Curly Cues 4-H Basketball Tourney Closes With Fern Valley Wins
The county 4-H basketball tournament finished Friday night with Fern Valley clubs claiming both girls and boys championships. Highland and Rush Lake were girls and boys runners up, respectively, while Rush Lake Ellington won the boys consolation over Emmetsburg and Fairfield took girls consolation over Fairfield. A total of 206 4-H club members played in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Valley
Highland
Rush Lake
Fairfield
Rush Lake- Ellington
Emmetsburg
County 4-H sportsmanship and wool program notes
The text praises 4-H teams for sportsmanship at a county event and reports on a Palo Alto Breeders' Cooperative board meeting. Forest Rouse was elected president, Paul Marcolini vice-president, and Ted Hermanson secretary-treasurer. January business set a record, and wool production support is outlined under a new federal program effective 1955 to 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto Breeders’ Cooperative
Forest Rouse
Paul Marcolini
Ted Hermanson
Arlie Bannart
Ottosen
Louis Greinert
Whittemore
Wool subsidy plan and farming payments noted in 1955 program
The 1955 wool support parity is set at 62 cents per pound with average price checks at year end to determine incentive payments. Farmers may pool sales for higher returns. local office handles payment applications via the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Cooperative dealer Russell Heine aids area growers in marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Russell Heine
Peterson Sheep Co
Spencer
Farm Bureau
Emmetsburg
Water Floods Street As Neighbor Practices Hose Duty
A Saturday afternoon scene shows heavy runoff pooling on the street. A neighbor, devoted to washing cars, uses a hose with booted feet and a bucket, creating a steady flow that fills the driveway as if cultivating rice.
Death at road contract bidding stops work in Emmetsburg
Ernest Howard Moore aged 47 died of a heart attack during the Palo Alto county road letting in the county courthouse supervisors room. He was a foreman with Christiansen Construction of Ringsted. Moore, born September 9, 1908, died about 10:15 a.m. and was taken to Martin Funeral Home with burial planned at Cedar Rapids. He survived by his wife.
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Ernest Howard Moore
Supervisors
Emmetsburg
Moore
Christensen Construction Company
Ringsted
Palo Alto
Martin Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids
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United States
Felco
TakeOn
Graettinger Coop. Grain Co
Graettinger
Iowa
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OWA Department OF Public Safety
Graettinger and Osgood
Naananans
WAAR
America
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