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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1963
Page
8
A collage of lighthearted vignettes from daily life. anecdotes on politics, license checks, summer harvests, a large family, and a scrubbed floor with kids serving as furniture. Family antics include Mrs Jolliffe’s 130 children and children learning CPR, with playful asides about life in a small town.
The Graettinger Pirates closed their football season with a 13 0 defeat at Evergreen Park against Marathon. Marathon dominated early with a 10 yard Bloom to Wilson TD and a 12 yard Lincoln score after a 40 yard Bloom to Wilson pass. Second half defense held, while Pir ates made several long runs but failed to sustain drives.
Iowa adoption agency head notes rising adoptable babies and fewer surrenders, yet no surplus of desirable children exists. A national magazine feature stirred wrong impressions across the state with people offering to drive in and take a baby tomorrow, while agencies report they can still place children with suitable families.
Scales urged placing normal healthy white infants with homes while waifs wait for adoption. The Iowa Children’s Home Society, accredited by the Child Welfare League, also helps children needing emotional treatment and serves low income married parents. Contact Joseph L. Hanson in Emmetsburg as CHS county representative.
An ambitious turnip weighing just over 2 lbs grew in Mrs. C. J. Ives's Storm Lake garden. Planted late in July, favorable late fall weather allowed the vegetable to reach a larger size than normal.
A new 4 H Award named The R W Ashby 4 H Award will be presented at the annual 4 H awards night on November 16. Curly Ashby era Palo Alto County Extension Director is honored by Kerber Milling Company Emmetsburg as sponsor. The recipient receives a walnut clock with 4 H emblem and must show strong 4 H projects participation community involvement church and school activity and four years in 4 H.
Mrs Ida Berry marked her 99th birthday on October 18 at her Brighton home with an open house hosted by about 40 friends who called to offer best wishes for the day.
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