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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1960
Page
6
Wallingford and Emmet County residents gather for church circle events and multiple visits. Anniversaries, birthdays, and travels span Glendale Arizona, Estherville, Boone, Hetherville, and Chicago with kinship ties, farm moves, and seasonal news.
Oscar Peterson 73 lifetime Wallingford resident died suddenly of a heart attack at his home at 6 10 p m Thursday March 3 He was born September 28 1886 on his father’s farm east of Wallingford He married Bertha Vidme March 5 1913 He lived and farmed on the family farm until moving to a Wallingford house five days before his death He was a longtime member of Wallingford Lutheran Church and held roles with the Wallingford creamery and elevator boards He is survived by his wife two sons Donald and Nordein three grandchildren two brothers Carl and Asher and one sister Rocelia Funeral services were held March 7 at the Wallingford Lutheran Church with burial in the Wallingford Lutheran Cemetery.
Mrs. Howard Wilmarth of Ocheyedan was honored at a dinner in the Oscar James home for half a century of membership in Prairie Queen Camp Number 1513, Royal Neighbors of America.
The article notes 304 calves weighed with 48.4 percent Herefords 34.2 percent Angus and 17.4 percent Shorthorns. Iowa State economist Francis Kutish says corn then soybeans remain the top money crops into 1960. A farmer considers selling beef calves to fund Holstein dairy expansion, warning that rapid cow herd growth could endanger beef profits in coming years.
The film The FBI Story tells John Dillinger's 1930s escapades with James Stewart and Vera Miles. Dillinger is lured from the Biograph Theatre in Chicago by an FBI trap and slain by agents in a alley chase. Real FBI men portray the agents in the climactic sequence.
Palo Alto County farmers joined an annual Farm Bureau leaders tour in Washington D C led by Reuben Berkland of Fenton. Berkland serves on the county Farm Bureau national policy committee and will report back on national developments for members.
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