World at Our Feet and Odd News From Prairie Life
A collection of rural memories from Olney and Emmetsburg noting black squirrels in one town and a call for selective breeding, comments on farming youth leaving agriculture, mild TV course endorsements, quirky gadgets like diaper bottles, a Graettlager Fix it Shop pet parade, preschool remarks about a shaved sheep, and a fishing anecdote in Guaymas Mexico with bait missing on board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettlager Fixit
Masters’ Garage
Local 4-H meeting and women’s club officers listed
The High Lakers 4-H club met at the Skattebo home on Saturday night with eight boys and both leaders present. Elections named Jim Skattebo and David Your for county offices. Also: Jim Skattebo demonstrated on Central of Rats. The Twelve Mile Lake Farm Bureau women’s club elected officers for the coming year and heard a talk with Mexican artifacts and slides. Miss Nancy Fries joined Western Union as an automatic operator in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Lakers
ELK
Jim Skattebo
David Your
Jim Skauttebo
Central of Rats
12 Mile Lake
Twelve Mile Lake Farm Buren
LeRoyalyovers
Watie
Wayne Scheller
Chester Paulson
Clarence Christianson
Aadne Ness
Bert Rolfsen
Chas. Henningsen
Graettinger
Mexico
Mentico
Gerald Constead
Vernon Gunnarsey
Kenneth Starker
Wayne Schuller
Luoch
Coldrvon
Nacry Fries
Tom Fries
Western Union Telegraph. Company
New York City
New Yok
Graettinger High Shhord
Manes
Porsonin
Omatia
Tistitice
New York
Private Twait completes ballistic meteorology course at Fort Sill
Army Pvt Paul G Twait, son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Twait of Graettinger, completed a ballistic meteorology course at The Artillery and Missile Center Fort Sill Oklahoma on Sept 10. The 23 year old entered the Army in April 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Twait
Fort Sill
Okla
Army
Paul G. Twait
Bernard Twait
Graettinger
Artillery and Missile Center
Twait
Also Mentioned on This Page
Olney
Illinois
Emmetsburz
Blacky
Wat
Carrie Grimes
L. A. Grimes
Marshall Town
Times
Guaymas
Pacific
By Marj Vandarvelide
Agrico
Quaker Qalompany
Iowa
American Agricultural Chemical Ce
Soderholm
RHOLM
GLUB
Skattebo
Nancy
Ins
Lloyd Petersen
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor Division
Storc Chevrorca & Buick
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