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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 29, 1940

Page

2

Wallingford P T A meets for Founders Day program

Wallingford News reports a Tuesday P T A gathering at Wallingford hall featuring a Founder's Day program and valentines exchange. Attendee remarks include an attorney talk on PTA organization and an instrumental duet by Nordslitt en and Mingson, plus a six member one act play.

Wallingford Hall P. T Kenneth Nordslttten Gordon Mingson L. Torreson Cameron Cameron, Mrs. Egeland, Mrs. Sevatson, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Meller, Mrs. Ellingson Osher Jackson Ed Ellingson Melvin Mickleson Maria Jacobsen Ted Nelson Danny Lee

Shakespeare and the Rogue in Falstaff

The Rocky Mountain Herald argues Shakespeare needed no foreign crime models as he drew on English Beggar Books and contemporary life to shape Falstaff. It praises his ability to anatomize the rogue, making Falstaff vitally distinct among rogues unlike Spanish novelists who view society through the rogue.

Shakespeare Rocky Mountain Herald

Change Adaptations of Plants in Hot Climates

In hot countries with year round heat, plant growth is continuous. Plants adapt to atmospheric pressure changes and continually burst into leaf flower and seed production, never having a single fixed flowering time.

Oldest Plants Debate Across Red Woods and Moss

The article discusses that the Red Woods are not the oldest living plants. It explains that Sphagnum Moss in peat bogs shows continuous growth from the bogs’ origin at the end of the last glacial period, many thousands of years ago.

Red Woods

Young William Henry Harrison Leaves School for Army Service

The article notes that at age nineteen Harrison studied medicine in Philadelphia when General Arthur St. Clair's forces were defeated by Indians in Ohio in 1791. Hearing of the loss, he left school and entered military service, eventually rising to general and later president.

William H. Harrison Philadelphia Arthur St. Clair Ohio Young Harrison

Notice of Administrator Appointment in Palo Alto County

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been duly appointed as Administrator of the Estate of Carl John Carlson late of Palo Alto County Iowa. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make payment and those with claims will file them with the Clerk of the District Court for allowance. Orville L. Carlson, Administrator. Burt and Davidson, Attorneys. Dated February 1, 1940.

Tvo State OF Lowa Palo Alto County Carl John Carlson Towa Clark District Court Orville LL Carlson Burt & Davidson

Political Chips Shape The Play Of Public Hands

Citizens watch as political maneuvers unfold in daily news and dispatches. Analysts note the growing influence of media coverage on policy debates and voter perceptions across regions.

Indians Use Sign Language in Hunting and Daily Life

The article notes that sign language aided Indians in hunting by avoiding alerting game. It also mentions ancient timekeeping in Egypt with 12 months, Lee’s tenure at West Point, and various cultural notes on fire worship, bowing, and cinnamon from Ceylon.

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Wallingford Graettinger Dairy Kunz Adolph Spiez Graettinger Joe Gabrielzon Timothy Kay Wm. Thompson McCormick-Deering Ben F. Reeves Poland China James Hansen Geo. Graettinger Fred Lippold Gruettinger D. & G. Roofing Co Nancy Speer H. A. Elgenbast C. & &. Motor Co Ed Herke Osgood Reo J. L. Johnson Carl J. Carlson C. B. Larson Herman Larson Livermore Dorcas Society Sunnyside Norman Larson Linnie Jamison Des Moines Clifford Rathmaan Ayrshire John Rathman Wm. Herke A. G. Herke Osgood News Clarence Moffitt Ed Strom Jim Mahan Elbert Powers Chas. Burg A. 0. Hankey BE. B. Strom Arch Clayton Clayton Matthews Glidden Maurice Smith M. O. Smith Chas Burg Osgood School Miss Brown Gerald Smith Waterloo M. 0. Smith Maple Grove Callneat A. T. Lundgren Son Glen Dayton Trene Lundgren Fort Dodge Henry IV England Adam Danube HiPhillips H. J. Phillips Mr. Phillips Phillips Llette The Washington Merry Farm Service Co Simonson Bros Africa Asia America Hi Ho Chinatown Ceylon Emmetsburg Ringsted Farrow McCormick- Deering Keystone John Deere Ford Tom Barron Catforth F. D. Hurlburt
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