Ben Stahl paints 14 Stations of the Cross for Catholic Bible
American artist Ben Stahl completes a 14 panel series depicting the Via Dolorosa from Pilate's house to Calvary. Commissioned by the Catholic Press for a new Chicago Bible edition, the altar size two color edition features full color illustrations and color plate reproductions of Good Friday scenes.
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Ben Stahl
Jesus
Pilate
Calvary's Hill
Chicago
Catholic Press
Via Dolorosa
Stahl
NTO THE ASHCAN HOG MARKET AND LOCAL FARM NOTES
A mixed rural page discusses hog market expectations with spring sales down 10 to 20 percent and pork stocks below last year. It promotes fresh and cured meats from Robert Simonsen, notes proper sanitation for fly control, and includes 4-H camp dates, wool grower advice, and wool loan parity details for 1954.
New Sprays Linked to War Nerve Gases Warn Farm Safety
Farm safety experts warn orchard operators that new spray chemicals Parathion PM DelEdrin T E P P and others are organic phosphates with wartime nerve gas kinship. They can enter the body via skin inhalation or dust, with cumulative effects over weeks. Follow protective clothing, open bags carefully, move livestock away, and guard against wind drift to protect people and crops.
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Department of Agriculture
Isolation Unit Plan Aimed at Disease Free Baby Pigs
Farmers seek disease control using isolation units described in the American Journal of Veterinary Research. Tightly sealed compartments with continuous air filtration create infection-free environments for baby pigs. Experiments show elimination of diseases like TGE and dysentery, enabling breeding age pigs to be raised disease free and later adapted to normal farm conditions.
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American Journal of Veterinary Research
Means Everything Grand Champion at 1954 National Western
Means Everything, a 1050 pound Hereford steer, won grand champion overall at the 1954 National Western Stock Show in Denver. Hereford bulls and cows took top interbreed honors, with the champion bred by George Ernest Meané & Sons and Minish Bros. of Dysart in partnership with Sargent, Cole, and others.
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Denver
George Ernest Meané
Pirates sweep and hitters pile up early season wins
Graettinger’s Pirates opened strong with a 7 4 win over Ruthven as Bonsteadt, Platter, and Kirkegaard led the hits. They followed with a 16 1 victory at West Bend with Bonstead and Hanson each driving in three. Jacobson finished with strikeout work. Track team at local school may enter meets. Emmetsburg Catholic players named to Northwest Iowa All Diocesan cage team. St Mary’s dominates Dio c esan tourney. Baseball notes anticipate players like Skowron and Raschi shifting the AL landscape and list favored AL teams with a tongue in cheek critique of experts.
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Held
Pirates
Ruthven
Paul Bonsteadt
Lowell Platter
Paul Kirkegaard
Graettinger
West Bend
Paul Bonstead
Gary Bonstead
Harlan Hanson
Doc Jacobson
Hekl
Hugh Thompson
Darrell Jespersen
Gordie Tonderum
Gregory Rogge
Girard Rogge
Darrell Henricksen
Dan Jacobson
Roy Wilson
Emmetsburge Catholic
Larry Kliegl
Bob Carpenter
Northwest Iowa
St. Mary's
Mayer
Notice of Proof of Will No 4142
State of Iowa Palo Alto County notice of proof of will for Vance V Wolfe deceased. Hearing fixed for May 3, 1954. Official signature and seal of District Court clerks recorded April 6, 1954. Deputy L W Frost.
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State OF Iowa
Palo Alto County
Vance V. Wolfe
E. M. Thompson
L. W. Frost
Balance Receipts and Disbursements March 1954
From the general balance ledger the receipts total 19641.28 and disbursements 3147.85 with a bank balance of 6811.16 as of March 31 1954. Items include street safety and debt service charges with various small adjustments and an overdrawn balance noted.
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Pulice Safety
Word by Word Easter Service Readings and Hymns Schedule
A sequence of sermon words and readings for an Easter program with Scripture passages in Luke John Psalms and Isaiah. It lists locations Estherville Graettinger and pastors including Rev Hinderaker Rev Foehringer Rev Too Rev Gunderson Rev Sorensen and Rev Hilker. The service features multiple words with corresponding hymns and choral selections and ends with a benediction.
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Calvary’s
Holy Mountain
Luke
Estherville
Hinderaker Gracttinger
Rev
Foehringer
Jesus Christ
Paradise
A. W. Sorensen
Graettinger
R. A. Olsen
Fistherville
P. G. Too Graettinger
Geo. Palleson
Jesus
John
Tatherville
Geo. Metby Graettinger
F. W. Hilker Graettinger
P. G. Tolo
Christ
Pather
Benedle
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Simon
Cross
NTO
KR. W. Ashby
Robert Simonsen
Palto Alto
U. S&s
Town Sheep and Wool Growers’ Cooperative
Jansen
Radiation Laboratory
Iowa City
American Cancer Society
Ances
lOwa Division
Fain Jopics
Mars
Sports Spotlight
By James
Buddy
Suss
Yanks
Vic Raschi
Bill Skowron
Austin Packer
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Yankeeos
Dodgers
Town of
Municipal
Leas
Leo Hughes
Coan
Estherville and
Lutheran Churches
Zechariah
Fatherville
Fochringer Graettinger
C. B. Gunderson
Scripture Reading Trumn
Tesaiah
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