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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1975
Page
6
Various local ads list items for sale including tools, space heater, space heater price, farm equipment, livestock, and mobile homes. Also notices seeking part time instructors, rental land, and a charitable dog giveaway appear among the classified snippets with contact phone numbers and locations in Iowa listings.
Eyewitnesses recall a terrier motionless in the street as a car approached. A judge later held the motorist could be liable for damages, arguing negligent destruction of a dog is like any other property. The piece discusses limits of proving negligence in dog and animal injury cases and includes a light public service ad on Chex Marshmallow Crispies recipes.
A large jumble of crossword clues lists across and down items with words like sparing rent and sketcher. Many entries appear garbled but indicate common crossword solutions such as tardy rope and goddess sun.
A reflective verse laments an empty farm across the road. The speaker recalls a trio of girls and a boy who once lived there with happiness, now faded as age and death fill the home. The piece notes the land’s former labor and ends with a note on the word sad derived from Anglo Saxon.
A group of relatives expresses gratitude for cards flowers food and kindness after a death. Special thanks go to Pastor Hanson for comforting messages and prayers and to the Ruth Circle for serving dinner. Blessings to all.
A scattered recap mentions Saudi Arabia planning a five year Disney World style project, Venus star Jimmy Connors aiming to set commercial records next year, Miss Massachusetts contestant Susan Sadlier suing pageant officials, postwar baby boom now 25 and up, National Democratic Convention anticipated in New York City next year, McCall and Redbook magazines selling for 25 million, and actor Peter Falk paid 250000 for a two minute Japan clothing ad.
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