Graettinger FFA Members In State Ag Mechanics Contest
On August 25 three Graettinger FFA members Paul Closing Mark Stewart and Greg Peton took part in the State Ag Mechanics Contest at the State Fair Grounds Des Moines. The event included a written exam shop skills in plumbing and oxy acetylene welding Ag Machinery with parts of a small gas engine soil and water classes of land measurement surveying level and problem solving. They earned bronze medals for their effort ranking well given study time.
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Graettinger Ffa
Des Moines
Paul Closing
Mark Stewart
Greg Peton
Iowa egg marketing referendum set for September 12
Iowa egg producers numbering about 2000 will vote September 12 on a check-off funding plan to support a nationwide marketing program. The referendum covers a five cent cap on a 30 dozen crate and creates an Iowa Egg Council to manage funds, with self-tax refunds available for non-supporters.
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Iowa
General Assembly
Iowa Poultry Association
Harold Heykes
Palo Alto County Extension Director
Palo Alto County Extension Service
Iowa Egg Council
Wells
Iowa Dept. of Agriculture
In. Poultry Ass'n
Lincoln Way
Ames
Inventory of Household Items and Furnishings
A list of household goods includes two kitchen cabinets bottles a drop leaf table chairs a gas lamp a library table a commode iron a single bed chest of drawers end table night stand a bird cage a pressure cooker a metal table and furnishings such as fancy linens and doilies artificial mowers lanterns a card table two metal cabinets a Ges stove rugs measuring 12 by 18 feet and 12 by 15 feet area rugs.
FFA Members In Carcass Judging At Ames Meet
On August 24 at Ames three State Carcass judging and meat identification contests judged carcasses of beef sheep and swine. Dan Voigt Cathy Graettinger and Ronald Hankey judged the meat and identified beef pork and mutton and named the cut. The team earned a silver award.
Kitchen Hints From Everyday Home Arts Tips
A collection of practical kitchen hacks and household tricks. Suggestions include using tea in stews for tenderness, cooking sidcots in gravy, adding vegetables to hamburgers, freezing extra waffles, adding coconut to chicken salad, shellac on candles, talcum powder on cards, recycling toothpaste tubes, removing nail polish spills, repurposing paint cans, storing greens in foil for crispness, and flavoring cranberry sauce with apple slices.
New Optometrist Welcomes Dr Howard H McCutchan to Practice
Dr Aaron N Kruse announces Dr Howard H McCutchan has joined his optometry practice. Son of H E McCutchan of Jefferson City Missouri, McCutchan trained at Iowa State University Ames and Illinois College of Optometry Chicago where he earned the Doctor of Optometry degree on June 3 1973. He was Phi Theta Upsilon member and active in AOA Council on Visual Development and Optometric Extension Program. Licensed in Iowa California and Washington he plans to specialize in contact lens fitting and developmental vision therapy.
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Aaron N. Kruse
Howard H. McCutchan
Howard
H. E. McCutchans
Jefferson City
Missouri
Emmetsburg
McCutchan
Iowa State University
Ames
Illinois College of Optometry
Chicago
Illinois
Phi Theta Upsilon Professional Optometric Fraternity
American Optometric Association
Council On Visual Development
Iowa
California
Washington
Sheep Tries to Enter Urbandale Church Properties
Reverend Robert Olson of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Urbandale found a sheep attempting to enter the church one morning. The animal butted the glass, then curled up and waited to be let in, creating a curious scene reported in Your Times on September 13, 1973.
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Robert Olson
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Urbandale
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Jerry" Braley
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Northwest Quarter
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