02 May 1963
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1963
Page
1
The passage cites Bryan on money, Rockefeller on satisfaction, a girl writing about a sick dog, and a joke about immigration as flattery. It notes aging views, a New England publisher turning one inch of ads into wall posters, and a salesman’s line about 1,900 inches of advertising for mail prospects. It closes with praise for Yankee ingenuity.
Graettinger High School opened its home baseball season with an 8 to 7 victory over Cylinder on Tuesday. D McCombs, K MeCombs, and Rasmussen formed the battery. Hersleff Young and McCombs led Graettinger with two hits apiece. Also noted are obituaries for C. Larsen 72 and Lars Bgesos 73 and social security contact schedules for Fort Dodge district with dates and locations in Emmetsburg Estherville and Spencer.
John Tobin Worthington, who will be 92 in August, kept active this winter by splitting 200 cords of wood. He began the work the week before Christmas and completed it on the last day of February.
North of Osgood on Highway 17 Art Myhre named materials inspector for the paying job. High school honor roll lists Opal Christensen Bob Jensen Connie Lehig Veronica Rathman Esther Osher Minerva Paulson Margaret Skattebo Helen Sullivan Frances Cooper Kenneth Mae Combs Ann McManus Carl Bonstead Ernie Boyer Doris Henningsen Dorothy Herke Richard Spies Kay Graettinger Charlotte Howard Florence Jackson Betty Swift Gloria Vasey. The Graettinger Woman's club hosted a hobby show at Hawkeye theatre Saturday afternoon and evening, drawing larger than expected attendance and a varied display of hobbies.
A reflective piece draws on May as a symbol of renewal and personal reform. It cites Tennyson and urges self examination to sustain happiness, arguing that lasting May comes from steadfast heart faith and pursuing light while shedding selfish desire.
Community notice lists Roy T. Peterson, Burg, Dwayne Lammers, Lee Hughea, Omer Gjerda, RR Mesenbrink, and Rev. C. F. Curtis connected with LIGHT PLANT METHODIST CHURCH and church activities.
A short catalog note for the Swedish American family life tales by Thyra Ferre Bjorn. It previews a last roundup of characters from Papa and Mama stories, focusing on an elderly Mama writing letters to Papa about the family after a death and the children’s antics.
In Unbandale a store received an eggplant that resembled a big nose. Larry McCain added a couple of eyes to the plant and presented it to the editor as a joke tied to the editor’s nose for news.
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