FFA Members Enrolled In Purebred And Market Litter Projects
Graettinger FFA chapter reports 27 members enrolled in 47 purebred and market litters for the year. To date 35 girls have reared 348 pigs, averaging about 9.9 per litter, with numerous named members and litters listed by birth counts across senior to freshman grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Graettinger
Paul Bonstead
Don Jacobson
Hugh Thompson
Hugh
Richard Haisman
Eugene Kadlee
Orland Paulson
Freshman Swine Projects Reported With Varied Litter Counts
Gilt entries include six pigs for one gilt and eight pigs for a market gilt. Dwight Derrickson shows market gilts with eight pigs, Clifford Wyeland notes a gilt farrowing 11, Lester Galbraith nine pigs, Larry Masters two gilts totaling 22 pigs, Alan Norris eight purebred gilts yielding eight piglets, and Dick Swanson a gilt farrowing 13. Joe Tindall reports a market gilt with a 10 pig litter. Bob Fanning co-owns six market litters totaling 27 pigs. Johnson, Jacobson, Rasmussen, and Bradley hold seven purebred and market litters not yet farrowed. Roger Tonderum, FFA Reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Derrickson
Clifford Wyeland
Lester Galbraith
Larry Masters
Alan Norris
Dick Swanson
Joe Tindall
Bob Fanning
Don Johnson
Richard Jacobson
Duane Rasmussen
Jerry Bradley
Roger Tonderum
FFA
Council Proceedings Continue May Meeting Notes
The Graettinger town council discusses debt service sufficiency on October 31, reviews storm sewer extensions, and grants a water permit to Jorgen Larsen after ditch work. They endorse the 1956 Summer Recreation Program with $100 support, adjourn, and address Cedar Street extension and library improvements with council members and a library board. Mayor Thomson presides with Clerk Murray present.
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Fred Short
Short Engineering Service
Emmetsburg
Jorgen Larsen
Patterson Street
Town Hill
DeVries
Olesen
Graettinger
Iowa
Grachtinger
Thomsen
Elmer Olsen
Cedar Street
Cedar and
Patterson
Town Board Grants Permits and Pays May Salaries
Motion by Olesen and Craven to grant Charles Bonstead a Water Permit and George Torrance a Building Permit for a 16 by 14 foot residence addition. Craven to pay numerous General Fund and Sanitation costs, including Graettinger Co op items, utilities, repairs, and a May salary of $250 to Albert Jensen and Gerald Weber. Carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olesen
Craven
Charles Bonstead
Virgil Olesen
George Torrance
Hersleff
Kirkegaard
General Fund
Andresen
Graettinger
Globe Machinery & Supply Co
A. Y. McDonald M1
Tlinger Block & Tile Co
Albert Jensen
Gerald Weber
Graettinger council meeting May 1956 actions
May 1956 Graettinger council met with Mayor Thomsen. Present Craven DeVries Olesen. absent Hersloff Kirkegaard Virgil Olesen filed building permits for Immaculate Conception Church 5 by 14 addition and Graettinger Co-op Grain Co. 680 by 112 all metal storage bin. Also discussed light plant issues with Carleton D Beh Co. clerk R C Murray noted as subscription due.
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Graettinger
Thomsen
Craven
DeVries
Olesen
Hersloff
Kirkegaard
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Ronald Prather
Ronald
Bob Zitterich
Howard Hansel
Howard
Gary Johnson
Jim Levi
Bob Reeves
Bob
Grant Wilson
Alvin Baxter
Yorkshire
James Levi
ED Herke
Graettinger Implement Co
Council Proceedings
R. L. Jensen
R. C. Murray
George Frick
Margaret Johnson
Cora Christopher
Graettinger Library
Thomson
Ettinger
Gra
Bortvit and Brown
Adolph A. Spies
Public Safety Fund
John Bean Division
Graettinger Telephone Co
Rent Eee
Thomas Thomsen
City Hall
Immaculate Conception Church
Graettinger Co-op
Grain Go
Gracttinger Co-op Grain Co
George Winter
Allender
Carleton D. Beh Co
Graettinger Municipal
Thomas Thomson
Methodist Parsonage
Titoreson
J. A. Amundsen
Mystery Farm
Graettinger Times
Graettinger Ins
Agency
Merrill C. Clark
Graettinger Times Office
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