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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1943
Page
4
The page lists rationing details for Class A B and CG, gasoline and sugar quotas, and notes on stamp validity through Aug 31 to Nov 1 1943. It also records births, visits, county events, social notices, and local visits from Graettinger, Estherville, Mallard, Armstrong, and Chicago relatives, plus upcoming community socials and church events.
Local notes show Mrs J M Resh visiting Ottawa Illinois, Mrs Leonard Stoddard and Patty in St Paul, and H A Elsenbast family hosting Cedar Rapids relatives. Births come for Supt Barnum and Marta Jacobsen with congratulations repeated for both families. Ice cream socials announced in St Paul Lutheran and Graettinger Red Cross rooms. Rev Mrs Wm G Benn welcomed a daughter Thursday at the Graettinger hospital. Mrs Harvey Eldredge visits from Texas with Hunter Flying School ties. Janette Skow spends two weeks with Deadwood relatives. Visitors include Emmet Marley party from Sand Point Idaho, and Mr Mrs John McDonald noting the birth of a son in Washington state. Mrs Charles Tompkins and daughters head to Los Angeles after six weeks with Graettinger relatives. Warren Bishop returns to radio school in Manchester Wisconsin. Community figures present at local visits include Editor Chris Reese and Mrs Reese. Lloyd Nane and family from Bricelyn arrive for vacation, with Beverly and Mr Nane’s relatives in town. Michaelson clinic trip to Iowa City ends with mid summer graduation of 450 doctors and nurses and a blackout alarm during Memorial hall exercises. The Kellys of Sioux City visit with grandchildren and plans for ordained son Gerald in 1944.
The Iowa health department says infantile paralysis or poliomyelitis is likely to rise in late summer with August through October historically the peak period. Eight cases reported through July, 1943 versus seven last year. 1942 total reached 72 compared with 41 in 1941. The department urges doctors to report cases to provide accurate, non hysteria filled public updates.
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