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Newspaper

Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1951

Page

3

Enrichment of White Bread Began Ten Years Ago

Enriched white bread over the past decade has reduced deficiency diseases and boosted health and vigor in Americans. The program started in March 1941, adding B vitamins niacin thiamin riboflavin and iron to bread, a natural dose given bread’s universal place and low cost. Studies show enriched bread aids children’s vitality and alertness, while lifestyle shifts and white bread demand shaped the program’s spread across bakers nationwide.

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Bright Star radio show stars Dunne and MacMurray

Inez Gerhard Bene Dunne and Fred MacMurray hold out against starring in a radio series until Frederic W. Ziv Company comic lines up. Bright Star features Dunne as a crusading newspaper editor and publisher and MacMurray as her star reporter and romantic lead. The transcribed show allows time for films and a Europe trip with her husband in August and September. Bright Star lands on syndication nationwide and in Canada with sponsors. Starters receive a minimum 300000 dollars plus percentage deals.

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Big Red and the neighbors bring home the tales of pain

A long hospital stay after a fall, a tall husband nicknamed Big Red tells of fracture treatment and surgeries. Neighbors the Sanders Markhams and Keatings share gall stones, sleepless nights, and allergies as the curious chorus. The narrator recalls a chaotic visit with the three couples under one roof and Big Red’s booming, weary recollections.

Big Red Sanders Markholms Keatings Mr. Sanders Mrs. Markham Sanders, Markhams Keating Mr. Keating Smilie

Crossword puzzle clues amid garbled OCR text

Fragmented word list shows across and down clues with misread terms, partial words, and stray capitalized phrases. The readable items include numbers, scattered language, and broken phrases indicating a crossword puzzle page with numerous errors.

Puzzle Clue Column Replaces Last Week’s Answers

A cryptic note lists a series of terms tied to last week’s puzzle. Includes references to Mountain of Thessaly, a digit clue, a blunder, a synonym for equip, and the keel-billed cuckoo with a thrice-minted cue.

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Republicans face 1952 battle lines in MacArthur rise

Wright A Patterson outlines MacArthur stance shaping the 1952 campaign. He frames freedom of the individual, private enterprise, and local government rights as core Republican planks, urging leaders to embrace the platform with Eisenhower as an exception. The piece notes public skepticism toward official claims on Russia and atomic tests.

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Man Climbs Back Aboard After Hours at Sea

LEONARD New Jersey Nick Tortorella spotted Albert Fick amid 18 feet of water two miles from shore and guided his fishing cruiser to rescue him after Fick had stood on the swamped craft for three hours awaiting assistance.

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A New Deal Plate Tries Hungry Boarders

The landlady served extremely thin slices of bread and butter to her hungry boarders. A boarder asked if she cut them and she replied sternly that yes she cut them. He quips I’ll shuffle and deal.

Point of Truth Criticism: Worthy to Give Not Receive

A concise observation notes that many people prefer to offer constructive truth rather than accept criticism. It frames honesty as a currency valued when dished out, yet scarce in personal use, suggesting a paradox of giving and receiving critique.

The Strangest Fruit on a Train Ride

Two hillbillies on their first train trip encounter bananas sold by a news vendor. They each try one. in darkness, one bites unpeeled and immediately fears blindness after a single bite. The incident unfolds with comic misinterpretation as the train enters a tunnel.

Zeke

Dinner Conversation About Dessert Ration

A child asks during a social dinner whether the dessert will be enough for all guests. The exchange centers on concern for portion size as company gathers.

Buried Treasure Found in Penobscot Village

Penobscot Maine one of the few places where buried treasure stories are justified. About 110 years ago a resident found 2000 coins on a hillside near the Bagaduce river. The coins, mostly French in origin, include dates back to 1652 and are believed to be pirate era.

Penobscot Maine America Bagaduce River

Twain Letter Jokes About Health and Pain

A friend quoted Mark Twain writing of very bad health and two pains toothache and earache. Twain replied yes rheumatism and Saint Vitus's dance, delivering a witty devices about enduring multiple ailments.

Mark

Different Scales Some men are born great some achieve greatness

A witty line contrasts birthright greatness, achieved fame, and those who merely grate. The remark hints at varied paths to distinction and the irritations that can accompany charisma or power.

Mountain Man Finishes Four Weeks Sober At Local Store

A mountain man from a remote region enters a crossroads grocery and proclaims he has quit drinking for four weeks. The storekeeper commends him and the man asks to be trusted for groceries, reflecting a comment about his sobriety.

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Tenement Inspector Encounters Crowded One-Room Family Units

An inspector visits a single room occupied by four families in Chalk, noting the cramped conditions marked by chalk on the walls. He asks about life there and learns the space has become busier as an older woman in a distant corner starts taking in boarders, altering the household dynamic.

Oversight Foreman and Workers Misplace Lumber Boards

A comical exchange shows an oversight foreman asking where the boards are while political job holders respond they are carrying boards to a lumber pile but admit they forgot the boards. The dialogue highlights a lighthearted moment over misplaced materials.

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