06 Feb 1969
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1969
Page
1
The writer recalls harsh winters and school days of 36, noting long memories of cold months. Vivid, personal recollections mix weather, local places, and communal experiences as they ponder how winter shapes history and daily life.
A brief quotation notes that parking meters should remind us we lose money by parking still, reflecting on waste and time in urban life. The line underscores the value of movement and paying for time, linking civic routines to personal choices.
The piece recalls past winters when fuel and food were scarce, neighbors helped each other with sledge trips to town for cash, medicines, and essentials. It notes reliance on radios and batteries, and reflects on modern outages affecting homes, heating, lighting, and cooking. It ends with local music, delivery, and subscription reminders.
A compact Graettinger directory lists town officials including Mayor Honard Hanson, Councilmen Wayne Potter and Leland Stiles, City Clerk, Treasurer, Fire Chief, and Police. Also noted are the Graettinger Coop Grain Co, municipal services, and county officials with office hours and a February 1944 local historical note from From Our Files.
City Librarian schedules readings on Saturdays and Wednesdays for new fiction. The novel Sarah's Cottage by O. E. Stevenson unfolds a Gurily saga set in the Scottish Highlands as a wartime sequel to Sarah Morris RedmeBreirs with wedding life and evolving relationships.
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