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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1917
Page
3
Chiia Jensen has been appointed by the school board to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. H. Gammon. Mr. Jensen will make a good official.
The Christian Home Orphanage faces a six thousand dollar debt for living supplies as war fund drives reduce receipts. Thanksgiving appeals aim to raise the amount for care of about five hundred children, with two hundred fifty homeless and thirty awaiting admission. A Busy Bees meeting with Miss Gudrid Nane is noted, and a recent Independent society event cleared $2.50 at Mrs Baumgartner’s gathering.
Local society columns report charity drives for Chris Home Orphanage Council Bluffs and nearby towns, upcoming Red Cross meeting in Lost Island, and Union church bazaars. Also notes knitting displays at First National bank, a corrections note about a Red Cross vice chair, and a bake recipe feature with oats and raisins.
Practical home tips from the West Bend Journal Women’s Column on reviving stale bread for croutons bread puddings and puddings with raisins and tips to serve soup meats. It outlines six approaches including hash meat cakes white sauce stuffed tomatoes and stuffed bread dishes with simple dressings and serving ideas.
Palo Alto County Red Cross chapter in Graettinger reports sixty knitters, mostly making sweaters, with Last Island and Emmetsburg joining in. The county will meet its quota and seeks local credit, stressing unity and county pride. Authorities warn against anti Red Cross stories, and conventions with Iowa headquarters official Dr Kepford are noted.
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