23 Mar 1972
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1972
Page
1
A reader laments the poisoning of a neighbor's eleven month old hunting dog and condemns the act as cruel. The writer recalls the dog’s training and asserts the likely motive was malicious pleasure, urging witnesses to come forward and offering anonymity if needed. The piece asks for plausible explanations and emphasizes that dogs should be treated with respect.
A Fort Collins Coloradoan letter recaps the life of Mr. Bondhus, long-time math teacher who inspired students in Iowa and Colorado over thirty years. His former student Tom Bondhus recalls how gentle, patient teaching transformed his view of arithmetic and shaped his career, prompting family gratitude and respect.
Letters from Graettinger residents and readers praise the newspaper and school programs. Notes include subscriptions and checks for the Times, appreciation for community news, and remarks on the Art and Science Fair at Graettinger Community School. Individual names: John Bond, Tom, Robert E. Bement, Bessie Hamilton, Dick Rasmussen, Arlene Rasmussen, Phyllis Genettinger, Mabel Wikert. Location Graettinger Iowa and California addressees. Dates referenced March 13th and Labor Day in past years.
Rates list for Palo Alto County and nearby areas. One year costs 4.00 dollars within the county, six months 2.50, three months 2.00. Outside the area one year 5.00 dollars.
In the March 23 1922 issue the Emmetsburg Reporter covers a subscription contest with a $1200 Essex touring car as first prize, typhoid nurse Elva Birkeland's death, bank deposits totaling $570000, a school bus accident near Graettinger, road conditions and weather shifts, the county spelling contest at Emmetsburg, business visits to Fairmont, Graettinger moving equipment, and upcoming music contests with nearly 1000 students from 26 schools.
Down Library Lane offers new fiction listings in a weekly schedule with Monday Wednesday and Saturday hours. Listen for The Whisperer by Phyllis A. Whitney features a young American seeking her mother in Norway, a Norwegian lover, and a haunted actress amid peril. Home for the Wedding by Elizabeth Cadell follows Stacey Marsh returning from Paris to England to plan a wedding, questioning her fiancé as Nigel, the neighbor, appears more appealing.
Daytime temperatures stay above freezing slowing snow melt and creating water hazards. Drifts clog roads and fields delaying fieldwork. Mortis Smith resigns as head football coach and teacher after two years. Graettinger and Wallingford seek school district merger. petition filed with boards of education.
Women 18 and older are invited to donate one dollar for a county Republican Women membership. Contact Margaret Johnson Genevieve Spies or Gladys Hankey for details and enrollment.
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