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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1963
Page
8
A curious local column notes a wig factory being set up on Hopi land and praises basket weavers in wig making. The piece then shifts to light anecdotes about a three year old’s dock accident, do it yourself logs as fireplace fuel, a reader tale of a winter migration, and snappy quips on birthdays spelling rules and women’s world.
The piece notes the wide range of goods and services offered by local friends and neighbors. It encourages appreciating community variety and taking stock of what neighbors provide.
A lighthearted piece applauds Valentina Tereshkova as a trailblazer in space and calls for continued support of the Red Cross. It notes Red Cross services in Palo Alto County, including free swimming lessons for 900 local children last year. The column closes with Quotable and a teaser about an upcoming biography of a fox.
Eloise Doll of Nebo Minols recalls a past where children helped with farm chores carrying in wood feeding hogs and chickens gathering eggs and milking cows. Boys attended school only in winter while spring and fall demanded farm labor. Some say those were the good old days with no pressure to keep up with the Jones.
Unk Wright of Lake View was honored with a plaque by the State Conservation Commission in recognition of his 35 years of service to the commission.
Rosemary Graettinger daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Graettinger has earned scholarship honors on the Deans List at Mankato State College for the spring quarter She will graduate after a four year course in August and will teach in Port Hueneme California elementary schools next year The college notes High Honor List requires no grade below A and Honor List no grade below B Honors Day is held each spring
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