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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1958
Page
8
Graettinger crews swept a county conference doubleheader at Radman on Friday night winning both games. The boys and girls squads secured victories on the visitors’ court, moving in the standings with strong performances.
The Pirettes beat Rodman 61 12 and the Pirates defeated Rodman 64 54 in a pair of close games. Graettinger’s Jans Lingehough scored 28 for the Pirettes while Jim Christensen and Dave Sandvig led the Pirates with 22 and 18 respectively. Unofficial standings show a three way tie for first with Cylinder and West Bend. In Emmetsburg, H EK McEvoy will speak at the PatEnt National Farm Loan Association meeting Tuesday Feb 1 at noon at the Methodist church with dinner, entertainment, and prizes.
Fifty-six bank acreage reserve contracts were signed by Palo Alto county farmers at the ASC office in Emmetsburg, with nearly 1,900 acres of land placed into the program for payments totaling 85,009 dollars later this year. Signups were on a first come first served basis, and officials warned there may not be enough funds to cover all agreements before the deadline.
Robert Burge Trace youth recalls a collision when his car nosed under a passing truck. The impact caused about 1,009 dollars in damage and the car left the road into a ditch. The truck did not stop.
Palo Alto Soil Conservation District reports 1957 progress under Chairman Kenneth Henningsen. Accomplishments include 38 basic farm plans 34 new cooperators 690 acres soil surveys 129944 L of tile 7 miles ditch construction 956 acres contour 2 miles terraces 2722 wildlife area improvements 11 of strip cropping and two hundred acre pasture planting and two structures. District staff Clem Vandall Lored Bishop Robert Murphy and Mrs Gwen Kelly.
A survivor recalls a vivid color image of a bridge crash with three bodies on the pavement, glass shards, a wrecked car half hanging off the bridge, and a dead girl with a red coat. The memory includes a desire to shield the child from cold and a sense of lingering danger.
The narrator recalls a late night on a highway pause near an accident scene. He waits alone for responders, fearing the young victims will awaken, then reflects on a childhood memory of driving darkness without taillights and a car veering toward a bridge abutment. The image resurfaces years later as he contemplates the trauma.
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