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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1960
Page
5
Local churches announce schedules of services for Thursday Good Friday and Easter. Clergy from area parishes publish times and locations for observances including sunrise prayers, morning and evening worship, and celebratory Easter services.
The schedule lists Holy Thursday 8:30 p m Mass and procession Good Friday 2:30 p m Mass of the Pre Sanctified Adoration of the Cross Holy Saturday 8 p m Blessing of the Fire and High Mass Easter Sunday 7 a m High Mass 9 a m Confessions Holy Thursday 4 6 p m Good Friday 1 2 p m 7 8 30 p m Holy Saturday 3 5 30 p m Maundy Thursday First Lutheran Church Holy Communion Three Hour Good Friday 12 3 00 p m Saturday 9 30 a m Senior Confirmation 10 30 a m Easter Sunrise 6 30 a m Easter Breakfast 7 8 a m Sunday School 9 15 a m Easter Film 10 30 a m Festival Service with mission offerings and choir singing Monday Sunday school teachers meeting Wednesday Junior Choir
Grace Baptist Church advertises prayer meeting and Bible study Thursday at 8:00 p.m. Sunday schedule includes 9:45 a.m. Sunday School, 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship, and a 7:00 p.m. Singspiration followed by a 7:46 p.m. Candlelight service. Reverend Ray Kasper invites all to attend.
Sunrise service at 6 30 sponsored by Senior MYF followed by breakfast at 7 00 Church School at 9 30 nurturing Christian life Morning Worship at 10 30 with Because He lives we too shall live Holy Week includes Holy Communion on Thursday April 14 at 7 30 Good Friday service Friday April 15 at 2 00 Sacrificial Meal for the Senior MYF Friday evening at 7 00
Thursday April 14 senior confirmation at 3:45 p m junior and senior class at 4 15 p m Holy Communion Service at 8 p m Friday April 15 Good Friday Services 12 to 3 Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship Services 10 30 a m with special offering for missions
Lost Island Lutheran announces Ladies Aid at 2 15 p m Devo tions by Mrs Zelda Oppedal High er Christian Education Mrs Marmion Thoreson Sec Hostesses Mrs Florence Osher Mrs Leona Harris Mrs Esther Thammanson Ding Room Hostess Mrs Esther Herammanson Saturday April 16 Confirmation class at 9 30 a m Worship Services at 9 00 a m Sunday School at 10 10 a m
The notice lists N. L. Jolivette as pastor with 8 p m communion. Good Friday services noon to 3 pm at Estherville Lutheran. Includes 10 a m confirmation class, junior choir, Luther League sunrise service, festival worship at 9 30 a m, Sunday School at 10 45 a m, senior choir at 8 p m, and WME hostesses dining room listed.
South Walnut Lutheran notes Pastor Irving Petersen at First Lutheran Church Graet linger. Sunday schedule includes Junior confirmation at 9:00 a.m. Festival service with mission offering. Special music by Dixie Janssen Virginia Jensen and Connie Jensen. Women of the Church at 2:00 p.m. Luther League at 6:30 p.m.
Graettinger stores will close from noon to 3 p m on Good Friday April 15. Post office window will be closed 12 to 3 p m while rural mail delivery remains normal. Graettinger State Bank will close at noon.
Tuesday night rain measured at 0.6 inch per KICD official figures. Yearly totals rise to about 3.0 inches after spring rainfall, with 2.4 inches recorded prior. Temperatures peaked in the mid sixties Wednesday afternoon.
Former Graettinger resident John Pegum, over 80, died Thursday at a Cedar Rapids nursing home after years of illness. Funeral services were held Sunday at Hoover Funeral Home in Marengo. He is survived by two daughters Elizabeth Hansen of Marengo and Evangeline Olson of Muscatine, a son William of Marengo, a brother Fritz Pegum of Graettinger, a step-sister Ray Rosburg of Graettinger, and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs Pegum died February 23 this year. the Pegums lived in Graettinger for many years before moving to Marengo over 30 years ago.
The Gracttin ger Times invites parents to bring children to the Legion hall on Wednesday April 20 between 10 am and 5 pm for free publication photos for the Tomorrow's Citizens series. No subscription or purchase required. Cochran Studios of Des Moines joins for this year.
The Graettinger Pirates 4A baseball team will meet Cylinder at Evergreen Park next Tuesday afternoon. Game time is set for four o'clock. Weather delays have postponed scheduling as conditions improve, per Pirate coach Leland Stiles.
Graettinger Laundromat opened for business last Saturday after inspection by Westinghouse officials the day before. The wash and dry machines operate around the clock and have seen good patronage.
A three hour joint Good Friday service will be held at First Lutheran from noon to 3 pm with seven portions. Pastors C T Fjelstul Eruest Sorensen and Stanley Hansen will conduct. Pastor Petersen ill. The schedule runs 12:00 to 12:30 and 12:30 to 3:00 with messages solos duets trios quartets and a final message by Pastor Sorensen. Republican women of Palo Alto county to hold coffee party April 20 at 2 pm at Emmetsburg Country Club Curtis G Rhicemovill to speak. Immaculate Conception church receives Easter lilies from Miles Mahan of Montebello California for Holy Week decor. Graettinger Pirates open baseball season with 14 0 win over Mallard at Evergreen Park with Egeland Baedke Sorenson Baedke and Baedke contributing on mound and at plate.
A Saturday night event offers a $50 prize for shoppers who register in Graettinger participating stores and claim the award when the whistle blows. Last week’s $25 prize remained unclaimed by Mrs. Arls Sandvig.
The Gvracttinger high school junior class sponsors an Easter Car Wash on Saturday April 16 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the west side of the school. Exterior washing is $1.00 and exterior plus interior cleaning is $1.50. Call 225 for pickup service as needed to raise money for junior activities. Also, a Petrea Nelson estate and Hans Knudsen closing out sale of household furniture and other property will be held Saturday April 16 at the residence two blocks south one block east and one half block south of the water tower. Executor H A Elsen bast directs the sale. See sale ad. The Methodist Youth Fellowship Easter flower sale and corsage orders will be at Murray Variety store on Saturday April 16. phone orders to 145J.
The regular April 20 meeting of the Grachtinger PTA has been postponed until Wednesday, April 27. PTA officials say details of the coming meeting will appear in next week's Times.
Graettinger selected as sectional site with games at Evergreen Park on April 23 25 and 27 Five teams participate Ruthven Ayrshire Cylinder draw first round byes Graettinger vs Lake Township in first round Pairings include Ayrshire Cylinder April 23 1 pm Lake Two vs Graettinger 2 30 pm April 25 winner vs Ruthven 7 30 pm April 27 winner Ayrshire Cylinder vs winner upper bracket 7 30 pm Weather could move Monday or Wednesday games to 2 30 pm
The Gracttinger Community School Music Department plans a concert Wednesday evening April 20 at 8 00 in the high school auditorium. The Concert Band Mixed Chorus and Girls Glee Club will perform pieces for the State Large Group Contest in Gracttinger on April 30 plus additional numbers to please all concertgoers.
The Walnut Merry Maids Better Grooming contest will be held Tuesday, April 19 at 3 30 in Mrs Pratt s room at the Graettinger School. The regular 4 H meeting will be Tuesday, April 26. For the Better Grooming contest the girls will wear regular school attire instead of uniforms or slacks.
Firemen from Gracttinger were summoned to the Warren Christensen residence in northwest Gracttinger around 5 p.m. Monday to extinguish a grass fire believed to have started from a trash fire. No damage was reported.
Albert Smith 41 of Emmetsburg died after a months long illness. Employed at Kerber Milking Co. office. He was son of Mrs Henry Smith of Graettinger and brother of Wayne Smith. Funeral held Wednesday at St Pauls Lutheran Church Emmetsburg. Survived by wife and six children including Gary Smith who lived with Wayne Smith family in Graettinger and graduates from Graettinger High School now residing in Algona.
Shareholders contributions to the Grachtinger fire department rural tank-truck project are arriving daily. The current total is $900 toward the purchase of a truck with mounted water tank and accessories. Firemen hope for more donations so plans can move to immediate purchase. About $1500 is needed for an adequate truck and accessories.
Graettinger students competed in the State Music Contest in Orange City on April 9 earning 7 Division I, 15 Division II, and 5 Division III ratings. Notable Division I picks included Larry Baedke and Ronald Baechke. Division II featured Barbara McConnell and Karen Reeves. Division III included Pat Elbert and Faith Gabrielaen. Also, junior high participants at Buena Vista College earned several solos and small ensembles, led by Steven Graettinger and Joel Gunbriglsen.
The first fishing licenses sold by Erickson Hardware and Thoreson Hardware were issued to Grach tinger anglers Albert Hackett, Joe Hayes, Frank Herke, Leonard Rud, Albert Masters, P. J. Peterson, John Clemenson, Olvin Peterson, and John Douglas.
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