Labor Day Pro gram Enjoyed By Thousands
Labour Day events at Graettinger featured music by the Graettinger school band, street races, free acts in City Park, and speeches by E J Breen and J D Coon. The NPS fireworks, plane tour, and carnival attractions drew large crowds, with inspectors noting orderly crowds and robust business at rides and shows.
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Gayway
Robbins Avenue
Graettinger
Teli
E. J. Breen
Fort Dodge
J. D. Coon
Sioux Falls
Olene Jacobson
G. H. Keeney
Palo Alto
Senator Breen
Mort Dodge
Wilson
Roosevelt
Walter G. Middleton
Iowa
Willkie
Evergreen Field
Fallon Tigers
Torreson
Weather Man
Gruettinger
Grachtinger
Yom Hampson
Win
Blom
Col
Ben VF. Reeves
Hawkeye Theatre
Hawkeye
Frosty
Petersen J
D. E. McCarty
McCarty
W. ©. Heyer
Heyer
O. K
Remains Of Mrs. George Sandvig Laid To Rest
Mrs. George Sandvig was laid to rest after a life of community service in Graettinger. She married George Sandvig in Clinton on January 1, 1900, later moved to Graettinger, and endured her husband’s death in 1923 when a tree fell. She aided an orphanage in South Dakota and spent two years in Norway from 1928 to 1930. Survived by sisters Lena Knutson of Austin Minnesota and siblings in Norway, with numerous out of town relatives attending the funeral. Relatives and friends extend sympathy.
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George Sandvig
Clinton
Grachtinger
Mia
Sam Myklebust
George Gjertson
Esther
Louisa Myklebust
Jasper
Minnesota
Des Moines Bankers Life building features huge colored map
A Bankers Life Co. building in Des Moines presents a large colored map covering one side. Vice-president HE McConney had the European and Asiatic sections painted without national boundaries. A big United States map with state and national borders faces it.
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Bankers Life Co
Des Moines
HE. McConney
United States
Geneva Reeves Bride in Los Angeles Ceremony
Genevea Reeves wed in Los Angeles with groom as best and attendants Paul Kirbye Frank Watkins Kenneth Elmore and Ben Reeves. Music by Jean Miller and soloists Paul Sampson Margaret Christman and Dr Wallin officiated at Nazarene church. reception for 75 followed at bride’s parents’ home. Honeymoon to Yosemite. couple to live in Alhambra. The Times extends congratulations.
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Paul Kirbye
Frank Watkins
Kenneth Elmore
Ben Reeves
Cosin
Jean Miller
St. Mary's
Paul Sampson
Margaret Christman
Wallin
Fiist Nazarene Church of
Los Angeles
Hargett
Yosemite National Park
Alhambra
Huntington Park High School
Southern California
Telephone Company
Compton Junior College
San Diego State College
Pacific Bible College
the Times
Dogs Compete in Water and Land Retrieving Trials
Alton Petit failed to retrieve and chased a jackrabbit into a cornfield while Jacksons spaniel excelled in water retrieving and land trials. Ducks were used in water tests with non lethal wings and feet tied. trials judged on directness, hold, and obedience with judges Jerry Carnes and Harry Della Plain.
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Alton Petit
Jackson
Swan
John Mennenga
Worthington
Chesapeake
Wayne Potter
Graettinger
Jerry Carnes
Harry Dellaplain
Minneapolis
Minnesota High Trial Association
Jack Jackson's Dog Takes Two Firsts At Meet
At Monterey Minnesota dogs from Dolliver and Jackson area competed in land trials. Stillman a black Labrador belonging to Dale Peterson of Jackson and other dogs including a springer spaniel owned by Gene Pearson of Alona and a Labrador owned by Merle Graves of Worthington plus Walter Von Ohlen's Labrador participated. Birds were released and shot for each dog then the log was unleashed.
Osgood News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Trips
Henry Hankey and Ruth visited Henry Hankey Sr in Des Moines and helped at the fair. Edgar Smith Betty Young Marie Lindgren and Irene Lindgren joined. Jimmy Moffitt stays with grandmother at Maple Hill. Other visits include West Bend Scranton Ralston and Fenton, plus several local calls and guests around Osgood.
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Henry Hankey
Ruth
Des Moines
Mr. Hankey
Edgar Smith
Betty Young
Marie
Irene Lindgren
Jimmy Moffitt
Maple Hill
J. &. Moffitt
Willard Lewis
Max Dillavan
Aretta Retchey
Elbert ‘Powers
Ed Strom
West Bend
Will Franz
Wilbert Powers
Alfred Lammers
Baby
Scranton
Ralston
Iowa
Robert Schutt
Fenton
Leo Kinnett
Albert Luke
Alfred
Osgood Friends
Jesse Newall
Oskaloosa
Fred Newall
Bob Varney
Weekend visits and gatherings across Wallingford and Emmetsburg
A sequence of Sunday dinners and social visits unfolds with hospital ties, extended family from Des Moines and Scranton, and numerous friends gathering in Wallingford and surrounding towns. Activities include playing 500, fishing trips, and community meetings, with several households hosting or attending events over the week.
Local Families Attend Silver Welding Anniversary and Visits
Margaret Gilbaugh visited the J. A. Larson home Sunday evening. Several households including the Larsons, Christensen family, and Halvor Clemitson’s relatives attended a silver welding anniversary west of Groettinger. Others traveled to Estherville and Lost Island state park for gatherings and reunions with relatives.
Visits and relocations in Clay County and beyond
Mr and Mrs Niels Nielson and family were Sunday guests at the Ben Sampson home near Petersbore. Donald Gage has rented the Earl Ferguson farm. Ferguson has rented a farm in Lake Two. Miss Lila Larson had her tongils removed at Coleman hospital. Geo Ness of Story City visited Mrs Iver Ness. Sewing Circle met at Mrs Elmer Nelson's. fourteen ladies attended. Next meeting planned for Mrs BE Osher's home in September. Mrs Gilbert Ness and Martyn visited his mother Myra. Julius Anderson of near Grover. Mrs Donald Gage called to Mason City for her father's death and returned home Friday. Mrs Gaye's family extends sympathy.
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Niels Nielson
Ben Sampson
Petersbore
Donald Gage
Earl Ferguson
Ferguson
Lake Two
Clay County
Lila Larson
Coleman Hospital
Geo. Ness
Story City
Iver Ness
Elmer Nelson
Ladiss
BE. B. Osher
Gilbert Ness ami = Martyn
Myra
Julius Anderson
Grover
Mason City
Gaye
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Wrkmen
Hamburg Methodist Church
Bloomfield
Spilmann
Carl Demro
Nashua
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Demro
Nels Nelson
Mr. Nelson
Jack Jackson
Farmers Grain Co
Osgood News
SRO Ca
Gillette Blue Blade
Cea
Fountry County
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Los Sne
Cylinder
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Milton Siman
Ed Goeders
Flmersburg
Albert Schealler
Laurance Hickey
Fred Beschorner
Emmetsburg
Chas. Hickey
Margie
Jimmy Hurlburt
Mmetsbury
Margaret Gilbaugh
J. A. Larson
June Mtchael
Chester Anderson
Geneva A
Ruth Osher
Estherville
Bert Farmer
Farmer
Bolman
Jack Platter
Minnesota Lake
Lewis Nitcheals
Near Lake Center
Lewis Ntchael
Leonard Cole
Coles
Albert Chistensen Ardl
Inger
Lost Island State Park
Gladys Jacobson
E._B. Osher
Mancil Hurlburt
Near Osgood
Bert Rolfson
Gilbert Osher
Twelve Mile Lake
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