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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1949
Page
4
A Graettinger Iowa humor column recounts a New Zealand joke about socialized medicine ending after 14 years with citizens voting it out, claiming sanity returns. The items mix brief local anecdotes from rural schools, hunting misadventures, and community milestones across small Iowa towns.
Town records show payments approved for Gudrid S Nase salary clerk 80.00 Albert Jensen salaries 150.00 water salary 15.00 Wm Blom 0.66 125.00 P O Dept stamps store 2.00 Gr Mum Light Plant digits and power H A Elgenbast agent truck liability non ownership 52.00 John McDonald labor water 47.62 Fred Rubink extra police 112.20 Halloween essence 6.00 White Service Station gas 1.50 Anderson Brass Co curb stops 2565 C N Oil Co gas and oil 15,49 Ervin Wikert city truck 100.00 C A Jensen supplies City Hall 4.87 Gudrid S Nase town clerk
J I Skow warns readers about safeguarding against personal medical bills and outsourcing work. The note suggests consulting the Show Insurance and Real Estate in Gractinger Iowa for answers to insurance questions and related issues.
The Term Of Court continues on page one as plaintiffs seek compensation for injuries medical bills and pain and suffering. Clem and Miller of Sioux City represent the plaintiffs with Kelly and Spies for the Naigs in another damage suit. Henrikson asks 416.86 from Schmidt for a West Bend collision on February 20. Henrikson’s petition cites a 1948 Hudson driven north on Main street at about 15 miles an hour when Schmidt’s car collided with him. Kelly and Spies represent Henrikson.
Richard Cole and his two sons of New London completed their sixth house after years of evenings nights and holidays while all three maintain full time jobs. At Springbrook, Nick and Mrs Kloft celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary. Nick is 80 and Mrs Kloft 81, lifelong residents of their neighborhood.
Otto Graham praises a youngster and wishes happiness and success in a message about opportunity in the United States. The text also notes Ed Aard Charles as the new heavyweight boxing champion, except in New York, and comments he is a strong string bass player, likely the best.
The text argues that many fine athletes, including boxers like Jersey Joe Walcott, benefited from early music study. It notes timing and coordination gained from learning marimba and asserts music enhances athletic performance. It counters critics who claim music is useless, comparing it to unfavorable claims about tomatoes.
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