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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1926
Page
13
The article extols small weekly deposits in savings banks as a steady route to comfort and independence. It compares tiny savings to coral building islands, urging industry frugality and economy to turn pennies into dollars and secure future support for families. It emphasizes self-discipline over luck or fortune in achieving financial security.
A Graettinger Times note on how readers should supply news and the right way to submit copy. It discusses providing concise facts, avoiding verbatim blocks, and respecting editor decisions when printing items. The passage reflects old fashioned newsroom guidance and reader etiquette.
Cornwall Ontario Freeholder offers guidance for readers who wish to help and improve a local paper. It stresses early submission of copy, clear communication with editors, and understanding the effort behind printing a newspaper.
County authorities announce plans to employ six special deputy sheriffs with motorcycles and riot guns to patrol rural districts. They will work with the County Protective Association to prevent farm thefts and catch thieves, and they will also patrol roads for speeders and inspect wrecked or abandoned cars.
Advocates press for earliest daylight saving law in California to align with eastern cities, arguing many California businesses suffer otherwise. The plan seeks to place the state on equal terms with large eastern communities already using the schedule.
Sunday is Conference Sunday with no public worship in the Methodist church. Bible study meets Thursday at Jess Fleming home on Acts chapter two. Lutheran services in German at Methodist church next Sunday 8:45 am. St Paul Lutheran English services at Grgrattingar 2:30 pm. South Walnut church 12 am and 10 am English services. Choir practice Friday evening. Confirmations Saturday at Henry Hansen home 10 pm and South Walnut church 2 pm. Various other church notices list Sunday school times and events with dates in October.
Elmer Osher and family visited Wallingford from Chicago to see his parents and relatives. Estherville guests Bert Kent and George McAdams planned moves to Emmetsburg while Mrs. Hugh Bradshaw visited Washington, D C. Miss Dorothy Spear, Joannie Johnson and local farmers share fall plowing and guard rail upgrades along the highway. The Owanson baby named Asom, farm sales top $200 per acre, a shower honors Mr. and Mrs Tennis Said, and a Des Moines river bridge collision injures Miss Ullensvang driving Miss Ullensvang’s car to Estherville High Lake School duties resume after her close call.
The region saw varied activity with a light turnout for a Jesse James play at the Hawkeye theatre, wood deliveries rising in Grachtinger as storms boost coal demand, and hunters reporting modest yields since September 16. A Ford pony collision left a boy with a broken leg, Mayo Clinic visits sparked anemia concern for L EB Conway, and a Rowan bank robbery left little trace of suspects or explosives before discovery.
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