FFA Judging Team from Gracttinger Competes in 1955 Contest
The Gracttinger FFA judging team Gene Twatt Martin Bachke Paul Bonstead and Dennis Graettinger led by Donald D. Rix placed 11th in the white ribbon class among 104 teams in the March 17 1955 Invitational Vocational Agriculture Livestock Judging Contest at the Sioux City Stockyards. The four man squad judged eight livestock classes in one of the nation’s largest contests with entrants from Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and South Dakota. Top five teams were Mountain Lake Minnesota Estherville Iowa Inwood Iowa Hawarden Iowa and Albert Lea Minnesota top judges were Charles Irmes Albert Lea.
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FFA
Gracttinger
Gene Twatt
Martin Bachke
Paul Bonstead
Dennis Graettinger
Donald D. Rix
Sioux City Stockyards
Sioux City
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Mountain Lake
Minn
Ist
Estherville
Inwood
Hawarden
al- Hertlea
Charles I<crmes
Albert Lea
Neighbors Rescue Sumner Farmer After Tractor Flip
Quick action by neighbors saved Aaron Howard, a Sumner farmer, when his tractor skidded on ice and rolled into a ditch. He was pinned in icy water for about 30 minutes before bystanders jacked up the machine and pulled him free.
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Aaron Howard
Sumner Farmer
Hoffman
U. S
Harner
Alogether
Schools Watch Legislature On Proposed School Aid Bills
Local districts across town monitor the final days of the legislative session as HF 373 and SF 352 seek to boost state aid for schools. The plan would raise total aid from $18.95 million to $34.65 million and add a new type of district aid while prioritizing existing formulas.
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Blila
General Assembly
State Board of Public Instruction
Senate
Graettinger
Kirkegaard to Accept Auditor's Report Motion to Adjourn
Kirkegaard to accept the Auditor's report. A motion by DeVries, seconded by Craven to adjourn was carried. The meeting was recorded with Thomas Thomson as Mayor and R. C. Murray as Clerk.
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Graetlinger
Craven
DeVries
Hersleff
Kirkegaard
Oleson
Thomsen
Graettinger
de Vries
Muechle & Co
Thomas Thomson
R. C. Murray
Dissolved After 387 Years Lowden Farmers Cooperative
Officials announce the dissolution of the Lowden Farmers Cooperative after 387 years of shipping and service. The historic agricultural group ends operations amid organizational changes and long‑standing community ties.
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Lowden Farmers Cooperative Shipping
Association Dissolved After Centuries of Existence
A historic organization, founded in 1217, has been dissolved. The long standing group ends its operations after medieval roots and decades of activity. Details on dissolution terms or successor entities were not provided.
Burglars Strike Tripoli School Amid Cash Theft
Burglars broke into a Tripoli school and took 24 dollars in cash while damaging two filing cabinets by prying open drawers. A further 270 dollars remained untouched.
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Tripoli
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