07 Mar 1963
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1963
Page
1
Easter dates are outlined with calendar details for 1964 and this year. The note mentions spring training, lake oxygen levels at High and Ingham, then compares Norway’s DUI penalties and low traffic fatalities, plus a Californians note from Ben Reeves and a State Safety Dept. plan to use unmarked patrol cans in a special enforcement campaign.
Statewide effort tightens enforcement of the school bus law. Traffic in both directions must stop for halted buses with extended stop arms and signals. Violations endangering children entering or leaving buses prompted the crackdown.
Lost crank for an Oldsmobile reported with instruction to leave at the Times office. Also notes arrival of an amalgamating machine for Rold mining operations on Graettinger, capable of processing one ton of gravel per hour using a two inch stream of water for flushing.
The gravel and mercury process described, and at Monday’s council session Charley Jensen became mayor succeeding W Cameron. Vangie Reeves was appointed marshal and street commissioner as the administration change took effect.
The author extols the harp’s beauty and music, recalling college readings with harp accompaniment. He cites poetry and song, notably Locksley Hall, and links musical harmony to love. He notes sorrow as temporary and urges improving one’s lot, with reflections on shared musical resonance and selflessness when love rules the heart.
Fort Dodge district office announces social security contact hours in Emmetsburg Courthouse from 10:00 to 12:30 on Wednesdays March 13 and 27 and Estherville City Hall from 1:00 to 2:30 on Tuesdays March 5 and 19. Appointments to see a representative can be obtained by writing to the Fort Dodge district office.
Church listings note Rev. C. F. Curtis at Methodist Church and Clarence Shipley as Grace Baptist pastor. Wallingford Lutheran serves under Pastor R. E. Glaser.
Report on new city administration roles with J B Lambe as city clerk and five new councilmen Thomas Allen L L Lindsey I O Mitchell Wm Penn and IL Weinholzer. retiring members Frank Madigan IF Noble and John Wikert. Don Skod as city treasurer and Joe Gabrielson as city assessor. Also notes Graettinger tile works office, rose comb eggs for sale, and a Methodist church play at Hawkeye Hall on April 12.
Virginia Cary, a precocious ten year old, writes playful essays from 1904 later found by her daughter. The collection titled Jigs and Juleps offers a humorous nostalgic slice of early American life. Also noted is WYOMING SUMMER by Mary O'Hara detailing months the author spent there.
A fragment mentions a ranch life in the high plateau and its people and animals. It notes Benjamin Spock M D famed child care advisor and outlines his focus on modern American parenting while listing new family members including Sandra Fry Pamela Petersen Randy Nicol Steven Wagener Roger Peters and Dennis Bortvit.
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