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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1931
Page
6
Threshing is about 60 percent complete with oats yicking fairly good yielding up to 60 bushels per acre. Most grain moved to storage on farms and 76 percent hauled to town now stored. Farmers plan to feed oats to livestock, keeping prices around 15 cents per bushel and eyeing a weaker corn market amid low visible supply and weather-related damage to crops.
Miss Ruth Cessna of Iowa State College extols simple fruit juice mixes. Lemons boost rhubarb or fruit juice for 12 to 18 servings. mint can add aroma. canned fruit juices, whey, and tea can vary flavor and nutrition. Rhubarb juice is prepared from stalks and canned by boiling with sugar, sealing jars, and water-bath processing. Jer isa pint jars ideal for canning.
Reports from across the country say poultry is scarce this year and prices rose two cents per pound this week. Observers expect further increases as hatcheries previously cut back and business dropped, signaling tighter supplies ahead.
Dan O Neill has leased the Skelly Of Co service station in Grasttinger and assumed possession on August 4. He has been its manager for years and has built a strong patronage with courteous, courtably service and high grade products, a promising move for continued patronage.
A grain and livestock market snippet from Graddinger Market Report dated Thursday August 0 1931 lists corn prices around 160 eggs at varying runs, 140 for straight run eggs, 100 for light hens, 190 for heavy springs, and 0 for state brand butter.
George Barringer brother of D GC Barringer of this place suffered a badly gashed foot Monday while cutting trees along the Des Moines river. Taken to Dr Mc Manus, four stitches closed the wound. The accident will inconvenience him for a week or two.
Graettinger labor day celebration finance committee plans a motion picture night at Hawkeye Theatre on Saturday August 15. A splendid film will draw a packed crowd, following a successful prior year. Public notices will provide full event details.
Dr C J Drake state entomologist and Mark G Thornburg lead a grasshopper control campaign funded by 60000 from the crop pest fund and 6500 from entomology. Dr George C Decker assists county agents as hundreds of farmers face losses in western Iowa. Drake says conditions resemble South Dakota and emphasize early poisoning before eggs. Tow a state College provides most entomology staff and seven fieldmen. knowledge of life cycle and diseases remains limited.
Mr and Mrs Charles Burg and children arrived from Ottawa Illinois for a visit. They traveled by car to see relatives. Burg works in a glass factory in Ottawa. The General Motors Co recently sold the large concern to a new firm. GM placed a 50 million dollar order for glass to be delivered over seven years.
John B. McDonald age 42 of a farm near Fatherville died by self inflicted gunshot at 4 45 Tuesday morning. The body was found by his father. He was born August 4 1889 in Elgin Illinois and had lived in Mallard since 1900. Survived by wife two children Ralph 6 Jeanne 2, father J L McDonald, brother Glenn and sister Maurine Maguire of Cedar Rapids.
Wallingford, six, defeated Graettinger four in Tuesday evening action. Wallingford's left fielder made a sensational one handed catch, robbing Graettinger of two runs. Graettinger lineup included Reynolds, Henninger, Dr. Jacobsen, and Merklin among others. this was Graettinger’s only loss this year apart from a prior game with Hmmetsburg.
Mayor Spies purchased the John Leonard residence in Grachtinger. The home lies just south of Jensen Hardware. Spies' crew is repairing remodeling and fixing up the property. The location is described as hoice.
Mrs A M Kinsey of Seattle a Gold Star mother visiting her sister Mrs J C Salisbury locally. She recently returned from France and Europe and met Gold Star mothers aboard in a U S government trip. She criticizes Paris as untidy, praising Ireland as the prettiest country she visited.
Johnson manager of the Hawk Eye Theatre cancels the planned talkie showing for Saturday night due to Karl Jones absent. A readerday committee will conduct the show on Saturday evening August 16.
A Graettinger territory report notes a splendid shower on Saturday evening with a light shower between five and six pm and a heavy shower from seven to eight. Crippen territory measured nearly an inch from five to six, and south of Emmetsburg heavy rain occurred Saturday forenoon. Sunday was ideal, but Monday and Tuesday turned warm.
Graettinger business houses advertise exceptional bargains this week. Osher's Store lists groceries and summer goods discounts, Thompson's Grocery promotes a flat of bargains and notes driver delivery of threshing orders, Gaum partners push men's furnishings, Henderson Furniture Co sale on summer furniture, all highlighting strong local commerce despite hot weather.
Sam Reynolds led Graettinger as his pitching held Otto Spies Ruthven to zero runs. Graettinger outhit Ruthven with strong defense and smooth turf at Electric Park as Reynolds, Jones, Wikert, Horswell, Levdy, Jensen, Sullivan, Craven, and Vance Horswell starred in a clear Sunday victory.
Exposition officials unveil a new slogan Iowa's greatest vacation value and project more than five million dollars in entertainment across eight days. Amusement features exceed 100000, livestock show hosts over 6000 prize animals valued around two million, plus extensive agricultural exhibits, machinery displays, and educational expositions across 200 acres. Roads and rail rates ease travel from Iowa and Missouri with free camping for visitors at the fairgrounds. admission only 50 cents.
The Labor Day meeting scheduled for Thursday has been postponed. A Commercial Club gathering will be held at City Hall Monday night to discuss possible Labor Day matters and any urgent business after the meeting. The finance committee will run a motion picture at Hawkeye Theatre Saturday evening August 15, proceeds going to the Labor Day fund.
Stevens returns from central Kansas recounting a bumper wheat crop with yields from twenty to forty bushels per acre. Harvest employed wages from eight sixty to four dollars per day. wheat priced at twenty two cents per bushel. He notes oil wells and ongoing drilling, plus a near miss in an Iowa auto accident.
After a Saturday night shower this locality remains dry with corn two weeks ahead of average. A good rain is needed to prevent further damage as some fields are already firing and beyond relief. Yields this year may still beat last year thanks to July rains and an August shower.
Victor Henningsen leaves for Newark to join Prudential Life Insurance Company. He recently graduated from Iowa University as an honor student and was one of four Rhodes eligible scholars. He specialized in actuarial studies to fit his new role, and The Times predicts a successful career. We wish him well.
John Montgomery recently returned from a Wyoming trip where he visited his daughters Mrs Fish er and Mrs Mellor and families. A son is born to Mr and Mrs Mellor in early July. The Times extends hearty congratulations to the happy parents.
A large meteor lit the night sky Tuesday near Estherville, with reports of multiple meteors seen around Graettinger and Emmetsburg. Eyewitnesses describe a bright ball with a brief tail, flashes near east Graettinger, and a possible impact near the Assumption church.
Lloyd Nane of Traer Iowa and his little brother Don Dwayne Wolcott of Mankato Minnesota visited Friday and Saturday at the home of Dr and Mrs Th T Nane. Mrs Nane and brother returned to Traer Saturday evening. Nane works as an operator for the Rock Island at Traer and has been stationed there for three weeks after leaving the local depot due to a low mood affecting conditions.
Miss Evelyn Monk of Iowa City becomes the new pharmacist at Frick Drug Store, succeeding Hazel Espe who resigned. Monk previously worked in an Iowa City drug store and is described as experienced and capable. Espe’s future plans are not known. she had been employed at Frick for several months.
Mrs Murland Sandvig and family of Hopkinton were guests of Graattinger and Esthervilla relatives for over a week. Mr Sandvig, employed by the State Banking Department, drove in Saturday. He oversees a closed bank in Hopkinton and spent Sunday with family and friends.
Mrs Lancaster shows improvement after illness, with right hand use not yet fully regained and eyesight recovering. Heir Thany Gruettinger friends will be pleased to learn she is on the road to recovery.
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