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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1940
Page
7
The Administration admits Congress in a brief session may be quiet but Republicans and a cooling Democratic bloc aim to scrutinize the budget. Tax hikes or debt-limit raises loom if spending stays high. Defense is another pressing issue with plans to strengthen facilities.
A cross section of Congress weighs expanded defense measures and a hemispheric defense concept, while trade law renewal and reciprocal agreements spark battles. Secretary Hull opposes individual approval. farm interests resist change. In Britain, Hore-Belisha’s fall foreshadows a Chamberlain-Churchill dynamic ahead of Parliament.
Plans for the issue developed by Roy M. North and endorsed by President Roosevelt. The stamps honor elevated figures from Emerson to Barton and may expand to include Key and Will Rogers, as philatelists and the public support a gallery of heroes of peace.
Local notes report Harry Resh recovering after a heart attack with ten days of rest. Club attendance shifts as Mrs. Chas Hash attends Superior meeting. Estherville visits and farm moves are noted. Quarantine for scarlet fever affects Ralph Robingory, while Bal O Niel and others seek orange picking work in Lindsay California. Parish visits light up social rounds. a Windlow farm purchase promises March occupancy. Nels Geher named county supervisor chair, replacing former head Camden.
Reported weekend visits include Mr and Mrs Kenline driving to Humboldt to see a terminally ill sister then returning Sunday. Four leading men from the VeKab vorn contest will be honored at a Thursday Cedar Rapids dinner with trophies presented by DeKalb Co. attendees plan a twenty five minute broadcast from Wel front 1205 W M to 46 P.M. and from 1tt PL oM to Lids POM. Winners Hy DeWall T A Winterton D C Pentallo all Estherville vicinity and Ralph DeWall of Graetlinger. Alma Peterson Mrs Q J Anderson Mrs Louis Sevatson Mr and Mrs Marvin Miller traveled to Carroll Friday to visit their brother and brother in law Steve Sevatson.
Twelve Mile Lake residents and visitors like Geo Coal are recalled visiting friends in Council Bluffs and spending the winter month with his brother. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Larson traveled to Cylinder to help with work at Karl Larsen's home, with Mrs Glendon and Mrs Osher mentioned in family visits.
Advertising farmland bundles describe 120 to 200 acre plots with open fields, fenced pastures, barns, machine sheds, and wells. Prices range from 1,000 to 86,000 dollars with cash and installment terms. The notices promote easy terms, rail access, and community amenities as elderly owners sell to close partnerships.
Larsen is confined to bed with illness. Mr and Mrs Neil Mortensen and Victor visited Mrs Minnie Hansen near Emmisburg. Hansen and Mortensen are sisters. The Jacksons returned from Des Moines after Farm Bureau duties. Ruthsven and Mrs Tom Helpeson attended a gathering at Lewis Larson’s. The day was cold and stormy. Lewis Larson and family attended Gus Anderson’s funeral in Spencer after his car collided with a train. Ward informed of Karl Rodgers death, a former local regent. Rodgers once lived on the Allen farm now occupied by Jake Jensen.
The Ladies Aid met at the Immanuel church. Residents exchanged visits across Terrill Estherville Graettinger and Canton. Farmers discussed the 1940 program at Wallingford Hall. Many locals attended kinfolk gatherings, church events, and school activities, with numerous absences noted and notes on hospital stays and teaching assignments.
Haye Mitchell won first in written, while Gerald Filgpatrick placed first in ord. In another event, both were noted with second and third places in arut and written.
Osgood News notes Mex Rolle Lundgren Walnut Township chairmain of the Christias seal thanks workers and donors for enthusiastic response. Emmetsburg hosts a Christmas seal meeting at the court house. Various locals, including Mr and Mrs Mahan, Dan Herke, Maury Jaine, and others, visit homes and attend gatherings amid winter social activity. Reverend Bell conducts services in Graettinger. Ruth Hankey and Bernard Strant skaters on Mullym Lake.
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