Service News From Graettinger and Surrounding Areas
Local war time notes report promotions and returns to duty for several service members including Lorin Luchsinger and Paul Smith. Headlines mention visits, furloughs, medical discharges, and training locations like Fort Jackson and Farragut with updates on families in Graettinger, Clarence, and Emmetsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Smith
Ole Gjerde
Tom Bratland
Orville
E.S. Cole
Elaine
Emmetsburg
Henry
Ruth Hankey
Letters From Soldiers In Wartime North American Post
Cpl Raymond Rose writes from a hot California desert noting cactus and sand and his enjoyment of the paper. Pvt Frances Knutsen reports graduation day at Lake Charles La and changes in posting with the WAC, plus a ceremony featuring Sam Rayburn and Col Oveta Hobby. The notice also covers Navy Seabees recruitment in Spencer and a LeMaral delivery change to farming services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Raymond Rose
California Desert
Raymond & Rose, Co. L
337Th Inf
APO
USA Army
Los Angeles
Calif
Pvt
Frances A. Knutsen
Army Air Field
Lake Charles
Commerce
Texas
WAC
East Texas State Teachers College
Army Engineering Corps
Sam Rayburn
House of Representatives
Oveta Culp Hobby
Frances Knutgen
Holy
AAF
Laovoe
Seabees
Spencer
Spencer Navy
H. J. Dickens
Dickens
Navy Seabees
Army Engineers
Navy
Clay County Court House
Birth in Emmetsburg Adds Lavern Melvin Enger
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Enger welcomed a son Lavern Melvin born Sept 8 at Emmetsburg hospital. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Many local visits and church notices follow as the community shares in the week’s activities including confirmations, Bible studies, and Northwest Iowa Conference details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ostheimer
Earl Ostheimer
C. P. Ostheimer
Graettinger
R. M. Young
Youngs
Army Air Force
Lloyd Enger
Emmetsburg
Lavern Melvin
Virginia Taylor
Waterloo
Church Notices Include Sunday Masses and Services
Immaculate Conception Masses 8 00 and 10 00 a m confession on third Saturday 4 5 30 and 7 30 8 30 Rev D K Hurley pastor St Pauls Lutheran Rev Fred Jacobson Sunday Sept 19 morning worship 9 15 Sunday school 10 16 Church council meet Monday South Walnut 10 45 worship 9 45 Sunday school Sept 26 no services at St Pauls pastor away in Audubon First Lutheran Rev Julius F Masted pastor Sept 18 confirmation 10 00 am Sunday school 10 00 divine services 11 00 am Pastor Knock message Bible studies 8 00 pm Our Savours Lath Lost Island Sunday Sept 19 divine 9 30 am Pastor Knock message Sunday period with rally day exercises 10 80 am Monday Sept 20 Bible studies by Pastor Knock
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Church
J. Heber Miller
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Northwest Iowa
State of
Iowa
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Graettinger
Miller
J. Ralph Magee
Immaculate Conception
D. K. Hurley
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Fred Jacobson
Church Council
South Walnut
St. Paul's
Audubon
First Lutheran Church
Julius F. Masted
Pastor Knock
Paytor
Our Savour
Lost Island
Knock
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Stars and Stripes
Lorin Luchsinger
Loren Luchsinger
Sgt
Lorin
Merle Young
Columbia
South Carolina
Pfc
Merle E. Young
Vincent Boecker
Wm. Boecker
Ted Suss
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
California
Paul Smith
Indio
Wrank Weir
5. C. Rodess
Weir
Horswell
U.S. A
Vance Horswell
USN
United States
Naval Air Corps
Madison
John Swift
Wisconsin
Mia
Warren Bishop
Bishop
Sace
Mississippi
A. J .Weir
Donald Francis
Gulfport
Miss
Little Rock
Arkansas
Forrest Perdue
Camp Robinson
Edward M. Weir
Army
Fort Jackson
Everett L. Weir
Naval Station
Farragut
Idaho
Edward
Howard Horswell
Chicago
Rochester
Fred Petersen
Wm. Weir
Ben Petersen
Henry Petersen
Petersen
Estherville Hospital
Emmett Riley
Carl V. Carney
Pacific
Emmet Riley
Emmett
R. E. Riley
Lt. Carney
Clarence Qison
eYsterday
the Times
SAACC
Tommy
Pfe
Olson
Det
Dept
US. Army
Randolph Field
Stanley Best
LeRoy Miller
Jhat
Long Prairie
Minnesota
119Th
Sig Radio
Johnnie Johnson Wallingford
Cynthia Vasey
Roger, Bennett and
Linda Tonderum
Richard Rick
Aileen Jean Bisgard
Marvin Mofitt
Charles Duane Richeson
Aileen Jane Bisgard
Orel Johnson
Richard Swanson
Hox
Crimp
John Hart
le Mara
Osgood News
M. A. Stiles
Helen
Ada
Smith
Gerald
Orville Smith
M. A. Stiies
Worthington, Minn
J. J. Chukker
Ole Olesen
Ted Leduc
Clarence Olesen
Robert Schutt
Reinhold Laabs
Amanda Schutt
Leo Kinnetz
Mrs
Graettinger, WA
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!