10 Oct 1968
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1968
Page
1
Voters in the Graetin area discuss a proposed fire department upgrade funded by a tax increase. Proponents call it the only equitable way to cover rising costs, while opponents fear the tax burden amid inflation.
A jumble of editorials and humorous quips reflecting town life. The items include a joke about receipts and paper purchases, musings on early television, a wry line about towns where only the best known checks are recognized, and a four-bone metaphor about organization and effort. The tone is light, local, and lightly critical of bureaucracy and inertia.
The Times from Oct 7 1943 reports Wisconsin Lumber Co purchased Royal Lumber Co yarn stock and business in Graettinger with possession after invoicing. Col Norris remains manager. A T Andergen named cman. Also notes local obituaries, sports results, returning soldiers, and a 27 pound squash grown by Dennis Priebe.
Schedule lists license exam days by town and time. Exams run Mondays in Estherville and Orange City, Tuesdays in Emmetsburg, Wednesdays in Spencer, Thursdays in Rock Rapids, Fridays in Spirit Lake, Saturdays mornings in Sibley and Swea City.
Low cost yearly rental and contact notes list Fahrman Funeral Home and Ambulance Service phone hours Frank Furhman Graettinger details. City officials Leonard Barrett Dwayne Lammers and Howard Suss appear among notices with church and fire chief listings for Graettinger and Wallingford Iowa.
The social security district office lists station hours and dates for Fort Dodge Emmetsburg Estherville and Spencer locations. Sessions run 10:30 to 12:30 on select Oct Nov Dec dates at each site. Robert V. Gray graduates from Navy basic training in San Diego after nine weeks of instruction and shore duty prep.
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