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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1929
Page
3
A Graettinger Times briefing quotes Postmaster General Harry W. on banning unsolicited Christmas card mailings and abusive follow ups. It also cautions readers on coal saver scams, mislabeling rock salt with iron ore, and concludes with notes on angle worm discovery aging and urban fishing access via mail delivery.
In Alhambra California R B Bikolsky operates an angle worm farm with over 800000 worms on hand. About a million baby worms are produced yearly and fattened on corn meal. When ready they are packed in tin cans resembling large paper containers and can live six weeks or more.
State banks with charters, reporting on October 4 1929, showed a $2,000,000 gain in deposits since June 29 and have grown about $1,000,000 per month over the past year. L A Andrew state Superintendent of banking notes 1110 banks reported in 1929 versus 1358 in late 1920, with total deposits around $3,554,549,880 and borrowings far below 1920 levels.
Milford church funds бы father Meyers plans to auction 22 silver foxes from his farm named Adam and Eve to clear mortgage debt. He aims to sell six breeding pairs locally and ten more at New York auctions, expecting close to $8,000. A single pelt has reached $867, potentially lifting church indebtedness of over $3,500 annually.
The article touts electric ranges for tender, flavorful meals with time savings and easier kitchen work. Mrs Worthington, district manager of Town Public Service Company, notes sealed ovens and better cooking results. Women in Grettinger embrace electric ranges for better cooking and neater kitchens.
Iowa State Treasurer Johnson reports gasoline tax receipts for September at 1,161,734 bringing fiscal year total to 6,500,521. The figure, up 208,644 from 1928, follows July’s 1,018,048 high and projects near 12 million for the year as gains in tax collections continue.
Swen City Herald reports Moore and Peterson conduct extensive potato raising operations, presenting what the article calls conclusive evidence that Town Beat Jamd can be.
Buyers Horr and Olson from Mason City completed a shipment of about 3,200 bushels of potatoes, the final portion of Moore and Petersons 8,000 bushels grown this season. The operation employed eight to ten men locally and sent a six-man crew from Maxon City, with prices quoted around one dollar per bushel.
Ted A. J. Berens a former Bancroft resident and Chicago board of trade operator bought the Ringsted State Bank at Estherville in a receiver sale for 6025 amid competing bids. Earlier he sought Swen City Bank building for 4800 and bought Gancroft’s First National Bank building, suggesting a bank chain strategy or solid investments.
The Humbalt Independent notes the Renwick bank failure years ago sparked outcry over depositor losses and reports last week that 121 depositors had not claimed their dividend checks. Sixty will receive two or three checks, suggesting Renwick’s complacency over missing funds.
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