United Danish State Convention A Big Gathering
The United Danish Lutheran church held its state convention in Graettinger Town over several days, with delegates from area churches. Pastors, visitors, and local groups met at Hawkeye Theatre as headquarters. addresses, sermons, devotions, and business sessions highlighted the event.
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United Danish ‘State Convention
Blate
United Danish Lutheran Church
Eld
Graettinger
Vention
Elirches
Visalgo
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Vs
Mosis
Hawkeye
Thris
Fred Splea Oftinger
FBI
K, M. Man
Irving Petersen
Scriver Kloth
M. C. Hages
Hiner Ching
Gonsttinger
Honatharin
Prices Lower At Clay County Fair Next Week
Clay County Fair Association executive committee members, mostly farmers, agreed to reduce prices for this year’s fair. Children thirteen and under will be admitted free daily to boost attendance. Last year 8,000 paid 25 cents and 6,000 did so in 1980, amid a large fall program and planned culvert grading work.
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Clay County Fair Association
Taray
Grarttinger Market Report September 15 1992
Market report from Grarttinger dated Thursday September 15 1992. Includes notes on eggs trade and butter price, with references to heavy ham and leghorn hens and poultry market activity.
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Grarttinger
Leghorn Hensey
Wallingford Man Succumbs to Heart Failure at Home
Charles Sangster aged 67, a Wallingford farmer, died this morning at his home. Death was sudden and believed to be from a heart attack. He lived on a farm near Wallingford for many years and was well known in Emmet county. Surviving are his widow and a daughter, Mrs Roy Coleman, of Esther ville.
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Charles Sangster
Wallingford
Sangster
Emmet
Roy Coleman
Estherville
Daily News
Record Breaking Auction Sale Held Tuesday
John Helvig and Albert Zitterick organized a large auction in the territory Tuesday drawing 300 to 400 bidders. The sale total reached 93 869 with cattle, horses, and hogs sold. cows brought up to 45 dollars, average about 40 dollars per head. Despite era-wide economic strain, bidders expressed renewed optimism and confidence in repaying debts. Corn was 186 and oats 10 cents, reflecting farm hardships but a belief in eventual recovery.
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John Helvig
Albert Zitterick
Nat
Suggestions For Farmers During Mid-West Holiday
B M McNew calls for a Midwest farm holiday to secure fair prices. The Des Moines May 8 1892 founding of the Farm Holiday association drew delegates from seven states and support from labor groups to back price justice. Farmers should use own money to push a fair Farm product price and aid fellow workers with barter like butter cream and milk use.
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B. M. McNew
West of Graet- Linger
Emmetsbure
Spenser
Atriku
McNew Han
the Times
Farm
Des Moines
Federation of Labor
The
American Legion
Grange
Farm Bureau
Farmers
Midwest
Ames
Agriculure
Indor
Young Boy Killed After Fall From Pony Near Gridley
Marion Nelson, 18, died today from injuries after falling from a pony while riding at Big Crag, Gridley. Survived by parents Alfred Nelson of Gridley and five brothers. details unreliable due to damaged text.
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Marion Nelson
Big Crag
Gridley
Clay County Fair Opens With Wedding Spectacle
The Clay County Fair at Spencer runs September 20 to 24 with a lavish wedding on September 24. Bride Miss Marjoria Smith and groom Mr Gunnar Osterling wed in a ceremony read by C Roll pastor of the Church of Christ Cleghorn Toya. The spectators, vendors, and a 10,000-strong crowd expected, will witness Ernie Young's Passing Parade of 1982 and a grand night show. The couple, both from Cherokee County families, plan a Chicago honeymoon and return to farm ten miles south of Cleghorn.
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Abesliant
Cleghorn
Ellimax
Clay County
Ernie Young
Spencer
Chicago
Henry Fick
P T A School of Instruction Next Saturday
Mrs. B Roe of Denver Colorado will be at the high school in Emmetsburg Saturday 17 at 9 30 AM and 1 PM. She is National First Secretary of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers urging every PTA member to attend two sessions of lectures and group conferences with an inspirational address Binding the Way Together by Mrs Summers City State President. Sessions total five hours. attendance by one or both sessions encouraged with no fee. Goldto Kushner Publicity Chairman.
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Roe
Denver
Colorado
Emmetsburg
Firit
Anil
M. P. Summers
Congress
Goldto Kushner
Graettinger Visit Highlights Danish Lutheran Delegate
A Danish Lutheran convention in Graettinger featured Peter Clemmensen of Atlantic Iowa, an officer in an eighteen mile railroad operation. Clemmensen, described as general manager, attended to company affairs while previously prospering at Atlantic. He is a former Graettinger youth, with reverend father once serving at South Walnut church.
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Graettinger
Iowa
Peter Clormmensen
Atlantic
Clemsnehesh
Glemmensen
Clemmensen
South Walnut
Peter Clemmensen
A. H. Henningsen
Vip L. O'Connor
Ab- Tantic
Ben Reeves Auction Sale Set For September 26
Ben Reeves will hold his annual pulse auction Monday September 26 with a free lunch at noon. The sale features four head of horses eighty six head of cattle twenty five Poland China hogs and various farm machinery. Milkh cows and heifers number forty among the cattle with buyers allowed to pick the milch cows. Reeves notes continued farming and regular purchases of young cattle for feeding and pasture. The auction is backed by Shay Jenawald Grodlani and Reeves with Iowa Trust Savings Bank of Emmetaburg as sponsor. An exhibit for the sale will be announced in next week’s Times.
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Benny Reeves
Mr. Reeves
Poland
China
Iowa Trust & Savings, Bank
Emmetaburg
Thanks To The Public From Rev Christensen Extends Gruttiniger
Reverend Christensen extends thanks to the public for support of the Gruettinger convention. Delegates from many parts of Iowa attended, 28 pastors present, all returned home. He notes the town’s hosting may attract future conventions and expresses gratitude for kindness and courtesy shown by attendees and locals.
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Rev. Christensen
Gruettinger Instwack
Iowas
Graottiinger
Poe Gueg Ty Hémad Ito
Raettinger
Catholic Ladies Card Party in Woodman Hall Monday
Monday evening circle number three of the Catholic Ladies Aid announces a card party and luncheon at Woodman Hall. Mrs Blomland and Mrs Johnson will speak. Event scheduled for Monday evening in September.
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Catholic Ladyion
Aid Nooaty
Woodman
Hall
Aera
Mra
Blom
Mra Tohnaon
Will Speve
Mrs C Hansen In Serious Condition After Steam Pressure Cooker Accident
Mrs. C Hansen of Graettinger was severely burned and suffered a broken hip when a steam pressure cooker lid blew off while she was helping preserve tomatoes at her daughter’s home six miles west of Graettinger. She was taken to Coleman hospital Estherville, unable to talk or recognize family, in very serious condition.
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Chris Hansen
Graettinger
Coleman
Hansen
Reward Offered for Return of Red Parachute Balloon
Iowa farmers urged to watch September 14 and 15 as a U S Weather Bureau balloon carries delicate instruments to measure pressure temperature and humidity. Instruments valued at six dollars offered for recovery. Balloons may drop at night or during storms. Mr V E Jakl of the Omaha Airport Weather Station to handle returns. Former College Professor A Adams, 61, dies in Medina assisted by wife and two children.
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Iowa
Charles D. Read
Iowa Department of Agriculture
U. S
Omaha
Pena
Corning
V. E. Jakl
Onaha
Read
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Pier High School
Sullivan
Sured
May Ba
Ara
M. McNew
Nownashii Farner
Ude
Stelke
P. T. A. School of Instruction
Ben Reeves
Buyera
Mrs. C. Hansen
Pace
A. Adams
Madella
Eee Mahy
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