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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1955
Page
3
Curly Cues notes oats planted before April 20 mature near ideal, while later planting into May shifts ripening by about one day per 3 or 4 day delay. Rex Beresford reports stilbestral feeding improves cattle appearance and hair coat, sometimes boosting perceived dress percentage and prompting early sales.
More Americans participate in church work and church activity, boosting Easter card demand. Hallmark cites record church membership and Sunday school enrollment as drivers, with popular designs featuring Christ, the Resurrection, stained glass, angels, and Bible themes including Hallmark’s new The Easter Story card with ten sequential scenes.
The Emmet County 4-H team beat Palo Alto 42 to 21 at Grover in a lively game. Palo Alto’s standout players included Peanuts Erickson Leonard Amiiker Ronald Jurgens Jack Lowe Gordon Bary Paul Freeman Ronald Lee Day Carpenter Roumain Ruppert Ronald Kuhn Darrel Meier, while Cylinder coach Bob Smylie led the visitors. Our younger 4-H squad won 33 to 20 with Palo Alto shooters Jogo Hall Jr Gary Balje Duane Twait Mark Sweeney Randall Berkland Ronald Gilman Gary Klepper George Schuller John Lee Thatcher Dennis Barber and Larry Perkins on the floor.
Mayor Thomas Thomsen proclaims March 10 to April 10 as Easter Seal Month urging residents to support services for crippled children. The proclamation credits the Easter Bear Society and Iowa Society for Crippled Children and Adults for delivering care and treatment, noting rising costs and the need for continued support statewide and locally.
The national average price support rate on 1955 soybeans will be $2.04 per bushel, or 70 percent of parity, as of February 15, reported by William Brodersen, chairman of the Palo Alto county ASC committee. The report ties into wind up of 4-H basketball activities for the year.
County by county 1955 crop support rates were not announced but expected about 18 cents below 1954 with national averages around 2.22 dollars per bushel for price on this year's crop. Flaxseed 1955 support at 2.891 dollars per bushel or 65 percent of parity as of Feb 15. Cottonseed support at 65 percent, affecting soybean flaxseed and cottonseed markets to curb government ownership and balance oilseed production with consumption.
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