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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1939
Page
7
Graettinger notes a busy period with Labor Day visitors, local calls, and community notices. Residents from Emmetsburg Des Moines Sioux City and beyond attend celebrations, teach, or conduct business while many plan trips to Des Moines Ames and Chicago. Local clergy and teachers update schedules as households share greetings and greetings.
Osgood residents and guests shared weekend visits across Graettinger and neighboring towns. The community welcomed Labor Day gatherings in Graettinger, the start of school with Miss June Brown teaching 18 students in Osgood, and numerous family visits from Des Moines to Rochester. Various locals attended events, hosted guests, and traveled between Glidden, Graettinger, and Ruthven.
William Helgason, a 20 year butter maker at Wallingford creamery, won first prize at the state fair Butter Makers Contest. He has purchased a creamery at Clarion and will take charge November 1. Also noted are visits and relocations of several residents and a sheriff's sale notice involving Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and other parties, with foreclosure proceedings and a sale set for October 8, 1939 in Emmetsburg.
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