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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1946
Page
2
Graver will bring boys and girls teams Friday night for a likely packed crowd. Graver won the girls game against Graettinger recently while Ringsted beat Graver earlier. Tonight’s matches feature revenge bids as Graettinger bids to overcome Graver and Ringsted battles Graettinger in a tense clash.
Ayrshire travels to Graettinger for a league contest Saturday at the Graettinger gym. The game follows Graettinger’s 41 37 loss to Burt and 46 29 win over Arnolds Park as local fans anticipate a competitive clash. The schedule notes prior games and upcoming home dates including January 23 against Whittemore.
Surplus stock valued at 4000 dollars to be sold by sealed bid at the Algom prisoner of war camp. Bids due by January 80 on chinaware cooking utensils six font operated sewing machines horse blankets covers and a small quantity of automobile supplies. In a week or more the list will include builders contractors supplies pipe fittings electrical items builders hardware. Bids on this equipment will be received early in February.
Fragmentary remark questions human feasibility of long term life at a fixed low temperature. No clear source context or named entities.
The railroads face a transportation climax as 1,300,000 troops moved in November with more to come. Veterans head home, and rail workers aim to avoid delays, taking pride in aiding millions of returning servicemembers. Postwar, improvements and new equipment will unfold, though many advances remain unseen.
A chilly January with melting snow and a notably cold Tuesday seeing 12 below unofficially. Spencer posted the lowest Town reading at 11 below, while no snow fell in 1946 to date. Mr and Mrs E M Paulson of Wesley were stranded four blocks from home on Christmas Eve as snow blocked streets, finally reaching home Thursday.
A local timing note records Ome Day on Mare A Gay oo as a racing pace of 24 hours and 87 minutes, marking an unusual duration for the event.
The Yalo Alto Kossuth Basketball League organized with Raymond Susy of Graettinger as president and Wm Barry Jr Algona as secretary treasurer. League includes Burt Algona K of C Whittemore Lone Rock Have lock Mallard Cornettinger Emmettsbor. Play starts the week of December 19. Games under college rules with ten minute periods. A league tournament will be held at season end with site TBD. Managers listed for each team. League standings through January 12 show Burt 4 0 Emmetsburg 4 1 Mallard 3 2 Havelock 2 Lone Rock 1 Graettinger 1 Algona K of C 0 Whittemore 0.
Mrs A W Ritzman hosted a two table bridge evening at her residence with cards and lunch. Mrs A D McWilliams won the high score as social notes from the community page report other local notices and updates.
R A Hanover of Gladbrook stepped on a four foot bullsnake December 31 in a dark pump house. He killed it with a coal shovel after realizing the creature when lights came on. In Chariton, Mrs. Marshall Cherryholmes must bake two birthday cakes yearly for twin sons born December 20 and December 21, one day apart.
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