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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1955
Page
8
A historical essay urges regular weekly allowances to teach budgeting. It argues paydays foster planning and reduce impulsive purchases, noting nickel and dime allowances faded with inflation. It suggests 25 cents weekly as fair for school-age children, with slightly larger sums covering small necessities.
The text argues teenagers can manage larger budgets as they grow, handling allowance portions, school lunch, shows, clothes, and Sunday School funds. It emphasizes earning potential, spending discipline, and saving when youths spend their own money rather than parents’ funds.
Graettinger Iowa mayor Thomas Thomson proclaims April as Cancer Control Month urging citizens to support detection, research, and eradication efforts. The proclamation links national Cancer Control Month designation to local action and cites hopes for future eradication through research.
Iowa State College extension agronomist Ralph Krenzin warns against grazing cattle too early, noting that delaying until forage stands reach 4 to 6 inches and the ground is firm helps sustain pasture through midsummer. If cattle are already out, begin grazing slowly and limit hours per day.
Krenzin advises applying 30 to 60 pounds of actual nitrogen per acre to grasses or 40 to 60 pounds of actual phosphate per acre to legumes, focusing fertilizer on the best stand. Grazing can begin earlier there while poorer ground recovers, as fertilizing poor sod may stimulate weeds. Separate good and poor areas with a temporary barrier.
Iowa State College researchers tracked 10 corn hybrids over seven years at Ames and Ankeny. Planting dates May 7, May 16, May 26, and June 3 yielded averages of 88, 91, 89, and 84 bushels per acre respectively, with moisture content rising from 18.1 percent to 23.7 percent as planting was delayed. Extension Agronomist Ed Dyas notes moisture shifts matter more than yield.
The Iowa State Commerce Commission set hearings re the Rock Island Railroad passenger service between Estherville and Cedar Rapids. Dates include Emmetsburg May 12 at Palo Alto County Courthouse 9:30 a.m. Clarion May 11 at Wright County Courthouse 9:30 a.m. Grundy Center May 9 at Grundy County Courthouse 10:00 a.m. The Budd Co of Philadelphia proposes a one year trial with Budd car RDCs, a rail diesel car with 49 seats, baggage and bulk mail compartments, endorsed by locomotive firemen and engineers.
A brief classified notice notes readers should mention they saw the item advertised in The Times. It emphasizes potential buyers or job seekers to reference the paper when inquiring. No other details are provided in the readable fragment.
Kole NG Maynard Holland, a senior at Augustana College Sioux Falls, was among eleven men awarded basketball letters. Lars Thomson of Wallingford, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Holland, attended a Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance district agents meeting in Storm Lake April 20. Mr and Mrs Sanford Olson were in Minneapolis early this week for a clothing buyers mart and convention.
Construction has begun on an aircraft observation tower to be built atop Ida Grove's city hall. The project elevates the building with a new rooftop observatory for public viewing and municipal use.
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