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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1952
Page
8
Jack's Cafe and Drive-In offers chicken sea foods and steaks with takeout and catering for small parties. Wag meets large patronages with prompt service and a clean kitchen under an expert chef. The cafe invites trials of special chicken available for dine in, car or takeout with ample parking.
Roche's Drug Store advertises a full line of drugs and sundries from top manufacturers. It highlights trained staff, precise compounding, proper directions, and a trusted prescriptions department, praised by physicians and patrons across miles for safety and reliability.
Kerwick Hardware of Emmetsburg is praised as the hardware headquarters, offering first quality merchandise at low prices. The store emphasizes service, honesty, and cordial treatment, with a large stock and prompt attention to all hardware needs for homeowners and the community.
The Baker Lumber Company has served the community with lumber and building materials and is noted for fair prices and good quality. The yard offers an up to date establishment, honest values, and complete stock with customer service advice free of charge.
The Tip Top Linoleum Shop offers a large stock of floor coverings with attractive prices. The store emphasizes expert experience, discriminating buyers, and helpful service, claiming to be the largest in the area and to bring metro style designs to local customers.
Smithfield Georgia hosts the College of the Country and Unity Family College, both community initiatives offering nontraditional study for adults. A third, Hulett Sunday Afternoon College, conducts classes with informal meals. West Georgia College and a large foundation provide support.
Washington area educators urged returning to rural book outreach at a conference. A farm bureau report found low-priced books in feed stores failed, though a $7.50 livestock feeding book sold well. Experts noted competition from movies radio and TV, and called expanding backyard book distribution via bookmobiles.
A survey of county highway officials shows the federal aid system’s rural highways require about 30 billion dollars to meet modern standards. Replacing 430,000 miles of road, or 68 percent of the 630,000 rural miles, and rebuilding 72,000 bridges would be needed. Truck haulage to markets rose from 60 to 115 billion ton miles over ten years.
In Fruita Colorado the Minter family from Louisiana faced tragedy after a crash that killed 14 year old Margaret and injured Mrs Minter. The town rallied paying hospital bills furnishing a home and aiding repairs while a noted Jim Crow ordinance was repealed by the city council. The Minters chose to stay.
Model Town near Prince Albert will become a 5000 resident community by 1958 serving Saskatchewan's uranium region north of Lake Athabaska. Site covers 150 acres along the Fredette River, near Martin Lake, on the uranium road from Black Bay to Eldorado Ace Lake Mine. An airport was completed nearby to support the center.
University of Illinois study by J Raines proposes film clubs based on a Book of the Month model to create a market for higher quality cinema in small towns. A committee of teachers professionals and citizens could enroll members to underwrite regular screenings of documentary and experimental films not yet reaching rural audiences.
A long standing Emmetsburg firm offers a wide line of furniture and home electrical appliances. The store highlights up to date designs and attractive prices plus courteous staff and impartial advice to help customers select suitable items for their needs.
The Emmetsburg Rendering Works offers prompt removal of dead livestock including horses cattle sheep and hogs and handles crippled stock. Service is free of charge and performed by dependable trucks and competent drivers, earning strong support from farmers and stockmen for sanitation and quick disposal.
Emmetsburg Cement Block Company presents expert builders with decades in trades. It argues concrete blocks provide fireproof, durable structures that resist decay shrinkage and warping. The firm promises quality products and reasonable prices to reduce insurance costs for builders.
The Quaker Oats Co operates a large capacity elevator known for top grain prices and reliable service. It offers farmers square deals, favorable terms, and a strong public reputation, with Mr. Boland well versed in grain markets and community projects.
The W G Woodward Co of Emmetsburg is praised as the area’s leading department store with a complete ready to wear stock from top manufacturers. The dry goods department offers the latest weaves and colors, plus a full line of men’s, children’s wear and shoes for the family. Shoppers are urged to visit to compare values and save.
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