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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1950
Page
3
L A Jennings advertises a complete line of John Deere farm equipment with emphasis on quality and durability. The ad highlights new machinery, a robust used department, favorable trade-in values, and prompt service from local, conveniently located factories in Estherville. Farmers are invited to visit the store for demonstrations and purchases.
Iowa adopted a state flag on March 25 1921 after decades of debate with designer Dixie Cor nell Gebhardt from Knoxville. Devil's Backbone near Manchester Delaware County became Iowa’s first state park funded by license fees as a new recreational grounds policy. The new U S Navy cruiser Dead Moines is a 17000 ton vessel.
In Estherville a local review urges farmers to choose Golden Sun Feeds for hogs poultry and livestock. Local dealers like Wallingford Co-Op Elevator and Emmetaburg Mill distribute the product and advise on feeding programs. The piece praises quality and cost efficiency aiming to boost farm profits.
The Lyons Iowa Central line sought to traverse from Lyons in Clinton County through Fort Des Moines to Council Bluffs, buying a 100 foot state land strip. Funds ran out after nearly a million dollars was raised, leaving laborers unpaid with calico goods as partial payment, dubbing the effort the Calico Railroad. Francis M. Drake, elected 1895, was Iowa’s last governor to join the Grand Army of the Republic and served a single term.
The document records officers and roles in the Woman's Society of Christian Service including Lida Smith as President and Gladys Hankey as Promotion Secretary, with numerous Secretaries for Social Relations, Spiritual Life, Missionary Education, Youth Work, Children’s Work, Literature, Status of Women, Membership, Publicity, and more. It also lists quarterly activities, meetings, hostesses, calendars, and society events from 1950 including Society Day, Happy Hour, Golden Rule, Loyal Workers, and study classes scheduled through December and June.
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