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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1927
Page
4
Fictinger Times recalls a long-ago livery stable hand who built a business acclimating western horses to Ardley cars. A streetcar strike may decide pedestrian momentum as a restart. Bad storm today from 4am Thursday brought 8 winds, cutting power as lines failed and temperatures sank to about fifteen below. Power crews labored to repair the damage through the day.
A preliminary round of the state declamatory contest is held in Palo Alto, combining with another local activity. Participants from multiple high schools compete for advancement while spectators observe performances and judge criteria.
County preliminary contest will be held at the Hawkeye theater on Thursday evening February 24 with contestants from Culhnder Emmetsburg Graettinger and West Bend. Winners from before Christmas join in the county contest at Mallard March 7. Also provision for Ruthven February 24 with twelve contestants. The top in each class will advance to the pre district in March.
A damaged OCR fragment reports a local item with vague details and no clear names or dates. The readable portion hints at a brief notice or listing but lacks sufficient specifics for fuller summary.
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