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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1932
Page
14
The piece argues taxation may become confiscation when rates exceed what citizens can bear. It notes tax rises of over a hundred percent in recent years and widespread special taxes. It warns state spending should be trimmed to avoid lingering debt and future recovery delays, citing Europe as a cautionary example.
The article highlights Clarence Birdseye’s low temperature freezing method for meats seafoods poultry vegetables and fruits. It notes large potential savings from reduced spoilage and estimates 600 million dollars annual losses without rapid freezing while predicting widespread plants to preserve crops fresh until market demand.
The piece traces Washington from a poor boy with little schooling to a future leader. It notes his father Augustine died when George was eleven, leaving Mount Vernon to his half-brother Lawrence while Augustine’s Wakefield and Mary Ball Washington’s farm passed to others. It highlights his mother’s influence, his early work on the farm, and his initial schooling in business and surveying shaped for self support.
The narrative recounts young George Washington and his early shaping by the One Hundred Rules of Civility. Initially believed to be his own composition, these rules originated as a French copybook later translated into English, influencing his life and character.
Neutralizing and balancing receivers with new analyzing instruments remove guesswork. If your radio is weak this shop offers restoration and free tube testing. Contact Wolden at telephone 172 starting Gractinger.
George Washington, then sixteen, began surveying Culpeper County under Lord Fairfax and soon became official surveyor. By seventeen he earned $6 to $20 daily, with lines later shaping county and estate boundaries. His work brought him to Dinwiddie and early military duty, laying the path to his future career through steadfast self reliance.
Memorial Day traffic becomes historic for the vast congestion around major cities from New York to San Francisco. The piece argues for wider roads and better detours, and highlights the value of secondary routes to ease jams and offer motorists new scenery and routes.
A series of brief announcements from W. T. Branagan Emmetsburg, Iowa seeking the Democratic vote in the Eighth Iowa district, J. J. Martin announcing Republican sheriff and treasurer bids in Palo Alto County, and Casper Nelson listing a Palo Alto County treasurer candidacy under June primaries.
The text discusses building surfaces for traffic using local materials and asphaltic binders as traffic demands. It notes construction tied to the cost of main highways and the required thickness to support usage.
The railroads face fierce competition yet remain essential for long distance traffic. Autos buses trucks and airplanes expand transport options. Over 25 billion dollars are invested and more than two million investors support rail lines, reflecting their role as major employers taxpayers and buyers across industries.
Mary A Conway is appointed and qualified as Executrix of the estate of J P Conway of Palo Alto County Iowa deceased. All debts should be paid to the Executrix and creditors must file claims with the District Court Clerk authenticated for allowance. Dated March 22 1932.
Sheriff R L Shea announces sale of real estate for Bankers Life Company in Emmetsburg. Property described as SE quarter of Section 33 and west half of SW quarter of Section 34, Township 97 North Range 32 West. Auction at courthouse steps April 20, 1932, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. sale to start 10:15 a.m. to satisfy debt of $19,379.28 plus costs.
A. J. Duhn proprietor promotes a recreation venue featuring pool and billiard tables, a bowling alley, and a selection of soft drinks candies tobaccos and cigars highlighting real enjoyment and prompt service.
A period page imports a dense set of Graettinger Iowa business notices and classifieds. PR J McCarty and others promote real estate services barber shop bakery meat market Quaker Oats Co shipping association Farmers Grain Co and Gractinger telephone numbers appear with vendor pitches and patronage appeals.
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