World At Our Feet And Costs Of Car Ownership
A 1972 look at car mileage costs from the Federal Highway Administration shows a standard car at about 14 cents per mile over ten years, a compact at 11 cents, and a subcompact near 10 cents. The column blends light vignettes about fishing, deer, biking safety, bees in a pilot’s story, and a note on George Dickman, Melvin’s oldest reader at 89.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Highway Administration
Sioux City
Emmetsburg
Danny Leonard
Maurice Knudsen
Ron Seaman
Ernestine Donahue
Jerry Hofstad
George Dickman
Melvin's Public Library
National Geographic
Graettinger Baseball Notes Mixed Youth Games and Losses
Graettinger's PeeWee and Mite squads post multiple wins in June at Milford Arnolds Park Ruthven and Graettinger. Graettinger Mites beat Milford 9-0 with John Millen striking out eight. PeeWee team bounces back with 7-2 win led by Terry Heller and Craig Iverson. High School team falls 7-4 to Mallard on June 13 as Steve Kulow and Dean Lammers contribute offensively. Other games include Midge and Midget clashes with Ruthven and Arnolds Park, strong pitching from Millen and Kinnett, and a dramatic sixth inning surge in one extra inning win.
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Milford
Graettinger
PeeWee's
Terry Heller
Ricky Baas
Demer
Blunt
Ziegler
Jay
Craig Iverson
Danny Berven
Mites
John Millen
Terry Masters
Schnell
Andersen
John
Graettinger Mites
Tom Kulow
Mike Elsenbast
Mike Masters
Ruthven
Kevin Stiles
Holly Dawson
Logan
Grange
Tim Kulow
Dean Lammers
Kirk Duns
Arnolds Park
Graettinge
Nielsen
Rief
PeeWees
PeeWee
Jay Clasgin
Perry Hersleff
Earl Westergard
Mite
William
Hughes
Tor
Hawn
Arnold's Park
Masters Boys
Mike
Terry
Dave Kinnett
Chris Peterson
Devin Hanson
Steve Dawson
Bruce Schany
Mallard
Byrne
Sadler
Grettinger
Mallant
Steve Kulow
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San Blas
James Russell
Dan Grover
Pilot Jim
By Mark Vanderveide
Graettinger State Bank
FDIC
Iowa
Iowa’s
Stars of
Fingers
Enoch Smokey
Atay KawOerTati
Mites Skunk Milford
Johnson and Goodchild
Peewees Stomp
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