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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1946
Page
3
From a 32 year old booklet Make Your Own Curtains readers learn to cut rose motifs from flowered chintz to decorate bathroom items. Ideas cover bath mats towels shower curtains and more with illustrated directions. Postpaid copies available along with a wood working pattern No 255 for spool shelves offered for 15 cents.
The article describes how Nazi Germany maintained rigid citizen surveillance with a dense network of records and ID papers. Police stations kept up to date registers of every person in each precinct detailing activities and whereabouts, sourced from hotels and hospitals reports, plus a Certificate of Conduct showing police records.
Deputy Jim Doane is sent to track a train robbery gang led by a girl, Dolores Alvaro, daughter of Miguel Alvaro. Doane is rescued in the desert and brought to a Sand Wells hideout run by Monte Garcia. A tense exchange reveals Dolores saved Doane and questions arise about the case and Warant.
An old sewing circle ad promotes Pattern 753 for crocheted medallions with square directions. It notes high demand and longer wait times with a request to mail orders to Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept Chicago Illinois, enclosing 20 cents with name and address.
The Times-Picayune recalls William Faulkner's tenure as postmaster at University Mississippi. On his last day a friend asked if he felt changed by leaving the post office, and Faulkner replied he would always be at someone’s beck and call for money, but no longer for two cents a stamp.
The page fragment quotes a conversation about a person born in Victoria British Columbia with a dismissive remark about B C as a place. The dialogue suggests the claim is questioned or uncertain.
A chaotic restaurant exchange has a diner praising a steak as unmatched while a waiter promises action. A child’s question about Nebuchadnezzar’s hanging gardens leads to a humorous joke about neighbors and chickens.
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