Local Midgets and Mites Open Season With Victories
The Graettinger Mites routed Burt Mites 26-3 in the league opener as 30 players saw action with Carl Petersen and Larry Cornelius sharing pitching duties and Buddy Schnell catching. Graettinger Mites then faced Cylinder Rodman Teeners in a non league tilt, edging them 3-1 behind Chesty Masters and Larry Baedke with Masters homering for Graettinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettliger Mites
Burt Mites
Burt Lads
Mites
Carl Petersen
Larry Cornelius
Buddy Schnell
Held
Gradttinger
Rodman Teeners
Evergreen Park
Graett Inger
Chesty Masters
Larry Baedke
Schall and Myers
Masters
Graettinger
Janice Wilken Accepts Pocahontas Teaching Post 1957-58
Janice Joan Wilken of Graettinger has accepted a fourth grade teaching position at Pocahontas for the 1957 58 school year after earning a two year elementary certificate at Buena Vista College in May The piece notes her Graettinger High School graduation and her parents recent move to Newell Also included is a brief box score from Graettinger versus Cylinder High School with names and scores and a separate incident report about a ditch collapse near Keosauqua injuring Jack Haintine of Maryville Missouri
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Storm Lake
Iowa
Janice Joan Wilken
Graettinger, W
Buena Vista College
Pocahontas
Janice
Graettinger High School
Fred Wilken
Graettinger
Newell
Chesty Masters
Jim Christensen
Dave Sandvig
John Bonstead
Bob Reeves
Chuck Wht
del Jensen
Leo Beschorner
Marvin Egeland
Larry Baedke
Bruce Gjerde
Pirates
Cylinder High School
Evergreen Park
Jespersen
Sweeney
Moler
Masters
Sandvig
Reeves
Bachke
Cylinder
Heggen
Corn Price Support Totals Announced in Palo Alto County
W P Brodersen announces 1956 Palo Alto county corn under price support totals 3,092,483 bushels, up from 1955. Of 1956 corn, 2,181,370 bushels qualify for the 1.41 rate, the rest at 11.8 cents. Loans and purchase agreements: 1649 loans on 2,866,748 bushels, 130 purchase agreements on 225,735 bushels. Statewide 1956 totals projected 110-115 million bushels. Resale loans mature July 31 with storage payments for extended reseal holders.
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Palo Alto
W. P. Brodersen
ASC
Towa
Farmera
End of extra year prompts grain storage payment change
Farmers may receive full storage payment only if grain is not released to the government by the end of the extra year. If corn is redeemed after October 1, 1957 and before the extra year ends, a pro rated storage payment is issued. Quality and storage standards mirror those for the original loans.
Group Conservation Job Completed
A six mile surface drain with headwall and concrete spillway was installed on twelve farms in the Palo Alto Soil Conservation District. The Gene Herber farm near Ayrshire hosts the outlet with a main line extending 314 miles and 54,000 cubic yards of dirt removed. Lateral runs of 2 miles drain impounded areas across several farms, totaling 76,435 cubic yards of excavation. Eldon W. DeWall designed the drain with a watershed of about DENNIS GRAETTINGER IN ARMY ROTC SIGNAL CORPS Cadet Dennis Graettinger, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Graettinger of Graettinger, was promoted on June 5 to Cadet Pfe in the Army ROTC Signal Corps at Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa. He has completed three quarters in Army ROTC and prepares for military obligation after graduation. The ROTC program provides reserve officers for the Armed Forces while continuing studies.
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Palo Alto
D.D
Dennis Graettinger
Signal Corps
Ralph Graettinger
Graettinger
Pfe
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Large Scale Project Acknowledges Local Support Network
Acknowledgments note 6000 acres and credit staff Alex Paul Jack Wederquist Loren Bishop and Robert Murphy of Emmetsburg with essential support. Contractor Orlan E White of Laurens. Cooperation from Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors county engineers the ASC office and local farmers. Federal cost sharing came via the ASC office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Paul
Jack Wederquist
Spencer
Loren Bishop
Robert Murphy
Emmetsburg
Orlan E. White
Laurens
Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors
County Engineers
ASC
Washington Named Dictator of United States in 1776
On December 27 1776 George Washington was declared dictator of the United States the only person to hold such power in the nation’s history.
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George Washington
United States
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Burt
Cylinder-Rodman Club
Witt
Cylinder-Rodman
Johnson
Bill Curry
Darrell Sloniker
Chuck Witt
Jim Alger
John Craven
Kay Carter
Bancroft
St. John's
Mosquitoes
Landing
Pirate Hurter
Clank
Bancroft Chucker
Wmhen Landing
John Banstead
Sanduly
Fairbanks Morse
Phono Records
Grein Electric
Keosauqua
Jack Haintine
Maryville
Tee
Eldon W. DeWall
Graettinger Fire Department
the Graettinger Fire Department
Graettinger Boy Scout Troop No
Mystery Farm
Graettinger Times
Esther Weed Killer
Del’s Farmers Supply
Raettinger
Pheas
Graettinger ‘Times
Tims
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