Local wrestling weigh-ins and social anecdotes mix in column
Semifinal saw John Carney Graettinger at 148 pounds defeat Ted Goeders Emmetsburg 145. Archie Ammons hailing 135 pounds led the main card while preliminaries featured Barney Hassel 205 versus Frank Heller 190 and Karneth Reeves 130 against Jores 130. Mrs Nelson hosted twenty family members for a belated birthday dinner while Alys Carter pressed a ladies gathering for Mrs Swift. Graettinger coach Bob Held notes Mallard High joining Corn Belt football conference, boosting plans for grid scheduling.
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Archie Ammons
John Carney
Graettinger
Ted Goeders
Emmetsburg
Barney Hassel
Frank Heller
Ayrshire
Karneth Reeves
Va ¢. Jores
Kermit Reeves
Rich Curry
Bob Held
Corn Belt i
Mallard Hizh
Mallard
Pirates
Does It Pay To Advertise
Three rival mousetrap makers compete in a tale of pricing and advertising. One firm begins spending a penny per trap on ads without raising dealer or consumer prices. After years, its volume grows and it can invest in improved machinery, cutting costs and expanding production.
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Tach
Advertising and the unseen winners in a market shift
The passage describes a price and advertising paradox where the consumer and dealer gain from better value, the manufacturer increases volume yet lowers per unit profit, and the real cost falls on competitors who did not advertise. It highlights how nonadvertisers bear the market impact of missing promotional benefits.
Accident survivor Arnold Beemer hurt in fall at Round Lake
Arnold Beemer, once living near Remsen, who lost an arm in a corn picker accident at Round Lake Minnesota two years ago, suffered a new injury after falling from a tractor and being struck by a railing load of feed. He rose, shut off the power, and survived.
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Arnold Beemer
Remsen
Round Lake
Minn
Ebeled
Jake Riggle Celebrates 100th Birthday in Corwith
At Corwith Jake Riggle marked his 100th birthday on August 22. He is a few days older than the Town State Fair and remains a local figure celebrated by neighbors.
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Corwith
Jake Riggle
Graettinger Town Officials and Churches Listing
Reads as a municipal roster listing mayor treasurer clerk and council members for Graettinger plus other town offices and a church directory. Includes names like Thomas Thomson Leo Hughes Bud Craven John DeVries Alan Hersloff Virgil Olesen and Ellen Brovetea, with church references to Immaculate Conception Methodist and Lathersn parishes and pastors such as Father B and Rev Hodgkin.
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Bud Craven
John DeVries
Alan Hersloff
Idena
Kirkegaard
Virgil Olesen
Grarttinger
Immaculate Conception
Ae Methodist
BE. Hodgkin
Latheran
Our Saviors
St. Pests
Bible Based Sede Sede Reading Guide
The Bible Speaks presents a compact study guide titled Asalah 41:6-10 linking Acts 6 Romans 12 9 and I Corinthians 3 4 9 with Devetleoal readings. It outlines themes of service faith and unity through referenced verses.
Died in manure spreader accident in Graettinger
Amos Hengen aged 22 died Sunday from injuries after a team ran away and threw him into a manure spreader. His chest was crushed and he lived three hours. Funeral held Tuesday. He was a son of Mr and Mrs Martin Hansen of Trumbull Lake neighborhood. Also notes from Labor Day celebration crowds, local auctions, farm equipment purchases, and Graettinger market report dated September 5 1929.
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Amos Hengen
Mr. Hansen
Martin Hansen
Trumbull Lake
Graettinger
Gradtlinger
Carl Swenson
Christian Citizens and the Duty of Civic Belonging
An essay argues that Christian citizens must feel “we” for their country, voting and engaging with government. It warns against indifference to national affairs, urging readers to know their representatives, assess their faith, and influence policy through informed, responsible action.
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Paul
Nero
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Grannses
Asseckarign
the Graettinger Times
P.T. Cody
Palo Alto
Emmet
Fenton and
Terr
Wens A
Secretes
Mee
Times
Joe Goeders
Albert Suss
Wen
John Nelson
Emily Post
Alys Carter
Alys
Kenneth Swift
Swifts
Mrs. Swift
Humboldt Independent
Estherville
Emmet County
Don C. Green
Graettinger, Iowa
C. R. Kitchen
Optometrist
C. A. Shiley
ER. L. Johnson
Gardston
Emmett Martin Finneral
R. W. Cameron
Insurance ‘Town & Farm
Phong
Graettinger, LA
Olene Jacobson
Thomas Thomson Treamurer
Leo Hughes Clerk
Sullivan Coan
Police—Streets Dept
Countey Albert Jensen
W. M. Rode
Grachtinger
Casper
CAP
Nelson Palo Alto County Abstract Co
Emmetsburg, Iowa
Joe Grady
Directory OF County Officials
A. H. Hobson
Broadway
Emmeteburg
Seoes
Martin Thompson Soon Em, Shispere Ace Mra
Ellen Brovetea
Ctit
Lal Prichard Vee
D. J. Re Hyde
B. E. Dappen
G. H. Frye
Iowa
Supt. Co
Home County Supervior Schools
W. BL. Bargman
Reree
Joe Jaycee
Vee
William Fogarty
Ieee
We. McConnell Veres
A. P. Ricklass
Terry I. Anderson
Optometrist Emmet CO
BANE
Eatherville
Towa
Donabue Tire
Ted
Enuctson
Lions Club
Francis” Segeeene
the Times
A. H. Thompson
Art Green
Mino Behrends
Joseph Bradley
Graetting
Foreman
E. B. White
Del’s Farmers Supply
Oure
Sia
Robert Jey Prop
Tate
Okang
State Bank
Grodland
Bortvit & Brown
Srodland
Bortyit & Brown
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