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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1971
Page
6
The district reports one extra day lost to snow last week and two days this year, with March expected to be snowy. Good Friday and Easter Monday will mark Easter break, and any further snow days may require new arrangements. Parents are thanked for calls and the aim remains to return children home when possible.
A knowledge feature explains that brain size does not directly equal intelligence, noting the cortex folding as key. It defines linguistics and its experts, and describes bacteria as common yet mostly harmless microorganisms. A free booklet offer from Martha Glauber Shapp is included.
Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative president Lloyd Simonson presents a gold plated plaque to Earl E. Kerns of Mallard recognizing 25 years as a director. Kerns elected February 1946 has served as president vice president and treasurer. The cooperative began in 1937 and energized its first lines in 1938.
Palo Alto County Selective Service office will move to Algona in April announced by Emmetsburg clerk Mrs Donna Hoover. Nationwide layoffs of about 60 Iowa employees accompany a restructuring to run smaller, with boards co located to boost public access and cut costs. A Des Moines HQ representative will meet Palo Alto board March 5 to plan reorganization.
Margaret Pratt of the Extension Service announces Palo Alto County and Iowa State University Extension Service new Independent Study Program. Self use, mailed packages, ready to run for groups. An introductory meeting is set for Tuesday March 9 at 1 30 p m at the IL PS Building in Emmetsburg to learn about the program.
Hood and Herb and Helmer Jespersen led guests at a Bethel Lutheran church social and potluck on Feb 25 in Moorcroft and Wichita. Attendees included Larsen, Jorgensen, Bisgaard, and Gerritsen families and others as details note a 65th anniversary in Racine and plans for WSCS meetings.
Gloria McKenna of Denver could not attend the wedding 25 years ago with Dick Starkey as best man. Guests came from California Laurens Havelock Emmetsburg Dolliver Estherville Wallingford Spirit Lake and Graettinger. After the church open house an evening buffet was held at Ed and Lloyd Duhn home with about 50 attending. Pat Greene Gale Starkey observed their fourth anniversary and received a cake baked by Millie Sevatson.
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