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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1931
Page
8
The Graettinger Times discusses auto crash risk linked to young drivers. Statistics from four million licensed drivers show higher accident rates for under twenty. It notes varied state qualifications and tests, and supports laws barring licensing under eighteen with strict road tests.
Ringsted Dispatch foresees widespread political change next year as voters reject high taxes and nepotism, vowing to oust lawmakers who backed salary grabs. The piece urges support for conservative candidates promising tax relief and an end to economic ills.
A Humboldt Independent clipping recalls a claimed sighting of a Ford car over a truck with a white sheet and a plane landing in a field, alleged to be delivering liquor. The true story centers on Tom Quinn visiting Bancroft for pheasant hunting with his mother arranging a landing field and arrival time.
The film adaptation of Zane Grey with George OBrien as Lassiter and Marguerite Churchill as Jane Withersteen plays at Hawkeye Theatre Saturday night November 28. Fox’s program picture features action and romance as Lassiter pursues Noah Beery’s gang, rescues Churchill, and discovers his lost sister in a cliffhanger plot praised as a standout Western.
Wolfe's Cafe George Frick C A Jensen Henderson Furniture Co Other Dept Stove Thompasen's Grocery Charley Jensen Baumgartner's Farmer's Supply Co Grachtinger Times First National Bank Dr Dappen support the new 10 and 20 cent price structure.
L T Quirk of Odebolt attended a Chamber of Commerce gathering to push for paving No 17 next season. Members debated the underground crossing at 6th Street south end and urged a highway commission visit to secure Emmet County paving funds.
Coal discovery reported near Cylinder at the county gravel pit. Samples tested in homes over the weekend burned well and produced little soot. A hundred pound piece was displayed in Emmetsburg, Ruthven Free Press notes.
A jumble of gags and snippets includes a German to English translation joke about Allah, a Graettinger man chasing a dog after a rabbit, a diner quip about eggs in college pudding, and a humorous legal exchange with a mispronounced judge. The page mixes humor, rural sketches, and crude dialect in a collage of 20th century newspaper filler.
James Mahoney a former Curlew resident died in Waukee Iowa Sunday evening from pneumonia Burial will be at Sanborn where the home is The deceased was a passenger brakeman on the Milwaukee railroad for years and later worked in banking after moving from Curlew to Sanborn Emmetsburg Reporter commented on political printing and patronage in small town papers urging local printing and discouraging out of town campaigns
One of the largest grasshoppers seen in this section in some time was found in the corn field on the Chas Kohn farm last Tuesday. The insect measured three inches in body length and six inches in wingspan, with a maroon body and silver wings spotted black, according to inspectors.
The First Lutheran Mission Society will meet at Mrs. Mandsages home on December 1. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. The notice also mentions a social gathering and events hosted by other local groups with invitations to participate.
Guests gathered Monday evening for a house gathering with Progressive Five Hundreds. The event lasted several hours and dainty refreshments were served at the close. Many attendees enjoyed the evening.
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