Barley price support set at 95 cents in Palo Alto County
The 1955 barley price support for Palo Alto county is 95 cents per bushel, as announced by William Brodersen, chairman of the county ASC committee. Iowa totals show support rates from 94 to 1 per bushel for No 2 or better. 70 percent of parity used, down from 85 percent in 1954. Iowa loans and agreements last year covered 25,930 bushels across 25 counties, with Palo Alto reporting no loans or purchase agreements.
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Palo Alto County
William Brodersen
ASC
Iowa
Chariey
Two youths nabbed for theft at Rock Rapids store
Two non resident youths aged 13 and 14 broke into a Rock Rapids food store and stole 209 dollars. Officer Roy Garrison traced them to a motel where they were counting the money.
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Rock Rapids
Roy Garrison
FFA Boys Report On 30 Purebred And Market Litters
Sixteen Graect tinger Chapter F.F.A. members enrolled 30 purebred and market gilts this year. Twenty gilts have farrowed 179 pigs, about 8.9 pigs per litter. Notable entries include Jim ein with two Yorkshire gilts totalling 28 pigs, Darrell Schnell with 3 market litters producing 29 pigs, and Dennis Las tine with a market litter saving 4 of 6. Others list Duroc, Tamworth, Hampshire, Poland China, Berkshire, and Hampshire gilts with various litters and pig counts. Several members have not farrowed yet.
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James Leln
James
FFA
York
Graecttinger Chapter
F.F.A
Darrell Schnell
Martin Baedke
Wayne Johnson
Hugh Thompson
Hampshire
Poland
Gary Johnson
Dennis Lastine
Eugene Kadlee
Berkshire
Paul Bonstead
Paul
Dennis Graettinger
Dennis
Ronald Duhn
Farrow
Don Jacobson
Curley Cues and Iowa 4-H Highlights for Juniors
Curlew resident Janice King is named one of two district scholarship winners from Palo Alto County by the Farm Bureau Women. Iowa youth may send livestock feed samples to Des Moines State Chemical Laboratory. District 4-H boys camp at Lake Okoboji June 1–3. 4-H girls camp July 6–9. Enrollment blanks due May 15. Extension Office offers gopher control guidance.
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Janice King
Curlew
State of
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Palo Alto
State Chemical Laboratory
Des Moines
Iowa State College
State Office
East Seventh and Court
Lake Okoboji
Local residents noted in brief family updates
Charles Lande of Wallingford has been promoted to private first class and is stationed in Japan. His wife Gloria lives in Estherville. Blanche Young, a Charles City high school instructor, visited her brother last week. Roy Young and the Strains of Webster City hosted guests at Almon Young’s home and visited John McDonald’s home. Pat Carney of California visited his grandmother Mamie Hayes after attending a Newman Club meeting in Ames. Mrs. John Cody of Cylinder and Palmer Cody hosted Sunday dinner with James Cody and Clarence Howard. Earl Long and family were in Yankton South Dakota to visit Wilbur Long’s family.
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Charles Lande
Joe Lande
Wallingford
Lande
Gloria
Estherville
Japan
Pfc
Co. A
Ord. Bn
San Francisco
Catte
Blanche Young
Charles City
Roy Young
Ily
Webster City
Almon Young
John McDonald
Pat Carney
California
Mamie Hayes
Ames
Newman Club
San Bernardino College
San Bernardino
Calif
John Cody
Cylinder
Palmer Cody
James Cody
Depew
Clarence Howard
Emmetsburg
Earl Long
Yankton
S. D
Mr. Long
Wilbur Long
Also Mentioned on This Page
TIMES
Del’s. Farmers Supply
Jim Ein
Official Baseball Guide
Ford Frick
the Sporting News
National Baseball Weekly
Washington Avenue
St. Louis
Thoreson’s Hardware
Graettinger
Yorkart
Curly
R. W. Ashby
Janice
Bill Strain
Harold Strain
Graettinger Municipal Light Plant
U.S
U. S
Louis J
Melvin Nissen
Edward Westfall
Kenneth Jensen
A. W. Ritzman
G. F. Shaver
Mike Weinholzer Lars C. Petersen
ENN
RADIO
Frigidaire
Fairbanks Morse
Phono Records
Grein Electric
City Meat Market
Graettinger, Lowa
Robert Simonsen
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