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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1956
Page
8
A passage describes Jimmy spending all day visits on a farm near his town with his grandfather family members and friends. They prepared him for rainy days and limited tractor help while library books explained farm life and its purpose. He learns to anticipate adventures while missing home but not feeling banished and looks forward to two weeks of exciting experiences.
At Fontanelle William Fust, age 65, took part in his sixth threshing event on the same farm, noting he has helped since about 1696. Two 7 year old boys admitted starting a barn fire near Humboldt last week. firemen quickly saved adjacent structures as they cited playing with matches.
Art, a traveling salesman, relied on a cornfield landmark to navigate rural intersections. After weeks of steady progress, a misread turn near that landmark caused him to lose his bearings and collide with a milk truck, ending his journeys.
Eight year old Jimmy plans a two week visit to his grandfather's farm but grows anxious as school ends. His father jokes he is homesick before leaving. The family eases his worry by arranging nearby overnight visits and rescheduling the farm trip for later in the summer.
Young Gerald Boehm started up his father's tractor near Buffalo Center then fell off. The machine, at high speed, ran wild for several minutes crossing the highway and tearing through about a dozen fences on four neighboring farms.
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