Wireless Broadcast Receives Wide Attention In Graettinger
Graettinger residents report an active wireless station delivering signals from Minneapolis Chicago Atlanta Raleigh and Waco Texas. The 2 Times reporter listened in at George Wrick’s setup noting clear music market reports and late news broadcasts with plans to expand listening through a room-wide horn amplifier.
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Waco
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Times
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South Carolina
Georgia
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Fort Dodge
Speedway memory recalls pre Prohibition car scene
A Graettinger man who attended an Indianapolis speedway race in 1912 recalls a pre Prohibition sight. He saw a large New Jersey car with a case of beer, a tub of cracked ice, and bottles, with men resting in the shade under the car. One boxerious struck racer asked, What is that d d noise.
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Graettinger
Indianapolis
The
Speedway
New Jersey
Grachtinger
Francis Sets New Speed Record On West Coast Trip
Francis, a Spirit Lake figure known for speed, reports a six day journey from Spirit Lake to Los Angeles covering about 2200 miles. His letter recounts a heat ravaged desert run and notes a prior Des Moines to Spirit Lake record, with skepticism from peers about the feat.
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Grachtinger
Pacific Couut
Des Moines
Leslie E. Francis
Dea Moines
Gus Amend
Francis
Los Angeles
George Peak
Barstow
Storm Lake
Pilot Tribune
Big Baby and Spoiled Child Feud Prompts Iowa Fight Dispute
The Ayrshire Chronicle column reports Brother Cookinham accusing Young O'Hara of Fort He rally of being a big baby and a spoiled child. The clash centers on a dispute over fighting rules with calls for disqualification and possible banning from Iowa boxing. The piece blends this with local notices and community notes from Des Moines to Graettinger.
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Ayrshire Chronicle
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Democrat
CLAIM OIL FOUND AT LINNGROVE
The Modern Woodmen of America camp at Wallingford reports strong growth with thirty-five new members and thirty-one initiated. A social ice cream supper for the new members drew over one hundred attendees, followed by dancing. Four members await their degree. Hatherville Woodmen joined the evening. A public dance is planned for September 23, with an active campaign expected through winter.
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Estherville Democrat
Hyssop soap agency kickoff and local ads in Graettinger
Wiegmann & Son take the Hyssop xago agency praising a patented French soap that lacks lye acid or grit. Laverne salesman J J Larkin visited Graettinger as extra copies of the Times go out. Also notes Dane Ladies Bazaar, Andrew Buck for sheriff, a farm fire at Martin Simonsen, and local dances at Woodman hall and Roy Lowman’s farm with ads in this week’s issue.
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France
Ford Motor Plant
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Laverne
Minnesota
Graettinger
Wiegmann
Times
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the Times
Martin Simonsen
Martin Si' Imengen
Lost Island Township
Homp’s Orchestra
Milford
Grachtinger
Woodman Hall
Roy Lowman
Ada
Tinos
Infant Dies in Sleep Near Emmetsburg
Father placed infant Melvin Place to sleep after caring for him through a restless afternoon. The baby, born August 6, died quietly on his side in the bed with no apparent distress or injury. Neighbors were called but could not revive him.
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Aon
Melvin
L. P. Place
Che Chile
Go To Church Day Promoted in Graettinger
Graettinger marks Go-To-Church Sunday on September 24 urging every citizen to attend some church. Rev C J Mekkelson of the M B church leads the local drive with a half page ad appealing for unanimous participation to support the Go-To-Church movement.
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C. J. Mekkelson
Graettinger
Gracttinger Times
United States
M.B
Mekkelson
Norman Rogers Severely Injured After Fence Collision
Norman Rogers son of Mr and Mrs J L Rogers of this city ran into a barb wire fence last week and suffered severe throat cuts requiring many stitches. Unless complications arise he will recover nicely. He has the sympathy of his many young friends.
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Norman
J. L. Rogers
Nis
Buick Hits Jack Creek Bridge in Graettinger Area
A Buick driven by young members of the Nefstond family failed to negotiate the Jack Creek bridge east of Graettinger and crashed into the structure. The car suffered damage but no one in the vehicle was injured.
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Margaret Nefstond Buick
Jack Creek Bridge
Aist of Graettinger
Oil boom eyed near Linn Grove and Sioux Rapids
Experts report formations and seepage indicate strong oil potential in Linn Grove and Sioux Rapids districts located about 35 miles southwest of Graettinger. J H Hauber of LeMars presented survey findings urging local home benefit, with plans for leases to fund a 3000 foot test well as prospects hint at a future paying field.
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Sioux Rapida
J. H. Hauber
LeMars
Sioux Rapids
Graettinger
Ringsted
James Skaw
Ford Plant Closed Saturday Sparks Mass Unemployment
The Ford motor plant in Detroit shut Saturday, affecting millions linked to Ford's supply chain. Reports say re opening is planned, with rumors of wage cuts and shifted shifts to maintain full production.
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