Season of Snow and Small Town News Reflections
A reflective piece contrasts poems praising snowfall with the realities of farm work and rural economics. It honors mentally retarded children and calls for support via the Palo Alto Association for Retarded Children. Editor Bragg notes the Terril Record’s suspension and Terril news moving to Milford Mail, detailing local newspaper challenges and long-running family ownership.
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Bragg
The
Lake Park News
Terril Record
Milford Mail
Terril News
Mail
End of a Local Newspaper Era in a Small Town
Georgia Moore and Mrs Nona Johnson published and printed the town paper. Rising costs threaten small publications as readers chase larger outlets. Local loyalty wanes despite papers chronicling community joys and sorrows. The piece muses if the Sputnik era fuels a longing for distant news over hometown reporting.
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Georgia Moore
Nona Johnson
Lve
Sputnik
Local markets hold weekly sessions across Iowa towns
Weekly schedule lists market days in Estherville Orange City Emmetsburg Spencer Rock Rapids Spirit Lake and Sibley with mornings sessions in Saturdays.
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Emmetsburg
Spencer
Rock Rapids
Spirit Lake
Sibley
Directory of Graettinger Officials and Churches
Directory lists Graettinger Municipal Light Plant Supt Melvin Nissen and trustees G F Shaver Mike Weinholzer Lars Petersen Coroners Supervisors two districts Martin Thompson Lloyd W Frost Richard Miller etc community church Immaculate Conception First Lutheran Lost Island Lutheran area churches and local organizations Lions Club as printing headquarters for forms envelopes letterheads booklets
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Melvin Nissen
G. F. Shaver
Mike Weinholzer
Lars Petersen
Down Library Lane Silver Sixty Club at Local Library
Janis Witt becomes the second member of the Silver Sixty Reading Club with sixty borrowings since 1956. Ann Westfall was the first member. Regular Readers Roll adds Betty Nissen and Carol Prather for thirty or more borrowings. National Book Week noted with a list of Honor Rollees from the past year.
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Janis Witt
Wilfred Witt
Ann Westfall
Betty Nissen
Roy Nissen
Carol Prather
Harold Prather
National Book Week
Janeice Brighton
Sharon Ann Gray
Grace Gabrielsen
Faith Gabrielsen
Cynthia Hansen
Ivan Bisgard
Paul Bisgard
LaVon Bisgard
Ruby Harris
Cheryl Jensen
Emma Jean Harris
Tommy Westfall
Jane Henderson
John Perdue
Margie Anderson
Carol Thomas
Kathleen Kuyper
Sandra Garretts
Barbara, Murray
Mary Lynne Murray
Sharon Payton
Roseann Turning
Local Political Hopeful Hints at Speaker Bid
H Donlon, reelected representative from Palo Alto county, visited the Times office as a candidate for speaker of the house in the upcoming assembly. Graettinger barber shop cuts drop to 25c for hair. shaves to 10c. American Legion bridge tourney in Emmetsburg ends with Graettinger’s George Frick high for men, Dutch Thompson earlier winner. Pheasant season opens after noon today with new rules. hunting noon to 4 pm closed Thursday. Spinsters Convention at Graettinger High School supports the school library. cast changes noted. Graettinger High plays Emmetsburg this season. county chess lore recalled. Hoping school district forms PT A branch. officers announced for the next meeting November 23.
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H. Donion
Palo Alto County
Times
Donlon
A. J. Johnson
Graettinger
Roosevelt
Johnsons
American Legion
Emmetsburg
George Frick
Thompson
Hunterg
Ellisabeth Spies
Halloween Run-In Causes Serious Injuries in Buffalo Center
John Meyering of Buffalo Center sustained a broken upper jaw several broken teeth and a dislocated shoulder after colliding with a clothesline while Halloweening. He remains in a cast from shoulder to hip following the accident.
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John Meyering
Buffalo Center
Keep This Ad Promises Relief for Arthritis Sufferers
An advertisement claims over twenty thousand arthritis and rheumatic patients have used the medicine since its market introduction. It emphasizes home use and low cost and offers free information by mailing name and address to P.O. Box 826 Hot Springs Arkansas.
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P. O
Hot Springs
Arkansas
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OWA Press
Aassuliation
the Graettinger Times
P. T. Cody
National Editorial A S Association
Affeliate
Palo Alto
Emmet
Fenton and Terris
United States
State
County Association For
George Grow
Mra
Albert Suss
Cabinet Shop
Estherville
Orange City
Creness
Busi
Gerald Siteuve
C. R. Kitchen
North 6Th St
C. A. Shiley
House
K. L. Johnson
Gardston
J. Emmett Martin
Olene Jacobson, D.V.M
Pare Tae Hd
Ted Knudtson
Iowa
Truchkelma
Woman's Club
Bud Craven
Alan Heraleff
Thomas Thomson Leo Hughes
John DeVries
Jens Kirkegaard
Virgil Olesen
Streets & Water
Albert Jensen
Clayton Duhn
Dwayne Lammers
Bud Hamilton
Wayne Potter
Directory OF County
Clark
Martin Thompson Lloyd W. Frost
Richard Miller
Alice
Melvin Sampson
Carl Spies
J. BR. Hyde
W. H. Bargman
J. E. Smith
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Immaculate Conception
Father E
Maynard
First Lutheran and
Lost Island Lutheran Rev
T. Fjelstur
G. Graettinger
ST. Paul's Lutheran and
South Walnut Lutheran
Rev. H. Irving Petersen
Wallingford Lutheran
Norbert Jolivette
Directory OF Graettinger Organizations
Community Club
del Baker
Eether Rasz
Legion Auxiliary
Arlene Brighton
Lions Club
Kenneth Jonet
Robert Dawson
A. H. Hobson
Optometrist
B. E. Cappen
G. H. Frye
Terry I. Anderson
Emmet CO
Reinders Bros. Well Drilling & Re
Legion and Auxiliary
City Hall
Telora
Mance
Dorothy Hayes
Vivian Norris
Emmetsburg High School
Ayrshire
Nick Sherman
Sam Watson
Lucille Hassel
Wallingford
Fogde
Roseherd
Wisconsin
Brown
Butterfield
Eldon Aanonson
Bortwit & Clark
Emmet CO. State Bank of
Graettinger State Bank
Pare State Bank
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