23 Oct 1975
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1975
Page
1
Graettinger Times publishes Thursdays in Graettinger Iowa with second class mail. Subscription rates require advance payment: $6 in Palo Alto Clay Dickinson and Emmet counties, $10 elsewhere.
A letter questions UNICEF funding and UN dominance and urges US first. The second item details Graettinger Iowa ordinance establishing mandatory municipal garbage collection, definitions, duties, fees, penalties, and enforcement with specific monthly charges and delinquency rules.
An ordinance titled Ordinance No 69 establishes mandatory sanitary disposal of garbage and refuse within the city limits. It outlines requirements for collection, receptacles, and enforcement measures to ensure proper waste handling by residents and businesses.
Notice to all Graettinger residents that unregistered voters may sign up at the city office. All voters must complete registration no later than ten days before the election. D Elwood City Clerk Town of Graettinger.
Directory style listing for Farmers Mutual Insurance Association with agents L H Thoreson in Graettinger Iowa and multiple local business listings including mobile home insurance surety bonds grain services Equitable of Iowa life and mutual funds serving Palo Alto Emmet counties and Pocahontas Dr Terry Anderson optometrist in Estherville Dr K L Johnson and Dr J J Roberts optometrists with contact details Merle T Hanson construction Donahue Bee Line Wheel Alignment in Estherville area Dr A H Hobson optometrist with hours listed including 8:30 to 5:30 daily.
Masons from Algona Spencer Armstrong Spirit Lake Emmetsburg Bancroft and Estherville areas plan Area Masonic Education Meeting at Estherville Masonic Temple on October 30 1975. The event begins with dinner for Masons and their Ladies at 6 p.m. W H Ole Sidles Estherville and Francis H Ellis Emmetsburg lead arrangements with local lodges and the Iowa Committee on Masonic Education. Jerry Marsengill Des Moines author and Masonic scholar prepared the program. Robert L Hamilton Sheldon and Levi Winfrey Chapin will present.
Gift of Life Campaign kits are arriving in Kossuth and Palo Alto Counties under Janise Christiansen. The Kidney Foundation of Iowa aims to distribute 11,000 donor cards and raise funds to fight kidney disease. Each kit contains organ donor cards and campaign leader John Davis notes signing could restore health to 75 to 100 Iowans needing transplants. Gift kits are delivered house to house with funds returned to Iowa State Bank West Bend. The piece recalls REA data from 1974 about rural electric borrowers and service areas.
Anna M. Doyle’s Graettinger rural route one farm is named a Century Farm, one of 3 562 nationwide, honoring 100 plus years in the Doyle family since 1874. Recipients receive a certificate from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and a sign from the Iowa Farm Bureau in 1976.
An unclear OCR fragment hints at a dramatic incident in Gratinger Iowa, with a phone number 899-3849 and possible referenced names. Details are unreadable, but the fragment implies an event surrounding an explosion or explosive greeting.
Fall concert at Graettinger Community School Tuesday night features both the senior high concert choir and the junior high girls choir in an 8:00 p.m. performance. Vocal director Allen Zevenbergen notes selections include Give Shine, You Make Me Feel Brand New, Ticket To Ride, Lennon/McCartney medley, and climactic pieces from Eilers and Butler. Junior high girls sing spirituals and Billy Jack tunes, with multiple piano accompanists listed. A photography show by Marshall Herfindahl's first quarter class accompanies the event.
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