Holy Week and Easter Services Listed for Local Churches
Local churches announce Holy Week, Good Friday and Easter schedules. Bethel Lutheran holds a 8 p.m. Lenten service with Holy Communion, United Methodist plans 7:30 p.m. Communion, Immaculate Conception outlines Holy Week rites including Holy Thursday Mass and Easter ceremonies, Wallingford and Lost Island Lutheran announce Thursday Holy Communion at 7 to 8 p.m., Good Friday services at 1:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m., and Easter sunrise services at 6:30 a.m. with further worships and receptions.
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Bethel Lutheran
Luther League
O. J. Reitz
United Methodist Church
Ronald Swedberg
Vincent Beacom
Immaculate Conception
Wallingford
John Pannhuk
Walter Rasmussen
Lost Island Lutheran
Fifty Dollar Prize Draw Set For Next Saturday
Participating Grachtinger stores will feature another fifty dollar prize in the weekly Saturday afternoon drawing this week. Drawing time is three o'clock. Mrs. Tom Brown did not claim last week’s prize.
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Grachtinger
Tom Brown
Installing Five Foot Depth Gauge At East Bridge
A new river depth gauge is being installed at the pavement bridge east of Graettinger. The device measures depth in tenths of a foot and is erected by the county maintenance area and civil defense representatives.
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Bridge
Pavement Bridge
Graettinger
Civil Defense
Day of Mourning in Honor of Ike Proclaimed
Graettinger and Palo Alto county observe a proclaimed day of mourning for Dwight Eisenhower. Government offices and schools close. post office shuts all day and banks close early at 2 p.m. as do other banks in the county.
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Graettinger
Dwight Eisenhower
Europe
United States
Graettinger State Bank
Palo Alto
Graettinger $150 Bucks Prize Drawing Set for April 12
Graettinger merchants plan a Saturday 3 p.m. drawing on Main Street using trading stamp books. Five $10 prizes, two $25 prizes, and one $50 prize will be awarded to eligible entrants, with only one prize per family. Winners must be present. either spouse may claim a prize if named, due to work-hour conflicts.
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Graettinger
Main Street
Bates
Graettinger Stores Close Noon To Three On Good Friday
Graettinger stores and businesses will close from noon to 3 p.m on Good Friday. Local church services are scheduled during these hours. The Graettinger State Bank will be closed all afternoon. There is no school on Good Friday but classes resume Monday April 7. There will be no Easter vacation beyond the Good Friday closing due to many snow days this winter.
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Graettinger
Graettinger State Bank
Eisenhower chapel site in Abilene linked to Poland family
The interdenominational Eisenhower Chapel in Abilene Kansas sits on ground once part of Johan H M Poland's brother home. Poland, former Graettinger mayor, notes the house stood where the chapel now rests near the boyhood home of the president. The chapel, built of native limestone, was dedicated in 1966. Also, GHS girls coach Bob Mears, Spirit Lake, has resigned to pursue further college education per Supt Paul Scuart.
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Gen. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Abilene
Kans
John Poland
Graettinger
Johan
H. M. Poland
Poland
Wth
United States
Eisenhower Center
Bob Mears
Spirit Lake
GHS
Paul Scuart Mears
Luther Nordic Choir member visits World Choral Festival
Decorah Iowa Luther College Nordic Choir members joined choral groups at the Second Annual International University Choral Festival in Washington DC and New York from March 13 31 1960 Luther was one of three U S groups chosen to represent the nation James Skattebo senior son of Earnest and Mrs Skattebo Wallingford Iowa president of the Luther Nordic Choir stands with a University of Ghana Chorus singer in the photo
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Decorah
Iowa
Luther College Nordic
International University
Washington, D. C
New York
Luther
U. S
U.S
James Skattebo
Earnest Skattebo
Wallingford
Jim
GHS
Luther Nordic Choir
Skattebo
University of Ghana Chorus
Ghana
Iverson Farm Sale Planned Near Greenwich Curie
Norman Iverson announces a farm sale on Thursday April 30 at his farm three miles east of Greenwich. Curie and Bortvitt will serve as auctioneers. See sale ad in this issue for details.
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Norman Iverson
Ees
Iverson
Mlee ‘Eam
Greettingan
S Curie
Bortvit
Mrs Agnes Brekke 67 former Graettinger resident buried here
Mrs Agnes H Brekke 67 of Estherville died Thursday at Holy Family hospital after years of failing health Funeral services were held Monday at Estherville Lutheran church with burial at Valley View cemetery Graettinger She was born May 24 1901 at North Mankato Minn and married Conrad Brekke June 16 1921 They lived in Graettinger 11 years then farmed near Superior before retiring to Estherville Survivors include two sons Flood of Armstrong and Howard Spirit Lake two daughters Doris Ditsworth Estherville and Ruth Smith Ralston Neb four brothers Leo and Glenn Bohrer North Mankato and Fred and Paul Bohrer Madison Lake Minn a sister Mrs I C Ewert St Peter Minn 15 grandchildren and one great grandchild
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Agnes H. Brekke
Estherville
Graettinger
Holy Family Hospital
Estherville Lutheran Church
Valley View Cemetery
Brekke
North Mankato
Minn
Conrad Brekke
Mankato
Flood
Armstrong
Howard
Spirit Lake
Doris Ditsworth
Ruth Smith
Ralston
Neb
Leo
Glenn Bohrer
Fred
Paul Bohrer
Madison Lake
I. C. Ewert
St. Peter
Reflow Zero Sets Record Here Saturday
Unseasonably cold weather drove temperatures to four below zero Saturday morning marking a record low. The cold spell began Thursday, persisted Friday, then warmed Sunday as March ended with cool conditions. Fog and drizzle accompanied the first of April, while melting snow lingered Tuesday. A year earlier had brought a prolonged dry spell with winds and fire hazards.
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Mercury
Senator Stanley to Speak at GHS Commencement
Senator Davi Stanley of Muscatine Iowa senate majority leader will deliver the commencement address at Graettinger High School on Thursday May 22. Stanley rose to prominence in last fall’s campaign and was narrowly defeated for the U S Senate by former Gov Hughes. Graettinger high school graduation services will be held Sunday May 18.
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Davi Stanley
Muscatine
Iowa
Senate
GHS
Stanley
U. S. Senate
Hughes
Graettinger
State Class C Music Contest Here Friday Evening
A state Class C small groups music contest will be held in Graettinger Friday and Saturday April 11 and 12. Over 100 students from 14 area schools are expected to participate in vocal and instrumental contests. Vocal and instrumental contests will be held Friday evening from 6 to 10 p m in four centers. Two centers will be in the Graettinger school and two at the Graettinger United Methodist church. Saturday events run from 8 a m to 5 p m. The Graettinger band parents will serve lunch at the school Saturday. Participating schools include Ayrshire Arnolds Park Havelock Clay Marathon Lincoln Central Terris West Bend Mallard Sioux Prover Harris Lake Park South Rapids Rembrandt Ruthven and Graettinger.
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Grachtinger
Graettinger School
Graettinger United Methodist Church
Graettinger Band
Ayrshire
Arnolds Park
Havelock- Clay
Marathon
Lincoln Central
Terris
West Bend
Mallard
Sioux Prover
Harris Lake Park
South Rapids
Rembrandt
Ruthven
Graettinger
Graettinger Theatre Fund Seeks Local Contributions
Graettinger area residents received postcards urging support for the Graettinger theatre fund to keep the local theatre operating. All contributions, large or small, are welcome and can be mailed to Theatre Fund Graettinger Iowa.
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Graettinger Area
Graettinger
Theatre Fund
Lowa
Groettinger Markets Wednesday April 2
Agricultural report notes prices for corn oats beans and related commodities at Groettinger Market on Wednesday April 2 with listed bids and offers and market activity across grain and produce stalls.
Manager Receives 30 Year Award at Pocahontas Electric
George M. Stockdale, project superintendent turned manager, was honored by the Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative with a Willie Wiredhand gold pin for 30 years of management. Lloyd W. Simonson, board chair, presented the award and praised Stockdale’s long service and rural electrification impact.
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George M. Stockdale
Pocahontas Rural Electric Opperative
Mr. Stockdale
Willie
Lloyd W. Simonson
Simonson
Manager Stockdale
Anager
Stockdale
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Jim Skattebo
Agnes Brekke
Sen
Sioux City
Graettinger High School
Tony Peterson
Gary Thomsen
Cary Anderson
Norman Nicolane F‘r. Croos
Andy Croos
Cornbelt
Bill Dawson
Pirate Cager
Dennis Bortint
Sue Studer
Marcia Rose
Groettinger Markets
Geld Wille
Wiredhand
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