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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
3
The snippet notes advertising rates per day, Army enlistment of Carl Brown of The Atchison Globe, and widespread resignations among officers. It laments high wartime prices, union wage trends, and looming demand for war wages while Congress debates, with mentions of General Foch, Count Hohenzollern, and McAdoo regarding rail and commodity costs.
Disjointed wartime passage notes a German survey crew near the grave of Kitchener with muttered moral reflections. It laments country disownment and implies court contracts. It mentions some people fail to grasp that the war has ended and hints at salary changes.
Thanksgiving day closed for school. Pupils skated in the morning and in the afternoon a program was presented at the Hawkeye featuring several selections by the High School orchestra.
Senior quartet missed due to Miss Smyth absence. After the program the boys played Alt Star, 36 to 24 in a hard fought, exciting game. Henry Simonsen, injured finger, captained the team. a second game will be scheduled to boost funds for a new basketball. A committee gathered service names of Graettinger school personnel.
A rural town reports a fifth graders surprise party for Carman Miller who will move away. Juniors and Seniors attended a group movie night last Monday while basketball practice occurred Tuesday. Miss Binziz's Domestic Science class organized a small sale to fund the High School service flag. Miss Smyth's literary society plans another program, timing undecided. Miss Osher's musical follow up, Guilford Poulsen painted signs for the high school sale, and Mr Jertron spoke on conservation alongside Supt Johnson. An H S orchestra practiced, essays on conserving food will be judged for prizes, and a list of boys and girls basketball players is provided. Chorus met and a two week vacation is discussed for teachers, with High School students urged to help during Christmas.
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