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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1973
Page
9
The Municipal Swimming Pool will officially open on Saturday with no admission fee. Doors open at 1:00 p.m. weather permitting. Season tickets for families and individuals go on sale, with one complimentary ticket awarded as a prize in the annual drawing. Special June Dairy feature noted in this issue.
Graettinger Times edition dated Thursday June 7, 1973 presents local news brief items, community notices, and column highlights from Graettinger and surrounding area. Readers find small-town reports, upcoming events, and public notices reflective of mid‑week rural Iowa life.
Jerome Thomson is in Des Moines as a candidate for Boys State sponsored by the American Legion. Tim Kulow is named as an alternate. Boys State begins June 28 at Camp Dodge near Des Moines as a mythical fifty first state educating students in rights and responsibilities of American citizenship and self-government.
On Wednesday June 6 1973 market listings show corn at 2.06 June and 2.10 Aug Sept on the 244 Mt Disc. Beans reach 11.62 for June and 11.82 for August with an on diet price of 6.38 for beans. Oats trade around 85 with on dates noted.
Two foreign exchange students will join Graettinger Community High School for the 1973 74 school year as Your Times reports. Harlan Babcock, minister of the United Methodist Church and active Lions Club member, will sponsor them.
The Graettinger Times profiles Henry Schnakenberg to lead Vocational Agriculture and Kathleen Graves to teach English. Schnakenberg, a 1973 ISU graduate from LaVern, will teach at high school and adult levels starting July 1 1973, while Graves from Wallingford, a UNI 1969 graduate, brings three years of Texas high school English experience and will teach freshmen and sophomores. The district also plans future hires and an International Youth Exchange program with host families and overseas participation starting 1974.
Youngsters in Mrs. Wilma Murray's vacation Bible School class cleaned Graettinger city park area to collect litter and then shared a picnic lunch. The effort, themed Tell the News Share the Love, also included Mary Potter painting floral designs on downtown litter cans in support of the program sponsored by Bethel Lutheran and United Methodist Churches.
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