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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1975
Page
7
A rural Wallingford farmer Elden Skattebo survived a lethal bee sting and allergic reaction after flames from burned machinery left a nest exposed. A reporter recounts the scene with bee hunting and cautions on first aid and rapid medical help.
Mrs. Margaret Pratt announces a September 19 session by the Extension Service and CSA Upper Des Moines Opportunities Inc. at St. Stephen’s Center Spencer 200 F. 5th St to train volunteers for winterizing homes for low income elderly and ill. Sessions cover energy saving, heating management, and five hands on workshops with group rotations. Lawn lunch provided. attendees from twelve counties invited. open to the public.
Soap history traces Pliny describing soap making in the first century. It appears in Italy and Germany in the 13th century and later in France and England. Modern soaps include soap flakes powders and bars for cleaning bathing and skin care with cocoa butter complexions for aging skin.
Congressman Berkley Bedell sent a letter to President Ford urging support for bonding legislation to protect livestock producers from losses caused by packer bankruptcies. He cited eight packers failing in 1975, with about 45 million dollars in farmer-creditor losses, and pressed for a law to bond packers and give producers preferred creditor status.
Iowa's largest two day observance of National Hunting and Fishing Day will be at Sutherland on September 27 and 28. Hours 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. feature trap shooting instruction a black powder novelty shoot and sport films with displays of campers travel trailers sport vehicles motorcycles boats and snowmobiles. Attendance is expected to exceed last year's 5000. Veterans questions answer basic GI Bill and NSLI policies including disability waivers active duty leave for school loan restoration and home loan entitlement transfers.
Retired business men and women in the Iowa Lakes area may join SCORE to support small businesses. J Harold Sears SBA district director announces an organizational meeting for a SCORE chapter on September 25, 1975 at 10:00 a.m. in Spencer Iowa. Attendance invites retired or about to be retired business people.
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