Parsons Victim Of Heart Attack In Estherville
Fred G Parsons 67 longtime Estherville resident died at Holy Family hospital Sept 1 after a heart attack He was manager of Farmers State Mutual Hair association and a vice president of Town Trust and Savings bank Survived by wife Julia Elizabeth Sullivan Parsons Jr and two daughters Betty Parsong and Mrs Frederick T Poole Funeral held at St Patrick church with burial in parish cemetery Parsons formerly worked in Rock Island railroad and served as justice of the peace Local Elks and Kiwanis member born Oct 23 1881 in Rockford Ill.
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Fred. G. Partone
Holy Family Hospital
Estherville
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Father J. J. Keane
Raymond Calkins
Parsons
Palo Alto
Emmet
Times
Farmers State Mutual Hair Association
Town Trust and Savings Bank
Garner
John Hammill
Rock Island Railroad
Esther Ville
Glendale
California
Frederick T. Poole
Westbury
Long Island
Ella Minnis
Klamath Falls
Ore
A. L. Steidl
Regina
Sask
Canada
Graettinger Baseball Schedule and Fire Callout
Graettinger high school baseball schedule lists games with Ayrshire Curlew Ruthven Mallard and Gruver among others, including a no hit game against Curlew. A Saturday fire at the Rystrum farm near Wallingford prompted Graettinger and Wallingford fire crews. Graettinger arrived late, found minor damage to a small outbuilding, owned by John Graettinger.
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Graettinger
Ayrshire
Curlew
Isseseeeee
Rodman Thera
Ruthven
LE Vevereesseere
Ruthven Hera
Cseeseeeess Mallard
Rodman
Gruver
Reneee
Grandparents Celebrate Reynolds Family Heritage in Norfolk
A note from the Reynolds family announces the birth of Steven Reynolds on September 6. His extended kin include great great grandmother Mrs Sam Ball and great grandparents Mr and Mrs John Reynolds Wm Michael Mrs George Byobat and Mrs Florence Late. Grandparents Floyd Brobat and Mr and Mrs George Reynolds hail from the family line.
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Marke Steven Reynolds
Mra
Wm. Reynolds
Sam Ball
John Reynolds
Michael
George Byobat
Florence Late
Ida
Myg
Floyd Brobat
George Reynolds
Nursing Course for Miss Kash Wolfe Starts in Carroll
Miss Kash Wolfe will leave for Carroll this month to begin a three year nursing course at a hospital operated by the Franciscan Sisters. The Times wishes Miss Wolfe success in her studies.
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Kash Wolfe
Carroll
Franciscan Bisters
the Times
Miss Wolfe
Auction News Claude Sanders Closing Out Sale
Claude Sanders of west of Grad jinger plans a complete closing out sale Tuesday September 20 due to a heart attack and farming burden. Property list to be advertised in the Times later. Grodland Bortint Brown auctioneers and the Grachtinger State bank will clerk. Ben Burns Estherville will hold a machinery sale September 27 on Highway 17 south of Estherville. Farmers and dealers invited to list tractors corn pickers combines plows drags and more by phone or mail.
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Claude Sanders
West of Gradjinger
Sanders
Grodland, Bortint & Brown
Grachtinger State Bank
Ben Burns
Estherville
Highway 17
Youtan
Emmet County State Bank
Texas visitors greet Graettinger Times editors
Mr and Mrs Pete Cullen of Eastland Texas visited the Graettinger Times office on a weekend trip. They learned Jack McCarty, grandson of J D McCarty, is a publisher of the Rising Star Record and enjoyed their time in Mr Cullen's old hometown over the weekend.
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Times
Pete Cullen
Eastland
Texas
Mr. Cullen
Cullen
Far North
Tom
Zeta
Peter Cullen
San Francisco
Jack McCarty
J. D. McCarty
Emmetsburg and Graaettinger
Rising Star
Bastiangy
Record
Calif couple visits Estherville roots on Labor Day
Here From California Mr and Mrs Vangie Reeves of Huntington Park California return to their old Graettinger area. They stayed at the Ben Reeves home in Estherville and joined Mrs Wm Truesdell of Estherville to meet friends in Graettinger. Reeves, once Graettinger police chief, recently retired from Huntington Park police at age 65. Time has treated them well and they seem as youthful as 26 years ago.
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Vangie Reeves
Huntington Park
Oalif
Labor Day
Ben Reeves
Estherville
Wm. Truesdell
Graettinger
Reeves
Great Kitten Ball Game In Wallingford Field
First Lutheran Graettinger won 7 to 6 over Wallingford area team under lights Friday night. The Norwegian players eclipsed the Danes in an action packed game attended by a large crowd. Highway 17 glowed lighted along the route from Wallingford to Graettinger.
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Lutheran Land St. Paul Lutheran
Graettinger
Wallingford
Trish
Highway 17
Wallingford i
Iowa City residents plan study at Iowa University
Mr and Mrs Eddie Bennett of Iowa City left Wednesday to attend Iowa University. They have secured an apartment there several months ago and will spend the summer with Mrs Bennetts mother, Mrs Anna McDow, in Miss Darlene Glazier left for Blair Nebraska to attend Dana college. She is starting her freshman year. Her brother Donald will leave Friday for Blair to attend Dana college.
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Iowa University
Eddie Bennett
Iowa City
Yan
Bett
Anna McDowal
Darlene Glazier
Blair
Nebraska
Dana College
Donald
Dana, College
Legion And Auxiliary Meeting Next Tuesday Night
Regular meeting of the Legion and Auxiliary will be held at the hall next Tuesday night at the regular hour. Please do not forget it.
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Legion and Auxiliary
Tucagay
The
Joy Knutsen Enrolls as Freshman at Waldorf College
Miss Joy Knutsen daughter of Mr and Mrs R08 Kmtsn left for Forest City on Monday to enroll as a freshman at Waldorf College.
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Waldorf College
Joy Knutsen
Kmitson
Forest City
Spencer Fair Opens Monday with Harness Racing and FFA Swine Show
The Clay County Fair runs September 12 to 17 featuring three days of harness racing led by top horses such as Tennessee Jimmy and Star Balas. For the first time FFA members will show hogs in a district swine show with classes for pure bred, market, and crossbreeds, plus a market pig sale on September 16. Butter sculptor J. E. Wallace will carve the Clay County Dairy Queen, Gretchen Morgan, in butter, with a refrigerated display case to highlight the exhibit.
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Clay County Fair
Tennessee Jimmy
Paul M. Phillips
Des Moines
Star Balas
Emery Black
Nevada
Jows
Good Luck Liniment
Charles I. Adams
Newkirk
Oklahoma
Thomas Hanover
Art Barry
Fort Dodge
Iowan
Clay County
Future
Farmers of America
Iowa
Mambera
Fairgrounds
Wayne Strong
Spencer
Gretchen Morgan
J. E.wallace
Florida
Bill Woods
Mr. Wallace
Miss Morgan
Wallace
Spenga
Knutsen Rites Held for Alta dena Native in Pasadena
Ernest C. Knudson 41, of Alta dena California, died Saturday in a Pasadena hospital from a heat ailment. Funeral services were Tuesday at Lamb Funeral Home in Pasadena with Rev. Donald Hansen, burial at Mountain View Cemetery. Survived by wife and two sons, parents, four sisters, three brothers, and many relatives. The deceased was born Nov 11, 1900, and graduated from Indian High School. He was a member of Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church and Pasadena Lodge No 672 BPOE.
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Emmetsburg
Ernest C. Knudson
Altadena
Cal
Oscar M. Knudson
Pasadena
Lamb Funeral Home
Donald Hansen
Mountain View
Mr. Knudson
Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church
Martin Jensen
Allen
George
Amos Berkland
Orville Weiner
Charles Naig
Cylinder
William Weiner
Fenton
Everett
Ordean
Dolliver
Gerald
Oscar Knudson
Ordean Knudson
William and
Charles Naif
Gerald Knudson
Edward Brennan
Merle
Brennan
Ernest Knudgen
Fox
A. Low Weaka
Fort Dodge Band Leader King Returns to California
Returned to California with his daughter Eloys after weeks with his mother Mrs. Ellen Petersen and local relatives. King, a longtime Fort Dodge conductor, has led the municipal band for 28 years, tours with fairs and universities, and runs King Music Company and a music publishing outfit. He has composed band numbers for Iowa universities and major fairs, including Hawkeye Glory and Iowa Centennial Match.
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California
Finer Petersen
Eloys
Los Angeles
Ellen Petersen
Barnum and Salley
Barnum and Bailey Circus
King
John Robinson Circus
Yankee Robinson Circus
Granger
Sella Floto
Barnum and Dailey
Buffalo Bill
Canton
Ohio
Grand Army
President McKinley
Fort Dodge
Iowa State
Clay County
Independence
Sac City
All Music
King Music Company
State of University of Iowa
Towa
Iowa
University of Chicago
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ilinoia
Indiana
Michigan
Stores To Close Wednesday Nights Starting October 5
Gracttinger business places will not be open on Wednesday evenings after September. The first night closing date will be Wednesday, October 5. A week of delightful weather followed with sun, cool Wednesday night, no frost and no rain after the weekend.
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Gracttinger
Editor Olson of Story City Herald Visits Graettinger
The Vimes publisher met Friday forenoon with Editor P. A. Olson of the Story City Herald during a stop in Graettinger. Olson, editor for 44 years, was praised as a fine gentleman and a valued exchange with Graettinger and nearby communities.
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Olson
Story ‘City
Vimes
Edltor
P. A. Olson
Story City Herald
Groettinger
A. B. Rosenberger
Grover
Rosenberger
Herald
Graettinger
Story City
Wallingford
Towa
Legion aids veterans with NSLI dividend refunds
The American Legion in Graettinger Iowa announces it will assist all local veterans in applying for National Service Life Insurance dividends. Commander Frans Swanson says the post will provide applications for veterans to file with the VA to claim NSLI refunds. The VA projects about 2.8 billion dollars in refunds, with average payments near 175 dollars, and urges quick action to avoid delays. The Legion plans a broad effort to locate eligible veterans, noting 16 million may be entitled while only six million addresses are on file.
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American Legion
Frans Swanson
Nelgson-Christianson Poat No
Frank Ewanson
Frank Swangon
Graettinger Labor Day Celebrates With Ideal Weather
Graettinger observed the 53rd annual Labor Day with ideal weather and strong attendance though not a record. The midday baseball game was canceled due to weekend rain, Ruthven won 6 to 5, and crowds filled the midway and Legion Hall dance. The Graettinger band, free acts, and a long film showing at Watson Theatre complemented a day described as tops in every respect.
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Graettinger
Grachtinger
Mercury
Ruthven
Graetlinger
Graettinger High School
Warren L. Jones
Ater Eae Y Tak Sua
Merriam
Ogden
Iowa
Watson Theatre
Texas couple to study in Austin after visit
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Refsell of San Marcos Texas visited relatives and friends. They will leave next Tuesday for the return trip and will locate in Austin where both will attend college. Mrs. Refsell earned a B A and Mr Refsell an M A this year. They will continue studies at Avastin.
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Texas
0. M. Refsell
San Marcos
Austin
Refsell
Ressell
Avastin
Left for the Bast Mrs McKenna and family depart for Springfield
Mr and Mrs Herbert McKenna and their children left for Springfield Massachusetts where Mr McKenna will be stationed for a year with the U S navy Mrs McKenna is daughter of Mr and Mrs E P Duhn of Groachinger and Mr McKenna recently returned from duty in Germany
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Herbert McKenna
Springfield
Massachusetts
McKenna
U. S. Navy
E. P. Duhn
Grachtinger
Germany
Milwaukee man and two sons visit Times office
Howard Urry and two sons of Milwaukee Wisconsin were brief callers at the Times office last week. They had been in Mankato visiting Mr Urry’s parents. Mr Urry has lived in Milwaukee for several years and his home is near the Victor Henningsen residence.
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Howard Urry
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Times
Mankato
Mr. W Urry
Mr. Urry
Victor Henningsen
Bob Olson Home From Navy on Leave in Rome
Bob Olson, a chief petty officer in the navy, is home on leave and has spent the past two weeks with his parents Mr and Mrs Wm Olson. He will remain until after his brother and wife from Los Angeles arrive.
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Bob Olson
Rome
Navy
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Fred G. Parsons
Eastland, Texas
Will
Spencer Fair
Karl King
Karl
Moat
Fork
Dodge
E. C. Knutsen
Dixie Devine
Nelson-Christiansen
Auxiliary Indies
Clara Suss
Robert Carter
Kenneth Swift
Philip Johnson
Don Wilson
Howard Wilson
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