GHS Ball Team Closes Season With Win and Losses
Graettinger High School baseball closed its season with a 12 to 1 win over Cylinder last Friday, led by Harold Strain on the mound for five innings and Reed Potter in relief. Cylinder led 3-0 through three innings before GHS pulled away, final score 12-1. Potters and Strain each had hits in the Soviet box score, while Strain also added a double. Lake Center defeated Graettinger 8 to 1 the following Tuesday, Strain allowing seven hits with four in the fourth. Potter, McCombs, and Strain each collected a hit for GHS.
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Cylinder
Ue Pantie
Harold Strain
Gus Loves
Reed Potter
GHS
Horum of Veeseeeesas
Baumeartner
Glazier
Young
Herum Rl
McWilliams
Louse
Lake Center
Graettinger High
Hurler Strain
GHS Lads
Potter
McCombs
Strain
Loas
C.eevees
Gus W.c
Eevees
Graettinger Teacher Rol Grigsby Recalled
Rol Grigsby, former Graettinger superintendent 1919-20, gained notice in the Des Moines Tribune on October 10. A longtime Des Moines schools aide, he was appointed curriculum consultant with the U S Bureau of Education, likely based in Washington DC or at a regional post. Grigsby also coached Graettinger athletes and led the 1920 GHS basketball team to third at the Morning Side tournament in Sioux City.
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Rol Grigsby
Graettinger
Des Moines Tribune
Grigsby
Des Moines
United States Bureau of Education
Washington, D. C
Goodwill Truck Seeks Help for Sioux City Aid Drive
Goodwill Industries of Sioux City asks donations and participation to aid handicapped workers amid hard times and lack of endowment. Reverend J Heber Miller provides info and empty bags. a Goodwill Truck call is set for Wednesday October 25.
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Goodwill Industries
Sioux City
J Heber Miller
Circus Was Splendid by Gruettinger First Graders
Last Friday afternoon Gruettinger first graders trained by Mrs. Doris Orcutt presented a circus program. Several mothers attended and praised it as the best they had seen. Mrs John Wikert is very ill at home with serious condition and weight loss. friends in Graettinger hope for her recovery.
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Gruettinger
Doris Orcutt
John Wikert
Clarence
Vernon War Fund drive totals reach 885 50
Miss Margaret Lambe, chairman, reports Vernon residents contributed 885 dollars and 50 cents toward a 9700 dollar quota. Hoearly congratulations follow the tally as the drive continues.
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Margaret Lambe
Vernon
Times
Auction Sales of Purebred Hogs and Farm Equipment
A list of upcoming closing-out and purebred hog sales near Graettinger and Milford. Notable entries include W R Petersen October 23 sale with 3 horses, 30 Holstein cattle, 47 feeder pigs, machinery, 60 acres corn, and a bake stand. Oliver Osher October 27 sale of horses and cattle with machinery. Otto Appel October 30 sale of 145 livestock plus many machines. Spies Levi November 14 sale of Spotted Poland China boars. Auctioneers Grodland Reeves. banks act as clerks.
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Owl
W. R. Petersen
Oal
Milford TD
Maylen
Oliver Gshoy
Otty Appel
K. L. Burg
Poland
Spies & Levi
D. C. Barringer
Claus Belting
Boehmer & Son
W. KK. Petersen
Pallaw Creamery
Mr. Petersen
Ben PF. Reeves
M. D. Grodland
Graettinger State Bank
Milford D. Hayden
L. L Lutheran Church
Grodland & Reeves
Central Savings Bank of
Kimmersburg
Graettinger Times
Oliver Osher
Graettinger
Osher
Groland & Reeves
Otto Appel Odt
Otto Appel
Iowa Trust & Sidlings Bank
Ermetsburg
Ladies’ Aid Society
Grachtinger
The
Times
Emmetsburg to vote on 90000 airport bond
A note from McAllister of Stedman NC reports crops good though cotton damaged by rain and labor scarce for picking. Emmetsburg residents will vote November 14 on a 90000 airport bond issue, called at a council special meeting. Airports seen as essential for future growth.
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Emmetsburg
Alarm Clock Purchases Shown in Local Trade Item
Vivian Sullivan of Loa Angales, a purchasing clerk for the service, bought 1 600 alarm clocks and 1 000 more in the last week. The note underscores brisk buying activity and consumer demand for wake up devices.
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Vivian Sullivan
Loa Angales
A G Herke Hospitalized With Broken Hip
A G Herke, 84, is a patient at Holy Family hospital in Estherville after a tan foot fall Monday. He fell ten feet from a ladder when it broke, injuring his hip. The injury is painful and may take weeks to heal, but friends in Graettinger and vicinity expect him to return to work soon.
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A. G. Herke
Holy Family Hospital
Estherville
Ma. Herke
Mr. Herke
Graettinger
Herke
Moisture Content Report Delays Corn Cribbing
Fred Spies reported moisture content of corn samples to the Iowa Department of Agriculture on October 12 at 6.9 percent. The reading is high. the sealing limit was 17 percent previously. Corn has dried since October 12 due to ideal weather, but remains too moist for cribbing. Farmers often harvest early out of anxiety. The report suggests corn will not be ready for cribbing until late October.
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Fred Spies
Vimes
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Officials Urge Voters to Cast Ballots Early
Election judges clerks and ballot counters urge voters to vote early on election day Tuesday November 7 to ease daytime counting and reduce late night delays. They note past crowds near eight or nine oclock and encourage forenoon voting as a courtesy and benefit to the process.
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Marly
Twins Born to Ensign and Mrs Robert Huber in Minneapolis
A boy and a girl were born to Ensign and Mrs Robert Huber of Black in Minneapolis on Tuesday October 17. Mrs Huber is the former Miss Serene Myhre, daughter of Martin Myhre. Gracttinger Serene's sister Mrs Howard Horswell left for Minneapolis today for a brief visit. The Times extends hearty congratulations to the new parents.
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Aboy
Ensign
Robert Huber, Black
Minneapolis
Black
Serene Myhre
Martin Myhre
Gracttinger
Serene
Howard Horswell
Times
Mrs Roy T Peterson Taken To Holy Family Hospital
Mrs Roy T Peterson was admitted to Holy Family hospital Estherville on Thursday evening for medical and nursing care. Confined to bed at home for weeks she plans to consult Mayo specialists but cannot obtain an appointment for several weeks. Friends hope for her early and complete recovery.
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Holy Family Hospital
Roy T. Peterson
Estherville
Mayo
Farm Sold East of Graetlinger to Lars Lastine
Andrew Herem’s 220 acre farm east of Graetlinger was sold. Purchaser is Chris Lastine. The Lars Herem family occupy the farm and will move to a new home in Eatherville. Lastine takes possession March first.
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Andrew Herem
Graettinger
Chris Lastine
Lars Herem
Eatherville
Wil
Mr. Lastine
First At Accident Auctioneer Reaches Bus Crash Scene
M D Grodland arrived first at the highway where a school bus halted after a fatal crash. The driver died at the wheel. A full account of the driver's death and the pupils' escape appears elsewhere in this week's Times.
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M. D. Grodland
Valois Jensen Earns Division Two At State Marching Band
Local high school junior Valois Jensen competed at Pocahontas in the state marching band contest last Monday night. He earned a division two rating after performing a solo on the Bell Lyre as Pocahontas earned four division one awards while Graettinger and Emmetsburg each received two.
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Valois Jensen
Pocahontas
Valois
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
School Honor Roll For The First Six Weeks
List of students earning high honors and honorable mention across grade levels for Citizenship and related criteria. Names include Ruth Minek Doris Webbe Herbert Lancaster Kenneth Westergard Donald McWilliams Marjorie Rasmussen Madge Jacobson Doris Sandvig Deryl Mleaing David Haumgartner Norvis Gronert Iva Murray Charlies Christianson Jean Murray John Osher Delores Thorson Delores Clemenson Mauring Gronert Frances Herke Henry Appel Bob Barringer Ruth Wikert Donna Deanne Plinnegan Joan Fink Mary Lane Herke Wilmy Duha Rovala Jensen Cuailerina Elgenbast Maynard Holand Mary Anne Kirkveard Gwendelyn McWilliams La Verne Payton Wanda Knutsen.
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Hoerbert Lancaster
Kenneth Westergard
Donald McWilliams
Marjorie Rasmussen
Madge Jacobson
Doris Sandvig
Deryl Mleaing
David Haumgartner
Norvis Gronert
Iva Murray
Charlies Christianson
Jean Murray
John Osher
Dolores ‘Thorson
Delores Clemenson
Mauring Gronert
Frances Herke
Henry Appel
Bob Barringer
Ruth Wikert
Junior Hind
Donna’dean Plinnegan
Joan Fink
Mary Lane Herke
Wilmy Duha
Rovala Jensen
Cuailerina Elgenbast
Maynard Holand
Mary Anne Kirkevaard
Gwendelyn McWilliams
la Verne Payton
Wanda Knutsen
Healthful harvest work for robust lassies in spud fields
A report from Spirit Lake notes potato harvests employ men women and even foreigners with two buxom girls earning about 24 dollars daily by picking and sacking potatoes at 12 cents per bushel. They work in pairs using sacks belts and bushel baskets as tractors pull the digger along two rows funneling spuds into a line behind.
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A. H. Thompson
Spirit ‘Lake
Red River Valley
Northwest Town
Myr. Thompson
Grand Forks
Obituary notices for Donovan and Hurlburt
W D Donovan age 65 of Emmetsburg died in Iowa City Wednesday morning. His funeral will be held in Minmetsburg Friday morning. Fred Hurlburt age 69 of Swea City died Monday afternoon at home after a heart attack. Full details were not available and will be provided next week.
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W. D. Donovan
Emmetsburg
Iowa City
Minmetsburg
Fred Hurlburt
Swea City
Mallard School Girl Struck By Gravel Truck
Kite Murray, 12, of Curlew, riding home from Mallard School, was struck by a gravel truck Tuesday evening and killed. Driver Frank Schuler operated the truck. Rita Murray was the girl’s mother’s daughter. her father died last June and she has two brothers, one a prisoner of war in Germany.
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Kite Murray
Mallard
Frank Schuler
Rita
Fom Murray
Germany
North Dakota Threshing Season Highlighted In Return
John Clemenson returned from North Dakota last week after two months in the threshing business. He reports a bounteous crop this year and notes the threshing season was the longest for many years.
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North Dakota
John Clemenson
Record Soybean Crop to Net 250000 in Graettinger Area
Farmers around Graettinger expect 250000 dollars from this year’s soybean harvest. Yields average about 18 bushels per acre at over 2 dollars per bushel. Acreage has grown as soybeans rival corn in cash value, boosted by wartime demand and ongoing research. The fall harvest began early and benefits from a favorable season.
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Graettinger
Bus Driver Henry Bammer Dies From Heart Attack
Estherville area news reports Henry Bammer, 60, of Matherville, died of a heart attack while driving a school bus near Wallingford on Monday. Quick actions by students and teachers helped keep ten passengers safe as the bus crashed but all others reached destinations. Bus operator Neverly Olson, a student, and Mrs. Fred Walden, Wallingford teacher, steadied the vehicle until help arrived.
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Matherville Parly News
Howard Lnuner
lMatherville
Wallingford
Jamanuel Butheran Church
En Ratte
Oothet Thames
Wallingfor
Estherville
Piuseners
Jieverls Glean Olson
Juiiue
Estherville Nish
Fred Walden
Bammer
Walter B. Hammer
Estherville High School
N. J. Demoney
Stammer
Leonard Bendixen
Bendixen
Beverly Olson
Jeffrey Olson
Marnying
Mason City Democratic Meeting Draws Huge Crowd
The Hon. Henry A. Wallace vice president spoke in Mason City Tuesday evening at a democratic meeting attended by Jorgen Andersen Henry Wester gard J. J. Show W. A. Marley and W. L. O Connor With Senator Guy Gillette and Judge Richan F. Mitchell also presenting and a parade preceding the program The crowd was immense.
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Wallace
Jorgen Andersen
Henry Westergard
J. J. Show
W. A. Marley
W. L. O'Connor
Mason City
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Guy Gillette
Richan F. Mitchell
Fire alarm reports car blaze near Spies residence
The fire company responded Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock to extinguish a Tiny Moore auto that caught fire on the paving hill near Mrs J A Spies place. Damage to wires and the motor was estimated at about zero dollars.
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Moore Auto
Weather notes on fall conditions and corn drying
A week of pleasant fall weather with morning lows around 36 and ideal drying conditions for corn. The report highlights cooler mornings and steady warmth during the day, contributing to good drying rates and stable field conditions.
Dance Friday Night at Watson Hall Feature
A popular dance night returns to Watson Hall this Friday evening featuring Malek's Accordion band entertaining attendees. The event promises lively music and a good time for all current fans and newcomers alike.
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Watson Hall
Malek
Accordian
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