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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1931
Page
8
A fragmented OCR piece shows a prayer by Armer reflecting on wealth and poverty. The speaker thanks God for not being in retail, manufacturing, or railroad work and laments debts and subscriptions, while seeking guidance and benevolence amid market concerns.
Sullivan publisher reports Red Cross expenses and funding. Officers are paid from dues, with one dollar memberships funding local community donations and disaster relief. Through June 30, 1930, annual Red Cross costs neared one million dollars, largely offset by member fees and volunteer work.
The text presents a personal supplication seeking forgiveness for hypocrisy and faults. It expresses contentment in not being like others and asks for divine mercy and benevolence, reflecting a penitential voice.
A Graettinger city hall meeting on Tuesday February 17 at 1 30 pm will discuss legume production to reduce alfalfa and clover seed failures. Ed Dyas Extension Service crops specialist leads the session with insights from the Ames station on seed strain soil treatments and seed bed prep. County Agent Webster will cover limestone needs and growers are asked to bring soil samples.
Mrs. Sheffield from Holdrege recalls wintering in southwestern Nebraska with her daughter Mrs. Hausner. She notes a mild climate, little frost, abundant rainfall, extensive corn and alfalfa in the Platte Valley, and the Oregon Trail legacy highlighted by pioneer sites and old sod houses along the river.
A personal closing note from Mrs Luella J ShoMeld thanks readers and conveys best wishes as she signs off from her 206th Avenue address. The fragment expresses sentiment rather than news, leaving readers with a courteous farewell from a newspaper reader.
An obituary for Chris Hansen details his large family, including wife and many children, plus four brothers and one sister. Surviving children include two who died young and John who perished in World War I. The piece portrays Hansen as a respected, honest farmer and community figure who moved from Palo Alto county to Graettinger for retirement.
A J Swanton proprietor of Emmetsburg Town theatre and several assistants distributed advertising for high class sound productions for February Iowa shows. Swanton emphasizes patrons receive their money’s worth from clean, good programs. The theatre is noted as one of the state’s best sound theatres with a modern building and a strong talking point.
Details emerge of a Sunday collision near Hartley in Emmetsburg as a Ford sedan carrying Mia Cupper, Kate Cupper, and Violet Parbori crashes into Mike Neibauer’s truck. Linus Neibauer helps at the scene while Joyce and Hughes assist with a livestock shipment headed to Sioux City. Mrs Cupper dies instantly. injuries to others are reported amid the fatal crash investigation.
An early accident report from Emmetsburg notes a car approaching a truck and a collapsing hood injuring Cap pet Cappet, whose neck and limbs were severed. Beverly Misa suffered chest trauma, and another man assisting at the scene vanished before identification.
A collection of humorous quips and social notes from Emmetsburg readers. The item references a Pittsburg judge ruling, jokes about aging, and a report on a local game by Chick Meyers, with commentary on a well known Emmetsburg player bidding eight clubs and the doubled attempt.
A carload of carp was shipped alive in water tanks from Ruthven to eastern markets by express the previous Monday. Reports note farmers, court actions, local politics, accidents, and mining of carp in Estherville and surrounding towns, including bankruptcies, settlements, and a noted arrest in Chicago.
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