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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1935
Page
3
Graettinger Times notes drift into a mix of local notices and peculiar sentences. Publisher John J. Sullivan is listed with a post office entry and a delayed license note. A column recalls anniversaries and social happenings plus a brief medical examiner remark about a near fatal claim. Committee reports list members and helpers, naming Mrs. Land and several assistants.
Fragmentary medical note mentions sleep issues tied to upper bowel condition and possible prior treatments. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR text but imply a health report involving a doctor and patient.
A readable fragment records contributions to a worthy cause and notes a seals sale totaling 25.40 dollars. The brief hints at a community effort with listed amounts and donors, but the full context is missing from the excerpt.
Dr and Mrs J P McManus and daughters Mary and Ann drove to Des Moines last week. Miss Mary McManus returned to Chicago to Mandelsen College after holidays with her parents. Miss Nen McCarty returned to Chicago after holidays with her parents. Thiever Stocked Up On Cigarettes reports a Kenawh pool hall and Farmers Elevator theft of cigarettes and merchandise worth 160 dollars, with minor safe loss. Atty Edward Kelly injured in fall at home. walked with crutches to office. Theodore McGee treated for severe frost exposure after walking to a gas station from a stalled auto. Dito Borchardt injured in car fire explosion while starting a car. George Larsen car burned after gas froze. occupants escaped. A J Swanton rides a train again after years, Tuesday morning.
Our Weekly Visitors notes a season when people fear foodborne illness from pork if undercooked but claims pork is safe when well cooked. Armstrong Journal reports Jerry Crowley, amputated above the knee after a foot infection, hospitalized in Estherville. Ruthven robbers dynamite a safe at Spawn Rose Lumber, leaving the cafe unlocked.
The text recounts A J taking his daughter to Havelock to catch a train to Ames, noting his concern for the girl’s bag and a scene of travel. It then shifts to reports of severe winter accidents and deaths, including a man pinned and frozen after a New Year’s Eve crash near Spencer, a broken leg and amputated toes feared, and Henry Herm found frozen to death in Manly after attempting to start a fire with a lamp, amid ongoing poor health and a possible heart attack.
The Gleaners will meet at the Norwegian church basement next Wednesday evening January 16. Every one welcome. Missionary Society To Meet With Mrs Blom The Catholic Missionary Society will meet at the home of Mrs Wm Blom next Thursday. All invited to attend. Missionary Society At Rome Of Mrs Barringer The members of the W T M 8 will meet at the home of Mrs D C Barringer Friday January 11 at 2 30 pm. All invited to attend. Bureaus Study Club Met Monday Evening Graettinger Women’s club met with Miss Esther Simonsen Monday evening. Regular study program carried out. Attendance large.
Saint Paul Lutheran notes greet service times, Holy Communion, and Luther League meeting hosting January 16 with committee members listed. Methodist notes report Sunday school at 10, church service at 11, Epworth League at 7:30, and a push for basement work and building committee volunteer turnout. Also mentions district meetings and Bible reading emphasis for 1985 led by Pastor Arthur.
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