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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1968
Page
1
Fragmentary text describes farm chicks, mother hens, and chick growth with scattered observations. Mentions seasonal holidays and odd remarks about animals, weights, and unrelated musings. The passage lacks coherent narrative or verifiable facts.
The Times reports two weeks of steady cold weather with lows of eight below and three below. Icy roads and walks. daily routine includes checks on roads, railings, and local conditions. Graettinger area basketball results feature a double win for the local boys and girls over Dickens. Local residents receive holiday visits as servicemen return from desert maneuvers. A furnace fire alarms Graettinger Block & Tile Co plant. The Swift farm near Graettinger reports a fire. Theo Anderson, father of A T Anderson, passes away in his son's home. Lawn Olson of Theresa celebrates a 27th wedding anniversary with a quiet observance. Town officials appoint new commissioner. Other items include business moves and property transactions in Graettinger and Windsor hotel leasing. The week features winter weather and local commerce notes.
A fragmented church directory lists pastors and congregations including Gethel Lutheran Church Rev. and Beltz, Methodist Church Rev. Ronald Swedberg, Wallingford Lutheran and Emmanuel Lutheran with pastors Glaser and Benjamin Colivet, indicating a partial clergy listing in the source.
Renken a 17 year air force veteran and Thunderchief pilot earned seven medals for gallantry while flying missions from Royal Thai air base in Thailand. He was promoted to Lt Culanel alongside the honors.
Mary Mueller chronicles the child Nicky born with a fatal birth defect. By age six he relies on a life sustaining vein connection, then travels with his mother to Mayo Clinic in 1956 for a life changing operation that lifts the death sentence. The piece notes family ties and a local anniversary.
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