Graettinger Area News Roundup of Meetings and Visitors
Local clubs and churches report activities across Graettinger and nearby towns. Ella Turneaure arrives from Anamosa to join the Gaone family. Lutefisk bazaars, card clubs, and a Christmas bazaar highlight social life as residents travel to Des Moines, Estherville, and Owatonna for events and family gatherings. Funeral services are held for Ben Bradley and Elizabeth Laffey. several residents plan winter plans in California and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saal Score
J. J Sullivan
American Legion Auxiliary
Maude Hamilton
Frank Christensen
Ralph Larson
Des Moines
Ben Bradley
John Luke
Bradley
Thomas Thompson
Doris
California
Helen Osher
Marie Harker
Estherville
A. H. Henningsen
Kenneth Reeves
Emmetsburg
Ben Reeves
E. A. Baumgartner
E. S. George
Floyd Fleming
Frank Herke
Paul Mahan
Emmet Murphy
Wm. Beecher
Graver
Graettinger
Merle Grodland
Havelock
M. C. Grodaland
Palmer Frettem
Mabel Potter
Spencer
A. J. Hamilton
Hans Brandt
Joplin
Missouri
Alfred ‘Nelsen
Nels ‘Nelsen
M. O. Grodland
Owatanna
Minn
Glenn Bassett
C. W. Dickinson
Mra
Marvin Foster
H. D. Mereness
Chas. Huffman
Dolliver
Fred Davis
Elizabeth Laffey
Jack
Creek Township
A. B. Eckhart
Paul Anderson
Oswalt Lilland
Margery Mereness
Town State College
Ames
Mereness
Marcella Maron
Gloria Ann
Admiral Leahy Named Chief of Naval Operations No. 1 Sailor
The Lime magazine reports Admiral William Daniel Leahy, a Towa born U.S. N. officer, will succeed Admiral William H. Standley as Chief of Naval Operations at the start of the year. Leahy, raised in Iowa then Ashland Wisconsin, rose from the Naval Academy to command the Battle Force and to be designated No. 1 U. S. sailor by President Roosevelt.
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Towa
U.S
Naval Operations
U.S.N
William Daniel Leahy
U. S
Lime” Magazine
Admiral Leahy
William H. Standley
Standley
Iowa
Ashland
Wis
Lake Superior
U. S. Naval Academy
Roosevelt
Willam Daniel Leahy
Back to Nature brings family road movie to Grand Theater
A nostalgic review notes the Jones Family on wheels in the Twentieth Century Fox film Back to Nature at the Grand Theater. The terse piece highlights Jed Byington and co stars in a humorous vacation voyage aboard an automobile trailer, framed by light romantic innuendo and scenic open road setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Twentieth Century-Fox
Grand Theater
Jed Byington
Kenneth Howell
George Ernest
June Carlson
Florence Roberts
Billy Mahan
White Hunter at Grand theater Wednesday and Thursday
Warner Baxter and June Lang star in Twentieth Century Fox drama of savage passions as a hunter guides a game expedition in a wild country. Gail Patrick Alison Skipworth Wilfrid Lawson and George Hassell also star in this romantic adventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century-Fox
Grand Theater
Warner Baxter
June Lang
Gail Patrick
Alison Skipworth
Wilfrid Lawson
George Hassell
Baxter
Poisoned Race Notes Drive Garden Mystery
Detective Vance follows a coded racing tip sent from Professor Garden as Floyd Garden and cousin Woode Swift reveal a tense, staged rooftop study scene. An anonymous message hints at psychological tension and a planned race order, with Livelihood stakes and a hidden data storeroom under the calamine door.
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Warenewees
Meee
Bolle
John F. X. Markham
New York County
Vance
Professor Ephriam Garden
Professor Garden
Floyd
Woode Swift
Siefert
Garden
Gardens
Cnafilena
Floyd Garden
Lowe Hammie
Lex
Rivermont
Texas
Cold Springs
Gorden
Mr. van Dine
Sneed
Swift
Picture stories of Christmas with flash and flood lights
A columnist urges families to capture holiday memories with time or bulb photography using flash bulbs to freeze moments of children opening gifts and growing from year to year. It explains camera choices, exposure times, and the cost advantages of longer flood lights for repeated Christmas snapshots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Willa
John van Guilder
Mystery at Rivermont Party Sparks Criminial Charade
In a drawing room scene the guests discuss bets and tension as Philo Vance and Van Dine charm Miss Graem while a cryptic radio message teased a race at Rivermont. Newcomers Cecil Kroon and Nadge Weatherby arrive, gossip and flirtation mix with unease as the night unfolds, ending with a notice-heavy ledger of deeds and mortgages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philo Vance
Vance
Miss Graem
Mr. van Dine
Garden
Rivermont
Texas
Gorden
Woody
Swift
Zalia Graem
Miss Graeem
Cecil Kroon
Nadge Weatherby
Kroon
Aftire
Tack
Floyd
Zalla
Be Safe at Intersections and Tight Driving
Safety advice warns drivers not to boast about evasive maneuvers. Emphasizes careful approach to intersections, schools, and crossroads to prevent accidents. Includes assorted old deeds and real estate records with dates and monetary figures.
Why Women Fall in Love with Criminals
Essay by Professor Laird for American Weekly on themes of romance and danger. Explores why audiences are drawn to outlaw figures and the allure of forbidden love as portrayed in popular literature and culture of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laird
American Weekly
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Perhaps relief from asthma paroxysms possible
Many hundreds report long relief between asthma paroxysms and easier wheezing and sleep. The ad touts NACOR KAP as a capsule from The Nacor Medicine Co of Indianapolis, Indiana, urging readers to consult their drug rat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nacor Medicine Co
Indianapolis
Indiana
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Andrew Peterson
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Mankato Commercial College
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Sahara
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Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch
Iowa State Safety Council
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WNU Service
Detroit
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Daily Report
Williams, Vingil P
EB. J. Friede
Ree
Southern Minn
Joint Stack Lank Bank
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Sadie Olson
Nielsen, Soren
Chattel Assn
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Poweshiek Co. National Bank
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H. W. Rokenbrodt
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Emma
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Jack B. & We
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Byron
Huntington
R. BE
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Federal Land Bank of Omaha
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Sullivan
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Geo. W. Booth
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ALON
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