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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1932
Page
5
The High School Times reports Graettinger glee club members Heith Gardnar Vivian Norris Serene Myhre Lawrence Jensen and Joe Grady will represent Graettinger at a teachers’ institute in Port Dodge next week under Professor Noble Cain of Chicago. My coder will accompany. The group will sit in a choir under Cain’s direction.
Kols Anderson has returned to first grade after illness. The first grade begins the Beacon Miral Reader and has finished the primer. Four new students join the second and third grades bringing total to 84. New pupils include Ralph Payton and Marlyn Payton in second grade, Edwin Hanson and Marian Christianson in third grade, Theron and two others in fifth grade. Fifth grade decorates their room with tulips made in class.
A fragmented humor piece presents Mike Thareson reporting a fire fight scene with odd dream lines and stray quotes. The dialogue references a fortune teller Anne Fortune Teller and a stern motorist, mixing musings about powder, a dark man, and a misattributed ship quote with playful banter.
A fragment notes extremely low grocery prices in the week ahead, promising display ads and savings. It hints at farm repair week with emphasis on checking equipment and making necessary repairs. Internal dialogue contrasts past wages with present realities and cash registers.
Church notes list English service next Sunday at 2:00 PM in the Methodist church led by Rev Otis J Lang with morning worship at 11:00 and Sunday school at 10:16. Norse services, Norwegian meetings, and special prayer gatherings are announced at various Lutheran and Norwegian churches with multiple future sessions and pastoral invitations.
Graettinger area boys and girls teams played throughout the state tournament schedule with results against Dolliver Ruthven Ayrshire Curlew West Bend and Rodman. Other items report grain show plans for Ammetsburg March 26 and a dust-filled week, car incident near Ruthven, license plate work for 1933, old large bills in Kosuth county taxes, PTA meeting postponement, strict driving fines, widespread Graettinger bread sales, and a calendar of community gleaners activities for 1982.
In northern Towa and Kosuth county townships pheasants first released during 1912 and 1918 were later spotted. A bird captured near La Kota bore a band indicating it had roamed since 1913, nineteen years. The old bird, though sturdy, showed weakness in zero weather and was taken alive.
Ted Bradley was injured Friday when a wagon top struck him after a wagon wheel cut into snow causing the top to bow and fall. He was treated by Dr. McManus at Grachtinger and later taken to Tammershire hospital, where he is reported to be recovering at home.
Swea City council enacted a ban on sale and use of fireworks within city limits to prevent fire risk after recent local incidents. Household goods sale notes describe items sold at Graettinger property, with some items in good condition and others not fetching high prices. Bergeson of Sioux City seeks state Senate nomination, former local resident favored by Graettinger residents. Spencer plans new paving this year amid long‑standing road repairs. Charley Jensen runs a Vega separator drive offering $26 trade for old machines.
Henry Wallace argues farmers may bear the brunt of postwar economic mistakes. Foreclosures tenancy and debt threaten livelihoods as farmers, described as a downtrodden class, could be driven to reduced production and protest. He warns of collective vulnerability and potential drastic measures if pressures escalate.
An editor warns that restricting advertising and farm city exchange could devastate urban and rural life. He argues for intelligent leadership to raise living standards through cooperation and expanded trade rather than retreat to a simpler, less productive economy.
In 1980 the National Safety Council reports 99 000 accidental deaths in the United States, with motor vehicle tolls at 33 000 and home deaths at 30 000. The piece urges personal responsibility and school safety education, noting a 28 percent rise in deaths overall but a 2.3 percent drop for children under 16. It warns that carelessness and ignorance threaten health and happiness and stresses the power of individuals to curb the toll.
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