Labor Day memories and local notes in Graettinger Times
Charlie Christiansen recalls early Labor Day celebrations in Denton grove and street fiddling contests. Helmer Jesperson renews his Oklahoma subscription after years away. John Bondhus invites Graettinger friends to visit Fort Collins home. Parachute jumper John Fitzpatrick canceled Labor Day jump after wind damage at Algona airport. Graettinger baseball under Jim Jacobs ends season strong with Gib Stueve shining despite one arm. STOVE- item: gas stove explosion injures W C Altemeier of Madrid. he is recovering.
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Charlie Christiansen
Ruthven
Lost Island Township
Times
Denton Grove
Charlie
Main Street
Helmer Jesperson
Enid
Oklahoma
the Times
John Bondhus
E. Coy Drive
Fort Collins
Colorado
Emmetsburg
John Fitzpatrick
Labor Day
Algona
John
Jim Jacobs
Elmo Coleman
Greettinger
Ringsted
Graettinger
Graetlinger
Gib Stueve
Pete Gray
Stueve
Rates in Territory Note Three Months and One Year
A partial notice lists rate figures for a territory covering Palo Alto Emmet Benita and adjacent areas. It references a six month and three month period with a one year rate of 2.50 dollars and indicates outside territory pricing. The fragment confirms a schedule but lacks full context or entities.
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Palo Alto
Emmet
Benita
Oan
Palo Alto fair opens at Emmetsburg weeklong event
The Palo Alto county fair began Tuesday evening in Emmetsburg and will run through the week. The new school term lists staff headed by Supt. C. W. Stevenson with teachers including Miss Melvina Allen and Theo Dunmire among others. Contractor Seles has started work.
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Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg
Supt
C. W. Stevenson
Miss Melvina Allen
Theo. Dunmire
Bessie Shatava
Gudrid Nase
Edna Behnke
Cora Christopher
Marjorie Meadows
Lily Sandvng
Lillian Millen
Esther Simonsen
Dorothy My
Local notes on crops trades and travels in rural Iowa
Mr Amdahl opens brick meat market. George returns from northern Minnesota. Corn crop prospects look good but need fair prices. A J Johnson reports recent tractor sales including Daavud Bros 10-20 and several 15-27s. Local visits include Spies, Garretts, McCarty sisters, Millen, Thoreson, Bondhus, Pxton travels to Ayrshire, Northfield, Palmer, Lamberton, and Iowa City.
Resh Family Hosts Relatives and Local Nominating Meet
The Resh home welcomed Mr and Mrs Harry Resh and family Mr and Mrs Roy Resh and daughter and Dan Resh from this locality plus Mr and Mrs C C Meek of Freeport Ill on Friday evening The Misses Pearl Jensen and Mildred Baumgartner left for Iowa City to attend Iowa University for the coming year A Farm Bureau nominating committee reported officers for the coming year chaired by Mrs Wm Stillman with Mrs Joe Dunn as vice chair and Mrs Bert Rouse as publicity and Mrs C J Miller as treasurer The officers will need approval by the Farm Bureau Attending the county committee meeting were Mesdames Joe Dunn Wm Schmidt James Dahlhauser Henry Harskey Harlan Place Tom B Naig Harold Dammann Leonard Weishaar Robert Darrah Orville Bannart Edward Solberg Stanley Clarken C J Miller Bert Rouse C L Underwood Frank Burgess Wm H Stillman and Ernest Gjerde
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Harry Resh
Roy Resh
Dan Resh
C. C. Meek
Freeport
Ill
J. M. Resh
Pearl Jensen
Mildred Baumgartner
Iowa City
Iowa University
Wm. Stillman
Joe Dunn
Bert Rouse
C. J. Miller
Farm Bureau
Mesdames
Wm. Schmidt
James Dahlhauser
Henry Harskey
Harlan Place
Tom B. Naig
Harold Dammann
Leonard Weishaar
Robert Darrah
Orville Bannart
Edward Solberg
Stanley Clarken
Bert’ Rouse
C. L. Underwood
Frank Burgess
Wm. H. Stillman
Ernest Gjerde
Plans Completed for Rural Women's Day by Mrs Bert Rouse
On Monday afternoon August 31 the Farm Bureau Women's County Committee met at the County Extension Office with Mrs Wm Stillman presiding to complete plans for Rural Women's Day. The date is Monday September 21 with registration at 1 00 and program at 1 30. The Lutheran Church Emmetsburg two blocks north of Stop and Go Sign hosts the event. Theme is The First Wealth is Health and Dr Charles C Gripes of Des Moines will speak on mental health. There will be special music 4 H demonstrations and community singing with recognition and awards for publicity reading and score sheet winners.
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Farm Bureau Women's County Committee
County Extension Office
Wm. Stillman
Lutheran Church
Emmetsburg
Charles C.gripes
Des Moines
City Meat Market Graettinger Iowa headline style ad
Local shop advertises a broad stock of fresh and cured meats. Proprietor Robert Simonsen invites patrons to visit for ham bacon and a complete grocery lineup including cream milk bread fruits and vegetables with phone contact 71.
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Iowa Press
Association
the Graettinger Times
P. T. Cody
Graettinger, In
W. C. Altemeier
Madrid
Altemeier
Builite A Beliee Community
Albert Suss
Cabinet Shop
Iee
By Robert O
Orn
A. J. Johnson
Daavud Bros
Henry Lammers
John Reynolds
Frank Elsenbast
Jorgen Andersen
Thompson Bros
L. H. Garber
Mrs
Carl Spies
Ors
Correctionville
Victor Henningsen
The
State University
Aaron Garretts
Palmer
Iowa
Anna and
Grace McCarty
Ayrshire
Haakon Thoreson
Northfield
Minn
St.Olaf College
Ted Pxton
Lamberton
Estherville
Spencer
Robert Simonsen
County
Treasur
Mercer B. Richter
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