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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1920
Page
3
B F Nefstead of Graettinger announces his bid for Palo Alto County County Attorney. He files to run in the Republican primaries in June. The notice appears in a 1920 newspaper issue with old subscription and mailing details.
In bitter cold a Chicago bound train carried a flag draped soldier’s coffin. Passengers rushed by without a salute or moment to honor the dead as snow swirled outside. The piece laments forgetfulness and recalls past ceremonies honoring fallen service members.
The Emmetsburg Reporter will publish under new owners Clifford Mayne and George Vedder starting the first of the month. Mayne, long with the paper, and Vedder, former foreman of the Emmetsburg Tribune, bring printing and newspaper experience and pledge continued local service.
Hon. D. E. Kulp of Emmetsburg visited Graettinger on Saturday to interview local Republicans about the state senate race. He said H. Leslie Wildey may enter, aiming to avoid splitting Palo Alto votes and helping Adams of Algona. Wildey plans to stay to the finish. others like Avery of Spencer and Rev. L. O. Wigdahl of Ruthven are also potential contenders.
Trish Bonds reports several hundred dollars in Irish bonds bought by local American supporters of freedom and justice in Graettinger this past week. The piece links these purchases to historical ties with Ireland and gratitude for Ireland's 1776 aid, framing the act as a symbol of liberty and American honor.
The democrats of the nation should worry but little about who they put up for president. President Wilson sealed the fate of any democratic aspirant by the manner in which he tried to tangle us up in European affairs.
Government thrift official Grace G Barrett says young women earning about 1500 a year spend heavily on fine clothes postwar. She notes the shift from wartime savings to luxury purchases, urges budgeting before buying, promotes seeking high quality at fair prices, and questions what essentials are forgone. The piece cites the Women's Trade Union League support while urging better value education for shoppers.
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