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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1947
Page
7
Pa Hoskins replaces a worn rocking chair with a new one then hides it. Ma enjoys the old chair’s squeak for years. When the noise returns, he retrieves the old chair and shares a toast to Ma’s small pleasures.
A new manual from the Iowa Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards urges every Iowa school board to publish definite salary schedules for teachers. It proposes starting pay from 1800 to 2900 yearly based on training and experience, with long term-increments, to attract and retain teachers and reduce turnover. It also flags employment practices to avoid and lists the bodies involved in publishing the guide.
Social notices recall Mrs A T Jaunigren birthday anniversary at Lamderen home March 3. A birthday party honored Mrs DeVries with guests including Mr and Mrs John Harmelink of Rock Valley. Robbie Jensen marked a birthday anniversary with family friends at the Jensen home. Walnut Homemakers met February 27 with a dish luncheon and a theme on International Relations and teen understanding.
William Edward Capener 81 native of Barnhoo Wisconsin died Feb 21. He moved with parents to Towns at age four aboard a covered wagon. He taught, farmed, and aided community work in Lake Township Clay County. Survived by Elsie Lewis wife and four children, fourteen grandchildren, four great grandchildren. Also a Bremer County note reports a man named in a fictitious business deal is sought for six purebred pigs.
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