Wallingford community notes and gatherings span May events
Mrs. Earnest Skattebo reports guests visiting from Norway and local relatives gathering for birthdays graduations and a family dinner. Open house marks a sixth wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Gunderson. A mother daughter banquet unfolds with committee plans and program details. An Iowa Legion Auxiliary pins the Memorial puppy on the governor while poppy production supports disabled veterans.
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Ted Tollefson
Ink Myre
Henry Boatersen
Clayford
Minn
Art Shakebu
John Oudles
Sal Dyt‘lahl
Odella Anderson
W. Olson
Sarah Peterson
B. Gunderson
Chet Paulson
Verne Jacesson
Sonny
Jacobson
Ronnie Mickelgan
Ieave Ftrom
U. S. Navy
Norman Mickelson
Raymond Tinnall
Skaticbo
Kropf
Skattebo
David Paulson
Carol Ressell
Ceremonicy
Virginia Torreson
Chet ‘Torreson
Wallingford
Naomi Gunderson
Forest City
Donald Lee Rustad
Lowell Rustad
Loren Walden
Arnold Rustad
Christy Osher
Everett Osher
American Legion Auxiliary
Iowa State Capitol
Iowa American Legion Auxiliary
William S. Beardsley
John 11, Young
Marshalltown
Jowa
Eisenhower
John Swanson for Representative in Palo Alto County
John Swanson, a respected Palo Alto County citizen and farmer, presents his credentials and broad community involvement including Farm Bureau REA county elevators and school system work as he seeks the June primary nomination for state representative representing Palo Alto County voters and interests.
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Iowa
Palo Alto County
John Swanson
REA
John
Municipal Light Plant Graettinger May Meeting Highlights
The Graettinger municipal light plant board held a regular meeting on May 11 with all members present. Motions approved items including funding, vendor payments, and performance of duties. minutes approved. secretary noted.
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Graettinger
Lars Teyren
Inet
Ae Weinholzer
T & Implement
Rouse C Wu A. Jensen & Fon Abt
Municipal Light
Leslie OF
Greene Birney
Bad's
Hansen's Hardware
Lanter Bby
Sal
H. A. Elsenbast
Arreney
Josephice F “Trick
The Highway Story by Bob Hullihan
A conversational piece sketches Iowa residents planning Memorial Day weekend travel. John sits in a cafe imagining a late afternoon drive north with friends, previewing typical roadsides and weekend patterns in a small town setting.
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Bob Hullihan
John
Body Measurements In Milk Producers
A Department of Agriculture report based on about 950000 cows finds 5000 pounds per year as the minimum for a cow to cover costs and yield a small profit. The Beltsville Center study of 420 cows notes head length as the most consistent indicator of milk production, with longer heads linked to higher yields.
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Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Dairy Industry
The
Agricultural Research Service
Apecife
Beltsville Research Center
Jersey
Bumeetin Accement A
New Milk Process Cuts Curd Time By Hours
A new pasteurized milk method now offered to industry reduces time from rennet addition to pressed curd to two and a half hours. This runs eight to four hours faster than older methods and decreases much hand labor.
Quality Chicks Have Natural Head Start
A North Carolina poultry scientist explains that quality chicks inherit vitality but careless management can erase it. Key points cover balanced diets, proper protein and vitamins, adequate feeding space, and the danger of withholding water. Water needs are 2.8 to 3.7 gallons daily for 100 chicks.
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North Carolina
Memorial Day Risks On The Road Are Real
A diary style vignette shows several residents across a state contemplating Memorial Day travel with a grim undercurrent. One narrator predicts fatal crashes as drivers race to beat the clock while imagining personal plans that would end in tragedy. The piece closes with a warning that such reckless thoughts reflect a shared denial of danger.
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George
Dorothy
Jim
Sandy
Tom
Evening Paper
Center City
Oldest Mother Contest Winner Named in Albin
At Albin the Chamber of Commerce honored Mrs Maryetts Gregg of Louilia as the oldest mother winner. She is 98 years old, recognized by the local business group for the distinction.
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Albin
Maryetts Greg of
Louilia
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Gregg
Deer herd crash injures Richland drivers and kills one deer
Bruce Robinson and Ben Young of Richland escaped serious injury when their car struck a herd of four deer. The vehicle rolled over three times, and one deer was killed in the incident.
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Bruce Robinson
Ben Young
Richland
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Earnest Skattebo
Oscar Peterson
Norway
Tollef Holverson
U. S
Mr. Holverson
Raymond Deane
Air Force
Creneo
Indo-China
Paris
Biater
Mary Leonice
St. John's
Bancroft
Don Grachtinger
Amperica
John A. Swanson For
Rath Ac
Eer
Heidecker
D-X Service
Graettinger, Iowa
Torreson Oil Co., Distr
Wallingford, Iowa
Lylaer
Lars Peters Petersen
Weinholzrr
Hills
Trens. of State of Sa
RL & P
Railroad
Iowa Electric Supply
Crane Packing Company
Johnston Automotive
Crescent Electric Supply
RADIO
Fairbanks Morse
Phono Records
Grein Electric
Regs Moines Register
Graettinger Insurance Ag’y
Rae
Graettinger School
Wed
Wwe
Graettinger Cons
Mney Murray
Brown
Grasttinger State
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