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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1958
Page
8
A fragmentary sketch portrays northern Manitoba with wild crimson raspberries, ghostly smoke spirals rising from forests, friendly locals using clipped speech, and gravel roads testing patience. Names and places are sparse, leaving a vivid impression rather than a full narrative.
A rambled diary of northern travel pages describes tents pine scented campsites and nature’s fiery skies near Rocky Lake and Flin Flon. The author notes sledding routes to Churchill aboard the Rupertsland ship, mentions Eskimo Point pickups, packing 16mm 8mm cameras, and observes Ukrainian knitwear patterns while recounting bear berries, caribou, and scrabble nights with a Kansas family and locals.
Albert Link aged 89 from Eldora attended the Hardin county fair for the year, noting he has missed only one fair in 81 years of attendance.
Margaret Pratt reports a bustling 1958 59 Homemaking program with four classes Freshmen Sophomore Senior and an eighth grade group totaling 65 girls The room improvements include draperies splanters and copper bottom sauce pans New units focus on food preservation meals and breakfast nutrition Freshmen plan a clothing unit and an upcoming sewing unit Eighth graders study grooming and wardrobe planning F H A members run a weekend food stand to fund activities and thank patrons.
Mrs. Chester Olson of Inwood possesses thousands of postage stamps dating to the early 1920s. She has in depth knowledge of their historical background and values.
A R Maurstads inform Graettinger Times of their move to Jamestown North Dakota after a busy summer. The letter mentions a Monterey California trip for son Fred’s Naval postgraduate studies and a transfer to Jamestown. Also notes Sgt Robert Mammen serving in Lebanon with Task Force 201 and his Iowa relatives.
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