05 Feb 1970
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1970
Page
1
Fragmentary text discusses inflationary costs and farm expenses per dollar of production. Indicates average farmers spending, farm sizes, and mentions pensions, insurance, and pest control. Contains many garbled terms and obscure figures, but centers on cost variation by farm size and related economic factors.
The text notes gangs and larger farms expanding hiring, referencing Parmer, Mmobes, Trevacy, and others. It claims about one eighth of trucks sold are tied to rece ar, with over $1 billion spent on tractors, $1.2 trillion on utilities and milling, and $25 billion for machinery like plows and combine lines, per USDA record.
National champion Miss Nancy Gates, 18, secured the crown at the event in Littleton, Colorado, setting a new world record in the roping event with a time of 4.21 seconds and earning top honors at the national competition.
Social Security district office announces contact slots at Fort Dodge Emmetsburg courthouse on February 4 18 and March 4 18 Estherville city hall January 8 13 27 February 19 24 March 10 24 Spencer Senior Citizens Center Shopping Center 8 30 to 12 30 February 5 19 and March 3 19.
The schedule lists testing sessions on Mondays in Estherville and Orange City, Tuesdays in Emmetsburg, Wednesdays in Spencer, Thursdays in Rock Rapids, and Fridays in Spirit Lake. Saturdays offer morning exams in Sibley and Swea City.
Directory lists town officials mayor and council members, municipal departments, county officials, optometrists, funeral home, sheriff, treasurer, attorney, supervisors, clergy, churches, local organizations, and contact details. Includes Graettinger Iowa listings for the municipal light plant and gas system along with a community church directory and civic groups such as the Lions Club and American Legion Auxiliary.
From The Times Of Feb 8 1945 a Graettinger community note reports mild yet cold winter weather with light snow so far this season. Local residents Clifford Schurmann and Leo Schuler, former Graettinger High School students, met on Tinian Island in the Marianas. The March of Dimes drive in Graettinger totals 51.65 dollars per Sam Watson’s report. Coast Guardsman Glen P Masters, son of local residents, returns to the States after 13 months in the Far North. Chaplain V N Carlsen, home on leave from the Pacific, is now at Naval Training Center Gulfport Mississippi. Gerhardt Jensen plans to reopen his barber shop in Graettinger within a week. Lt Wayne Knutsen, son of local residents, visited and recently earned silver wings.
City Library adds new nonfiction titles by John Mebane and Patricia Kroh. The Poor Man's Guide To Antique Collecting explains values and how to distinguish trash from treasure. A New World Of Flower Arrangements offers modern designs, instructions, and discussions on color harmony and texture with vivid photos.
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