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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1957
Page
8
Palo Alto county farmers who signed 1957 corn acreage reserve agreements by March 8 may add land beyond the permitted amount. The extra 1132.8 acres would lift county total to 4287.7 and raise potential payments from 134,776.99 to 193,169.10. Those offering extra land have 10 days from notice to amend agreements. only those who indicated desire for more land may participate.
Albert Johnson of Waverly drove a WINDOW A car into a plate-glass window at a monument works. Brake failure was cited as the cause of the damage.
Details of Mystery Farm No 88 describe ownership by Alfred and wife, and Harold and Mrs Nitchals of Graettinger. The 160 acre farm two miles east and a quarter mile south of Graettinger features new buildings and livestock, with seven children and church membership noted. A Graettinger civic meeting led by Mayor Thomas Thomsen discussed natural gas service, with several committee members named and the session adjourned.
City Hall on 12 March 957 convened at 7:00 with all council members present. Mayor Thomsen led the session to discuss water main installation for an extension to the fly system and a discussion with the Council on a natural ras.
The report notes a sharp drop in traffic fatalities, with several vacancies affecting the totals. It mentions a car train collision as a notable but not yet confirmed incident and references a pedestrian accident and a crash with a fixed object.
Wounded Joan Gordon, a Glenwood high school senior, was handling a pistol at home when it discharged. The bullet traversed the palm and exited above the wrist, with no broken bones reported.
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