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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1933
Page
7
Local events report frequent visits by Dr McManus and others to Algona and nearby towns. Community members attend homecomings, school carnivals, football games, and family visits across Dickinson County with multiple named residents noted.
A calendar list of numerous names paired with scattered month and day references. The OCR shows long strings of surnames and partial dates such as Oct 26 Nov 2 Dec and various May and July notations, interspersed with fragments like 2523-5, 22, and 65. The readable portions resemble a roster or schedule rather than a cohesive event description.
Palmer Frettem of Emmitsburg attends a Minneapolis football game while Molyer Geil of Emmetsburg visits Rock Island relatives. A birth occurs to Mrs James Wing. Several locals attend events including a Halloween dance at Woodman Hall with Otto Tarsin’s orchestra. Mrs Swanson installs West Burl unit officers. Walter Dowd dies at 61 after scarlet fever. Robert Mulroney injures a car in Minneapolis. J A Jensen and family plan to move to Graettinger. Jensen had been Farmers’ Cash Store manager and a traveling salesman. Local movers leave long friendships behind.
L T Lewison licensed embalmer listed at Henderson Furniture Co in Graettinger Iowa with J P McManus M D providing physician services. Office over furniture store, office phone 1 residence 2 on 70.
A Fenton man, Kohlstedt, 21, drowned in Mud Lake while duck hunting with Fred Martinson, 26, and Reinhold Laabs, 44, all from Montana. Their boat filled with water, leaving Kohlstedt unable to cling due to rheumatic pain as waves swamped them. Rescue efforts found two men alive, but Kohlstedt remained missing by 2 PM. Sheriff and deputies aiding. divers sent. the body unrecovered.
The Graettinger Civic Chorus invites all to a November 9 gathering at City Hall for an evening of fun and singing. Testifying members include Mrs. Ol ene Jacobson, Mrs. Nanamaker, Irene ergard, Darathy dink Wheite a Anekron, Edgar Waldee, and numerous others sharing the appeal of the Hallelujah Chorus program.
Travelers and executives note 28 days per year are bank or public holidays across countries. International transactions require tracking holidays to avoid delays and plan settlements, shipments, and meetings.
A San Francisco Chirontele note laments a man who is too ill to attend the office yet not ill enough to gain sympathy at home, painting a bleak image of neglect and isolation.
A professor urges frugal coal use to a servant stoking the furnace, citing scientific estimates that the earths coal supply may last about three millennia. The exchange underscores energy conservation amid growing scarcity.
A concisely stated critique from American Magazine notes that many men fail to advance despite hard work because they exhaust themselves by over preparing before starting a task. The piece urges taking action rather than endless planning.
Architects face the challenge of safeguarding historic structures from demolition and from misguided restoration. The Architectural Record advocates careful, authentic preservation practices to maintain architectural integrity.
The dextrin made from tapioca is used in the better grade of glue for postage stamps. Government specs require this dextrin for the sticking fold on stamps. Sneezing is not bad manners. sneezes expose dust and other substances that could enter the body and cause illness. Do not sneeze without a handkerchief.
A Washington Star whimsical aside quotes Aniele When imagining educated chickens like parrots able to cry for help and name their abuser on a dark night, highlighting a quirky thought attributed to the writer.
A short excerpt from E. W. Howe's Weekly compares beauty to a rose noting that a naturally beautiful woman needs little embellishment beyond modest care as she ages. The piece uses metaphor to contrast natural charm with added adornment.
A brief report notes fast moving tornadoes causing creme colored damage and lasting about an hour. The piece mentions past workers and forineiogs as scattered fragments with unclear roles.
Kelly inspires activity as first through fifth grades hold Halloween parties Tuesday afternoon. Two first graders, Maxine Sullivan and Helen Murray, are on this week's sick list. The seventh grade crafts booklets on pioneers and boasts students with top averages like Marjorie Show. Eighth graders Wayne Dappen Constance Lehigh and Minerva Paulsen shine in cleanliness. Sid grace selects Bob Jensen as president and Margie Robinson as vice president. Bluebirds win sixth grade clean teeth contest. Chevrolets plan a party for them Monday night.
A collage of quirky exchanges and notes: a Iowa man in Rome writes to his wife, pondering a visit from her mother, a professor quizzes on deadly cylinders, a student offers long steps, and a Webster City mother receives a college bound letter about tennis and finances.
An exhibition titled Museum's Treasure features the so called eue holy shity said to inspire Holmes' poem. The display is curated at the Art Museum in Pittsfield Muss, inviting visitors to view the claimed relics and related literary connections.
Friday marks the last football game of the year with Laurens facing Graettinger at Graettinger. Graettinger lost 7 to 0 to Milford last Friday. The Junior Class will stage The Big Cheese at the Hawkeye on November 34, with further reminders about Laurens hosting Graettinger on Friday November 3 on the Incal gridiron. Honor roll lists seniors and juniors with several names, plus a report of a Halloween party at the schoolhouse and an update that 20 girls are out for basketball, with practice nights noted.
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