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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1958
Page
4
A compact listing of weekly religious services across Immaculate Conception Church Saint Boniface and several Lutheran parishes. It details mass times, confessions, catechism classes, confirmations, Sunday schools, Bible studies, prayer meetings, choir practices, and youth rallies with dates and daily/weekly slots. Concrete pastors' names and church affiliations are included for IRP listings.
First Lutheran Church led by Pastor C. T. Fjelstul announces Sunday school at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. A confirmation class is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29 with cloister at 4 p.m.
Thursday April 24 Paater leads 7am Lithor Lesague. Confirmation class at 9 am. Worship services at 9 30 am. Sunday school at 10 30 am. Saturday events noted.
Methodist Church announces Sunday program with Church School at 9 20 and Morning Worship at 10 30. Family Night with pot luck at 7 pm. MYF meets at 5 pm. Junior and Senior Choirs at 4 and 7 pm. Membership class Saturday 10 am. Reception of members planned for May 11. Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran lists Sunday School 10 am Worship 11 am Light Bearers 7 30 pm Lent at 7 30 pm Choir 8 30 pm Jr and Sr confirmands scheduled for 9 20 am and 10 30 am.
Pirates rally from 9 3 deficit to beat Ayrshire 11 16 at Evergreen park in a game with errors walks and a late surge. Chuck Witt powered the Pirates with a homer and a long triple while Bruce Gjerde Marvin Eoreland and Tony Baedke contributed key plays to secure the win. Leaving senior players home for skip day the Pirates held on through extra innings as Bury Egeland Baedke combined for the win.
The undefeated Pirates beat Ruthven 7 to 2 at Ruthven. Jeaperaen pitched a complete game for the Pirates as Bob Reeves led the offense with a triple, double and single. Chuck Witt Dave Sandvig and Del Jensen added two hits each for the Pirates while Ruthven had four hits and three errors.
The Palo Alto County Centennial Association seeks letters from longtime residents for a county scrapbook. Division chairman Chuck Hughes of Emmetsburg aims to collect accounts of life in the area, identify the oldest resident, and gather early history. Interest is strongest for contributors over eighty years old.
Early residents are invited to submit letters that will be bound in a permanent book for the fifty year celebration. Letters should be sent to the Times office or the centennial committee in Emmetsburg for preservation in the public library for future generations.
Plowing and help bee held at Frans Swanson farm on Tuesday April 22 with thirty men using tractors and equipment to plow 20 acres and feed 42 acres. Frans Swanson hospitalized at Veterans Administration Hospital Des Moines since April 8 awaiting surgery April 25.
Mr and Mrs Ben Juran of Salem Oregon welcomed a son born Monday April 21 with maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Glenn Shaver of Graettinger and Jean Shaver formerly of Graettinger. Gerald Weber of Graettinger and Mrs Weber welcomed a daughter born April 16 at Palo Alto Memorial Hospital Emmetsburg. Roland Wikert of Graettinger and Mrs Wikert welcomed a son weighing 9 lb 3 oz born Monday April 21 at Palo Alto Memorial Hospital Emmetsburg. Theodore Dicks of Graettinger and Mrs Dicks welcomed a daughter born Friday April 18 at Holy Family Hospital.
Pocahontas and Palo Alto counties sponsor the first annual Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative Award Contest for juniors and seniors in rural and city schools. Two winners will receive a weeklong Washington D C bus tour June 14 to June 22. Essays of 500 words explore how rural electrification benefits the community. Submissions due May 19 to the REC office Pocahontas Tawa.
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