Local readers thankfulness spans funerals and farm camp notes
Card of thanks from the Hammond family expresses gratitude for kind gestures after a mother and wife’s death. Other notices thank health care staff and friends. The article recounts a conservation camp with Miss Kettyick, wildlife talks, and field studies at Guthrie Center, highlighting plans, people, and teaching moments.
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Thaks
Goldman
Vic Hammond
Kroon
L. G. Smith
H. L. Smith
C. W. Wiegmann
Douglas
Piul
Teachers attend Iowa Conservation Camp at Spring Brook Park
Miss Lenora Kettwick first grade teacher at Titanka spoke about the Iowa Teachers Conservation Camp held near Guthrie Center. The three week session awards five quarter hours of college credit through Iowa State Teachers College.
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Lenora Kettwick
Titanka
Iowa Teachers Conservation Camp
Miss Kettwick
Harry Kettwick
Lakota
Springbrook State Park
Guthrie Center
Iowa State Teachers College
Bettwick
Kossuth County Soil Conservation District
Kettwick
Ames
College Farm
William Bennett
Iowa State College
Farmer Albert Kramer Innovates Hay Feeding System Near Algona
Albert Kramer of Union Township feeds 90 head of pure bred Angus daily with chopped alfalfa and brome hay blown into a bunk wagon he designed. He uses a bunker silo for winter feed, praises reduced waste, notes bloat risk, and reports thistles largely controlled by oats silage and alfalfa-brome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Kramer
Algona
Kramer
Union Township
Kossuth County Plans State Fair Booth on Insect Control
The Kossuth County Family Living Committee plans a Des Moines Sowd State Fair booth showcasing the county program. Led by Mrs. Montgomery and others, the exhibit will appear in the Women’s and Children’s building with 16 Iowa county booths, focusing on household insect control. The committee also aims to display at the Kossuth County Fair earlier. Buffalo Township elects ASC officers led by Arthur Rode as chairman and Herb Rakow as vice chairman.
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Kossuth County Family Living Committee
Des Moines
H. S. Montgomery
Q. A.’ Bjustrom
Wr. Nothwehr
Hubert O'Brien
Erwin Gerber
Fred Asa
John Ludwig
Flora Bradley
Owen Berhow
Iowa
Kossuth County
Kossuth
Buffalo Township
ASC
A.S.C
Arthur Rode
Herb Rakow
Clarence Brandt
Lester Eden
Maurice
L. Bilsborough
Woden Legion Installs Officers In Joint Rite
Woden American Legion Post 628 and Auxiliary Unit held a joint officer installation at the Legion Hall on July 19 at 8 00 pm. Officers installed include Commander Elmer L Smith Vice Commander Eugene Wood Adjutant Luther Larson Chaplin Eugene Kudie Historian A C A Bird Sgt at Arms Wilbur Crane Service Officer James Valley Finance Officer Conrad Conradi Americanista J R Tisdale Johnny FE Buns past commander acted as installing officer Merle Brown served as Sgt at arms
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Woden Legion
Woden American Legion
Legion Hall
Legion
Elmer L. Smith
Eugene Wood
Luther Larson Chaplin
Eugene Kudie
A.c. A. Bird
Wilbur Crane
James Valley
Conrad Conradi
J. R. Tisdale
Johnny FE. Buns
Merle Brown
Legion members report Hawkeye States and install officers
Bernard Conradi recounts Hawkeye Boys State experience and county sheriff election. Elmer Smith names the Executive Committee J C Helm R Ellefson C L Christensen Garret DeWaard. Woden Unit 628 installs officers with Louise Smith installing and Ann Christensen Sgt at Arms. Vyda Johnson, Hawkeye Girls State attendee, reports House of Representatives service and activities. President Maude Ellefson names chairmen Rehabilitation Pearl Smith Child Welfare Marjorie
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Bernard Conradi
Hawkeye Boys State
Sherrf
Elmer Smith
J. C. Helm
R. ©. Ellefson
C. L. Christensen
Garret DeWaard
Woden
American Legion Auxiliary Ine
Louise Smith
Ann Christensen
At Arms
Maude Elia Ellefson
May Goslin
Mildred Fredrickson
Frieda Larson Chaplin
Lena Rieken
Itha Halvorson
Mae Twedt
Kathryn Quinn
Tessie Gerdes
Vyda Johnson
Hawkeye Girls State
House of Representatives
Girls State
Maude Hilla Hilefson
Pearl Smith
Marjorie
Local Meeting Highlights Youth and Community Service Groups
At the close of the meeting, Fried chicken and rolls were served by Auxiliary members. Names listed include Pappy Beye Martha Larson Mae Tweet Kathryn Quinn Florence Kudie Dora Pihl Darlene Valley Mary Hart Louise Smith Mildred Fredrickson Tessie Gerdes Neema Isebrand Pearl Smith and others from Girls State Pan American and Civil Defense programs.
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Darlene Valley
Irma Tindall
Mildred Fredrickson
Pearl Smith
Mattie Eisenmann
County corn loan rate for 1956 announced in Kossuth
Virgil L. Rent, county ASC manager, announced the 1956 price support rate for corn produced under the acreage allotment in Kossuth County at 1.42 per bushel. Noncompliance corn will receive 25 cents less than the compliance rate, while 1955 compliance corn stood at 1.50 per bushel. Price support was not available on noncompliance corn in prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
Virgil L
ASC
County and crop price support rates for 1956 and 1958
The article details national and Iowa county price support figures for 1956 and 1958 crops. It notes a national average of 1.50 per bushel for compliance corn and outlines loan or purchase options for No 3 grade corn, with specific 1954 crop rates for barley flaxseed grain sorghum oats and rye in Kossuth County. Soybeans 1956 rates pending but national average set at 2.15 per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Kossuth
Frank Prater Turns 95 in Manning Community
Manning's oldest male resident Frank Prater recently celebrated his 95th birthday marking a long life in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Prater
Manning
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