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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1939

Page

2

Economic Highlights Downbeat View Of New Deal Power

Graettinger Times surveys the Roosevelt era, noting sharp political and policy blows after the 1933 bank holiday. Hatch bill, Labor Board probe, and congressional resistance erode New Deal influence while party cohesion collapses and Republicans let Democrats bear the political burden. Europe faces harvest-driven tensions, with risks of a German crisis around Danzig and the Corridor as autumn winds down.

Roosevelt U. S Senate Hull Garner Congress White House Hatch Washington National Labor Relations Board House CIO McNary Oregon

Growing older brings simple joys and giving spirit

A reflective piece contrasts aging with growing wiser and kinder, cherishing home, friends, sunlight, and nature. It touches on faith, hope, and a willing heart to help others live richer lives as time passes, while noting a minister’s son doubting a teacher’s math terms and snippets from Kansas class mottoes and amateur plays.

Enlistment in Field Artillery Des Moines Fort Des Moines

Herbert Benninger left for Des Moines Monday and on Tuesday enlisted in the Field Artillery of Uncle Sam's army at Fort Des Moines for three years. A Des Moines bus driver was injured in a freak highway crash at Knoxville when a crate of chickens toppled from a passing truck and struck the bus window. Bud McElheney, formerly of Madrid, is a 8thirty-niner. He is Fanning a gold mine in the Black Barn. Lear Davis, who fell on the ice last winter, is suing Osceola for Rake, Iowa, in obtaining 2 new WPA waterworks.

Sam Herbert Benninger Des Moines Field Artillery Uncle Sam Fort Des Moines West Bend Journal Knoxville Bud” McElheney Madrid Arn Lear Davis Osceola

Home Town Newspaper of Small Town Life

A reflective verse about a weekly hometown paper printed for the community. It notes crops rain brides babies sickness and small town ads for houses cars eggs and butter. The speaker reads every line as a personal message from old friends and family and imagines reading at the pearly gates while a farmer faces financial ruin.

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Vacation Time In The Rockies And Redwoods

An article describes Wyoming as a park-rich state with 3426 square miles and many dude ranches. Visitors, paying about 50 dollars for two weeks, gain real ranch life, riding, fishing, and dances under a wrangler, while picking up range slang for use at home. Petroleum is Wyoming’s main mineral product. Casper is noted in the story.

United States Wyoming Dudine Casper Graetlinger Peter Fisher

Cannon Tanks and Gas Masks Note to State Fair War Threat

Opened with a wartime warning as the Army and nation face possible conflict. A Nova Foto caption notes military planes, cannons, and gas masks on display. Noted defense plans appear to be under consideration as public interest spiked.

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Oil Industry Journey Through Western States and Utah

A travelogue-like piece describes Graettinger to Casper with reflections on oil fields from Signal Hill near Long Beach to Utah. It notes pipelines spanning 260000 miles, the vast petroleum enterprise employing over a million, and the impact on automobiles, prices, and daily life. It includes Utah’s Salt Lake City landmarks, the Mormon temple’s history, and the Growth of Salt Lake Valley irrigation.

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