Jury List for October Term 1949 District Court
The October term opens October 31 with Judge Harry E. Narey presiding. The jury list includes Gordon Hess, Mary Margaret Kane, Edith Kohn, Joe Kibbie, Wm. Bargman, Mrs. E. P. Knutsen, John Nissen, August Wojahn, Joe Walsh, Mrs. Regina Hood, Nels Nelson, Leo Brownlee, Ernest Johnson, Avery Johnson, Jim Blasmus, Orlan Merson, Raymond Peterson, Mrs. Jay Brennan, Mrs. Martin Norris, Helen Helgeaon, Mrs. Helen Neary, Victor Besch, Fred A. Brown, Francis Crotty, Mrs. Lilly Wright, Kenneth Fread, Mrs. Louis Egemo, Wm. J. Murphy, Mrs. Pete Andre, Eerl E. Kerns, Mrs. Rosa Clayton, Elmer Gunn, Clarence Wiese, Wesley Schenatzka, Edith Eaton, Alfred Murray, Mrs. Grace E. Droesch, Paul Kerber, Ed Wishman, Mrs. Bob Dailey, Sylvia Mikes, Ernest Slater, Fred Henderson, Eugene Fitzgerald, Pate Spittal, Walter Meyer, Tony Gappa, Arnold Hanish, Mrs. Don Lorenzen. A separate note reports Mrs. Don Lorenzen of Battle Creek suffered severe burns in a kitchen fluid accident. The piece ends with a couple of unrelated scientific lines.
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District Court
Harry E. Narey
Spirit Lake
Gordon Hess
Cylinder
Mary Margaret Kane
Emmetsburg
Edith Kohn
Joe Kibbie
Ayrshire
Orlan Merson
Terris
Raymond Peterson
Jay Brennan
Mallard
Martin Norris
Graettinger
Helen Helgeaon
Helen Neary
Victor Besch
Rodman
Fred A. Brown
Francis Crotty
Laurens
Lilly Wright
Kenneth Fread
Ruthven
Louis
Ed Wishman
Bob Dailey
Sylvia Mikes
West Bend
Ernest Slater
Fred Henderson
Eugene Fitzgerald
Pate Spittal
Walter Meyer
Tony Gappa
Arnold Hanish
Petersen Death Ends Noted Graettinger Citizen Life
Peter F Petersen a longtime Graettinger area resident and community leader died after a working life in farming real estate and local banking. He served as St Paul church board chairman and was valued for industry honesty and civic service leaving a widow two children and three grandchildren. He had previously lived in Walnut township near the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ericksen
Walnut Township
Graettinger
Petersen
Ewing
Frank Ewing
Wilmer Petersen
Omaha
Janice
Diane Petersen
Peter Ewing
Martin C. Petersen
Estharville
Peter F. Petersen
First National Bank
Fallow
St. Paul
Sleep guidance for Iowa children ages and bedtimes
The Iowa State Department of Health urges adequate sleep for children as essential for growth and mood. It provides age based sleep ranges from 14 to 16 hours for under one year to about 8 hours for adults and offers bedtime strategies to establish healthy routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Mrs Westergard Dies After Long Palo Alto County Life
The Graettinger area mourns Mrs. Westergard a longtime Palo Alto resident with near eighty years in the county. She lived with daughter Mrs Hamlin Sandvig, attended St Paul Lutheran Graettinger and was an honorary Ladies Aid member. Survived by son daughter grandchildren and great grandchildren and a brother Charley Thoreson. The Times extends sympathy to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Thoreson
Ruthven
Palo Alto County
Westergard
Appointment Notice of Martin Myhra Estate Administrator
Notice is given that H. A. Elsenbart has been appointed and qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Martin Myhra late of Palo Alto County Iowa deceased. Creditors must pay debts to the Administrator and filing claims with the District Court Clerk with proof for allowance by law. Dated October 19 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Iowa
Palo Alto County
Martin Myhra
Iowa
District Court
H. A. Elsenbast
G. L. Carmill
Quiet evenings aid children and bedtime routines
The text notes that earlier bedtimes, quiet evenings, and planned time for work and play help children sleep. It urges restful sleep as important as duration, with a dark airy room, clean bed, and proper night clothes. Preparation includes a simple supper and a calm evening. It mentions aliens in New York and Roman finger snapping as aside details.
Iowa moves to stiffen penalties for suspended license drivers
Reports to the state safety department show a trend toward harsher penalties for driving while license suspended. Kenneth F. Neu notes cases in which offenders face jail terms and fines, including a 60 day jail stay and a $106.76 fine, under safety responsibility laws. One driver remained jailed, another was fined after suspension for habitual violations, and another had a 90 day suspension extended after probation. A separate Minnesota farm sale notice appears at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Safety Department
Kenneth F. Neu
Department
Safety Responsibility and
Neu
Renewal and long marriages noted in local items
The report cites renewed suspension periods and mentions a female driver jailed five days for license suspension offense. Albert and Mrs. Hanson of Sioux Rapids celebrate 67 years of marriage in their shared home. Bagley marks October 2 with three generations observing weddings at the Morris home. The piece notes the thermometer’s 200 year history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hanson
Sioux Rapids
Hansons
Hanson
EB. E. Morris
Bagley
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Don Lorenzen
Battle Creek
Mrs. Westergard
Albert Suss
BLASS
Pittsburg
Times Office
Estherville
Algona Rendering Co
New York State
Poland
China
Leonard Bros
Ford
James Landvng
Thoreson Hardware
A. W. Richardson
Herke Farm
Adolph Spies
Legion Hall
Enquire Times
Kenneth Swift
Golden Delicious
Joe Gabrielsen
Highsway
Clarence Thu
Zelinsky Bros. Terril
Thompson
Graettinger Nursery
V. Clark
Phono Terri
George
Trav-leez Baby Carriage
Ed Westfall
Ralph Graettinger
Chester
Duroc
Algo
Ben Boecker
Minnesota
W. A. Marley
Emmet
Anna Jorgensen
M. F. Stilian
Grachtinger
Hilmer Larsen & Sons
Wallingford
Holy Family Hospital
Hllen Paterson
Hans Westergard
R. C. Biggs
Emmet Co
Graettinger, Iowa
J. J. Skow
E. L. Johnson
Gardaton Hotel
Casper
CAP
Nelson Palo Alto County Abstract Co
Reek
Robert’ Simonsen
EOP
Jovaant
West End
Warren Kliegl
Prop
New
Melvin Peterson
Joe Marsh
Jon Marsh
U. S. Brewers Foundation
H. L. Hoffmann
Minneapolis, Minn
Shields
Spencer—Hotel Tangney
Hoffmann Baye
Hoffmann
Hoffmann’s Surgical Appliance CO
Andrus Bugg
Minneapoolla 2
Minn
Clover Hill Farm
Nale
Natick Bed
Robin
Aephond
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