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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1963
Page
8
The weekly WAF column by Marj Vandervelde is substituted this week by an editorial that appears on page six. The note indicates a temporary change in the newspaper’s opinion page lineup and directs readers to the editorial feature.
Margaret Pratt reports on the adoption of the national 4 H dress as Iowa’s official uniform for girls in 1963. The outfit from Simplicity Pattern 4814 includes a box pleated skirt and blouse in three styles, in green and white cotton cord. Patterns and material will be available locally soon. a white 4 H chevron will be ordered from the National Supply Service. The county 4 H committee will set how long the old uniform remains acceptable. About thirty 4 H homemaker students in Palo Alto County meet weekly in Emmetsburg to study buying skills and label reading, with complete information available from the extension office.
John Burnstedt celebrated his 92nd birthday with a family gathering at his Webster City home. He practiced law in Iowa for nearly six decades, much of that time in Webster City.
The regular monthly NFO meeting will be held Wednesday evening Jan 23 at the Emmetsburg courthouse. A special meeting to elect officers for the year will occur, and members are urged to attend. Delegates from Palo Alto County attended the state convention in Ames with over 760 registered. President Earl Riediger presided as resolutions were debated and passed. The national board prepared a policy on price support and contracts with processors, aiming to raise production costs and secure profits.
Scheduled continuously, NFC officials say bar gaining success depends on each member doing a small part. They emphasize that collective effort will speed the goal, noting individual contributions accumulate to complete the task.
In snowy Friday action the Graet linger cagers lost both ends of a home twin bill to Ruthven. Ruthven boys won 62 44 as Dan Fin scored 35 and Gill Rathman led Pirates with 12. Lor raine Beschumer topped Ruthven with 24, others 27 for Kueble 27 Wyattsd Wilcox.
Palo Alto County paid 1500 for domestic animal kill claims reported to the Board of Supervisors. About 1570.22 was paid for dog damage as sheep suffered most, with five dogs killed and five injured. Damages funded by the dog license fund per Auditor Francis Hughes. dog license fees set at 2 for males and 1 for females, with city variations.
A $100 Production Credit Association scholarship will be awarded for the first time at Iowa State University. Open to local high school senior boys with farm backgrounds planning to enroll in the college of agriculture this fall. Issued by Iowa's 16 farmer owned PCAs and announced by Emmetsburg PCA manager Leo Jensvold.
The hanging lamp serves as a flexible lighting aid in homes, moving along a ceiling track to illuminate a card table or reading chair. It can be raised or lowered for soft background or direct light, complementing Tube lighting in the room.
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