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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1933
Page
3
A South Norwalk editorial extols small towns, citing Louis T. Stone of Winsted as a model who chose local life over metropolitan fame. It argues cities drain talent, while small towns offer simpler, richer living with open country, leisure, and stronger community ties.
A reflective remark on returning to simple roots and wishing more people had the sense to value modest living. The speaker contrasts past regrets with the idea of staying true to a small town path.
The state of New York passed a law requiring safety glass in windshields and windows of all new passenger vehicles after 1986 and buses after 1984. It follows Massachusetts and Michigan as the third state to adopt such a mandate. The text notes frequent accidents with injuries from flying glass.
A collage of quips and vignettes fills the page, from Education Is No Barrier to humorous lines about marriage, driving and mischief. Graettinger storekeepers weigh husbands’ credit to wives as streetcars and lions spark headlines. A National Bureau official discusses safer glass in transport to cut injuries and insurance costs.
The June 1 crop report shows all grain crops below ten year average with wide moisture swings. May delays and uneven temperatures hinder prospects. corn planting lagged, 90 percent done by June 1, eastern counties wetter but some fields reworked from May rains, western counties needing replant due to storms and dryness. Small grains also below both last year and ten year average, with better prospects in the east than in drier north and west regions.
Oats and barley linger near low to mid eighties in condition, with spring wheat at 78 percent and winter wheat yielding 3,466,000 bushels at 16.0 bushels per acre. Rye, peaches, pears, and cherries show varied outcomes, while pastures recover to around 86 percent. alfalfa remains strong in the west amid drought resistance.
Book review hammers the writing business and debunks the racket with blunt, candid humor. Woodford, a veteran magazine seller, dissects editors and writers by name, offering sharp, often brash insights that amuse and shock.
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