Palo Alto County Fair Schedule and Exhibits 1956
Palo Alto County 4 H and PFA officials announce over 1000 head of livestock at the 1956 Palo Alto fair to be held Aug 13 14 and 15 at Emmetsburg fairgrounds. FFA plans include 120 hogs and sheep. 4 H displays feature 258 baby beeves 285 market beef and several cattle feeder projects. Daily events include swine judging purebred beef shows dairy shows lamb shows and tractor rodeo with several demonstrations and sales culminating in the 4 H baby beef and Junior cattle feeders sales. George W Nelson Shows will entertain on grounds.
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Palo Alto County
PFA
Palo Alto
FFA
Emmetsburg Fairgrounds
George W. Nelson
Local FFA Boys To Show Eight Pens Of Hogs And Sheep
County Fair Board finalized plans for the first 4 H and F F A fair in Palo Alto County at Emmetsburg fair grounds Aug 13 to Aug 15. Future Farmer members from Graettinger Ruthven Ayrshire Mallard West Bend and Cylinder will show hogs and market sheep with judging Monday afternoon. The rest of the article notes Junior Lakes Midget league playoffs and rainfall impact on crops with hailed damage reported west of Mallard and Curlew.
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FFA
Graettinger
Ruthven
Ayrshire
Mallard
West Bend
Cylinder
Mites
Curlew
Plans For Vocational Agriculture Evening School
Final plans for the vocational agriculture evening school program were set by the advisory council at the high school Friday evening. A survey of class members guided topics this year including weed control chemicals, livestock marketing and carcass grading, farmer government programs, sorghum crops, farm records and taxes, and farmstead planning. Plans include 10 fall meetings, group tours to a packing plant and seed mixing plant, and a multi day Minneapolis area agribusiness tour in late November. The advisory council urged Tuesday evening sessions starting Sept 18 for eleven weeks with 3 plus speakers for general sessions and to discontinue the kickoff meeting. Members include John Carney Ell Herke Arnold Alesch Henry Webbe Merle Suss Gib Reeves Ernest Ouus and Del Baker.
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Minneapolis
Wes
General Council
John Carney
Ell Herke
Arnold Alesch
Henry Webbe
Merle Suss
Gib Reeves
Ernest Ouus
del Baker
Salk Vaccine Now Available To All Ages
Dr. Robert Dawson of Graettinger confirms Salk polio vaccine is available to people of all ages with adequate supply for legal needs. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis urges inoculation for everyone to combat the disease.
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Robert Dawson
Graettinger
National Foundation For
Benefit basketball game planned for Merle Petersen recovery
A Sunday afternoon benefit basketball game is planned at Evargrean Park for Merle Petersen who was injured in a game about two weeks ago. Teams to play Sunday will be announced tonight at the golfball game.
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Evargrean Park
Merle Petersen
Teureday
List Trial Jurors For August Term Of Court
The district court of Palo Alto county has drawn trial jurors for the August term. The court convenes August 27 with Judge Harry E. Narey presiding. jurors must report September 4 at 10 a.m. in Emmetsburg. A list of jurors includes Harold Beach, Opal Egemo, James Reding, Coretta Hoyt, John J. Kandel, Keith Capener, Lawrence Rice, Clarence Hansen, Elbert Powers, William Smith, Oliver Tywell, Albert Kruse, Vern Ball, Basil Carpenter, Eugene Manserer, Harve Johnston, Joseph Walsh, Theodore Christiansen, Joe Duffy, John Wagner, Bennie Henkeling, Agers Ditch, O. W. Myers, W. E. Fandel, Emmet Degnan, Alfred Wichman, Roscoe Kuhn, Taylor, Dick O Clair, Omer Lillivik, Mary Farlow, Dave Bowers, Orville Bannart, W C Orton, William Hoffert, Frankie Evans, Jim Burke, Merian Montog, Carl Jensen, Fred Graettinger, Milford Backstrom, Melvin Berkland, Lyle Edwards, Earl Stutford, Marie Siegfried, Melvin Cody, Emmet Murphy, Dorothy Brownlee, George D Freeman, Marvin Wigdahl, and others.
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Harold Beach
West Bend
Opal Egemo
Fenton
James Reding
Rodman
Coretta Hoyt
Emmetsburg
John J. Kandel
Ayrshire
Keith Capener
Terrtl
Lawrence Rice
Clarence B. Hansen
Ruthven
Elbert Powers
Williiam Smith
Oliver Tywell
Cylinder
Albert Kruse
Vern Ball
Basil Carpenter
Eugene Manserer
Harve Johnston
Joseph Walsh
Theodore Christiansen
Graettinger
Joe Duffy
John Wagner
Bennie Henkeling
Agers Ditch
Mallard
O. W. Myers
W. E. Fandel
Emmet Degnan
Curlew
Alfred
Nels J Johnson 82 Dies in Estherville
Nels J. Johnson, 82, died last Wednesday at his sister’s Estherville home from a heart attack after years of failing health. Born February 5, 1874, in High Lake township, he was a barber in Wallingford, Waterloo, and Graettinger before becoming a farmer. Survived by five sisters, funeral Friday at Sternberg Funeral Home with Rev. Theodore Maakestad officiating. burial in High Lake Cemetery. six nephews as bearers.
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Nels J. Johnson
L. E
Helos) Berg
Estherville
High Lake Township
Wallingford
Sincly
Johnson
Waterloo
Graettinger
High Lake Cemetery
Mr. Johnson
Wesley
Jesse
Harvey Anderson
Glenn Johnson
Merlyn Largon
W. T. Berg
Truck Fire Alarmed at Gracttnger Construction Dump Truck
Gracttinger firemen were summoned early Saturday to extinguish a motor fire in a Fayre Construction company dump truck near the Rock Island gravel pit north of Gracttinger. The vehicle was heading again when the motor ignited. The motor suffered considerable damage with melted parts and some paint damage. Fire remained confined to the motor.
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Gracttinger
Motor Mra
Fayre Construction Company
Rock Island
Bonstead Named Sub-Clerk at Graettinger Postoffice
Carl A. Bonstead, a former Marine pilot with 100 Korea missions, is appointed sub-clerk in Graettinger postoffice after a June civil service exam. He will start Saturday and plans to move to the Charlie Bonstead farm west of town next year. His wife Wilma is daughter of Dell Marlow of Lone Rock.
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Carl A. Bonstead
Graettinger
R. T. Nane
Mr. Bonstead
Carl
Grachtinger
Marine Corps
Korea
Charlie Bonstead
Gracttinger
Wilma
Dell Marlow
Lone Rock
Susan
Robert
Bonstead
Lloyd Cornelius
Grraettinger Market Prizes Issued in Weekly Draw
Oly Tangen won 75 dollars in Grraettinger weekly drawing on Wednesday night. Mrs Albert Jensen claimed 15 dollars while Hans Jensen did not claim 10 dollars. Next week prizes planned at 10 15 and 25 dollars. G B Osher claimed 15 dollars on Aug 1. Marjory Mitchell Clyde Dykhuis did not claim 10 and 50 dollar prizes respectively.
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Oly Tangen
Grraettinger
Albert Jensen
Hans Jensen
G. B. Osher
Marjory Mitchell
Clyde Dykhuis
Emmetsburg
Graettinger Council Calls Special Election for City Hall Addition
Graettinger Iowa council votes four to one to hold a special election on a proposal to add a municipal garage to the city hall and remodel for a free public library and rest rooms. Funds include 3000 from street, 4000 from sanitation, plus general fund surplus. 868 signers represent about 57 percent of eligible voters.
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Graettinger
Ecouncil
Palo Alto
Towa
Grachtinger Mbrary
Graettinger Board Names New Vocational Agr Instructor
Graettinger school board accepted Don Rix resignation as vocational agriculture instructor after two years. Rix joins Ralston Purina and will train in Sioux City before working at a Purina plant. Ray Satory of Irwin will start as instructor August 20, is ISU graduate of 1953, a World War II veteran, formerly vocal man at Mendamin and coach at Irwin, with a wife and family.
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Don Rix
Voc al
Ray Satory
Graettinger Board of Education
Rix
Ralston- Purina Company
Ralston- Purina
Ralston-Purina
Sioux City
Iowa Vocational Ag
FFA
Graettinger Ffa Cdapter
Satory
Iowa State College
Mendamin
Irwin
Bullheads Biting Binge Reported At High Lake
Local anglers report a burst of bullhead catches at High Lake with limits achieved from boats in deeper water. Harry Wahldick of Harry's Place notes 15 boats docked last Sunday with limit bullhead catches, indicating a notable fishing pattern on the lake.
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High Lake
Harry Wahldick
Harry
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Palo Alto County Fair
County Fair Board
Emmetsburg Fair Grounds
District Court
L. W. Frost
Harry E. Narey
Spirit Lake
Frost
Nels Johnson
Graettinger Library
Joe Gabrelgon
Social Security
Hr Social Security
George Replogle
Fort Dodge Social Security Office
Employment Service
Graettinger Markets
Eil Goranson
Osgood
Mrs. Gorangen
Donahue
Andra Reeves
Times
Melvin Andre
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