26 Dec 1963
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1963
Page
1
A 1964 Walcome column laments the nation after the president’s assassination and urges faith and resolve. It praises Graettinger Christmas concerts and praises music teachers Zevenbergen and Erickson. The piece debates Governor Hughes’s stance on the Iowa Supreme Court murder sentence and contemplates crime severity and leniency.
The text expresses hope that 51 percent of Iowa residents agree with a stance on a crime and suggests the Bible’s eye for an eye principle will endure. It notes lower agreement in affected communities and extends wishes for a bright new year to readers.
The listing shows names of city departments and staff including Water and Light Plant heads and clerical staff, followed by a church and club directory with pastors, officers, and leaders such as Rev. O J Reltz, A E Glaser, Helen Kirkegaard, Clara Rolfeon, Cora Christopher, and Lawrance Themes.
Graettinger market report lists corn 37c, oats 20c, eggs 19c, butter 32c, hens 4 to 5 pounds 10c, 5 pounds 12c, leghorns 8c. Local college students Raymond Nelson, Ernest Osher, Harry Fink and two girls visit home from Iowa State Ames, Grinnell, Morningside, Briar Cliff, Ellsworth, Columbia, Des Moines. Work on the new high school auditorium and gym progresses. fall weather praised with no snow or sub-zero temperatures before December 20. Fire in Fenton damages over $50,000 in the business district, origin in rear of a grocery store.
A dramatic account centers on Winston Churchill, portraying his years of darkness and triumph as lived by the woman at his side. New members include Vanes Jensen and Bernadine Boecker, Gary Boecker, Steven Boecker, Bobbie Carter, and Ruby Harris, each listed as children or relatives of local families.
City Library announces new non fiction My Darling Clementine The Story of Lady Churchill by Jack Fishman. It portrays the woman beside Churchill from their Blenheim Palace meeting to their shared life through struggle and triumph, with intimate anecdotes.
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