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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1969
Page
6
The PACARC essay contest for Palo Alto students has been extended to March 25. Sophomores and seniors must submit typed, double spaced essays with name and address on the first page, directed to Chatman and Slagle. Prizes include 1500? 200 and advancement to state level with additional prizes.
On bond, 1 25.00 bond, and a urge to the first three winners. Information or resource mater vis for the casays may be ob tained from Mrs. Slagle or any member of the Association. The purpose of the Contest is to provide motivation for students to study the community health problems of mental retardation.
The ALCW Bethel Lutheran Church announces meetings on March 28 at 2 p.m. with Elizabeth Lastine Esther Fries Hannah Gjerde Lydia Blanchard Jacobson Magdalene Anderson Fogde Mary Graettinger Miriam Lundgren and March 24 hosting Naomi Berryhill Lammers Ruth Appel and others.
Blo Alto County treasurer John Phillips announced tax statements will likely go out soon after the annual roll is completed and taxpayers will have a set grace period to pay. County Auditor Francs Plaphes noted village valuations are largely in, but Central School valuations for Fairfield and Independence Townships remain incomplete, delaying a final list.
Ropes Ao Will of the US Soil Conservation Service advises spring checks on terraces and tile drains to prevent failures during planting season. Common needs include repairing breaks, raising low spots, enlarging channels, and reseeding slopes. Staff at the Soil Conservation District office can provide guidance.
The Palo Alto Soil Conservation District will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a banquet at 7 p.m. April 7 at the Assumption Parish Center in Emmetsburg. Featured speaker is Jack Shelley of Irava State University. An election for one commissioner, Hans Appel and Kenneth Kassel, will be held the same evening.
Robert J. Liston announces that Roevard Klotz of Farm Bureau Life Insurance will conduct the route planning meeting at the Emmetsburg Farm Bureau office on Thursday March 27. Klotz is a Drake University Law School graduate and will speak at the session.
Communities expand and designate public fallout shelters in large buildings, subways, and other facilities marked by shelter signs. Advice emphasizes locating shelter sites near home, work, and school, and preparing supplies including water, food, sanitation, medical items, and radios.
The information comes from the US Department of Defense Office of Civil Defense to help residents prepare for a nuclear attack. Local authorities will provide detailed survival instructions for the area. The material is drawn from the OCD publication In Time of Emergency H 14 and is available without charge at local civil defense offices.
In Palo Alto County voters prepare for the 26th anniversary dinner after casting ballots for a commissioner. Banquet tickets are on sale locally from 9 Fadimund Herke, SOD commissioner.
Sage of Decorah communal event draws Donald Root and his son Michael from Decorah along with Frank Hoot from Lewiston Minnesota and Donald Root’s father. Generational attendees mark the gathering with traditional participation and local significance.
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