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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1931
Page
10
The State Board of Assessment and Review introduces a new assessment roll to improve equity. County auditors will apply detailed itemized forms for farms and merchants, listing each machine, property, inventory, and even stocks and bonds separately. Deductions for indebtedness require naming creditors and amounts, with tax applied to the remaining value.
The Clarion Monitor reports a pair of crooks used rubber stamps to forge checks drawn on the Goldfield bank. They obtained 26 from Clarion merchants, cashing a $16.50 check for apples and leaving merchants to suffer others’ losses in nearby towns. The scheme dated October 19 and bore a forged Hanson Millie Co name.
Ringsted Dispatch reports several lawmakers did not file expense statements for the last session amid a fight over the salary bill. Senator Patterson is named as having likely filed his expenses and supported the bill, with opponents Holpason Emmet Bonatetiny Donlon among those alleged to oppose the act. The piece suggests upcoming elections will test voters' views on his worth.
Wan Only When Refused Groceries Of Simmons Ames hushanil and father of several children sits in county jail for 28 days. In Judge Luke's court the charge is malicious injury to a bulking after Simmons threw a brick through a bakery window in Ames when the Social Service League refused groceries for his family for his failure to secure and keep a job.
The seven high school notes runners through a busy week with sports practice, class meetings, guest visitors, and student presentations. The cheerful schedule includes Glee Club timing changes, a Thanksgiving breakfast, biographies on pests, and a sixth grade program honoring national holiday events with students named in order.
County nurse visited grade rooms last Thursday. Mrs C Jacobsen substituted for Miss Simonsen who was called away by the sudden death of her father. Fifth grade students and Miss Ellen Melvoy hosted a program for the sixth grade on Tuesday November 10. Coming events include a six week period ending November 28 24 Thanksgiving on November 26 and the first basketball game November 26 27 between Graettinger and Armstrong at Armstrong with both girls and boys participating.
A string of quips and wordplay scenes features characters like Fuklie and Tee Bernard 2 trading lines about auto parts and tides, a punchy exchange on nouns with Bart and Miss Kelly, and a cow with an intelligent look prompting reflections on wit and difference.
Van Turner sought requisition papers to bring Mrs. M Pieres from Toledo back to town. I. Fh. Duvall of Audubon charged with fraud for $500. Woman sold a Todith charm claimed to cure an eye ailment. money placed in the charm. Two weeks later the victim believed the charm did not work and regretted the purchase.
Rolfe Arrow reports Andrew Climpson sold the Warfield Campbell farm to James P. Henderson last week for 25 per acre, with outbuildings in fair condition and very good land. The Ze man farm seven miles south of Plover sold for 160 per acre. Prices for town land are strong, while farm land faces a downturn and many sellers are forced to part with properties. The piece questions if the worst of the depression is over and notes buyers in position to invest.
The John Smith estate at Armstrong won its suit against Shell Petroleum Co and Lee Bunker manager, securing a $4,000 award. Mr Smith was killed when he stepped into an open oil pit near the station. Vern Smith, administrator, filed suit for damages.
A Mexican family of five in a sand pit home near Edward Droeseler farm faced extreme poverty with no food, clothing, or bedding. Local stores donated meals and garments, and the family was moved to a dawn beet dump house. The rescue followed a dealer dispute over a $100 car tied to beet company payments, prompting scrutiny of second-hand auto sales to beet workers. The case spurred potential ongoing community aid as Mexican families may assist through the winter. The Mexican vice consul may visit Blue Earth to address sales practices affecting workers’ wages.
The Ayers family leaves Osgood for Hills near Cedar Rapids as Mr Ayers leads the Rock Island nation there. Mrs Ayers is free of the postoilive. The community extends best wishes and notes this county loss. A Clay county meeting discussed poll tax payments and auto license linkage, proposing higher limits and fewer exemptions.
Farmer Burns of Omaha, known as a wrestler, will visit Ben F Reeves and family in Grachtinger for a few days next week. Burns last visited nine or ten years ago when Reeves studied under him. Palmer, who helped make Frank Gotch a champion, is also noted.
Bo F. McFarland, en route to Sanborn to tend farm interests, lost a tire on a curve five miles before Jackson. The car struck a rock, rolled over, and dumped him out. He suffered facial bruising and a minor arm injury while the rear of the vehicle was damaged but drivable home.
Humboldt county game wardens found a family of five living in a tent along the river. The father clammed to support them as clam prices collapsed, selling shells for far less than before. The American Needle Work Guild aided the family and arranged relocation to Butler county.
Farmers storing corn in flat or woven wire cribs or temporary sheds can save losses from spoilage by covering the top with slough grass or corn stalks to shed rain. White outside storage is suitable briefly but not ideal for long use. The 1931 corn crop is unusually good in quality, making outside cribs valuable for overflow. Stored corn should be fed first to prevent spoilage from spots.
The day featured dense fog hindering noon traffic as most automobiles drove with lights. The lawn area’s business section was enveloped in fog for several hours in the early afternoon, with late afternoon described as very dim.
Prohibition agents seized a still valued at 26 000 in Jackson Minnesota along with five vats holding 85 000 to 40 000 gallons of mash and 1 500 gallons of alcohol. Three cars were confiscated and multiple arrests made across St Charles and the plant visit. Treasury bills offered Friday by Mellon. Duck hunting season closes today due to bird scarcity.
Will Rogers stars in Fox Films comedy Young As You Feel at the Hawkeye Theatre. Terrance Ray and Donald DiNaway support as Rogers adopts a stylish look to match a new role. Lucien Littlefield, Rosalie Roy, and others round out the cast in this adaptation of George Ade’s Father And The Boys.
The list credits multiple merchants and service providers including F. B. Schurmann Ed Dwyer A J Calm White Service Station Alfred Hansen M B Ruepe Ralph Masters Robert Simonsen Yohn McBriie EB S George Jensen Garage M Weinhalzer Ericson Hardware Bert Anderson Wolfe's Cafe George Frick Co A Jensen Henderson Furniture Osher Dopt Steve Thompson's Grocery Charley Jensen Baumgartner's Farmer's Supply Gracttinger Times Wilbur Price First National Bank Co Dappen A G Bather for enabling lower price points.
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