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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1948

Page

6

Church Notices and Local Parish Activities

A column lists multiple church notices from Immaculate Conception, St. Pauls Lutheran, South Walnut Church, and First Lutheran in Estherville area. It notes service times, confessions, Sunday School, choir and Bible study schedules, visitations, circuit meetings with speakers from Roland, and upcoming confirmations and church council meetings. It also mentions a fire incident at Albert Henrichsen’s hog house in Holstein with hog losses and fire siren delay, plus a road crash injuring Orville Richman in Storm Lake.

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Frott Jacobsen South Walnut Clarange Olesen Armand Larsen St. Paul's First Lutheran Church E. W. Quamn Estherville Olaf Holen Roland Ole ‘Thoreton First Lutheran Church of Albert Henrichsen Holstein Cushing

Mrs Branagan Resigns Emmetsburg Post Office Post

Emmetsburg postmaster Mrs W T Branigan announced resignation effective June 30 after 15 years in office. Appointed May 25 1933 during Roosevelt's first term, she oversaw a doubling of business and staff from 13 to 18. She plans to move to Evanston Illinois to join her two sons. An acting postmaster will be appointed.

Emmetsburg Jessie) Branigan Post Office Department Branagan William T. Branagan The Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt Brannean L. Il. Mayne Louis Murphy Duboute Neary Furniture Co U. S. Senate U. S Emmetsborg Wilson Hickenlooper Truman Senate Immetsburg Himois Palo Alto

Iowa Detasseling to Employ 50,000 Youths This Summer

Detasseling in Iowa is expected to require about 50,000 workers this year with most hires being high school age boys and girls. Operations begin around July 15 and run for about 30 days as seed corn firms expand from a handful to over forty companies nationwide. The Iowa State Employment Service will canvass all high schools and parochial schools to enroll students, with superintendents aiding and previous workers likely rehired by the same firms.

Iowa State Employment Service Iowa State Employment Services

Automobile collision near Waverly injures mailbox timber impact

Adolph Mordhorst of Shell Rock drove onto the shoulder near Waverly and struck a horizontal 4x4 timber with mail boxes mounted. The timber pierced the windshield narrowly missing Mordhorst, with the right front seat unoccupied.

Adolph Mordhorst Shell Rock Waverly Mr. Mordhorst

Fire calls stretch Riceville department to limit

The Riceville fire department faced two simultaneous alarms last week in a small community. While crews battled a utility shed blaze at Ray Thompson’s farm, the Reed Miles farm house burned to the ground.

Riceville Ray Thompson Reed Miles

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Harrow Herke Farm Store Graettinger Immaculate Conception Church D. K. Hurley Orville Richman Storm Lake Mr.Richman Mr. Farmer Wallingford M. N. Jacobson Wallingford, Iewa Graettinger State Bank Jake Scott C. O. Wikert Graettinger UNE Sioux Quaker Oats Co Electric Combination Stores Thoreson’s FELCO Co-Operative Grain Co
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