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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1939
Page
4
The piece surveys 1939 economic outlook with risks and potential upswings. It cites expected spring improvements if government spending raises demand, notes heavy industries and railroads need expansion and RFC loans, and mentions utilities facing policy clashes. Construction looks bright, while European tensions dampen investment.
Social items report various gatherings in Graettinger including Auxiliary and Catholic Missionary society meetings at Mrs. Adolph Spies and Mrs. Raymond Tindall homes. Bridge clubs hosted at H A Elsenbast and Dr A Shiley and Adolph Spies venues with high scores noted.
Port Arthur readers hear that Norse artifacts unearthed near Beardome on the CN line between Long Lake and Port Arthur are tied by J W Curran to a bold Vinland theory. Curran argues the finds point to a Norse presence in Northern Ontario with a vast Hudson Bay maritime route, reshaping early North American exploration history.
The article presents affidavits and expert testimony claiming genuine Norse relics found in the Red River Valley near Lake Nipigon. It links artifacts to Lief the Lucky and Vinland, notes a Kensington Stone date of 1362, and suggests Greenland colonists dispersed to James Bay with possible White Indian descendants. Continued next week.
The piece notes a costly road project with three miles at 21 million dollars and 10 million more for approaches. The 50 foot wide roadway handles five lines of traffic, carrying an estimated 29 million vehicles yearly as it crosses the Hackensack and Passaic rivers in New Jersey. a separate item reports ten below zero temperatures and an ongoing cold wave with ice patches.
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