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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1955
Page
8
George T wait of Graettinger wins the corn event by harvesting 93 bushels, a standout yield noted in farm competition coverage.
The entry from Palo Alto county won the Master Corn Growers contest with a yield of 93.93 bushels, marking a top performance in the competition.
An announcement notes a five acre yield contest sponsored by the Emmettsburg chamber of commerce, highlighting local business support and community agricultural activity.
Pvt. Daniel l O. Jacobson, son of Dr and Mrs Olene Jacobson of Grachtinger, has been selected to attend the Army Guided Missile School at Fort Bliss Texas after completing basic training at Camp Chaffee Ark He will receive specialized training in a new defense field and will be stationed with a guided missile unit after graduation.
Houston event at the National Association for Retarded Children General Session featured a White House letter read by Martin Papish. President Eisenhower praised efforts to research causes and treatment of mental retardation and urged public support during National Retarded Children's Week. He cited that about three in every hundred births involve mental retardation and stressed full rights and care.
In Graettinger the six month period April through September yielded 14.2 inches of rain, about 8.3 inches below normal, with normal local rainfall around 22.5 inches. Drought said to be driven by hot winds and sun, with May driest and July–September poor, affecting crops and trusses.
The report notes June was the sole month with normal total rainfall, while other months deviated. It records the statistical pattern for the year, highlighting June's typical moisture level and contrasting with drier or wetter periods.
At Manila a single apple tree on the Claude Conrad place is proving the old health saying true by producing its second crop of apples this season. The tree’s unusually productive year highlights the fruit’s perceived health benefits and the local gardener’s luck with his orchard there.
Russell Shaffer of Tipton suffered the loss of two fingers on his right hand recently while adjusting a part on a power lawn mower.
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