26 Mar 1970
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1970
Page
1
A reader shares a finance vignette on government spending for farming tobacco and anti smoking efforts. A quirky anecdote recalls a loan tied to gas for a car, then a reflection on towns, comparing Graettinger to larger places and celebrating its unique charm.
The narrator recalls a farm friend who rose at 5 a.m. daily, highlighting a love of quiet dawn hours and the idea that the woods stay silent unless the best birds sing.
The note blends a quote about acting within the Boy Scout movement with a list of social security contact station schedules. Fort Dodge Emmetsburg Estherville Spencer locations are set for specific dates from April through June, with morning time slots noted for each site.
Directory lists Graettinger town officials Mayor and Councilmen including Berry Spies Potter Stiles Torrence, then notes community church lines IMMACULATE CONCEPTION LOST ISLAND LUTHERAN BETHEL LUTHERAN UNITED METHODIST WALLINGFORD IMMANUEL directory of organizations Graettinger Businessmen Tom Millen Women’s Club Marmion Thoreson Am Legion Auxiliary President Mrs Fred Kulow Lions Club V G Rients doctors Johnson Roberts optometrists 123 North Sixth Street space for rent on low cost yearly rental
Ambrose Mitchell of Graettinger receives a Palo Alto extension of ninety days to dispose of stock or arrange operation. Graettinger schools appoint K M Chase as superintendent for three years, coming from Battle Creek. Two blankets stolen from a parked car. guards on duty but arrests not yet made. Knutsen returns from Martin Bomber plant on enforced vacation after ankle injury. Local spelling winners Wilma Duhn Joan Funk Donna Jean Flannegan and Mary Lane Herke will represent Graettinger at the county contest on April 10. Leave old papers at Legion Hall steps on Saturdays for Legion volunteers. Spring weather persists with budding trees and green lawns. Graettinger public schools dismiss for Easter vacation, resuming April 2.
Retiree Barbara Wight of Greenfield has left her position as book keeper at Sinner Motor Co after a 44 year tenure. Her steady records and quiet service supported the dealership through decades of change and growth.
March 5 marked the 104th birthday of Mrs Ella Brothers the oldest resident of Missouri Valley She still reads without eyeglasses and transacts her business
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