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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1955
Page
6
The H. M. Yarnes and Son construction firm of Spirit Lake received the contract for the 1955 Palo Alto county road program. Their bid was 28 517 dollars for 11 and a half miles of road work. Other bids considered included Christiansen Construction company.
Palo Alto County board tentatively approves the winning bid for a county project. The bid comes from Ringsted Linnan and Gibson Construction and includes several other firms such as Poca hontas Han sen, Rolfe Han sen, and six additional bidders from Algona and Laurens. Final approval rests with District Highway Engineer Earl Capel in Sioux City and the State Highway Commission in Ames.
Walnut Homemakers met at the Mahan home with Wanda Kerr presiding and 16 members answering. Reports include a Red Cross donation proposal, hospital gifts, book reports, and a Palo Alto group’s legislative trip. Gracttinger Woman's Club met at the City Library with 18 members. library-related talks, book reviews, and a $25 library gift were noted. Family dinner honors several Egelands and guests. A 1955 weed control tip concludes.
Spies and Lein herd of Grachtlinger completed a year of testing under the official Herd Improvement Registry program of the Holstein Friesen Association. The 30 cow herd averaged 10 853 pounds of milk and 416 pounds of butterfat, milking twice daily.
Miss Bettie Scott of Long Beach was struck by a bullet that creased her skull as she wandered into a juvenile gang fight. She is the niece of L. C. Thomas of Strawberry Point.
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