Alaska's diverse advisory board and a railroad mystery
A 1940s column piece notes Alaska's civil rights advisory committee including a Negro, Indian, Eskimo, and Jewish merchant, then shifts to a puzzle about a proposed narrow gauge railroad grade from Spencer to Greenville halted near Webb. The narrator recounts a ride with Paul Swalm, explores speculative railroad history, reviews a new American Express travel card, a temporary tooth filling inlay, Braille calendar cards, and praises a Grundy County grandmother aiding Braille learning. An observer recalls carved Himmler era Figurines, and an Iowa visitor witnesses two golden eagles diving for chukars amid lava rocks.
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Alaska
Spencer
Greenville
Webb
Paul Swalm
American Railroad Association
Largest Farm Group in Iowa Tied to Trading Stamps
Iowa farm families thrift evident in S H Green Stamps usage. About 127,049 farm households save stamps, making them a large farm group. In 1957 the sector purchased 3,030,000 dollars worth of materials for stamp merchandise, with thousands of dollars in stamp redeemable goods entering homes. The Sperry and Hutchinson Company notes the economic impact of trading stamps in the state.
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Iowa
America
Music to Buy Groceries to and the Super Market Chase
A humorous supermarket scene features a young father pushing a grocery cart through towering aisles while listening to “Music to Buy Groceries to” from Ingenious recording companies. Shoppers follow him admiring his six month old baby, as the father explains he came home to get her for the shopping trip.
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Ping
Graettinger City Council January 1959 Proceedings
The Graettinger Iowa council met January 5 1959 at City Hall Mayor Thomas Thomsen presided Present DeVries Hersleff Kirkegaard Nissen Olesen Absent none Minutes from December 1 1955 were read approved Motions granted a water permit for Mrs Claus Kelting replaced a stop sign with a slow school zone sign building permit refused for Eddie Petersen Two year garbage contract renewal with Bud Harris approved scheduling regular monthly meetings for 1959 Luther Herrick contracted for damp ground care $15 per month D L Lammers hired as clerk $75 per month warrants payments authority granted 40000 depositary bank designation to Graettinger State Bank funds to not exceed 40000
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Thomas Thomsen
DeVries
Hersleff
Kirkegaard
Nissen
Olesen
Claus Kelting
Lost Island Street
Lincoln Street
Eddie Petersen
Bud Harris
Carrieu
Gracttinger
Heratoff
Luther Herrick
D. L. Lammers
Thomsen
Graettinger
Palo Alto County
Iowa
Graettinger Town Ledger Votes To Adopt 1959 Budget
Graettinger town officials approve a 1959 budget with funds deposited at Sail Bank not to exceed the limit. Roll call shows all in favor with no nay votes. Mayor Thomsen declares the resolution passed adopted and approved on January fifth 1959. Committee assignments remain as 1958. Bills for general fund include Gractinger Times publication fees and office supplies Graettinger Telephone Co rent Skelly Oil fuel Graettinger Coop Grain Co fuel 30.50 7.25 4.60 35.00
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Grauttinger
Sail Bank
DeVries
Hersleff
Kirkegaard
Nissen
Oregen
Thomsen
D. L. Lammers
Dhomsen Thomsen
Gracttinger Times
Graettinger Telephone Co
Rent Skelly Oil Co
Graettinger Coop Grain Co
Darley & Co
Graetlinger Times
Graettinger Man
McKesson &Robbins
Stanley Reinders
Thomsen Thomsen
Graettinger Utilities and Local Notices Summary
Escaped fuel truck incident near Buck Creek caused no serious injuries. City menu lists weekly school lunch offerings including beef stew, Wileners, mashed potatoes, chicken noodle soup, and macaroni and cheese, with salads and milk.
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Harold Wendt
Hopkinton
Buck Creek
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American Express
Max Mills
Marshalltown
Northland
Heinrich Himmler
Hitler
Heinrich
Hasfrau
West
By Mark Vandervelde
Sperry and Hutchinson Company
S&h
The
Quaker Oat C Company
Council Proceedings
City Hall
Lawn
Town OF
Dwayne Lammers
Iughes
Ralph Masters
Rasmussen Standard Service
White Service Station
Tra Schultz
Labor Public Safety Fund
the Graettinger Times
Kinnard's
Ted Nelson
Eitherville
RADIO
Fairbanks Morse
Phono Records
Grein Electric
City Meat Market
Graettinger, Lowa
Graettinger Coop. Grain CO
John Deere Day
Estherville
Elwood Impl
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