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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1926
Page
8
An exhortation to thrift, arguing that regular small deposits in a savings bank build wealth over time. Focuses on the values of industry frugality and economy, comparing savings to growing a garden and a coral reef, and urging depositors to resist unnecessary spending to secure a comfortable future.
A Graettinger Times feature urging careful news submission to editors. It advises presenting news clearly, respecting spelling and punctuation, and avoiding blindly printing every detail. The piece emphasizes editors’ need for usable, well prepared material.
A rural press note stresses editor and publisher cooperation, urging editors to share praise, deliver copy early, visit the printing house, and understand the paper’s work. In Pottawattamie county, authorities plan to hire no motorcycle equipped deputy but support a rural protective association to curb farm thefts, speeders, and abandoned cars.
Advocates urge immediate daylight saving enactment in California to align with eastern cities, arguing many coastal districts operate commercially with eastern hubs and would gain parity. The campaign stresses keeping cool heads in disputes and hints at broader profit dynamics in produce markets.
Church notes list Sunday school at 10 and no public worship on Conference Sunday. Lutheran churches report bilingual services at Methodist church at 8:46, English services at Gractinger and South Walnut, with Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11, plus confirmations and various meetings.
Wallingford residents report visitors from Estherville and Armstrong while Elmer Osher and family arrive from Chicago to visit relatives. A collision on the Des Moines river bridge injures Miss Ullensvang, Estherville teacher, who is hospitalized. Local farm sales and threshing delays noted.
Local brief notes report brisk coal dealer business after a September cold snap, a light attendance for a Jesse James play at Hawkeye theatre, and wood haulers delivering to Graettinger. Hunters report modest totals since September 16. a Ford and pony collision near Bode injures a boy, pony shot, and boy left unconscious. Station W O H Des Moines forecast delays for baseball series. Conway seeks Mayo care in Rochester for anemia. Rowan Bank robbery puzzles locals, with $2,100 taken and no explosives, no injuries, and no suspect sightings.
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