World At Our Feet in a Quirky Rural Column
The column shares odd anecdotes from Florida survival tales to Iowa farm tours. A service member trades a live snake for 65 pounds of hamburger, while Emmetsburg hosts free farm tours with a silo fascination. It notes Iowa car licenses with a zero cross-bar marking ham radio operators, mentions Henry Hankey as emergency coordinator, and reflects on radio licensing hurdles and daily life in Mexico with tortilla making and labor unions.
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Florida
Fellows
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Henry Hankey
Henry
DHIA Adds Two Herds to July Membership
DHIA reports July additions include Marvin Duhn in Emmetsburg and Robert Whitney in Cylinder joining Palo Alto County test. The total cows on DHIA test now 376, with Henry Spenbusch and Sons’ cow receiving a special test after meeting butterfat criteria.
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DHIA
H. Kummrow
Palo Alto
Marvin Duhn
Emmetsburg
Robert Whitney
Cylinder
Palo Alto County
Henry Spenbusch and Sons
Pencils on Display at Hampton by Biloff Family
Albert Biloff and his wife Mrs Albert Biloff display over 6,000 pencils in Hampton. Biloff began collecting about 15 years ago and has items from most U S states and several foreign countries.
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Hampton
Albert Bilofff
Albert Biloff
Union
Graettinger Iowa to auction Electric Revenue Bonds
Official notice announces bids on 63 000 dollar Electric Revenue Bonds dated September 1 1983 with 1000 dollar denominations. Bonds backed by net revenues of Graettinger Municipal Electric Plant and System, interest payable semiannually, bids open at 1 PM September 4 1963, town reserves right to reject any or all bids.
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Graettinger
Iowa
Municipal Electric
Board of Trustees
Graettinger to Hear Bonds for Electric Plant Expansion
Public notice announces a 1:00 pm September 4, 1963 hearing at Graettinger Iowa City Hall on issuing 65 000 dollar electric revenue bonds to fund extensions and improvements to the Municipal Electric Plant. The notice is by order of the Board of Trustees chaired by G. Shaver. Annia Norris of Centerville recently celebrated her 100th birthday.
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Graettinger
Iowa
Municipal Electric Plant and System
Annia Norris
Centerville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mexico
Dick Hendricks
Marj] Vandervelde
Agrico Fertilizer
Agrico
Cap Henderson
Mgr
Owa
Bannister
Carpenter, Ahlers & Cooney
Des Moines
Myrtle Nissen
Graetiinger
Towa
Municipal Electric Plant
Grachtinger
Graettinger Lumber
CHE
Purina
Purina Cuhows
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