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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1940
Page
7
The American Youth Forum responds to Mr Bates after he shared student quotes from sophomore English papers. They praise the insight and plan to use the material in a booklet explaining the forum’s purpose and how their program can drive classroom work despite expense.
In a letter from John Dungan director, The Forum office expresses hope for student submissions, noting no revenue and expenses borne by The American Magazine. Meanwhile sport news recalls Grastinger’s tournament loss to Milford, 29 to 265, with comments on missed shots. season ends.
A fragment from a humor piece recounts students confessing to minor misdeeds in class. Names such as Tilly Brown Norman 71 and Ray J appear alongside jokes about sleepiness, window pranks, and classroom antics. The piece ends with a melodic classroom vignette and a playful closing by Margie and Dick.
Twelve Mile Lake area reports farm relocations and new students. Ben Sampson moves to a Petersburg farm with neighbors Herman and Mrs Andresen now living on the vacated farm. Four new pupils join District No. 6, Agnes and Joseph Linn and Bernard and Margaret Zelinsky. Several families move, including Zelinskys from Newton, Iowa to the Mohr farm, and Jake Jensen to farm for Jorgen Anderson. Community members visit, travel for health, and a warehouse fire affecting Chris Larson’s Alto store is noted.
Local notices recount residents relocating farms and homes around Wallingford, Ringsted, and nearby towns including Trace dal, Knut Skattebo farm, Terril, and high Lake areas. The piece also notes a Des Moines wedding reauthorization for Martina Tasso and Giseppina Gedo after a 19 year lapse.
Social items list multiple gatherings: W H M S meeting at Mrs Norris home Friday afternoon. Leap Year Party at A T Lundgren home with about 86 young guests. surprise party for Mrs Lundgren with Five Hundred and night lunch. Auxiliary to meet next Tuesday at Legion hall with magazine drive for veterans hospital. oyster stew after basket ball at Ray's Cafe. Methodist Church supper next Thursday with chicken casserole and St Patrick’s salad. Legion Hall card party with Five Hundred. G W C members met with music lesson and book talks. Home Makers project updates in Jack Creek township with dinners, foods, and health notes.
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