Subsoil moisture low but improving in Palo Alto County
USDA official Henry Tordoff notes subsoil moisture remains below normal despite recent rains, with drought conditions easing but wind erosion a major concern. Dust storms struck four Sundays, exposing bare soil and threatening crops, prompting recommendations to reduce erosion through grassed rotations, cover crops, and reduced tillage.
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Palo Alto
Henry Tordoff
Usda Sei Conservation Service
Tordoff
Atlantic Ocean
Bloodmobile Returns to Emmelsburg for Two Day Stop
Red Cross Bloodmobile arrives in Emmelsburg with St. Paul Center nurses, local doctors, nurses and volunteers at West Elementary School. Donors urged today 1 0 p.m. to 7 p.m. and tomorrow 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Last visit Dec 20 and 21 yielded 179 pints, below the 215 pint goal.
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Red Cross
St. Paul Center
West Elementary School
Seven Years For Bad Checks With Suspension Here
Oliver sentenced to seven years for false uttering of a check for $25 drawn on Spencer National Bank. Judge Murray Underwood of Spencer imposed the term at the Fort Madison State Penitentiary but suspended it for good behavior. Oliver was released on probation to the State Parole Board. He pleaded not guilty in March, changed to guilty May 15, with County Attorney Charles Barlow for the state and Smith and Hanson for the defense.
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Fort Madison
Murray Underwood
Spencer
Underwood
Sendence
Oliver
State Parole Board
Potter's Foodland
Spencer National Bank
Charles Barlow
Smith and
Hanson
Move Brennan To Hospital At Rochester
Donald Francis Brennan 22 of Emmetsburg was transferred to Rochester Minn after surgery at Palo Alto County Hospital following injuries from a one car crash on May 21 near Emmetsburg. His condition remains critical. Correction Tyone Anderson graduated with high distinction from Emmetsburg High School May 22. Lynne is a foreign exchange student from South Africa with the American Field Service and lived with the Dr James Coffey family.
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Donald Francis Brennan
Emmetsburg
Rochester
Minn
Palo Alto County Hospital
Brennan
Tyone Anderson
Emmetsburg High School
Loyal, Moore
Lynne
South Africa
American Field Service
James Coffey
Markets Brief: Smith Top Butchers and Packers Firms
Markets note Smith leads top butchers and Packers firms with Cargill and Ince prominent in trade as Carn beans feature in listings.
Declining Farm Prices May Up Food Expenses
Farmers face lower prices and potential exits from agriculture as supply and demand drive market costs. Experts warn continued decline could push food prices higher, with fewer farmers feeding the nation and remaining producers seeking profitable shifts.
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Uge
Emrich
Morfatk
Neb
National
Live Sheck and Meat Boards
Social Security Benefits For 2261 County Residents
Clifford W. Swedlund reports Palo Alto county social security benefits totaling 1 795 800 yearly. At year end 2 244 residents received 149 650 monthly. Benefits rose 9.3 percent in recipients and 7.8 percent in payments. Monthly pay to 1 196 retired workers 92 194. to 55 disabled 5 163. to 413 wives or dependents 17 142. 241 aged widows or dependents 17 631. 311 children 14 908 monthly. Widowed mothers with under 18 or disabled child 43 households 2 612. Nationwide beneficiaries 384 941 with 27 431 153 monthly. Iowa total social security payments for the year 33 428 000. Included in this total
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Palo Alto
Clifford W. Swedlund
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Garial Security
Bertha Conlon Dies At 84 in Ayrshire Community
Funeral services for Bertha Conlon 84 of Ayrshire who died June 6 at Palo Alto County Hospital will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church Ayrshire officiated by Father Benjamin. Rosary tonight at Martin Pane rn Home. Burial in St. John's Cemetery near Emmetsburg. Survivors include seven sons Duc Jim Maurice Edward all of Nuthven Bob Charles Frank all of Emmetsburg and one daughter Mrs Maurice Molloy of Farl Dodge.
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Bertha Conlon
Ayrshire
Palo Alto County Hospital
Sacred Heart Church
George Benjamin
Pan
Martin Pane Rn
St. John’s Cemetery
Emmetsburg
Duc
Jim
Maurice
Edward
Nuthven
Bob
Charles
Frank
Maurice Molloy
Farl Dodge
Weather Wednesday Through Tuesday Readouts
Weather notes show daily temperatures from Wednesday May 41 to Tuesday June 6 with highs in the low to mid 80s and lows ranging from mid 40s to mid 50s. Several days report inches of moisture and wind directions and speeds logged by Airport Manager George Firyant.
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George Firyant
Ambulances Bought to Expand County Emergency Service
Palo Alto County Hospital will receive the first of two ambulances today to restore countywide service after funeral directors ceased operations. The 1965 Cadillac seats four, with oxygen and stretchers. total for both units is 11,300 dollars. The second ambulance, a Ford or Cadillac, costs 2,200 dollars and seats two for patient transport. A training program for orderlies will begin, and a joint supervisors meeting in West Bend will discuss regional emergency coverage.
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Palo Alto County Hospital
County Board of Supervisors
Bob Garrison
Aimalice
Palo Alto
Kos
Suth
Pocahontas
Uumboaidh
West Bend
Areca
Woot : Bend
Democratic Women's Club Dinner Plans For Monday Meeting
The Democratic Women’s Club schedules a Monday dinner at Town and Country with cocktail hour 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dinner follows at 7:30. Reservations are due by Saturday.
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Democratic Women’s Club
Democratic Women's Club
Ruthven Candidate for Miss North Iowa Named
Miss Ruthven Linda Anderson, Ruthven’s candidate for Miss North Iowa at the North Iowa Festival, is a senior and longtime librarian. She has been active in dramatics and band, was a National Science Foundation student at the University of Iowa last summer, and plans to attend the University of Iowa this fall. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jona Edwin Anderson. her father farms.
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Linda Anderson
Ruthven
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Brunk
Charcaret Midland
Cherokee
Winnel Olsen
Chamber of Commerce
Lewis Gann
U. S
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Miss Ruthven
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