Graettinger Bread Ad and Local Visit Notes
McWilliams Hardwar and Graettinger bakery headline items mix with a stream of local visits and moves. Families from Graettinger to Redwood Falls Los Angeles Phoenix and North Platte figure among gatherings and farm occupancy changes for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter's Graettinger
Hal Reshami
Chris Martinson
D. KE. McCarty
Ter
Helen
Mary Margaert
Sullivan
Redwood Falls
Minnesota
Alma Rosenberg
Los
Harvey Sorengen
Ralph Weir
Harnee Nichtern
Waseca
Harvey Nichtern
R N A Meeting at Brobat Home
Mrs. Robert Starkey hosted the R N A gathering Monday afternoon at Floyd Brobst’s home. A business session ended with dainty refreshments. Embroidery club social follows with large attendance at Graettinger. The M E Ladies' Aid plans a church dining room meeting September 22 with hostesses Luchsinger Harding Johnson and Carter. Birthday party honors two Lost Island girls Janice Petersen and Marilyn Thoreson at H J Thoreson home with gifts and happy memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brobat Home
Robert Starkey
Floyd, Brobst
Embroidery Club
Olene Jacobson
Graettinger Ladies’ Embroidery Club
M. E. Ladies’ Aid
M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
Luchsinger
Harding
Leonard Johnson
Carter
Lost Island
H. J. Thoreson
Janice Petersen
Marilyn Thoreson
Local News Highlights Graettinger Area Social Calendar
Graettinger and surrounding towns see a busy social stretch with visitors from Algoma Santa Ana California and Detroit and a family reunion in Spencer. Local youths depart for Sioux City and Des Moines while 4 H girls win blue and red ribbons at the state fair and earn a trip to the 1940 club convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter's
Genwttlnger
Ralph Lindhorst
Algoma
Graettinger
Stanford Raleigh
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Carl Christiansen
Iver! Oppeduht
Dotson
Armstrong
Lloyd Lippold
Detroit
L. Lippold
Luchsinger
Ruby
Chy Norris
Floyd Fleming
Des Moines
Ruby Luchsinger
Ward
Margaret Dunkelberg
Barker
Cubs
Elevn
Dorothy Sprout
Catherine Donovan
Freedom Township
Town State College
Blistering Heat Grips Iowa as September Approaches
Severe heat and a drought threaten Iowa crops with pastures scorched and corn damage cited in state reports. Temperatures averaged 18 degrees above normal last week, while wartime embargo talk and a presidential call for Congress add national tension to the weather distress. In Estherville, Shorty Hillwood appears in a Graettinger scene as FPO status hints at a light, bantering exchange reflecting local newspaper humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Death Calls Many To Frank Ahrens Rites
Numerous relatives and friends gathered following the death of Frank Ahrens last week. Relatives from Worthington Jackson and Britt attended the funeral and visited Mrs Ahrens. Legion Auxiliary officers from Sioux City also came, with a large turnout from nearby towns and relatives arriving through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank, Ahrens
Frank Ahrens
Steffen
Berg Kipspan
Jackson Whitley
Charles Kinsman
Ray Kinsman
Ized, Kinsmoan
Wmil
Moby
Carl: Olson
George ‘Hinamtin
Worthington
Guy Christianson
Britt
Lovie Steffen
Lena Steffen
Signa
Sophia Henning
Clara Hangen
Daisy
Joangen
Mra
Elsig
Walker
Gauze Je Boynecheon
Mise Mabel Schiller
Legion's Auxiliary
Sioux City
High School Times Highlights Seventh to Seniors
Seventh graders adjust to the high school building while eighth graders feel grown up taking social science. Freshmen total 44 with upperclass pride. Home Ec girls excited by new electric stoves, while seniors anticipate football and future plays. Band schedules in the new gym begin soon. Grade music notes and Froggies song by third grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gprade
Wrio
G. H. S. Sohoomores
Doris Henningsen
Dorothy
Grade News First Through Sixth Grades Enrollments Rise
First grade welcomes 19 pupils James Myers Romaine Paterson Ronald Fehklman Helen Paulson Dolores Jespersen Herbert Ueann Dale Duhn LeRoy Lundgren Shirley Murray Jean Fogde Jo Ann Flanagan Shirley Ann Strain John Fink Jimmie Wolfe Patricia Masters. Second graders study easy readers and Humpty Dumpty while making drawings. Third grade enrolls 17 students. Fourth grade has 19 students and baseball for P'FL. Fifth graders tackle new history books with interest. Sixth grade reports 30 pupils, six girls and 15 boys, starting a unit on moths and butterflies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Myers
Romaine Paterson
Ronald Fehklman
Helen Paulson
Dolores Jespersen
Herbert Ueann
Dale = Duhn
LeRoy Lundgren
Shirley Murray
Jean Fogde
Jo Ann Flanagan
Shirley Ann Strain
John Fink
Jimmie Wolfe
Patricia Masters
Humpty Dumpty
P ‘Fl
Athletic Insurance Explanation for G. H. S. Sports
Our school explains the new athletic insurance setup and its affordable yearly premium. The plan provides complete protection for student athletes against major medical costs, aiming to cover all participants in G. H. 8 sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Hoetvit
Date Simdvipe
Class Sponsors At Faculty Meeting
Faculty selects sponsors by class with seniors Mr Jones juniors Mr Bull and Misa Wyatt sophomores Mr Brown Misa Amiand Frehmen Mr Lapitz Mias Orwick seventh and eighth grades Bates. Ten sponsors to meet every third Monday at 430 pm. Parents invited in turn with first floor high school hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Bull
Misa Wyatt
Brown
Misa Amiand
Frehmen
Lapitz
Mias Orwick
Mar. Bates
Weating
Misa Tinkle
Miss Conway
Church Notes and Sunday Schedule Across Local Churches
Local church notices list Sunday school times and worship services across GRALTTINGER M E, ZION LUTHERAN, PAULS LUTHERAN, and Concordia linked churches. Details include Sept. 17 events, English service at 8 45, confirmation class setup, and weekly gatherings with service times and parish contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sa, Pauls
Wadnass
Les
Aid. Mede
Willads
Merje Suse
Walnut
Warner N. Carlsen
Hymns and notices from Iva and nearby churches
Lutheran and Island church notes invite parishioners to services, Sunday schools, and festivals. Messages urge preparations for the Third Quarterly Offering with quotas and reminders to contribute. Includes program details by stewardship committees, confirmations, and prayer meetings led by Rev. Mandsager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva
Nane
Gudrid Nage
Carmelita Sewly
Rances Herke
Agnes Jorgenson
Lloyd Birkland
Elaine
Ton
Rev. Mandsager
Agnes Jorgensen
Concordia
Stewardship Committee
Clarence Christiansen
Clifford Christiansen
Athalyn Erickson
Euclaire
Elaine Peton
Mildred Jacobsen
Morris
Eleanor Dalen
Mary Evelyn Forde
League
Jesug
Hon. Herrem
Lutheran Church
First Lutheran Church
Norsk
Luther League Sun
Calas
Emmetsburg
Jesus Christ
Christ
Lost Island L
State Park
M. Mandsuger
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Watson Hall
Mike
Ms Cab
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Lo Martin
ALL Modern Dance Orchestra
Ena Onriperna
Walter Gradlund
Bobbie
DeKalb,llinois
M. O. Groidlani
Spencer
C. Grodland
Minneapolis
O. B. Grodland
Grodland Brothers
Navy
Charles Young
RM. Young
U. S. Navy
Hei
the Times
Potter's Graeltinger Bakery
F. Petersen
H. L
Henry Steffen
Edward Merk
Osgood
Clifford Schau
C. L. Thoreson
Garner
Tom Ness
Mary
Hia
Herminn Walker
Melvin Walker
Lisbon
Minois
Jacob Brekke
Mesars
Brekke
Milnois
England
France
Canada
U. S
Congress
Roosevelt
Fred Elwood
Shorty” Hillwood
Estherville
Graettinger Waller
Estherville Daily News
Tony Galento
Shorty
High School Times
Ann Craven
Dorothy Swift
Orioles
Pirates
Norman Bortint
Dale Sandvig
Stella Sandvig
Dorothy Berke
Majojrie Fink
Richard Spies
Gladyce Larson
Potter's Kuettinger Bakerg
Candy
C. A. Jensen
Bacon
Bologne
Lockers
Guthrie & Fischer
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