02 Sep 1954
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1954
Page
1
A 30 pound snapping turtle is hauled aboard amid light ribbing from fishing partners, symbolizing a season’s notable catch. Notes from the Sullivans celebrate Labor Day at Laguna Beach, while town reports praise Graettinger and a 68th annual celebration. Weather sketches show moisture and crop damage across Iowa, contrasted with favorable conditions locally.
Old timer Alec Wilson marks his 95th birthday in Buffalo Center after moving to the community in 1894, reflecting a long life rooted in the area with memories spanning generations.
Directory style listing showing Graettinger and nearby towns with names of officials such as Mayor Thomas Thomson Treasurer Leo Hughes Clerk, councilmen Bud Craven John DeVries Alan Hersleff Jens Kirkegaard Virgil Olesen, police and sheriff contacts, county officers like Treasurer T R Martin and Engineer Ellen Brereton, churches and pastors, and services including optometrist, dentist, and tire shop. Also notes Immaculate Conception and Lutheran churches and addresses with phone numbers.
A devotional discusses Colossians and Thessalonians on work, warning against idleness in early Christian communities. It argues there is no free lunch, emphasizes useful work, and notes that true growth comes from both effort and the right spirit guiding work, citing Moses and various professions.
Graettinger plans its 82nd annual Labor Day celebration on Monday Sept 2 with a full program featuring forenoon street sports Emmetsburg band dinner by Danish Ladies Aid and an evening of boxing dances and aerial stunts by a new Waco plane Hon Frank Miles will speak. Local births and travels noted include two new daughters born to local families and residents visiting relatives or attending the state fair in Des Moines.
Mrs Gordon Kregel of Postville and Mrs Helen Wirth of Yonkers New York finally met in person at the Kregel home after fourteen years of pen pal correspondence. Kregel recalled writing her name on an egg when she was nine and Wirth bought it in New York.
Palo Alto County soil conservationist Clem Wandell advises contour plowing on slopes of 8 percent or greater to curb runoff and retain water. Contour planting could boost corn yields by about seven bushels per acre, with higher gains in dry years. For terraces, establish pressed waterways and grass waterways during seeding. contact the Emmetsburg Soil Conservation office at 2.0751 for assistance.
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