Vernon Township Womans Home Project Training School
A garbled Osgood area record notes the Vernon Township Womans Home Project training school at the Frank Smith home and follow up meetings led by Mrs Elbert Powers and Mrs Mike Hickey in Graettinger. Neighbors and local residents including Chas Richardson, Wm McConnell, Asa Hankey and many others are recorded as visitors and attendees at events around Osgood Graettinger Ruthven and Ruthven area homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter's! Graettinger Bakery
Elbert Powers
Mike Hickey
Vernon Home
Berty Shaver
Graettinger
Hickey
Powers
Alfred Lammers
Chas, Richardson
Osgood
Wm, McConnell
Asa Hankey
Mallare
John Permer
Ra. M. Q. Smith
Ben Peterson
Fligsis Lake
Peterson
Estherville Hospital
Jim King
Tom Schuller
Ruthven
Geo Schuller
Ceda
Rapids
Francis Schuller
Trinity College
Sioux City
Font Schuller
Vernon Township
Project Training School
Lloyd Zeigler
A. Oui Hankey
Walter Hamilton
Wm. McConnell
Jim Mahan
Thad Wheeler
D. Schumacher
Emmetsbere
Clarence Moffitt
M. I. Murphy Igme
Ign Ape Gynettingee
Local residents gather for visits and church group meeting
Miss Dorothy Sipes of Graet linger and Rozella Mahan spent Sunday together. Numerous families from Emmetsburg Estherville Dolliver and surrounding areas visited relatives, shopped, or attended services. The Willing Workers Club plans Friday meetings at Rev. Thompson’s Emmetsburg home. Ruth Hankey remains with grandparents, and several ill or recovering relatives are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Sipes
Graetlinger
Rozella Mahan
Harod Brobat
Dolliver
Ed Strom
Bernard
Olene Anderson
Mud Lake
Willing Workers Club
Rev. Thompson
Emmetsburg
Chas. Hickey
Estherville
Coon Rapids
Tuenday
A. M. Smouse
Smouse
Fmmersbure
Laurens
Gravettinger
Mason City
A. O. Hankey
Ruth
Jim Mahan
Leo Kinnett
Osgood
Vernon News Briefs and Community Events
Local notes from Vernon reflect church suppers, baptisms, visits, and club activities. The Lutheran Ladies Aid and Methodist Ladies' Aid organize fundraisers and meetings. area families attend gatherings in Emmetsburg, Ringsted, and nearby towns. A Vernon Climbers 4-H group report and training session are noted along with ball games and school events. A new daughter was born to a local family, with congratulations recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Ladies
L. H. Garherig
Graettinger
Vernon
District No. 8
Eileen Gooders
Hallowe’en
Huey Halcomb Ant
Dwight
Near
Curlew
Floyd Lagore
Emmetsburg
Henry Lammers
Pete Hanson
Willy
Virgie
Hans Larson
Near Ringsted
J. J. Norris
John Long
Burt
Chris Larsen
Art Juhl
Lawrence Hickey
Margaret Dunkelberg
Emmetsbure
Vernon Climbers
Bruce Nickabocker
Fort Dodge
Elmer Miner
Wm. Luhman
D. R. Gardeney
Sheldon
Vernon Volunteers Woman's Club
Frank Smith
el Anderson
Otto Herman
Wallingford
Vernon No
Thelma Anderson
Alice Conway
Miss Conway
Arnold
Spence Way
Mangil
Hurjbwy
Was
A. Kusine Wali
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Mra
Ed Anderson An
Phelma
Giljert
Mra. E. E
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Wallingford News Highlights Local Social Life
Wallingford residents attended funerals, visited relatives in Estherville and Des Moines, and hosted gatherings. A basket social at Buller School featured Lila Laurson as teacher. the Dorcas Society met. a carload of steel bins arrived for storage. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Brown celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary with friends.
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Louie Sevatson
Chicago
Barney Mulligan
Ottawa
Joe Hagsel
Arlene Rustad
Des Moines
Joy Dailey
Jerry
Swea City
Ted Nelson
Sorum
Jessie Parker
Wallingford
Joe Hassel
Illinois
Chris Bendixon
Marshall Elking
Della Elkins
Estherville
Tony Stam
Wm. Stam
Grover
Martin Oddson
Windom
Minn
Louisa Oddson
Buller
Lila Laurson
Gail Anderson
Waterloo
Sam Anderson
Jack Quinn
Lone Rock
Rd Farris
Roy Huntley
Alvin Anerson
Rushmore
So. Dak
Superior
Petersburg
Minnesota
Ray Scott
Phyllis
O. R. Hurst
Scott
Hurst
Geo. .Mieners Iani
Edgar Kroupa
Alpha
Frank King
Wineis
Emma Lodgers
Howard Hildreth
Norman Egeland
Simon Paulson
Ringsted
Archie, Poyter
Coleman Hospital
Marian Ea On and Son
Ben Sampson
Mamie Nolander
S. T. Burg
Eugene Burg
G. B. Osher
Dorcas Society
C. J. Anslerson
Bert Twite
Halver Larson
H. E. Helganon
Cuyler Peterson
Jackson
Hollandale
Vernon Brown
Brown
Wake family and neighbors share weekend visits in small town
The page notes numerous local social calls and small gatherings. Bert Toffson and Jody visited relatives in West Bend. Gladys Jacobson stayed at the Osher home. Annette Conway hosted neighborhood children for a birthday party. Mentions of aging residents, local skating of husking parties, and school reopening accompany brief community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halvons
Arlina
Alvina
Arthur
Andy
Ed Farris
Ear
Glyde Mckibben
Pornsl McKibben
Breckenridge
Negota
Larson Family Visits Near Wal l ingford
Larson family events noted with Mrs Clyde McKibbent aunt to Mrs Larson. They stayed Monday night with nephew Glenn Young east of town then headed to the Twin Cities Tuesday morning. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Larson visited Mrs Larson's uncle Osher Peterson east of Wallingford Sunday evening.
Amusing Tongues And Local Grumbles In A Patchwork Sheet
A quirky miscellany includes doggerel on luck in success, tongue twisters, pithy proverbs, and whimsical phrases. Readers encounter lines about smoking edges and green gleams, plus a humorous tale of unpaid debts and a resignation note from a frustrated subscriber.
1919 Graettinger area notes and local moves
Times of Oct 23 1919 reports Mr and Mrs John Wierson buying an 80 acre farm near Graettinger after returning from Madison Wisconsin. Local society notes include church events, shipping of cattle, sugar relief from Estherville, troop departure impacts on German residents, and several farm sales and relocations.
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Times
John Wierson
Madison
Wisconsin
Aid Will Mast
Leon Nefstead
Grover Ynberg
H. P. K. Hanson
South Walnut
Olene Jacobson
John
Jackman
Graettinger
Estherville
J. A. Spies
Palo Alto
P. TA. Tao
Mimbach
Germany
Woras
Denot
Phe Cs P. Jensen
California
Luverne
McCarty
Hag Been
Groettinger Co- Operative
Che Aetiloger
Amicon
Legion Waspi- Boan
John, Nelson-poat
Nels Skowanit
Albert Jacobson
Jewell
Beatrice Wright
Sioux City
Lars M. Larsen
Lost Island
Schleawig
Iowa
Minnesota
Oscar N. Oleson
Rich Aylward Nav
John Heidemann
Frank Levei
D.C. Barringer
Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee
Ruthven
el Arnette
Nmmersburg
Wilhelm Erickson
Depew
Clara Thompson
Ray Hall
Yueaday
Ayrshire
Mabel Allen
C. al “Densédh
Ivanhoe
Nolan
Helen Ford
Qinmataburg
Ack
Ant Arms Tangas
Rizo
Feorg
Rousch Ig
Rousch Ig Home From’ Hamad Es Eaton Fahnestock
Spencer
Hull
Fenton
Tella
Th OfsEn BO Herbals
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Stephen Stringer
Sweile
South Dakota
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Preston Fpahnestock
Los Angeles
Louis Sanding
J. J. Sullivan
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Father Kelly
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Loretta Littleton
E. J. Mitchell
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Pipestone
Walter Matsen
Andrew Nelson
John O. Jermon
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