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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1964
Page
1
Coaches Hoekstra and Nelson publicly thanked fans for support during the season. The teams showed good spirit and fought hard in close games, though records may not seem impressive. A lake fishing anecdote follows about an angler who reportedly threw walleyes back at Ingham Lake.
In a brief note the Times reflects on a reader question about writing the number eleven thousand eleven hundred and eleven. The column mentions a mathematical puzzle: a number reduced by 6, multiplied by 6 yields the same as reducing the number by 9 and multiplying by 9.
Weather notes describe a fickle March with fog, sun and snow as Hans Westergaard 76, a Graettinger pioneer and former county supervisor, dies at his home. West Bend girls win the state basketball crown 53 to 36 over Lenox. Local bonds sold by Carleton Belt Co at 5 percent interest. Mrs. James Refsell 81 dies at Wallingford after a yearlong illness. Paul McNew secures Watkins Agency for Lost Island territory. Kermit Jensen works at Hotel Fort Des Moines drug store. John Zubler 77 dies of a heart attack in Emmetsburg last week.
The City Library adds Maulever Hall by Jane Aiken Hedge a romantic suspense set in 1830s England. Marianne an amnesiac finds shelter with Mrs Mauleverer then falls for her son. A threat drives her to the moors and London before returning to Maulever Hall where a thwarted murder plot uncovers her identity. A new member, Steve Moran, joins the Thirty Club.
Elizabeth Quist Anderson of Madrid celebrated her 100th birthday. The centenarian enjoys talking with friends and continues to devote time to her favorite hobby reading.
The Social Security district office in Fort Dodge announces travel contact sessions. Emmetsburg courthouse 10:00 to 12:30 Wednesdays March 11 and 25. Estherville City Hall 1:00 to 2:30 Tuesdays March 3 17 and 21. Spencer courthouse 8:30 to 12:30 Thursdays March 12 and 26. Appointments to see a representative can be obtained by writing to the Fort Dodge district office.
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