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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1962
Page
8
A quirky column muses on spring in farming with lambs and wool’s rise alongside synthetics. It notes durable trouser creases, washable wool garments, and rapid fabric innovations while poking fun at space talk, vaccination debates, and overbearing product advertising. A playful critique of modern life ends with a puzzled anecdote about a paper yarn invention.
Two young boys returning from sheep herding on an isolated reservation section carried several rubies found in an ant hill. They said the gems were valuable but they were not inclined to recall the location. The mystery of their find remains, with a confident aside that the answer to the opening item can indeed be found.
Graettinger school officials list the first semester honor roll with two sections. A HONOR ROLL names include Diana Bortini Mary Rolfson Douglas Naac James Dalen Bill Fade James Girres Stephen Graettinger Ronald Baedke Elisabeth Tartung Gary Wikert. B HONOR ROLL includes Linda Anderson Paul Bisgard Steven Bonstead Dan Brown Loren Eldridge Charles Moran Tim Murphy Gary Nicol Bill Nissen Darwin Olesen Shirley Sampson Susan Winter Sheila Brown Bill Graettinger Dale Hoffman Randy James Arthur Jones Michael Naig Kay Smith Pamela Robinson Roseann Tuininga Janet Rustad Mary Weir Ann Westfall Janis Witt Jerald Wikert Gerald Anderson Lavon Bisgard Janelee Brighton Jerome Fude Jean Harris Bill Rathman Dale Munson Marsha Olesen Ronald Petersen Cheryl Rose James Skattebo Sandra Garretts Lois Mc Quown Carol Prather Lorraine Beschorner Larry Cornelius Kathy Rolfson Larry Winter Ronald Christianson Ronald Graettinger Mary Alice Hanson Kenneth Jacobsen Pat Rathman Richard Kempf Betty Masters Gary Park Karl Petersen Kaye Petersen Donna Reeves James Sevdy.
The Gradtlinger Women's Club conducted the Fund Drive for the Pato Alto County Association for Retarded Children in Gradtlinger during November and December 1961. Receipts totaled $176.15. Chainman Mrs William Olson led workers including Mrs Stena Jensen and several others. The Association thanks the club and all volunteers.
Mallard halts Ruthven bound Pirates 57 50 in a semifinal at Ruthven. Westfall led Pirates with 14, Norris 10. Mallard's Sweecker 15 and Norris foul trouble derailed late surge. Consolation: Ruthven edged Pirates 66 53 with Finnegan 20 for Ruthven. Mallard beat West Bend 37 35 for the championship.
Jim Iverson, manager of the Gracttinger Coop Grain, won an all expense paid trip for two to the American Institute of Cooperation meeting in Columbus Ohio on August 3 6 and 8 The award was announced at the state convention last week
Gractinger Coop Grain Co. manager Jim Iverson announced a new booklet detailing complete feeding programs for beef and dairy cattle swine sheep chickens and turkeys. The booklet, available through Farmers Elevator Service Company members of Fort Dodge’s FESCO, covers growing finishing starting and lactation periods and more. Iverson will supply copies to farmers in the area.
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