12 Apr 1956
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1956
Page
1
A local reader notes dramatic weekend weather swings from 60s to 30s with sudden rain sleet and calm. A dietitian cites molasses over spinach for health. Ads discuss many car road tests and a broadcast weather secrecy quirk. Tax deadlines loom April 15 and 30. A dictionary defines housewife as domestic affairs manager. A rubber mixup at a school unsettles a reader.
A plea for exchanging oversized shoes and lost rubbers follows a note about Graettinger Legion post surpassing its membership quota with 121 members, 17 above target, ranking second to Emmetsburg. The item closes with a Health Department quip on houseflies’ rapid breeding potential.
A 17 year old Humboldt youth Allen Maassen was wounded by a stray bullet during a hunting expedition. The bullet passed through his body entering the chest about two inches above the heart.
A local church roster lists Immaculate Conception Father B. 8 Maynard Methodist Rev. John Amundsen Firet Lutheran and Our Saviors Lutheran Rev. Paul G Tele St. Pauls Lutheran and South Walnut Church Rev. Arthur W. Sorensen fa?
A reflective piece on moral and physical courage among the earliest Christians, their minority status in the Roman world, and the abuse and misrepresentation they faced. It contrasts courage with public opinion and bias, then shifts to local notes including Graettinger baseball, church plans, school leadership, weather, market and council items, and a burglary report.
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