Sheriff Joe Girres Remains a Poundage Pioneer in County
Palo Alto County Sheriff Joe Girres, a former heavyweight boxer with 31 wins in 35 pro bouts, balanced law enforcement with memories of his boxing career. The piece recalls his early life, grueling training with brother Arnold, a 1944 Donnybrook loss at 257 pounds, and a 60 dollar peak purse in the 1930s, highlighting his enduring persona in the county.
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John Millen
Palo Alto
Joe Girres
Girres
Joe
Memory Lane
Spencer Fieldhouse
Palo Alto County
Upper Midwest
Spencer
Iowa
Des Moines
Lincoln
Nebraska
Amateur Athletic Union
Psey
Marciano
Sugar Ray
Ali
Arnold
Minneapolis
Sheriff Joe
New York
Donnybrook
Chicago
Mason City
Sioux City
Farm Advisory Committees to Meet in Northwest Iowa
Northwest Iowa farmers on Berkley Bedell 22 county farm advisory committees will meet between August 29 and September 8 to discuss agricultural issues. Each committee will address commodity futures, grain prices, meat pricing, the 1976 Tax Reform Act, and other farmer concerns. Past meeting input has aided Bedell in agricultural advocacy.
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Iowa
Berkley Bedell
Bedell
Agricul
Clayton Hodgson
Emmet County
Six Fool's Inn
Estherville
Palo Alto County
IPS
Emmetsburg
Clay County
Stub
Spencer
Iowa Guard Understrength Hits Economy Hard
Iowa Army National Guard members at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin received over 509000 in pay for two weeks of annual training, with total state impact estimated at 3 to 4 million dollars. Lt. Col. Richard Johnson notes the Iowa guard is about 1700 understrength, causing a loss of about 450000 in annual training salaries plus broader economic losses.
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Iowa Army National Guard
Fort McCoy
Wisconsin
Iowa
Richard Johnson
Iowa Guard
Johnson
Iowa National Guard
National Guard unit recruitment urged to maintain strength
Local town guards appeal for support to keep units at authorized strength. National Guard officials warn understrength units may be disbanded and relocated to states with better maintained strength. Meetings in Emmet Palo Alto and Clay counties invite farmers and leaders to share views through farm advisory committees.
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National Guard
Washington
Preschool Vision Checks Urged For Young Children
Mrs. G W Hilton of the Iowa Society for the Prevention of Blindness warns parents that signs of eye problems may be absent in preschoolers. She urges examinations after birth, by age four, and whenever parents suspect an issue, noting that early treatment prevents lifelong vision loss and that over half a million U S preschoolers have vision problems.
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G. W. Hilton
Iowa Society For the Prevention of
U. S
Iowa
Hilton
Viola Reports Precipitation On Aug 25 And 30
The report notes rain on Thursday August 25 totaling 0.48 inch and a later deluge on Tuesday evening August 30 also about 0.48 inch. It describes the rainfall as a very good amount though it seemed like more. The advisory warns not to wash cranberries until use to avoid spotting.
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Donald Lammers
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Cindy Capaldo
Farmagra, Inc
Ortho
Ortho Fertilizers
Orntho Fertilizers
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Tm's
Chevron Design
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