Cigarettes for Soldiers Mobilize Labor Day Drive
Graettinger community officers teamed with a Liggett & Myers representative to collect smoke donations for armed forces. Purchasers paid 50 cents per pack, signed cards to be mailed to soldiers, with over 200 cartons sold. Funds previously raised supported free cigarettes for service men as part of the war effort.
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Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Co
Graettinger
Laabor
Labor Day
Community Club
Fort Dodge
United States Employment Service
Algona
Kossuth County
George D. Haskell
Haskell
War Commission
Graettinger High School commercial class short of typewriters
Last week Graettinger high school commercial class faced a shortage of typewriters. Volunteers supplied machines to cover the deficit after the government took one fourth of the on-hand stock. The commercial class this year is very large.
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Graettinger High School
Photographer to Photograph Graettinger Service Board Dedication
Emmetsburg photographer CG Milum will take pictures of the Graettinger service board on its Dedicated Labor Day with possible multiple views. The Times will publish the photographs once received.
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Service Board
Obituary of Mrs. Frank King in Palo Alto County
Mrs. Frank King of Palo Alto County died suddenly after a long life in Emmetsburg and nearby communities. Married Nov 19, 1996 to Frank J. King, she lived in North Dakota before returning to the Graettinger area. Survived by husband, sons John and James, daughter in law, grandchildren Joseph Kathryn Francis Donna Marie John, and extended relatives.
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Page One
Thie County
Kate Conway
Frank J. King
Emmetsburg
North Dakota
Graettinger
Tom
Michael
Charles Nolan
John Hickey
All Have Troubles in the Emergency Graettinger Tele Co Meets Shortages
A Graettinger Telephone Co manager reveals limits on buying new telephones and connections. A customer seeks a cream separator repair. the firm states a new part will be sent only with the worn part. The owner milks 14 cows and uses the separator twice daily. How will ten days pass without the cream separator?
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H. E. Fink
Graettinger Telephone Co
Fink
OPA
Purchased Fine Farm Near Graettinger
Bennett Thoreson purchased the Sandving farm southwest of Graettinger a splendid well improved quarter. It will likely be occupied by Mr and Mrs Merle Jones. Thoreson currently operates the Curtis Thoreson place in Lost Island alongside his Graettinger business interests.
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Bennett Thoreson
Graettinger
Merle Jones
Thoreson
Curtis Thoreson
Lost Island
Obituary: L J Sandvig of Graettinger Dies
L J Sandvig of Graettinger dies after long illness. He leaves wife Mrs Jens Rasmussen Dav enport and Mrs Robert Lehman Davenport and Mrs Harold Brady Graettinger, three grandchildren Shirley Dorothy Rasmussen and Jerry Lee Brady, three brothers Ed Des Moines Charles Marshalltown and 8 E Sandvig Graettinger, sister Mrs Bakka Roland Iowa. He and his wife lived on a farm until spring, then retired to a new Graettinger home. He was esteemed, devout Lutheran, and noted for honor in business and family life. The Times offers heartfelt sympathy.
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Jens C. Rasmussen
Emmetsburg
Robert R. Lehman
Davenport
Harold Brady
Grachtinger
Shirley
Dorothy Rasmussen
Jerry Lee Brady
Sandvig
Bakka
Roland
Iowa
Des Moines
Charles
Marshalltown
E. Sandvig
Miss Mary Bristol Dead at 85 in Emmetsburg
Miss Mary Bristol 85 aunt of Mrs. Charles Spies of Emmetsburg died at Emmetsburg hospital on Tuesday September 14 1943 at 230 am after months of heart ailment. She had lived with Mr and Mrs Spies for three years and was a respected Christian lady. The Times extends sympathy to Mrs. Spies and relatives.
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Mary Bristol
Charles Spies
Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg Hospital
St. Louis
Miss Bristol
Times
Graettinger Businessman Seeks Treatment in Mason City
W. A. Marley, a Graettinger businessman, fell ill before Labor Day and travelled midweek to Mason City for special treatment. He suffered a severe nosebleed that was difficult to control.
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Mason City
W. A. Marley
Graettinger
Fleming Family Returns to Washington After Graettinger Visit
Floyd Fleming returned to Washington, D. C., last week after a pleasant visit in Graettinger. Mrs. Fleming and the boys will stay for the school year. Two of the boys are seniors at G. H. S. Mr. Fleming holds a good job in the capital.
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Washington
D. C
Floyd Fleming
Graettinger
Fleming
Taking Nurses' Training
Miss Marjorie Fink left for Chicago to take a nurses training course at the Little Company of Mary hospital shortly before Labor Day. She had special training at the University hospital in Iowa City and this will benefit her. two years of training may allow her to become a registered nurse. The Times wishes her success.
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Marjorie Fink
Chicago
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Marjorie
University Hospital
Iowa City
The
Times
Weather Report Notes Rain, Frost Risk, and Crop Outlook
A weekend storm brought heavy moisture and lightning with showers Sunday morning. The weather cleared Monday with a drop in temperature though frost did not form. corn won the second round of the fall race and most of the crop remains frost-safe. Soybeans stay at risk though the crop is sizable. Tuesday felt nearly like summer and warmer conditions are forecast in the coming weeks.
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Mercury
Thinks Alaska is Wonderful
Ewin Osher, son of Mr and Mrs N Osher of Wallingford, writes from the Alaska Highway noting the northern lights and long days of light. He describes bears and moose, gas finds, planes from Rugpia, a local horse purchase, and working 12 hours daily as cold weather nears.
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Alaska
Estherville Daily News
Ewin Osher
N. Osher
Wallingford
Rugpia
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Anderson’s Grocery
Prunes
Pranut
Mrs
Frank King
McCarty’s Grocery
Miller’s Wheat
L. J. Sandvig
C. A. Jensen
Briardale
Jonathan
Utton
Mittchell’s Food Market
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