Pirates Roll To An Impressive Record In 1957
The Graettinger Pirates lead the conference with six wins and no losses in a flu-shortened season while Sioux Raunds sits at 4-0. Coach Bob Held notes star performances by Leon Jespersen and David Landvig, who piled up yards and points as the team posted its best season yet.
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Cornell
Graettinger Pirates
Sioux Raunds
Graettinger
Sioux Rapids
Pirates
Graedttinger
Robert Held
Leon Jespersen
David Landvig
Pirate
Jespersen
Landvng
Ehifty
Sandvig
Bob Reeves
Reeves
Pirates Overpower Opponents With 6-0 Season Start
The article praises the Pirates for a 6-0 season, highlighting key players Del, Jespersen, Nissen, Johnson, Carter, Witt, Beschorner, Bonstead, and team unity. It notes strong blocking, defensive effort, and high scoring 232 to 19 for the season. Also included are notices about Farmers Creamery Company of Graettinger renewing Articles of Incorporation and a local snake sighting with a fourteen inch ringed-neck snake found by Riley Head of Toledo.
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Del
Jespersen
Pirate
Dennis Nissen
Leo Beschorner
John Bonstead
Riley
Toledo
Five From County at NFO Convention in Des Moines
Five Palo Alto county men attended the annual National Farmers Organization state convention in Des Moines on October 28. Attending were Gene Ford Arlo Duhn Dale Jorgensen Elliott Larsen and James Mehan. The Iowa State board of the SNFO was instructed to ask the national board to meet with the National Farmers Union and other similar groups to seek a merger. Governor Hershell Loveless Congressman Merwin Coad Jack McCoy E. E. Jacobs and Oren Lee Staley spoke at the convention.
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Palo Alto County
National Farmers Organization
Des Moines
Gene Ford
Arlo Duhn
Dale Jorgensen
Elliott Larsen
James Mehan
Iowa State Board of the
SNFO
National Board
National Farmers Union
Hershell Loveless
Merwin Coad
Jack McCoy
Iowa Federation of Labor
E. E. Jacobs
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
Rea. Mo
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Armstrong
Terris
West Bend
Marathon
Swea City
Titonka
Bill Curry
Mannager
Brian Petersen
Kenneth Haisman
Pete Martin
Glenn Reeves
Marvin Egeland
Larry Baedke
Bennie Tonderum
Jerry Murphy
Dale Johnson
Joe Tindall
Joe Graettinger
Chuck Witt
Kay Carter
Tommy Boecker
Lennis Hurd
Jim Alger
Larry
Roger Tonderum
Age
Tonderum
Jim Christensen
Mike Langehougn
Delbert Jensen
America
Graettinger American Legion
Nelson-Christiansen
Gary Johnson
Johnson
Ray Carter
Farmers Creamery Company
Iowa
Ralph M. Grachtinger
Henry Lammers
Alfred M. Johnson
Ralph M. Graettinger
United States
Hansen's Hardware Graettinger
Medicine Bend
Randolph Scott
James Craig
Beau James
Bob Hope
Vera Miles
Ford
Emmetsburg, Iowa
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