Local folks on vacation and new Graettinger hires
Beatrice Johnson Wayne Donald and Marjorie tour western states including Yellowstone and Black Hills and plan to return later this week. Ray Rosburg and companions visit Sioux Falls and Carl Rosburg’s home. Carl Rosburg to visit Graettinger on Labor Day. John Fish and Carol Graettinger welcome a daughter born July 14. Fred Graettinger is the maternal grandfather. Donald Rix and family lease Hawkeye apartments as he becomes vocational agriculture instructor in Graettinger schools next year, moving from Dunlap.
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Beatrice Johnson
Wayne
Donald
Marjorie
Yellowstone Park
Black Hills
Ray Rosburg
James Larsen
Lone Rock
Herman Hermann
Estherville
Sioux Falls
S.D
Carl Rosburg
Patty Jo
Carl
Graettinger
John Fish
Maxwell
Donald Rix
Hawkeye
Near Burt farm a child and dog saved from old refrigerator
A six year old girl and her dog were found trapped in an abandoned refrigerator on Luther Fairbanks farm near Burt. They were rescued before suffocation, avoiding a tragic end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Fairbanks
Burt
An Old Fashioned Family in Modern Times
A class paper describes a farm family with ten girls and two boys living on a large farm. The mother runs a strict but affectionate household with scheduled duties, promoting from one job to the next and keeping the house open to friends, while maintaining self-respect, cooperation, and discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othe Chit Justeh Wiht
Ce Kes
Motern
County 4-H Calves Exhibit Planned At County Fair
FR W Abby outlines 288 baby beeves to be shown across four barns at the County Fair. Fern Valley leads enrollments with 48 calves, followed by Independence and Fairfield with 40 each. Barn arrangements place Independence and Vernon, Silver Lake and Emmetsburg and others in groups. A County 4-H Country Store sale is set for August 11 in Emmetsburg to raise funds for the girls’ treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Valley
Independence
Fairfield
Vernon
Silver Lake
Emmetsburge
Highland
Rush Lake-Ellington
West Bend
Great Oak
White Bank
Emmetsburg
4-H Girls’ Treasury
Army worm control spray guidance for corn fields
Over 500 gallons of toxaphone have been sprayed on corn for army worm control, covering about 2000 acres at four acres per gallon. Officials advise monitoring fields and spraying only where worms are present, as they may move unpredictably.
Timing spray for second brood corn borer advised
The article suggests the last part of July and first week of August as the proper time to spray 114 lbs DDT per acre for the second brood corn borer. Farmers should closely monitor the corn and spray soon after the egg laying peak has occurred.
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Pally Avtomatt
Dearborn
Rome
Iowa
Towa Boy Designers
Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild
Richard Sylvester
Lynnville
Charles M. Hansen
Waterloo
Korea
Nesrern Veterans Administration Office
AAA
Graettinger Times
Helso
OWA Child Welfare Research Station
FR. W. Abby
Dairy Foods
Chevrolet
Fisher Beauty
Fisher
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