Local News Items From Graettinger and Nearby Areas
Local notes report Richard Hermannen ill this week and several residents as business callers in Emmetaburg Graettinger and Ruthven. Market day set for Saturday April 8 with a big event planned. Snowbound morning and milder later, plus visits from Karl Holte and others. Other items cover community moves and hospital recovery, telephone outages, seed guidance under wartime programs, and fire safety progress by Underwriters Laboratories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hermannen
Fred Spies
Emmetaburg
Ben F. Reeves
Eatherville
Graettinger
Mercury
Karl Holte
Ruthven
Ronald Nielsen
Rimsted
George Nielsen
Thomie Boecker
Leu Brekke
Tho
Thos
Storhow
Fitherville
H. M. Larsen
la Grange
Illinois
Estherville
Kenny
American Weekly
Chicago Herald-American
Bud Craven
R. T. Isaac
Sam Watson
Craven
Mr. Watson
Art Duhn
Government Aid and Air Mail Costs in Early Flight Era
The piece notes postal subsidies shaping air transport history, citing 1943 Post Office payments of 22.5 million for air mail while receiving 60.5 million from postage, and outlines shifting revenue from mail to broader taxpayer costs. It discusses rate changes, profit dynamics, and the drop in mail and passenger rates over decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Congress
Security Their Business in Fire Prevention Inspections
The article discusses how fire insurance companies, through fire prevention engineers, inspect cities to map hazards and protect homes and factories from fire, highlighting the unseen role of insurers in safeguarding communities after work ends.
Radio Talks on Trains and A Glimpse of West Bend Grotto
The article discusses radio communication on trains and its long pursuit by railroads since 1922, noting the Pennsylvania Railroad as a pioneer toward safer rail operations. It then describes the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend Iowa, its 14-year build, vast travel for materials, millions of visitors, and its plan to depict biblical scenes in stone at a cost exceeding 500000 dollars with art valued over a million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Railway Association
Association of American Railroads
Pennsylvania Railroad
West Bend
Iowa
United States
Taj Mahal
India
Nev
P. M. Dobberstein
West Benl
Grotta
France
Middle
Lourdes
Mother of Christ
Bernadette Soubirous
Garden of Eden
Stable of Bethlehem
Calvary Mount
End Combinations Against Employment
A dated debate on antitrust limits argues that laws prohibit combinations in restraint of trade and that labor unions bar work in many industries. The piece notes a soldier returning home would face job blocks unless complying with union demands. A separate report covers theft from two Tama County donation containers intended for the William Vanda family after a Marion fire. A Boone County court petition seeks to discontinue the Fraser charter, which once supported a 3000 population from coal mining days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama County
William Vanda
Marion
The Clock Of Life Poem Excerpt
Read as a brief verse admonishing to seize the moment and act now for life passes quickly. It emphasizes living with purpose, loving, and striving, warning that tomorrow may not come and time cannot be reassessed.
Clothing colors and shapes on people like you
Question about how color and silhouette affect appearance on people who share similar features. Explores how wardrobe choices can influence perceived fit and style.
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Charles Thorson
Baltimore
Maryland
Atlantic City
Judy
the Times
Chris Norris
Gruettinger
O’brien
Ceylon
Minnesota
Tuessay
O'Briens
Fairmont Hospital
Clarinda
Foreman
Movernment
McCarty’s Grocery
Bermuda
Head
Boone County District Court
Fraser
Patiasy
C. A. Jensen
General Merchandise
California
Crisco
Ladies Denim
Dickeys
Mitchell’s Food Market
Rutabagas
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