Buy a Bond Mister Graettinger War Appeal Card
A Graettinger Times war bond appeal urges readers to support the Third War Loan by buying an extra $100 War Bond. It contrasts home front sacrifices with battlefield sacrifices, highlighting farmers and workers’ high incomes and urging Patriot support through bonds to aid American troops overseas. It recalls Italy and the South Pacific fronts and paints vivid war-weariness to spur contributions.
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Berlin
Tokyo
Morgenthau
Treasury Department
Italy
South Pacific
Sunday Dinner Guests Around Twelve Mile Lake Area
Twelve Mile Lake area residents gathered for meals and visits Sunday. Guests included Sherman Gundersons near Terril, Glendon Thu and baby from Ruthven, KE B Osher and Geneva with Johnnie from Graettinger, at Leonard Osher’s home. Also Ingval Lion and Agnes with Joseph of Petersburg called on Ole Dalen. Warne Paulson recovers from a serious burn suffered after a stove accident. Thomas Tomsen, a former resident, mentioned in passing.
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Sherman Gunderson
Henry Loftblom
Terril
Glendon Thu
Baby
Ruthven
KE. B. Osher
Geneva
Johnnie
Thomas Tomsen
Neighborhood Folks Make Visits And Returns Home
The article notes residents traveling for medical treatment in Rochester and visits to families near Ruthven. It mentions Mrs. A. G. Herke returning from Coleman hospital, Ingval Larson and children visiting Herman Larson in Livermore, Alvin Greer and daughter staying with Christina Melgeson, Arlee Osher at Waldorf College, and Byron Rolfson departing from a 15 day furlough to his base in Key West Florida.
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Rochester
Lers
Elmer Petersen
Clarence Christensen
Joan
Marilyn
Charles
Martin Simonson
Ruthven
A. G. Herke
Coleman Hospital
Ingval Larson
Janice
Dorothy
Livermore
Herman Larson
Alvin Greer
Colentan Hospital
Greer
Christina Melgeson
Armed Forces
Arlee Osher
Waldorf College
Forest City
Byron Rolfson
Key West
Florida
Ed. Rolfson
Graettinger Soldier Melvin Hartman Dies in War
A World War II report details Private First Class Melvin J Hartman who served in the Southwest Pacific and was wounded in New Guinea on January 1, 1948. He later died while en route to rejoin his company. Pallbearers included Palmer Weller and Karl Haveland. A Catholic Mass was held at St Marys cathedral with military honors. Hartman, born March 11, 1916 in Currie Minnesota, was 27 at death on March 24, 1943 and is survived by his parents and siblings. The Graettinger Times extends sympathy to the Hartman family and includes a letter from Elsie Lound of Sydney, Australia, describing a Memorial Day service and Hartmans grave in Rockwood cemetery.
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Melvin Hartman
Fornia
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Australia
Melvin
Palmer Weller
Karl Haveland
Watson Pupik
Kenneth L. Henry
Memorial Division
United States
Pfs
Hartman
Melvin J. Hartman
Fred Hartman
Currie
Minnesota
Graettinger
Community Service Board
Times
Rockwood Cemetery
America
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Estherville
Wallingford
McCormick
Hayes
Boyd Concord
Starkey Ae Grodland & Reeves, Auctiavests
Grarttinger State Bank
Graettinger High School
Gridiron
Emmetsburg Catholic High
Graettinger High
Illinois
Bert Herum
High Lake
Ringsted
Gong. Deere
Charles A. Erickson
Graettinger State Bank
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