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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1931
Page
3
Des Moines area news notes defeat of a public service measure. The bill aimed to create a five member regulatory commission over utilities, pipelines, and transportation. It faced strong opposition and failed 84 to 7, with debate over tax and assessor issues continuing in the session.
The budget director led item by item cuts totaling about $1.5 million for the biennium, approved unanimously by the Senate. In the House, moves target the salary grab and tax relief, with the Elliott bill cutting taxes 5 percent for 1931 and 1982. An emergency provision would let the director authorize extra funds for schoolhouse destruction. Redistricting produced two state senators per district, while a proposal to merge fish and game with conservation failed 29 to 15. The current warden and deputies stay through 1983. the board of five will appoint the warden and set his pay. Two eight-session weeks completed, adjournment set for April 15.
A collage of odd references and sketches appears, including mistaken place names Chicago and Providence, a father’s golfing club tale, a New York teacher and母s slap scene, a bootleg whiskey joke, and a rambling letter about sheep business from Iowa to Montana. The piece blends humor, dialogue, and a farmers letter, with several misheard or garbled phrases.
Easter Sunday services filled the Methodist Church with all rooms occupied. Morning events included church school at 10 30 and worship at 11. Evening service united with Lutheran churches at the Methodist church featuring an Anti Saloon League speaker Rev Fremont Fuul urged attendance.
Lutheran notes list service times confirmands and sermons across churches including First Lutheran Norsk service at 9 and LL at 10 with a prohibition-themed sermon by Rev McBeth. Events cover district meetings in Ruthven April 12-14 and a sacred concert at Ringsted St Pauls Lutheran church April 15 plus an Anti-Saloon League lecture by Rev Harald Richmond at M Fy rc church Sunday evening.
School notes from Graettinger report enrollment at 102 with 100 previously and two new pupils, detailed class counts, and mentions of wrestling photos, a roller skating party plan, senior class play decisions, and agricultural studies on cattle and hog feed. Names include Trene Nelson Rosella Doerning Eugene Duffy Alfred Hampson and Dorothy Fink.
A mixed school column quotes Earl Carney on perseverance and praises a motto from Count Von Luckner. Stanford Raleigh notes English class focuses on grammar and usage. Freshman boys beat Sophomores 17 to 7 in basketball. Juniors beat Freshman girls. Juniors beat Senior boys in a close final. Class tournaments end with both Junior boys and girls winning. Evelyn Jones leads listed players for Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. Girls and boys teams compete Round Robin with Juniors and Seniors among top finishers.
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