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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1955
Page
8
The document lists officers Wayne Johnson president Paul Bonstead vice president Dennis Graettinger secretary Dennis Graettinger treasurer Gene Twiit reporter Darrell Schnell sentinel Jerry Haisman and multiple committees chaired by named members across farming cooperative activities community service meetings leadership recreation publicity earnings and savings scholarship roles.
Graettinger FFA marks its fifth year during National FFA Week Feb 19 to 26. Chartered Nov 6, 1950 under Dale Schnirring, with Donald Rix as current advisor, the 37-member group undertakes livestock and grain shows, judging contests, soil and grain tests, corn contests, and plant purchases. They plan a spring dance and summer trip, with extensive publicity, fundraising, and chapter service projects including farm safety campaigns, milk tests, seed germination checks, and test plots for corn, oats, soybeans, grasses, legumes, and fertilizer.
The Graettinger Junior FFA was organized September 22 under Mr. Rix. Ten freshmen boys enrolled in vocational agriculture formed the group with officers first elected September 22 and later on January 19. Officers include president Bob Reeves and others. chairmen cover supervised farming, cooperative activities, community service, leadership, and more. They hold monthly meetings, have $55.63 in the bank from coat-check earnings, and donated $8.80 to the March of Dimes at a January 21 auction. Advisor is Don Rix. constitution drafted by Reeves, Levi, Johnson, and Rouse.
A compiled list of numerous Graettinger area businesses and service providers including groceries, hardware, cafes, theaters, banks, clothing stores, drug stores, lumber, trucking, automotive services, farms, dairies, and utilities. The directory presents names such as B and K Dairy Erickson, Thorsons Hardware, Graettinger Times, Graettinger State Bank, Co op Grain, Zephyr gas stations, and many others, reflecting a bustling commercial community.
Graettinger Chapter lists 37 boys with 121 productive projects 189 improvement projects and 441 supplementary farm practices. Students Wayne Johnson Darrell Schnell Darrell Jespersaen Gary Bonstead Martin Bachke Curt Larson Ronald Duhn Jerry Haisman Gordon Tonderum Lowell Platter Dennis Gracttinger Paul Bonstead Hugh Thompson Willard Herke Gene Twait Darryl Hendrickson Don Jacobson Bob Zitterich Bob Harris Duane Rasmussen Eugene Kadlee Richard Jacobson Richard Haisman Gordon Young Don Johnson Orland Paulson Larry Rouse Dennia Lastine Gary Johnson Jim Levi Roger Tonderum Howard Hangel Bob Reeves Grant Wilson Gene Schang Jim Christensen.
The FFA motto presents learning to do learning to live and living to serve. Vocational agriculture students study practical science to become good farmers. Each member runs a home farming program under instructor supervision to apply classroom methods at no profit, building self support and leadership in rural citizenship through chapter activities.
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