eliminate risks such as defective stoves rusted stovepipes waste paper and old rags. Property owners welcome the routine inspections conducted in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theravis
George Prick
Graettinger the Elief
Graettinger Busine
Attended Series Games By Cubs And Tigers Veterans Return
Chief Polly Officer Leo Young and Cpl. Norman Luchsinger arrived home from Chicago Wednesday morning after attending the Cubs and Tigers series. They found seats easy to obtain and described the 12 inning game as a thrilling contest that set several new records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Leo Young
Cpl
Norman
Ole) Luchsinger
Chicago
Cubs
Tigers
Mrs C H Brown Injured In Wringer Incident
Mrs C H Brown suffered a painful injury Saturday when her hand was caught in a wringer. Her right hand was badly cut and required eleven stitches to close the wound. She went to Preston for a two week visit with her greater. Prosperity mocks friends, adversity tries them.
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C.H. Brown
C. H. Brown
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P. F. Carney
OM. Carney
Deviing
New New Mexico
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the Times
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