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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1934
Page
3
Fragmentary figures discuss unemployment relief, government funding, and relief recipients. Mentions rising welfare rolls, potential winter increases, and the impact on families, with references to budgets, employment, and public assistance programs.
The piece argues that government bears pension costs and industry distrust, while education trains the mind beyond formal schooling. It cites leaders who rose from varied backgrounds, showing the educated mind thrives in any field, with practical observation and analysis beyond college.
Laferadio critic Hearn warned that reading only for entertainment erodes understanding. He argued most people read to kill time and forget what they read, likening it to narcotics. A clerk reading novels daily loses cognitive sharpness, while circulating libraries enable this habit, leading to mental cloudiness and stunted development.
Local notices show Catholic Missionary Society events at Mrs Floyd Fleming home next Tuesday. St Pauls Jiddies Aid meets Nov 14 in church basement with Mrs Jaimes Jacobsen and Mrs Alfred Hayden hosting. Edith Gardner hosts a Halloween party with games and lunch. First Lutheran Ladies Aid meet Nov 14 at 2 30 pm with mission boxes to be brought. Mr and Mrs W R Petersen host a dinner party with Graettinger guests present. Mrs Oral Bonatead and Mrs H H Elsenbast hold a bridge evening at the Bonatead home with Elisabeth Spies winning high score. Verna and Arlene Grodland host a bridge afternoon with Mrs Bennett Thoreson winning. Graettinger Study Club meets at Mrs E S George’s on Indian history. Mrs Hornwell hosts a ladies party at her home with refreshments. A Basket Social planned at Burr Oak School on Friday Nov 16 at 8 PM with a playlet and music. Lily Saritlyng listed as teacher. A bridal shower honors Mr and Mrs Danakl Jones at the Jones home hosted by friends with gifts and refreshments.
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