Terril Museum Showcases Blum Taxidermy Craft
Terril features a local museum run by Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Blum on the north edge of town. The Blums display more than 300 specimens with a focus on mounted fish, hunting trophies, and a rare red rooster. Blum notes decades of practice since 1929 and travels for unusual specimens, while wife Mrs. Blum shares family memories and a humane trapping ethic.
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Terril
Clifford Blum
Blum
Aeronica
The
County Historical Society
Museum Displays Wild Life Kept Realistic by Expert Blum
Don Buchan notes milk fish and other wildlife preserved and on display in the museum. Clifford Blum earns praise for his lifelike specimen work and his pride in the craft, inviting visitors to see how realism is achieved in the museum’s displays.
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Clifford Blum
Graettinger Area Businesses Listings Public Directory Ad
Graettinger and surrounding towns show a dense listing of local services including cabinet work optometry real estate insurance and veterinary care. Businesses named include Ted Knutson Cabinet Shop Dr A H Hobson and Dr Terry Anderson along with vendors such as Thoreson Insurance and Donahue Tire.
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Ted Knutson
Glass
Graettinger
Iowa
Farm Bureau to select Outstanding Young Farmer and Rancher Award
Palo Alto County Farm Bureau cooperates with Iowa Farm Bureau to select youth in the Outstanding Young Member Award program. The American Farm Bureau runs the national contest for young farmers and ranchers. Eligible couples must include a farming husband age 30 or younger by December 31, 1973. Three Iowa winners will be chosen with each county submitting one entry. First place advances to the national competition and includes an expense paid trip.
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Palo Alto County Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Iowa
AFBF
AFBF Convention Event Sets Awards at Banquet
The American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Atlantic City runs January 13 to 17, 1974. First, second and third place winners will receive suitable awards at the 4th Annual Banquet in April.
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AFBF
Atlantic City
Family Nite at Lee Taylor Stadium in Des Moines
Farm Bureau hosts Family Nite on Tuesday May 29 at Lee Taylor Stadium Des Moines. Iowa Oaks face Indianapolis Indians with 7 30 p m kickoff. Farm Bureau families may obtain free tickets from Palo Alto Farm Bureau in Emmetsburg.
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Farm Bureau
Lee Taylor Stadium
Des Moines
Iowa Oaks
Indianapolis Indians
Palo Alto
Emmetsburg
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Don Buchan
Blum's Museum
Business Directory
A. H. Hobson
Wallingford
Thoreson Insurance Agency
Farmers Mutual Ins
Association Mobile Home Insurance Surety Bonds
L. H. Thoreson
W. G. Rients
Carlson
Cliff Harris
Merle T. Hanson
Baker Real Estate & Insurance
Central Avenue
Estherville
Terry Anderson
North 7Th Street
Ken
Donald Pfund
Central Ave
Paul G
Larsen
K. L, Johnson
J. J. Roberts
Donahue Tire
Cliff Blum
Your Times
Wilson Publishing Company
Graettinger Times
Wilson Publishing Co
James A. Wilson
James A. Wilson Jr
Money Matters
State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!