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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1954

Page

6

Lost Island Woman's Club Met At Simonsen Home

The Lost Island Woman's Club met April 2 at 1 30 p m at Mrs Martin Simon sen's home with Mrs P J Duug as assistant hostess The meeting opened informally with program material and study topics selected by the group A talk on ACWW and United Nations work followed a plant and seed auction raising 7 00 for club projects A lunch was served and 21 members and guests attended Clara J Suss Publicity Chm

Lost Island Woman's Club Simonsen Lost Island Woman’s Club Martin Simonsen P. J. Duug Ruth Westergard Madge Petersen Sainz Cherokee Hospital Emmetsburg High School Cherokee Iowa Clara J. Suss Hayter Magda Christensen Louise Oleson Associated County Woman of the World ACWW London England Farm Bureau United Nations Food Agriculture Organization PAO FAC Quebec Canada FAO Haiti Thailand Greece Central America India Afganistan

Perfect Audubon county jury record preserved

A 12 member jury acquitted an Audubon man on a drunk driving charge, keeping Audubon county juries perfect. There have been no OMV charges convictions in Audubon county since the law was enacted.

Audubon Audubon County

Agriculture modernized by machinery replaces hand labor

In 1930 there were 1000 farm tractors and 25 million horses on 0.5 million farms. Now over 4 million tractors exist and 5.636 million horses and mules remain, many unused for farming. Decades ago farming was mostly manual. now only a few crops like tobacco still resist machinery.

Poor Barn Housekeeping Sparks Farm Safety Warning

Safety experts warn that clutter in barns leads to accidents and injuries. Improve daily upkeep by clearing sacks, stools, carts, and tools from work areas, upgrading lighting, checking ladders, and ensuring rungs are sound to save time and reduce risk in the busy months ahead.

Wallingford News Highlights Local Visits and Events

Orland Paulson returned to school after illness. Families traveled to Fairmont and Spencer for events. Freshman Naomi Gunderson visited from Waldorf. Estherville and Forest City connections noted. Easter program at W M F featured Peter and the Resurrection film and student performances. Church notices include bake sale and April bulletin. local birthdays and new births reported.

Orland Paulson Levi Olson Avis Paulson Orland Fairmont Amos Egeland High Lake C. B. Gunderson Forest City Shirley Olson Estherville Chet Anderson Norman Olson Esthervile Nordern Peterson St. Olaf College Spencer Earnest Skattebo Clare Skattebo Richard Kropf Ottosen Lutheran Church W.M.F Peter and the Resurrection Christ LDR Wallingford Mines Porter iThorson Jeffrey Olson Ralph Voigt Gilbert Blom Orville Rustad George Gunderson

Vermiculite Aids Weed Control In Farming

Vermiculite, a mineral used in the building industry, now carries liquid chemicals for insecticides and weed killers. Farmers spread vermiculite with aldrin for corn root worms, dieldrin for potato wire worms, and chlordane for lawn beetles, with heptachlor and dieldrin also used to combat onion maggots at a Midwest university.

North Carolina Minera Midwest University

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