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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1940
Page
2
The President's budget message prompts widespread talk of government economy yet broad agreement that national defense will require higher spending. Total expenses may rise to near or exceed prior New Deal levels, with age pension payments and farm benefits shaping the coming fiscal year.
Washington observers say the budget offers potential political dynamite, likely increasing spending in many divisions while taxes remain doubtful. Congress faces the task of trimming the largest New Deal era spending plan as spring battles loom internationally with Hitler, Finland, Russia, and potential peace moves on the horizon.
A followup Home Project Work meeting was held at the Mugene Bury home with lessons on preparing trays and menus for sick people. Numerous local hosts and visitors including the Rekow, Graettinger, Knute, Osher, Jackson, Peterson, and Larson households are named amid weekly social calls and a 4-H lamb show and banquet.
Rapids and Anna Elkeo of Mo bridge South Dakota wed at the Lutheran parsonage with Rev Nordstellen officiating. They will move to a farm near Petersburg. Sampsons plan to leave for Estherville and others attended or visited nearby families. New moves include the Jacks ons, Ellingsons, and Osher families as community activities and a Farm Bureau convention in Des Moines highlighted the week.
A string of visits marks the week with Kermit Reevis and Clarence Moffitt in Estherville, Mr. and Mrs. Thad Wheeler of Emmetsburg visiting Ed M radley, and Opal Thompson Moffitt changing name to Mrs. Ole Anderson with no baby born. A baby girl Betty Marie born in Emmetsburg hospital to Alfred and Lammers, Paula Lammers, and a 500 party at Powers home with Ed Merk winning high prize.
The report covers a Twelve Mile Lake spalling contest at Gladys Larson's school and numerous local updates. Residents including Mrs Nels Mortensen, Gilbert Osher, Ben Sampson with 4-H boys, and the Hyatt and Larson families are mentioned with visits, travel, and community events. Details mention district teachers, written and oral contests, and a hospital plan at Oakdale, with several local engagements around Terris Estherville Graettinger and Livermore.
A December 22 1938 Iowa column recounts a false death rumor about Webb Renn of La Porte City, later joking about it as he rode to work. Rena dies of a heart attack in the same quarry. Items include thefts at Ann Nygaard’s Belle Plaine home, a 40 000 year old wood find near Casey, and diverse local anecdotes about politics, anniversaries, school changes, and quirky incidents across Iowa.
The Hat Creeks of Indiana produced woven baskets renowned for excellent workmanship. While most baskets served practical needs like burden and cooking vessels, some were crafted solely as burial ornaments reflecting advanced tribal artistry.
A report notes Tibet’s odd climate with ground temperatures under the sun reaching well above 180 degrees while shaded areas remain at freezing. The contrast highlights the region’s extraordinary thermal conditions and rugged terrain.
Fragmentary report notes zoo animals pacing and content in a cultivated environment. Text hints at environmental enrichment and potential loss if habitats aren t preserved, mentioning months and days in a reflective, nongraphic tone.
The article explains semester tests as written exams held twice yearly to assess thoroughness and understanding. Tests occur Wednesday and Thursday, with one and a half hours per subject, no exemptions this year, and no school Friday for grading and reporting.
First Grade reports perfect attendance with milk and crackers provided by the Legion Auxiliary. Second Grade explores rhyming and poetry writing with the same milk and crackers support. Third to Sixth Grades cover fables contractions English arithmetic geography novels and a dental card drive while noting the helper role of newspapers and readers. A Christmas telegram informs Corydon Mrs. Thomas of her son William’s sudden death in Phoenix.
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