Boys Ranch in Nebraska Nurtures Hopeful Youths
Don and Gladys Lair run a 2600 acre Boys Ranch in Nebraska sandhills to shelter and educate neglected boys. The Lairs host six of their own children, plan to take in five or six more from a waiting list by fall, and emphasize work, cleanliness, and daily meals. Residents include Jon, Dave, Ed, and Ron, each rescued from tough homes or streets, with Aunt Gladys cooking, Uncle Don guiding, and a sense of mission echoed by community support.
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Sandhills
Nebraska
Don
Gladys Lair
Lairs
Topsy
State Fair auto races at Minnesota State Fair Grand Stand
Jake Borony of Minneapolis starts a field of late model stock cars in front of the Minnesota State Fair Grand Stand for Four I.M.C.A. stock car meet. The 1958 events run Aug 23 to Sept 1 with long distance races on Aug 26 28 30 and Sept 1. Five days of I.M.C.A. Speedway car races and one afternoon of midget auto races are planned plus motorcycles Aug 30.
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Jake Borony
Minneapolis
Palo Alto residents receive growing social security benefits
Fort Dodge district reports 49 residents in Palo Alto county receiving old age survivors and disability insurance totaling 261 444 annually. Across 11 counties payments reach 15 072 beneficiaries at 787 741 monthly, up 46 in beneficiaries and 59 cents in monthly benefits year over year, with national benefits over 8 billion annually. Swedlund attributes gains to self employed farmer coverage, lower female retirement age to 62, and disability benefits for those 50 or older.
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Palo Alto County
Clifford W. Swedlund
Fort Dodge
Social Security District
Swedlund
Weeping Father Beside Barn After Long Sunday
A distressed father weeps beside the barn after a long Sunday as relatives depart in hushed groups. He voices ruin and ruinous expectations while his son lies semiconscious in the downstairs bedroom, the scene closing a quiet family crisis.
Silence After Tragic Crash Haunts Family Night
A father recalls the night his 20 year old son, left in a persistent vegetative state after a crash, was brought home from the hospital. The couple, once hopeful by the bedside symbols of care, struggle to watch TV and cling to memories as the gravel road scene returns in their minds.
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Jon
U.S.A
Razed silo to be torn down in Jackson County
The first silo built in Jackson County, used for corn silage annually until a few years ago, will be demolished. It measured 16 feet by 28 feet and was constructed with 30 loads of rocks.
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Jackson County
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Grein Electric
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P.A.G
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Ruthven, Iowa
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Estherville, Iowa
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