Aphids Blossom Weeds And Sunflowers On Summer Fields
Aphids or plant lice appear on leaves and shoots and can be washed away or treated. A year of flowers brings volunteer yellow sunflowers in a Spencer region cornfield while pink blossom weeds, heartsease, threaten bean crops. Bees make honey from their nectar but yields drop as plants are smothered. Low, hot conditions and dew hinder rain, and farmers scan the skies for moisture. The moon is mentioned in passing as night approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Caves
Villeta
Min
Lost Island 4 H Club Holds August Meeting
Roll call notes five members attended and one visitor. Members learned bread baking in an all day workshop led by Mrs. Jorgensen. They updated record books and had lunch served by Mr. The next meeting is Sept 11 at Catherine Elsenbest's home at 200. A church charity question discusses deducting supper costs and fair market value implications.
62nd Annual Labor Day Events Draw Big Crowds
Weather was ideal as Graettinger residents and nearby towns filled the 62nd annual Labor Day celebration at Fahnes stock park. Highlights included FFA livestock show, baton twirlers, Graettinger High band concerts, a motorcycle hill climb, horse show, and a baseball win over Ayrshire at Evergreen park. Flooding damaged basements and the Graettinger rail line, with water standing in areas not flooded in decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fahnesstock Park
FFA
Baten
Rock Island
Graettinger
Stock Park
Ruth Orr
Ayrshire
Evergreen Park
Gib Seve
Dave
Chesty Masters
Graettinger High
Trudy Rierson
Shareen Long
Martin Long
Emmeteburg
East Main Street
the Legion Hall
Main Street
Big D Amusements
Rain and Flooding Hit Labor Day Celebration in Graettinger
Graettinger recorded 7.6 inches of rain on Labor Day causing heavy flooding. A parade was delayed, the queen contest moved to the school gym, and major runoff flooded basements and yards. Water stood in streets and ponds formed in fields with corn and soybeans affected.
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Graettinger
People, Spots in The News This is Page Seven
The Graettinger Times dated Thursday September 2 1971 highlights notable people and local happenings on page seven. It surveys residents, community figures, and leading local spots, offering concise briefs and social notes from the area.
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Graettinger Times
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aarden Talk
Joseph Gabrieleen
Lost Island Lucky Stars
IRS
Big D
Legion Hall
St. Paul's Circle
Labor Day
Lions Club
Trail Riders
Ball Park Road
Brookfield, Ti
Zoo
Grace
Monaco
Chicago
A $B
Oshkosh
Wis
Terril
Graettinger On
H.C
J.D
J.H.C
Montgomery Ward
Waterers
Corn
Hume
John Deere
H.C. Endgate
Arthur Baedke
Fortvit and Brown, Auctioneers
FELCO
Vernon Klint
Klintridge Farm
Davenport
Gilbert Reeves
Gilbert
Breakfast of Champions
Graettinger Co-op Grain Company
Gleo
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