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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1932
Page
8
The Graettinger Times lists John J J Bullivan as publisher. Subscription rates are two dollars per year or one dollar for six months. The note mentions newspaper mail matter status and a slogan paper that makes news interesting.
By R Gardner. A call to action amid high prices and uncertain markets. Encourages optimism tempered by prudence, urges buying hogs and land now, notes slow recovery requires confidence, and argues early bold steps can restore shops, factories, jobs, and help feed children.
Geis Botsford, taxation committee chair of the Iowan Association of Real Estate Boards, argues that tiny county divisions waste taxpayer money. He contrasts Kossuth with Emmet, Palo Alto, Winnebago, and Hancock counties, noting equal land area to multiple counties and a population only slightly smaller than their combined total.
The readable fragments mention hunger in frost and a line about a young fellow paying a board bill. references to doctors, churches, and women appear in garbled phrases. A grandmother and a vacuum cleaner surface among disjointed terms with no clear narrative or dates.
The Des Moines Regis ter argues that dividing Kossuth into two counties raises per capita county government costs. It cites Palo Alto at 1.28, Emmet 1.54, Winnebago 1.31, and Hancock 1.42 dollars per resident versus Kossuth. The piece questions whether split governance benefits justify higher taxes.
In Des Moines the state secretary of the Co-Operative Live Stock Shipping association delivers the final installment of an address at the state convention. He argues a 15 percent freight increase would disrupt competition among markets and packers, harm Iowa producers, and slow hog and cattle production by shifting margins to eastern markets and widening gaps with Iowa. The rise would also impact western Iowa shippers using Sioux City to Chicago routes, potentially stabilizing prices or cutting grower returns.
Rates for live hogs Ottumwa to New York at Té0 per owt and frosty pork at 96c per ewt differ by a 19¢ margin. A raised 15 percent would set new rates at 87.be per owt for livestock and $1,093 per ewt for fresh pork, widening the margin to about 22¢ per cwt. Eastern buyers would find live hogs cheaper while western processors lose relative competitiveness. Iowa producers oppose any packer favoritism or handicaps that would tilt the market. Continued discussion noted on Page Five.
ME Ladies Aid meets February 4 at Mrs E S George home with Mrs George, Mrs Lancaster and Mrs McMullen hosting. Embroidery Club hosted by Mrs George Frick at her parents home, many ladies attended with refreshments. H A Elsenbast and C Elsenbast hosted a smokers and bridge party with several tables, George Frick winning high honors. Country Club refreshments followed the enjoyable gathering.
Mrs Josephine Daskam Bacào introduces Medusa's Head a bright social novel about the mysterious disappearance of a fashionable young matron. The note left by Mrs Crandall White hints at danger yet offers romance as the plot advances through a clever, gallant comedy of manners.
A fragmentary note hints at a mystery tale crafted with ease by a familiar local author. The piece suggests a historical ambiance and a casually plotted narrative reflecting regional writing style.
The notice describes St Pauls Lutheran Church events with 9 45 am worship and 11 am Sunday School, plus a country service at 11 30 pm and a 10 18 am Sunday School in the country, along with a devotional note on education through religion and references to biblical verses. It also includes notices of annual meeting for Graettinger Co-Operative Live Stock Shipping Association and a 1932 farm sale auction in Sac County Iowa, and a sheriffs sale notice for various defendants.
Dr W H Lease and the Singing Brooks perform nightly at the Methodist Church through Sunday. Crowds fill the pews as sermons and music draw lines of attendees. Friday features Candle Light Service. Saturday includes morning booster prayer. Sunday concludes with evening services.
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