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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1929
Page
3
In ten years the United States expanded road construction and maintenance to record levels, with vast highway mileage and dividends to agriculture and industry. The pecan nut industry also grows from scarce knowledge to extensive cultivation and processing, with large Oklahoma purchases reported in 1926.
Motor Commissioner R B Stoec kel of Connecticut argues constant driver education is the key to reducing the appalling casualty rate from automobile accidents. He says a good driver must think about driving every moment and treat every road user as a potential danger.
The excerpt shows a family skirmish over marriage grounds and a vacation plan along Northern Michigan lakes. A father objects to a match while a boy questions the grounds. The narrator notes a pleasant pine air and plans to return by Friday after a drive past a farm with an ox team.
Eagle Grove lad Guy Akins lost his left hand when a concrete slab toppled while several boys played near the Candy Kitchen. He was taken to a physician and the hand was amputated. Doctors cited the accident as preventable with carefulness. An earlier item notes a rise in automobile accidents by 10 percent this year over 1928, with varied causes and strong emphasis on caution to avert most tragedies.
The Dorcas Missionary society will meet at the home of Mrs Bartel Geil on Tuesday August 27. An invitation is extended to all to attend. Also the Catholic Missionary Society will gather at Mrs M J Tindall on Tuesday August 27 with a cordial invitation to all, and the Norwegian Lutheran Ladies Aid at Mrs Theodore Peterson home Wednesday August 28 with Mrs Con Breke assisting.
A collage of humor and anecdotes surfaces from an old paper page. The pieces mention a man recovering from a car crash touring a factory, humorous exchanges about cars, indebted rich men, farm chatter about a two legged calf, a wife fearing her husband, and schoolboys avoiding epidemics. The text includes misprints and fragmented dialogue showing dated social tropes and fashion remarks about ladies seeking high water styles.
Methodist Trema church year ends with reports due and funds urged before September 1. World Service and Benevolent monies should be paid. Sunday services at Wallingford Graattinger and 8 PM. Rev. Fremont Paul invites all. St. Paw’s Lutheran notes mark Trinity Sunday with Danish and English services, 10 and 9:15 AM, plus 8 PM. Ti. L. convention set for Elk Horn August 22–26. Ladies’ Aid meets at Mrs Henning’s home. L. L. at Jens Show’s Friday August 30 at 8. Rev Axel Andersen, Pastor.
Lutheran church notes outline English and Norsk services with times for Bible hour and confirmands. Activities include August 29 aid events at parsonage, Missionary on Sept 5 at Clarence Christianson, and a Lutheran Bible camp week with music, readings, and discussions led by pastors and parishioners.
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