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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1948
Page
3
The crowd on the bridge sees boats drop grappling hooks into the lake chasing a body tied to a decoy. Rumors swirl about William Warren turning up missing after an apparent murder suicide, with police tracing a green sedan and a found driver’s license.
A narrator describes a scene with Old Doc Warren and a crowd at a lake where a body is being dragged. A bus is mistaken for the body, while Phil at Phil-Or-Up reports a baby born that morning. A gas station delivery man jokes about losing his hat as wind blows it off on the bridge.
Pittsburgh moves to abandon the Stephen Foster Memorial home after deeming it valueless as a memorial. The 14 room brick house, caretaker granddaughter Jessie Rose, 72, and two other descendants may lose residence as property returns to heirs of Park who donated it in 1914. The city cites deterioration and costs to repair as reasons. Foster’s legacy endures at a newer Gothic memorial on the University of Pittsburgh campus and in Ford’s Dearborn controversy years earlier.
A nationwide plea for highway safety urges drivers to watch for children and drive slowly in residential areas. The aim is to reduce child fatalities from motor vehicle accidents, noting that many deaths involve children ages six to fourteen and urging vigilance around driveways and school zones.
Sewing Circle offers Pattern No 1212 in sizes 34 through 48 with shoulder detail and tailored lines for a mature figure. The Spring and Summer FASHION book includes fifty two pages of frocks, free knitting instructions, and a tree pattern, priced 25 cents. Also tips for lunch packing emphasize variety and balance with a crisp, juicy, hot, sweet, tart, or salty item per box.
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