Wallingford News Highlights Weekend Travel and Visits
Mrs. Glenn Young and granddaughter Diane traveled to Minneapolis for the weekend. Harold and Orville Rustad visited the 900 milking cattle project. Amos Egeland hosted a Sunday dinner for Art Jensen, Richard and John of Terris, C. A. Jensen, Mac Jensen returning from government service in South America, Bernard Osher, Paul and Susan, Dora Ressell, Emmet Rolfson and families. Leroy Gunderson and family from Boxholm also arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Egeland
Art Jensen
Richard
John
Terris
C. A. Jensen
Mac Jensen
South America
Bernard Osher
Paul
Susan
Dora Ressell
Emmet Rolfson
Leroy Gunderson
Boxholm
City Meat Market Graettinger Iowa advertises meats
Graettinger Iowa meat market invites shoppers to choose from a large stock of prosciutto and cured meats for Sunday dinners. The store emphasizes low consistent prices on hams and bacon, plus groceries including fruit and vegetables. Contact appears under Robert Sernop and a garbled name line.
Weekend visit to Norden Peterson home noted
Friday night visitors planned to stay at Clarence Skattebo's home while Mrs. Skattebo remains ill. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Ozher spent Thursday and Friday in Des Moines on business. Mr. and Mrs. Herbie Nielsen were in Des Moines and Marshalltown Friday and Saturday, with their children staying at the Norden Peterson residence.
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Clarence Skattebo
Palo Alto County Conservation News report highlights tile and ditch work
Russel Bohn installed 67 rds of tile on his Booth Township farm and Frank Duhn put in 120 rds on his Great Oak Township farm. A surface drain of 1373 cu yds was added on Vince Williams farm in Rush Lake Township. An open ditch near one mile long with 15 000 cu yds moved dirt on the Bohn Finkhbine Noonan farms in Booth Township. W Schrader joined as co operator of the Palo Alto Soil District and Merle Suss laid out 30 acres contouring while Bob Henderson laid out 5 acres in Ellington Township. Despite bad weather requests for help keep coming. the district issued 1250 prize money to the Highland Two 4-H Boys Club and 10 to the Emmeteburg Two 4-H Boys Club for demonstration teams at the county fair to spur participation. Vitus Terveer completed 1500 ft of standard terraces at Ayrshire and Emmet Kibbie added a 609 ca yd drain. An erosion control structure nears completion on the Ralph Degnan farm southeast of Ayrshire.
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Russel Bohn
Booth Township
Frank Duhn
Great Oak Township
Vince Wiliams
Rush Lake Township
F. M. Finkhbine
James Noonan
W. ©. Schrader
Palo Alto
Merle Suss
Lost Island Township
Bob Henderson
Ellington Township
Highland
Emmeteburg
Vitus Terveer
Ayrshire
Emmet Kibbie
Ralph Degnan
Soil and drainage projects across Palo Alto County noted
The report highlights a county culvert extension tied to erosion control on the Ralph Degnan property with strong cooperation from the county board, engineer, ASC office, and locals. It also notes 60 rods of 6 inch tile on the R B Miller farm near Rodman run by Maurice Fickbohm and a surface drain with grass waterway installed by Dr. McCutchan of Emmetsburg six miles west of the town. Total dirt moved amounted to 4478 cubic yards. Palo Alto Soil Conservation District chairman Kenneth Henningsen and Commissioner Ray Hamman attended a regional commissioners meeting in Garner on December 8.
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ASC
Ralph Degnan
Co. Board of Supervisors
R. B. Miller
Rodman
Maurice Fickbohm
McCutchan
Emmetsburg
Big Farm
Kenneth Henningsen
Palo Alto
Curly Cues Christmas Cheer and Baby Beef Plans
Curly Cues notes festive greetings from R W Ashby and family. Announces baby beef project tagging and weighing on January 1 with weight limit 650 pounds. Urges all members to have their baby beeves by deadline, and to notify leaders who receive project calls. Praises townships for brucellosis petition circulation and reminds signatories can visit Extension Office to sign if missed.
Wrights mark 68th anniversary in Dallas County Iowa
Mr and Mrs John Wright of Ade celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary recently Their ages are 91 and 88 placing them among the oldest living married couples in Dallas County and in Iowa Historic longevity noted as they reach the milestone together in the community
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John Wright
Ade
Wright le
Dallas County
Iowa
Servicemen Addresses For Christmas Gifts From Area
If you hurry it might not be too late to send serviceman a Christmas greeting and here are more addresses from this area as furnished to the Times. Ret. Gerald F. Murphy US 5554308 Co. C 1st Battle Group 47th Inf 1st Platoon Fort Carson Colo.
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Times
Gerald F. Murphy
Co. C
47Th Inf
Fort Carson, Colo
Local Cagers In Easy Wins Over Marathon
Graettinger High School basketball teams posted lopsided wins in Corn Belt Conference action. The Pirettes defeated Marathon 65 to 30 for their seventh straight victory, while the Pirates roared to a 71 to 23 win. Scoring leaned to Jane Langehough 22, Ann Langehough 20, Shirley Thompson 17 for the Pirettes, and Masters 19, Torrence 12 for Marathon.
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Corn Belt Conference
Graettinger West Bend Sioux Rapid A
Ruthven Marathon
Graettinger Ruthven
West Bend Marathon Terril Sioux Rapide
Graettinger High School
Marathon
Pirettes
Pirates
Pirette
Chkared
Jane Langehough
Shirley Thompson
Ann Langehough
Karen Heeves
Mary Evlen Craven
Pirate
Marethon
Heki
Masters
Torrence
Witt
Carter
Burg
Military Mailing List Snippets From World War II Era
A compact collection of service members and addresses, including Norman Nissen of Mount Holly New Jersey, Darrell Schnell with AP0 94 San Francisco, England, Richard Clemitson at Castle AFB California, David Jacobson at Holloman AFB New Mexico, and others tied to Fort Hood Texas and Mather AFB California, reflecting wartime personnel listings.
Death of Marengo barber Lewis Paine at 70
Marengo mourns the loss of Lewis Paine longtime barber for four decades who died of a heart attack at age 70. His passing ends a forty year tenure serving the community with a steady hand and familiar voice.
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Marengo
Lewis Paine
Janet Cutler Injured by Bonaparte Merry-Go-Round
Janet Hart Cutler a Bonaparte sixth grader received cuts and bruises after a fall under a merry-go-round. She required three stitches to close a head wound.
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Hart Janet Cutler
Bonaparte
Brucellosis Campaign Nearing Completion
County reports over 120 percent of cattle signed for the Brucellosis Eradication program with 12 207 head and 75 percent required. Herd owner signatories average 92 percent in completed areas. Several townships and school districts are nearly complete, and county totals should exceed the 75 percent threshold.
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Walnut
Lost Island
Independence
Emmetsburg
Freedom
Fairfield
Silver Lake
Nevada
Booth
West Bend
Vernon
Highland
Great Oak
Fern Valley
Rush Lake
Ellington
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Earnest Skattebo
Glenn Young
Diane Young
Minneapolis
Harold Rustad
Orville Rustad
Reservey
Thoreson's Hardware
Graettinger, Iowa
Palo Alto County
Conservation News
Curly
R. W. Ashby
Jeanette
Elaine
Mether
Sunbeam
Frypan
Hamilton Beach
Lincoln Logs
Tinker
TRU
SCALE _ BOW & ARROW
Hansen’s Hardware
Graettinger
Bob Anderson
Kay Carter
Ton Bure
Dave Torrence
Bruce Gjerde
Chuck Witt
Richard Bighton
Marvin Egeland
Leo Beschorner
Jim Alger Damvin Swhne
Alan Heldecker
Mrs. Norman Nissen
Highland Court
High Street
Apt
Mount Holly
New Jersey
Darrell D. Schnell
Mobile
APO
San Francisco
Calif
Emmett EB
England
N.S.A.F
Mather A.F.B
California
Richard J. Clemitson
328Th
Castle Af.b
David M. Jacobson
el Ernest
Knutson
Fort Hood
Texas
Hersleff’s
Timex
Paris
Rex Ray
Talionerg
Jensen Drug
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