Notice of bids for Graettinger electric plant additons
The Board of Trustees of Graettinger Municipal Electric Light and Power Plant Iowa will meet June 4 1957 at 1 30 PM to consider plans specifications and contract form for improvements and extensions to the plant and to receive bids. Section One building work includes a new addition and foundations while Sections Three and Four cover electrical and mechanical work. Bid packets and deposits are specified with dates and penalties. previously awarded Section Two to White Motor Company for a diesel unit.
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Municipal Electric Light
Board of Trustees
Municipal Electric Light and Power Plant
Graettinger
Iowa
Buell and Winter, Engineers
Insurance Exchange
Sioux City
White Motor Company
Code of
Board OF Trustees Municipal Electric Light and Power Plant
G. F. Shaver
Quadruplet calves born at George Pierce farm near Glidden
Four Hereford calves arrived at the George Pierce farm near Glidden weighing about 25 pounds at ten days old and thriving. In a separate note, Mrs. Ruby Busch near Durant recovered a lost diamond wrist watch found in the cattle shed and then in the feed yard eight years after Easter.
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George Pierce
Glidden
Ruby Busch
Near Durant
Magnetic Tape Replaces 900 Page GE Social Security Report
In Schenectady New York a roll of magnetic tape about the size of a dinner plate replaces a 900 page report to speed the Social Security information of 30 000 General Electric Company employees from Schenectady to Baltimore This marks a new era of data transmission between industry and government GE officials say the potential savings are tremendous The tape weighs about two pounds is 2400 feet long and carries the quarterly Social Security report for most GE employees in the Schenectady area Previously the records required over 900 typewritten pages four times a year to supply the quarterly figures for Social Security.
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Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Company
Baltimore
General Electric
Honey Bees Share And Share Alike
Washington reports on bee behavior showing a hive shares sugar intake among all members of a family from a single queen lineage of up to 50 000 bees. The scent language arising from common odor enables recognition. Dr. Ronald Ribbands of Cambridge University describes experiments with radioactive sugar tracing intake and distribution within the hive.
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Washington
Ronald Ribbands
Cambridge University
Ribbands
1956 Best Year for Life Insurance
New York American families bought more life insurance in 1956 than any year on record, with new policies totaling about 55.6 billion dollars. Aggregate life insurance owned reached about 415 billion, up 43 billion for the year, as 106 million policy holders averaged over 3900 dollars in coverage per person.
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New York
The
Institute of Life Insurance
Three Considerations When Buying House
New YORK there are three things you should consider when you start thinking about buying a house cost size equipment and materials Size nears the 1500 square foot mark insist on at least two bathrooms 150 square feet of kitchen three to four bedrooms facilities for a family room Equipment should include built in kitchen appliances and modern bathroom fixtures in color Materials should be of proven worth such as durable waterproof ceramic tile copper plumbing seasoned lumber
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New York
Man Made Timbers Echoes New Growth Method
Washington reports a shift from natural forests to factory grown timbers. By gluing seasoned lumber pieces, fabricators can create timbers nearly any size or shape, limited only by transportable dimensions. This method promises substantial expansion in building materials.
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Washington
Springlike Iowa safety stories from a past era
In springtime sketches from Iowa towns, motorists commit quirky missteps and public safety moments. A driver speeds backward in a 20 mile zone, another ignores a stop sign with a puzzled question about farmers, and a nails scare prompts a public sign. A hydrant swap aims to deter taps, while a blind man with a white cane is struck by a passing vehicle.
School Calendar Highlights for May Events
The calendar lists events from May including Junior Senior Banquet and Prom on May 10, Open House May 14 for Home Ec, Last Day for Seniors and Senior Class Play May 17, 10th Grade Home Ec trip to Veishea May 17, Baccalaureate May 19, Commencement May 21, Semester Exams May 24 and 27, Picnic Day May 28, Class Night May 28, and TeachersReports inventory May 29. The text includes multiple typos and formatting quirks.
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Ayrshire
Veishea
Ames
Sun
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Josephine Fitzpatrick
Emmetsurg, Iowa
Het Story Town Department OF Public Safety
Lizzie E. Wagner
Graettinger, Iowa
PLAT
John A. Kliegl
Emmetsburg, Iowa
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