This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1961
Page
6
Mrs. Clyde Slefkas of Osceola area harvested a nine pound cabbage from her garden. The giant vegetable measured 36 inches in circumference and drew attention from neighbors and local growers.
Northwestern Trail Riders of Graettinger hosted a lively horse show at Evergreen Park with over 90 horses and riders from Emmetsburg Spencer Seneca and Graettinger. Emmetsburg Canter Club won the traveling trophy with 35 horses. Winners included Kevin Uden Randy Struthers Steven Fedderson Roland Lammers in Pony Pleasure and various divisions led by Evan Struthers Lorna Neilson Midge Pigman Joyce Price. Spectators praised the high calibre of the event and organizers thanked participants and local supporters.
Many former Graettinger residents and out of town visitors signed the Labor Day homecoming register at the Times office. The list included Mr. and Mrs. Archie Kelth of Graettinger and other locals recording their visit during the holiday weekend.
A long list of named individuals and couples with hometowns across Minnesota Iowa California and Illinois appears, highlighting residents from Moose Lake Fenton Alexandria St. Paul Des Moines Des Moines Ringsted Iowa Falls Fort Dodge Pasadena Waterloo Ruthven Sioux City Bettendorf DeKalb Estherville Boone Spencer Ames Washinger Mt. Clemons Cylinder Emmetsburg Superior Watertown and more, reflecting a social register style notice. The fragment shows many pairs and families including Mr. and Mrs. and various full names, with limited context beyond residency and relations.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.